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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1925
Page
2
A court recess allowed key witnesses and jurors to be excused for health and personal reasons. Defense counsel examined twenty one prospective jurors while questioning implicated connections to newspapers and local groups to gauge impartiality.
At the home of R L Colman near Lawrence, a pet skunk named Mickey lives as a housebound companion. Captured as a cub four years ago, Mickey adapts to family life, dining on bread milk and scraps, with a fondness for fried chicken and cake. He follows Mrs Colman’s mistress, rests on W D Wear’s knee, and toys with 9 year old Margaret Colman, while greeting strangers with quiet tolerance and no real aggression.
News wire recounts a stampede of prospectors heading toward newly found gold fields in British Columbia after a breakthrough at the Stiking River. Three boatloads left Telegraph, B.C., bound for Dekse Lake and the Cagstar Creek region, with trucks, horses, and equipment in tow.
Ebra Cooper secured victory in the 250 mile Memorial at Charlotte speedway with Tommy finishing second after leading much of the race. The event drew a large field, with clear excitement along the blast of engines and a dramatic late surge to the finish.
In Gross near Guard Kansas Matt B Walters president of the Kansas Miners Union and Arthur Tagle ton a miner were among thirteen miners arrested by Sheriff John D Turkington this morning. They are to be arraigned this afternoon in Guard court over counts alleging disturbing the peace at the Doubleday mine and conspiring to obstruct the mine’s operation.
Thirty seven annual spring conferences of the Methodist Episcopal church voted 301006 to 311 in favor of unification in Chicago on May 11. The vote signals a path toward forming a unified Methodist church with potential nationwide implications.
An advertisement extols Tanlac as Nature's tonic that rebuilds the body, relieves a torpid liver, and purifies the blood. It claims thousands have recovered health and strength, with quick relief after the first doses and urges readers not to delay taking Tanlac.
Kansas University baseball opened the season with a 6 to 4 victory over the prison nine at Lansing. Jayhawkers trailed 4-2 before a ninth inning rally, with Wright used as the closer after pinch hitting for Swinson. Swinson earned the win with a strong relief appearance, while Purdon struck out seven.
Dr. W O Mendenhall president of Friends University Wichita preached the graduating sermon to the Eudora rural high school seniors last night. The class has twenty one members. Commencement will be held at the high school on Thursday night. Mrs S H Morrow of Blue Mound was in Lawrence for the weekend with her son Harry Morrow and then went to McSouth to visit another son W C Morrow and family.
Preliminary hearings scheduled May 19 in Oskaloosa for James Caverty Joseph Reagan Joseph Bennett Russell Thompson and Roy Lundy all Kansas City men arrested Friday in connection with a Nortonville robbery. They are jailed in this county due to inadequate facilities at Oskaloosa. The group is charged with robbing the W E Griffith clothing store at Nortonville on April 20 with clothing valued at 1100.
No district court this week. The May term jury is dismissed and must return Monday morning for the murder trial of Mrs. Mollie Jefferies. Judge Means will be in Lawrence later in the week and may hear a few cases. Thornton Cooke of Kansas City Mo will be the last to speak.
The University of Kansas will host a lecture on vocational guidance titled The Risks and Rewards for Business. Mr. Cooke will speak tomorrow night at o'clock in the auditorium of the central administration building. The public is invited.
Nat and Verba Cross and their company of 30 perform tonight in a water proof tent theater on Vermont street behind the Eldridge hotel. Cross promotes the larger equipment and unchanged prices for the season. They present The Old Home Town with comedy and action to lift spirits and relieve indigestion.
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