The following items were taken from the June 6 through 12, 1909, Examiner.
According to the custom of the Woodmen of the World, a monument is erected in the memory of each deceased member and the camp to which that member belonged unites in a service of unveiling. Such a monument was unveiled at Salem Cemetery at the grave of Henry Vughn, a member of Independence Camp No. 22.
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During the first seven days after the 15 cent round trip tickets over the Metropolitan Street Railway were put on sale, the purchases averaged 1,000 tickets a day or 7,000 tickets for the first week. The tickets were sold in lots of 20 for $1.50 and each ticket represents a ride from Independence to Kansas City or Kansas City to Independence. Tickets may be had at R.D. Mize drug store or Pendleton and Gentry.
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The A.J. Bundschu store is offering many June bargains, including mens Cassimere and worsted suits for $15 to $18; ladies silk gloves for 39 cents; boys coats and vests for 98 cents; boys knee pants for 19 cents; mens and boys Cassimere hats at 49 cents; Oxford sandals for 98 cents; and Duttenhoffer and Dorothy Dodd Fine Shoes for $2.48.
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The speed limit of automobiles in the city limits, which had been 6 miles an hour – a ridiculously low rate, which was very generally disregarded – was increased to 12 miles. Motor cycles, or “pop pops,” were included with automobiles in the provisions of the ordinance. The penalty for violation of the speed limit is no less than $5 and no more than $50.
