Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Grundy County, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Deb Haines Phoenix Advertiser "Minooka News" October 20, 1904 Vol. 29, No. 42 Markets - Corn 49; oats 28; butter 17; eggs 20. D. A. HENNEBERRY has been in Peoria, Ill., the past few days. Mrs. A. D. SEARLES is absent on a visit to her relatives in Toledo, Ohio. William HOLL has been quite seriously ill with typhoid fever for several days. Mrs. H. P. BRANNICK has been spending a few days with friends in Chicago. Miss Mattie COLLEPS attended the wedding of James POWERS in Chicago last week. A fine little daughter arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles DIRST, Wednesday, Oct. 12. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bert WILCOX in Channahon Tuesday morning, Oct. 18. Mrs. Henry GORHAM, of Chicago, has been visiting among relatives and friends here for the past week. Rev. Wilmer JAGGARD was returned by the M. E. conference to the Minooka and Aux Sable pastorate and all are pleased. Mr. and Mrs. Martin KAFFER, the Misses WATSON and others from here attended the funeral of Mrs. ZERSES in Joliet Tuesday. Work on the cement sidewalks has been started and Osceola street near Mondamin street is the scene of present activities in this line. C. E. DAVIS is building a new residence on his farm four miles north of town. Richard PALMER is the tenant on the farm and will occupy the new house when completed. John EDWARDS who had his foot crushed by a telephone pole in Plainfield three weeks ago, came home from the hospital in Joliet last Sunday and is able to get around again with the aid of crutches. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. E. OSMUNDSON, of Seward, died at the parents' home last Thursday, Oct. 13, 1904, aged 10 years. The parents are believers in the Dowie doctrine of faith healing and the boy had no medical attendance until shortly before his death. Miss Lizzie PAUL, formerly of this place, was married Tuesday, the groom being Mr. Wilson A. HUTCHINSON. Among those from here who attended the wedding were the bride's sisters, Mrs. Fred DIRST and Mrs. Henry NEWMAN, and her brother, James PAUL. The wedding took place in the Episcopal church in Joliet and the bridal couple will reside in that city. The Rock Island railway company has torn up the sidewalk both north and south of their tracks and has put in a bed of cinders which is a fine thing if designed to be used later for putting in a cement walk. The cinders alone as a permanent walk, however, would be an abomination to pedestrians and would justify the village board in the adoption of a resolution declaring them a public nuisance. Charles CONNELL, of Channahon, had an unpleasant experience while driving on the highway on his way to church in this place last Sunday morning. Some boys hunting in a field where he was driving fired at some game and some of the spent shot hit Mr. CONNELL in the face and imbedded themselves in the flesh. A physician extracted the shot and the patient is recovering from the wounds. Fortunately none of the shot entered the eye. The parsonage building of St. Mary's Catholic church situated on about one acre of land to be included in the sale, will be sold to the highest bidder at auction next Tuesday, Oct. 25. The sale will occur on the premises which are located just west of the E. J. & E. railroad grade west of town, the site of the church which burned a year ago. Transcribed by Deb Haines, Grundy County IL CC, March 13, 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines