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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
2
The Lutheran Church schedules Old Peoples Day on Sunday May 9 with a morning address for the aged by the pastor and a graveyard service after. A missionary from India Rev O Le Larson speaks in the evening. Enrollments through April 30 1915 total 25 with 10.5 boys and 13.1 girls average daily attendance.
A terse school report notes monthly statistics and brief remarks for St. No. 88. It records attendance, grades, and disciplinary notes, highlighting trends and notable deviations from prior months.
A brisk exhortation urges immediate garden labor using a spade and digging with the vigor of U-60 in subsoil. The phrase blends horticulture with wartime energy, implying swift, steady effort in garden tasks.
The editor and wife enjoyed a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Garman at their Big Bend township residence. They fished on White Rock, shared a later meal, toured local farms, and spoke highly of the area. Mr. Garman, a devoted father of nine, has two daughters and seven other children, with several teaching in the county. The party plans to travel to Louisiana and California to visit relatives and the Exposition.
Roy Hall and family spent Saturday at James Ball’s home near Rydal. D F Householder lost a fine mare last week. Lee Bowersox had a notable accident while sawing wood. A B Mercer and family visited the K B Hall home on Sunday. Emery Johnson and family of White Rock visited J T Johnson Tuesday. An agent for blacksmith tools canvassed the area earlier in the week. Frank Stover of Republic was in Union Wednesday. Orville Odell is driving a new runabout. Mrs Royall and children visited Mrs Howard Mahan Monday. Archie Larson sold hogs and delivered them at Belleville Monday. Frank Goodwin enjoys a new Ford. Mr and Mrs Earl Kelly visited Arthur Brown Monday. Frank and Earnest Mikesell sold hogs at Belleville Tuesday. Dick Reed of Byron cemented caves for Earl and Bert Bowen last week. H C Marshall and Labon Marshall visited Belleville Wednesday to see a doctor about Labon’s health. Orville Odell shelled corn for J B Hall Wednesday. Miss Mary Konovalsky was on the streets of Rydal Monday. Mrs Dee Milner Pease visited her sister Mrs Archie Largon Thursday. Ralph Bowersox's mule was badly cut on a wire last Wednesday. Mrs Lizzie Williams went to Superior to see her sick father John Hall. S H Baldwin and children of Belleville, Alfred Kallman, Roy Hall and families and J T Johnson visited Isidore Bowersox Sunday. Earnest Mikesell and family spent Sunday with W H Mikesell. Auto fever runs wild in Union with rapid spread.
Fragmentary OCR text references a Love Shop item or entry with unclear names and date May 10. The readable parts do not yield a coherent event, person, or organization to summarize.
Albin Forsberg and family dined with J. Brandstrom and family on Sunday. Delhert Forsberg spent Saturday with the Lindeberg children. Anton Nelson and Mrs. Nelson and children visited Theo Danielson Sunday afternoon. A large crowd attended the Orville Huntington sale Saturday with strong sales. Joe Vandeveer and son Howard had Sunday dinner at Oliver Johnson home near Courtland.
Gus Forstrom celebrated turning 78 with neighbors and friends who brought harvest baskets to share in a joyful gathering. The community attendees included Theo Danielson W Tin Westin Albin Forsberg Carl Lindeberg John Fredrickson Chas Magnussen Mrs C Nelson Chas Johnson and families plus Anton Hulda Edlund Anton Lund Albert Augusta Swanson Anton Nelson John Aspegren and Emil Aspegren with their households. Residents also report Sunday dinners at Bayard Kackley home and visits to Ellen Clarance Ellen Henery Aspegren Monroe Erickson Joe Rodwell and Anton Edup. Ed Anderson helped with road work while many families spent evenings and Sundays with local neighbors. Band benefit named Oh you dear old Grandpa scheduled for May 10 draws attention amid busy farming and corn painting season.
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