Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

March 9, 1905
Vol. 30, No. 10


Markets - Corn 45; oats 29; butter 23; eggs 18.

Henry NEWMAN is laid up with the grippe.

Dean BELL visited friends in Ottawa Sunday.

Mrs. W. A. THAYER made a visit in Morris Monday.

Miss Emma COOP visited her parents here Sunday.

Miss SAFFORD is spending this week with Miss Lola STRATTON.

Miss Luella TEMPLETON, of White Willow, spent Sunday at home.

Mrs. George TINDER Jr. and son William of Morris, spent Sunday with relatives here.

James HANDLON and family left last week for their new home near Warren, Minn.

Mrs. Wm. H. MURPHEY, of Joliet, was in town Saturday visiting relatives and friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred FOSTER, of Chicago, visited among kindred and friends here last week.

Mr. and Mrs. William COOP have moved into Dr. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF's house on St. Mary's street.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. THAYER attended the funeral in Seneca Tuesday of Mr. THAYER's nephew, Bert WALRATH.

KAFFER Bros. have unloaded two cars of flour, a car of potatoes and a carload of salt at their store this week.

Michael WHALEN, Robert CARROLL and Edward GIFFORD, of Joliet, spent Saturday and Sunday down on the river.

W. A. CLARK is able to be out again after a long illness and his many friends are greatly gratified at his recovery.

Frank ENEIX and family will occupy the FOSTER dwelling in the west part of town. Mr. ENEIX is retiring from the farm.

Mrs. O. B. SADLER, of San Pedro, California, was a guest here last week of her sister, Mrs. W. A. CLARK, and brother, FRANK ENEIX.

A beautiful, new, gold-lined individual communion service has been presented by Mrs. A. K. KNAPP to the Minooka M. E. church.

Miss Bernice GATES expects to accompany her aunt, Mrs. Oliver SADLER, upon the latter's return to her home in California in a short time.

John KAFFER attended a reception in honor of Jay WIDNEY and bride last Thursday evening at Mr. WIDNEY's home in White Willow.

Edward SHEPLEY has been at St. Joseph's hospital in Joliet the last few weeks, returned home Saturday very much improved in health but still far from well.

A tramp journeying on his way to Morris on the C. R. I. & P. R. R. was struck by the 2:45 p.m. train Monday and instantly killed. The train stopped and took him on to Morris. Name unknown.

Sunday evening, March 19, will be a date long to be remembered in Minooka for at that time Father L. J. VAUGHAN, come to deliver his celebrated lecture in St. Mary's Catholic church. There are no better speakers than Father VAUGHAN and his lecture is a stellar event in all chautauquas and entertainment courses. Don't fail to hear him. A musical program for the evening has also been arranged.

Dr. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF is now thankful to be alive, although he has a lame knee and several minor bruises that resulted from a runaway in which he took a prominent part for a short distance. Dr. BRINCKERHOFF was returning from a professional call in the country and when approaching the iron bridge west of town the neck yoke of his buggy broke and the tongue fell to the ground. This permitted the buggy to press forward against the horses and the latter started in fright to escape. The buggy tongue snapped off close up to the double-tree, leaving the team fully hitched to the vehicle. Dr. BRINCKERHOFF, seated in the buggy was unable to check the team for when he undertook to draw rein it forced the buggy onto the horses and increased their fright. The Doctor realized that the team could do no worse without a driver and was wondering how to safely eliminate himself from the situation when the buggy struck one side of the bridge and solved the problem for him. He was thrown out and landed violently on the bridge but fortunately sustained no broken bones. His knee was wrenched and bruised quite badly and he sustained other minor injuries but he was glad to be able to arise. The horses ran over a mile farther and were finally turned into a barnyard at Edward OAKS' place and stopped. On the road they passed Charles ROBINSON, riding in a buggy, and they winged his rig, breaking two spokes out of one of his buggy wheels. Dr. BRINCKERHOFF's buggy was badly broken up but the horses were only slightly scratched. All are glad that the Doctor himself escaped so fortunately from a very perilous situation.

Transcribed by Deb Haines, November 30, 1998