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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
4
We present a choice list of first mortgage loans on land for investigation. Closest inspection invited. loans range from $200 to $3,000. Applications from over 100 Kansas cities. Delays cost interest. Act now while you think about it and put your money to work. Call and see us.
The piece contrasts owning a home with renting highlighting a renter paying 10 per month for six ty-nins months totaling 690 with no equity. It notes rent receipts and moving costs, suggesting three moves equal one fire and implying ownership builds value rather than loss from rent.
A garbled report recounts Peter B Emery facing a dangerous ford and flash flood near his home. He and a companion reportedly attempted to cross through rising water, risking burns and injury as waters surged and threatened life and property.
Officers Louis Bowers and Bob Brooks raided a place east of Chinatown, discovering about 40 dollars worth of opium. They arrested three Topeka men and a woman, detaining the Hughes woman for questioning as part of the investigation into the alleged opium operation.
Eyewitness account connects Quantrill raid with the 1863 Lawrence massacre. The writer recalls a participant’s boast on Winthrop Street in Massachusetts about a lifeless elderly man named Nathan Holmes, shot by Confederate raiders. The description includes a vivid war cry and a claim about blood money.
The potato crop moves in the city with Pendleton loading cars. Yields around 73 bushels per acre at 70 cents per bushel. Wheat is short while corn looks bumper. A light rain refreshed crusty ground and encouraged growth. Pendleton estimates wheat at 15 bushels per acre. Police pay per bushel noted.
A 1908 Lawrence column discusses a protest over editorial prejudice toward the Socialist movement, clarifies Eugene V. Debs’s political case, and notes a Taft Club effort while listing local civic items. It references Martin Preston’s Nevada murder sentence and local elections, church events, and Mary Ayer’s obituary.
An array of ads and notices list promotions for home goods and seasonal produce, shoe sales and room rentals, plus a note that the city council will meet in adjourned session. Also included are criminal items: a fugitive wanted for assault with intent to kill is recaptured and jailed, while a piano tuner and eye doctor offer services.
Mollie Stewart was found guilty of murder in the first degree after a near two week trial in Franklin county. The Ottawa Herald notes the verdict came amid a tense jury report and details the proceedings and reactions of the case against Frank Schneck's family murder.
A string of brief hometown notices lists residents and visitors across Topeka Baldwin Kansas City and Lawrence. Entries mention Miss Anna Green Mrs. Charles Elwell Judge Oscar Learnard Tom Gowenleek and many others traveling visiting relatives or attending events with several prayerfully noting trips to Lincoln Fort Scott and Denver during the period.
Campbell visiting sister in Oklo district. Mrs. Fred Prosser returned to Topeka with Mrs. Raymond Woodward. Mark Decker joined wife in Topeka. Decker and Millice returned home. Mrs. Hale Hamilton has left Chicago for St Louis en route to Topeka. Ed Stewart, jailed for aiding a murder, back in Lawrence on street work. KU summer school adds three weeks. Many autoists from out of town visited. local shoppers urged to note specials at Wiedemann's.
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