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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1909
Page
4
Daily weather bulletin furnished by the University of Kansas notes brief conditions across the region. Includes temperature, precipitation, wind and general atmospheric trends.
Eighteen county assessors gathered at J C Moore's office this morning to receive instructions for starting work. They must complete all assessments by May 1 and focus on personal property unless a major real estate improvement, such as a new house, triggers inclusion on the real estate rolls. The process is described as lengthy and methodical, with Moore directing the initial steps.
City council plans a regular monthly session with only routine matters on the agenda. No electric line issues will be discussed. W.K. Sullivan and Albert Emanuel travel from Dayton and are due to arrive later this week.
Gus Brune was awarded the contract for the fill over by Fall Bend in Grant Township. The letting occurred this morning at 915 cents, a matter of vital interest to residents of Grant Township.
Funeral held at 2 pm from Hancock and Louisiana streets home with Rev C C Brown officiating. Singers Kate and May Riggs and Messrs Plank Stevenson performed. Honorary pallbearers listed. active pallbearers named. Lawrence National Bank closed 2 to 3 pm. Bailey longtime director. Surviving siblings and four members of New England company noted with several relatives named.
A New York World piece mockingly describes a supposed baking cure that would “cook” people at 215 degrees Fahrenheit to erase wrinkles and paunches. It cites John D. Rockefeller as a proponent and notes private baking plants at his New York homes. The absurd method allegedly eliminates steam and moisture to avoid shriveling, warned as impossible and morbid.
A misdirected parcel from Stevenson's Book Store prompts pleas for the sender to identify the package or risk it going to the Dead Letter Office. The piece also covers Lawrence primary election polling prices, candidate notes, and shifts in local politics with ward contests, names like Prof. Carruth and George Kubny, and details on voting hours and locations.
University of Kansas records continue the late Dr. Snow’s 1868 to 1908 series. February 1909 was the warmest since 1596, with mean winter temperature 33.06 degrees, rainfall about half the average, and 53.3 percent of normal snowfall. The month saw a 64 degree high on the 28th and a 4.3 degree low on the 6th, along with detailed hourly temperatures, wind directions, cloudiness, humidity, barometer readings, and days with measurable precipitation.
An assortment of period ads invites shoppers to visit Boyles 725 Mass St for fountain pens, Wiedemann's for fresh marshmallows and fruit salad days, Home Book Co 919 Mass St for stationery, and L. L. Rising Mercantile Co promoting cash or installment sales. A pie social at the West Lawrence Mission church invites all visitors on Tuesday evening.
The piece notes early signs of spring with birds, warmer weather, and farmers advancing on planting. It warns March was unusually mild but unsettled by potential late cold and heavy plowing now, with prior winter plowing common. It also advertises wallpaper shops, St Patrick items, Irish flags, and a bread delivery offer from local merchants.
Purely personal items reveal Earl Wilson returns from Paola visit while Mrs F H Olney and several locals are listed as ill or visiting. Several residents including Clayton Moore, Edna Gatford, Katherine Eberhart and Lulu Sherman are noted for recent trips to Kansas City or nearby towns.
An important property transfer is reported with Col de D. Miles trading the Miles penp near Lawrence to George Smith of Antone Texas for 500 acres. Smith plans to move here with his family and his son will attend the university. Miles has not decided on his own relocation yet. Home Book Co. offers a juvenile letter with eight views of Lawrence for five cents.
Seed buyers are urged to plant California Sweet Peas in mixed colors with large blossoms and to purchase seeds at Raymond's Drug Store. New classes begin next Monday at Lawrence Business College, inviting fresh students to enroll now.
New satin finished effects are among popular fabrics. Individual patterns of high class dress goods will be appreciated by many patrons. All novelty dress goods have been brought out in this way.
Real estate transfers filed as warranty deeds and quitclaim deeds with various buyers and sellers. James B Dunn and wife transfer to John J Tobles for 3200 dollars. Henry Reusch to Lorenz Speicher for 4000 dollars. Multiple transfers in Baldwin and nearby areas, including Lawrence, Potawatomi County, and D Co. Also notes quit claim from W S Lane to J C Tyler for one dollar. Patents noted for James Palmer and Will Harris.
Mrs. Ella Miller of Lawrence died suddenly Saturday from heart trouble at age 76. Funeral held this afternoon at 3 30 from her home 1104 Tennessee street. Survived by husband C Miller and daughter Miss Lizzie Miller. She was a well known local resident with many friends.
The new firm Martin and Holmes Neal Estate and Investment Co will hold an inauguration in Lawrence on March 1. They invite the public to call and list property with them, offer collections and general brokerage. IL A Martin is a longtime Lawrence resident, while C D Holmes recently moved from Blue Rapids, Kansas.
Local ads promote new postcards at 1025 Mass. Street and offer courses in shorthand, typewriting, and bookkeeping to boost business prospects. Wanamaker & Brown are represented by H Hollingberg at 1025 Mass St, with styles and workmanship emphasized. Also advertised are Lucas brand stains at Raymond's, free musical demo with Miss Hubbell and Miss Elizabeth Dunn, Lawerence Business College enrollment, and various furniture and local shop deals including car nation specials and sugar coated peanuts at Wiedemann's.
Arrangements set to keep the exhibition at the University through March 6 with daily hours from 9 to 5 and evening hours from 6 to trade school.
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