From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Dec. 29, 1915:

• “The first work on the new parish house which will be built by Plymouth Congregational Church was done yesterday, when workmen started to clear obstructions from the space south of the church on which the new structure will stand. The first thing done was to move the hitching racks that have stood for about half a century on the south side of the church. These were moved to the north side of the building. The work on the parish house will be carried on as rapidly as possible.”
• “The big celebration planned for New Year’s day as an observance of the opening of the interurban line to Lawrence was declared off today…. Mr. Klem said he considered it advisable to postpone the trip because of the fact that the roadbed is not in good condition and the weather has been such that necessary surfacing work could not be done. He suggested that a much more enjoyable trip could be taken if the celebration be postponed a couple of weeks. This will give the needed time for the track to settle after the surfacing work has been done.”
• “Mrs. Melvaw Haskins is suffering from small pox, and the quarters occupied by the family at 712 Massachusetts street were quarantined December 23 by Dr. J. C. Rudolph, county health officer. The family consisting of husband, wife, and two children, are occupying a single room heated by a gas stove. The county commissioner of the poor is giving the family assistance.”
• “The members of the University basketball squad have returned to Lawrence to prepare for the season which will open after the holidays. The first practice of the squad since the Christmas vacation opened will be held tonight.”
• “F. C. Dockeray, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Kansas, left for Chicago this morning to be present at a meeting of the American Society of Psychology. While at the meeting Mr. Dockeray deliver an address entitled, ‘Effect of Mental Fatigue and Outside Distraction on Attention.’ He will return Friday.”
• “The patronage of the public library is not confined to college students or to the ‘grown ups’ of the city. The youngest reader in the library at present is little Carl Graeber, age 5 years, who is now finishing the ‘Twilight Town.'”
• “Even a child’s mind seems to desire proof of its belief. During the Christmas exercises in one of the churches a three-year-old became possessed of the belief that the Santa Claus was not the same Santa he had seen a few days previous in Kansas City. After a vigorous cross examination Santa established his identity to the embryo lawyer’s satisfaction and a promise of a train was extracted.”
• “While there is no indication that a dancing craze has struck Lawrence, some of the most sedate citizens of the city have originated and perfected some of the most dazzling glides which they execute right on the streets, every time they find a little icy place on the sidewalk.”