From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Nov. 14, 1915:

• “The B-R Electric company, contractors for the supplies which shall be used in constructing the Lawrence white way, sent word to City Engineer Dunmire this morning that the material which was ordered by the city some weeks ago has been shipped from Schenectady, N. Y., yesterday. It is expected that the shipment will arrive in Lawrence in the early part of next week. The city has been waiting for this material before beginning the construction of the white way, but Mr. Dunmire said today that the smart thing to do would be to start at once on the excavations in the sidewalks that will be necessary before the installation can be made. A narrow trench must be excavated at the edge of the sidewalk along both sides of the entire five blocks. This can be done at any time, Mr. Dunmire says, and the small trenches can be filled with sand so they will not interfere with traffic…. City prisoners who are luckless enough to be doing time for the next few weeks will be called upon to do some of the heavy work digging out the edge of the concrete walks, but the city is not counting on getting a large proportion of the work done by the prisoners. It will be necessary to hire a large number of men and keep them busy for several weeks.”
• “When analysis was made recently of samples of milk supplied by a number of Lawrence dairymen, Commissioner W. W. Holyfield learned with some surprise that in not all cases did the cleanest milk come from the dairies that are kept in the best condition. The report read by Mr. Holyfield at the meeting of the federation of clubs showed that milk from the dairies that graded high on cleanliness contained the largest bacterial count. It was evident from the showing made that the methods taken to secure good results from the new milk ordinance were not entirely successful and the question immediately arose, What should be done to insure the best possible milk supply for the city?”
• “Everywhere Saturday the number of motor cars in town was the subject of remark. The crowds which came from all directions in their own cars independently of the crowded special trains is believed to have been larger than ever before. J. G. Koehring, who lives on the Eudora road, devoted one hour between 5 and 6 o’clock Saturday afternoon to counting the cars that passed his place bound eastward. In that hour he counted 142 cars, and 100 of them passed in the first half hour.”
• “People are said to be attending meetings at Vinland this week who have never been in the neighborhood before, such is the extreme interest aroused by Elder E. G. Foreman, who is conducting a revival of the old-fashioned type. Elder Foreman is an educated, scholarly man who combines with his erudition great enthusiasm and earnest persuasion. The introduction of this Iowan into the religious life of the community is an event.”