From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 18, 1914:

• “A mysterious shooting took place last night at the Kizer home south of Eudora when a shotgun was fired at Miss Anna Kizer, who was out in the yard taking care of the chickens. About dark last night Miss Kizer and her sister went out into the yard to take care of the chickens and were aware of nothing wrong until the shotgun was fired at them from the road. Only a few of the shot struck Miss Kizer and her wounds are not serious. Some family immediately went out to the road but the gunman was gone and he escaped in the dark. Investigation was made this morning of the place where the shot came from and very plain tracks of a barefoot man were found in the road at about the place where the shot came from. The tracks were followed down the road for quite a distance and then went across a corn field and were lost in an adjoining oats field…. This is certainly a mysterious affair as the people in the neighborhood can give no reason why anyone should wish to shoot or kill Miss Kizer.”
• “Mayor W. J. Francisco said this morning that the Police Force would be reduced the first of next month. ‘There has been some complaint,’ said the mayor, ‘because the force has not been reduced since the purchase of the police car. We have been trying to get things adjusted and I think I may safely say that the force will be reduced by one man after this month…. I think that we have reached the place where we may reduce the force and with the aid of the car not lose any efficiency.’ The Mayor did not say who would be let out of the force…. When the car was put into service John Scott was added to the force and given charge of the car. He has been teaching the other officers to run the car. The officers have spent considerable time during the last month in the detection of speeders and it is not likely that this will have to be kept up indefinitely as motorists will catch the hint before long and obey the law.”
• “The University of Kansas may be compelled to close down and not finish the summer season on account of the water shortage. The Water company has cut the university off from water on account of a shortage in the supply. Yesterday and the day before the university have been getting their water out of Potter Lake, but they say that they have taken all out of there that they dare as they must keep some there as a reserve in case of fire…. That the situation is critical is evidenced by the fact that the Commissioner of Public Utilities this morning issued a statement requesting householders to use as little water as possible for the watering of lawns and gardens in order that there may not be a shortage for the household use. The large users are the worst sufferers. They have been shut off wherever possible. The university has been practically shut off, although they get water at times…. The railroads and all other large consumers have been reduced to the very minimum…. ‘There is a great deal of waste in Lawrence,’ said Edgar L. Street, engineer of the company, today. ‘If everyone was on a meter not nearly so much water would be used. Where people have a flat rate they are careless of the water.'”
• “The Potter Lake Fund is proving to be the most popular movement that has been started in Lawrence for some time. Not only are men and women contributing, but the boys who swim in the lake are offering to help bear the expense of keeping a man there. The boys may not be able to give large amounts, but where is the boy who cannot raise a dollar or two if it is absolutely necessary and what is more necessary in the mind of a youth than a place in which to swim during the summer time…. It is thought that it will not cost over $10 a week to station a man at the lake. The lake ought to be kept open till the middle of September, say the boys. A man can doubtless be hired for the two months for $80 or $90 or possibly less…. The boys have not missed the lake so much the last two days as the weather has been cooler, but many mothers are worried for they know that the boys may keep out of the water for several days but that the impulse will get the best of them some warm day and they will simply ‘have’ to go into the water, and if the lake is closed they will take a chance at the river. It is hoped that the entire amount necessary can be pledged by tonight so that the boys can have the use of the lake early next week. At present the lake is closed and will be until a man is guaranteed to the University authorities.”
• “Many of the local threshers are making preparations to move their machines to western Kansas to finish out the season’s threshing. Machines are scarce in the western part of the state and there are more than enough in this part of the country to do the threshing. The Johnson Brothers will move their machine the last of the week.”
• “D. D. Tipton returned last night from a year’s trip in the east. He was glad to get back to Lawrence and said everything looked familiar.”