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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
4
Chicago reports indicate a removal notice as a grocery business relocates to 946 Mass Street with El is Cash Grocery and University Market listed. Telephone numbers 182 and 227 appear for Wiedemann and the new Mass Street store, promoting beef choices and local orders.
Epworth League and Aid Society hosted a successful stereopticon lecture by Prof W H Carruth at old Music hall. About 300 attended as Rev A J Ross introduced the program and Hy Albach Gust Wolf and K Lieder played a flute trio. Mrs Lyons sang a solo before Dr Carruth spoke on Berlin, showing sixty pictures and German culture. net proceeds exceed $50 to fund an instrument for the German M E church.
In a public-spirited bulletin, Robertson's declares its Lawrence store as a community institution. The firm emphasizes serving customers with a wide, well priced selection, artistically designed patterns, and economical operations to ensure fair profits and loyal local support.
Kansas University makes its first ever big conference track appearance at Elm Ridge Kansas City facing Ames Iowa Drake Missouri Nebraska and Washington University of St Louis. Coach Hagerman hopes for a top score led by a four man relay entry from Newbold Dennis Young Priest and Martindale.
The Indian Curio Store at 917 Mass offers spoons with Indian handles and leather pillow tops among a long list of unique gifts. Wiedemann's advertises 20 cent marshmallows, W. L. Douglas shoes are sold by Abal Wolfson at 637 Mass. street, and Evans-Metcalf Implement Co promotes Plymouth Twine. Raymond's Drug Store features pretty gola fish displays.
G A Hamman, specialist in diseases of the eye ear nose and throat, offers glasses fitting services from an office above Dick Drug Store.
Evans Metcalf Implement Co. offers Janesville Disc Cultivators and Case Eclipse equipment as the best on the market for corn cultivation. Piano tuning service is also available with satisfaction guaranteed. Leave orders at Peirces Music Store. Both Phones 171.
The Alpha Taus plan a chapter house gathering tomorrow evening while Lawrence Rebecca lodge No. 4 meets tonight to elect officers. A Sewing Club meets at Miss Dora Kebb Young’s home with Mrs. J. A. Henley joining. Rev Mrs E E Stauffer host dinner for Lutheran student members from outside Lawrence. Mrs Traiis Hill entertained a large card party yesterday afternoon with eight tables, followed by a reception of spring flowers. A home wedding for Ida Hemphill Lake took place last night at her residence with a candlelit arch and peonies. Rev B E Stauffer officiated and forty guests attended. Mr and Mrs Welch may leave Monday for Garden City. Phi Sigma Chi held a high school and university student party, with a formal reception line and program booklets. Shanty’s orchestra provided music, and wafers were served. This marks the end of active high school Greek life for the season, with many out-of-town guests attending.
Campbell of Lansing and L. Stevens of Muskogee visit relatives and friends in town. Mrs. John Clark of Enterprise and Mrs. Lind of Kansas City are here. Miss Myre Adler from Ottawa attended the senior play and left for Kansas City. A sneaks thief took clothes from W. J. Francisco’s home. nothing of value reported. Township assessors report large increases in personal and real estate values. Camera club meets with Del Moris. Ralph Shuey to speak. Dinamite offers fresh strawberries daily. Ice cream at Palace of Sweets.
An item notes May Fete tickets to be given at the University. A separate police report mentions a man charged with drunkenness, pleading not guilty, and awaiting trial tomorrow morning at eight o'clock. The ad line urges prompt action to have Squires take a picture. Also included are old-time ads for lemons and camping gear from Julius A Eriksen at 944 Massachusetts Avenue.
A store visit this morning featured a mother seeking a graduation present for her daughter, a top senior at the High School. Nine of ten gifts came from Gustafson's, with one from another state, delighting the recipient and sparking a lighthearted reflection on the store’s popularity.
Yesterday morning David Isles lost grip on a crane handle while lifting a heavy frame in the foundry. The crank struck his head, he was taken to his room and unable to work for the day.
Lawrence postcard line highlights the Old Wind Mill as a historic memory for viewers. Notices for Grace Reynolds piano pupils and Remmington meals appear alongside contact details and hints about bicycles or motorcycles.
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