From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Nov. 2, 1915:

• “The city of Lawrence was confronted today by a demand for restitution of property destroyed by a mob. A bill for $21 was filed with the city commissioners at their regular weekly meeting by W. E. Beattie, who had an outhouse burned by University students while a football rally was in progress one night last week. The bill was not paid this morning. The commissioners decided that a conference should be held with Chancellor Strong and the student council of the University first, and learn whether the student council would not undertake to replace the property that students had destroyed. The city is clearly liable for the amount under the law, the city attorney said today. A municipality is responsible for the destruction of property by mobs, and although no one thought seriously of the student celebrators as a ‘mob’ at the time, it appears that they would come under that classification in a strict legal sense.”
• “The question of putting down pavement in North Lawrence this fall occupied some time at the city commission today. Two petitions for the paving of Locust between Second and Eighth streets with brick were presented…. J. D. Alexander told the commission today that he favored the paving in North Lawrence but hoped the street would be paved with asphalt rather than with brick. Mr. Alexander owns 125 feet on Locust street.”
• “The manifest advantages of paving are appealing to the people of North Lawrence as they consider more fully the plan to pave Locust street, and it is believed that not only will the original section of Locust street contemplated be paved, but an additional block. A majority of the property owners in the 700 block on Locust street, are now in favor of paving. This block was not included in the original paving plan. There are residents of North Lawrence who are arguing among their neighbors that it is by putting down pavements and making other modern improvements that they will put the section of the town north of the river on the map. The idea is taking hold, too, and many more of the north side residents than at first favored the pavement are beginning to believe it will result in immediate and permanent advantage to that part of town.”
• “J. J. Newhouse is remodeling his bungalow at 938 Vermont, the changes being principally upon the second floor, where a bath will be installed and two additional rooms finished off.”