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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
9
Peotone June meeting in Manhattan elected officers and discussed a busy program. Delegates named for the convention. plans for a Chautauqua August 4–9 announced with both returning and new performers. Updates include streetcar schedule changes and local social notes.
Matteson residents report new fences and home improvements along 7th and Main streets. Jacob Lauer updates his house while Mrs. Schmits decorates interiors and worn electric lines improve village services amid drainage project delays. The Kelley brothers repaint their home as the Chicago Mall Carriers’ picnic draws 4,200 riders. Tetzloff-Egdorf wed at German Lutheran church with reception at the bride’s home. Markets list corn 65 to 60, oats 47, eggs 14, butter 20 to 25 cents.
Beecher June notices describe a village week of dances, picnics, and church activities. Highlights include a Wegert Bros. dance, St Johns Sunday School picnic, memorial exercises, a Cubs win 2–1 over Crete White Sox, and local visits from Miss Nora Cleveland and Mrs. Brueggemann.
Mary Knepper born February 14 1850 in Mecklenberg Schwerin Germany died June 8 in Green Garden after emigrating to America in 1870. Wife of Peter Knepper mother of five with three daughters and two sons funeral held June 12 at St Peters Cemetery Green Garden with Pallbearers from local families.
Crete township eyes tax assessments on personal property after reports of widespread evasion. H F Ruhe & Co plan Park Hotel renovations for manufacturing use. Crete couples mark 25th anniversaries and weddings. New time card for Chicago and Southern Traction boosts hourly Crete to Kankakee service and half hour runs north of Crete. Canada thistle commissioner Fred Scheine named with Henry Schrage assisting. Local rail tracks east of Crete criticized for dangerous condition. Crete baseball loses to Beecher 2 1 in 11 innings. Local markets list crops and eggs. Frauen Verein plans Fourth of July celebration. Monee dancing pavilion work advances. School district hires Marion Bemisdorfer as teacher. Grain theft incident near Monee noted. For sale: 120 acre farm near Monee with legal inquiries available monthly.
Monee won 4 to 2 against Manteno on their home grounds. A carload of lumber was unloaded for the new hall to be built in the park. Mr and Mrs Frank Young of Chicago visited George Schirra and Alois Wolf last week. Rev Mr Dorjahn attends conference this week. A large crowd of young people enjoyed time at Henry Homan’s home last Saturday. Many Frauen Verein members went to Chicago Heights for the gala.
In Goodenow on Sunday June 17 Mr and Mrs Heerman Mathias and family and Mr and Mrs Henry Wehrman and daughter visited August Battermh near the state line. Ed Klemme bought two lots from Mrs Mary Goodenow to build a home. A school near Gooderow was disrupted by rain. Henry Harmenning Sr visited friends in Blue Island. Rain Sunday night improved crops and gardens.
William Clyne, a Lockport resident, sold a pony he stole from Bernard Smith to two Chicago detectives. The horse matched the Lockport description, leading to Clyne’s arrest near Hingy Dink's Saloon in Chicago and detention at Cook County jail.
A prank has Attorney General Stead. a printer circulates a fake order claiming stray chicks on private property become wild birds and subject to shotgun rules, provoking outrage and heated debate over trespassing birds.
Joliet Chautauqua leaders organized on Tuesday with T. J. Kelly as president and officers elected to run the Dellwood event from July 24 to August 2. Tickets priced from 25 cents to $1.50, with season passes $1.50 for adults and 75 cents for youths. Committees cover program, advanced sales, printing, tents, finance, and concessions, with weekly meetings at the Commercial club.
Satisfactory progress reports from the chautauqua tent committee as 24 tents are pledged with about 30 more in prospect. Local and outside participants from Joliet area farmers and churches are urged to set up headquarters tents on the grounds. The event begins July 24 and lasts ten days with tent housing arranged and inquiries directed to J. K. Skeel or H. B. Baldwin.
Advertisement lists tent sizes and prices for rental, bedding and stoves on the grounds with delivery and furnishing options. Included are terms on wall heights, tent applications before July 1, and equipment details plus a short column of political commentary about primary bills and party figures.
Douglas Pattison of Freeport, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, spoke to a small, enthusiastic Rigley hall audience. He blamed Republicans for stealing Democratic policies, criticized state administration, and highlighted the Yates Deneen feud while praising party harmony and the primaries bill minority origin.
Sacred Heart church filled with sorrow as friends mourn James McPartlin 25 who died from tetanus after a hayrack accident. He taught in local schools near his home in Manhattan Peontoe and Wilton Center. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Timothy McPartlin, five brothers and five sisters. Remains were interred at Mt Olivet cemetery after service including a tribute by Van Pelt and choir from Sacred Heart.
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