Grundy County, IL Phoenix Advertiser Minooka News February 4, 1904 Vol. 29, No. 5 Ed. BARRY was in Joliet Friday. Bert WARD spent Thursday in Joliet. Roy HARE has recovered from the measles. Markets - Corn 35; oats 37; eggs 30; butter 20. George TINDER, of Morris, spent Friday with his parents here. Roy HARE is numbered with the sick, his affliction being measles. Misses Emma COOP and Bessie COLLEPS called on Joliet friends Saturday. Miss WYETH, of White Willow, visited over Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Wm. GRUETT. The recently elected officers of the local lodge of K. P.'s were installed last Wednesday evening. Frank McHUGH and Henry TALBOT are absent on a trip to Oklahoma to look over the country. Contractor Frank SICKLES has the contract for considerable building and repairing for John BALTZ. A new and complete line of fancy and comic valentines at Bert WARD's at very low prices. Get them now. S. F. TROWBRIDGE has invested in the Mrs. WOOD property in the south west part of town. Consideration $100. Miss Ethel WATSON, who is attending the university at Lake Forest, spent a few days of the past week at home. Edward CHAPMAN was kicked on the hand by a horse one day last week and a bone in the member is fractured as a result. The funeral of Albert HARE who died Wednesday was held Friday from the Seward Congregational church conducted by Rev. BEDDOES. A fine twelve-pound son arrived safely at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie ODELL at Sand Ridge, Wednesday morning, Feb. 3, 1904. The Epworth Leaguers held a very pleasant social at the BUCKLEY home last Thursday evening, enjoying a bob ride, music and refreshments. The stork paid a visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank SICKLES last Friday, Jan. 29, 1904, and brought a fine ten-pound son who is the joy and hope of the proud parents. Contractor SICKLES is erecting an implement shed for Thomas MURPHY the new hardware merchant. The new building is just opposite the new store, on the south side of the street. We are reliably informed that W. H. KAFFER has embarked in the fancy poultry business and that when he gets a few more chicks hatched Dr. BRINCKERHOFF's prize bunch will look like a shadow in comparison. Dr. BRINCKERHOFF's exhibit of light brahma chickens at the Chicago poultry show last week brought down the highest honors in this class. He secured first money for hen, pullet and pen and second for cock and cockerel. Will FERGUSON arrived home last Thursday from Chicago where he was employed in a drug store for some time. Will is not any too well pleased with city life and has decided to remain in Minooka for a time at least. The wind last Monday drifted the snow quite badly and some of the roads have been almost blockaded. The gale sweeping across plowed fields also picked up dirt and dust and scattered it broad cast with the snow thus removing the "beautiful" far from its wonted beauty. W. H. RANDALL, C. E. DAVIS, Edward OAKS and J. H. MURPHEY were chosen at the republican caucus last Friday evening as delegates to the county convention in Morris Saturday. The convention instructed the delegates to the state convention to vote for the renomination of Gov. YATES. Messrs., and Mesdames W. H. KAFFER, C. F. DIRST, M. L. KAFFER, J. BRADY, William PATTEN, H. P. BRANNICK, E. W. BRADY; Misses Eva and Etta TALBOT, Margaret BRANNICK, Kathryn KINNEY and Agnes McEVILLY and Messrs. D. A. HENNEBRY, Thomas OAKS and John McEVILLY attended the brilliant party given by the Knights of Columbus at Adam hall in Joliet last Monday night. There were about five hundred guests and the event was one of the most successful society functions that Joliet has ever known. All of the Minooka people greatly enjoyed the entertainment provided. Transcribed by Deb Haines, Grundy County IL CC, December 14, 1998