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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
8
Local items report political talk about Roosevelt and peace, upcoming sermons by Rev McKay and a memorial address by Ex Senator Carney. Scandia Telephone Co unloads poles, Mrs Holmstrom hosts kitchen work, Maurice Nichols hears of Rev Cortner’s death, and community day contests planned with kite flying and sewing society meeting May 31 at Lem Cooper’s.
Bert Ainsworth offers 80 acre improved farm near Norway Kansas with half cash and half time payment. Asking price 4500 dollars if taken soon.
The notice advertises combings and switches for sale at the rate of one dollar per stem and instructs readers to leave orders at the office.
Insurance notice from Republic County Mutual for fire lightning tornado and wind risks. Policy mentions year coverage for $1 000 and $25 note plan. Location given as Chester Baill Belleville Kansas.
Dr E A Moore osteopathic physician maintains an office in the F and M Bank Building in Scandia Kansas with Tuesday and Friday visiting hours.
The Dorcas Society of the Lutheran church will meet in the church parlors Friday afternoon for a social hosted by Miss Olivia Floodberg. Everyone is invited.
Mr and Mrs Hamacher from Lakeland Florida traveled Friday evening to stay with their daughter Mrs S W Grubb and attend the graduation exercise.
Mr and Mrs A R Morey visited Kansas City while A R attended to business. Jay Yerian a Beaver township farmer near Rackley receives ten dollars bounty for ten young coyotes. J G Nemie and son Will of Albion Tp captured a mother wolf and ten cubs. Harvey Kirk of Le Belleville captured eight coyotes for the usual bounty.
A. R. Fisher of the Interstate Commerce Commission visited Monday to appraise land values near the Rock Island Ry. The former Colorado Tax Commission member suggested telephone firms may also come under ICC oversight, potentially adding double reporting and workload for management.
The Battle Cry of Peace drew record crowds at Willis Wood Theatre Kansas City for six weeks and will show twice at Scandia Opera House with an 8:20 p.m. afternoon follow up after Memorial services.
Mr and Mrs Hiram Nichols returned from Rydal Saturday evening after a two weeks visit at the Joe Barrett home.
Three year old horse available for work duties. For sale or trade for cattle. Contact L. A. Melby at phone 617 Farmers.
Miss Nellie Anderson of Belleville spent last week visiting her sister Miss Floy at the city school.
Wanted advertisement from A Tingstrom of Scandia Kansas offering painting wallpaper hanging and interior decorating services with samples available.
The article lauds the motion picture Battle Cry of Peace as more than cinema, calling it a grand national propaganda work about Americas unpreparedness since the Civil War and noting its grand climax on decoration day at the Opera House.
A Decoration Day program is planned for May 30 at 2 00 p m featuring a Boys Band performance of Decoration Day by Alusie Recitation distribution of flowers Boys Band Benediction John Henry
A memorial service is announced for Sunday at City Hall at 11 a m May 28. The program includes a song invocation and a scripture reading during the service.
Albin Forsberg hauled lumber from the Scandia Yard last week for a new eight room modern house on the farm two miles west of town.
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