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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
8
An order from the quartermaster general directs estimates for heavy furniture to be sent to officers at Fort Leavenworth. The government will furnish furniture to officers with families, avoiding personal purchase and moving. Only required amounts are to be sent, bought wholesale in Washington, and the officer will be responsible for care and use.
The Santa Fe trail markers are expected to extend across Kansas by mid May or June 1. G W Martin secretary of the state historical society reports all 22 counties have word. Rice Johnson and Douglas counties have placed markers. Stones have reached Ford Edwards Wabaunsee Lyon Morris and Marion counties in the past two weeks. In Morris county one marker will mark the treaty for right of way through the country for the trail.
H. J. Hiskey killed a remarkably fine pelican on a pond south of Council Grove. The bird stood on the water when discovered, and a single shotgun blast brought it down. Plumage described as pure white with jet black wings, bill yellow and about one inch long. Wingspan nearly three yards with two inches missing and the body length about six feet from bill to tail.
Chief Engineer Mackenzie vowed to begin repairs at Elwood bend opposite St. Joseph. Missouri River threats to Elwood endanger the town, and Senator Curtis secured 75,000 dollars in river and harbor funds to protect the bank there.
Ex-State Treasurer Tom Kelly and Charles J. Lantry form a railroad contracting partnership. Kelly will reside in Paola and devote full time to the business, with headquarters in Kansas City. They have secured a large contract from the Santa Fe on the western division.
The Educational Hub in Douglas County asserts its status as Kansas’s educational center. State leaders claim education from Kansas University Baker University and Lane University at Lecompton all originated there.
Oscar Hudson a constable nine miles northwest of Columbus quarreled with James Ziegra of the same place. Ziegra allegedly pointed a beer bottle at the constable, who mistook it for a revolver and shot the young man in the neck.
Cottonwood Falls believes the town’s busiest man has been elected mayor to ease his duties. He serves as Chase county treasurer, Cottonwood Falls Mill and Elevator manager, city school director, Sunday school treasurer, church senior warden, Masonic lodge officer, and mayor. He is also a farmer and stockman and still finds time for friends and less fortunate brothers.
The forestry bureau ordered 170000 trees for Garden City to plant on 170 acres this spring at a rate of 1000 trees per acre. Selected varieties include black locust Western yellow pine Jack pine and Scotch pine. Hardier species suit western Kansas climate and additional evergreens will be tested.
Miss Helen M. Smith toured the Holy Land via slides and narration, portraying Constantinople Smyrna Ephesus Jaffa and Jerusalem. She condemned Jerusalem for dirt depravity and deceit, urged reform on the Via Dolorosa and called for enlightened leadership to lift its people.
A Maine reader misreads a humorous excerpt about a town in Vermont from a book by Pendexter. She insists no such town exists and questions the author’s claims. Pendexter seeks to restore the reader’s trust while defending his anecdote and the work’s wit.
In a rural church scene, Lawson asks why no broom should sweep hornets from the meeting house. The parson responds that Providence sent the hornets to wake sleeping sinners, so there will be less snoring during services.
A succinct aphorism highlights time as the ultimate measure of human thought and action, framing time as the touchstone for evaluating minds and deeds.
English educational authorities seek to abandon the term grammar school as outdated. They argue the old label reflected Latin emphasis from Tudor times, while modern aims split grammar from general English instruction. The distinction echoes a shift from Latin centered curricula to broader schooling.
Miss Julia Richman, district superintendent in New York City schools, reports success with a penny luncheon of crackers and milk for the youngest pupils. An investigation recently found 70,000 breakfastless children in the public schools.
A vintage medical column advises rheumatism and kidney bladder trouble prevention through moderate foods water and open air exercise. It touts a complete home prescription with Cascara Aromatic Barkola Prickly Ash Bark and Aromatic Elixir and doses for adults and children.
A London Globe quote argues that the most tedious talk is the habitual conversation of a genuine city man, countering a view favoring golf shop chatter as the dullest to outsiders. The piece weighs what constitutes bore in social discourse.
Fritz Hirschlaff of 24 Columbus Ave New York says his skin sores on limbs toes and underarms disappeared after a week using Cuticura Remedies costing 1.50. He had spent about 300 on other treatments without success and could return to work. March 29 and April 6 1906.
A souvenir from a western cork producer features an image of the company plant printed on a cork sheet measuring one five hundredths of an inch in thickness.
In Westminster police court London John White testifies I steal pewter pots to the magistrate. The exchange highlights his candid admission and the ongoing inquiry into his occupation and alleged thefts.
United States accounts for 54 of every 100 gallons of illuminating oil used worldwide, dominating global output. This figure highlights U S production strength in the oil sector and its influence on energy markets.
Letter from O B Olson of Saltcoats Saskatchewan recounts four and a half years in the district. He reports 25 bushels wheat per acre in earlier Wisconsin and 23 bushels wheat and 45 bushels oats per acre in 1904 after moving to Canada. He praises the Canadian West profitability for hard work and urges others to emigrate, noting letters and literature available from the Canadian Government.
The Rev. W Arthur Noble of Corea undertaken a long church circuit in Maine. He recently walked 300 miles through a cot belt area to reach key districts in his Methodist ministry.
A Utica woman describes six months of postnatal illness with headaches dizziness swelling and weight loss. After trying Williams Pink Pills her condition improves. the ad claims the pills boost blood and overall vitality and offers mail orders from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
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