Grundy County, IL

Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

July 7, 1904
Vol. 29, No. 27


Markets - Corn 30 to 44; oats 34.

Miss Lizzie COOP, of Chicago, spent the Fourth with kindred here.

Richard WILSON, of Plainfield, celebrated the Fourth among friends here.

Several Minooka people are talking of going to the world's fair at an early date.

William DONOVAN, of Plattville, is spending this week here at the residence of Frank WILSON.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer MAXWELL and children visited over the 4th with Mrs. DOUGHERTY and family in Joliet.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank WILSON, Mr. and Mrs. L. WALSTROM and William DONOVAN spent the 4th in Chicago.

Rye is now ready for harvest and the hay harvest is also at hand. Oats cutting will come in about two weeks.

So far as reported no one in this vicinity was injured by fireworks on the Fourth. There were no accidents of any kind.

The Minooka Cubs and the Aux Sable nine met on the Shepley diamond last Sunday afternoon and the Cubs added another victory to their list. The score was 5 to 4.

The married Men of Minooka and the married men of Seward, came together in Shepley's park last Saturday afternoon and the score keeper's record showed a result of 5 to 4 in favor of the Seward benedicts.

Minooka and Channahon struggled for baseball honors at Conroy's park the 4th and Channahon was forced to wear the willows. The score was Minooka 10; Channahon 4.

The celebration of the Fourth at Conroy's park at Channahon, in the management of which several Minooka people were interested, was a very successful affair and a large crowd enjoyed a pleasant time.

The commencement exercises of the Minooka high school at Masonic hall last Friday evening were among the most successful ever held here and a large and appreciative audience attended. The graduates were Miss Maud THAYER and Miss Lyla OAKS and their essays were excellent.

Transcribed by Deb Haines, Grundy County IL CC, December 17, 1998