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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1923
Page
3
The Republican river rose to near record height early Sunday, flooding several areas and submerging crops while reaching an estimated 10 to 12 feet. Residents along the banks, including Dr. B E P Ahrens and C E B Wyman, reinforced dikes on Saturday and drew crowds as reports of rises and falls spread, stirring anxiety about the valley.
Kansas residents near San Jose form a California State Society with H J Beal as president and Mrs Ella Worden Wood as secretary treasurer. They set a June 16 picnic at Alum Rock Park and expect Republic County attendees including L C Hohr E F Denton and Esther Heimberger Foster. Decoration Day services drew a large crowd at city hall and Riverview Cemetery with addresses by Dr W R Dillingham and a Legion-led procession.
At about 3 PM Monday a hay rack collapsed at the school grounds injuring two eleven year old boys Johnny Freen and Merle Tate who suffered compound fractures in their right legs. Dr Brady and three doctors treated them. both slept restfully through the night. Margaret Reynolds was bruised among others, but no one else was seriously hurt. The incident drew community sympathy and there was no blame assigned. Also noted is a funeral in Concordia for Chas Boyd of Standard Oil fame.
Fragmentary notice mentions a paper haring with a reference to Wm. or a phone number 159. Details are unreadable but indicate a local informal notice or listing.
The body of 17 year old Roy Poage was recovered from the Prairie Dog River one mile from Ormnoque after a three day search. Divers and locals used tanks and rafts to scour the river and draw, aided by rakes and tools, with plans to dam the stream. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at the Poage home near Oronoque.
The Republic County Institute will be held in Belleville grade school the week of June 4 with Supt B F Martin Miss Elizabeth Warning and Principal Robb among speakers. An annual county commencement is set for June 8 at 2 p m and a business session at 10 a m.
The Republic County Farmers Union will hold its second quarterly meeting at 1 30 sharp on a Wednesday in June at the 10 C F hall in Scanstix Kansas. The agenda includes regular business and county arrangements with a picnic to follow. All Farmers Union members are invited. Chas Hanzlick, Co Sec, and Geo R Bundy, Co Pres, presiding.
A clipped advertisement from the Amees store promotes remedies for indigestion rheumatism and constipation. It mentions special sold by Beeman and Wiles Drug Store and references local vendors. The fragment preserves a small period style of a late issue notice.
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