Grundy County, IL Phoenix Advertiser "Minooka News" May 28,1903 Vol. 28, No. 28 Markets - Corn 40; oats 31; eggs 13; butter 18. Theodore Falkenberg took in the big circus in Joliet last Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Dahlem, of Joliet, is a guest here of her sister, Mrs. Jacob Stauffer this week. Farmers are now getting enough rain to please them and crops are coming along in fine shape. The E. J. & E. has placed a new steel bridge over the roadway at the crossing near St. Mary's church. W. A. Thayer attended the circus in Joliet last Saturday evening and beheld the marvelous bicycle feats among others. Fred Dirst is hauling stone for the masonry work of a new residence to be erected on his farm a half mile south of town. Dr. J. J. Brinckerhoff moved into his new home last Tuesday and will henceforth be the director of his own domicile. Miss Dora Campbell arrived home Tuesday from Oberlin, Ohio, where she had been visiting relatives for several months. John Kaffer, Michael Brannick and Thomas and William McEvilly took in the circus in Joliet last Saturday. Edward Oaks, Oliver Paul, "Desom" Edmonds, Will Nelson and Ray Reed went to Joliet Sunday to see the home team defeat the Cedar Rapids 1 to 2. It is thought that cherries will be about one half crop this year. There will be few if any peaches and the outlook for strawberries is not promising in this section. The late freeze and frost is responsible for most of the injury of the fruit. The commencement exercises of the Minooka high school will occur Friday evening, June 26 and the commencement announcements will soon be issued. There are four members of the graduating class. They are Ray Davis, Martha Moore, Frances Feehan and Mary Coulehan. The school board has elected Prof. Ross as principal of the Minooka schools for the coming year. Prof. Ross has been teaching at Wing, in Livingston County, this state and two years ago taught at Manhattan in Will County. Prof. Ross is a married man and has two children. He is reported to be a man of brilliant intellect and a capable teacher. John Edmonds, Sr., left Wednesday for Vinton, Iowa, where he will attend a reunion of the Edmonds family. The family consists of three brothers and three sisters and all have not been together since 1833. They they were at the old house in Penn. Two now reside at Vinton, one at Waterford, Pa., one at LaPorte, Iowa, one at Hawthorne, Iowa, and one here. Daniel Marquette, a stockman from Shelby Iowa, lost his life in a most shocking manner at a point about one mile west of here on the Rock Island railroad last Friday. Marquette was coming to Chicago with stock and when the train left Morris he and another stockman went forward to their car to get an animal up that was down. After doing this the two men concluded not to walk back over the cars but instead sat down on the bumpers between two cars. At the point above named the engineer slackened speed and the cars ran along together until suddenly the engine gave a lurch ahead and drew the bumpers far apart as they could go. Marquette was evidently off his guard and fell between the cars. His life was crushed out almost instantly. The coroner took charge of the remains and held an inquest the following day. Marquette's wife had gone added to Chicago on a passenger train and was horrified to learn of her husband's frightful death. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB 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, Grundy County Coordinator