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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1902
Page
9
Social notes report visits from Mrs. Thomas Shedden from Formosa and Mrs. Henry Swanson from Belleville. J. G. Aspegren, Frank Smitha, and Dr. Ekblad are mentioned among residents with new business and births. A Rock Island freight delay, a moonlight high school picnic, and a Republic City dance are noted along with property updates, church lightning damage, and a new showing residence at 4th and Kansas Avenue.
An inch of rain fell Saturday night. F N Brown came from Belleville Tuesday morning. LL McCallister will occupy the house vacated by E A Reiser. Rev C J Maxell and family visited Thure Wohlford Sunday afternoon. Mrs J Blair and children from South Auburn Nebraska are here visiting her mother. The Presbyterian Calendar social will be at A P Happer's Friday evening October 17. All are cordial invitees.
Sewing wanted Mrs C Newton offers all kinds of sewing. Win Garber reports an extraordinary apple sample with huge circumference and weight. Miles opens lecture course season November 19 with season tickets for four entertainments. City to install brick sidewalks. new walks in front of John Hemberger Valley House and city hall park. Property owners on Washington Street urged to lay walks. Brick supply described as great difficulty.
For sale in Scandia Kan sas the Granstedt property four tenths of a mile southwest of Sherdahl includes two farms of 150 and 80 acres. Described as supreme second or creek bottom land in Kansas. Contact C Herrman 40 41 Scandia Kans.
Miss Margaret Alexander Robins was born April 18 1829 in Erie County Pennsylvania. She married I W Robins Oct 12 1848 and had six children. The family moved from Iowa to Republic County Kansas in 1871 as early settlers. She died Friday September 26 1902 at age 73 years 5 months and 13 days and was buried September 28 1902 in Union Cemetery Scandia officiated by Rev M O Moyer MK Church.
Pleasant Grove school reports 31 students enrolled with 15 boys and 16 girls. No absences or tardies. top grades earned by Anna Porter Sara Rosene Clara Rosene Bernard Rosene Wille Cline. absent due to Carnival. Teacher Brerria G Tobin notes fine facilities and asks board and patrons to cooperate for a profitable year.
Report for Sept 15 to Oct 14 lists 17 pupils enrolled with 10 girls and 7 boys. Ten cases of tardiness noted. Students neither absent nor tardy: Cora Bowling, Blanche Williams, Edith Fike, Grace Fike, Charlie Lash, Blanche, Eva and Walter Henry. Mamie McGlashan is the teacher.
A mix of social notices and travel details includes Rev Aron Segerhammar and his brother William heading to Lindsborg for an anniversary, J W Johnson promoting the Topeka Herald, Fred Rockhold sending payment for the Journal, and Rev C J Maxell en route to conference. Also reports on local preaching, residents moving, cattle top price in Kansas City at seven dollars per hundred, hog prices at seven dollars and five cents, with trends down a bit.
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