The new Lawrence School District 497 was under discussion by the new board, with Carl Althaus as the president.

Douglas County’s wheat harvest was about wrapped up, and yields had been high. The average yield was about 30 bushels per acre, but some farmers had figures as high as 55 bushels. The current crop was regarded as about 70 percent of the normal production, hindered by spotty rains at inopportune times.