Beecher and Crete Notes From June Fest and Local Events
June reports from Beecher and Crete reveal church conferences and festivals, home visits, business changes, and community notices. Attendees include Rev. Daniel Beier, Rev. H Siegfried, Henry Wahrman, Miss Madge Judy, and Emma Struve. Local developments cover a blacksmith shop lease, a restaurant opening, a park picnic, and a marriage license issue. Crete news covers market prices, a church Missionfest, and a youth-bound wedding plans, plus a theft and an explosion incident at a local factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel ‘Bieer “Hellar
Bl.oods
H. Siegfried
Henry Wahrman
St. John's Church
Tone
Madge Judy
St. Mary’s of the Moods
Ald
Kip
Frances Brinker
Hil- Tose
Cole
Fred
Jerusalem
Mrs. G- Hoff
Elsie Paulsen
Ruth Matson
Vera Stites
Gladys Brickey
Hoopeston
Morris van Voorhis
Lorraine Ehrhardt
Catherine Cloidt
Cornet
R. H. Wegert
Emma Harnisch
Elmer Bielfeldt
Rosamunda Struve
Grace Hunte
Ruth Matron
Christening of Little Son at Green Garden Home
Relatives and friends gathered at Mr and Mrs Jacob Krapf home to witness the christening officiated by Rev F F Klenzky. Ferdinand Haake returns home after attending Orr Business College Chicago completing the commercial course. Mrs Brownmiller from Chicago entertained at the Rahm home. A large crowd attended Joliet circus. Peter Knepper and family express gratitude for sympathy after their wife and mother's death. Knater brothers field accident ruins two cultivators. one horse injured needing veterinary care. Dr Cunningham of Manhattan treated the wound with stitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K Crete
Conrad Schweer
Blitt
Chicago Heights
Benton and
Exchange Streets
Hothan
John Schneer
Crete
Wehnhoefer
Chicago
Milwaukee Comets
Eagle-Lake- German Lutheran
Scheine
W. F. Koelling
Yates
Kankakee
Fred Wéit
Oie
Green Garden
Jacob Krapf
F. F. Klenzky
Ferdinand Haake
Orr Business College
Brownmiller
Fred Rahm
Joliet
Peter Knepper
Knater Brothers
Cunningham
Manhattan
Seroy
Peotone
Jones-Barton
Wilton
D. F. Russell
Gilbert
Manitoba
Mae Seroy
Interstate Telephone Company
Dekalb
Geo, Barr
Neltmeyer
Mr. Morrison
George F. Morrison
Oreana, Til
Geo. B. Jacobs
Ringling Bros. Circus
Lynda Hasenjaeger
Henry Rosenbrook
Tinley Park
Sarah Rust
Knicktehm
Jacobs
Henry Brockmann
Monée Saiur
Peotone Wedding and Community Notes Span June Event
Miss Ileabel Esson and Wallace Harsh wed at the Esson home in Peotone with Rev. J. B. Howard officiating. The ceremony featured a fern and marguerite decor, a bridal march, and a luncheon. Afterward the couple departed for Beecher and Chicago en route to Camp Arcadia, Ludington, Mich, before settling in Peotone. The issue also lists out-of-town guests, local visits, school news, market quotes, and local events including a German Evangelical conference, a lightning cattle loss near Antone Issert, and various social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senoenstedt
Kurze
Bickmann
Melahan
Champaign
Dorjabn
Peotone
George Schirra
Chicago
Charles Schirra
Florence Schirra
Robert Easterbrooks
Monce
Lieder
Elmhurst
Roth
Union, Ill
Monee
Jacob Triem
Irene Robinson
Anna Beard
Beecher
Camp Arcadia
Ludington
Mich
Main Street
E. Esson
Henrys Harsh
Samuel Esson
Has
Roy Esson
Grant Park
Leon Gridley
John Lyon
Roy
Hazel Laurence
Brook
Ind
Reynolds
Doris
McKendrick
Marlon Stewart
Anna
Kathryn McKendrick
M. Jepsen
Geo. Havens
J. Higgins
F. W. Robinson
Maud Allers
Grace Elliott
Minneapolis
Chas. Robinson
Buffalo
N. Y
W. G. Kenney
F. N. Kenney
Loda
Miss
Maude Marceau
Manteno
Wm. Henson
Chicago Heights
Eva Adams
Verna
Ruth Adams
Maud Bordwell
Crete
M. J. O’niel
Ottawa
F. P. Wells
Minot
Maine
Wm. Jordan
John Robinson
Wilton
Lightning strikes farm near Matteson. fire contained
