Old Home Town – 100 years ago

From the Lawrence Daily World for March 6, 1908: “A new plumbing shop will open for business tomorrow at 934 Mass. Arthur E. Olson and brother Axel Olson are the two well-known young men who will be in charge in the Eriksen quarters. They say the plan a long career here. : The long-awaited Sutton sale of Berkshire hogs held here yesterday resulted in 37 hogs being sold for more than $2,500, an average price of $72.50. : The county commissioners talked county jail yesterday and went over a number of minor points regarding the planned new hotel for the wayward.”