Grundy County, IL

Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

October 8, 1903
Vol. 28, No. 41


Markets - Corn 41; oats 33; eggs 30; butter 18.

Miss Mattie COLLEPS now officiates as the operator at the 
Chicago telephone central.

Mrs. HUTCHINSON, residing near White Willow, has been quite 
seriously ill for several days.

Miss Lulu BELL will spend next Saturday and Sunday with 
kindred and friends in Chicago.

Mr. SHAUGHNESSY, representing the Joliet Bridge & Iron Co.,
was in town on business Tuesday.

Considerable grain has been coming into market here the past 
week. The price on corn is now considerably off.

A few from here went to see "When Johnny Comes Marching 
Home", at the Joliet theatre Tuesday night.

Contractor George SICKLES has finished the work of remodeling 
the residence of George BAMFORD, five miles northwest of 
town.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry JOHNSON, nee Miss Mae ANDREWS, have been 
visiting among their relatives and friends here this week. 
They will soon take up their residence in Joliet.

John DWYER is preparing to erect a 36x64 barn on his farm 
and the contract has been awarded to George SICKLES, of 
Lockport. Work will be commenced in a few weeks.

In response to an invitation to attend the grand ball 
Wednesday evening for the benefit of St. Mary's church here, 
John McKERMAN, of Chicago, sent a check for five dollars and 
expressed his regret at being unable to come to attend.

Account convention Brotherhood of St. Andrew, at Denver, 
Colo., Oct. 7-11, the Santa Fe will sell excursion tickets 
to Denver, Colorado Springs or Pueblo and return for one 
fare plus 50 cents. Tickets on sale Oct. 4th to 8th. Good to 
return leaving Colorado convention points Oct. 31.

C. B. CHASE and Fred WEESE left Tuesday over the Rock Island 
and Great Northern for Seattle, Washington, where Mr. CHASE 
will superintend the erection of a brick plant for the 
Chicago Brick Works Co. Mr. WEESE will work with him on the 
job. They will travel about 2,500 miles and four and a half 
days is required to make the trip.

Harvey PORTER, one of the well known residents of Channahon, 
died at his home there last Saturday and the funeral took 
place from the house Monday with burial in Joliet. Mr. 
PORTER was worshipful master of the A. F. and A. M. lodge 
at Channahon and was also a member of the Eastern Star. He 
was highly respected for his sterling qualities of character 
and had many friends.

The grand platform dance given by the married ladies of St. 
Mary's church Wednesday evening at the park at Dr. 
BRINCKERHOFF's, was attended by nearly 700 people and was a 
fine success in every way. The weather was a little cool but 
very delightful and the must by Stahl's orchestra was 
superb. The net proceeds of the event as nearly as can now 
be figured will reach $600. This will be a handsome 
accretion to the building fund of the church.

For comfort, good service and low rates, patronize the 
Nickel Plate Road. Good road-bed, splendidly equipped 
trains and first-class dining-car service, meals being 
served on American Club Plan, ranging in price from 35c to 
$1; also service a la carte. Three through trains daily, in 
each direction. Rates always the lowest. No excess fare on 
any train on that line. Chicago City Ticket Office, 111 
Adams St. Depot LaSalle St. Station, corner Van Buren and 
LaSalle Sts., on the elevated loop.

W. A. THAYER, J. H. MURPHEY, W. J. CAMPBELL and Nelson WEESE 
went to Joliet Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Jerold 
DAHLEM, who died at her home in that city Sunday. The funeral 
took place from the house and the burial was in the Channahon 
cemetery. Mrs. DAHLEM formerly lived here and her husband was 
postmaster in this place about twenty-five years ago. He was 
suddenly stricken on the street here in 1883 and expired 
within a few minutes. Mrs. DAHLEM was the mother of Adam, 
Daniel and Jacob DAHLEM, all of Joliet, and two daughters 
also survive.

Al PATTEN was not sure for a little while last Tuesday 
morning whether he was a dead man or a live one and it 
required several minutes of serious thinking and a little 
muscular exercise to convince himself that he was really not 
more dead than alive. Al was driving on the road and near Dr. 
WATSON's farm, west of town, when the wheel of the wagon 
struck a cobble stone in the wheel track in such a way that 
Mr. PATTEN was thrown head first out of the wagon. He was 
not expecting anything so sudden and he was not in Roosevelt's 
favorite idea condition of preparedness for trouble. Hence he 
landed on his shoulders and made what might be described as a 
very poor "getaway". He sustained no broken bones and 
fortunately his team stopped and made no more trouble until 
Al was able to climb into the wagon and return to town. No 
damage whatever was done except to Mr. PATTEN's anatomy, and 
his injuries are not so severe as they felt at the time.

An important change in Minooka business circles is to be 
chronicled this week. The firm of KAFFER Bros. composed of 
M. L. and W. H. KAFFER, the well-known hardware merchants, 
have bought out N. J. COMERFORD's grocery and dry goods 
store and the invoice has been completed and the new 
proprietors are in charge.  W. A. CLARK who has been with 
Mr. COMERFORD for several months past will remain under the 
new management and Miss Agnes McEVILLY and Thomas OAKS will 
also be retained in the positions they have hitherto filled. 
John KAFFER who has been at Atchison, Kansas, for some time 
past, will return to Minooka and will assist in the hardware 
business which will be under the immediate supervision of W. 
H. KAFFER while M. L. will personally have charge of the 
COMERFORD store. Altho still a young man, Mr. COMERFORD began 
his mercantile career in Minooka with his father twenty-eight 
years ago and has been in the business continuously since 
with the exception of a year and a half at school. He has 
well earned a year or two of rest from business and it is a 
matter of regret to all that his health demanded it. He has 
been uniformly successful in business and enjoys the 
confidence and esteem of all. Mr. COMERFORD will remain in 
the store for a week or two to get his accounts straightened, 
and of course will be pleased to receive settlements of as 
many outstanding accounts as possible.

Transcribed 11/09/98 by Deb Haines