03 Dec 1903
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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
1
The Channahon brief reports a resident fatally fallen and a broken femur after a Saturday incident in Chicago connected visitor. It notes a weekly supper and entertainments at the church with Mrs Meredith hosting and names several locals including students and staff.
Franks Fort Frankfort Station reports a cold morning with farmers seeking shelter after sunrise. Officer Knippel assisted animals and residents discuss relief measures, including Uncle Sam’s monthly aid. The piece threads in local trade notes, a Joliet trip, and ongoing market prices for eggs, oats, and livestock.
The column reports mixed grain movement with new corn going to market and shipments by Manhattan and Pisinfield yielding returns of no grade. It notes local land investment, winter seed corn care, and a general market outlook amid coal boom and forfeit pricing discussions. It also lists community notices from Joliet and nearby towns including gatherings, visits, and holiday events.
In Mokena residents dodge the sports pages’ jabs as Paul Rinke and others return home after two days with Chicago sports cars. Ice dealers prep for winter harvest while visitors such as Mia Brennan and Eva Wild observe family gatherings. A December 7 schoolhouse entertainment features moving pictures and “Righty Days Around the World” to raise funds for decorating, with regular admission.
James Patterson discusses tariff policy linking free trade roots to later shifts after visiting Osaka. He predicts U S leadership growth from tariffs and cites Cleve tong election prospects and farmers’ support while noting railroads overcharging demurrage as a fault.
The Plattville 1908 Thanksgiving edition lists families in mourning with a widow and four children, notes from abroad visitors including Mrs T J Fox and Mrs Omer Smith, and local travels. It records school friends returning home for the holiday, visits from Indiana and Illinois relatives, and residents like Harry Kelley heading to California for winter.
Tinley Park grammar school reports pupils who averaged 80 or more on the November exam. Frances Andres and Bertha Wilke led attendance with no absences in three months. Outside-district attendees include Clara Steller and Alfred Henke among others. Miss Katie Schlafer and Mrs Strout's Thanksgiving travel noted.
An assortment of local notes recount visits to John last Sunday and Thanksgiving gatherings with Miss Emma Snyder and Mrs. Monk. birthday parties for Miss Henreh Luske. a Chicago wedding. a December church event. and minor incidents including a buggy theft and a train schedule change. Market prices for butter, eggs, corn, and oats are listed.
Beecher Lutheran and Congregational members plan a $5,000 subscription effort and a mid December apron sale. The town hall event will feature oysters and a display of home goods to support church work.
A well attended basket sociable at the schoolhouse featured Walter Kruger and others from Peotone. Children performed Landing of the Pilgrims and other pieces while games were played. Clerks and local residents helped organize the event and vendors offered notes and supplies.
The article notes W B Harwood showcasing Poland China hogs at the International Stock Show. It also mentions a December 8 Literary and Debating Society meeting on a debate topic about women proposing.
H. J. Flack, the Goodenow stockman, placed among top earners at the Chicago fat stock show. He won $100 for three Herefords Valliant Lad Flack's Proxy and Flack's Expectation, $75 for three spayed heifers under two, $20 for Royal Welcome in junior yearling bull class, and a $0 premium for a champion grade animal under one year.
A London delegate from the British trades movement visited Joliet during a U S tour after the American Federation of Labor session in Boston. James W. O Grady toured with Chicago friends and Will County Trades Assembly President F A L Parker. The group viewed the penitentiary and Joliet High School and compared U S and English industrial systems.
Sweet Orr and Company became owners of Joliet’s Corset Factory building, a large four story brick structure at the southwest corner of Chicago and Webster streets near the old high school. Terms not disclosed. rumored to occupy the whole building within three years with potential renovations planned.
A general wage cut took effect Tuesday, reducing pay by 6 to 10 percent and affecting about 1,000 workers at the Joilet wire mills of United States Steel. A Jackson township farmer, Elmer Gurney, noted two men resembling fugitives Neidermeier and Van Dine among men he had employed, but the claim was later deemed exaggerated.
Joseph Patterson Jr aged 70 7 12 died at his sister’s Joliet residence November 25 a longtime resident and hermit known to hunters and quarrymen funeral Friday led by Rev H H Berry interment Zarley cemetery survived by sister Mrs J G Keen and Mrs Gee Walker and brother Harrison Patterson Capt Anson Patterson also a brother Katie Wylie wife of William Wylie died November 29 aged 66 born in Wales obituary notes sudden death after illness and memorial remarks
The Sanitary District of Chicago began trial to obtain title to land adjoining the drainage canal near Lockport for water power development. The final juror was chosen Tuesday morning, naming nine men including George Albrandt Peter Weiss Henry F Schmidt Elijah Esson George Albers James Clark Joseph Brisbane John Kehoe Charles A Kolstedt William D Boughton Benjamin Younker Andrew Murdie.
Auction listings announce H F Pohlman near Manhattan selling 10 Short Horn yearlings and 42 Poland China hogs sired by Chief McKinney with cash terms and credit options. Raleigh Bros near Millsdale offer milch cows, a steer, 8 horses, 15 hogs and farm implements with similar terms and discounts. Also an early 1905 subscription offer for Joliet News.
A list of marriage licenses shows William Febi and 27 year old from Plainfield, William Hay Waters 22 from Joliet with Marthe Metz 19, Fred Schweer 28 from Eagle Lake with Anna Ahrens 21, and James Baker 21 from Steger with Hattie Mee Cloud 18 from Crete.
President Harper of the University of Chicago urges students to aid in stamping out typhoid fever as cases rise. Authorities impose strict measures to prevent a siege and avoid class disruption as students may be sent home.
The Morning Post reports that China may ban recruiting Chinese laborers for the south following Canada's exclusion of Chinese. Provincial governors support the Peking decision and may prohibit emissaries if needed.
Ambassadors of Agia Minor confronted Mark Antony after he imposed a double tax. They stated that if tributes were not paid within a year, he must deliver two seed times and two harvests as compensation.
The text explains cedar as a name for evergreen pines valued for durability and pleasant scent. It notes its grain closeness and soft texture, making it easier to cut, akin to cheese.
Fragmentary text mentions Byred Peas and warnings about hoses on the stem and foliage of sweet peas Ming unclear meaning. No identifiable people organizations places or dates are readable.
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