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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1913
Page
8
Lawrence residents consider dinner options with the Fairfax Hotel offering a 35 cent meal from 12 to 2 pm. Tables for family gatherings can be reserved by calling Home phone 158, while lawn mower pickup and return by Rutter's with Home phone 125.
Chas Gilmore says the recount request for the April 1 police judge race is not personal and aims for absolute certainty who was elected. He calls for another canvass due to the near tie. Also notes upcoming Sons of Veterans meeting and Wiedemann’s offer for Sunday ice creams.
Douglas county farmers dispute notes misread as 298. The issue centers on notes for photos on Farm Road near Wakarusa. J R Shirar says misprint led to 2989 obligations and he later recovered his note. Other farmers face similar concerns and cannot locate the photographer. Hird Epley wedding officiated by Rev Nelson at Howell farm seven miles NW of Lawrence. Quiet ceremony followed by refreshments. couple residing Kanwaka. Parents Hind hosted a reception.
A teen, Elden Hartensteine of 1101 Illinois Street, plans to buy a reliable piano from J W Jenkins Sons Music Co with savings. F L Hunt of 1400 Connecticut and Christy & Hunt arranged a Kansas City trip. Welfare League to meet at Y M C A tomorrow at 3 with Rev McFarland speaking. Rapid advancement for Steele Sproul, a Lawrence boy with Santa Fe, moving to Chicago as KU Electrical Engineer. Pitches for hotel meals at Fairfax and Wiedemann’s offerings, plus rental notice for a house at 1528 Ohio Street.
Two trials loom in the district court involving local residents. Peoples State Bank sues John Brecher sen, while State Bank of Endora sues Brecheisen over a note said to be obtained by deceit. Brecheisen denies fraud and claims he was induced to sign under false statements. He alleges an earlier land deal with a Kansas City firm known as the Mexican Irrigated Land Co. led to misleading notes and payments, and that agents for the land company would not honor the agreement.
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