Kansas Weather Forecast For Chicago Readers
Kansas forecast for Chicago predicts generally fair conditions tonight and on Thursday, with warmer temperatures tonight.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
4
Kansas forecast for Chicago predicts generally fair conditions tonight and on Thursday, with warmer temperatures tonight.
Local poet Harry Kemp will give a lecture next Tuesday evening February 23 at Fraternal Aid Hall to help cover a $125 deficit from a YMCA convention. Kemp, now widely recognized by reading writers, plans a distinct talk from his previous appearance here. Amusements note Hattie Howard at Bowersock Opera House on Friday February 19 with soprano voice, supported by Washburn Fine Arts training and a famous quartet, with tickets 25 35 50 cents on sale at Woodward & Co.
A simple home ceremony united Miss Elizabeth Mustard and Mr. Hugh Woodburn of Cambridge Ohio with Rev J A Brush officiating. The bride wore Paris Mousseline and carried a shower bouquet as white roses and ferns enhanced the decor. The couple will reside in Cambridge after a week's stay here.
Mrs Varnum and Mrs Kingsbury will entertain the Third division of the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church at Mrs Varnum's home 1032 New Hampshire Street on Thursday.
A new poem by Harry Kemp titled A Kansan's Choice is on sale at Boughton's, 1025 Mass. street. Also notices urge buying GOc per dozen car- GOc items, an apprentice wanted, and a talk by Prof. Griffith on the Exhibition evenings.
A bill introduced by Rep W T Watson of Allen county seeks to repeal parts of existing law and would ban professional Christian Science practice in Kansas. The measure, assigned to the hygiene and public health committee, will be heard today at 1 PM with several Christian Scientists attending to testify.
An offer is made for sale on Friday and Saturday, February 19 and 20, for 100 pieces of Fancy Chiffon Taf fetas. The fabrics include Stripes Checks Pin Checks and Plain Taffetas along with related varieties.
Herbert Bullene secured silks in New York for the Lawrence store. New display in the South window today features silks worth 60 to 75 cents per yard, with taftas and foulards at the same price.
A stream of social notes lists Mrs. A. E. Little and Miss Annia Wight visiting in Kansas City, Rev. E. E. Stauffer in Kaosag i City, Prof. Olin Temple in Brownsville Texas, and others including Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson in Excelsior Springs and Miss Clara Bancroft judging a musical contest in Cherokee. Several residents plan weekend gatherings and visits with relatives or at Phi house events.
Registration at city hall gains momentum as almost 100 women registered on Tuesday. Voters are urged to register for the upcoming primary and election. Men who voted last fall need not re register unless they moved. All women must re register unless they voted last spring and have not moved. Books close Friday at 10 p.m.
Senator Brady proposes a Topeka bill allowing counties with 25000+ population to sell poor farms and invest in new or remodeled buildings. A second Brady measure targets jails and jailers to empower county commissioners to act if desired, following Commercial club recommendations. Fred L. Morris offers free land rent for three years to settlers in Kansas and Colorado regions with room for multiple families.
Word reaches here that Alpha Brummage athletic instructor at William Jewell College is very ill with smallpox. He is a former Kansas University football player and last year served as athletic director at Ottawa University. An epidemic is reported at William Jewell at this time.
The body of Pap Johnson is interred today at Oak Hill cemetery. Frances Switzer's body is shipped to Nicodemus Kansas for burial. After the murder and self-inflicted death, public interest waned while people continued to visit the Undertaking establishment to view the bodies.
Inclines thick with pleasure seekers last evening sparked a string of bobsled parties. Physicians report busy days dressing minor injuries from bobsled accidents while serious injuries remain few but noted. Literal ad lines for Raymond's Liquid Smoke and a litany of ice cream flavors pepper the column, reflecting local chatter and commerce.
Street crews worked today to clear snow from roads to prevent heavy slush during thaw. Residents’ sidewalks long neglected are noted as needing attention. Tonight prayer meeting will discuss praying for colleges and schools led by Dr. Wilber, with all welcome. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Cushenberry dies and funeral held today. Entertainment and box supper at India School House Friday night February 19 program begins then.
Dry goods and carpets advertised with large stocks and a spring display. The house touts first class goods and low prices for cash or 30 day credit, backed by an army of trained salespeople ready to assist shoppers.
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