From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for April 27, 1915:

• “Possibly one of the most interesting meetings that has been held in Lawrence for some time was held in the city hall last night when the city commissioners held an open discussion of the milk ordinance which has been proposed to them for passage. There was a large attendance at the meeting and everyone present took an active interest in the discussion. There were about eighty people crowded into the council chamber of the city hall and the discussion was lively from start to finish…. Attorney Hugh Means appeared at the meeting in behalf of the dairymen who do not want the bacilline tests as proposed in the ordinance. Prof. F. H. Billings, of the bacteriology department of the University, was present and spoke on the subject. He said that while the bacilline test was not an absolute proof so far as ascertaining whether or not there were tubercular bacteria in the milk or whether the cow was affected by tuberculosis, it is the best test that has been found so far by the scientists…. The dairymen brought the objection to the test that they lost a number of their herds when the test was made and they never got any compensation and that in a number of cases it was a mistake to kill the cows…. At times when some of the dairymen would make some point that especially suited others who were present, the storm of applause shook the building and some of the men so far forgot their position as to emit loud shots expressing their over-enthusiasm.”
• “Cliff Thornton, wanted for bootlegging, was arrested yesterday in the vicinity of the Santa Fe Depot after the officials had chased him about a half mile along the river bank. When arrested he apologized profusely for having struck Deputy Sheriff Schneck. He was arraigned before Justice Clark and will be tried on the charge of felonious sale of intoxicating liquors, next Thursday at nine o’clock.”
• “One of the shortest terms of court in recent months is indicated by the bar docket for the May term of District court now completed and in print. Only thirteen criminal cases appear, which is materially less than the number tried at the last term. Seventy-eight civil cases have been filed.”