Old Home Town – 100 years ago

From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 6, 1906: “A young woman operating the Santa Fe rail depot at De Soto was badly beaten and robbed and may not recover. An escapee from the federal prison is suspected but no arrests have been made. : The board of directors of the YMCA here plan to hold a religious revival to take place the first week in March. It is due to last four days and national leaders are due to come to help in the planning. “