Grundy County, IL Phoenix Advertiser Minooka News May 26, 1904 Vol. 29, No. 21 L. A. WARD was in Joliet on business Monday. Mrs. D. A. HENNEBERRY spent last Monday in Joliet. Thomas MURPHY was in Morris on business Monday. The M. W. A. base ball nine was photographed last Sunday. Mrs. John VanDOLSON visited in Joliet a day or two this week. Harry DONALDSON, of Aurora, visited his sister here last Sunday. John SHEPLEY and Miss Minnie SHEPLEY went to Joliet Tuesday. Markets - Corn damaged 25 to 35; No. 4, 43; oats 38; eggs 14; butter 16. The residence of William PATTEN is resplendent in fresh coats of paint. Ambrose BRANNICK is considerably improved this week and sits up some now. Mrs. W. J. WALSH and daughter, of Joliet, visited with relatives here this week. Mrs. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF visited with relatives in Lockport a few days last week. Mrs. WANNER, of Waponsee, is a guest here this week of her son, L. A. WARD. Andrew HANSEN is having his residence remodeled and greatly enlarged and improved. Rae DAVIS entertained his classmate, Patterson, of the Joliet high school over Sunday. The commencement exercises of the Minooka high school will occur Friday evening July 1. Two itinerant photographers are doing business here this week with headquarters at the Vana hotel. Mr. and Mrs. John HENNEBERRY, of Lorenzo, spent last Sunday here at the home of their son, D. A. HENNEBERRY. Miss Alberta SPERRY, of Joliet, was a guest of her friend Miss Mattie COLLEPS here last Saturday and Sunday. About sixty loads of grain have been received at KNAPP's elevator daily for the last week, half oats and half corn. A social was given Wednesday evening by the Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. church at the home of Miss Minnie TABLER. Dr. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF is preparing to erect a fine new modern residence this summer and work will probably be started in two or three weeks. Clarence CHURCHILL has been on the lame list this week as a result of stepping on a rusty nail which pierced his foot and caused a painful injury. Miss Sadie CONNELL, of Storm Lake, Iowa, is visiting here with his aunt, Miss Ellen CONNELL and other relatives. She expects to remain for a month. A colored nine from Joliet was scheduled to play the M. W. A. nine here last Sunday but failed to appear and only a practice game between local teams was played. Miss Elva COOP was pleasantly surprised by about thirty of her young friends at her home last Friday evening, the occasion being Miss Elva's eighteenth birthday anniversary. Mrs. KIPP, mother of Mrs. Henry RANDALL, who was taken to the Silver Cross hospital in Joliet last week, underwent an operation there for the removal of a tumor and is said to be recovering nicely. Thomas BRANNICK arrived here from Arizona a few days ago and is making a visit among relatives and friends. Mr. BRANNICK has been in the west for twenty years or more and has been following the fortunes of mining. Frank CLARK, of Joliet, has been working in this vicinity for several days in the interests of the Pioneer Land Co. of Joliet. Mr. CLARK expects to make a trip to Minnesota with a party of land purchasers leaving here June 7. Rev. W. JAGGARD was in Joliet last Saturday and purchased the horse and buggy formerly owned by John STANTON of the St. Nicholas hotel. The horse is a lively stepper and the vehicle is of the bicycle wheel, automatic, air-cushion-tire variety that makes riding luxurious. The assessor is now busy and is rounding up both the rich and the poor. A Will county man whom we know manages to dodge the assessor in a very agreeable way. He is worth several thousand dollars in notes, bonds, mortgages, etc., but owns no real estate nor has he a family. Shortly before April 1 each year his health ostensibly becomes rather poor and a month's trip to Hot Springs is necessary. He enjoys a fine time for a few weeks and when the tax coast at home is clear he turns up in Illinois as smiling as a June day. He says its cheaper for him to take a vacation and far more pleasant. Main street was the scene of a breath-taking runaway last Saturday. James MAREN and sister, Miss May MAREN, were driving into town and when near WEESE's blacksmith shop their horse took fright at the sprinkling wagon and wheeled around so that the buggy was overturned. Mr. MAREN and sister were but slightly injured but the horse ran away and demolished the buggy. Clarence CHURCHILL, who was driving the sprinkler, rushed to the aid of Mr. MAREN and in the meantime his team, frightened at the commotion, started to run. The couple of the wagon soon broke and left the tank and main part of the wagon behind, thus avoiding more serious damage. One of the horses was cut somewhat but will soon recover. Transcribed by Deb Haines, Grundy County IL CC, December 17, 1998