Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Grundy County, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Deb Haines Phoenix Advertiser "Minooka News" October 27, 1904 Vol. 29, No. 43 Markets - Corn 49; oats 28; butter 17; eggs 20. Frank WILSON spent Sunday and Monday in Plainfield and Chicago visiting his brother Richard in the former place and in the latter place buying some stock for the WILSON line of markets. John CONWAY, of Joliet, has been sentenced to from one to fourteen years in the penitentiary for burglarizing the CREIGHTON saloon on North Collins street, Joliet. The jury was only fifteen minutes in arriving at a verdict. N. J. COMERFORD and son Dean returned Saturday from Notre Dame, Ind., where they spent a few days with Masters George and John COMERFORD, who are enrolled in St. Mary's college there. The trouble man for the Chicago Telephone Co. had a very narrow escape at the Rock Island crossing west of the depot Monday morning. The 6:45 train west bound was standing at the depot when the telephone man started to drive across just in front of the train. The noise of the engine caused him to fail to note the approach of a fast passenger train east bound and his team was all but on the tracks when the engine dashed across the crossing. Only a sudden shy of the team to one side saved them from injury. Frederick ECKHART, one of the oldest residents of this vicinity, passed away last Sunday morning, Oct. 23, 1904, at his home two miles east of this place, aged 83 years. The decedent was a man who was highly respected by all who knew him. He leaves two sons, Frederick Jr. and William, and five daughters, Mesdames Elizabeth FOSTER, Josephine JOHNSON, Mattie CORTIS, Hattie CARROLL, and Alice ECKHART. The funeral, conducted by Rev. Wilmer JAGGARD, took place at 12:30 o'clock from the home to the M. E. church here. Interment was in the Willard cemetery. 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