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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
4
A heavy frost hits the area over Wednesday and Thursday nights. Union residents note visitors, farm work, molasses making, and preparations for winter. Ground dry. rain needed. corn drying. new foundation being built. various families visiting and traveling between Belleville Kreedom Rydal and Washington township.
Property listing notes the Eric Nelson tract just west of the blacksmith shop is for sale with J. W. Plotner named as contact. Auction details not provided.
Last Tuesday evening about 15 good friends surprised the Quincy Blosser family at their home with a pleasant visit and Edison games. Blossers will leave for their new Concordia home soon. Bert Walters visited Agenda Thursday after school. Ernest Bockoven celebrated his 20th birthday with a small gathering Thursday evening. The W C T U hosted a well attended teacher reception at Will Bennetts Friday evening with ice cream and cake. Concordia visitors included Mr and Mrs P T Gile and Bertha and Maude. Norway youths spent Saturday evening in Scandia. Esther Johnson missed Friday school due to illness. Orren Kelly and family were in Norway Saturday evening. Lester Spelts of near Yuma Colorado visited Ed Buer and family. Mrs Spelts is formerly Julia Buer. Phillip Hammer and family spent Sunday at Pete Hammer’s. Marie Bowling also there. High School students expect Friday as a vacation day to attend the Festival at Concordia. Mr and Mrs Chas Barleen and family and Rob Hyder’s visited Harry Gile’s Sunday. Pansy Bowling visited Martin Hanson’s Sunday. High School plans a Saturday supper at Norway to aid the athletic association, serving at 6:00 p.m. Will Adams and wife visited Belleville Sunday afternoon. Frank Knocke and daughter Frances of Concordia called on Robt Hyder Sunday evening.
Stove for sale by Guy Ward featuring Acorn Oak No 16 model priced at 20 dollars. Contact Guy Ward for details and purchase.
Political advertisement praises Miss Jansky for serving educational interests regardless of creed or politics. It credits her with ambitions to aid school children in multiple schools toward better working conditions and more thorough scholastic effort.
Two parcels offer 80 acres two miles from town with moderate improvements a house barn well windmill and cave at a lower price than neighboring farms. Also 133 acres bottomland with pasture timber and a four room house barn hog house and wind mill. For quick sale by J. W. Plotner.
Belleville reports a five week Community Revival ending Sunday night while the county treasurer's office closes for annual settlements. Residents include A Paulson returning from Scoch Plains farm and John Jehlik continuing a citizenship class in Cuba. Louis Hostinsky files for final citizenship with witnesses Brigham Jehlik Veroda.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 87 proposes amending sections 1 and 2 of article 11 to authorize statewide and local taxation with classifications and exemptions. It seeks to exempt essential property and allow personal property up to two hundred dollars per family from taxation, to be voted at the 1920 general election.
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