Churches to Ve the Or 10 Hdren Annual Children's Day
Churches to hold Children’s Day services replacing the regular morning worship tomorrow. Activities will be conducted across all churches as part of the observance.
12 Jun 1909
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Newspaper
The Joliet Daily Republican
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
1
Churches to hold Children’s Day services replacing the regular morning worship tomorrow. Activities will be conducted across all churches as part of the observance.
Children’s Day services planned by Grace M. E. Church for tomorrow feature music readings recitations and exercises. An evening sermon follows at 7 30 with a schedule of songs duets readings and classroom performances by many named participants.
Big crowd is expected as Moran's Jokets meet the Chicago Mail Carriers at Wanderers Park Chicago tomorrow. About three thousand mailmen are slated to attend amid a full grandstand as rain delays other games and rivals from Thetler Park prepare for a fast, furious matchup with Brain and Dalton forming the Dugan battery and Briedert and Wiles for Joliet.
A high school speech accused the gas company of favorable rates to a JoHet manufacturer at 35 cents per thousand cubic feet while consumers pay $1. Superintendent Hugh J. Mitchell refuted the charge as false, saying all customers pay the same price and denying any discrimination.
A special meeting of all members and subscribers of the Merchants Association of Joliet is called at the secretary's office for Monday evening at 7 45 p m to discuss the Union Railroad station in Joliet and other items of city interest. The first public meeting in some time is expected to be well attended. L F Brach president Anton Schagd er secretary.
School year 10 fad wit good program closing exercises will take place Monday and Saturday evenings in the Foliet Theatre at St Marys Parochial School.
The court adjourned to Monday at 1 30 for testimony in the continuing cases. Frank Holland, accused boy bandit, and others face indictments as jurors and witnesses are secured. Harry Hanson, aged 17, pleads guilty to petit larceny and receives three months in county jail.
Within the last twenty four hours the police ambulance was called three times to convey patients suffering from appendicitis to Silver Cross hospital. The patients are John Hart of 30 North Bluff Street Mildred Goodsall of 502 Illinois Street and Mamie Kirkland of 616 Elwood Street.
After a practice, South-end Tigers teased August Mal of 430 Water street. They chased him in night clothing and a window at Mai parlor bay was smashed by a rotten potato. August’s pursuers fled as Mrs. Mai and her husband filed for a warrant. three youths were identified but later released for lack of evidence.
Walter Longworthy father of seven was jailed after Justice Nichols found him guilty of beating his wife in their Railroad Street home. The wife testified she was knocked unconscious and forced to surrender earnings. He faces arraignment Monday as officials consider harsher punishment. The case drew comments supporting revival of public whipping posts.
The Turners of Joliet will travel to Fun Fest in Aurora for the Chicago district event. A parade opens the proceedings at 1:30 PM along Aurora business streets. Delegations from Joliet and neighboring towns totaling over 500 will assemble with the Chicago group at New York Street and Broadway by 1:00 PM.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Joliet will hold services at their hall on North Chicago Street for departed members and later march to the graveyard where graves will be decorated. The fraternal body counts Powhan Lodge No 29 William Tell Lodge No 219 and a lodge of colored men among its three Joliet lodges.
Sheriff Thomas Steele requests help as local police search for a team reportedly stolen last night. Newton Richards reports a black horse team missing from his southeast pasture near the city, but he is unsure it was stolen.
Sam Nickles a Black resident of Milla road was detained by police today. Magistrate E M Allen is to arraign him on Monday for following and annoying women. Chief W F McMasters withheld complainants’ names until trial. Captain Martin Murphy will head the Police department in the chief’s absence.
An appeal from Justice Hawk's ruling awarding $162.50 to the plaintiff has been taken to the Circuit Court in the case Charles A. Minch et al v M. Doyle. The verdict was by default with D Rk Anderson for the plaintiff and Lagger Blatt for the defense.
School Superintendent Worst heads the first teacher examination today with forty-one women and one man applying for certificates. The turnout is larger than usual as Worst prepares to begin duties soon and plan the coming school year.
In Will County a judge will hear the People v ex rel William Clark v Meade Gahan on Friday June 18 in a bid to gain custody of six year old Madeline Clark. The case stems from a divorce with accusations of cruelty drunkenness and impropriety against Mrs Gahan and her new marriage to Gahan.
Governor Deneen issues a proclamation designating Monday June 14 1909 as Flag Day in Illinois. The document urges citizens to observe the occasion statewide with display of the national emblem on public buildings and businesses and to participate in suitable ceremonies.
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