From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 28, 1911:

• “Lawrence is to have a new bank. For some time Lewis Creeck, formerly president of the First National Bank of Bonner Springs, has been anxious to re-enter the banking business and he has selected Lawrence for his operations. The new bank will have a capital of $50,000 and $2,500 has been put in the surplus fund to start with. The bank will occupy the building where Fischer’s shoe store is now located. It is expected that the new bank will be ready for business about Sept. 1. and it will be known as the Lawrence State Savings Bank.”
• “Boener Bros. are contemplating moving their cigar factory from here to Kansas City because of the high freight rates that they must pay on cigars shipped out of here. This was made known at the meeting of the Merchants’ association last night, and that organization has undertaken to see if something cannot be done to retain this factory in Lawrence. The Boener factory was among the first factories to be started in Lawrence and gives employment to quite a number of people and Lawrence is anxious to keep it here.”
• “The man with the bogus check that he attempted to cash on the street Saturday night is still at large with the check in his possession. He was last seen at the West End Grocery and an attempt was made to hold him there, but he gave his pursuers the slip and they have been unable to hear anything more of him.”