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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1916
Page
3
Miss Evelyn Ragsdale of Topeka Kansas engaged to LeRoy Arnold a civil engineer from Topeka The couple are connected to the University and Wielita High School where Miss Ragsdale taught history since leaving university.
Maw and Mrs E G Foster of Topeka announce the engagement of their daughter Miriam to Mr George Harold Broderick of Columbus Ohio. The couple plan an autumn wedding. Miriam is a former student of the Opera High School and studied at Washburn. George is a Kansas State University graduate in engineering and a member of Kappa Alpha. He has accepted a superintendent position in Columbus Ohio.
Miss Vanetta Hastord will wed Mr Mekhinler Warren on a date to be announced. A neighborhood shower at TH Ladiaeen Street will honor the bride elect with about fourteen guests. Hours are from 3 to 8 and supper will be served at 6 30. Red roses adorn the rooms.
Miss Tima Miller and Mr. Lee Frazier of Great Bend were married at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. Burns officiating. They will reside at the Frazier home on Morton street. Miller has worked at the Arkansas Valley Telephone company.
A collection of club announcements notes Mrs Mitchell and Professor aid Airs P P Faragher framing a dependence party. A L L Club meets Wednesday with Mrs C Kelso. Miercoles club hosts Wednesday by Mrs W H Lowe of 747 Rhode Island St. Thursday Team Whist Club gathers with Mrs M J Critchfield. Mu Phi Epsilon sorority holds initiation for Miss Una Allen of Museotah Kansas.
Burr leaves for Powell Wyoming to claim a site. Landis family hosts New York visitors. Ethel Harding starts in Ottawa Kansas for a Davenport Dry Goods post. Kanaga and Agnes 47 return from Caney after a year teaching. Dorothay Bell returns from Kansas City after harbortive at St Nheresay Academy. Ed Esterle visits Lawrence with mother Mrs D B Hunnicutt. J H Cohn invited to Ferrells Boys reunion in Hopkinsville Kentucky, to serve as vice president. Prof Raymond G Taylor of Manhattan visits for business. recalls a journalistic dream and a late copy turning point.
Local items cover Carrolls swimming suits scarce stock. 24 bracelet watches offered with values from eight to fifteen dollars. Gardrobe and cigars advertised, plus baseball bats at Carrells. Mentions Mrs. Murphy and guests visiting Kansas City, and Chancellor Strong's trip to deliver a commencement address in Columbia Missouri. Also court coverage with Clint Henson testifying in the Nellie Byers murder trial in Syracuse Kansas.
A Buick owned by J E Newhouse was found in Eudora after being missing Friday night. Three men allegedly drove it there, failed to attach chains in rain, then fled on a late train to Lawrence. no identifications were made. Also notices of Masonic funeral services and a partition suit in district court against Arthur Emery are noted.
Local police rounded up about twenty Haskell Institute boys who had left the reservation without permission and turned over to authorities at Haskell.
Miss Ada Taylor, formerly of Lawrence, died in California. Her niece Moss Will Hoadley received word today. Miss Taylor had many friends in Lawrence. William Brown returned from Anthony Kansas after spending the past year teaching.
The school opens new classes on June 1 and will operate throughout the summer. It states the campus never closes and invites calls to learn what students and graduates are achieving.
A night of fun at Eva Mack’s 1820 Tennessee Street home turned to illness when a gallon of vanilla ice cream tainted with ptomaine poisoning sickened seven guests including Leona Gordon Katherine Grant Mamie Hagin Alma Robinson and Clyde Taylor. The vendor said it was the first time his product caused such effects.
A local notice requests delivery of a case of soda water to a home. It lists contact McNish and provides a phone reference 193 for arranging the delivery.
The merchants and farmers association lunch is postponed due to Memorial Day. On Wednesday June 7 the group will meet with the Douglas County Farmers Institute for a noon session to discuss establishing a Douglas county farm bureau.
Pliny Strode was arraigned this morning before Judge Ison after being recently arrested following a fight described as a scrape. His preliminary hearing was scheduled for June 1 at 9 o'clock. Bond set at 700 dollars was not posted.
The preliminary hearing for Arthur Watson Hattie Wilson and Bella Johnson in the Margaret Jackson robbery case was adjourned due to the absence of County Attorney Amick attending court at Leavenworth. Some men are born popular some acquire popularity and others are just horses.
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