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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
12
Residents of Mokena form a stock company to erect a 100 foot dance pavilion at Cappels Grove. The site offers easy travel, shade trees, and pleasant surroundings. No alcohol will be sold.
Regular June meeting of Joliet board lists grand and petit jurors for the year. Local residents and visitors are noted including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mohr, John Wanamaker, Mrs. John Miller, Mrs. Knapp, and Mrs. Schaubd. Car incidents, crop notes from August Teska, hay shipment by Knudson Bros, and community schooling news are included. The death of James W. Ducker is reported. several confirmations at the German E L church are listed. Markets show prices for livestock, crops, and eggs.
Excitement rises in Custer Park when witnesses claim a sea serpent swam the Kankakee River near the railroad bridge. Rev. buts chased the creature by boat. it vanished within twenty yards. Locals doubt the sighting as it may have headed toward Kankakee.
Liverpool opening Wheat shows slight declines while corn falls. Wheat and corn prices fluctuate with reports of lower closes. Livestock prices edge with poultry and hay values listed for Timothys and feeds. multiple figures and commodities cited without a clear single event.
Market notes from Joliet on June 10 cover grain pricing for white oats mixed corn yellow corn and No 4 grade corn. Retail hay shows Timothy prices and Rye straw ranges. Live and dressed stock quotes from Adler Co list heavy packing good heavy and selected trade ranges.
Joliet Illinois corporators announce plans to form a mutual fire insurance company covering dwellings stores factories and all buildings and household goods. Books open July 8 1908 at Joliet office to receive proposals and enter into agreements per state act. Corporators listed include J C Barrett Wm J Adam Lee Borhmer Ihn Trainors Menry Leach K K Barrett C A Groth.
Miss Emma Geuther wed Edward Geuther at the Baumgartner home, witnessed by relatives, with Rev. Lambrecht officiating. Graduation exercises at Union Hall showcased Annie Walsh and others, followed by a banquet at Folker's hotel. Also reported are family visits, a serious illness of Dr. Hamlin, and saloon rules not fully followed.
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