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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1900
Page
10
Friday pension day and local chatter mix with rail, weather, and wedding news. Scandia and Republic compare schedules as a landslide of small events fills the page, from corn shipments to a Belleville romance.
C&A Gabrielson reports a total assessment of 55 751 with 18 000 exempt and 37 751 taxable. Last year’s taxable process was 20 937, this year 16 814. Family personal tax changed from 69 to 125.
The Police Judge reported 19 cases tried, 49 fines collected, 4 unsettled, and $202.98 in claims plus $183.25 outstanding leaves $386.23 debt for the new administration. About $250 in bond funds remain. Mayor Bulkley chaired as A B Kimball was elected president. A P Hopper became city treasurer and Dr N J Hyatt health officer. Committees were named for Streets and Alleys, Public Buildings and Grounds, Claims, Ways and Means, Poor, Ordinances, and Licenses.
The city faces a $400 revenue shortfall and plans cuts. The street department shows rising personal costs and total expenditures of $268.47 in 1899, $471.29 in the past year, plus unaccounted about $125 in road tax. Extravagant prior administration blamed for the deficit and postponed street work.
The assessors list township populations: White Rock 543 Union 727 Lincoln 661 Washington 626 Belleville 634 Liberty 687 Rose Creek 638 Elk Creek 571. Last year’s figures were White Rock 5389, Union 761, Lincoln 579, Washington 720, Belleville 606, Liberty 718, Rose Creek 668, Elk Creek 723, marking an overall net loss of 242.
List of advertised letters includes T. C. Rogers Mr. Alice Stanley D. J. White P. J Baxter E. M. Norpalt Miss Ida Larson Miss Eva Hamil O Johansson Foreign A B Kipaut and J. White adds a health ad for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin claiming it cures headaches and stomach trouble with small pleasant dose and reassurance of lasting relief.
More than twenty Scandia and Courtland Woodmen members traveled to Norway Monday evening to showcase the order’s work in initiating new members. A seven member class was initiated and the Norway Camp offered a generous supper. Visiting members included J S Lueker Guss Elliott C A Kimball and others from Courtland and Scandia led by Oscar Olson Ed Egg J J Smith and several more.
A brief quarterly notice lists marriage licenses issued, with initials BI ret wD and laurer referenced in the readable entries.
During a winter epidemic of whooping cough John E Clifford reports his Steve contracted the disease with seven coughing spells. He notes using Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup previously and found it relieved the cough and effected a complete cure as sold by Happer the Druggist.
Notice of a meeting of the Republic County Board of Equalization in Kansas to value real and personal property and any changed values due to removals or building improvements. The County Clerk reports the meeting at the courthouse on the first Monday in June with adjourned sessions possible for challenged assessments and corrections.
J. Hugo administrator of the estate of BEN Abe ANP deceased announces a probate matter in Wiifeet Leyilie Kansas dated April 28.
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