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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1902
Page
7
Local items report Council meeting plans in Scandia and town news. Many residents including Fred Anderson Willie Norris and J. H. Nelson are mentioned with illnesses travels and community events. New glass at Bank of Scandia and a focus on returning residents and students mark the week.
Local notes show a string of community updates from Caldwell and nearby towns. Telephones installed, clerks hired, visitors arriving, and students heading to colleges in Colorado Springs and Lindsborg. Weather favorable for sowing complements social events, business changes, and small-town travel.
Rural Carrier Route I reports 6 035 mail items delivered in August including 1 112 letters 232 postal cards 3 097 newspapers 77 packages and 517 circulars. Totals show 525 collected items 3 money orders 449 letters 66 postal cards 6 newspapers 1 circular and a grand total of 6 560.
A brief notice describes a milkman named Guy R Loofbour seeking customers for regular deliveries at set hours. It also mentions a telegraph storm knocking out fuses on rural lines and explains lightning arresters as safety devices. Fresh oysters advertised at Up to Date Restaurant.
W J Bailey and Henry Allen speak at city hall in Scan dia on Friday evening September 19. Eric Nelson freed bees and gave the editor a sample of honey. A farmer reported his plow threw up dry dirt on Friday but likely had no such trouble Saturday. Uncle Jake remains the town's sole sport at Smiths Restaurant.
An advertisement compares children to plants, noting some grow strong while others stay weak. It claims Scott's Emulsion nourishes the child and helps growth. The offer lists prices 50¢ and 1.00 and invites free samples from Scott & Bowne in New York.
A violent electric storm Friday night left the town in confusion as forty fuses burned out and phones temporarily failed. A valuable cow owned by Gust Anderson northeast of town was killed. The White Rock Old Settlers reunion drew a smaller crowd due to wet weather with attendees including J. Stofer family and others. A freezer of ice cream was stolen at a Friday social and locals warned thieves to leave town. J. tel Hardenbrook arrived from Colorado on Wednesday.
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