Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Grundy County, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Deb Haines Phoenix Advertiser "Minooka News" October 30, 1902 Vol. 27, No. 44 Miss Elsie NEILSEN is somewhat improved. Mrs. HALL visited in Chicago part of this week. W. A. THAYER is having improvements put on his place this week. Mrs. G. COLLEPS was a guest of Mrs. BAKER in Aux Sable last Wednesday. A. G. HAWLEY, of Lockport, was in town on telephone business last Tuesday. Robert WEST, of Francisville, Ind., is visiting with friends in Minooka this week. The W. F. M. S., will meet at the home of Mrs. J. H. BRINCKERHOFF Saturday afternoon. Miss Grace BENNETT, of the Ridge, visited at the home of Mrs. J. T. VanDOLSEN this week. Mrs. VERNON and daughter-in-law, of Chicago, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Wm. GRUETT. The Ladies Thimble Society will meet with Mrs. Chas. PARMENTER next Thursday afternoon. Mrs. WARRINGTON left Monday for New York where she will visit her mother and other relatives. Prof. ROOT, County Superintendent of schools, was in Minooka Monday but did not visit the schools. Chas. E. DAVIS and M. L. KAFFER are away on a trip to Manitoba and have been absent for a week. Mr. and Mrs. John DWYER have returned from Wisconsin where they went for their wedding trip last Wednesday. The Basket Social given by the pupils of the M. H. S. in the school building last Friday evening was quite well attended. The proceeds were about $10. Mrs. T. B. WORTMAN and children returned from Shelbyville, last Saturday, where they spent the past summer. The professor is now "as pleasant as a basket of chips." Dr. and Mrs. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF went to Lockport Saturday to visit with the former's brother, who recently returned from a wedding tour in Europe and stopped at Lockport to visit with relatives there before going on to his home in Oakland, Cal. The second number of the Star Lyceum Course will be given in the M. E. church Tuesday evening, Nov. 4. The troupe is known as the Grand Concert Company and is composed of four singers who are reputed to be one of the finest quartets in Chicago. At St. Patrick's church in this place, Wednesday afternoon, October 22, 1902, at 4 o'clock, occurred a very happy and pretty wedding in which the holy bonds of marriage were assumed by Miss Emma Catherine COULEHAN and Mr. John M. DWYER, both well-known and highly esteemable young people of Minooka. The nuptial ceremonies were performed by Rev. Father McMAHON in the presence of a large assemblage of the relatives and friends of the contracting parties. That evening at 8 o'clock a bridal reception was held at the COULEHAN home and the guests enjoyed the delicious bounties of a wedding supper. The bride and groom received many handsome and valuable gifts which they will always cherish as representing the good will and well wishes of the donors. Mr. and Mrs. DWYER departed on a wedding journey to Wisconsin and returned a day or two ago. They will reside here and the best wishes of all attend them. 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