Grundy County, IL Phoenix Advertiser Minooka News June 5, 1902 Vol. 27, No. ___ Mrs. D. ANDREWS was a Chicago visitor part of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Richard COOP were visitors in the Stone City Thursday. David ANDERSON, of Morris, candidate for county judge, was in Minooka Monday. Mr. GASKILL, of Ohio, is visiting at the home of his cousin Len GASKILL, of Channahon. Leslie BELL, of Chicago, formerly of this place, visited with friends and relatives here this week. Miss Jennie ANDREWS, of Joliet, was a visitor at the home of her uncle, D. ANDREWS, this week. Miss A. M. BAILEY, of this place, visited at the home of C. F. THAYER in Aux Sable this week. George THAYER and Guy FERGUSON visited the former's brother, Harry THAYER, in Coal City Saturday. Miss Dora CAMPBELL, who is at present employed in Chicago, visited with friends and relatives of Minooka Sunday. Wm. ECKHART, who lives several miles east of town, had one of his best five year old horses killed by lightning Sunday. Mr. Wm. WOODS went to Kankakee Monday to attend the funeral of an old friend, Mrs. FOWLER, formerly of Plattville. Dr. J. Bell, of Chicago, was gone to California for his health, accompanied by his brother-in-law, Dr. J. S. WATSON, of this place. The children of the public schools had no school on Decoration day and Saturday they had a school picnic in Dr. WATSON's woods. Miss Mamie COCKABEAN, who had been visiting at the home of her cousin, Miss Lizzie CARROLL in this place, returned to her home in Chicago Tuesday. C. NELSON and family spent Sunday at the home of Will COOP and family where they all greatly enjoyed a picnic in the woods. The weather was fine for the occasion. The two men, who have for the last week or so been gathering rags and old iron in Minooka and vicinity, stopped their gatherings last Friday. They had a car load of iron and a large wagon load of rags. Dr. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF was in Springfield this week and successfully passed the druggist's examination and on his way home stopped at Shelbyville and visited with Prof. T. B. WORTMAN's family, who are residing there at present. Children's day services will be held at the M. E. church Sunday, June 8. Rev. WARRINGTON will talk to the children in the morning and the children............ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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