From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 31, 1907: “We swing into the new year hoping for all the best for all of our citizens and hoping that 1908 will be as good a year for business as was 1907. Many local merchants term ’07 the best year they have had. : Some people are trying to get a Chautauqua circuit established here for the coming summer. The events would be in July with many top speakers and performers.”