Grundy County, IL

Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

September 24, 1903
Vol. 28, No. 39


Markets - Corn 44; oats 31 and 34; eggs 19; butter 17.

Mrs. W. J. WALSH, of Joliet, is spending this week with 
relatives here.

J. H. MURPHEY and Peter BRISCOE are serving on the grand 
jury in Morris this week.

George RAYMOND and Charles HANDWERK, of Morris, spend Sunday 
with friends here.

Mrs. Geo. TINDER is having an addition built at the rear of 
her dwelling in the east part of town.

Miss Mamie PAUL, of Troy, has been quite sick with rheumatism 
for some time and is unimproved.

The CAMPBELL house situated on the lot recently purchased by 
St. Mary's church was sold at auction yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. KAFFER arrived home last Monday from a 
two weeks' visit with relatives at Atchison, Kansas.

The ladies of the M. E. church will soon hold a bazaar and 
sale of the various articles which the sewing society has 
made during the past few months.

Miss Mae ANDREWS who was employed as a clerk at the Joliet 
Dry Goods store in Joliet for several weeks has been at her 
home here the past two weeks.

Frank WILSON, the meat merchant, is a lonely man at present 
and is temporarily the lord of bachelor's hall. His better 
half is visiting with relatives at Hoopeston, Ill.

The farm of the HENDERSON estate was sold at auction last 
Saturday and brought $9300. John HENDERSON was the purchaser. 
The farm consists of 160 acres and the purchase price is a 
little under $60 per acre which is regarded as very low. Down 
in the central part of the state good farm land is selling 
for three time this price.

Daniel BRADBURY, one of the old residents of Minooka, died 
quite suddenly Friday, Sep. 18, 1903, at his home in the west 
part of town, aged 73 years.  He had been ill with dropsy for 
a year but his condition did not become serious until a day 
or two before his death. He was a native of England and came 
to this country and to this vicinity years ago. He leaves a 
widow, one son, Robert, and one daughter, Mrs. William 
FITZPATRICK, all of Minooka. The funeral took place Sunday at 
2 p.m. from the home conducted by Rev. L. P. WARRINGTON. 
Burial was in the Chapman cemetery.

Transcribed 11/09/98 by Deb Haines