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Newspaper
The Joliet Daily Republican
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
5
Weather notes report 6.95 inches of rainfall in May with 2.25 inches in a single day and strong winds. Aurora Borealis appeared on May 26, while heavy downpours disrupted farming delaying corn oats and pastures though oats hay and early crops benefited from damp weather.
Judge Dibell in Circuit Court freed two women amid cruelty grounds. Margaret Brodie of Wilmington and Margaret Chittick of Joliet were granted absolute divorce or property settlements, with Brodie receiving half the listed property and alimony replaced by a share in assets. Other court items include foreclosures and trustee reports with various parties named.
Miss Bella Hopper presented the thirty third annual library report to the board. The library opened 305 days with a home circulation of 119 001 and 28 739 volumes in use by 10 390 borrowers. Largest daily issue 960 on Feb 16. smallest 147 during a snowstorm. Daily average circulation 257. Reference room approx 12 464. Reading room totals 20 211 users. children’s room 26 652 readers with 3 639 volumes circulating 49 210. Teachers borrowed 4 321 books and 148 pictures since 1907. 7 701 books repaired. 967 bound. Fines and receipts totaled 414.31. balance on hand 785.89 June 1 1908.
The report shows 119,001 home volumes and 12,464 reference volumes, with total library volumes 131,465. Open days numbered 305, largest daily issue 5,960, smallest 147, 1,146 new cards issued, 10,390 total in use. Reading room users include 544 men and 5 various women, with 26,652 children using the children's room. Travel sections and subject counts appear, along with 7,701 books repaired and 967 rebound. Staff changes include Miss Mabel Davison resigning, Mrs Kate Henderson dying, Miss Nellie Pierce added, Emma Quigley starting training. Reported by Bella C. Hopper for year ending May 8th, 1908.
Chicago couple Clara Florian and Joseph Frederick were married yesterday in the county clerk office by Justice Stearns. They returned to Chicago after the ceremony at 1 16 o clock.
A teachers examination for Joliet public schools will be held in the Library building on Saturday at 9 o'clock. Superintendent A. Tong announces the session.
RECORDS OF BIRTHS show many entries in Joliet and nearby towns with dates from February to May 1907. Children born to families including Wall, Regaire, Weiss, Koerner, Vandervoort, Rohm, Ebert, Kratochvil, Olivo, Flickinger, Morse, Baka, Dugan, Mirfield, Hartrunft, Pettigrew, Shillco, Moore, Lingalls, Grundy, Campbell, Longley, Groth, Pearson, Shutts, Hay, Shingler, Ba har, Mooney, Barr, Haughwont, and others.
A summary of property trades listing multiple transfers in Joliet and surrounding towns. Wm Hills and wife sell to Edw E Munroe. Frank A Scheidt and others sell to Helen N Flexer. John Lambert and others sell to Cory H Robinson and Wm C Barber. other parcels traded between Chester Whitelock, Nick Pavlica, Fred Steiner, Emelio Marode, and more. Totals include prices from $290 to $4,000 and notes on leases and agreements with unions and other parties.
A humorous exchange recounts aging as the barber stops noting hair thinning. The piece mentions Dancing at Electric Park with dates in the prompt, reflecting a dated tone.
Local residents report visits from Chicago, Shamokin and Des Moines. church events mark first communions while Woodmen and Fire company hold meetings. piano factories run ten hours daily. Chicago Heights band concert draws applause. sixteen tax dodgers tracked by assessor amid Children’s Day plans.
Beecher reports outings to Momence and the Kankakee river with Boltman Weimhoefer Cloidt Hinze Werner Wegert and Edmund Hack. Crete drubs Douglass Park 10 to 7 with Beecher players contributing. Wizards beat Giants 14 to 9 in a pickup game as Beecher Cubs prepare to host Santa Fe. Memorial Day events and early store closings draw note. Paul Hinze joins Meyer Bros Springfield as window trimmer.
A brief Harper's Weekly dialogue presents a paternal era tension as a daughter asks if her father knows of love while noting the father is unwell and unaware. The exchange hints at discreet affection within a constrained family dynamic and a caregiver’s concern.
Special to The Republican Mr Minard of Blue Island spent Monday with Mr and Mrs F I Patrick Mrs Rouse visited relatives in Joliet over weekend Ruth Cooper visited grandparents D A Gillett Rev M A MacLane of the University of Chicago preached at the Baptist church next Sunday Rev Peterson to return Mrs Chittenden and son Roy were Chicago visitors Mr and Mrs Charles Frank in Washington Heights Glen Rouse spent last week Thurs and Fri in the city Amos Savage and Walter Rowley checked a lightning loss for New Lenox Mutual County Fire Insurance Co Mrs Lydia Rowley visited relatives in Homer Marcus Fox spent Saturday with his family near Tinley Park.
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