A lightning strike set the Daron the Ohiendorf farm one and a half miles west of Matteson ablaze, destroying grain and hay but saving the stock. The Matteson Fire Department arrived with hard work saving adjoining buildings. The article also notes school principal hire, a Starlight fair game at Glenwood, a Swedish societies picnic, and local market and elevator updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Swedish Societies
Buliot's Park
Lot
Elia Swedberger
Wentth Avenue
Jans Jansen
Ntarfo Ave
Florence Olson
Hegersch
Ole Anderson
Hegewisch
Matteson
Stege Grain Company
Local Notices and Fragments from Monee Area
Monee reports scattered items including a resident Miller traveling to Chicago for medical treatment. Mrs Jacob Werhlt with her daughter Mary visited St. Louis last week to stay with her sister Mrs Bireher. A conference at Peotone drew several locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monee
Miller
Chicago
Jacob Wehrlt
Mary
St. Louis
Bireher
Peotone
Lightning Strike Burns Out Barn In Goodenow
Saturday night storm strikes a barn belonging to August Batterman near the state line, burning eighteen tons of hay a horse and its tack. A nearby hen house and cow shed also burn but a house is saved due to shifting wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Alta Wilson
Ohio
Goodenow
Florence Graham
Harry Bahlman
George
Alice Baker
Bloom Township
J. H. Bahlman
Eagle Lake
Saloonkeeper Peter Cuttie Dies From Heat Prostration
Peter Cuttie, a Joliet saloonkeeper and Illinois Steel foreman, collapsed at work from heat. He died Tuesday after suffering convulsions following a sweltering day Monday. His death underscores heat dangers for industrial workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Cuttie
South Joliet Street
Illinois Steel Company
Th Re
Joliet ‘Beet
Illinois man’s career in rail, saloon, and dining ventures
He grew up in the city attending common schools. Early on he worked as a switchman for the Rock Island railroad. About 12 years ago he entered the saloon trade on Joliet street and soon after opened a restaurant in conjunction with the saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Street
Rock Island Railroad
Joliet Street
Chicago Markets Mixed With Grains Up and Down in Close
Markets report from Chicago shows mixed activity across grains and livestock. Wheat and corn move narrowly while oats and pork futures show modest shifts. Liverpool quotes suggest slight declines for wheat with corn steady. Poultry and hay prices listed for regional markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Es
2S Vo
Regi Henge
Sims Cca Want Aero
Liverpool
Perth
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Grain and feed prices at Joliet market June 24
Market report from Joliet lists grain prices for White Oats and various Corn grades with fob values and ranges. Timothy and Rye straw prices are given, followed by a brief note on live and dressed stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Truby & Son
T. J. Coyne
J. O. Adler & Co
Elgin
Chicago
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Horn
Alfred Dunst
Louisa Ristenpart
Wm. Wehl‘ing
Herman Henken
Cary Station
Ill
Henm
John Harms
Harms
St. Luras’ Unday School
Hunte's Eve
Indiana Street
Eher Cornet
Andy
Wm. Rump
Arthur F
Arthur Errhardt
Walralgo
Ehrhardt
August Batterman
Jenzburg
Wight
Main ™ Street
Julia .Gallagher
Silver Blade
Evangelical Conference
Lutheran Church
Antone Issert
Leroy
Maple Park
Ber ’Hbitte
Florence Backus, Matteson
Mary Herman
Cisna Park
Chris Bremer
Sid Richert
Lincoln
M. H. Smith
Blue Island
Mrs. Smith
England
Mrs. Fischer
Fred Kappmeyer
Florence Backus
Ils
Coke Plant
Spot Cash Grocery
Cihiooa
Cassiday & Gray
Chicago Braad of Trade
W. A. Telegraph Co
Jefferson Street
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