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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
4
Local items note Leslie Steele with a new Ford model and plans to meet friends at Riverside on the Fourth. Several residents announce travel, sales, or purchases including Overland autos, a restaurant business, and a five room house with ground for sale. visitors from Omaha and trips to Colorado are mentioned.
Local residents report visits and travels among families and friends in Superior and nearby towns. Highlights include Mrs. Dallas Mathis with her baby visiting relatives, Jennie Werner returning from Omaha, and multiple trips to Concordia Atchison Pleasant Hill and Rackley. A new baby named Lynn Donald is born to Rolla Thompson's family. Gas tax revenue and local newspaper editor challenges noted.
Notices and ads list price cuts on hats at the Gift Shop in Concordia and sales on pianos phonographs radios sewing machines and band instruments. Local social notes reference visits, camping near Scandia and warm Kansas weather with regional mood and events.
Nick Pixley and Walter Higgins visited at the Anderson home near Norway on Sunday. Charlie Park and family from Fairfield Nebraska spent a few days at the W. A. Lewis home. H L Giley and family shopped in Belleville Saturday. Blanche Ames and Florence Ames take music lessons from Mrs Fickel. Harry Gile and Ebb Hyder were Sunday visitors at the G W Wright home. Jimmie Mahan spent Sunday at L W Engle's.
Mrs Jesse Haney and her children have been visiting friends and relatives in and around Courtland during the past week.
Miss Betty Hirsch of the School for the Blind praises U S methods that integrate blind pupils with sighted children. She cites Cleveland’s approach as ideal, arguing inclusion builds self confidence and reduces stigma, contrasting with segregated schools.
The Falcomer estate sells 160 acres in Jewall County located 234 miles north or 2 miles west of Courtland. Property to be sold at the sheriff’s sale at the courthouse in Mankato on July 7 at 2 p m.
James Delaney Fuller born June 22 1854 Oswego County New York died June 23 1925 aged 71 years 1 day. He moved to Iowa then Kansas in 1878 and resided in Scandia. He married Stasha Ann Wigfield Nov 23 1875 in Osceola Iowa. two children born. wife and one daughter predeceased him. Survived by daughter Mrs G E Loring Scandia granddaughter two brothers and three sisters. Funeral at the Methodist church June 24 conducted by Rev J A Greene with I O O F at cemetery.
Rickel and Shivvers began construction on the Beaver Creek bridge this week as part of the county's contracting program. They started this spring with roughly $16,000 in bridge projects and are progressing quickly toward completion.
A note urges saving work and breakage with a complete line of picnic goods including paper plates spoons and cups. It promotes Bogota coffee at 50 cents and calls for town boost through cooperation with stores open Monday Wednesday and Saturday nights.
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