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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
3
Frayed relations surface as Courtland papers trade hostilities while Belleville clings to a division. Meanwhile Rock Island dispatches a second surveying squad to Scandia as a regional effort to map ice and preserve the equilibrium amid seasonal shifts.
The message asks brother editors about any issue with the JOURNAL after the editor’s election to office last week. It notes the recent election of the editor and seeks input from peers regarding any matters affecting the publication.
The article notes several neighboring towns send delegations for interviews with Rock Island officials, while Scandia is treated differently. It states this has been ongoing long before other towns took notice and suggests officials may travel or send someone from Scandia for specific information.
The mother of John Wesley Charles Wesley and seventeen other children is described as remarkable and refined. She imparted to John Wesley a rule of life warning that anything weakening reason conscience or spiritual perception and increasing bodily strength over mind should be resisted even if seemingly innocent.
Miss Ida Hugos spent Sunday at home and George Thompson was “shelled” on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Krogstadt visited Minnesota Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. N. Mellen were Concordia visitors Sunday and Monday. Huff from Missouri visits Quincey Blosser while Kansas prospects are discussed. Lea L. Griffeth came from Concordia Monday to see her grandparents. Jesse Nichols and wife and Mrs. Rockhold from near Scandia visited Mr. Scrivner Sunday. Iver Rudde and sister Anna of Jamestown visited Ole Tiller Saturday night and Sunday. Lars Lovsett and sister from near Jamestown visited at Thompson’s Saturday night. Shirley Shivvers expects to return home this week from New Mexico where she has been five years. F. C. Hall will teach Norai school again this year and is well liked. Mill Hatfield’s little boy injured his hip near Jamestown last week. The coffee social will be at J. H. Hugos first Thursday in August, afternoon and evening. T. A. Nelson has sold his stock to Carl Ross, who will continue business in the same building. Carl is regarded as an all around good fellow.
The author argues against a two cent per mile rail fare plan noting that lower passenger rates would force railroads to cut services and that current rates for long trips to Colorado the southwest Chicago California and Denver are already very low. He urges focusing reform on freight and express rates which harm Scandia and neighboring communities.
Governor Folk addresses Missouri merchants urging balance between city and country growth. He champions local advertising and town papers to boost trade, asserts honest business will benefit from cleansing exposure, and warns against mail order reliance.
The text presents nature as a nurturing force that clears paths for life’s steps, promising beauty in every phase of the journey. It emphasizes living in the Eternal Now, finding peace in present moments, and accepting future changes with serenity rather than foreboding.
Belleville Kansas hosts Republic County Fair September 11 12 13 and 14. A Missionary Social is scheduled at the home of N P Peterson on Thursday August 2 in the afternoon and evening.
Fort Scott turnout was meager despite a 3000 seat hall and a 600 delegate plan. Col Harris grows discouraged as imported candidates fail to ignite enthusiasm and supporters fail to rally around the campaign.
Thomas Tibbley of Nebraska, a former Populist vice presidential candidate, told reporters in Topeka at the populist state convention that Senator Harris and his friends distrust Bryan and his allies. He called Harris a natural aristocrat and accused him of opposing Bryan, Hearst, and Parker, suggesting Harris seeks entry to the upper class and would not support Bryan in Nebraska.
In Fort Scott in July 11, Ruben Chenault of the city says he plans 33 democratic speeches and supports riding railroad passes during the campaign. He notes Republicans agree with his stance but will not criticize him for accepting passes. He asserts he will use passes whenever possible and predicts Democratic managers won’t object publicly.
Secretary Taft plans a western tour in October to speak at army posts in Kansas as part of Republican campaign efforts. The invitation and schedule will be clarified by the state committee with other prominent speakers to be invited later.
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