Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Phoenix Advertiser, Minooka News September 18, 1902, Vol. 27, No. 38 Grundy County, IL Daniel HALL spent several days of this week in Morris. Lester OAKS is recovering from an attack of the mumps. Eugene CLENNON is taking the high school course in Morris. Alfred DAVIS is now clerking in Adler's shoe store in Joliet. Miss A. M. BAILEY is suffering from an attack of tonsilitis this week. Charles CARROLL is now employed by the American Express Co., Joliet. William AHERN, of Chicago spent Sunday in Minooka with his mother. Mrs. E. N. WEESE spent part of this week with friends and relatives in Chicago. Harry THAYER and John KAFFER visited with Dr. G. A. HARRISON in Morris Monday. Miss Amy GARD, of Springfield is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. VanDOLSEN this week. Rev. WARRINGTON, son of the pastor here, will preach in the M. E. church here next Sunday. Rev. OTTIS, of Channahon, and Rev. WARRINGTON, of Minooka exchanged pulpits last Sunday. Mr. G. T. SMITH spent last Sunday in Joliet and Lockport calling on kindred and old friends. Guy BUTTON, of New Lenox, was the guest of Miss Jennie TEMPLETON, last Sunday afternoon. The Democratic caucus last Friday went by default and no delegated were selected from here. Miss Lois STRATTON left here Monday for Wheaton where she will attend school during the coming year. Mrs. Chas. COOP left Wednesday for Champaign where she will spend some time with her invalid father. The highway commissioners were requested a few days ago by J. COLLINS to cut the weeds as the law requests. Miss Clara MOORMAN returned to her home in Wheaton after a short visit here with Mrs. STRATTON and daughter. Word was received Monday of the death of Miss Mildred PIERCE, of Chicago, a niece of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. WEESE. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel COOP, of Chicago, formerly of this place, visited with relatives in Minooka and vicinity this week. Several from here attended the church picnic which was held in Walley's grove last Saturday. All report an enjoyable day. Mrs. E. E. CAMPBELL and children and sister, Miss Hattie PARMENTER, and their mother returned from a pleasant visit in Chicago Thursday evening. Miss Maggie DEMPSEY, of Joliet, formerly of this place, spent a part of a three weeks' vacation with relatives and friends here returning to Joliet Monday. Miss Carrie HICKS and Roy McCOWAN, both of Channahon, were united in marriage Sunday evening, Sept. 14, 1902, at the Channahon M. E. church, by Rev. OTTIS. Miss Mamie CLENNON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew CLENNON, has resumed her studies at the St. Angela's Academy in Morris. She expects to finish the course this year. Mr. and Mrs. KENNEDY and daughters Genevieve, Gertrude and Florence, of Cincinnati, Ohio, have returned to their home after a month's visit with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. CLENNON. A new member of the Daughters of Liberty arrived last Monday Sep. 15, 1902, when a fine little maiden made her initial appearance on the stage of life at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis LIBERTY. Dr. BRINCKERHOFF and Prof. WORTMAN spent a pleasant evening in Mazon one day last week, attending the semi-annual meeting and banquet of the medical association of Grundy County. They were indebted to Dr. BENNETT for the sumptuous banquet. Messrs. Martin and M. L. KAFFER left last week for Abilene Kansas on a visit to relatives and incidentally to look over the country with a view of purchasing some land. M. L. returned home Tuesday noon but his father will remain for a week longer. Some one had the "nerve" to take John GREENBACK's wheel the other night without "leave or license" and after riding it until the tire came off they rode it some time without the tire, ruining the rim of the wheel. Then afraid to return it they left it in the alley back of W. A. THAYER's barn where it was found next morning. Mrs. M. TALBOT, of this place, was luck's companion last week. She registered as a guest in P. MERSINGER's prize pumpkin seed guessing contest at the Will County fair and was fortunate enough to be the winner. The pumpkin contained just 251 seeds and there were eight persons including Mrs. TALBOT who guessed 250. Lots were cast between the eight and Mrs. TALBOT won. Richard OLSON, of Seward, has several teams and men hauling lumber from here to build a new barn. Transcribed by Deb Haines, Grundy County IL CC, March 13, 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB 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