From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for June 12, 1915:

• “The Wakarusa creek, south of town, is higher today than it has ever been before according to some of the old settlers south of town. The creek in places is over two miles wide and a large part of the lowland is under water today. The water reached its highest point this morning. The Gaumer, Harvey Brothers, Brown and Shirar farms directly south of town, are all under water. The water in Coal creek was so high it ran over the station platform at Sibley yesterday afternoon. The John Carson farm is under water for the third time this season. The crops are badly damaged and will have to be replanted. The alfalfa, which is under water, has practically been killed. The vast extent of water which is being whipped against the railroad grade is doing a great deal of damage and is eating the grade gradually away.”
• “That even lightning will sometimes run out of grease and try to replenish its supply was proven when a bolt struck the home of Ray Johnson…. The lightning ran down the back of the house, melted the screen on the back door and bored a hole the size of a buck shot into a small oil can which happened to be on the porch. No one was injured…. The home of F. M. Tudrow, the barber, was struck by lightning in the storm of night before last and the electric lights burned out. No damage was done to the house and, except for a slight shock, the occupants are none the worse for their experience.”
• “Kansas City. — ‘Three thousand motor cars, crossing the country, are stuck in the mud in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas,’ said Judge J. M. Lowe, president of the National Old Trails road, here today…. Motorists are shipping their cars on ahead rather than trust the bad roads of the state for overland travel, declared Judge Lowe. The rains of last night and today have made tourist travel out of the question. In the storm of Thursday night here, a ‘twister’ hit Marlborough, a suburb, wrecking houses and demoralizing telephone services.”
• “WHO CAN BEAT THIS? — Mrs. J. T. Noland, who lives north and west of Lawrence has a strawberry patch on the side hill from which she has netted $321.00 from this year’s crop. She sold enough more to pay for the picking and the crates. The patch was on the side hill where the water did not stand and was heavily mulched.”
• “Commissioner Holyfield announced this morning that the poll tax was coming in slow…. A list of those who have not yet paid will be made out Monday and another notice will be served on them…. Poll tax is a debt that comes regularly once every year and it is necessary that it be met as there is no way to avoid paying. If the matter is taken to the police court it costs the candidate more than double the original amount.”
• “A raid was made on the home of Mrs. Ella Powell in North Lawrence Thursday night and the officers found one and one-half gallons of whisky and a half gallon of gin. Mrs. Powell will be brought to police court Monday morning to give explanation for the extra large quantity of ‘booze’ found at her house.”
• “Ira Flory of Clinton is in the city this week taking the Pasteur treatment as a precaution against rabies. He was bitten by a dog some time ago, and is taking the treatment at regular intervals.”
• “Frank L. Roberts, at 1144 Kentucky, is building a sleeping porch upon his residence…. J. M. Adams, 1208 Delaware, is remodeling his dwelling and adding porches that extend nearly around the building.”