Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Grundy County, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Deb Haines Phoenix Advertiser "Minooka News" October 23, 1902 Vol. 27, No. 43 Francis FEEHAN visited with friends in Morris last Saturday. Robert MILLER expect soon to start a barber shop in Lisbon. W. _. CAMPBELL is having his dwelling house reshingled this week. Miss Lulu BELL is now employed as an assistant in the Minooka post office. David HENNEBRY attended the K. P. Lodge in Quincy one day this week. Misses Shirley DAVIS and Bessie COLLEPS were Ottawa visitors last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert COOP, of Chicago, visited with relatives here this week. Arthur VanHORN, of Bismark, N. D., visited with relatives here Monday of this week. Doctor PATTEN and family moved into the house owned by Mrs. Mary BLY Tuesday. Miss Amy HICKS, of Channahon, visited with her cousin, Miss Jessie CLARK, this week. Mrs. PETTIT of Ottawa, is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. KNAPP this week. A. M. LEACH has returned to his home in Francesville, Ind., after a visit with his sister here. Misses Lyla and Lorretto OAKS spent the latter part of last week with relatives in Morris. The Northwestern Telephone Co. is installing its phones in several Minooka homes this week. Mr. and Mrs. M. STITT and family visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard COOP this week. Mrs. ROBERTS, of Chicago, was here in the interests of the Royal Neighbors a few days of the past week. Miss Lois STRATTON, who is attending school in Wheaton, visited with relatives here last Sunday. The next number of the Star Lyceum Lecture course will be given on Nov. 1 at the M. E. church by the Chicago Grand Concert Co. Miss Elsie NEILSON was taken to the Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet last Monday, where she will undergo an operation for appendicitis. Many friends hope for her speedy recovery. The basket social which was to be given by the pupils of the M. H. S. in the high school room Tuesday evening was postponed until Friday evening, Oct. 21. All are invited. Ladies bring plain, undecorated shoe boxes. A good program is being prepared. Church services has been changed considerably since conference. Junior league has been discontinued for the present. Epworth League will hereafter begin at 6:30 and church at 7:30. Prayer meeting will also begin half an hour sooner, being held Wednesday evenings at 7 o'clock. Mrs. F. BLY, of Aux Sable, has rented the BELL house, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. H. P. BRANNICK. Mrs. BLY and daughter Lettie and Miss HUNT will take possession as soon as Mr. BRANNICK's new house is finished. We understand that Clarence MURLEY will work the BLY farm next year. DIED: James WOOD, at the home of his daughter in Seneca, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1902. Mr. WOOD formerly lived in Minooka and was one of the old settlers of Grundy County, being at the time of his death over 80 years old. Funeral services will be held in Seneca and the interment will be at the Dresden Cemetery south of Minooka, Thursday, October 23. While driving home after a visit to Joliet Tuesday James LONERGAN, of Channahon, lit his cigar and dropped the match in the bottom of the buggy. The clothing of his wife instantly caught fire and they hastened to put out the blaze but did not succeed. Mr. LONERGAN called for help and the fire was put out after using several pails of water. But the help came too late to save Mrs. LONERGAN. She was badly burned from her waist to her feet. As soon as possible she was taken to St. Joseph's hospital where she died at 4 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mr. LONERGAN was badly burned about the hands and feet. Mr. LONERGAN recently sold his farm in Millsdale and moved to Channahon where he married Mrs. COSS, who owned a farm near Dresden. The funeral services were held at St. Mary's church in this place Friday morning. 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