From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 22, 1914:

• “Potter Lake will be reopened Saturday to the boys and men of Lawrence. Ralph (Lefty) Sproull, star basketball man at the university and expert swimmer, will be in charge of the lake. Mr. Sproull agreed this morning to accept the place. This assures careful attention at the lake and the mothers need not fear to let their boys make use of the lake…. It is likely that it will be opened from three in the afternoon to eight in the evening, although this is one of the regulations to be established. It must be understood that the rules must be strictly observed. It is absolutely prohibited that one go into the lake out of hours and this rule will be rigidly enforced…. It means a great deal to the boys of Lawrence to have Potter Lake opened. For two months yet the swimming will be good and several hundred boys and men will enjoy the lake during that time.”
• “Two men, Will Howe of Lawrence and J. S. Hadler of Topeka, were seriously injured by the fall of a derrick at the Santa Fe Railroad bridge near Lake View this afternoon at about 2 o’clock. Howe sustained a broken leg and is injured internally and Hadler has serious bruises and thought to be seriously injured internally. The men were working on a bridge gang at Lake View on the repair of a bridge and were excavating for a new bridge abutment. Howe and Hadler were working on top of the ground and were in the act of emptying a dirt box when a cable broke and the derrick fell on them. They were brought to Lawrence on the work train and Doctors H. T. Jones and Keith were called.”
• “Lawrence is to have a new church building. That was decided last Sunday and so full of zeal were the members that already work has begun in clearing off the ground. The ground for the new building will be broken the last of this week and the new building will be ready for occupancy this fall…. The Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene closed a great revival on Sunday night…. There were 35 additions to the church and they felt that with the new strength it would be possible to have a church home. To think was to act and it was decided to raise $2,500 for a church and parsonage. A collection was taken and the sum of $1,925 was raised in either cash or subscriptions…. The church has owned the ground known as Bunn’s Grove for some year and the new building will be created there.”
• “The stage is set for the picnic of Grocers and Butchers tomorrow. The prospects are that this, the fourth annual picnic, will be the largest ever held. The retailers have all entered into the idea with enthusiasm…. Customers are advised to place their orders for groceries and meat early tomorrow. The safe way will be to give your order tonight. The stores expect to be open for a short time in the morning, but will close early.”
• “There has been a good deal of quiet talk about a business man who picked a young girl up on the street, took her to a residence and three fellows misused her. The case has been suppressed so far as possible but the facts have leaked out and prosecution will probably follow. The friends of the girl are not inclined to accept an apology. They want justice.”
• “The Farmers State Bank are displaying in their window a big tomato raised by Mrs. F. A. Willis. It weighs one pound and eleven ounces and is smooth.”