Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

February 25, 1905


Markets - Corn 41; oats 29; butter 23; eggs 27.

Frank HILL called on Joliet friend Saturday.

Nicholas MEADE is quite sick with pneumonia.

A. CLEMENT, of Joliet, was in town on business Saturday.

Miss Elizabeth COOP, of Chicago, spent Sunday in town.

Jacob DAHLEM, of Joliet, visited relatives in town Sunday.

D. A. Henneberry visited his relatives at Drummond, Sunday.

Miss Ellen CONNELL is visiting in Wilmington and Odell this week.

Miss Katherine McEVILLY made a business trip to Joliet last Friday.

Mrs. R. GORHAM and Miss Ellen PATTEN were Joliet visitors Saturday.

Harry ENEIX, of Joliet, visited friends and relatives here over Sunday.

Misses Mattie and Bessie COLLEPS, and Lizzie CARROLL were in Joliet Saturday.

Miss Lyla OAKS returned Tuesday from a week's visit with relatives in Chicago.

John McEVILLY and sister, Miss Anna, went to Chicago Saturday for a week's visit.

M. L. KAFFER went to Chicago Tuesday evening for a few days' stay in the city.

Patrick MURPHY, of Wilmington, was the guest of Wm. COULEHAN and family Sunday.

A fine son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Osman VIELAND in Seward last Saturday, Feb. 18.

W. H. KAFFER and John KREIN went to Joliet Tuesday to arrange for the burial of Theo. KREIN.

Mrs. C. TROWBRIDGE and children visited the former's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. BUCKLEY, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. James SMITH in Seward are the happy parents of a fine little daughter born last Sunday, Feb. 19, 1905.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence CHURCHILL attended a card party in the country at the home of his brother, Rufus, Friday night.

The ladies of St. Mary's church will give another card party in Masonic hall next Wednesday evening, March 1. All are cordially invited.

Garrett ANDREWS has gone to Rock Island where he will work for the Rock Island as call boy. Garrett is a hustler and is sure to make a success.

The early part of this week was a particularly lively time with the stock shippers here. Monday evening CROOK Bros. shipped out three double-deck cars of sheep and Fred COOP shipped some cattle. Tuesday came the hogs and Abel McCOWAN and DIRST & HOLBROOK did the shopping.

The marriage of Miss Emma BELL and Mr. David C. CROOK, both of this place, occurred at the bride's home Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, 1905, at 8 o'clock, Rev. Wilmer JAGGARD officiating. The weeding was a very quiet one only the immediate relatives being present. Mr. and Mrs. CROOK will continue to reside here and the best wishes of all are extended to them on this happy occasion.

Arrangements are being made for one of the best entertainment treats with which Minooka has ever been favored and the entertainment will take place Sunday evening, March 19, at St. Mary's church when Rev. Father L. ? VAUGHAN will deliver a lecture for the benefit of the church. Father VAUGHAN is conceded by all to be the foremost platform orator before the American public and those who go to hear him here may feel assured of the fact that they could not hear a better lecturer anywhere. Father VAUGHAN spoke at the Joliet Chautauqua last summer and has appeared in the city of Joliet on former occasions but this will be his first appearance here. The tickets for the lecture are fifty cents and they are now on sale.

Theodore KREIN, the well-known, foreman at KNAPP's elevator here for twenty-four years, met a frightful death near the elevator last Monday afternoon, Feb. 20, about 3:10 o'clock. Mr. KREIN was superintending the loading of some cars with grain and the cars were being backed beneath some coal sheds by the gasoline engine used for this purpose. He had climbed upon the side ladder on the car and, being troubled with near-sightedness, failed to watch his approach to the coalshed. At the point of entrance beneath the shed the roof is high enough for a man to lie on top of the car without injury but the roof slopes down and the space between it and the car narrows down to but a few inches. In this trap-like place Mr. KREIN's body was caught and life crushed out almost instantly. News of the accident quickly spread and the community was shocked to learn of the tragedy. Mr. KREIN was 62 years of age and was an industrious and useful citizen and a faithful and trusted employe. He leaves a sorrowing widow, seven sons and one daughter. John, George, Frank, Theodore and Edwin, of Chicago, and Andrew, Fred and Miss Julia, of Minooka. The funeral occurred Wednesday morning from St. Mary's Catholic church in this place, conducted by Rev. Father Joseph McMAHON. Interment was in St. John's cemetery in Joliet. The decendent was a charter member of Minooka Camp of Modern Woodmen and held a benefit certificate for $3000.

Transcribed by Deb Haines, December 4, 1998