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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
5
A local listing touts a large stock of goods available for cash or produce. It invites customers to call for prices and notes only a few bargains are quoted in this notice.
Local ads list deep discounts on groceries and dry goods including 16 lb granulated sugar for 1.00, soaps, breakfast foods, canned fruits, seeds, textiles, and apparel. Beloit Flour and Chase and Sanborn teas are promoted as top brands with substantial markdowns across clothing and household items. Multiple small items priced 5c to 1.25 each appear with emphasis on value and affordable everyday goods.
A weekend round up from Norway reports high winds moving Pat Duttons barn, several residents ill or traveling, marriages in Concordia, and invitations to O A Larsons dance. Dr Geo Nelson of Greely Cole engaged, Prairie area social moves include Wm Dunlap finishing E Stanton house and Scott family relocating to Washington.
Barge Bros James Carney and wife from Kackley visited Wednesday. Many attended the mission meeting near Jamestown Tuesday. R McGregor and family visited J A Brewers Sunday. T A Nelson drove to Scandia Monday. Dickason Good man Lumber Co of Scandia plans to remodel the lumber office and convert it into a residence soon. Amelia Griffith visiting S N Mellen this week. Dr J C Sherrard expects to move his family here in a couple weeks. Mo Pack plans minor improvements along the track. Sam Summers of Scandia was in town Tuesday. W H Beatty went to Otego Ray Poage finished planting corn Friday. W R Phillips wallpapered his store building this week. Elias Moore from Norway on business Monday. Adolph Johnson went to Concordia Monday. Gust Anderson shipped two cars of stock Tuesday morning.
John McGregor left for Wyoming last Friday. Carlos Kackley Claude Kackley and Chas Downing went to Beaver Creek fishing Friday. Pete Gormstrom shipped a car of stock last Friday. Bert Gosney s colt suffered a bad cut in a fence Saturday evening. Carl Anderson visited Carlos Kackley’s Sunday. Chas Downing is painting a ceiling at J A Johnson’s store. Carlos and Claude Kackley went to Scandia on business Saturday. Ed Johnson is painting his roof this week. Glen Kackley latticed a ceiling in E Aberg’s house last week.
A partial list shows a 400 acre farm five miles from market with a good home, 148 acres fourteen miles out for 3500 dollars, 80 acres four miles away with no improvements at fifty dollars per acre, another 80 acres five miles from Scandia at fifty dollars per acre with orchards and water, and 320 acres in Russell County eight miles from the county seat at eleven and a half dollars per acre. Also noted are Main Street lots in Scandia and Western Land with prices from three to ten dollars per acre. Call the office for bargains or trades. Scandia heads to Courtland Friday for a ball game with a likely Scandia lineup including Sprinker, Linden, Newton, Kimball, Larson, Moon, McDowell, Plottier, and Riley.
An old advertisement promotes Will buy more Builder's Hardware at Whitney's Old Stand than any county store. It highlights Hog Fence Poultry Netting and other line goods, claiming builders seek its prices and reliable supply. The shop offers frame flouring products and repair services from an experienced harness and shoe man, plus Tin and Pump work and Globe Stock Food. A special 2-hole Gasoline Stove is featured.
The column by Rev. Charles M. Sheldon discusses the impact of Christian Endeavor societies on churches and pastors. It describes youth groups energizing congregations, shaping social and political life, and inspiring thousands of young members worldwide with Christian ideals. The note mentions a Topeka state convention and mentions unrelated local blight.
Kansas City May 16 beef steers declined 15 to 26 cents last week as cattle overhang grew. This week heavy rains in Nebraska and northern Kansas trimmed the run but prices last week to today show strength, with tops at 6.30 yesterday 6.00 today. Cattle broad ranges 5.00 to 5.90 for most steers, cows 3.50 to 4.75, heifers 4.00 to 5.25, hogs mixed with 5.25 to 5.37 at top for light to medium weights, overall market firmer on cattle and hogs. J A Rickart.
A few attendees at Courtland watched Webster beat Courtland 16 to 1 on Wednesday. The score favored Webber with the large margin highlighting the game.
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