Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Grundy County, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Deb Haines Phoenix Advertiser "Minooka News" October 16, 1902 Vol. 27, No. 42 Miss Elsie NIELSON is somewhat improved. Miss May ANDREWS spent Saturday with relatives in Joliet. Miss A. M. BAILEY spent Sunday with John HENDERSON and family. Miss Mamie PAUL, of Chicago, spent this week with friends and relatives here. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles WHITE, a daughter, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1902. No Epworth League was held Sunday evening on account of the storm. Miss Agnes McEVILLY is visiting with friends and relatives in Chicago this week. At the meeting of the board of registry Tuesday there were 272 names registered. A. M. LEACH, of Francesville, Ind., is visiting here with his sister, Mrs. W. A. THAYER. Misses Mildred CLARK and Matilda TRIMBLE spent part of this week with friends in Joliet. Miss Etta GORHAM has returned to Elgin after a short visit with friends and relatives here. Walter WEESE, of Dwight, visited with his brother, E. N. WEESE and wife Thursday of this week. Wm. FERGUSON and John McEVILLY started to school Monday. They will review eighth grade work. Several from here attended the convention held at the Ridge church Monday and Tuesday of this week. Erastus NEILSON has returned to Michigan after a short visit with his brother, C. NEILSON and family here. Several from here attended the O'BRIEN BRISCOE wedding reception at Channahon last Wednesday evening. Miss Dora CAMPBELL left Friday for Overline, Ohio, where she will spend some time with friends and relatives. Edward SWEENEY, of Plattville, visited at Mrs. CANTWELL's Sunday. Mrs. SWEENEY's mother was here with her for a visit. Edward BESLEY returned Wednesday morning from Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he had been looking over the country with a view of purchasing land. The next number of the Lyceum course will be given Tuesday, Nov. 4, by the Chicago Concert Co., consisting of a mixed quartette. It is reported that this will be the best number of the course. Fred SMITH, Sr., died early Thursday morning, Oct. 9, 1902. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church Friday and were conducted by Rev. A. BEDDOES, of Seward. There was a large attendance. Interment in Joliet. The highway commissioners have commenced repairing the roads west of town. So much rain the past season has been very hard on the gravel roads. In consequence more surfacing with gravel will be needed than usual. We hear of several farmers who have lost hogs with cholera lately. Brady Bros. buried fifteen one day not long ago, and the Meade Bros. have lost hogs by the same disease. The appearance of the disease has caused many to hurry shipment of their hogs to market. The pupils of the Minooka High School are making preparations to give a box social in the high school room on Tuesday evening, Oct. 21. All are invited. Ladies are requested to bring plain undecorated shoe boxes. It is understood that they are to have something good in them, however. The E. J. & E. R. R. have a force of men at work putting up stone abutments on the main road in the western part of town and will replace the wooden trestle, which goes over the road, with an up-to-date steel bridge. We understand they will put a steel bridge over the street near St. Mary's church as soon as the other one is completed. The street preacher and his wife left town Friday. While he was preaching Thursday night several of the young men drenched him with several pails of water finally throwing the pail at him and nearly hitting him. Eggs were also thrown. The man's style of preaching may not have been all that it should be but there is certainly more to condemn in the action of those who mistreated him. Last week while Andrew CLENNON and Edward COULEHAN were ringing some hogs an old sow got mad and made a rush for Andy but he got out of her reach by climbing a fence. The brute then turned her attention to Edward who had been laughing at his companion. He made quick work to get out of her way and succeeded. The damage done was a straw hat badly chewed up. The men were not a bit frightened. A man never climbs when he is frightened. 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