From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for March 20, 1915:

• “In the trial of Gordon Strode, charged with participating in a ‘crap game’ in William Johnson’s house Saturday night, considerable interest was aroused in the trial. The city presented its case by having one of the participants of the game testify that Strode bet money on the throw of another man. He testified that Strode was in the room at least part of the time while the game was on…. Officer Ed McKissack was put on the stand and he testified that Strode was outside of the house when he arrived on the scene…. Strode posed as his own attorney and had three witnesses there to testify that he was not in the house…. He went on the stand for himself and told his story of where he was during the evening. The testimony conflicted on several points, and when both sides of the case rested Judge Albach gave his decision that on account of so much conflicting testimony he could not find Strode guilty. Officer Vaughn, one of the arresting officers, asked that he might have a word and he was granted a hearing by the judge. ‘I do not think this is hardly fair to the officers, Judge,’ he said. ‘How are we to know when to arrest a man if they are permitted to go when we arrest them and bring them in here when they are acting, to our best belief, in violation to the law. This man has given us more trouble than any other man in the bottoms. We never make a raid but what he is there or comes before we get through.’ ‘I have decided this case according to my best judgment from the evidence that has been presented on this trial,’ said Judge Albach, ‘and I am mighty tired of the officers of this court questioning my decision. I try to deal fairly with every case. This man has not been in the court since last summer and I am trying to make a man of him. He has not been drunk for about three weeks and this is a remarkable record for him.’ The judge advised Strode to stay out of the bottoms for that was a bad place for a man who was trying to keep out of trouble. Strode faithfully promised the judge that he would.”
• “Yesterday when attempting to take Charles Maxted to the police station it was necessary for Officer Silverthorn to use force. Maxted was in an intoxicated condition and resisted the arrest. Mr. Silverthorn did not want to strike the man with his club so he used his fist instead. Mr. Silverthorn has a much more powerful right swing than he thought he had and when he struck Maxted he broke the index finger of his right hand. Maxted was taken to the police station and appeared before Judge Albach to answer three charges. He pleaded guilty to being intoxicated but said that he nothing of the other two charges. His trial was set for tomorrow morning at 8:30 o’clock.”
• “Superintendent C. R. Hawley has finally managed to outguess the weather and held a meeting of the Douglas County Teachers’ association at a time when the roads were not blockaded with snow. The meeting today was attended by about seventy-five out of the one hundred and five teachers which compose this association, showing in a measure the interest in and importance attached to these gatherings where experience is interchanged and helpful hints passed along.”
• “For three years Mr. Arthur Evans has been the owner and proprietor of the Raymonds Drug Store. He has just finished remodeling and decorating his store and the business will from now on be known as ‘Evans’ Drug Store.’ Arthur Evans needs no introduction in Lawrence. He has been in the drug business here for seven years and is known and liked by everyone. He is a hustler and his friends wish him success as he starts in business under his own name.”
• “The Baptists of Williamstown contemplate building a church house. There is now no church building in that place, and it is thought the project can enlist the co-operation of everybody in the place and immediate neighborhood. The Baptists effected a church organization at Williamstown several weeks ago.”