Minonk News Supplement, Minonk, Woodford Co, IL Friday, February 15, 1895 Benson Herman Meier sold out his saloon to Geo. Fakir Tuesday. Sore eyes seem to be the prevailing affliction to these parts. F. W. Linnemann did business in Minonk the first part of the week. Four car loads of hogs were shipped to Chicago from this place Monday. Jho. B. Memmen and Sam Duncan made a business trip to Minonk Monday. "Link" Abrahams returned home from a few days visit in Peoria and Pekin. John Keiser, of Lee county, spent a few days with relatives here and in this vicinity. Grain is beginning to move a little, and of course money is not quite as hard to get hold of. Miss Dora, daughter of Jno. T. Miller, of Greene township, is reported very sick at this writing. Herman Timmerman, of Oceola, Ia, visited friends and relatives here and in this vicinity this week. Fred Seiple and Miss Sarah Deiple were married at the St Joseph Catholic church in Peoria Tuesday, the 12th, returning home Thursday. About twelve young couples from here enjoyed a surprise party at the residence of Mr and Mrs Cal. Hoff, 3 miles west of here Wednesday evening. It is curious that some people can tell a straight-faced lie and still claim they are christians. We have a few of them in this place and notice that they are first-class workers for Satan. [Amy's note: Yikes! Someone was not having a good day!]