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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1930
Page
1
Entry notes second class matter at Scandia Kansas post office under the act of Congress March 8. Subscription price listed at 1.50 dollars per year. Advertising rates available upon application.
Sheriff of Republic County announces candidacy for re nomination to the office of Sheriff. He states he has filled the role during the past term and will be subject to the will of the Republican party at the August primary election.
T. J. West announces candidacy for Republic County Treasurer subject to the will of the Republican voters at the August primary election.
Henry H. Van Natta files as a Republican candidate for Probate Judge of Republic County subject to the August Primary voters.
L. E. Cooper announces candidacy for the office of county clerk of Republic County subject to the will of Republican voters at the August primary.
M. L. Hill announces candidacy for county clerk as a Republican in the upcoming August primary, stating the race is subject to the will of the party.
A brief notice urges Republican voters in Republic County to support WM. C. Perry in the August primary election for county attorney. The fragment emphasizes party affiliation and the upcoming voting date.
Announcement for Mollie Hadachek on the Republican ticket to run for Register of Deeds in Republic County subject to the August primary voters.
A candidate announces seeking the nominating party ticket for the office of register of deeds at the August primary. The statement identifies the candidate as World War veteran OE E. Peterka.
Clerk of District Court William R. Goodwin announces candidacy for the office subject to the August Primary.
Voters are advised of the State Representative primary in the upcoming election. Details on candidate names and polling locations are provided by the ASPEGREN office for eligible voters in the district.
A collage of Kansas clippings speaks of weather and wit from tiny towns. Jokes about poker players and political fences mingle with sighting of supposed highway bandits on No 81. A Blue Rapids banker, Cummings, commits suicide amid bank audit fears, while a stubborn Ford tops a comic list of rural mishaps and a farmer’s son quotes education.
Justice Homer Kint ruled last Saturday that Kaub district school teacher Miss Ruby Hoopes acted within her rights by whipping 12 year old Wilbur Gish for bringing a snake to Centropolis school. Three physicians testified the boy was not injured and the charges were brought by the boy's father.
Morris Abrams a 75 year old retired farmer from Agenda Belleville died in Patterson Memorial hospital after a runaway accident. He was thrown between the team and the wagon in the incident days earlier.
A Duroc Jersey sow on Earl Kelly’s farm eight miles north of Belleville gave birth to twins joined at the stomach. Both piglets had four feet and typical ears but some facial features appeared in only one, and the twins were dead at birth. Mr. Kelly brought the specimen to The Telescope to prove such an animal exists and is preserving it in alcohol for display.
Marion Kansas May 38 Burton Smith editor of the Marion Review and World War veteran died at his home Saturday afternoon from pneumonia He is survived by his wife a small son named Riddle and his parents
At his home five miles northwest of here a man resisted his wife and slashed his wrists before shooting himself in the heart. He died moments later after his wife sought help at her mother's nearby home. The report appears in the Junction City Union. The Cannon Ball road through the city records the heaviest traffic in the state with 1703 cars per day prompting calls for immediate paving. R B Wills directed the traffic survey. The Cannon Ball runs from Wichita to Dodge City Pratt Union.
C O Shultice, 59, of Verdi area, was electrocuted last Thursday while trying to crawl through a pasture fence. A high tension wire fell across the fence, and his body was trapped in the live current for about an hour before it was shut off. He died from severe electrical burns.
F. J. Buist former cashier of the Commercial State Bank at Cawker City appeared before district judge W. R. Mitchell and entered a guilty plea on eight counts. He was sentenced to terms up to 10 years on each count with nonconcurrent terms and costs. Counts covered forgeries embezzlement and false records. Beloit Gazette reports.
Dr. Sherrard has settled in Norway to practice medicine after earning state certificates this spring from the Kansas City School of Pathology. He looks ready to succeed. Decoration Day services in Scandia on Tuesday May 30 will feature Hon. W. A. Calderhead delivering the memorial address. Pete Miller adds a new buggy and carriage to his livery barn. A windstorm toppled the windmill at the Missouri Pacific water tank and an engine replaces it until a new mill can be built.
A collection of Scandia and Republic County items reports petitions to rural free delivery, a new two story house construction, delegates at a district convention, travels of residents, social events, a local ball game, a U B conference, a birth, band practice, racing plans, property purchases, civic appointments, and concerns about liquor sales and law compliance.
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