Grundy County, IL

Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

December 28, 1905
Vol. 30, No. 52


Markets - Corn 38; oats 29; butter 19; eggs 25.

Miss Edna REED was a Joliet visitor Thursday.

Mrs. Edward PATTEN was a Joliet visitor Saturday.

Harry THAYER, of Rock Island, spent Christmas at home.

M. P. RILEY, of Chicago, spent last Sunday with friends 
here.

Miss Lizzie COOP, of Chicago, spent Christmas at her home 
here.

Miss Maude THAYER spent the past week at her home in this 
place.

Miss Alta HARE and brother Roy are visiting in Ottawa, 
Kansas.

Mrs. H. GORHAM and daughter, Miss Etta, were in Joliet 
Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. MURPHEY, of Joliet, spent Christmas here 
with relatives.

The recently elected masonic officers were duly installed 
last Thursday evening.

Mrs. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF and children spent Saturday in 
Lockport with relatives.

William FERGUSON, who is attending school in Chicago, was 
home over Christmas.

Mr. and Mrs. G. TINDER and children, of Joliet, spent 
Christmas with the former's parents here.

There was a very large attendance at the Christmas exercises 
in the M. E. church last Sunday evening.

William PUTNAM has returned from Minnesota for a two week's 
holiday visit with old friends here.

Quite a number from here attended the theatre in Joliet 
Christmas night and saw "The Land of Nod".

Miss Katie McLEAN of Chicago, spent Christmas and the balance 
of the week here with Mrs. Elizabeth Van DOLSON.

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. WALSH and daughter, Celia, spent Christmas 
with Mrs. WALSH's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. MILLER.

Mr. and Mrs. FAULKENBERG and baby spent Christmas with Mrs. 
Van FAULKENBERG's parents, M. DEMPSEY and wife.

The dance given by the young ladies last Friday evening was 
attended by thirty-five couples and all present enjoyed a 
fine time.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred DIRST, accompanied by the guests who had 
been visited here, look in the fat stock show in Chicago 
Thursday.

W. A. THAYER sustained a sprain of his injured ankle one day 
last week and was again laid up for several days. He works 
slowly now.

Transcribed 11/13/1998 by Deb Haines.