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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
4
A town movement aims to improve Lawrente streets alleys and dooryards reduce refuse and improve sanitation. The town improvement committee and lawrente committee enlist officers to advance plans for cleaner, safer neighborhoods.
The Wilder homestead on Windmill Heights offers a large brick house with several outbuildings, twenty acres of land, half in fruit varieties. Though uncleaned for two years, light clearing will restore it as a premier Lawrence area home. Inquiries to J. B. Churchill, 101 Massachusetts St. Also local ads for coal contracts, perfumes, a restaurant, upholstery, house wiring, bicycle sales, and a police court note on Dave Burns.
Winter stock notes urge ordering coal early and tailoring services from George Davies the Merchant Tailor at 931 Massachusetts, with fall and winter cloths ready. Also an Epworth League ice cream social at the Methodist church Friday evening for friends. J F Strongs advertises fresh country water and eggs at 12 Massachusetts Street.
Machinery for the Haversock mills is mostly on site with three carloads pending arrival. Water wheels have reached the site as 50 workers push the setting of mill machinery forward. The coffer dam is complete and high water delayed work but is now expected to allow full startup within sixty days, boosting Lawrence with a modern milling plant. An excursion to Kansas City on Labor Day is planned by Lawrence labor organizations, with train departures and tickets for sale. Nearby, Mr. Jesse Brader starts at Ray mond’s drug store and Dr. Wilber settles in the Hadley house as Presbyterian headquarters for student work. An intoxicated man wandered the main street with officers absent, while Lawrence residents return home from vacations and football chatter fills streets ahead of fall season. The renovation of the First Presbyterian church nears completion and rally day is set for September 10, with Audora school resuming Monday. Labor Day now affects town business. Household goods advertised for sale at 729 New Hampshire Street.
Rev. Willis G Banker returns from Chicago and Winona Lake while Miss Helen Clark heads to Perry Oklahoma for a high school post. Local gatherings include Miss Ida Alsborn and Miss Lou Kinney arriving for university study, guests from Lindsborg and Kansas City, and many relatives visiting Lawrence. Notables visiting friends at KU include Frank Pratt and Miss Minnie Owens assisting in a concert in Richman.
In Lawrence today many residents head to Kansas City and Denver for visits and work. Students plan enrollment and travel, while local figures discuss electric lamps and gas lines. Several people depart for Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma, with towns preparing for autumn changes and school preparations.
Comic Post Cards Afetot new earls met in Comic Post Cards Afetot new earls met in at Hoadley's. Examinations Monnday, September 4, ariimetic and geography. 'Fuesday, grammar and history. Wednesday physiology and physi cal peography No examinations can be given at any other time, School opens September Fl. 1405, F. P. SMITE, Superintendent.
Judge 5 A Riggs' statement outlines indictments returned in November 1863 against Quantrell band raiders. Indictments rely on Lawrence citizens testimony. the number surviving remains to be learned. The district court case proceeds as the Independence reunion campaign raises funds for Old Home Week in Lawrensa. Stopover tickets to Denver offered at 210.75 round trip with travel details and agent contact Geo C Haver.
J T Constant promotes prompt repair work and winter coal purchases via Russell Sparks Co. Miss Matele Sirpless, a stenographer, reports fever threat. The town hosts eighty teachers for a county meeting, Blanche Lyons prepares her classroom, Masters advertises tobacco and Wiedmann's offers lemon ice. Judge Rilley makes a remark about shooters. Smith's News Depot stocks typewriter ribbons. A cook is sought by Journal readers.
The Turners prepare to start physical classes next week with a set of meetings. Young men attend Monday and Tuesday nights from 7 to 10 o'clock, boys meet Monday and Thursday afternoons from 4 30 to 6, and ladies and girls join Wednesday night from 7 30 to 9.
A collage of short items notes the empress of Germany gifting a plain traveling clock, a church tucked in a farmyard at Southa Pelavere, a family from Titlis with a combined age of 595, San Francisco shop window incident, Australian desert expedition, Spirit Lake survivor buying a home, and various terse anecdotes.
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