From the Lawrence Daily World for Oct. 28, 1908: “Word is that people in Linwood are getting ready to drill for natural gas. A sum of $1,000 already has been raised for the work. : Several of the old soldiers of Lawrence have received letters from the G.A.R. asking that they be sure to look after their eventual widows in their wills. : The Christian Church, headquartered in Topeka, has made no decision on whether to establish a divinity college here to work with our university.”