Grundy County, IL

Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

September 15, 1904
Vol. 29, No. 37


Markets - Corn 49; oats 29; rye 67; butter 17; eggs 17.

Mrs. Frank WILSON spent last week with relatives in 
Plattville and Oswego.

Ray RIVETT returned home last week after a four-year's 
sojourn in California.

William and Charles KING, of Chicago, visited here last week 
with their sister, Mrs. Frank ENEIX.

The Misses Helen and Mary COMERFORD have resumed their 
studies at St. Angelus' academy in Morris.

Mrs. Harriet PENDLETON returned home a few days ago from an 
extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. J. E. MORGAN in L____.

T. R. NADEN last week sold his farm of 81 acres for $11,000 
and is getting ready to remove to Winfield, Kansas, where 
land is some cheaper.

Mrs. E. GOOCH and son, of Bellflower, __s., and Mrs. O. CALIF 
and daughter, Dorothea, of Minnesota, have been guests here 
lately at the residence of Mrs. A. K. KNAPP.

Robert W. CAMPBELL arrived home last Thursday from a vacation 
visit of two weeks with relatives in Iowa and has resumed his 
duties as agent for the E. J. & E. at Divine.

William GREEN led the strenuous life of a baseball player to 
the extent of dislocating his knee by a fall one day last 
week and has been compelled to resort to crutches as a means 
of locomotion.

Mr. and Mrs. N. J. COMERFORD and two sons George and John 
left last Saturday for Notre Dame, Ind., where the boys have 
entered school. Mr. and Mrs. COMERFORD returned home Tuesday 
evening.

Mr. and Mrs. George TINDER and son William, of Morris, also 
Mr. William DeLOUCKERY and sister, Miss Delia DeLOUCKERY, of 
the same place, were guests last Sunday at the home of Mrs. 
George TINDER Sr. and family here.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore BRYSON, Mr. and Mrs. John BAMFORD, 
William BELL, R. R. VIELAND, Mrs. Robert SCOFIELD and others 
have been in Kansas for a week or two, visiting among friends 
and looking over the country with a view of investing in land.

The dedication of the new St. Mary's Catholic church here will 
take place according to present arrangements on Tuesday, 
October 4. The church is now nearing completion and about all 
that remains to be supplied is the altar, organ and carpetings. 
The memorial windows in the building are a particularly 
attractive feature of the structure.

Miss Essie BRISCOE returned last Saturday from Mercy hospital 
in Chicago, where she underwent an operation for hip disease 
with which she has been afflicted since childhood. She is 
improving quite satisfactorily and hopes to soon be able to 
resume teaching in her school at Channahon. Meanwhile Miss Ella 
TABLER is teaching in her stead.

Mrs. Bridget CANTWELL, widow of Patrick CANTWELL, passed away at 
her home here Wednesday night at 10 o'clock, after an illness of 
several weeks, aged 67 years 6 months, 7 days. The decedent is 
survived by four children, James, of Iowa, Thomas, of Minooka, 
Mrs. Lawrence FEEHAN, of Odell, Ill., and Miss Mary CANTWELL, of 
this place. Mrs. CANTWELL had resided here for nearly fifty years 
and was known to all as a lady of estimable character. The funeral 
occurred from the home Saturday morning at 8 o'clock to St. 
Patrick's church in Joliet where impressive services were held. 
Burial was in St. Patrick's cemetery.

Transcribed 11/13/1998 by Deb Haines.