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Newspaper
Joliet Free Press
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
5
The German and French classes at the high school plan two plays Friday night December 12 in the high gym. No English will be spoken as students enact German Christmas customs and a French holiday scene with parts assigned to Miss Mather and Miss Williams classes. An admission fee will cover expenses.
Joliet residents are invited to a benefit concert for the organ fund at Richards Street M E Church. Noted bass Gustaf Holmquist of Chicago and organist John Doane headline a program featuring Miss Ana Salee and selections by Wagner Gibson Lemare and Dubois.
The Joliet Steel Works Club held its annual dance and tum festival with impressive displays by the physical culture and terpsichorean groups. Miss Lillian Bell performed a Teddy Bear dance in a Yama Yama outfit. Additional notices cover school committee meetings, a masquerade at the Mosier home, Pierians postponing a meet, and a postponed Bradley lecture with a future January/February date. Wonderland scenes at First Presbyterian church entertain Joliet, and color rotation at Joliet High School assigns Orange and Black to the Freshmen as seniors pass colors forward.
Joliet Maccabees lodge elects new officers for the year at their annual meeting. Contested results list J.B. McGahn as Sir Knight Commander and J. J. Hillyer as Lieutenant Commander, with duties assigned to George Knight, D Berard, A H Denek, J C Kimbell, Oliver Flint, Henry Es, A Wrench, J Barron, John Sharp, Mike Brader, F Berry as trustee for three years, J F J Hillyer two years, Harry Hayes one year.
By virtue of an execution from the Circuit Court of Will County Illinois George Hunt is levied upon. The property to be sold is the east half of the northeast quarter section 36 township 35 north range 11 east in Will County Illinois. Sale at public auction on Wednesday December 17 1918 at 10 o'clock A M at the north door of the Joliet Courthouse. Thomas Stevenson sheriff.
Joliet yesterday saw visitors from Ellwood Morris and Gardner including C A Lynk and Amos Jeffery. Officials from Ottawa and Lockport appear on business rounds while Mrs Lennon and son head to Stuttgart Ark for a sister’s illness.
The Central School band of youngsters averaging about twelve years old gave a free concert to over 300 people in Joliet. Led by director J S Seville, they marched from the school house to Union station then to the post office and finally the courthouse yard. The band formed only sixty days ago with no initial players and now shows notable progress through daily practice.
John W. Lundquist aged 53 died Thursday at 5 o'clock at his home 116 Wilson avenue after a short illness. He is survived by his wife and a daughter Armelia and J. M. Lundquist. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Burns dies at brother's home after lingering illness
The Swedish weekly to be launched in Joliet hinges on meeting outcomes. Elected officers include President N. C. Leander, Vice President C. C. Erickson, Recording Secretary Victor Christianson, Financial Secretary Ben Anderson, Treasurer Charles Seaborg, Guardian August Nordstedt, Guide Charles Erickson, Trustee Frank A. Johnson.
Police report a night incident where Motor cycle Patrolman Roy Parker intervened to stop an attack on John Barvitz at 18 North Chicago Street. Barvitz alerted authorities after threats by Carnot Italian. Parker arrived as Ledalls and a companion tried to force entry into a nearby butcher shop.
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