Class Day at Jo- Het Township High School 1902 Echoes Roasts and Cheers
The 1902 Jo- Het Township High School class day featured roasts and yells with seniors in white, juniors defending themselves in talks back, and festive moments from the class history presented by Miss Olive Sprague. Byron Gaskil addressed the juniors and Oscar Kammerman offered replies, closing with reflections on years past and advice for the entering senior class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Sprague
Byron Gaskil
Jo- Het Township High School
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
F. Olive Sprague
Cora Kahn
Harry Atkinson
Chas Hagar
Robert Hunter
O'Leary
Woodruff
Powell
Spicergate
Miss Mack
Hoch
Laura Clement
Hades
Fred Wagner
Mr. Pelee
Sarah Regan
Fred Wilson
Grace Richards
Lucius Laraway
Styx
Elizabeth Henley
Ed Bush
Alice Eldred
Mamie Petsch
Comstock
Will Walker
Elysian Plains
Margaret Francis
Emery Mather
Beltzner
Theiss
Bessie Barnes
Tartarus
Jessie Hopper
Will Stanton
Yale
Bob Hunter
Dowie
Ted Wilson
Otis Richards
Yron Gaskil
Kammerman
Willie Wilkins
Miles
Charlie McFadden
Adda Baldwin
Emily Goodspeed
Oscar Kammerman
Mr. Gaskil
Art Mack
Stabbings at Foley Home End In Severe Arm and Leg Wounds
Two visiting youths, William Swiderski and Henry Gabriel, were attacked by two unknown men at 1308 North Broadway. One assailant slashed with a knife, nearly severing Swiderski’s arm and wounding Gabriel’s leg. both required stitches and lay on the floor all night as police and ambulance responses faltered. The assailants fled and have not been located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Foley
North Broadway
Willam Swiderski
Henry Gabriel
Swiderski
Ogden
Gabriel
Foley
Summit Street
Dr. Ogden
Annie Smith
Annie
Cannon Left Hand Gesture Delays Naval Bill Debate
Row over naval appropriation features Rep. Cannon with left hand in pocket during testimony. Speaker Henderson keeps him in line as Cannon’s famed gesture ends abruptly after a minute, illustrating his long habit. Also notes Rocky Mountain Tea claims and Catholic Total Abstinence Society event in Illinois.
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Cannon
Joe
Henderson
Anice Joe
Real estate transfers in Joliet and surrounding towns
A Joliet real estate list details numerous transfers across Summit Park and nearby towns. Properties change hands among Draper, Johnson, Our, Smith, Baker, Quick, Dorsey, Bodnar, Munroe, Cuddy, O Connor, Kudlak, Hall, Nagel, Fields, Korzilius, Schuster, Cagwin, Patton, MacBeth, Page, Tschannen, Ebert, Dixon, Willis, Adams, Lynd, and Kronmeyer. Amounts range from 79 to 10 300 dollars, covering blocks and subdivisions in Joliet Lockport Monee Peotone and Columbia Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sumner Draper
Albert L. Johnson
Magnolia Avenue
Summit Park
Frank Our
William Smith
Park Avenue
Alvin E. Baker
Summit Avenue
John Quick
Charlies W. Wampler
Emma F. Mager
C. T
Bertha C. Korzilius
Mathias P. Schuster
Bertha C. Kordilius
Nathaniel A. Cagwin
Alice M. Cagwin
H. A. Cagwin
A. Cagwin
Nancy A. Cagwin
Addison C. Patton
Chas. J. MacBeth
Raynor
Allan C. Page
John R. Smith
Ridgewood
Braidwood
George Dixon
Samuel McGahey
C. & W. Coal Co
Columbia Heights
A. Lyman Williston
Hettie J. King
Keeney’s Park
Columbia
Louis B. Lynd
Phoenix
Arizona
Caroline Lynd
Joliet
George M. Lynd
Chris W. Kronmeyer
Lockport
Margaret Macklin
Harriet Macklin
Pecans Johnson
Charles Sundberg
Henry Knoop
Ringling 2 show dazzles crowd under the big tent
A Balancing Acts program in the city drew a large audience despite a recent disaster. The Ringling 2 performances featured two stages and a hippodrome track with many acts including trained seals and a slack-wire display. Clowns and a family of performers aged up to 65 wowed spectators, with a Nelson troupe of 11 performers including a three year old girl on stage in a satchel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling 2
Essary
Besid Hippodromée
Clowns —& Horses
Seala
Nelson
Inchides
Erations
High School Teachers Elected for Ensuing Year
At Jokiet township high school meeting, J Stanley Brown E Spicer head of dept H A Fraser John K B Hoch Marion J R Powell Mary W J Risley Jennie E S Noyes Jane C Geo W Strobel Emily Bod Edward Enright Julia Hy Chas M Simeoke Hantie Mu Roy R Peck Lydia Mat Charles W Norton named for the coming year. Three holdovers from last year remain Ferris Lyndh. New teachers Chania Norton and Roy R Peck. Payroll approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jokiet Township
J. Stanley Brown
Tes Cc
E. Spicer
H. A. Fraser
John K. B. H. F. Hoch
Marion J. R. Powell
Mary W. J. Risley
Jennie E. S. Noyes
Jane C. Geo. W. Strobel
Emily Bod Edward Enright
Julia Hy
Chas. M. Simeoke
Hantie Mu
Roy R. Peek
Lydia Mat
Charles W. Norton
Miss Ferris
Miss Lyndh
Chania Norton
Roy R. Peck
Beggar Sent to Jail for Vagrancy After Panhandling
Pat Gallagher was arrested for panhandling and vagrancy after working a crowd yesterday. A search found $4 on him. he was fined 5.25 dollars and sentenced to thirty days. Alfred Rix, a young man, paid 5.25 for an offense yesterday afternoon. Police kept the city in good order with no serious incidents. a few showgoers caused minor trouble but were moved along.
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Pat Gallagher
Alfred Rix
Tim
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Japan
Snyder Preserving Go
Alaska
van Camp
Will County
Barrett
Unecda
Barrett Hardware Co
Chicago Street
Joliet, Ill
Clinton Street
J. A. Doolittle & Co
Stearns & Foster Co
van Buren Street
Brown
Sophs
Freshies
Arthur Comstock
Enright
Assaust
Wm. Swiderski
H. Gabriel
Rocky Mountain
H. A. Suliman
Catholic Total Abstinence Societies
Illinois
Streator
J Gibbons
Chicago
Alton
San
Huston
James C. ‘O'Connor
Josiah McRoberts
Bowen
Andrew Ross
Mary Kudlak
Luther
Mary A. Cushing
James
James T. Hall
M. Binzen
Frank Nagel
Harry Fields
Wm. M. Cochrane, Jr
Monee
August Ebert
Edward Tschannen
Raccoon Grove
Peotone
Margaretha Gaebler
Fred Hauert
Wilton
Isaac C. Robbins
Frank M. Crawford
Wyney
Elwood
George M. Davis
Ervin E. Davis
Columbia Hts
Georgia A.venning
Mora
H. A. Stilman
Niegars Falls
New York
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Santa Fe
Pon i
Ringling Bros
Morning Parade
Delanee
J. A. Krill
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