Grundy County, IL "Minooka News" February 12, 1903 Vol. 28, No. 7 Markets - Corn 39; oats 31; eggs 22; butter 22. George Thayer was in Joliet on business Monday. D. G. Andrews resumed charge of the Rock Island office again last week after a few weeks' illness. Robert Scofield's team ran away last Saturday and wound up in a barb wire fence in C. E. Davis' cornfield. No one hurt. Work on the new postoffice building is progressing rather slowly, but Contractor Rolfe expects to have the place ready for occupancy by March 1. Last Monday night near midnight a team ran away and turned west on the Rock Island track at the crossing west of town. Several persons was the team with cutter attached going at a mad pace but were unable to tell whose it was and nothing further has been heard of them. An election was held in the town of Seward a few days ago on the question of building an iron bridge across Aux Sable creek near Shurtleff's crossing. About 120 votes were cast and the proposition carried five to one. There has never been a bridge at the point in question, a ford heretofore affording the only accommodation for crossing. The work on the bridge will soon be started. Osman Lawson of Sand Ridge, had a lively experience while driving home from town last Monday night. His team were feeling frisky and started to run as soon as Mr. Lawson began driving them. They ran west half a mile then threw Mr. Lawson out into a hedge fence. Then they flew the road and went through two wire fences and onto the Rock Island right-of-way. We were unable to learn where they finished. Mr. Lawson was badly bruised and scratched up. Elmer Draner's team was in a perilous position for a short time Sunday morning. Mr. Draner attempted to drive up the Rock Island tracks from the crossing west of town and his sled runner caught in the frog about eighty rods west of the station. He was unable to extricate the sled. ------------------------------------------------------------- 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