Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Phoenix Advertiser, Minooka News September 1, 1902, Vol. 27, No. 37 Grundy County, IL Markets - Corn 56; oats 26. The Misses NEILSEN are visiting with friends in Chicago. The board of auditors met last Tuesday to audit the accounts of the town. Several from here attended the Kendall county fair held at Yorkville Friday. William KING and family, of Chicago, visited with relatives and friends here last week. Rev. OTTIS, of Channahon, and Rev. WARRINGTON, of Minooka, will exchange pulpits next Sunday. Rev. HOLMES administered the sacrament of the Lord's Supper at the M. E. church last Sunday. Wm. KING and family, of Chicago, visited with Mrs. Frank ENEIX and Mrs. L. J. REED this week. Mr. and Mrs. Richard COOP spent several days of this week with M. and Mrs. Will HILMAN in Joliet. Mr. and Mrs. John A. BOYD and sons Earl and Leon, of Joliet, visited with relatives here over Sunday. The ladies of the Aux Sable M. E. church will give a picnic in Walley's grove next Saturday. All welcome. Another oil drilling outfit, the third in this section, is sinking a well on Matthew PAUL's land east of town. H. M. BRINCKERHOFF, of Oakland, California, was a guest of his brother, Dr. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF, here a few days this week. The first meeting of the Junior League which was held at the M. E. church last Sunday afternoon was well attended. Miss J. T. VanDOLSEN attended the wedding of her cousin, Jessie ROSS, to Rev. MOON of Joliet, Wednesday of this week. Roy TERRY, one of the oil men, imbibed too freely a few nights ago and paid $5.00 and costs for lodging in the village bastile. Mrs. COUCH, of Seneca, visited with her sister, Mrs. Charles THAYER, of Aux Sable, and Mrs. Geo. THAYER in Minooka this week. Mrs. Chas. PERKINS and children were coming to town Friday when they met an automobile this side the trestle. Their horse was badly frightened. A car load of flour was received at N. J. COMERFORD's store a few days ago and the place looks as if the manna to feed the multitude had descended there. N. J. COMERFORD is spending a week or two at Mt. Clemens, Mich., the favorite health resort, and writes that he is feeling fine and enjoying his vacation immensely. Edward STRATTON, of Messena, Iowa, has returned to his home after a visit with relatives here. Miss Genevieve STRATTON accompanied him and will spend some time in Iowa. Miss Gertrude CAMPBELL is suffering with a poisonous breaking out on her face. Miss Gertrude had an attack of the same kind two years ago and it seems it is paying her another visit. James SEXTON, the Joliet ex-alderman who was injured in a fight in Joliet last Saturday night and died Sunday, was known by many here. He was frequently seen at social occasions in Minooka a couple of years ago. The ladies of the M. E. church will hold a church fair at Masonic hall September 26. Donations of fancy and useful presents will be thankfully received at the hall or previous to that date at the home of Mrs. Wm. GRUETT. At the last meeting of the W. F. M. S. Mrs. T. B. WORTMAN was elected president, Mrs. L. P. WARRINGTON vice president, Mrs. S. A. FERGUSON secretary, Mrs. E. N. WEESE corresponding secretary, and Mrs. W. J. CAMPBELL treasurer. This week with Robert COOP, of Plainfield, was visiting with his brother, William COOP here, someone entered the house. The family being absent the burglar rummaged through the house and finding Robert's coat took from it his watch and chain and about forty dollars. No clue of the robber has been found. James McEVILLY's horse fell with him while he was driving some cattle near Channahon last week. The horse stumbled in a hold in a bridge and executed a somersault. Mr. McEVILLY fortunately landed from under the horse and received only some severe scratches and bruises when he might have been crushed to death or sustained several broken bones. Daniel DAHLEM one of the old Minooka boys who has been with the Joliet Dry Goods Co. in Joliet, for the past ten years, has severed his connection with that firm to accept the position of manager in the dress goods department with Aller Bros., the new dry goods firm who are opening a fine store in the Bather building on Chicago St. in Joliet. Mr. DAHLEM will be glad to meet his friends in his new position. When the passenger train ___ in Minooka about 1:30 a.m. arrived here last Tuesday morning the rim and tire of a buggy wheel was found on the pilot of the engine. The engineer had suspected that his engine had struck something at the Bird's Bridge crossing but did not stop to see. Harry THAYER, the night operator here, notified Joliet of the circumstances and a switch engine was sent down to investigate. They found a wrecked buggy at the Joliet Mound crossing two miles west of Joliet, and it was not until daylight that the body of the victim of the accident was found. It lay beside the tracks at a point a mile east of Bird's Bridge and was soon identified as that of James RILEY, of Troy township. He lived only half a mile from the Mound crossing, where the train must have struck his buggy. He had been in Joliet and started home late and evidently failed to note the approach of the train. The crossing is a particularly dangerous one and should be abolished. Mr. RILEY's body was not much cut up but death had probably been instantaneous. In just what way it was carried for a distance of three miles cannot be known. Mr. RILEY was 35 years of age and was unmarried. He resided with his father J. RILEY, who owns a large farm there. Many other relatives live in Joliet. 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