Grundy County, IL

Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

January 25, 1906
Vol. 31, No. 4


W. H. KAFFER was a Joliet visitor Monday.

Markets - Corn 39; oats 29; butter 22; eggs 20.

Dr. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF was a Joliet visitor Tuesday.

Geo. ROST's three children are sick with the grippe.

The "White Minstrels" are coming. Watch for them.

Mr. BEATTIE, of Elwood, was a visitor in town Monday.

George COLLEPS transacted business in Chicago Wednesday.

W. E. DEAN, of Joliet, was looking up business here Monday.

DIRST & HOLBROOK shipped a car load of hogs Tuesday night.

William COOP and wife spent Sunday in Joliet visiting 
friends.

Charles CARROLL, of Joliet, spent Sunday here with his 
mother.

Jay WIDNEY shipped a car load of cattle from here Monday 
night.

Charles CAMPBELL has been quite sick with tonsilitis the 
past week.

Miss Katherine McEVILLY is spending this week with Mrs. F. 
MILLER.

Alfred PATTEN has opened a shooting gallery next to 
CAMPBELL's harness shop.

Charles WEESE and son, of Morris, visited the former's 
parents here over Sunday.

Robert CARROLL and Miss Mattie COLLEPS were Joliet visitors 
Sunday evening.

Miss Melinda SCHEIBE, of Lockport, visited her sister Mrs. 
J. J. BRINCKERHOFF the past week.

Mr. Wade EVERSOLL, of Joliet, who has a violin case here, 
came on Thursday of this week instead of Wednesday.

Margaret, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. KAFFER, 
has been very sick with pneumonia but is improving now.

On account of the rain and sleet freezing on the telephone 
and telegraph wires, considerable damage was done thereby 
Monday.

There is a rifle to be given away for the best shot at the 
gallery this week. There are already a number of good 
records made.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. BUCKLEY spent Sunday with F. MILLER and 
family. Miss Celia WALSH, of Joliet, is also visiting here 
with the MILLERs.

George HALL, living west of town, was found in his barn, 
hepless from a stroke of paralysis, Saturday morning. He was 
in a very critical condition and his relatives were sent 
for. Mr. HALL died Wednesday morning at 7:30 and the funeral 
occurred at Aux Sable church Friday.

Transcribed 11/13/1998 by Deb Haines.