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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1907
Page
2
Lawrence readers see brisk commentary on Mississippi and Alabama primaries, Oklahoma campaigns, liquor licensing rulings, and the ethics of credit in rescue tales. The Lawrence Journal also wades into railway policy debates, California pride, and the Quantrell legacy with sharp local color and historical asides.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a planned raid into Kentucky with a companion Bizarrely it mentions sending $400 before departure and a day of rain and cool weather describing it as a rare enjoyable moment The speaker laments the companion may be dead and expresses a hope to be paid if alive The text blends travel and wartime sentiment with personal loss
The Lawrence Journal laments public funding of universities and the clash over university advertising. It argues Kansas professors should engage in state affairs, critiques Lawrence papers for earning no ad revenue from the university, and notes a broader pattern of local papers supporting institutions without pay while facing criticism from other groups.
Advertisement noting a remedy sold by mail for $1 offered by E W Hall of Saint Louis Missouri, with instruction to send for details.
At Randolph on Saturday a reunion featured several speakers but W. R. Stubbs of Lawrence drew the largest crowd. Though unpolished at times his earnest, forceful delivery and thunderous gestures impressed the audience as the best address of the day.
The article discusses two Quantrell figures from the Civil War, arguing one was wounded in Kentucky and buried there, while Charley Hart Quantrell was killed at Lawrence in 1863. It cites Antine dispatches, Brown’s district command, and notes on burial, troop splits, and related figures, ending with a local authentication dispute.
The Journal highlights Mrs. Bare a strong state woman who sold her long held West Babbuin store after years of community work. She formerly ran a farm near Babbyin aided students and mentored youth, led Beloit girls industrial school under populist then republican regimes, and remains praised for loyalty and sympathy.
A Saturday article on the Battle of Wilson Creek attributed to Col H S Moore but published with incorrect initials. The piece captures the significance of the engagement and notes the author’s recognizable style.
A fragmentary OCR item notes that a white list is seldom as immaculate as it sounds and appears abandoned by the county.
Notices announce the appointment of Frank A. Anderson as administratrix of Daniel W. Shaw estate and city bids for sidewalks to be built in Lawrence Kansas. Also listed are tax payer lists, loan offers, and a Pacific time table with trains and arrivals.
An order of sale in a partition suit directs sale of real estate in Douglas County Kansas. On August 13 1907 at 2 PM the front door of the Lawrence court house will offer the south half of the northeast quarter of section 33 township 13 range 19 and the south half of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 10 township 14 range 19 for cash to satisfy the judgment. The plaintiffs are John Sutters and Martha Wilson. defendants include John Boyd Edward Boyd William Boyd Maggie Goldtrap Myra Boyd Joseph Neely Thomas Miller Joseph Miller Lizzie Miller William H Gailey Annia May Gailey James Elmer Gailey Lil lian Gailey Edith Gailey and William H Neely.
A garbled article describes chigoe bites spreading through communities, affecting people of all classes. It notes symptoms, bite locations, and attempts at home remedies, while warning of the nuisance and discomfort caused by the insect.
The hatmal asserts Quantrell is dead with strong certainty after claims he borrowed $400 in Missouri and planned repayment if he survived. It suspects a man in Cauadards Jon may take his job yet refuses comment, insisting Quantrell owed the money and has died.
Classifieds seek a clerk bookkeeper office helper and business assistant plus dining room staff farmers and students to earn board. Listings include cow poultry dogs pigeons birds and farm goods and a Vermont street corner home for sale with terms. Several notices reference McKenzie Stockwell and Lawrence Journal listings.
A mash of old classified items listing for sale items such as a ket bug ey harness a spring wagon and T buggy plus milk cow lot and estate notices, Stanhope livery barn inquires, Oliver Typewriters and supplies from University Book Store, household goods, furniture and rugs, a 15 horsepower steam engine, a creamer y building with ground, and rental housing near the university with six and ten room options.
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