From the Lawrence Daily World for Oct. 4, 1909: “Local men are studying the merits of a floating jetty to be used for critical river diversion here and they went to Silver Lake to see the workings of the jetty there. No decision has been made on setting up such a device here. … The general manager today said that service on the Tennessee Street car line cannot begin until the coming week. Construction problems have occurred to delay the long-awaited connection. … There was a reading of 90 degrees here yesterday but the dry atmosphere made it a pleasant respite from the recent fall temperatures.”