Miscellaneous Newspaper Items, Grundy County, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Deb Haines Phoenix Advertiser "Minooka News" December 15, 1904 Vol. 29, No. 50 Fred _____ spent Monday in Joliet. Mrs. H. GORHAM was in Joliet Saturday. Clarence CHURCHILL was in Joliet Monday. Markets - Corn 38; oats 27; butter 21; eggs 27. Mrs. Fred WEESE was a visitor in Joliet Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. WARD were in Joliet Wednesday. Miss Lillian McCOWAN spent Sunday with her parents in Joliet. Mr. W. BRENNAMAN, of Seneca called on Minooka friends Friday. Mrs. William BLY and Miss Lettie BLY were visitors to Joliet Tuesday. Miss May TINDER and Miss Mattie COLLEPS spent last Friday in Chicago. John HENNEBRY, of Lorenzo, called on his brother, D. A. here last Monday. Misses Katie and Tessie McEVILLY visited friends in Chicago Sunday and Monday. Robert BRADBURY, of Plainfield, visited here Sunday with his mother, Mrs. D. BRADBURY. Miss Julia TALBOT and Miss LANGDON, of Joliet, called on relatives and friends here Sunday. Mrs. Arthur THOMAS is quite sick again after having almost recovered from a former illness. Mrs. T. BURKE and Miss Essie BRISCOE visited over Sunday with P. WHALEN and family in Morris. Mrs. Mae JOHNSTON, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. ANDREWS, returned to her home in Rock Island Friday. She who was formerly Miss Lizzie SCHEIK, of this place, now of Chicago, was a guest at the VANA party Saturday evening and was accompanied by a friend from the city. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. NOLAN, of Nebraska, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. James RILEY and other friends here, returned home Friday. Mrs. NOLAN was formerly Miss Kate TURLEY. Miss Hazel O'BRIEN terminated her residence here with her aunt, Mrs. J. J. VANA, last Monday and returned to Chicago where she will henceforth reside. She had been here for two or three years. Mrs. J. J. VANA gave a party for a large company of her friends in Union hall last Saturday night and dancing was enjoyed from 8 to 12. Nearly sixty couples were present and all were most agreeably entertained. Music was furnished by Paul's orchestra. Milfred Wayne BEDFORD, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred BEDFORD, died at the parents' home in Joliet last Monday morning, Dec. 12, 1904, at 2 o'clock, after but an hour's illness with congestion of the stomach, aged 4 years. The decedent was a grandson of William BEDFORD and also of Anslow BELL, both of Minooka. The funeral services were held at the home in Joliet Wednesday and the burial was in the Willard cemetery in Channahon. 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