From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Sept. 18, 1915:

• “When Jerry Overbay got off a train at Lawrence last night carrying a gallon of Cedar Brook whisky in his hand, a pint of the same on his hip and a comfortable amount stowed away under his belt, it was not with the intention of celebrating any particular date on the calendar. Jerry was celebrating because he just happened to feel that way. But officers of the law stepped up to Jerry as he got off the train and took him to the city jail to spend the night. This morning in Police court Jerry realized that he was celebrating an anniversary. It was just a year ago today that Overbay was arrested for being drunk. He spent the night before in the city jail. Since that time until last night the officers had had nothing to do with Overbay. He had not repeated the offense. The police judge was so touched by the coincidence that he released Overbay without a fine, as encouragement to him to keep the slate clean for another year. Overbay looked longingly at the pint of Cedar Brook as he walked out of the station. He even asked the judge if he might not have just a trickle, but the court was obdurate.”
• “From a $50 a month clerkship in the Innes store at Lawrence to owner of a business which sold recently for $4,000,000, is the progress made by Elbridge Stuart, now a business man on the Pacific Coast. Hon, J. M. Newlin recently met Mr. Stuart at the San Francisco exposition. There was a mutual recognition and then Mr. Newlin heard from Mr. Stuart the story of his success in business affairs since he left Lawrence…. The business concern of which Stuart has been most recently head was the Carnation Cream company. This is an institution which he built up until when he disposed of it recently it brought $4,000,000. When the Santa Fe railroad built through Lawrence, Stuart left his job at the Innes store to venture for himself in the world of trade. His first business was following the railroad camps with a line of overalls, gloves, brogans and the like, which he sold to the workmen…. Stuart prospered at this business, and after a time established a wholesale grocery establishment at El Paso, Texas, which he later sold for $10,000. Then he started the Carnation cream factory at Seattle, Wash., which steadily grew until it made its owner a millionaire…. Mr. Stuart asked Mr. Newlin to carry greetings to the persons still in Lawrence whom he knew when he was here. Although he has not been here for many years he says he still remembers his old associates.”
• “Mayor Francisco today received from Mayor Waldo Jones of Baldwin, a letter of thanks to the city of Lawrence for sending one of the fire cars to Baldwin this week when the Kappa Sigma fraternity house burned down there. ‘On behalf of the good citizens of Baldwin the mayor and council desire to extend to the mayor and commissioners of Lawrence our sincere thanks for sending your chemical truck to our assistance in our recent disastrous fire,’ the Baldwin mayor wrote.”
• “C. C. Seewir, who was recently appointed postmaster of Lawrence by President Wilson, received his commission for the office yesterday. Mr. Seewir said today that he expected to begin his work as postmaster about October 1.”