From the Lawrence Daily World of April 29, 1904: “Men prominent in electric railway work that would involve Kansas City, Olathe, Lawrence and Topeka have organized and there may soon be a needed rail line. Capital stock is one million dollars. Work on the road may begin as early as next fall. This will be good for all of us. … Chances are that Mrs. Lease will try and chase Mrs. (Carry) Nation out of the state. Kansas is not large enough to hold two such freaks. … George Melvin (later a well-known attorney) appears to be down with the measles. … A gathering of dairymen is due this weekend at the Lawrence courthouse and some well-known speakers will appear. Anyone with a half dozen or more cows should attend. … The ‘joint war’ in Kansas City, Kan., took a turn which promises interesting and even amusing events. Saloon men have employed an attorney to protest the city administration’s closing of some 80 or more joints, many in the Armourdale area. This could be quite a battle before the lawyers get finished.”