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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
4
The C P Avs of Barker district plan an ice cream and cake social on Saturday evening July 27 with a family friendly price structure and invites all. A local note urges comfort for women during hot weather and advertises Try the Hiawatha Cafe for better meats and value.
In the heat of summer the ad urges readers to replace an old stove with a Garland Gas Range and to call for price quotes from C J Eriksen. It promotes a selection of Post Cards and Novelties from Boyles at 725 Mass St for browsing or purchasing.
A downtown merchant says family in Colorado keeps him from waking, plans to try an alarm clock. He walked downtown until nine this morning, later yesterday, and says telephone service opened Sunday linking Topeka and Lawrence with FE Smith at Lawrence and Charles Price at Topeka.
The newly finished and furnished rooms and apartments at 708 710 Mass street in The Fairfax building are ready for occupancy. First class appointments, moderate rates by day week or month. Office upstairs. Bell telephone 190.
A long list reports residents leaving for cities such as Kansas City Denver Pueblo and Boston. People mentioned include L L Lewis Mrs Randall Mrs W M Glass Prof and Mrs Engle and many others visiting relatives boarding trains or taking trips to Michigan Ottawa Denver and Europe.
A fragmented ad promotes hammocks and styles with all prices, refrigerators, porch chairs, gas ranges, plants including nasturtium pansy and bulbs, at 1105 Massachusetts street. The note praises Racyele bicycles and motorcycles, signed by L. F. Conklin.
Dr. Hults wears a lasting smile as he shows the new Model R Ford runabout. He and Ford agent W J Chadwick travelled to Kansas City to pick it up yesterday. It is the third Model R in Lawrence, joining owners Geo Chambers and A B Clark.
Edna Barbara Sommers aged about nine, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Sommers, died last night around 11 o'clock from typhoid fever. Funeral will be at Catholic church tomorrow at 8 am, burial in Eudora cemetery. Mr and Mrs Sommers formerly resided in Eudora.
An old time classified style notice asks readers to visit Schulz and Rittner for rubber tires and dismisses a new sauce. It advertises L. Douglas shoes sold by Abe Wolfson at 637 Mass street and promotes Atlas for home buying. It urges horse owners to use a cool iron barn boarding facility run by Barry Bits opposite Place on East Warren S.
Adjutant General J. W. F. Hughes orders the dissolution and muster out of the Emporia company of the Kansas National Guard, Second Regiment, to form a new company in Wichita. The Emporia unit, with only 31 men, sinks below the required minimum, while the Second Regiment Band at Emporia remains independent and flourishing.
City residents battle a periodic invasion of tiny red ants that come in waves by the thousands then vanish. Dated remedies fail as druggists admit no sure solution. Myths about chalk lines and poison fail, with ants even crossing fly paper.
A Kansas cottonwood on J. J. Russell’s farm two miles west of Oneida draws attention for its immense size and probable age of hundreds of years. Locals discuss its health and potential lumber value while comparing it to a newer refrigerator ad from Boughton’s. A separate anecdote tells of a Lawrence girl frightened by a silent mouse that died of fright after a chair collapsed.
Kansas City market notes show Wheat receipts at 153 cars with deferred months around 86 89 and cash grades No 2 hard 85 88e, No 3 hard 84 85e. Corn bids 49 54c for July, 49 14c for Sept, oats and rye quoted, hay prices around 11 to 11.50 per ton. Live stock receipts 6,000 cattle with native steers 5 to 7.15, cows and heifers 2.25 to 5.85, stockers 3.85, calves 3.50 to 6. Bulls 2.75 to 4.25. Hogs receipts 10,000 with heavy 5.46 to 6.05 and packers 6.05 to 6.20.
A Philadelphia Elks meeting spurred merriment over substituting elk teeth for genuine emblems. A Joplin jeweler notes low stocks and a price surge from 30 cents to $10 per pair, while fur dealers question value. Dealers claim vast bone-pile supplies keep elk teeth available, yet experts debate true availability and hunting impact.
On July 25, 1907 the Probate Court of Douglas County Kansas appointed and qualified the undersigned as administrator of the estate of Lacey A Haskell late of Douglas County deceased. All parties interested in said estate will take notice and govern themselves accordingly.
Interest centers in Kansas City as the hearing for disinterment of the body was set for 2 PM. The outcome was unknown at writing. Local lawyers traveled to the city and were to return by evening. Insurance seeks stomach contents. defense says the body is private property of the widow and requires her consent. Benjamin F. Tydings and Mary Mercy of Lawrence wed by the probate judge today.
A Wichita carpet firm seeks a Lawrence Kansas manager with $300 cash. They offer to start with a $20 weekly salary and four weeks’ salary paid in advance plus a percentage of business and require references. Mail P O Box 774. Also Oliver typewriters and supplies for sale at University Book Store.
Oranges sell for 7.50 a box as predicted with lemons following the trend. Blackberries ended, Arkansas peaches appear on market with brief supply. Potatoes less pricey, watermelons forecast to drop, roasting ears bright but small. Dr E Smith relocates to Merchants National Bank building. Clifton Hiatt advertises clothing and packing services by Lawrence Transfer Co.
Albert McNees long time city team driver has bought the pop works of Robert Wiedemann and will devote his attention to that venture. The Home Store on Mass Street promotes fishing tackle and other goods as local shoppers buy. The advertisement mentions Fly Spray for horses and cows, sprayers at 50c, and medical notices for osteopathy and eye ear nose throat practice with glasses fitting.
Two Americans in France a laughable farce. Eilleen Matthews Miss Matthews sings Spot Light. The Roaring Farce by Whole Company and The S ausage Machine entertain. Moving pictures Foxy Hobos Birdies Letter. Show features German fifth impersonations and Hebrew monologue. Presented Friday night in Gustafson’s window Gusterson Massachusetts Street.
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