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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
4
A catalog of parcels including 172 acres with 2 story house and barns, 40 acre plots with 5 room houses, a Lake View site with barn and wells, 70 acres with hog tight fencing, 200 acres with purchaser terms, and 5 acres in North Lawrence with a 10 room house and outbuildings. Prices range from 2,200 to 5,500.
Kansas City markets report wheat futures with July at 1.0934 and September at 1.0354, corn May 71%4¢, oats and rye quotes listed, hay values for Timothy and prairie hay. Cattle and hog receipts and prices shown, Chicago quotes wheat at 1.17 for July and pork products near 11.50 to 11.97. Also ad for Banana Nut Ice Cream at Wiedemann's and vacuum cleaning system promotion.
Dr. Ernest Robinson spoke with a reporter praising Lawrence’s development. He toured the town by buggy, noting beautiful improvements and neat streets, calling it a garden spot with no ugly areas and an ideal town.
Douglas county shows a strong year end gain despite floods and poor crops. The assessor John Moore reports total county personal property value at 6 790 895 with overall increase to 157 007 and 355 132 in cash deposits. Items include works horses cattle sheep hogs farm implements wagons buggies autos watches stocks and bonds and farm produce. The Willard W C T U meets Friday at 2 30 p m in First Baptist committee room. foreign mission day.
Frank Klingberg is reappointed to the Bulkley history scholarship at Yale. Benjamin Stetter is reappointed to the English scholarship at Yale. Charles Jloffman is appointed to the Chemistry fellowship at Yale.
Local column lists residents and visitors, detailing trips to Kansas City and Missouri, departures for study in Paris and Oxford, family visits, and upcoming events. Mentions include Miss Mida Stanton heading to Paris, Prof. Long's Kansas City trip, Mrs. G W McKnight moving to Junction City, and a ball game between High Prairie and Vinland.
Lost alligator coin purse with about 1 sum of money. Finder call Bell 291. Strayed a brown puppy two months old from 1124 Connecticut St Kenward. For sale household furniture. Bell 2073. To rent near University unfurnished rooms or a modern house after August 14 Mrs. Fisher Bell 2078.
A Kansas family relying on state support consumes over a million pounds of meat yearly for nine state institutions. The State Board of Control will next month set contracts for more than half a million pounds of meat plus pork, sausage, and other staples. Details show hospitals and schools consuming tens of thousands of pounds of beef and other feed, with additional bran and corn products, while even tobacco and playing cards are purchased for inmates.
A reader muses on missing savings in Atlas' Savings while planning summer trips. The note praises local shops Hoyles, Palmers' perfumes, and Lucay Varnish. mentions Raymond Cruz Store and electric fans at Fein. Judge L S Steele traveled to Topeka for a meeting on a day.
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