From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 11, 1910: “With his foot firmly entangled in the fender, C. F. Mikesell, the oldest conductor on the street railway, stood and waited this morning for the unavoidable collision which would crush him between two cars. His left leg was almost severed. He is in the hospital this afternoon, and Dr. Anderson, the attending physician, hopes that an amputation may be avoided. At least none will be attempted today…. The four-room addition to the Pinckney school is a long-needed step forward. For years the children of the northwestern corner of town, on completing the third grade, have come to the Central school. Now, it will be possible for them to remain at Pinckney until they have completed the sixth or seventh grade…. The earliest snow on record in Ottawa, Kansas, fell at a quarter after 4 o’clock yesterday morning. The phenomenon was witnessed by five men, one of whom was Night Officer J. L. Langdon. The men disbelieved their eyes until some of the flakes were caught in their hands and examined. The premature snow storm followed a cold wave from the north, and is the first summer snow storm on record.”