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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
4
A compact list of names appears in the readable OCR segment: Carlton, d All en, Moret, Debont, MorsE, Baumann, Rose. The text presents a roster or kin list with several individuals in plain sequence. No events or actions accompany the names in the fragment.
Tuesday morning Perry Hunter sold his barber shop to A L Coleman who arrives from Abilene. Coleman is known in Scandia and well recommended as a barber. Hunter plans to travel for future opportunities, while Coleman took control Tuesday morning and the shop operates under new management.
The United Brethren will reopen and dedicate the Baptist church at White Rock on Sunday July 19. Bishop W. L. Weekley of Kansas City will lead the services. A basket dinner will follow. Former pastors are invited to attend. D. Williams, Pastor Lovewell church. Also notes on porch improvements by Dieckason Goodman Lumber Co and James West returning from Manhattan to help his ill brother in law Elmer Nichols who has measles.
The Scandin Band seeks funds for new uniforms and instruments with a music program and a lecture by Rev Hughes of the U B church at city hall on Saturday night July 18. General admission is 25 cents. Also advertised: Blue Flame coal oil stoves at Hohr's.
The annual meeting of school District No. 6 in Republic County Kansas will be held at the district school house on Thursday July 16 1908 at 2 o'clock pm. Dated July 3 1908. B E Beckman District Clerk.
Hohr reports broad interest in supplies and paints while local residents travel to Belleville for visits. Mrs Theodore Granstedt, Reba and Dorothy Goold with Anna Hamilton were among those noted. Ed W H Ahrens and family visited Porter in Scandia. A college quartet from Emporia performed to a delighted audience at Columbus Modern Light.
The writer details a trip to Kansas City and Concordia for the Fourth of July, notes visits with Gomer Davies of the Kansan and Parley Plotner, and mentions the Kansan’s new Jun ior typesetting machine. They recount hospitality from the Carter family and a stop in the Armour flood district, plus performances by the Eolian Quartet and Rice Brown.
About 90 farmers attended W R Stubbs address as voters show interest in a square deal and anti graft stance. The piece notes upcoming August election and goodwill toward Stubbs as a people’s candidate. Also mentions July 14 1908 concert at City Hall Scan dia by Presbyterian church with admission prices. Hammocks croquet sets noted and local visits by Linden and Ebba Linden.
Miss Emily Swanson came home Saturday from Hebron Nebraska and plans to stay at home until fall at least. Call this office for a sample copy of the American Farmer, a resource for those interested in farming.
Younger boys traveled on the 10:15 train to Fairbury Nebraska Friday evening and were to return the morning of the Fourth. Mr. Lemuel Hillery of Goshen Indiana and Mrs. Catherine Gooch from near Belleville visited sister in law Mrs. E Hillery and family last week.
A large crowd enjoyed Belleville's Fourth of July street fair featuring a merry go round ferris wheel and cheap shows. In the afternoon a local team played the Haskell Indians amid a well attended crowd. The Belleville band gave a concert at night and Attorney General Jackson spoke at the courthouse.
Ru cart. For Sale a tired buggy and sulky C S Martin. The Journal and American Farmer one year for $1.30 in advance. Every farmer in the county should get some good farm paper at this low price.
C. P. Carstensen of Belleville and O. H. Kinman of Courtland are at the Democratic convention in Denver this week. Kinman serves as doorkeeper of the convention.
Peter Miller led a group to a Wednesday evening street fair including Bart Smith Lloyd Downing Ollie Bettis Andrew Wilson and Ear nest Riggins in a community event.
Albert Richle of Leadsville Colorado stopped over the Fourth to visit his niece Olive Lundquist and Mr and Mrs John Brandstrom. He is on his way home from an extended visit at Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
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