26 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
1
An article laments grain market manipulation by speculators rail interests and transportation firms claiming they press farmers to grow immense corn yields while keeping prices high for consumers. It critiques lack of practical guidance to reduce costs per acre and urges stronger market efforts and imported labor to lower prices and raise living standards.
Mayor Cronty vows no slot machines in Joliet while he has authority. The piece notes gambling pushers may move to install machines in saloons, while police and sheriff prepare warrants and action. It also covers Dougherty's Peoria case and his claim of auditing errors to defend himself.
Henry Buck of Peotone files a circuit court bill against his wife Minnie Buck alleging a conspiracy to rob him of farm and property in Storm Lake Iowa and South Dakota. He claims she bound him with false agreements, denied him meals and travel, and even pulled his hair causing two days of pain before a brief confinement in an insane asylum. The case details a long pattern of alleged cruelty, property transfers, and threats, with 11 children named and Dakota farm custody noted.
An archival note cites Seth Gibler in Jackson referencing a debate phrase quality. The fragment mentions Deeith Jackson and a 1907 date in a terse transcription. The line echoes a public discourse tone of the era.
Farmers in Grand Ridge and Grand Rapids townships plan an independent grain buyers company. The move aims to unite prominent farmers and stockmen with three local elevators. Prices paid for grain are expected to compare favorably with nearby towns as organization discussions continue.
The Will County Gun Club Tournament held in Lockport featured twenty events with a yard handicap for top shooters. Winners include H Pell Walters Stillson Dockendorf Liess Dockenden Clark Gaines King and Cham among others with shoot offs determining final placings.
A large Joliet gathering at the Alpine home honors Mrs Henderson with an Episcopalian service led by Rev. Dr. Hope. Friends from the Fifteen Club and Women’s Study Club, school and library boards, and many civic leaders attend to pay homage to a revered teacher whose life touched students and educators alike. Flowers blanket the casket as Mrs Castle’s quartet sings softly, and pallbearers carry the body to Oakwood Cemetery for interment.
C B of 802 Collins Street won multiple top awards at the Morris Poultry Show. He captured first in single comb Rhode Island Red pullets and earned multiple firsts and seconds across various classes. Judge Hock of Chicago presided over the event.
The Joliet & Southern Traction car No. 50 completed the run from Granite Street to New Lenox on Sunday morning after helpers cleared frozen dirt and tracks. Volunteers and the public assisted with shovels and brushes as crews transferred the car between lines. New Lenox service runs daily with 9:05 a.m. first eastbound and every two hours westbound, fare 10 cents.
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