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Modest Beginning For Con gregation Emmanuel Lutherans, CONTRACT TO HACKER. (By the Herald-News Correspondent) Mokena, Oct. 6—If the weather con ditions permit, the corner stone of the new Emmanuel Lutheran church will be laid next, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Sandros, of Joliet and Rev. Mr. Reinéke, of Blue Island will have charge of the services. Every one is cordially invited to attend these services. The new church is being built on the village park lot back of the St. John's German Evangelical church. The contract for the carpenter work, has been awarded to George J. Hacker who will start building operations shortly. The structure will cost about $5,000. The edifice will be 44x44 feet, and will be a frame structure. Form Choral Society, Citizens of Mokena formed a choral society which is strictly undenomina tional and is open for anybody who cares to sing. Mrs. A. W. McGov ney and Mr. Clark have been selected as the directors for the present. The new society is getting hearty support. For the present rehearsals are to be held at the Methodist Episcopal church. The list of officers given last week as belonging to the’ Methodist Episcopal choir were meant for this society and not for the choir. The new society is not connected with no church. League Notes. The Mokena Epworth League has pledged to subscribe $25 toward the pastor’s salary for the ensuing year. The young folks will hold entertain ments and other functions to raise the amount, interest in the Work of the league is steadily growing among the young folks. Next Sunday the topic will be “Promise of the World's Evangeliza tion.” This is a broad topic full of in terest. All the young folks are in vited to attend. Passes 93rd Birthday. : Mrs. George Stork is the oldest in habitant in this section, having passed her 98rd birthday anniversary last Tuesday. She is still able to be about. The event was quietly celebrated at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jonn Cappel with whom she is making her ey home. _Only_ the neds Were present. ie aan tan to this bart of Will county ie ‘me fle days when Indians roamed the prairie. An old log~house said to be over~100 years-old is still standing on the Jonn Cappel farm. Mrs. Stork and her family lived in the log loase for many years after settling here. Farmers have commenced a cutting onsilage, and many men are now em ployed throughout the country filling sites. J. W. Schitting received 4 new twenty horse power, double cylinder Reeves’ steam traction engine from Rockford last week and has contracted a number of silage cutting jobs. He shipped his old steam engine which he had used for over 16 years, back to Rockford. Hallowe'en Social. The members of the Mokena Ep worth League will hold their first 86* cial on Friday, October 29 when a Haly lowe’én social will be held at the D. M... Lockwood home. Everyone is welcome, , A “spooky” time is assured, To Move Mill. Liess and Knupp who have been running a lumber camp, about three miles northwest of Marley will move their mill soon and will hold an auc tion base on Saturday morning, October 16 at 10 o'clock, of lumber horses, Cite. dle, etc, Train Annuled. The passenger train, which was backed down from Oak Forest every Sunday night to pick up passengers for Chicago, was pulled off without notice on Sunday evening. A crowd of twenty passengers waited at the local station for this train when the message came that the train would not run any more. A fast passenger train, east bound, was stopped an hour later and took the passengers. The annul ing of this special Sunday train is a big disappointment to the Rock Is land commuters. Hold Consultation, Mrs. L. Zumstein has been very ill and confined to bed for over a week. Doctors Grant Houston, of Joliet, and FW. Searles, of Mokéna held a con sultation the latter part of the week. A special nurse from Joliet is caring for the patient. There will be no church services at the Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday on account of Rev. W. H. Ake attending the Methodist Episco pal conference at Englewood. The Hohman family who moved into the Stellwagen place last week moved on Tuesday to the Hacker place south of town, formerly the Lorenz property. E. J. Woods who has been living in the latter place, has moved onto the Mitchell farm — near Frankfort..pur chased recently by Mr. Hill in whose employ both families are. Mr. Hill has turned his properties into big stock farms. Charles Liess returned the forepart of the week from a few weeks -v's't with friends at Fairmont and other Minnesota points. Mokena Wins. The Mokena-Frankfort bal team played a fast game with the Tinley Park Bull Frogs at Frankfort, Sunday, defeating them with a score of 4 to 2. This ends the series between these teams. The dance at the Men’s club pavilion was largely attended Saturday night, 167 tickets being sold. The next dance will be on Saturday night, October 16 and the closing dance will be held on October 30. Entertains Study Club. The Mokena Study club was enter tained by Mrs. George McGovney on Friday afternoon. The new program for the year was begun. The next meeting will be on October 15 at the home of Mrs. A. O. Maue. The women of the German Evangel ical church are busily engaged pre paring for the bazaar to be given at the Mokena hall on Thursday after noon and evening, October 21. Considerable grain has been moving on the local grain market the past week. When the market took a ten cent drop the consignments ceased quite abruptly. The Camp Fire Girls meeting which was to have been held at the home of Miss Ruth Niethammer last Friday, Was postponed on account of the ill ness of the guardian's father and will be held this Friday. The affair will be in the nature of a business meet ing. Entertains Aid. Mrs. William Becker was hostess to the members of the Frauen Verein of the St. John’s German Evangelical church on Thursday afternoon at the home of her niece, Mrs. Frank Aspel. A fine program was rendered. Read ings were given by Mrs. E. P. Krapp and Mrs. 8. J. Hakle. Refreshments were served. Forty-eight guests were present. A most delightful time was enjoyed by all.
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Joliet Evening Herald News
Joliet, Illinois, US
Wed, Oct 06, 1915
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