Grundy County, IL

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Minooka News

March 17, 1904
Vol. 27., No. 11


Markets - Corn 33; oats 38; eggs 16; butter 21.

Mrs. Lizzie CARROLL visited in Morris Monday.

Frank WILSON was in Joliet Friday on business.

Mrs. Henry P. BRANNICK was in Joliet Monday.

Miss Maggie BRANNICK called on Joliet friends Thursday.

Edward CARROLL, of Morris, called on relatives here Monday.

Nels MUNSON, of Plattville, called on friends here Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry NEWMAN called on Joliet friends Tuesday.

Mrs. JEFFRIES who had been visiting in Morris, returned to Minooka Friday.

The wedding of Miss Fannie COULEHAN and Mr. Henry DWYER occurred yesterday.

Miss Blanche KNOWLES, of Morris, spent Saturday and Sunday here with her aunt, Mrs. Frank JONES.

The interior of Bert WARD's confectionery store is undergoing a thorough cleaning this week.

Mrs. Maria HERBERT of Wilmington, came here Tuesday and is a guest of her sister, Mrs. Lizzie CARROLL.

Mrs. Fred DIRST and children visited over Sunday with the former's mother, Mrs. EATON, in Joliet.

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. WALSH and daughter Celia, spent Sunday with Mr. Frank MILLER and family here.

Martin KAFFER has recovered from his illness with blood poisoning which resulted from a slight wound on the hand.

The families of W. A. THAYER, John TEMPLETON and C. E. DAVIS are the headquarters of the mumps at present.

Geo. TINDER and wife, of Morris, visited Sunday and Monday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. TINDER, Sr.

Chas. E. DAVIS and M. L. KAFFER were up at Goose Lake from Thursday morning until Saturday trying their luck with the sportive duck.

DWYER & COULEHAN intend to reopen their store and meat market in the near future if arrangements can be made for a suitable building.

Mr. and Mrs. S. A. FERGUSON received a call from the stork last Sunday morning and there is now another little maiden enrolled on the FERGUSON family record.

Still another change in the Minooka trucking business is to chronicled. Alonzo HEATH has made the fortune and retires to give Clarence CHURCHILL a chance. The change of ownership occurred Saturday.

Theodore KREIN was in Chicago Sunday to visit his sons and celebrate the second anniversary of the night when he was bound and gagged by the bank robbers who looted "KNAPP's" bank. Mr. KREIN will never forget that exciting event in his career.

Samuel FANCHER and bride arrived here last Saturday evening from Centreville, Ohio, where they were married about two weeks ago. They were met at the train by a large crowd of the groom's friends and given a hearty welcome. That evening a charivari party visited the FANCHER home and made a terrific din until the groom graciously did the handsome thing for the boys.

Prof. A. E. ROSS was fully vindicated before the Will county grand jury in Joliet last Saturday from any complicity in the theft of a certain typewriter from an office in Joliet a couple of weeks ago. Mr. ROSS was the victim of an unfortunate combination of circumstances connected with the matter and was arrested and held to the grand jury, which, after hearing the case, refused to vote an indictment. The people here all believe that Prof. ROSS was not guilty of any wrongdoing in the matter whatever, and the most that they will believe is that he may have been a little indiscreet in buying property from a stranger. This, however, is far from being a crime and is usually not even subject to criticism.

The republican township caucus will be held next Saturday afternoon, March 19, in KREIN's hall, at 2 o'clock and at 4 o'clock the township democratic caucus will be held in the same place. At 7:30 o'clock in the evening the village caucus will be held in the same hall. The offices are seeking the candidates in nearly every instance this spring and it seems to be a question whether two complete tickets will be gotten into the field. For highway commissioner, H. G. RANDALL is pretty sure to be named by the republican caucus and James HANDLON will likely be the democratic candidate. P. H. BRISCOE will be renominated by the democrats for assessor and Edward OAKS will again make the race for collector on the republican ticket. Daniel HALL will probably be renominated for supervisor and his opponent on the republican ticket is uncertain. D. A. HENNEBRY is being urged to accept the nomination but thus far has not given his consent to run. W. H. KAFFER is in about the same relation to the town clerkship on the democratic ticket. He has filled the duties of the office to the satisfaction of everybody and his friends are urging him to stay.

Transcribed by Deb Haines, Grundy County IL CC, December 15, 1998