Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

March 23, 1905
Vol. 30, No. 12


Markets - Corn 44; oats 28; butter 21; eggs 34.

W. A. THAYER made a business trip to Joliet Monday.

Miss Tilla VANCE, of Joliet, visited friends in town Saturday and Sunday.

W. H. KAFFER is having his house remodelled and enlarged.

Dr. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF was in Lockport on business Saturday.

Miss Hazel CLARK is visiting relatives in Joliet for a few days.

Fred DIRST shipped hots Tuesday evening ______.

Mr. and Mrs. Leck WALSTROM are absent on a visit to Michigan.

The baseball season is again at hand and rumblings of the bat and ball are discernible.

Fred DIRST, Henry NEWMAN, Bert HEAP and C. DIRST shipped hogs, cattle and sheep last Sunday night.

G. H. KROGNESS and I. V. HOOPER enjoyed duck hunting Sunday and Monday.

I. V. HOOPER is fitting up a first class bath room in the rear of his barber shop.

A large number attended the lecture in St. Mary's Catholic church Sunday evening. All enjoyed Father VAUGHAN's subject, the "Power of Love" and all unite in declaring it to be the finest thing ever heard in this line in Minooka. The speaker held his audience enraptured for an hour and a half and one could not help being bene____ by hearing such beautiful thoughts so beautifully expressed.

The democratic and republican township caucuses were held last Saturday afternoon and two complete tickets were placed in the field. The democratic standard bearers are the following: town clerk, W. H. KAFFER; assessor, Peter BRISCOE; collector, S. F. TROWBRIDGE, highway commissioner, full term, Herman BELLM; to fill vacancy, J. P. CLENNON. The republican nominations are: town clerk, W. A. CLARK; assessor, Richard COOP; collector, Edward OAKS; highway commissioner, full term, Frank CRYDER; to fill vacancy, Henry RANDALL.

The world moves and this year, for the first time in a generation, there will be some strife in the village election. Heretofore a village caucus has been held, trustees selected and the election has confirmed the caucus choice. This year the usual village caucus was held last Saturday evening and nominations were made as usual as follows: president, D. A. HENNEBERRY, trustee, W. W. GRUETT, W. A. THAYER, William PATTEN, M. L. KAFFER and R. E. BRADY. This list was not pleasing to some of the elements and another caucus was held and an independent ticket put in the field as follows: president, C. E. DAVIS; trustees, D. R. HALL, W. H. KAFFER, H. P. BRANNICK, W. A. CLARK and J. J. BRINCKERHOFF. The campaign promises to be exciting and the election close but it is safe to say the country will be saved. This is the first time a village president has been nominated or elected. Heretofore the president, has been chosen from one of the five trustees when the board met for organization.

Transcribed by Deb Haines, November 30, 1998