Grundy County, IL Phoenix Advertiser Minooka News August 13, 1903 Vol. 28, No. 33 Markets - Corn 49; oats new 32, old 28; eggs 17; butter 17. George COLLEPS was in Chicago on business Tuesday. Miss Julia KREIN, of Joliet, called on her parents here Tuesday. Miss Mae ANDREWS is now employed in one of the stores in Joliet. A. K. KNAPP continues to grow a little stronger but is still quite helpless. D. A. HENNEBRY has been assisting in the work at KNAPP's grain office for a few days. Dr. F. W. WERNER, of Joliet, was called here in consultation with Dr. WATSON in the BELAY case last Tuesday. Oats threshing is now under way and the average yields is about thirty bushels. Many fields are turning out forty bushels per acre or better. A grand picnic will be held at Conroy's Park in Channahon next Saturday, August 15, which is the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. A son of Louis BELAY in the country, aged 14 years, has been very dangerously ill with abcesses for some time and it is feared that he may not recover. N. J. COMERFORD has been confined to his home by illness for a week past but is recovering. His exertions at the recent fire are largely responsible for his condition. D. A. HENNEBRY expects to get started with the work of rebuilding the grain elevator on the "J" at an early date. Thus far it has been impossible to secure stone masons. Mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Joseph McMAHON at St. Mary's parochial house last Sunday. The usual services will continue to be held there until a new church is completed. "The Golden State Limited" will be resumed about November 15. The equipment will be new and lighted by electricity. The schedule will be as fast as last season, the trip from Chicago to Los Angeles being made in less than three days. The agricultural, mining and industrial possibilities of Oklahoma are accountable for the number of homeseekers flocking to the "new country". Out of 122 passengers leaving Omaha recently on a Rock Island System train 120 were en route for Oklahoma. William MURLEY had his arm and hand caught and badly injured in the fan of a threshing machine at Charles GREEN's on the SHEPLEY farm last Monday. No bones were broken but the fore arm was badly cut and the wrist and hand were mashed. Mr. MURLEY will be laid up for some time. He was one of the hands with the machine. The usual prices governing old and new oats are reversed this year. New oats a day or two ago were listed at 32 cents and old at 28. Last year's grain was of very poor quality and nearly all of it would not grade at all. Considerable of the grain weighed as light as twenty pounds to the bushel. This year most of the oats test out about thirty pounds and some run up to a full thirty two, the standard weight. Several committees of St. Mary's congregation have been appointed to carry on the work of providing a new church to replace the edifice destroyed by fire last week. The committee to solicit subscriptions is of course the one that will have the most important preliminary work and upon their efforts in large measure depends the nature of the new church. There is a strong sentiment in favor of changing the site of the church and there is no doubt that the change will be made although the cost will be somewhat greater. Ezra TABLER was injured in a shocking manner, and perhaps fatally, last Monday afternoon at the home of John BLY at Sand Ridge, where he was assisting in threshing. He was mounting the separator when he missed his hold in some way and jumped backward to the ground in order to clear himself of the machinery. In his descent he struck on the top of the handle of a pitchfork that was stuck in the ground. The handle entered his groin and was forced in through the flesh and along the bone a distance of several inches. The handle was withdrawn by the men at hand and Dr. BRINCKERHOFF hurried to the injured man's aid. The injuries are very serious but it is thought the chances are good for Mr. TABLER's complete recovery. Transcribed 11/09/98 by Deb Haines