Grundy County, IL

Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

October 15, 1903
Vol. 28, No. __


Markets - Corn 41; oats 35; eggs 21; butter 17.

Dr. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF was in Joliet on business last 
Tuesday.

Harry THAYER expects to leave within a few weeks on a trip 
to Colorado Springs and other points in the west and if finds 
things to his liking he may decide to remain there.

Fred McCOWAN leaves today for Los Angeles, California, and if 
he likes the country he will remain there. Fred has been 
employed in FERGUSON's blacksmith shop here the past six 
months.

John JOHNSTON, the civil war veteran, left Tuesday for the 
National Soldier home at Milwaukee, Wis., and that will 
henceforth be his address. Last week he received back pension 
accounting upwards of $700 and everybody received cigars, et 
cetera at John's expense for a few days.

John KAFFER arrived home last Saturday from Atchison, Kansas, 
where he had been employed as manager of a drug store for 
five months. He was well pleased with the West but still 
_____ Minooka ____ as good as anything on the map. John will 
now assist KAFFER Bros. in the hardware business.

Transcribed 11/11/1998 by Deb Haines