Will County IL Archives News.....Joliet Items December 21, 1890
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The Sunday Inter Ocean [Chicago IL] December 21, 1890
Joliet, Ill., Dec. 20 - Special Correspondence - Joliet is making great 
efforts for a government building. Her rapid increase in population and 
business growth are pressing the necessity upon the people who become restless 
when they see other smaller cities securing postoffice buildings. Joliet's 
growth in the last decade has surpassed all other cities. From 11,000 
population in 1880 it increased to over 27,000 in 1890, and the increases in 
building, factories, and merchandising has been correspondingly great. The 
public business has become unwieldy, and our Congressmen have been unable to 
secure for this rapidly expanding city what far less important places, in 
point of size and volume of business, have been awarded by Congress. The 
Business Men's Association took the matter in hand Wednesday night, at which 
the newly-appointed postmaster, Henry C. Cullom expressed his belief that his 
brother, the Senator, would do all in his power to assist Congressman Hill in 
securing a government building for Joliet. He knew Senator Cullom felt very 
friendly toward Joliet, and thought he could pledge his assistance. A 
committee on resolutions, composed of the Hon. J. G. Elwood, William Adam, 
Sr., and G. M. Campbell, reported resolutions setting forth that the city has 
but one postoffice for its 27,407 population in the city and over 35,000 in 
the town, that the present facilities are totally inadequate, that the city is 
growing rapidly, by the attraction of manufacturers to its great advantages, 
that railroads are multiplying here, that the increase in the census in the 
last ten years was over 135 per cent and was going ahead with accellerated 
progress, and that the present government building lease expired in September, 
1892. Therefore the Illinois United States Senators and the Congressman of 
this district were urged and requested to press the pending bill for a 
government building here with all possible speed. A copy of the resolutions 
was ordered forwarded to the representatives mentioned.

The South Side Improvement Association having entered upon negotiations with 
several manufacturers for sites and secured one is getting a good-sized boom 
on itself, and property owners in this attractive end of the city are happy.

Colonel William Distin and staff, of the Illinois Department, G. A. R., will 
install the officers of Bartleson Post, of this city, Jan. 6. Colonel J. A. 
Sexton, of Chicago, and the Hon Kirle N. Eastwood will also be present. Major 
R. M. Woods is the newly elected Commander here. He was the principal compiler 
of the Adjutant General's reports of the roster of the soldiers and officers 
in the rebellion, and was the first Adjutant and practical founder of the 
first G. A. R. post. He takes a great interest in the order.

W. A. Nicolaus, owner of Attorney, Jr., the 5-year-old pacer who lowered his 
record in October from 2:19 to 2:13, is going out of the dry goods business 
and will in the future address himself to the interests of the turf. Horsemen 
predict that Attorney, Jr., will next season beat the record of the fastest 
stallion pacer, 2:08 1/4.

The ladies of the Episcopal Church gave a reception at the residence of George 
A. Ducher Thursday afternoon.

Miss Ella and Master Will Bishop gave a reception Friday night at their home 
on Herkimer street.

The ladies of the Irving Street M. E. Church gave a bazar Friday night.

The Steel Works Club gave their first annual reception to-day. A number of the 
leading officers of the Illinois Steel Club were present and a fine programme 
was rendered.

The ladies of the Univeralist Church will give a ball at the armory Tuesday 
night.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Wilcox will give a grand reception on Dec. 31.

The Union Club Juniors will give a ball on the 26th at Clement Hall.

The local Ideal Minstrels will give their entertainment Jan. 6.

The Odd Fellows will give a ball Christmas night.

Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Williams, of Chicago, are visiting in Joliet.

E. C. Dillman has returned from Ohio.

The late Mrs. E. A. Bowen, who died at Chicago, was buried here Saturday. She 
formerly resided in Joliet, and was a lady of high standing and greatly 
beloved.

Mr. Ed McBride, of Chicago, was among his old Joliet friends this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Lora Eaton, of Tennesee, are among Joliet friends.

Miss Augustine Fischer, of Waukegan, is visiting in Joliet.

Mrs. Dr. W. E. Harwood, of Soudan, Minn., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hyde.

Neill Corbett left for England for a three months vacation Monday.

Joseph Page, Secretary of the Illinois Press Association, was in the city over 
Sunday, arranging for the February meeting.

Fred J. Wilcox has bought the Parks & Elwood block, corner of Ottawa and 
Jefferson streets, for $80,000?. Messrs. Parks and Elwood bought it in 1853 
for $252, and have held it ever since.

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