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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
11
The piece urges federal action to protect migratory birds across states. It cites declines in insect eaters like meadowlarks and quail due to hunting and habitat loss, urging the Farmers Institute and Pomona Grange to push national laws to safeguard breeding and wintering grounds.
Busy social pages reveal Rev and Mrs Baker hosting New Year’s Day gatherings with hearty invitations for all. Local families and relatives visit from Joliet La Rose and Coust Park for Christmas and holiday events. Church activities, school treats, and baptism notices refresh community life as editor critiques political events and labor issues.
SYMERTON residents share holiday travels illness and work news. William Foster and Miss Grace Huber visit West Branch and Chicago relatives. Harry Singleton out sick with Mr J T Slade substituting. John Dwight moves east of Symerton. John Hayden ships sheep to Chicago. Albert Younker handles drain orders and travels to Manhattan for family illness. A Christmas dance draws many. oyster supper and dancing planned New Year Eve at the Catholic hall. Wabash time card to be issued. townsfolk report horse sales to Chicago buyers. readers urged to send items and call N W 414R.
Christmas was observed with the Adorable Sacrifice and choral music at the Catholic church in Wilton. An obituary notes Miss Katie Mahoney of St. Patrick’s parish died December 21 1908. funeral held December 23 at St. Patrick’s church with Requiem Mass by Rev. Father McNamee.
Judge Cowing announces a new rule in criminal matters on request of State's Attorney Barr. Attorneys must file appearance papers and have their names listed on dockets as in common law cases. Applies to repeat court and all circuit court cases.
Mrs Lars Jager longtime Lisbon Center resident died at 84 after a long illness. Born Maria Monson in 1824 in Norway she married Lars N Jager in 1847 near Bergen. Survived by three sons, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren the family mourns at the Lis ton cemetery funeral held December 30.
Lemont officials meet with C A and Lockport representatives to push for a plug train between Joliet and Chicago while promising to boost patronage. The State Street bridge was closed for structural rot and will be repaired. Notices include tax and bill payments and discussion of railroad speed ordinance disputes.
Miss Anna Russell escaped injury after a train collision near Kankakee while traveling from Indiana. The town shared holidays with relatives, church services, and local incidents including a small basement fire, a horse shot for injury, and Christmas dances.
The board discussed bids to rebuild the waterwork reservoir for 5460 and the bid by H W Sau bers to rebuild for 4824 were referred to committee on streets. A sum of 500 was appropriated for expenses of tests for the firemen’s convention to be at Clinton, Til next then the Hoard then adjourned.
The Modern Woodmen of America are making extensive preparations for a masquerade to be held Tan 22. Mr. and Mrs. William Weber and daughter Elizabeth will spend this week with Elizabeths sister Mrs. Schultz and family in Chicago. Messrs George Peterson William Collins and Joseph Sirch spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in town. Misses Agnes Jacobs and Anna Hellrich visited with Agnes cousin Mrs Joseph Nelson of Joliet.
Seward reports Osmon Osmonson injured in a December runaway and improving, families visiting for holidays from Chicago and Morris, skaters enjoy the creek, Raymond Findlay scalded, Bert Erickson and Severena Severson wed in December, Millie Van Zandt shower, Will Williamson family visiting Joliet, First Church Christmas exercises, Alta Hate niece shower planned, Florence Veice visiting from Chicago, and a stray verse about a rising young man.
Miss Jemima Brooks daughter of Mr and Mrs George Brooks of Gardner wed Mark Lawless of Essex at St Marys Reddick with Father Carraker officiating. Sister Nellie Brooks and brother John Lawless attended. After Christmas dinner the couple planned a move to their future home three miles south of Gardner a January 7 wedding date.
Manhattan and Mrs N Belnard rushed to Joliet to be with their sick sister Mrs Delong. B L Delong, son of Mrs Delong, also travels to Joliet to see his mother. Gerg Hogan spent Christmas with his sister in Chicago. The Methodist Sunday school presented superintendent Frank R Jones a Morris chair at Christmas. William McHugh appears on the sick list. John Koerner named general manager of the Manhattan Telephone Co. N Younger is very ill with slim chances of recovery. Rev T R Strawbridge gave a Christmas Eve lecture at the M E church lasting one and a half hours. Miss Ella Cain of Chicago visiting her mother in Manhattan. Clifford Moms en suffers from a sore toe nail. Frank Miller and wife visited Chicago. The Campbell Threshing Co oyster supper at Paton residence drew about fifty guests. Michael McGowan of Town has arrived for the holidays. Andrew Peterson the Elwood contractor, recently ill, can now tend to business and visited Manhattan to inspect Henry Pahlmann’s work.
Wilton Center notes Christmas cantata drew a large crowd and all enjoyed the evening. John and Wm. French of Chicago visited relatives here. Miss Jennie Shutt of Joliet vacationing with her sister Mrs. George Jores. Joe Robinson of Iowa visiting, and District Superintendent Pooley to preach at the M church Sunday. Donations at the town hall January 5 under Baptist auspices. Rev. R. H. Johinston holding revival at West Peotone M E church. Wilton-Gleaners to install officers January 2 at the town hall. all members urged to attend.
Rev. Mr. Chamberlain of Chicago preached at Homer Congregational on Sunday and spoke on missionary work in Turkey. He has spent 23 years there and will lecture here in mid January. Local families Will Clark and Charles Anderson visit relatives. Clark plans to move to Missouri. The Goodings Grove school enjoyed Christmas activities. Christians Endeavor meets at 7 30 with topic The Duty of Making Good Resolutions led by Anneth Bird. The Sunshine club held a business greeting Wednesday evening at the...
Eva May Ferguson obtained a divorce from James Ferguson the Collins street saloonkeeper after a lengthy suit with sensational cross charges. The cross bill was withdrawn and Mrs Ferguson dismissed her suit against the co-defendants, returning to her former name.
Joseph Stephanich was arrested on a warrant sworn by his wife for assault and battery. He was pulled from his bed at 7 PM and jailed at Will County jail to sober up before trial before Justice Hawk. The couple lived at 313 Hacker avenue. He allegedly beat his wife with a club after an intoxicated outburst prompting her escape. An old bicycle rider observation is noted.
Amoy December 28 orders ordered natives at Tun gan to stop opium poppy planting. They resisted, a riot ensued killing one officer and ten civilians. Five hundred troops deployed to restore order as authorities vow to enforce the anti opium edict.
Fred C. Hinspeter of News explains at a recent trial in J Jackson's court that he did not take two colts from Owens pasture without permission nor take a colt from C R Storms. He says Mrs Owens consented and that there was no case before Justice Stevens.
Plainfield residents report visits and travels across Illinois and beyond. Mrs Woods of Paw Paw and Miss Cooper of Chicago vacation with local families. several locals return from Wake Forest Naperville and Naperville. tours club meets on Main Street. several relatives visit Joliet Aurora and Joliet & Southern TEAC LOD CO workers are mentioned. A Christmas birth and a railway accident death are noted among local families with graves in Plainfield cemetery.
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