From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Nov. 17, 1912:

“J. C. Dodds while going to answer the telephone this morning about 5 o’clock mistook the cellar door for the one leading into the dining room and fell down the cellarway. His back was badly bruised, his head cut in two places and right shoulder hurt. It is thought that the accident will probably lay him up for several weeks.”

“Shortly after one o’clock yesterday afternoon fire was discovered in the barn on the W. A. Walborn farm, 5 miles south of town and before it could be placed under control all of the buildings and sheds on the place with the exception of the residence had been destroyed. The contents of these buildings were also lost as the fire had made such headway before it was discovered that it was practically impossible to save anything. Fifteen tons of hay, stored in the barn were lost and it is believed that the fire had its origin in the haymow although it had not been definitely located. 150 bushels of oats, 100 bushels of kaffir corn, 50 bushels of corn, one horse, one calf, several sets of harness and all of the farm implements on the place were lost.”

“The Progressives of Lawrence and Douglas county are going to hold a dollar banquet on Thursday evening, Dec. 12. The principal speakers will be Gov. Stubbs and W. A. White, together with several local speakers. The date has been set a good ways ahead because it was the only one upon which both Gov. Stubbs and Mr. White could attend. The banquet will be well advertised and the tickets will be sold to both men and women.”

“The contract for building three new concrete culverts in Grant township has been let to Glidden & Hobbs who will begin the work at once and try to have it finished before freezing weather. One culvert is located near the old Robinson farm, another on the Golden Belt road near the county line and the third on the county line north of Midland.”