Grundy County, IL

Phoenix Advertiser
Minooka News

May 7, 1906
Vol. 31, No. 20


Markets - Corn 44; oats 30; butter 17; eggs 13.

John KAFFER was in Joliet Monday evening.

Miss Hazel CLARK spend Tuesday in Chicago.

Miss Katherine McEVILLY was in Joliet Monday.

Miss Mattie COLLEPS was a Joliet visitor Monday.

George COLLEPS spent Monday visiting Julius UNRAU in Joliet.

Quite a number from here attended the circus in Joliet Monday.

Robert CARROLL visited friends and relatives in Chicago Sunday and Monday.

George TINDER was in Joliet Monday and of course took in the ______ parade.

Eugene MATTESON, from near Morris, was in town Monday evening in his new automobile.

The young ladies of Minooka will give a May party in Masonic hall Friday evening, May 25.

Edward McEVILLY spent several days at home this week as he has been somewhat under the weather.

G. G. KNOX, of the Chicago Telephone Co., of Chicago, was here on business several days this week.

Miss Maude THAYER, who had been visiting her parents here for a week returned to Joliet Saturday morning.  Miss Alta HARE accompanied her and visited in Joliet until Monday.

William COOP went to Morris last Sunday to attend the funeral of the little son of his cousin, Bryan MATTESON. The child was only two and a half years of age and was drowned in the Illinois & Michigan canal. The little fellow was playing on the banks of the canal and accidentally fell into the murky water.

The annual statement of the village finances appears in this issue and shows a good balance of cash on hand for prosecuting the work of putting in the waterworks system. It will be noticed that the well has been paid for in full and it may be stated that there are practically no bills outstanding against the municipality. The village officials deserve special credit for the favorable sale of the bonds for the construction of the waterworks. The $12000 of bonds were sold at a premium of $107 and accrued interest. In other cities and villages similar bonds have seldom sold for more than par.

Transcribed by Deb Haines, Grundy County, IL CC, December 10, 1998