From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Dec. 28, 1913:

“Haskell has indeed become the ‘Carlisle of the West.’ The splendid record which the Indian boys made in football in the season just closed is meeting its just reward, in the prospects for 1914. To date a half dozen of the foremost universities in the middle west have considered Haskell for the big Thanksgiving Day game for next fall. Notre Dame University, University of Texas, University of South Dakota, Oklahoma, Michigan Agricultural College, Christian Brothers College, and Morningside University of Sioux City, Iowa, all have corresponded with Manager Venne relative to a game on that date. This is certainly a fine tribute to the great record of the season just closed by Coach Kennedy’s men…. This is a representative list of schools that any institution might well be proud to meet, and Haskell is certainly to be congratulated in having such an opportunity for next year. All of them cannot be played on Turkey Day but it is practically assured that the majority of them will be seen on the Haskell schedule. Creighton and Texas A. & M. are two more strong opponents that Haskell will meet, which will make a list which few teams in the country would be able to undertake.”

“Fred Lindley, auto driver extraordinary, made another appearance in police court this morning. This time Lindley was charged with driving his machine without the lights burning and after night. He pleaded guilty to this charge and was assessed a fine of $10 and costs. Lindley is to stand trial tomorrow on a charge of speeding in his car.”

“There is such a difference in moving picture shows. This is generally caused by the management. N. H. Gibbons, the manager and owner of the Aurora and the Grand theaters of this city, knows his business from beginning to end and the public reaps the benefit. Mr. Gibbons has worked steadily until his theaters are the only ones now in Lawrence which run licensed films. That means everything to the moving picture patron as the Vitagraph, Biograph and Lubin, etc., are the very best in the world and the rest are but imitators.”

“Stories of the stirring days on the frontier, of pioneer hardihood and daring, of the suffering and hardship of the early settlers who left comfortable homes in old New England to colonize the west and build the Lawrence of today, these will be told over again at the annual gathering of the New England society…. The passing of years has left its mark on that sturdy rugged line of men that came down the rivers and over the prairies to Kansas and built the little sod houses and log cabins on the banks of the Kaw, about forty miles up from Kansas City. They were hardy pioneers in those days. How many of them have passed away, each year sees the number somewhat lessened but the few gray-haired veterans who gather each year with the younger generation who each year pay tribute to the New England pioneers, are an inspiration to the youth of today. This annual reunion will be held tomorrow evening at 6 o’clock in Ecke’s Hall.”

“A concert on a Victrola will be given tomorrow afternoon at the city Y. M. C. A. A program of sacred and semi-sacred music will be rendered. The records include the singing of many of the greatest modern artists. The program will be free to all men and will begin at 3 o’clock.”

“Washington, D. C. — A barbed wire fence along the Mexican border, to check any incursions from coming into American territory, is proposed in a bill introduced by Senator Ashurst today. A total of $350,000 would be appropriated.”