Open Air Entertainment Series Begins at City Hall Park
The first timber of the entertain ment course starts Wednesday evening July 14 at City Hall Park and runs six weeks with weekly programs. Mrs R B Shefstall and Mrs Ruth Huise Nelson of Kansas City open the concert with piano and vocal numbers. Dr Edmund J Kulp of Topeka lectures July 31. The Belleville Orchestra and Gustavus Adolphus College Quartet join Miss Kennison and Miss McCollough of Solomon. Gipsy Simon Smith may headline the lecture. Tickets sell for 1.00 adults 50c children under 14. under seven free.
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City Hall Park
R. B. Shefstall
Ruth Huise-Nelson
Kansas City
Shofstall
Topeka
First Methodist Church
Kansas
Kennison and McCollough
Solomon
Belleville
Gustavus Adolphus College Quartette
St. Peter, Minch
Appreciation from Mr. Chas G Johnson to Woodmen
Mr Chas G Johnson expresses sincere thanks for the beautiful flowers sent by the Woodmen. Patronize our advertisers.
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Chas. G. Johnson
Two Good Rains Bring Crop Relief Across Township
Farmers and residents report two beneficial rains in the past week. A Saturday shower varied from a half to three inches, especially in the southeast, followed by a three quarter inch rain Tuesday night. The milder temperatures spur corn and pasture growth.
Riverside Park hosts many outings this season
Riverside community and visitors flock to Riverside Park with groups from Mankato Superior Hardy Formosa and Kansas City spending days there. Picnics include families of Isaacson Tingstrom Wilson Altman and Haglund while a Formosa group celebrated the Fourth.
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Riverside Park
Mankato
Geo. Ehly
Howard Ayers
Will Fulton
Wade Isaac
Glenn Cupp
Art Gaston
Geo. Hudevadt
A. C. Broyles
Emily
Wyskeer
Superior
Earl Altman
Sam Wilson
Hardy
Alfy Tingstrom
Adella Tingstrom
John. Emil Isaacson
Henry Johnson
Haglund
Kansas City
Fred Adams
Nerva. Wescott
Formosa
Scandia to Host Jubilee Free Entertainment Monday
Scandia business men plan a free public Jubilee Monday with barriers removed from the new pavement. The event features a Cuba band concert, Capes-Wurtz orchestra jazz acts, public speaking, and a pavement dance to celebrate the roadway opening.
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Scandia
Cuba
Concordia
Pastor Lundberg Receives Austin Church Call
Reverend O J Lundberg has received a unanimous invitation to become pastor of the Central M E Church in Austin Texas. The offer is seen as a high compliment for any minister and would be a loss to this community if accepted. The quarterly conference will discuss the matter next week.
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O. J. Lundberg
M. E. Church of
Austin
Tex
Texas
Lundberg
North Central Kansas Free Fair Secretary Returns Home
Dr W R Barnard secretary of the North Central Kansas Free Fair and his family returned from a southern trip, reporting a pleasant visit and noting dry conditions in nearly every state visited. Belleville locals and neighboring residents were seen in town for business and social calls including Arne Melby Miss Ella Bliss Ruth Cardwell and Minnie Howard returning to Belleville from Lincoln and Omaha.
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W. R. Barnard
Robert H. Lund
Norway Township
Belleville
Arne Melby
Scandia
Ella Bliss
Ruth Cardwell
Roy Cardwell
North M. St
Omaha
Minnie Howard
Register of Deeds
Lincoln
Nebr
Harry Giles
Logan Scott
Advised farming costs and crop rotation questions
The passage argues that wiser management lowers production costs and that neglecting soil fertility, such as omitting legumes in rotations, delays sheriff sales. It suggests adopting improved varieties to boost yields and reduce debt risk.
Travel party returns from Sharon Springs and Dodge City
Gust Samuelson and Mrs. A M Bettis left Sunday morning with Mrs. Lydia Waller and children for Sharon Springs. En route they paused in Dodge City to visit Mr and Mrs Geo Haser who had gone there a week earlier. They returned Tuesday evening.
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Gust Samuelson
Lydia Waller
Sharon Springs
Dodge City
Ed Loring Repaints Front Walk at Fuller Building
Ed Loring relays the sidewalk in front of the Fuller Building. Bundles of newspapers are offered at five cents each by the Journal office.
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Ed Loring
Fuller
Journal
Your Dollars Grow Larger When Spent Here
Local advertisement promotes value with a bold claim that customer dollars stretch further at a given store. It highlights price points such as 15 cents for items in the 10 to 16 sizes range, inviting shoppers to compare value.
Scandia Picnic Nears With Three Days Of Festivities
The annual Scandia Picnic begins in two days with three days of events at the city park riverbank. Odd Fellows sponsor the event with vaudeville acts, Cuban songs, a main ball park attraction, and nightly dances under the big tent.
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Scandia
Cuba Sand
Ball Park
Republic
Belleville
Scandia Club
Chick Boyes
Picnic Committee
Young Bros
M A Preble Heads to Kansas City on Thursday Evening
M A Preble traveled to Kansas City on Thursday evening likely for meetings or events, with no further details provided about purpose or outcome.
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M.A. Preble
Kansas City
Hold Reunion in Scandia at Camp Grounds
Auto loads of people gathered last Sunday in Scandia for the third annual reunion. Relatives and former neighbors from Newton Kansas, Fairbury Nebraska, Lebanon Kansas, Wichita Kansas, Strong City Kansas, and other nearby towns attended. The camping grounds suffered from recent pavement work but the group enjoyed the day. Haggman and Wires replaced a brick sidewalk with a cement walk using Shivver’s big mixer, completed in half a day.
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Scandia
Hys
A. Whitinger
Lizzie Bellath
Newton
Kan
Bert Warner
Fairbury
Neb
Geo. Warner
J. F. Browne
Chas. Warner
Frank Emery
Bert Day
George Sanderson
Lebanon
Haggman & Wires
W. P. Shivver
Iluid i
Patriot Pageant at City Hall Park Daughters of Liberty
The Young People’s Societies of Scandia presented a patriotic pageant at the city hall park titled Daughters of Liberty. Grace Smith portrayed Columbia while other young ladies depicted welcoming nations in suitable costumes. The service blended patriotism with sacred elements and drew a large crowd.
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Churches of
Scandia
Sunaay Usening
Daughters of Liberty
Aliss
Grace Smith
Columbia
Welcome In Circle Program At Presbyterian Church
The Welcome In Circle group met with Mrs. Chas. Freed on Wednesday afternoon. The Young People of the Presbyterian church provided a program including devotional readings, Ruby Smith vocal duets, Martha Mahaffy readings, Edna Ericksom piano solo, and Ruth Albre. Dr Hageman’s duties are covered by Dr H E Kiene, nephew of Dr Otto Kiene of Concordia, while he attends an officers training camp in Wisconsin. John Vandeveer humorously recalls watching Ed Loring lay brick for a sidewalk with a pitchfork.
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Welcome In Circle
Chas. Freed
The
Presbyterian Church
Ruby Smith
Ella Wennersten
Frank Nimocks
Martha Mahaffy
Edna Ericksom
Ruth Albre
H.E. Kiene
Otto Kiene
Concordia
Dr. Hageman
Wisconsin
John Vandeveer
Ed Loring
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Riverside News
Roy Nondorf
ME Variety Store
County Seat News
B. V. D. Company, Inc
B. V.D
American Beauty
J. & AD. Stores Company
Jenkins Hatchery
Jeweth Kans
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