Grundy County, IL "Minooka News" January 1, 1903 Vol. 28, No. 1 Markets - Corn 37; oats 28. Prof. T. R. Wortman was a Joliet visitor Monday. Miss Lorene Watson was a Joliet visitor Wednesday. Mrs. C. E. Davis was a Chicago visitor Tuesday. John Handlon returned from Montana last Saturday. D. G. Andrews has been on the sick list the past week. Wm. Kaffer was in Rock Island on business part of this week. Miss Jennie Templeton is visiting with friends in New Lenox. Miss Mattie Sperry, of Joliet, visited with Minooka friends last week. Mr. John Templeton and family are visiting with relatives in Momence. Ray Button of New Lenox, visited with friends in Minooka part of this week. Miss Luella Templeton visited with Minooka friends part of this week. Geo. Graham, of Chicago, is visiting with friends and relatives in Minooka. The E. J. & E. has been ballasting its tracks through here-- with cinders lately. Fitts and Arthur Jones visited with their grandparents here part of this week. Mrs. A. Bell and daughters, Alma, Edna and Audrey were Chicago visitors Monday. Miss May Andrews returned from Seneca Saturday where she had been visiting friends. The Eastern Star gave a pleasant New Year's dancing party in Masonic hall Wednesday evening. Mrs. Newman returned from Joliet Saturday where she had been visiting with friends and relatives. Miss Mildred Watson has returned from school in Evanston to spend the vacation with her parents. Miss Myrtle Bell, of Chicago, and Sumner Bell of Joliet, spent the holidays with relatives in Minooka. W. S. Battis will be the next attraction in the lyceum course. The date is next Tuesday evening, Jan. 6. P. Lauterbach moved to Troy Monday and the farm vacated by him will be operated by C. F. O'Neil next year. Miss Grace Hitchcock and Miss Lizzie Paul, formerly of this place, attended the Court of Honor dance on Christmas night. It has been reported that Wm. Bolton, formerly of this place, was lately taken to the pest house in Joliet with a mild case of small pox. A successful pigeon shoot was held in Shepley's pasture Wednesday afternoon. About 250 birds were shot by several of our crack marksman. John Atlee went to Chicago Wednesday for a few days' visit and will go out to Zion to call on his favorite teacher, Dr. John Alexander Dowie Elijah. Miss Elsie Neilsen was brought home from Joliet Thursday where she has had a long siege of sickness in the Silver Cross hospital. She is reported to be doing quite nicely at present and all hope for a speedy recovery. Mr. Edward Walters and sister Nora, of Joliet, visited as guests at the McEvilly home here last Sunday. The Misses Helen and Lena Kavanaugh, of Joliet, cousins of the Misses McEvilly, were also visitors here at the same time. Louis Emily, of Divine, had the misfortune to have both feet crushed while attempting to board a freight train for Joliet last Saturday. He was afterward taken to Joliet where it was necessary to amputate one foot. Mr. Emily had been a cripple for some time but fortunately his better foot was spared. Rural free delivery on route No. 2 starting from Minooka, went into effect Jan. 1st with Alex. Bell as carrier. This does away with the Star route to White Willow and John Atlee made his last trip as carrier thereon Wednesday. The White Willow office, Louie Darnell, postmaster, will be continued for some time at least. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines, Grundy County Coordinator