Minonk News Supplement, Minonk, Woodford Co, IL Friday, February 15, 1895 Washburn Gus Extrum is visiting Charles Hollenback. Charles Hollenback, of Fairbury, is visiting his parents. Ambrose Buckingham called at the county seat Thursday. Some 26 of our citizens went to Chicago Saturday to attend the water carnival. Rutland Dell Golder was a Minonk visitor Monday. Mina Howe, of Dana, was in town last Sunday. Miss Mary Charleston is now residing in Toluca. Miss Mary Barr returned last week to her home in Mt Palestine. The "Reading Circle" met at A. N. Young's on last Tuesday evening. Valentines are not as popular as usual this year, in our midst at least. Miss Amy Cooper returned last Thursday from an enjoyable visit in Peoria. Several from here expect to attend "True Blue" at Minonk next Saturday evening. Miss Ollie Mathis of Peoria, formerly of this place, is visiting friends here this week. Roy Dales and Ella O'Neil attended the "Uncle Josh Spruceby" show in Wenona last week. Mrs Mortenson and son, of Lostant, are visiting at Mr and Mrs Wm. Roe's this week. The report has been that the play given at Minonk lately is to be here next Monday evening. Among the sick this week are Roy Sutton, Maria Harris, Mrs Morris, Mr Cushley and Mrs Cumrine. A committee has been sent out to solicit for the miners here as they have been in a very alarming condition. Mr James Shockley, who visited here about a year ago, has taken up his abode in our community. He came from Missouri. A miner named Lyons was found in his room one day last week frozen to death. Some think it was on account of sickness, others believe not. Frank Signor is now in Tonica. He was back on a visit soon after his departure, however. Guess there isn't much attraction though, to hear Sade talk. Mr and Mrs Walter Graves, who have been occupying one of the Ames residences, moved out to one of Stewart Webber's farms and will work there this year for Mr Webber. The social given at Mr and Mrs J. P. Marker's on last Friday evening was a success. The crowd did not disperse until a late hour, as they were late in arriving on account of church services. A week ago last Monday night several negroes walked to town from Toluca in search of employment. They suffered much from the cold and some of them froze their feet badly. They were taken care of for a few days when they started again. The strike of the Brooklyn street cars has been one of the most stubborn, expensive and disastrous on record. Bloodshed and death were features of it, as they have been of most other great strikes; utter failure was the result of it, as it has been the result of all its most notable predecessors. Be it distinctly understood that there was no slur whatever meant in our last week's items. Very sorry that such an insulting response should result from those two items, just because they happened to be so arranged by the editor. They were not sent in so, and besides it is not our practice to intentionally create hard feelings among friends.