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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
6
Kansas City receipts up to 4500 with steady to lower cattle and hog markets. Eggs and wheat hold steady while corn and rye show minor gains. Chicago reports steady cattle with strong hogs and firm grain futures. river fish at 20 cents per pound.
Sutton and Porteous purchased 66 registered Polled Angus cattle from the Coolbaugh herd of Stockton. The livestock, mostly cows and heifers, were driven to Lawrence and then to the ranch near Lawrence, strengthening the Sutton Porteous herd. The deal followed Porteous’s trip from Stockton to finalize purchase.
Manager W C Hamilton leads a drive sending footballs to RK U and militiamen for summer practice. Two dozen pigskins were ordered and dispatched, with engineers camps and McCook field teams also receiving balls as cadets and volunteers prepare for border duty and fall play.
University of Kansas economist Professor Millis received a lucrative offer from the University of Chicago for a professorship with a higher salary. He currently sits in Chicago and is expected to decide soon. Kansas faculty fear losing a bright younger member and regret his possible departure.
An additional lifeguard, Carl Swede Kennedy, is appointed at Potter Lake to enforce lake use outside standard swimming hours. Swimmers must carry permits. measures aim to limit access outside allowed times. Regular swimming runs daily from 2 PM to late afternoon except Sundays, with plans to extend hours if demand grows.
A seven year old son of Mr and Mrs William Campbell drowned while wading in the Kaw River at Perry. The body was recovered after two hours with resuscitation not possible. The report appears amid a page of local notices and town items.
Residents spent Independence Day in Baldwin and Ottawa or worked in harvest fields. Most grain is shocked. corn can still be cultivated and hay is ready. The W. M. 8. will meet Thursday this week. Mr. Ed Hyland and Miss Nellie …
Local notes recount Miss Hazel Brubaker entertaining the Worden P A at home and various visits among Brubaker and Gilliland families. A Studebaker Six stolen in Olathe last night prompted county警察 to search routes toward Lawrence. the theft is under investigation. Mr and Mrs E L Jones returned from Kansas City Kansas to attend John H Cone lands funeral in Edinras City. Copeland, once with Standard Oil, is remembered by Lawrence residents after a heart attack and dropsy illness ended his life. he left a widow and three children.
County clerk’s report shows 1916 total valuation at 36,556,228 up from 36,533,507 in 1915. The increase includes a 22,721 rise in total property value as the document nears completion this afternoon. Mayor Francisco remained at his office this morning for the first time.
After a severe attack of acute indigestion, the individual has been in the hospital and is now recovered and rapidly regaining strength.
Hugh Torbet, 82, left the county farm this morning marking his fourth departure over four years. He plans to live with relatives in Missouri who have promised him a job. Torbet had been committed to the farm each fall, then met his pledge to shift for himself in spring, until this morning.
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