Old Home Town – 100 years ago

From the Lawrence Daily World for June 22, 1907: “The premium list for the Douglas County Fair will be printed soon and officials are eager for as many participants as possible. : Railroad officials are warning about people who ‘hop’ rail cars, saying that as many as 10 have been killed of late during the procedure, with a number being found in lumber cars where loads have shifted. : A possum that killed some 15 chickens overnight in the V.L. Reece hen house was found and killed and they hope they can prevent such problems in the future. : The building committee of the Christian Church has decided on the lots at the corner of Berkley Streets for the site of a new church.”