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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1905
Page
4
The Fair hosts Emorys Mil End Sale run by J A Coho with new goods daily and extra staff. Crowds jam the aisles as customers chase bargains on fresh merchandise. promoters promise the biggest event of the year in Lawrence business circles with low prices and wide selection.
For sale residence at 1120 Tennessee Street by J. K. Griggs with repair work offered and low charges. Trinity church ladies host lawn social at Mrs. Charles Seewir’s home 1201 Connecticut Street with Lexcher’s photo graph music. ice cream and cake 10 cents. Baptist Women’s Missionary Circle meets at 3 pm at Mr E S Tucker’s 1213 Tennessee Street to discuss Mexico. Satta street shop offers art goods and infant wear. County Board of Commissioners continues equalization work. Goodrich tennis balls repaired at Smith’s News depot. Hammond's slug shot available for pest control. Dr Owen Osteopath and optician at 27 Massachusetts Street, phone 645 white.
An on the Robertson house Teantéies street yesterday afternoon man fell from a scaffold while at work. He landed on a loose timber and tumbled about eighteen to twenty feet but sustained no broken bones. He is sore and unable to move about today, yet doctors expect injuries to be not serious.
In police court Willie Roberta was found guilty of stealing chickens and sentenced to twenty days in jail and costs. Three men Lapsy Watkins and Qushenberry were fined 10 plus costs each for drunkenness and disturbance of the peace. Cooper was acquitted. Commencing July 1 our carpet renovator will close down for repairs. Mass Lt. Prof. Percy Parrott will address the county horticultural society at A. H. Griesa's on Saturday. Flour prices up and new car in stock. Masters' successor to Vertular. Ice cream flavors and apricot ice at Wiedemann's.
The South Lawrence Modern Woodmen camp held an initiation at their South Massachusets street hall with about 125 attendees. Assistant District Deputy Adams led ceremonies, new members were welcomed, and refreshments followed on Mr S I Holloways lawn lit by Japanese lanterns. Portland excursion set for July 11 with Kenyon promoting it. Flag day observed at the courthouse with flags hoisted. Weather noted as hot and sultry with a forecast of continued conditions. Notices advertise Smith's News Depot cigars and local ads for painted goods, fishing tackle, and mail procedures at the post office.
Sale notice for a two story frame house in good condition with a large barn on 125 by 250 feet lot on South Massachusetts Street. Owner offers immediate sale for 8500 cash, with terms available to qualified buyers. Apply to YT Sinclair for details.
Local ads announce a June clearance with special prices on jackets, mohair suits, shirts, and rain coats. Promotions include at cost items from SIRS SHEARER, space for new fall purchases, and rental offerings. Also notes on optometrist services, eye testing, and glasses as well as lawn sprinkling rates from LAWRENCE WATER CO. and coal prices from RUS SELL SPARES CO.
A flurry of social notices fill the column as Miss Olivia Alquist arrives from Sweden to visit relatives in Lawrence this week. Many locals plan gatherings, fairs, and farewells including missionary trips, church picnics, and travel to Topeka, Chicago, and other cities.
Among spring graduates from Vassar College, Miss Caroline Ormeby, Miss Louise Miller, and Miss Jeanette Ware, all KU students, are noted. Various social visits and engagements unfold with Announcements from Mr. and Mrs. Hingings, Lucretia and Garth Gilpin’s pending marriage, and plans for Miss Belle Welsh’s upcoming wedding to Arthur Bales.
T J Colling found thieves had broken into his corner Tennessee and Quincy street home during a long absence from Excelsior Springs. The kitchen door was unlocked, suggesting entry and exit through that door. valuables were kept in a safe, and only clothing appears missing. Police or local reports note no other major losses.
Mr Henry C Funk suffered a severe arm injury while working on a house on Ley Connecticut street when a loose scaffold plank caused his arm to snag on a nail severing the main artery and a small vessel in his wrist. He walked to a nearby store, had the arm bound, then was taken by wagon to a doctor for treatment.
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