Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

April 6, 1905
Vol. 30, No. 14


Markets - Corn 44; oats 28; butter 22; eggs 14.

Mrs. A. LONG, of Channahon, is quite seriously ill.

Miss May TINDER spent Sunday with Miss Grace PYLE in the country.

The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Osman VIELAND has been quite sick with a severe cold for several days.

Deputy County Clerk Sheldon KNOWLTON, of Channahon and Joliet, was a visitor here Tuesday.

Frank WILSON left last Monday on a business and pleasure trip to Kansas and will be absent for a week or ten days. Frank claims that he is taking the trip solely for pleasure, but it would be the dullest week ever known when he could side-step business entirely.

D. A. HENNEBERRY left Monday for West Baden, Ind., where his father is in very poor health, suffering with stomach trouble. The elder HENNEBERRY went to West Baden from his home at Lorenzo a short time ago for the benefit of his health, but has grown worse.

Oats sowing is pretty well completed in this locality and the close of the week will see but little of this part of the farm work left. The trees are growing green and grass has made a good start. The spring is very forward and the only thing to be dreaded now is a killing freeze.

The straight democratic ticket was easily elected at the township election last Tuesday.  The vote was as follows: For town clerk: W. H. KAFFER 111; W. A. CLARK 75. For assessor, P. H. BRISCOE 128, Richard COOP 57. For collector: S. F. TROWBRIDGE 114, Edward OAKS 72. For highway commissioner, full term: Herman BELLM 122, Frank Cryder 67. For highway commissioner, to fill vacancy: J. P. CLEMON 120, H. G. RANDALL 65. For graveling roads 157; against 18.

Several from here attended a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo KELSEY in White Willow last Saturday evening. That was April Fool's day and there were a few doings in keeping with the occasion, notably some candy whose leading ingredients were cayenne pepper and other hot stuff, although the candy was of the finest kind judged by external appearances. Barring a few bad moments for some of the guests on this store the evening was one of continual pleasure and enjoyment.

The village election last Monday was the warmest contest that was ever waged for the control of municipal affairs here, but it was a friendly bout and the honors were about evenly divided between the two tickets in the field. On the Independent ticket C. E. DAVIS was elected president and Daniel HALL and W. A. CLARK were elected trustees. On the opposing ticket, which was not dignified with any party heading or appellation, M. L. KAFFER, R. E. BRADY and William PATTEN were elected trustees. The vote in detail was as follows: For president - C. E. DAVIS 54, D. A. HENNEBERRY 38. For trustees - M. L. KAFFER 59, R. E. BRADY 56, William PATTEN 56, Daniel HALL 52; W. A. CLARK 48, W. H. KAFFER 47, W. W. GRUETT 42, W. A. THAYER 40, H. P. BRANNICK 27. It should be stated that Mr. BRANNICK was not eligible for the office while holding his present position in the post service and had no desire to run on the ticket. This accounts for his small vote in the election.

Transcribed by Deb Haines, November 30, 1998