From the Lawrence Daily World for Aug. 23, 1908: “It was 45 years ago Aug. 21 when this unsuspecting town was rudely surprised by the band of ruffians commanded by William Quantrill. Some 180 men and boys, innocent of any charges, were slaughtered in their homes and places of business. Only a few of the survivors are left and each year finds many names taken from the list of pioneers that sacrificed so much to make Kansas the great state it is. : More than 3,500 attended the Eudora CPA picnic in Durr’s Grove yesterday and officials say it was easily the ‘largest crowd ever.’ There was a great deal of political talk with much of it centering on our own W.R. Stubbs, Republican candidate for governor. . . . The county superintendent has prepared the list of books which will be used in the public schools this year.”