Miscellaneous Newspaper Items, Grundy County, IL Copyright 1999 Deb Haines Phoenix Advertiser Minooka News September 6, 1906 Vol. 31, No. 36 J. H. MURPHEY spent Tuesday in Chicago. Markets - Corn 45; oats 28; butter 18; eggs 17. Frank CLARK, of Joliet, called on friends here Thursday. A large number from Minooka spent Monday in Morris. Several of our people will attend the Plainfield fair this week. Mr. and Mrs. Dayton HUTCHINSON, of Elwood, spent Sunday with Mrs. Frances BLY. Elmer BRINCKERHOFF, of Lockport, is visiting here with his brother, Dr. BRINCKERHOFF. Mrs. Chas. E. DAVIS went to Chicago Wednesday to spend a few days visiting friends. Professor W. M. GOLDSBERRY left Wednesday morning for Peotone where he will teach the coming year. Mrs. Sarah CURTIS and Mr. and Mrs. ECKLAND, of Chicago, visited at the home of J. H. MURPHEY and family last week. W. A. THAYER was quite sick all last week, but is able to be at work again but says he will "go slow" for some time. Miss Agnes McEVILLY and William McEVILLY came home Saturday evening to spend their vacation with their mother and other relatives here. The Misses Lyla and Ruth YORKE and Fred YORKE, of Chicago, were guests at the residence of Dr. J. S. WATSON and family last Sunday. Mrs. Edward THAYER, of Chicago, has been visiting here for a week at the home of her father, E. N. WEESE. She came last week to attend the funeral of Mrs. Arthur THOMAS. N. J. COMERFORD and wife landed in Hamburg on their European trip last Tuesday and immediately cabled their relatives here of their safe arrival. They expect to visit in Germany, Italy, France and the British Isles. School opened last Tuesday with a good attendance and everything promising for a good year's work. Prof. ECKELS is the new principal, Miss Florence STRATTON is in the primary and Miss Helen COULEHAN in the intermediate. Arthur THOMAS has certainly had an overwhelming amount of grief and loss lately and is entitled to the aid and sympathy of all. Following the death of his wife last Saturday morning his little son, aged 8 years, fell from a building and sustained a dislocation of each wrist. The following morning one of the best horses on the farm died. Dr. J. Wesley HOLLAND, of New Lenox, will give a lecture at the Minooka M. E. church Friday evening, Sept. 21. The subject will be of a miscellaneous character. Mr. HOLLAND has a wide reputation as a speaker and impersonator and the coming entertainment promises to be of unusual merit. The prices will be 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. G. T. SMITH and sister, Mrs. E. KINSELLA, went to Morris last Monday to attend the meeting of the Grundy County Association. Fifteen hundred Chicago people came down on a special train which stopped here and took on the Minooka contingent. A fine banquet was enjoyed. Mr. SMITH formerly lived in Morris but this was the first time in fourteen years that he had spent a day there. Mrs. Arthur THOMAS died last Saturday morning, Sept. 1, 1906, at her home north of Minooka, after a long illness with an ailment of dropsical character, aged about 36 years. The decedent leaves a husband and four sons and a number of collateral kindred, among them a brother, W. A. THAYER, of this place. She was a lady of excellent character and was esteemed by all. To her husband and children the deep sympathy of the community is extended. The funeral took place at the Aux Sable M. E. church Monday afternoon with interment in the Aux Sable cemetery. 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