From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for May 16, 1915:

• “‘Every one out for the good roads day next Thursday,’ is the slogan that has been adopted on Massachusetts street. A large number of the business men have signified that they will be on the scene for the day in the country working the roads. The crowd will go out on the roads west of Stull. Mr. Walters announces that he has made arrangements for distributing the men along the road so that the work will be the most effective. The county commissioners have agreed to furnish the powder with which to do the blasting on the hill. Every one that goes will be expected to take a little lunch with him and it will be left with the ladies of the Stull neighborhood and they will prepare the big picnic dinner for the workmen. Those who do not have a means of conveyance or those who have a conveyance with no one to take, notify the conveyance committee.”
• “The graders on the interurban line will soon be to Lawrence at the rate of speed they are making at the present time. The last move that was made, a big gang of the graders came to within five miles of Lawrence. The camp is located near the C. B. Hosford farm three-quarters of a mile west of the Mackie school house. According to the statement of the motorists who have been along the line practically all of the grading has been done between Bonner Springs and Linwood…. The weather has been ideal for the work during the past few weeks. The rain has had little effect on the work and the weather has been cool enough so that the very best work could be done. At the rate they are going at the present time the grading to Lawrence will be finished by the last of June…. It has been estimated that the steel will be laid to Lawrence by the last of September although the cars are not scheduled to begin running from Lawrence to Kansas City until the first of January.”
• “In accordance with the custom for a number of years the American Flag Association has set aside Monday, June 14, for Flag Day. This date will mark the 138th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the flag of our country. In the past years the Governors of the states have called attention to the day ordered as Flag Day in their proclamations and have asked that the flag be hung to the breezes from every possible point on that day, and has asked the citizens of the state to celebrate the day. The officers of the Association ask all of the people of the United States to co-operate with them in the celebration of the day to bring greater enthusiasm for the flag and to raise the emblem of the nation.”