Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Grundy County, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Deb Haines Phoenix Advertiser "Minooka News" November 17, 1904 Vol. 29, No. 46 Markets - Corn 38; oats 28; butter 20; eggs 24. George COLLEPS Jr. spent Friday in Joliet. Mrs. Edward PATTEN called on Joliet friends last Saturday. Miss Lillie COOP, of Chicago, spent last Sunday with relatives and friends here. Dr. F. PENDLETON, of Quincy, Ill., visited among kindred and friends here last week. Miss Annie O'CONNOR has been on the sick list for several days but is now a little improved. Mrs. Arthur GORE spent last week as a guest at the home of Fletcher DIRST and family. A new plank sidewalk has been constructed in front of the SEARLES and DWYER residences. Harry THAYER is now operator in the office of the chief dispatcher for the Rock Island in Rock Island. Robert BRADBURY went to Plainfield Monday and will henceforth be employed in John WILSON's meat market there. Mr. and Mrs. James HEAP and daughter, Mrs. Thomas NADEN, arrived home last Saturday from a trip to Kansas. R. W. CAMPBELL, of Princeton, Ill., came home last week for the purpose of aiding in making the vote unanimous for Roosevelt. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence CHURCHILL and Robert BRADBURY witnessed the "Suwannee River" at the Joliet Theatre Sunday evening. Miss Lillian McCOWAN returned to her home in Joliet Monday evening after a month's visit here at the home of her uncle A. S. McCOWAN. Some professional horse traders from Morris did a thrifty business here one day last week and at least one citizen of this vicinity has cause to regret his quickly formed acquaintance with the Morris bunch. Fred COULEHAN and John BELL played a two-act "mellow drama" on the sidewalk in front of WARD's store last Monday. Mr. COULEHAN was cast as the hero and John took the part of the victim with some disfiguration of his visage as the result. The Young Ladies' Sodality of St. Mary's church held an election of officers recently and the following were chosen: President, Miss Anna FORAN; vice president, Miss Anna McEVILLY; secretary, Miss Eva TALBOT; treasurer, Miss Bridgie CONROY. Alex COULEHAN fell against a box on the sidewalk in front of DWYER & COULEHAN's store election day evening and sustained a dislocation of the elbow joint. He was given prompt surgical attention and the bones were properly replaced but it will be some time before Mr. COULEHAN will fully recover. While waiting for the election returns Tuesday evening of last week a trio of men down in front of DWYER & COULEHAN's store started in to make a few returns on their own account and when they were "all in" it was found that one of the trio was elected to carry a disabled arm for some time to come. The other two came through the scrimmage badly winded but otherwise unscathed. 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