Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Grundy County, IL Phoenix Advertiser "Minooka News" October 9, 1902 Vol. 27, No. 41 A. K. KNAPP is on the sick list this week. Sidney BLY is ill with malarial fever. William BEDFORD visited with relatives in Joliet Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. McKINNEY, a daughter, Sunday Oct. 5, 1902. Mrs. Wm. SMITH visited her father, John VanDOLSEN last Sunday. Miss Edith BLY has returned to her work in Joliet after a visit with relatives here. Miss Tillie VANCE, of Joliet, formerly of this place, visited with friends in Minooka this week. Miss Emma BELL returned Saturday night from Chicago. Her brother is somewhat better. Theodore KELSALL, of Seattle, Wash., is spending some time with his step-father, James BUCKLEY. Prof. T. B. WORTMAN was in Joliet Saturday. He expects to have ten barrels of pears hauled to Joliet this week. Rev. WARRINGTON officiated at the funeral services of Mr. WOLFE, of Coal City, in Channahon one day this week. Mrs. A. BELL and daughter, Mrs. J. HOLT, went to Chicago Tuesday where they will spend several days with relatives. Thomas COULEHAN has bought of John STOUKENBOUGH his farm of 168 acres in Troy. The consideration is $13,360. Mrs. Charles COOP has returned from Champaign, Ill., where she had been spending several weeks with her invalid father. Two painters were engaged in painting the dwelling house of J. H. MURPHEY this week. Lavender, trimmed with green, is the color. Mr. and Mrs. Richard COOP attended the Cemetery meeting held at the home of John HENDERSON in Aux Sable Wednesday afternoon. John EDMONDS, Sr., left last Thursday, for Vinton, Iowa, to visit his brother there, and will probably accompany his brother on a trip to California. Forty-hour devotion was held at St. Mary's church this week. Rev. Father McMAHON assisted by Father O'BRIEN, of Joliet, had charge of the services. Messrs. Lawrence HAUSER, Edward and Albert DOLLINGER, W. H. RANDALL, Albert LINK and several others from here attended the state fair in Springfield last week. Rev. WARRINGTON and wife will attend the Rock River conference this week. There will be no church services but Sunday School at 11 a.m. Junior League 3 p.m. Epworth League at 7 p.m., a song service will be given also. Mr. and Mrs. DAY came to town last week. They call themselves "disciples of Christ." They have fitted up a room in Mrs. SEARLES' house back of the school house and intend to stay here all winter. While it is warm they will preach on front street each evening. While driving from town last Wednesday night, Robert HOOLIHAN, of Seward drove into the ditch near Thomas COULEHAN's home. The buggy was badly damaged but the owner and the horse escaped injury. It was a dark night and no protection was made to prevent any one driving into the ditch. Fire was discovered in the kitchen at John EDMOND's residence Wednesday of last week and some lively work was required to extinguish the flames. The sides and ceiling of the room were burned and the damage is considerable. The fire is supposed to have originated in some clothes hanging near the stove. Messrs. John DWYER, J. P. CLENNON, H. NEWMAN, Jr., John SNYDER, Frank HENKER, Jefferson COOP, Frank HANSEL, Thos. SHIELDS, Thos. O'BRIEN, Joseph KELLY, Wm. BRANNICK and John HANDLON started Sunday on a trip to Plankinton, S. D., for the purpose of looking at the country with a view to purchasing land. Dr. FERGUSON, of Morris, was here in consultation with Dr. BRINCKERHOFF over Miss Elsie NEILSEN who has been ill with appendicitis. It was thought that an operation would be necessary but after consultation it was decided to postpone this. The patient has since greatly improved and the operation may be found unnecessary. 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