Miscellaneous Newspaper Items, Grundy County, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Deb Haines Phoenix Advertiser Minooka News August 9, 1906 Vol. 31, No. 32 Mrs. D. C. CROOK spent Monday in Joliet. George COLLEPS was a Joliet visitor Sunday. Markets - Corn 46; oats 28; butter 16; eggs 15. Mrs. Patrick DWYER and John DWYER spent Friday in Chicago. A number from Minooka attended Chautauqua at Plainfield Sunday. Miss Ollie THAYER returned home Tuesday from her visit in Chicago. Anslow BELL, of Chicago, is spending the week with his son, Alex. BELL here. Mrs. Frances BLY and Miss Margaret HUNT returned home from Elwood Thursday morning. Miss Frances HUNT went to Sand Ridge Saturday evening to spend a few days with Mrs. Elias TABLER. Misses Shirley and Ruby DAVIS are spending a few days with their friend, Miss Beulah WEESE, in Joliet. Miss Margaret DEMPSEY, of Joliet, and two cousins from Chicago, spent Sunday at Miss DEMPSEY's home here. Edward BERRY and Patrick WHALEN left Saturday evening for Colorado, where they expect to stay for some time. Mrs. Richard CADDOCK and Mrs. John CADDOCK, of Chicago, are visiting their mother, Mrs. Sarah BROWN, in Aux Sable. Mrs. Florence STRATTON entertained her sister-in-law, Mrs. STRATTON, and daughter, of Ottawa, Kansas, from Friday till Tuesday. Mrs. Geo. H. KROGNESS and two children, of Joliet, visited with Mrs. KROGNESS' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward NELSON, Thursday. M. L. KAFFER has been in the vicinity of Enid, Oklahoma, for the past ten days and his brother, W. H., left Tuesday night for the same place. They intend to invest in some land there if the bargain looks good to them after thorough investigation. The contractors have about completed the work of erecting the new water tower and tank for the village. The tower and tank is entirely of steel construction and has every indication of being first-class in all respects. Those who observed the erection of the structure marveled at the simplicity of the apparatus for the same. No false work or scaffolding is put up and the only thing employed in the way of a derrick or otherwise was an ordinary telephone pole, pulleys, rope and tackle. There are about three thousand rivets in the tank and these all have to be put in hot. Transcribed by Deb Haines, Grundy County, IL CC, December 8, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines