From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 13, 1908: From Kansas City comes the report that a new company is involved in the Kansas City, Lawrence and Topeka electric line effort. Officials say it will help develop the fertile Kaw and Wakarusa valleys and make every farm house a suburban villa. Men behind it are noted capitalists from Lawrence and Topeka and the prospects are good. Many are also involved in the franchise to build a street railway system for Lawrence. Irving Hill is one of the stockholders. . . .

The biggest demonstration ever held on the classic slopes of Mount Oread was pulled off this morning when 1,500 students, boys and girls alike, spent two solid hours yelling and cheering for the university football team and marching around the campus beating a drum that soon needed a new cover. The rally was for the KU team that plays at Nebraska tomorrow and nobody could remember a more enthusiastic rally. Coach Bert Kennedy told the crowd: “We will beat Nebraska!”