From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Aug. 30, 1915:

• “John Smith, 18 years old, Robert Johnson, 19 years old, both of Topeka, Kansas, and James Anderson, 20 years old, who says that his parents live in Kansas City, Mo., were all in Topeka last Friday when wanderlust struck them. The three owned a partnership motorcycle, they say, so they decided to trade it for a horse and fare forth in quest of adventure. They left Topeka Saturday morning and started to drive their horse and cart to Kansas City. On the way they planned to pick up enough forage off the country to allow them to live at ease when they arrived in the Metropolis. To that end they started a systematic campaign of robbery as soon as they were a short way out of the capital city. The boys drove their bay pony and ramshackle cart along the country road and at every farmhouse where the field was clear they added something to their collection. When they arrived in Perry, Kansas, yesterday morning they had collected the following articles: One Prestolite tank for an auto light plant, one revolver, one shotgun, one tarpaulin, one razor, one halter, one dinner pail full of groceries, and various other articles…. Authorities at Perry found out about the theft, however, and notified the sheriff’s office here that the men were headed this way. Deputy Schneck at once set out in the sheriff’s car and picked the three up about three miles north of Linwood…. They had discarded their cart and made a pack horse of the pony. The boys were walking while the horse carried the burden of stolen goods…. Authorities of Jefferson county, where the robberies were committed, will come to Lawrence some time today to take the boys back to Oskaloosa for trial. Since they are under age it is probable that they will go to the reform school.”
• “The matter of half-day closing upon one or more days of the coming fair will be the chief subject for discussion tomorrow at the weekly luncheon of the Merchants and Farmers’ Association. Because this question is really a matter of deep concern to every business man in town, it is hoped that the dining room of the association will be filled. A large turnout is desirable because a conclusion is to be reached — a decision made, and a thoroughly representative body should be there so that none will be justified who stays away and then says ‘I was not consulted, and the Association only had a skinny attendance when the decision was made to close.’ Go and have your say, and abide by the result as a gentleman should.”
• “At the special meeting of the board of city commissioners and the business men of the city who are interested, at 9:30 o’clock this morning, the matter of the White Way was practically settled and Lawrence will soon have well lighted streets, it is almost certain. There was some discussion as to whether the city should use the electric company’s trolley poles, new standards or the old standards which the city now owns, as a relic from the days of gas lights…. The sentiment in favor of the White Way is almost universal and no opposition was apparent at the meeting this morning. It was suggested that the city put in new curb and gutter after the excavations were made for the conduits which will carry the White Way wires.”