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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1906
Page
4
Public auction announces sale of a two story brick and stone building with a $3750 bid. Notices urge gas consumers to contact Ohio Nat. Gas Supply House and list services from gas fitting to furnace work. Advertisements promote Olmsted's Pharmacy, Raymond's Pure Salt Peter, Indiana Cash Grocery, H M Gillham Co, Vermont Ave. services, and Ed Manter wagon services. Includes various phone numbers and addresses.
The notice advertises the store offering coffee tea spices and Dr Soyder s Remedial Soap for the skin. It invites customers to view the New Home Sewing machine and mentions prompt repairs by C E Porter agent at 916 Massachusetts Street.
Fine Tailoring takes orders for men and ladies suits and invites customers to view Spring and Summer samples and new styles. Juel arrived and goods called for with delivery. J Hinton at 725 Mass 88 Bell 657 red lists fine lamps appliances fixtures and stove options. GEO W Savage at 910 Main offers gun stoves and coal with correct prices and phone 53.
A Topeka customer reports a return of a bed priced at 91.06 with a January date and inchurive reference. The note mentions a January return and a related limit of lb. on shipment or credit.
Daily notices show a string of residents and visitors traveling between Topeka Baldwin and Kansas City with many names including Stasieny Bartha Bedsky Myers Lansdon Bolocurt Spalding Lamb Woodward Wheeler Stubbs Rolfe Pitta Lytle Belniach and others visiting family business and social engagements. A mix of travel details social visits university events and a small court note concludes with a local arrest for indecent conduct and a domestic assault complaint.
County commissioners and township trustees met Saturday to allocate funds for road work. Commissioners pledge 800, trustees 250 toward grading the California road. A good roads committee meets next Saturday before bidding on the contract. Grading Warren street hill and nearby areas affects about 2000 feet of road, with work expected to begin in spring.
A fragmented notice discusses corn markets with talk of cabs shipped to Kapms City for maple syrup and a breakfast use. It reports the death of Little Eva Marie Carter, age 4 years 10 months, from croup and diphtheria, and details her funeral and burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Also mentions J A Poff returning home and J T Gully’s pneumonia death with funeral plans.
Revival services continue at the First Baptist Church with Rev. T S Young of Topeka preaching tonight on Why do the Wicked Live. Ms E P Russell will sing. The 2 30 p m session is canceled today. Tuesday and Wednesday feature a meeting for older boys and girls at 4 pm Shelly, photographer, 719 Mass. St. Ward's new shooting gallery at 734 Mass. St invites shooting practice. Flint class rises with two Winchesters and one Marlin. Lamp winner to be announced tomorrow.
In a lively local contest for the treasury post, Prof. Vernon, a North Side schoolteacher and well known town figure, joins candidates Fred Broos and B. McWilliams as backers pull strings. The Journal notes Vernon may favor a Lawrence man if possible, heightening the race excitement with community support and local connections.
A blizzard and cold wave hit Saturday with strong north winds and subzero temps by Sunday. Thermometers ranged from 68 degrees above zero on Saturday to near 10 degrees above zero downtown Sunday. Snow was anticipated but vanished as the cold intensified. Shelly photographer and Walford arrest news appear among scattered notes, while J M Lehrmann relocates his restaurant to 626 Masa St. for larger business.
City Clerk of Lawrence Kansas announces that poll books for voter registration are open. Electors may register by applying in conformity with the law, with notice dated January 15 1908.
Rav. George Miller recalls a Presbyterian service in Lawrence Kansas where a strict psalm singer witnessed an improvised amateur orchestra. A flute led a chorus as a base viol and clarinet joined, ending with a trombone blast described as a death knell. The anecdote highlights Lawrence as a town of distinctive worship.
Roy McNutt, a colored University student, had his trial postponed until Friday over alleged thefts of books from Spooner library. He admits selling some books found at Rowlands Stevenson, but the owner cannot recall whether the books were library property. The case hinges on whether evidence will prove wrongdoing.
Crescenta bowling team from Kansas City traveled to Louisville Kentucky for a national tournament qualifier. They faced Merchants Athletic Association on the club alleys and swept all three games. A large crowd saw the visitors finish with a 2654 to 2447 victory, with individual scores listed though some names garbled in the OCR.
The board of county commissioners pardoned John Ballard and Geoff Ady on Saturday evening after they had served their sentences. Pardon requests were made by the executive committee of the committee of thirty, along with Judge Smart, Judge Riltoy, and the county attorney. The men promised not to violate the law again and there was no anticipated cost to the county.
H G Breese longtime For Sale Fal t Jersey heifer owner died Saturday in Fort Wayne of neuralgia. Age 70? Funeral from the old family home near Mackey schoolhouse Wednesday at 10 00 am burial in Reco cemetery beside wife who died in April. Breese and daughter Battle had been visiting relatives since December1. Weather brought snow but no blizzard damage reported. Lawrence residents see no major aid calls. Commissioner Green noted no new poor relief needs. Lawrence remains in poor condition.
The Turners of Missouri Kansas and Nebraska held their district convention in Lawrence with seventy delegates present. Officers for last year were President John Buch sr Secretary Jacob Lander and Treasurer Gus Willman. Leavenworth was chosen as the post convention town and next year’s Turner tests will be in Leavenworth in June or July. Seventeen orders exist across three states and the local group counts twenty members.
Daily market notes from Kanga Oley and Kansas City report cattle prices with steers calves and hogs. grain futures list wheat May July Sept and corn values. Chicago wheat and pork futures cited with hog prices and euro/yen style figures. overall market activity and steady trends noted across livestocks and grains.
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