From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 6, 1916:

• “The Kaw valley is pouring another channel of wealth into the pockets of its farmers this week, the potato harvest having been begun in earnest. So far the prospects for a crop above the average in quantity and quality are excellent and unless there should be too much moisture in the next couple of weeks, they will be fully realized. Digging began in a number of places in the valley yesterday and shipping has been started both at Eudora and Linwood. The average yield so far has been around 150 bushels to the acre. For the past few years the average has been around 100 to 125 bushels. The price paid today is 60 cents a bushel but there are many factors that affect the market, especially during the digging season.”
• “The first new wheat on the local market was brought this morning by W. B. Gwin at his elevator in North Lawrence. Alfred Heck who finished threshing this morning brought in two loads of new soft wheat shortly before noon. The price paid for the new wheat was ninety-five cents a bushel. A test showed an unusually high quality of wheat for the Kaw valley. The wheat brought in by Heck tested 61 pounds. The wheat of other years in this section of the country usually averages from 57 to 60 pounds.”
• “The West Lawrence young people gave their annual July picnic on the Fourth, spending the day in a delightful manner at the lake. Everybody went provided with hammocks and fishing tackle and the other accessories of a successful picnic. Breakfast, dinner and supper were provided in the true Adirondack style.”
• “Some inside information into the needs of foreign countries in the demands for shells is being obtained by Ernest Uhrlaub, a Lawrence boy, in connection with his work with the Hart-Parr Implement company of Charles City, Iowa. In a letter to the ‘gang’ at the Y. M. C. A. Young Uhrlaub describes some of the shells he has to work with and it has revealed to him how easily a town is destroyed with the use of such shells. The largest shells with which he has to work are described in his letter as weighing between 250 and 300 pounds.”
• “A fire discovered this morning in the roof of the farm residence of Mrs. Scott, three and a half miles northeast of Lawrence on the Tonganoxie road, resulted in a total loss on the building although the contents were saved. The house was a four room, story and a half structure, and its value was considerably more than the insurance, $350. The blaze was discovered by A. A. Hicks, trustee of Grant township, who had been inspecting some work near the county line. As he came up to the house, he noticed some smoke coming from the roof and gave the alarm. There was no ladder at the house but an investigation of the attic showed that the fire was well under way and the efforts were directed toward saving the contents. Practically everything was saved. Mrs. Scott is a widow. Her daughter and family had just arrived from California yesterday for a visit with her and they were at the house at the time.”
• “William Crutchfield of south Vermont street is planning to leave next Monday for a two months visit at his boyhood home in Huntington, Quebec. Mr. Crutchfield was 87 years of age in May but he is still active and he is a fine traveler. He left Huntington 70 years ago and has been back on visits fourteen times.”
• “L. A. Logan, a workman on the bridge gang, tore a number of ligaments in his back this morning while lifting heavy timber in his work. Last week Logan’s back was injured when a shovel fell upon him and today’s injury was probably affected by the former injury. He was taken to Simmons Hospital.”
• “Another all-community sing will be held on the University campus tonight at 7:30. These affairs have proved to be a popular form of entertainment with the summer session students and a large gathering is looked for tonight.”