Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Grundy County, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Deb Haines Phoenix Advertiser "Minooka News" November 6, 1902 Vol. 27, No. 45 Mr. J. H. MURPHEY has gone to St. Louis to visit with his son. Daniel DAHLEM, of Joliet, formerly of this place, was in town Sunday. M. L. KAFFER and C. E. DAVIS returned a few days ago from Manitoba. Anslow BELL, of Maywood, visited with friends and relatives here this week. Miss Mary PALMER, of Maywood, visited with friends and relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Edward PALMER, of Chicago, visited with friends and relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. SMITH, of Plainfield, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. VanDOLSEN, this week. The two little sons of Mr. and Mrs. Guy McCLOUD between here and Channahon are down with scarlet fever. Mrs. George THAYER and daughter Ruth spent part of this week with the former's sister, Mrs. C. F. THAYER, in Aux Sable. Mr. J. C. HUGHES, the former druggist at Dr. BRINCKERHOFF's was in town a day or two this week and registered a vote Tuesday. The business meeting of the Epworth League which was to have been held at the M. E. church, Monday evening was postponed until a later date. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. KNAPP and Miss Millie FLUENT, have returned from Charles City, Iowa, where they spent the past week visiting the latter's parents. Postmaster Charles DIRST is all smiles this week because of the presence of a prospective postmistress at his home. The little maiden arrived last Monday, Nov. 3, 1902. Mr. John HATCH, of San Francisco, Cal., has been visiting here for a few days as a guest of his cousins, N. J. COMERFORD, Geo. T. SMITH and others. Mr. HATCH went from Lockport, N. Y., to California in 1859 and has since lived there. The members of the M. E. Sunday school have decided to have the hour for Sunday school changed from 12 to 2 p.m. during the month of November, commencing next Sunday. If it is considered better at this hour than at 12 it will afterwards be held then. Mrs. Geo. COLLEPS and son George drove to Plattville, Wednesday to visit with relatives there. The drive proved to be too much for Mrs. COLLEPS who was worse that evening when she returned home but has so far recovered as to be able to be out in her wheel chair again. Mr. and Mrs. Albert HARE have gone to Hoopeston, Ill., to attend the funeral of the former's sister, Miss Mary E. HARE, who died Tuesday Nov. 4. The deceased formerly resided in Seward and was at one time teacher of the Chapman school. She was an invalid for twenty years. The partition has been taken from the bakery owned by Bert WARD and the back part of the building changed into a lunch room. We understand that Mr. WARD has sold his soda fountain to Joseph GEARY who will have it moved to his new lunch counter in the old CARROLL building. Miss Elsie NEILSON, who has been in the hospital in Joliet since undergoing an operation for appendicitis, has suffered an attack of typhoid fever and is quite critically ill. She was recovering from the effects of the operation in the most satisfactory manner until the typhoid attack developed. Messrs. N. J. COMERFORD and W. H. KAFFER saw the football contest between the Michigans and Wisconsins at Marshall field in Chicago last Saturday when the Wolverines were victorious by a score of 7 to 0. The Minooka gentlemen were only a short distance from the grand stand which collapsed and injured fifty people. The second number of the entertainment course was given by the Grand Concert Company, of Chicago. Instead of four singers, as advertised, there were five and many say that it was the best number yet given. The next number will be given on Friday night Nov. 21, by O. EGBERT, Grand Monologist and Impersonator. Alex BELL's horse took fright at a train up at the E. J. & E. Wednesday evening and tried to beat the record across the trestle. The feet of the animal soon found the spaces between the ties, however, and its flight ended abruptly. Dell GREEN and others succeeded in getting the horse out and found the creature very little injured but very badly scared. Mrs. Frank LYNK died at her home in Troy last Monday morning, Nov. 5, 1902, at 5 o'clock. She was born Agnes COLLINGER and was married only two years ago. Her husband survives and her parents also live in that neighborhood. Mrs. LYNK was the mother of one child but the infant spirit was called into eternity before the death of the mother. The funeral took place Wednesday. Dr. James Johnston BELL, who was born and reared near here, died in Chicago early Tuesday morning. He was _______________ and of Mrs. Alex BELL and Mrs. J. S. WATSON and Miss Emma BELL, all of this vicinity. He was about forty years of age and had a host of friends here who are deeply grieved at his untimely death. He married Miss Belle MYERS, of Mazon, about twelve years ago and she with four children, the eldest aged 11 years, survives. Dr. BELL was a highly successful practitioner and was a man of high character and rare intelligence and culture. The Record Herald Wednesday morning contained an excellent likeness of the dead physician together with the following sketch: Dr. J. Johnston BELL, of 342 Fullerton avenue, died yesterday morning at St. Luke's hospital as the result of an operation for tumor on the brain. He had not been in good health for several months and last June made a trip to California in the hope of recuperation. Dr. BELL was a graduate of Rush Medical College, the founder of the Kedzie Hospital on Central Park boulevard, a member of the Masonic order and a Knight of Pythias. The funeral will take place from the family residence on Thursday at 1 o'clock. Last Saturday afternoon the Joliet high school boys went to Aurora and played a game of football with the high school team of that city. The home team proved the victors, the score being 21 to 6 in their favor. 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