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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
1
A public notice lists investors and officers for a new Republic County Telephone Co to be based in Scandia with a central office planned for Belleville and Scandia. The piece also advertises a stave silo with a guaranteed nonfall design from D. G. Lbr. Co. and mentions property rental in River Bottom farm.
Wednesday afternoon a meeting was held at the Farmers Telephone office in Scandia to consolidate the Republican Valley Rydal and Norway Farmers Telephone Companies. WL J. Larsen P P Hammer and Carl Fastvedt represented the interests.
J B Bowling of the Chapel neighborhood was appointed last week to fill the vacancy caused by his brother Gregg’s resignation due to illness. The board of county commissioners gains an able member to oversee county business.
The sale by C. O. Enderud drew about five hundred attendees from within a fifteen mile radius last Friday. Enderud, in Mon day, spent about 15 dollars on advertising with a page ad, saying it pays to advertise.
A Belleville Journal page ad drew a large crowd with abundant livestock sales including one mileh cow for 80 dollars two year old heifers at 50 and a two month calf at 20. R T Smith lunch stand sold hamberger and hot coffee as two clerks struggled to meet demand, receipts around 800 dollars. The paper defends continuing blue mark policy and delays paper termination.
John Vandeveer anticipated the blue mark last week and called in time to ward it off. He did not want the Journal to get the blues.
The quarterly report of grades will be issued this week in the district. It outlines student performance across subjects, highlights top achievers, and notes upcoming assessment dates for parents and staff.
Washburn Crosby Co of Minneapolis presents an educational display at the high school showing twenty four stages of wheat to Gold Medal Flour with charts of the wheat kernel and a flour mill sectional view. The exhibit is to be used as a cereal lesson. The material emphasizes the value of education and the fruit of knowledge.
Erik Swensen Kilgren born April 21, 1843 in Kihl parish Vermiland Sweden arrived in 1869 later joining a local Lutheran church in 1878. He left in 1893 and rejoined May 1, 1902 remaining a member thereafter. His health declined and he fell from a balcony, dying shortly after.
The Swanson family expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for assistance during the illness and death of their father Alfred Swanson. Signed by Mrs. Tena Erickson Mrs. Hulda Briles and August Swanson.
The Wednesday evening prayer meeting met at Mrs. Caroline Granstedt's home. Communion is planned for next Sunday morning. Miss Holland, visiting missionary from India and Malaysia, will speak at the service hour Sunday evening. Installation of Epworth League Cabinet officers occurs Sunday evening. At the Sunday School annual meeting, officers and teachers for the coming year were elected with Inc. Fredrickson as Superintendent. You are welcome at our services.
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