Farm Lighting Plant Promotion and Local Visits
Farmers urged to inspect lighting plants before August at Kennedy Plumbing Co. 837 Mass. Two Kansas City visitors, Robert Whitmore and Robert Stokes, spent days with Misses Josephine and Jeanette Shafer before returning home. Miss Flora Western of Topeka and Mrs. Will Gibbons with family of Peoria were guests of local residents. Hiram Cantrell’s family hosted relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Robert Whitmore
Robert Stokes
Kansas City
Josephine
Jeanette Shafer
Ae Kennedy -Plumbing, Co
Will Gibbons
Peoria, Ii
Hiram Cantrell
Shoes for Women This Fall 1918 Offer Strong Style
A wartime note urges choosing high quality shoes to balance scarce materials. Styles include slender boots, combinations in quiet tones, and solid colors to suit fall 1918. Arrival of new stock expected August 1st at 313 Mass. St.
Want Ad Good Bait Leads Lawrence Man to Trout
Lawrence man George K. Melvin used a want ad as fishing lure to catch a 28 inch nine pound trout at a lake near Estes Park. The fish is now being taxidermed. A new public drinking fountain at Ninth and Massachusetts streets, installed by the water department as an experiment, may lead to more fountains in business districts if well used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Denver
Colo
George K. Melvin
Lawrence, Sans
Estes Park
Melvin
George Melvin
Ninth
Massachusetts Streets
Water Department
George Kreeck
Social calendars include dances picnics and weddings
The report lists numerous social events from Topeka and Lawrence including entertainments at Miss Lane Cutter Burke and Strong with Mrs F L Homithmeier and Miss Sept Smithmeyer. Pearl Miller and Walter Stuart wed in Valdez Alaska. Picnics at Mrs W C Simons and gatherings at Camerons Bluffs feature guests from across Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Lane
Trene Cutter
Lois Burke
Ruth
Local Residents Travel and Moves Reported
Mr and Mrs C H Constant and son Kenneth drove to Ottawa yesterday. Mrs John Sundwall visited Kansas City today. Mr and Mrs C M Robertson and Roberta head to Kansas City to start a new home. Robertson joins Kimball Piano Co. Harry Williams also traveled to Kansas City. John Newman returns home to Portsmouth Ohio after visiting Lawrence. Mildred Maloney returns from Emporia State Normal School. Margaret Cummings of Clinton plans soon to depart for mission work in South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Constant
Kenneth
Ottawa
John Sundwall
Kansas City
M. Robertson
Roberta
Robertson
Kimball Piano Co
Harry Williams
John Newman
Portsmouth
Ohio
Lawrence
Mildred Maloney
Emporia
State
Many Apply 164 Men for Officers Training Camps
One hundred sixty four applicants, mostly university students, seek admission to officers training camps under Major Bruno T. Scher who will head ROTC on the hill this fall. Twenty five have been accepted and others are being processed as fast as possible. No definite orders on the ROTC opening have been received, but Scher expects guidance from the War Department soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno T. Scher
Scher
War Department
Will Vacate Street for Gardener Sprinkler Plan
Pleasant street a short minor road is likely to be vacated by the city after an informal city commission discussion. Riley Rogers a truck gardener needs right of way for sprinkler lines crossing the street which divides his garden and is used only by him. Miss Sammy Butler and Miss Elizabeth Butler of Muskogee Okla visit Miss Hazel Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant
Riley Rogers
City Commission
Rogers
Sammy Butler
Elizabeth Butler
Muskogee, Oklo
Hazel_ Cook
Also Mentioned on This Page
Goldwyn Presents
Mary Garden
Ted
Kate Jordan
BRAY
Elsie Ferguson
Pathe News
Newmark
Flora
Western
Topeka
Lillian Buch
Innes Store
Mrs. Bales
Pictorial
Pictorial Review
Massachusetts
Spot ¢Ash
Women’s Auxiliary and Missionary Circle of the Baptist Church
W. C. Simons
Vermont St
Thurston
Helfyl- Thurston
Camerons Bluffs
Genevieve ,Searle
Margaret Fitch
Eleanor, Atkinson
Messers
William Hudson
Melvin Goff
Sam Atkinson
Linn Hershey
Margaret Stubbs
Wind Hill
Eva Miller
Julia Jackman
Minneapolis
Kan
Catherine Jackgnan
Helen Friend
Sarah Farrell
Dorothea Roberts
Dorothy Blackmar
Laura Rankin
Bernice Cook
Winna Miller
Dorothy Clark
Howard Fitch
George Hollinsbergy
Verne Simmons
Lawrence Woodruff
Marion Goff
Oliver Barber
Paul Harrison
George Esterly
Justin Bowersock
Elmer Lupton
Dolson Beery
Jack Frost
Rankin
Jamés Govrans
Herbert Rankin
Norfolk
Olin Templin
Annie Dinglestedt
Kate Caldwell
Jora
Carre
Myrtle Dolhee
Riana Teeters
Frances Mc' Carter
Marguerite Gregory
Catherine. Wil
Séip. Bishop
Kansas
HM. Anderson
Columbia, Mo
Rene
Isson Castles
Emporia T
Mable
Faye Steton
Pueblo
Margaret Gregory
Humbolt
M. O. Eberhart
Vinland
Charles Querfeldt
Dorothy Querfeldt
Geo. Kreeck
Windsor
Grace Windsor
New Jersey
Dr. Parker
Hill City
W- G
Foulard
Washington
W. C. Harding
Homer Strickler
Eileen Strickler
Vicks Vaporu
Hester & Roberts
Mass. St
A.D. S
P. Barber & Son
India
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