07 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
1
Tinley Park notes discuss tax dodgers and property lists, public meetings, and telegraph phone plans. It mentions August 10 Linden Lake mission, trains and railroad updates, church camp in New Lenox, crop conditions, and local social visits and gatherings.
Ernest Gill and family move to New Lenox from Manhattan to take charge of electors Searles and daughter plan to visit relatives in Painesville and return by the lakes.Mrs Mary Baker sells eighty acres in Venango Neb to John Baker for estate settlement. Jeff receives telegram about Ohio nephew death. Mrs Jeffrey to attend services.
A church camp meeting runs Thursday to Sunday August 14 to 24 with teas, scales for weighing both team and lead, and invitations extended. Campers include Mrs. Jennie C Pease and others from Joliet Englewood and Crete, with twenty five fresh air pits on grounds. Visits include a Joliet penitentiary tour for the campers and a hay ride to Joliet.
William Englehart observed three strangers lingering near his office and home burglary aftermath. Neighbors pursued the suspects, who were later found among a baseball crowd and jailed in Monce. Prosecution may bind them over to the grand jury as prowlers noted in the area.
Evidence was collected and sent to the grand jury after a Monday morning court session at Squire Vatter's court regarding Linda.
Minooka notes report visitors and health updates including Miss Sadie Love from Chicago visiting Emma Bell and Mrs. Van Delson. Mrs George Collep suffers a paralytic stroke while Gerhard Van Horne visits. social events at the Van Dolson home. plans for an ice cream social at the Masonic hall. Also mentions heat deaths of horses, a Plattville wedding, and Canada thistles in the alley.
Lockport State street will host a busy day with a parade led by village trustees and the Steel Works band followed by racing events. Prizes include cash for trotting, pacing, foot races, hurdles, and a greased pig contest. A grand ball with Eversdli’s orchestra tops the evening.
Fragmentary text notes a machine purchase in AsO and mentions Haley and Homer in unclear context. No concrete event, date, or named organization details are readable to form a complete summary.
In Wheatland many residents hosted and visited over the weekend. Mrs Franklin hosted her daughter and friends while Sagert’s sale rumors circulated. Dorcas Sukekety and Lydia Otto discussed sewing. Winnie Mott visited Chicago. Misses Kate, Op Chicago and Lizzie Nettleton traveled to Joliet and Chicago. Russell Patterson left for duties in Chicago. Mrs Binder and party from Downers Grove joined Mrs Iebl for a gathering.
ORLAND and Robt Plattville visit friends and reli Mrs. Zahnan’s family visit Ma J. M. Kott Sunday. Fire department events at Bite Island Wednesday. Funeral services for Mrs. Donald Mathieson in Chicago. Mrs. George and children head to Yankton Dakota. Local residents and households connected to various social and civic activities are referenced in fragmented notices.
Seward announces Children's Day at First Church on Sunday August 17 at 10 a m. All are welcome. Note mentions measles and whooping cough concerns among children and several local residents visited Lisbon and Seward Cemetery meeting at a residence on Wednesday August 7.
Henry Schmedeke reports repairing his threshing machine and notes no first class coach. John Schmedeke, formerly of Alpine Heights, married Miss Minnie Starts of Orland last Wednesday evening. He has many friends here and they extend congratulations and best wishes.
The Manteno ball team played a return game against Wiltongay and won 5 to 1. Wiltongay suffered the loss.
A Joliet area item notes a county map sale for two dollars or one dollar cloth versions, hay rack incident near New Lenox with repair and escape by young Chicago girls, and pests drive house repairs with Barrett Hardware Co. A Joliet fishing lure by G Bratton Co. draws attention as a rotating minnow bait for the market.
William Byle, a former News circulator now messenger for Adams Express, shot and killed a bandit during a midnight hold up near Marcus Illinois on a westbound Chicago Burlington and Quincy No 47 train. The crew recovered one corpse, $200 in silver was taken in four sacks, and the robbers escaped. Byle survived, and authorities pursued suspects with river towns on alert. The dead man was a middle aged stranger, well dressed, not identified.
The board of review notes Western Union Telegraph seeks big reductions from assessors in nine townships with proposed cuts up to about 60 percent. American Telephone and Telegraph also protests across Joliet and surrounding areas with totals showing company valuations far below assessor figures. August 11 12 and 13 hearings set with notices to towns including Hannahan Crete Custer Frankfort Mephattan Monee New Lenox Troy Ington Wilton.
The Gates interests now hold control of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company and plan to present changes at the August 20 meeting. Possible leadership changes include a United States Steel executive or H. C. Frick as chair of the board. A Will County map is offered for sale by Joliet News vendors.
The Singer Sewing Machine local agency must pay taxes on its net earnings as determined by the board after testimonial arguments by Judge Olin. Insurance agencies may follow, facing new taxes as state law on net earnings is contested. The board tightened tax assessments despite opposition.
A Joliet meeting of friends of the Referendum League adopted steps to form a local branch. J C Wells of Chicago explained the league aims and plans while C K B Cutler was named chairman and Wilbur F Atchison secretary. The group will collect signatures for a petition to allow voter referendums in November on public policy questions including direct election of U S senators and veto power over legislation. Signatures may be obtained from President Cotler in the Cutting building.
The Joliet Weekly News reports mailed copies to subscribers for the month of January 1902. Office copies are excluded from totals.
Market brief notes oats at 28 pounds per bushel and discolored, with prices down. Butter eggs and creamery butter listed. new potatoes per bushel and live hogs and veal calf prices. Cattle and hog quotations summarized from Chicago futures with ranges for quality lots.
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