From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Jan. 8, 1916:

• “Everett Webster, Greenville Thompson and Eugene Thompson, three Ottawa boys, were taken off the blind of No. 9 last night by Lawrence police officers. They are now lodged in the county jail, for unless appearances are extremely deceptive, the three boys are boot-leggers. They were carrying with them six quarts of whisky. ‘We are taking it to our mothers,’ the three boys told the officers. The explanation was received with some skepticism, and the policemen decided the mothers would have to wait. One item of equipment which the boys carried, which even more than the liquor created the idea that they were on a bootlegging trip, was a pocketed sort of jacket arranged to be carried underneath the coat, supported by straps over the shoulders. The jacket contained a row of pickets all the way around, each one just big enough to slip a quart bottle into comfortably. One of the boys was wearing this arrangement when the arrest was made. Several bottles of the liquor were carried in it. The officers tried to figure out some use the carrier was designed for other than the transporting of liquor, but failed.”
• “At the coming city primaries the voters will decide whether the city shall purchase the water works at the nominal price of $177,000 and thus once for all settle the water question which has been bothering the city for nearly twenty-five years…. We believe that the public understands clearly that the Journal-World is satisfied that the best thing that the city can do is to purchase the plant and thus be in a position to make whatever improvements or changes may be necessary to give Lawrence an abundance of not only pure and wholesome water, but of clear, sparkling water as well, and water that will be good every day in the year instead of being up to standard at one time and far below standard some other time, with the public unable to tell when it is good and when it is not good…. It wants every voter in town to discuss the matter thoroughly so that when he or she enters the booth at the polls, the vote will be cast as the result of personal knowledge and not of prejudice. It invites articles, not too long, from both sides, and same will be printed without charge. If intemperate or violent articles are presented, or articles impugning the motives and honesty of others, we shall use our judgment as to whether or not they shall be printed.”
• “An oil painting, of which the subject was an autumn scene with three little children wandering down a forest path, has attracted much attention to the window of the Phillips store this week. The painting was made by Miss Gladys Nelson, a graduate of the department of painting at the University. Miss Nelson’s work is of unusual excellence and indicates that a bright future as an artist awaits her.”