Grundy County, IL Phoenix Advertiser Minooka News December 31, 1903 Vol. 28, No. 55 William COULEHAN is on the sick list. Mrs. Geo. COULEHAN was in Joliet Monday. Markets - Corn 34; oats 33; eggs 31; butter 20. Charles TINDER is recovering from an attack of tonsilitis. B. LAGGER, of Joliet, called on friends here Saturday. Robert CARROLL, who has been on the sick list, is much better. Thomas COULEHAN is much improved from a severe illness. Richard WILSON, of Marengo, Ill., visited friends here over Sunday. William MURLEY has been quite sick with stomach trouble for several days. Miss Easie FEEHAN, of Chicago, is visiting her sister Mrs. Ambrose BRANNICK. There is no doubt that December has been one of the winter months this year. Miss Alice ECKHART, who has been on the sick list for the past week, is on the gain. Miss Lizzie COOP of Chicago, visited over Sunday at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Chas. COOP. Mr. and Mrs. Charles COOP and daughters Emma and Lizzie spent Christmas at the home of William COOP south of town. W. H. KAFFER has been absent for a few days attending an annual gathering of the representatives of the Deere Manufacturing Co. at Moline, Ill. Dr. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF has been in Joliet a few days this week attending the poultry and pet stock show where he has some fine chickens entered. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. KROGNESS, Mr. and Mrs. Chris NELSON, Miss Daisy STEARNS, Wm. STEARNS, and Wm. NELSON attended the theatre in Joliet Christmas night. Miss Myrtle BELL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. BELL and Miss Alma BELL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex BELL, spent Christmas here with their parents. Oliver BELL has so far recovered from his late injuries that he is able to go about the place. His mind is almost completely restored but he has no recollection of being hurt or of the events succeeding for several days. One of the workmen employed on the county line bridge across the Kankakee river near Lorenzo, fell one day last week and sustained a broken arm and leg and the loss of several teeth. The injured man is being cared for at the home of Mr. HENNEBRY, father of D. A. HENNEBRY of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Fred DIRST entertained the threshing company and their families at their home last Friday evening with a fine oyster supper and a royal good time. Those present were John BRANNICK and family, James McEVILLY, Sr. and family, James McEVILLY, Jr., and family and William BELL and family. Mrs. Grace PYLE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James PYLE, three miles north of town, is suffering with blood poisoning. She accidentally pricked her finger with a needle the day before Christmas and immediately the wound became very sore and gave great trouble. The poisoning is being controlled now and the patient is improving. Mrs. JEFFRIES, who was employed as housekeeper for James BUCKLEY prior to the latter's death, slipped on an icy walk in front of W. A. THAYER's residence last Thursday and sustained a fracture of the bone of the left arm below the elbow. Mrs. JEFFRIES is now staying at the home of W. J. CAMPBELL and family. Her home is in Morris. Notice I desire to have all accounts due me settled by Jan. 1, 1904, and hereby request all owing such accounts to call and settle same at once. D. A. HENNEBERRY Transcribed by Deb Haines, Grundy County IL CC, December 13, 1998