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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
7
A concise survey traces road, rail, and byway networks across the region. Officials outline improvements, funding needs, and future projects shaping transportation, commerce, and travel. Citizens weigh in on traffic, safety, and accessibility while planners map milestones.
J. I Methus of near Norway was having dental work done Saturday amid wet weather. Aunt Carlson brought out a Mc Cormick binder Friday to prepare for the wheat harvest. Mr and Mrs A S Maham returned Friday afternoon from a week in Salina and report a very nice time.
Rev. Oscar Floodberg who is laboring in the western missionary field will occupy the Lutheran church pulpit next Sunday at 11 A M.
Mont Hill announces candidacy for county clerk of Republic County pending Republican primary on August 4 1914. He seeks the office through the will of Republican voters.
Rev. Norden of Scandia Kans heads to Sycamore Illinois for the Lutheran Synod convention. He will visit Chicago and then proceed to St. Paul Minnesota before returning home.
Mr and Mrs EK A Altman of near Republic visited at the Wmn Morley home Sunday.
Mr and Mrs J B Anderson host the Ladies Aid Society in church parlors on Wednesday June 24 with a display of aprons for sale. Everyone welcome. Lost near Scandia about 2 miles southeast a auto tool box with vulcanizer and wrenches. Notify Bertha Wilson or phone 85 Scandia. Bonnie D Bailey, former assistant principal from Lawrence, returns to finalize contract and housing. Carl Hugog delivered two cows to C D Peterson 1400 and 1100 pounds. Journal to begin a new Scandia Telephone Co directory by week’s end.
Eggs taken in trade at Peter Sons meat market forecast to rise by week end and into summer. J. H. Sandell traveled to Belleville Wednesday for business related to final settlement of the Mary Asbjornson estate of which he is administrator. Mr. C. E. Friend & Sons with Russel Lindd and Paul visited from Lawrence earlier in the week.
A. St. Morey earned his Master’s degree in Masonry at a ceremony held last Monday night.
Misses Lillie Hlingson and Sophia Pederson spent Sunday with friends in a Courth ad.
Hilma Freeman of Courtland is spending this week with Madeline Beckman, detailing a brief social visit between the two residents.
Mrs. G Jr Schafer received word of her mother’s death Sunday. She left Sunday evening for her home in Norcatur after spending the day in Courtland with Mrs. Sederlin.
A. Nywall installed a ceiling fan in his drug store last week, adding ventilation and convenience for customers. The action reflects upkeep and modernization efforts at a local business.
D A Norris received his Entered Apprentice degree in the mysteries of Masonry during a Lebanon Lodge special communication held last Friday night.
Joe Brown announces he will take charge of the J. W. Pinney elevator at Scandia on July 1 and seeks an opportunity to bid on local grain.
Notice of sale for a three room house on Grant Street with 112 lots and city water. contact Mrs. Jennie Roberts of Countland Kansas. The drays will be off duty on July 4. no hauling that day. Edna Warner of Leavenworth visited Mrs. J. M. Weißlogel on Tuesday.
About seventy five friends and neighbors gathered at the Hohman home last Saturday evening to celebrate the 22nd birthday. The event featured games and a one course supper. An auto tail light and number tag were found. inquire at the Journal office.
Readers urged to phone or step in with tips on local events. The call emphasizes appreciation for timely information and thoughtful civic participation.
A bustling Saturday with a Grenibhe Band Concert and Bechinell's sale featuring a grand piano offered for Scame Toeky. Bowne presents Caselle at a musical venue while Scandia hosts trudine pod nt. Petter arrives early to enjoy the tunes after shopping. M G Loofborrow travels from Manhattan, plans to reunite with his wife and daughter but rain forces a rail return.
This issue catalogs frames of ocel and neighborhood news Fragments of Scandia history Commissioners Proceedings Band Program A call down on the Telescope by ATB Whitha An Item of Interest to School Boards An Article regarding the Journal Political Announcements The serial Py. Vime Lock Local ads include Gilicks Ny Wall Cash Grocers Milan Grocery C D Peterson meat market Rock Island Ry Bank of Scandia Fourth at Belleville Jno Botts Grain Dealer and more Read this issue over carefully and speak a good word for the Journal.
A garbled verse from the Columbia Advocate paints a moonlit romantic scene then pivots to a販 sharp critique of a merchant selling rotten eggs. It mocks the seller for poor quality and lack of advertising while noting a supposed thirty cent weekly saving.
A Kansas note describes a hen lingering in a garden plot during an onion bed episode. The bird remains and intrigues the gardener who wagers the hen sought hidden exes or kin in the soil. The strange scene reflects rural humor from a local press item.
A Douglas Tribune verse extols early rising and prudent living. It urges paying debts buying from enterprising men and avoiding vice as the path to health wealth and wisdom.
A quotation by Gridley Light notes that a man resembles a fish when silent, suggesting that keeping quiet prevents trouble and capture. The saying emphasizes caution in speech and the perils of revealing one’s thoughts.
A Junction City boy was kept in for saying I have wrote and was forced to write I have written a hundred times. The note left on the teacher's desk read I have wrote I have written a hundred times and have went home, according to the Manhattan Nationalist.
The Lindsborg News reports that saloons have closed at about forty daily for eight years and that the Grand Council of the United Commercial Travelers of Kansas and Oklahoma in Salina endorsed the national prohibition constitutional amendment. Communities and churches join the movement.
The excerpt From Yat Mason features sharp social satire on townsmen and bankers, contrasting past indulgence with present power. The speaker critiques wealthier elites who once chased girls and now control banks and stores while a proud rooster proclaims a patriotic tune.
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