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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1919
Page
7
An excellent grade of Semi Anthracite now at phone four dollars per C. Matthews Lumber and Coal advertises coal for immediate sale emphasizing quality and price guidance.
Mrs. Lawson and Miss Hester Lawson of Baldwin spent yesterday in Lawrence enjoying a day trip and local sights.
Mr and Mrs W H Weber return from a western Kansas journey. Cooks Paints offers full guarantees for all purposes. Matthews Lumber Co advertises products. Ronald Ramsey of Atchison visits Paul Friend as guest.
Capt. Wint Smith of Lawrence oversaw grenade throwing at the inter allied games at Pershing Stadium though he could not participate due to a bullet wound from the Argonne Forest fight. He served as brigade athletic officer for the 11th Machine Gun Battalion and trained at Fort Riley before earning a commission. He plans to return to the university next year and resume football. Also noted, Dr. I J Pierson journeyed to Omaha for Missouri Valley veterinary session.
Firestone tires advertised at J. L. Hanks & Company 643 Mass. Mrs J Welch and Everett Welch have gone to Colorado. Sern Anthracite available at Phone 34. C. for Pasteews Lumber Coal. Miss Frances Froeliger left yesterday for a week in Bonner Springs.
Wednesday morning from 10 to 11 the children's program invites listen ers to hear Thornton Burgess stories and others. J H Bell Music Company promotes a child friendly event in a cool venue. Mrs E P Keith departs for Ardmore Okla to visit her son Dr Bob Keith. Coal shortage noted as cold day fuels scarce. Ted Main of Garden City visiting Lawrence. McCulloch drugst ore advertises talcum powders. Mr and Mrs J S Perry return from Colorado. Marguerite Gaskill of Liberal Kans visits A Weber. Dr E H Varnum returns from Oklahoma trip. Miss Kate Caldwell visits Eudora.
Four farm listings describe a 1000 acre eastern Kansas ranch near a county seat with rail access, a 2200 acre bottom farm two miles from a railroad town, a 225 acre Kaw Valley farm with a nine room house and multiple outbuildings, and a 160 acre tract with 60 acres for wheat plus city property. Prices are indicated as "priced to sell" with contact Geo. B. Smith at phone 394 Blue.
Mrs Josephine Holley aged 83 died this morning at the home of her daughter Mrs Fred Harris 835 Massachusetts street The body will be taken to Little Rock Arkansas Wednesday morning for burial
Mrs William Leamer an early Kansas settler and widow of Lecompton merchant William Leamer died last Friday in Stuart Florida. The body will be brought to Lecompton for funeral services tomorrow with Lawrence friends expected to attend. Surviving children include H G Leamer in Florida Mrs Ruman Butler Hood River Oregon and C W Leamer Onaga Kansas.
Public sale announced for Saturday afternoon July 19 1919 at 2 00 PM all personal property of Anna M Armstrong at 2048 Louisiana Street including household goods farming machinery and tools to settle her estate. Administrator Carl W McKeen. Also notice of sale or exchange of a section of land in Scott County Kansas by J F Metsker Route 9 Lawrence Kansas phone 731K.
Kansas City market report shows cattle receipts at 17,000 with calves at 4,000 and prices sliding. Heavy beef steers in the $11.75 to $16.50 range, butcher cows and heifers $6.75 to $14, stockers and feeder steers $7.65 to $13.25. Hogs receipts 11,000 with quotes from $19.00 to $22.40. butter at 45 cents per pound. Wheat cash results list No. 1 hard at 2.27, No. 2 red at 2.16 to 2.19, corn steady around 1.94 to 2.01, oats unchanged, rye 1.52 to 1.56, hay values at forage prices.
Deputy Sheriff Crowder escorted Elizabeth Winger to the state prison farm at Leavenworth today for detention.
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