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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1924
Page
4
Local briefs list repairs at Slaughter's garage and Henry Peterson lunch service starting February 1 with milk at 10 cents a quart. Mentions J J Frey visiting town, Ben Stofer improving after surgery, Miss Geneva Johnson called for nursing duties, and Dorcas social at Lutheran church Friday. Also notes cattle and hog shipments and visits to Salina and University Place Nebraska.
The United Brethren church ladies host a social Thursday afternoon February 14 at A R Morey residence. Local residents attend as they welcome guests and share news of community families. Maxwell Woods recently completed Pittsburg Normal School first semester and will not reenter this term. Freda Durline, 15 months, died of pneumonia. funeral Tuesday at home and burial in Norway cemetery. Elmer Jensen advertising a farm sale Monday February 11 at former Wohlford place. he now drives for Coleman Reece. Mrs J B Clements of Colefax Iowa visited Washington and stopped here to visit friends. Albin Isaacson and wife visited Lawrence to see son Clarence Hammer at the university. Clarence plans to spend remaining year in Texas for health. Albert P Peterson of St Edward Nebraska visited his father N P Peterson in poor health. A P Peterson grew up nearby and taught school here and in Standia before lumber work at St Edwards.
Local ad notes a film titled The Westbound Limited coming to the Princess theater Friday and Saturday. A family in town from Esbow visits relatives. Several residents on the sick list show slight improvement. Jake Weislagel advertises buying all hides and furs at top market rates.
Irvin Norwood relates a rat control story noting a customer reported forty eight dead rats after using Rat Snap. The ad emphasizes the product price and sale by Hagemann & Wires Drug Store. Mrs F A Cullers Sunday School Class hosted a party at G W Nimocks home with about 25 youths, Games were played and refreshments served around 11:30.
Rev. Lundberg led devotionals on time use. Sophomores hosted a varied program with Ella Wennerstein solo, Flossie Davis reading, Thelma Kallman piano, and Beulah Barrett joke paper. Several grade averages above 90, high attendance, and crafts demonstrations from Mrs. Erickson with spinning wheel and Swedish songs noted.
First graders Bettis Hanson Kreitzer Nordman Lundgren lead class roll call as Scandia High defeats Montrose 6 4 in girls and 12 4 in boys. Courtland falls 21 6 to Scandia boys while Courtland wins a second team 31 2. Schedule set through March with weekly two game series.
County residents Chas Nordman and family with Elmer Loring of Scandia were in Belleville Saturday on business. Mrs Hugh McGowan and family and Mrs Jessie McHenry with Cecile and John Ry dal also visited friends and handled affairs in Belleville. Grace Hill Farmers Union plans a rabbit hunt February 2 starting at the schoolhouse 5 PM. losing side buys an oyster supper for the hunters.
Nathan Isaacson of near Sherdahl attends Republic County Farmers Union directors meeting in Belleville. Rumors of early political candidacy swirl as county officers attend Kansas Day Club in Topeka. G A Shaw family moves from Rocky Ford to Canon City Colorado. Mrs Shaw is daughter of John Hay and niece of William Hay. Abner Arrasmith, Civil War veteran, gravely ill under care of wife and daughters. Frank McHenry ill with grippe near Rydal. R M Glenn and Theo Anderson visit Belleville for meetings and business, J J Smith and wife of Scandia seen in town. Helen Scutt of Norway mentioned.
A message from Mrs Barbara McQuire Garfitt at Oak Park Til mentions her husband William Garfitt National Secretary of the Fruit Growers Association receiving a $1000 bonus and a dinner set of sterling silver as a holiday gift. The note notes the Garfitts share with friends and relatives locally and mentions the writer’s daughter in Pena.
By authority of 1921 laws a state game refuge is declared on E Porter Ahrens property in Republic County Kansas including parts of sections 5 8 township 4 range 4. The area is posted stocked with game birds and hunting trespassing is illegal with fines or imprisonment. J B Doze and E Porter Ahrens are noted officials and owner respectively.
An old advertisement touts Rat-Snap bait sold by Hagemann and Wires Drug Store. It claims five cakes cost 1.25 and asserts many dead rats saved money on chicks eggs and feed. The copy notes pets won't touch it and that rats dry up and leave no smell.
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