Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Grundy County, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Deb Haines Phoenix Advertiser "Minooka News" November 27, 1902 Vol. 27, No. 48 Miss Edith BLY is very sick with typhoid fever. George THAYER was a visitor in Joliet last Saturday. Bert WARD has a new stock of holiday jewelry on hand. Miss Mae ANDREWS visited with relatives in Joliet this week. Mr. and Mrs. R. COOP visited with friends and relatives in Joliet Thursday. Charles WEESE's children, of Morris, visited with friends and relatives here last Sunday. Guy BUTTON, of New Lenox, formerly of this place, is reported very ill with appendicitis. Miss Florence WYETH, of White Willow, spent part of this week with friends and relatives in Minooka. Miss Elsie NEILSON is expected home next Monday from the hospital in Joliet. She is improving nicely. Miss Maggie DEMPSEY, of Joliet, formerly of this place, visited with friends and relatives here last Sunday. Mrs. Fred SMITH, of this place, has purchased a residence in Joliet and intends to remove to that city in the near future. The sewing circle of the M. E. church met at the home of Mrs. Wm. PATTEN last Wednesday. The ladies expect to hold another fair about Christmas time. Miss Luella TEMPLETON, who is troubled with an enlargement of one of the glands of the eye, had her eye lanced last Saturday and the trouble has been somewhat relieved. Mr. John CRUMBY and Miss Sadie O'BRIEN were united in marriage Wednesday afternoon at St. Mary's church by Rev. Father McMAHON. They are popular young people who have the best wishes of all. The abutments of the stone bridge on the main road going under the E. J. & E. were finished this week and the engines moved to the first road north, near St. Mary's church, where they will put up other abutments. Miss Emma McEVILLY was slightly injured in Joliet last week at the corner of Ottawa and Jefferson streets. A trolley pole on a street car fell and struck Miss McEVILLY across the shoulder and nearly caused her to fall. Had the blow been received on the head the injury would doubtless have been far .......... 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