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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
16
Harry Volz wins a 180 acre farm in the Rosebud land draw with a top number. The farm is valued at at least 37,000 dollars. Friends and supporters celebrate his good fortune as the crowds applaud the outcome of the drawing and the selection process.
Rev Cochran preached at Woodlawn Chicago last Thursday evening. The Woman's Missionary Society of the U P church will meet at Mrs James Stewart's home this afternoon to sew for Mary Patterson, who arrived home Monday from Downers Grove. Miss Florence Dahlem of Whievwso spent weekend with Alvin Stark. Car on street damaged in report. details unclear.
Edith R Reed of Joliet is defendant in a Chicago divorce suit filed by her husband William L Reed of the Chicago and Western Indiana railroad. The case centers on alleged plans with Commodore George R Peare, a noted coffee broker, while Peare is said to be engaged to another woman. The Reed marriage began in 1901 after a romance from Reed's brokerage firm days, with lavish furnishings at their Yale avenue flat. Reed claims Mrs Reed left their home last Thursday and spent time with Peare until Monday morning.
Local notes report building at the Heisner residence in Frankfort week of November. Residents attend weddings in Cincinnati and plan wintering in Pasadena. Church services and missions at St John’s El church, and a Reform Feast on Oct 26. Picnics, shop changes, theft at Wm Mickel home, parcel shower for Miss Brinkerhoff, and various social visits in Mokena. Rock Island railroad safety, auctions, and upcoming Republican meeting noted.
Two lawsuits allege Hartong farm buildings and contents burned August near Plainfield due to railroad spark from Eigin Joliet & Eastern trains. Jonathan Hartong seeks 2500 damages for barn and structures valued at 2000 plus 1500 for contents. Henry Haztong, tenant, claims 1261.50 for hay grain seeds and tools.
Death notices list Mrs John Smith of 117 Booth Joliet Street and Mae Whalen aged 14 residing at 502 Youngs Avenue. Smith leaves five sons and three daughters. funeral from Mrs Hauser home to St Johns Church. Mae Whalen dies at aunt’s home. parents and two brothers mourn. funeral at 9 a m from 502 Youngs Avenue. Olivet burial.
Jackson Council No. 23 of the Order of the White Cross records resolutions honoring Sister Nancy Elb who has passed away. The committee notes she was a valued member and requests enrollment of the resolution in the council record and forwarding a copy to her family.
Patient and doctor discuss settling a bill with 100 marks for visit and 60 marks for medicines. The patient proposes paying 0 marks for medicines and promises to return for a visit to complete settlement.
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The piece argues the need for government security in banking, rebuts the claim that a postal savings plan inspires wildcat banking, and critiques corporate influence in politics. It warns that business leaders manipulate voters, condone corruption, and seek to control government for profit while opposing Mr Bryan and his reforms.
The article extols a canal project begun 1887 and opened 1894, detailing costs, shareholding, and a vast expansion of trade. It notes Manchester’s gains in freight, dock facilities, and direct steamship lines, projecting Joliet as a future Manchester through canal-linked commerce.
Markets listing prices for live poultry and feed stuffs. Entries cover chickens owls geese ducks and turkeys with per unit prices and timothy hay varieties. Regional feed staples include prairie hay Indiana Wisconsin blends and packing hay with price ranges.
The piece notes extensive favorable coverage for Bryan from major papers including the New York World and Chicago Inter Ocean plus many daily and smaller papers. It highlights nonpartisan or favorable editorials, mentions Vice President Fairbanks as a major holder, and reports the public mood as calm with no major mudslinging.
A fragment quotes the Chicago Record-Herald noting that complaint and luck do not build real confidence in a person. The remark suggests character matters more than passive grievances or fortune.
A fragmentary exchange questions a boy's studies and his relationship with teachers. The lines suggest concern about his dedication and pride in improvement, with a regional or dialectal flavor.
Market report from Joliet details October grain prices and oats corn and rye values. Prices listed for New No 2 Yellow-Corn and other grains with delivered and retail lines. The clippings note Timothy and oat straw values and reference live and dressed farm products from Adler & Co.
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