Grundy County, IL

Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

September 17, 1903
Vol. 28, No. 38


Markets - Corn 48; oats 31 and 34; eggs 19; butter 17.

Little Claude PATTEN is quite ill this week.

Mrs. M. L. KAFFER was a Joliet visitor Monday.

John McEVILLY was a visitor to Chicago Monday.

W. J. CAMPBELL was in Morris on business Monday.

Will BOLTON, of Joliet, spent Monday with friends in 
Minooka.

Miss Ethel WATSON is attending the university at Lake 
Forest.

SHEPLEY Bros. are having their livery barn reshingled this 
week.

Summer BELL, of Joliet, spent Sunday of this week with 
relatives here.

Born: Friday, Sept. 11th, 1903, a son to Mr. and Mrs. E. E. 
CAMPBELL.

Quarterly conference was held at the M. E. church last 
Saturday, Elder HOLMES presiding.

About a dozen Minooka A. F. & A. M.'s attended lodge in 
Channahon last Saturday night and all report a fine time.

Murray BAKER and Miss Ethel NADEN, of Seward, have again 
taken up their school duties at the Joliet high school.

Geo. COULEHAN and Henry DWYER have their store about ready 
for the opening. A meat market and shoe department will be 
kept in connection with the groceries.

John GATONS, Sr., who is held for the murder of his son a 
short time ago and is at St. Joseph's in Joliet, continues 
to grow weaker and may die at almost any time. It is almost 
certain that no early court will be called to pass upon his 
crime.

Transcribed 11/09/98 by Deb Haines