Grundy County, IL

Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

February 22, 1906
Vol. 31, No. 8


Markets - Corn 37; oats 27; butter 22; eggs 18.

Dr. J. J. BRINCKERHOFF was in Chicago Thursday.

E. N. WEESE spent Sunday with his son Charles in Morris.

Mr. FLETCHER, of Blue Island, was in town on business 
Tuesday.

Miss Mary CANTWELL, who has been staying with Mrs. S. 
RUSHTON, is home for two weeks.

The young ladies will give a dance in Masonic hall this 
evening after the school entertainment.

The weather that we are having is something that completely 
"stumps" the "oldest inhabitant".

Mr. and Mrs. Story MATTISON, from near Morris, attended the 
K. of P. dance here last Wednesday evening.

Misses Nellie KEENAN, of Joliet, and Phoebe WOODS, of Morris, 
spent Sunday with the McEVILLY sisters.

Mrs. Frances BLY and sister, Miss HUNT, spent a week recently 
visiting Mrs. Bly's daughter, Mrs. Lettie HUTCHINSON, in 
Elwood.

Misses Emma and Mamie McEVILLY and Messrs. Thomas COULEHAN 
and Michael BRANNICK attended a dance in Joliet Wednesday 
evening.

The well drillers have made fair progress on the village well 
the past week and the depth is now 490 feet. The drill is 
still working in very hard rock.

Henry TALBOT and mother returned from Oklahoma Sunday after 
a several weeks' visit there with Mrs. Talbot's daughter, 
Mrs. Frank McHUGH.

Chas. O'BRIEN and Edward BARRY were in Chicago Tuesday 
visiting with Michael WHALEN, who arrived there from 
California the first of the week. Mr. WHALEN is a little 
improved in health.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. COOP gave a progressive euchre party Monday 
evening to about forty of their friends. Ten games of ten 
points each were played. Mrs. D. A. HENNEBERRY won nine games 
and received the ladies' prize, which was a china rose jar. 
Mr. M. L. KAFFER won eight games and secured the gentleman's 
prize of a leather bill-book.  Mrs. Wm. PATTEN and Miss 
Tessie McEVILLY drew for the ladies' booby prize of a dozen 
colored clothes pins, but as the ladies were on real good 
terms they divided the prize with the familiar saying "mother 
takes in washing." Mr. John BUCKLEY captured the gent's booby 
prize of a clay pipe. An elegant lunch was served and the 
evening's pleasant entertainment was concluded by all joining 
in several songs and an unanimous vote of thanks to the host 
and hostess for their royal hospitality.

Transcribed 11/13/1998 by Deb Haines