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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
7
Ann Carlgon advises voters that women would engage more in politics if campaign speakers stop personal attacks and discuss issues clearly. She says women will attend meetings for better government and urges everyone to join, even nonmembers, with services starting at 7 45.
The revival at the M. B. church conducted by Rev Miller from Goodlands shows promising progress. A talented speaker has drawn interest from members of multiple churches, with music delayed by the absence of a choir leader but aided by Ray and a composer accompanist.
The School Peace League and P P Claxton sent copies of Katrina Trask’s The Vanguard to schools to be read aloud and placed in libraries. The play highlights the folly of war, promotes patriotism and justice, and a copy reached Scandia school for others to read.
The Won der film Victory? screens at the Electric Theatre next Tuesday October 18 with battleships hydroplanes sunboats forts and destroyers in action. Made with U S government endorsement and thousands of thrills promised. Admission 10 and 15 cents under manager W M Oliver.
W B Gulick and son Fred return home Saturday after a pleasant trip to New York and Washington D C. They visited government buildings and observed the U S Senate and House in action and saw many scenic sights. Fred enjoyed the eventful journey and looked forward to home.
The Scandia Journal invites readers to enter a contest offering a special prize to the contestant who brings in the most votes next week. One new subscription may boost chances, with the drawing and lead timing briefly noted at Beckmanis store on Wednesday.
A postal from Alburnett reveals the safe arrival of Militon Lee, a ten pound boy born Oct. 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Wellshogel. The note adds playful lines about a new baby and mentions a traveler with eight children from Lane County, illustrating frontier life.
The Pleasant Valley District No. 24 monthly report for October 1914 lists 9 boys and 9 girls enrolled, total 18. Average daily attendance 17.73, with 8 plus 9 present and no tardiness figures for some students. teacher A. W. Sjoholm notes non tardy students Marguerite Freed, Lucile, Anna Johnson, Edna and Sherman Robison, Grace Street, Zerma Moe, Alice and Esther Jonoson, Edna, Stanley Rudolph, Theodore Moe, and Walter Conarty.
Twenty Scandia boys train for a ten mile relay starting at Central school house, with teams passingSherdan and Courtland while another leg heads toward township lines west. G P Plotmer named director of Scandia division. Local club meeting elected officers for six months, with plans for October 16 gathering and notes on county farmer majorities.
A newspaper opinion notes a shift from trusting strangers to assuming dishonesty until proven otherwise. It argues that a gentleman of business will not demand credit, contrasting naive belief with prudent risk management.
Three robberies occurred in Belleville Saturday night. The Belleville Creamery was broken into and just over two dollars stolen. The Chicago Lumber Co office was entered and about a dollar taken, while the Belleville mill was entered with nothing missing. No clue has been found as to the guilty parties. Charles W. Elliott returned from his farm after Gary absence to tend business interests. Mahan's Grocery asks customers to leave orders for cabbage and potatoes for winter.
Local report notes an automobile collision near Clifton with hedge fences northeast of town. Two male hogs from Carl Jensen Herd were mentioned as part of a related matter. Owner agrees to $27 settlement with damaged car owners to warn others about costly hedge heights breaching city laws.
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