Will County IL Archives News.....Joliet Items September 14, 1890
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The Daily Inter Ocean [Chicago IL] September 14, 1890
Joliet, Ill., Sept. 13 - Special Correspondence - The growth and improvement 
of Joliet is marvelous, even to its citizens. The beautiful subdivisions of 
Ridgewood, Valley Heights, Sunnyside, and Lawndale have built up like magic, 
and have added to the city, and others are being laid out and are building up 
rapidly, Munroe's Kelly's Paige's Laughran's, Walsh's, and other subdivisions 
all adding to the growth, wealth, and business prosperity of this growing 
city. Over a dozen new business blocks have been erected in the past six 
months, and a number are either projected or are in the process of 
construction, and it would be a large task to count the splendid new houses 
built in the recent past and being built now. Several new school buildings 
have had to be built, and several more have been provided for to make room for 
the wonderful growth of the school populations.

One of the most needed of Joliet's improvements for years has been a sewage 
system. This she has never had and the tremendous growth without the drainage, 
annually causes the prevalence of typhoid and other zymotic diseases to such 
an extent that the people last spring demanded a general cleaning out and the 
establishment of a thorough drainage system. A stream branches down from the 
penitentiary through the rolling-mills, draining both, and goes through the 
center of the city, and has always been an open, sluggish stream for everybody 
to drain into. It became a nuisance, and by a generous appropriation it is now 
being converted into the main trunk sewer of a general drainage system for the 
city at a heavy cost under the supervision of ex-Alderman M. Moran, who, with 
a large force of men, is widening, deepening, and covering it the entire 
length of the city. When this great improvement is completed, with her paved 
streets, electric railway, new schools, new churches, new businesses, and 
wonderful growth generally, Joliet will be able to challenge any city in the 
United States as a rapidly growing place and a generally desirable place to 
reside in.

The street electric railway is being rapidly extended toward Lockport by J. A. 
Henry, and the city is spreading out on all sides.

The principal social event of the week was the marriage of City Attorney, John 
W. Downey to Miss Mamie Kavanaugh. The bride and groom are both popular and 
prominent young members of society. They are now on a wedding tour South.

Joliet is to have another new factory, the Homans-Elrick Steam Binder Co. 
Capital, $30,000.

Marriages this week: Charles Anderson to Lydia Larson, Fred Chamberlin to 
Louise Davis, John W. Downey to Mamie Kavanaugh, M. Kavanaugh to Ann Sheran, 
George Millslagle to Ida May Leopold, Will S. Lyons to Hannah L. Sweeney, C. 
N. Puffer to Lulu Bell King.

Died - Maggie Mellen, aged 11 months; Andrew Bannon, aged 10 years; Thomas 
Langdon, aged 3 years; Mrs. John Mapps, aged 48 years; George Morely, aged 80 
years; Francis Mahan, aged 64 years; George Munroe, aged 74 years.

Frank Murray, Superintendent of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency at 
Chicago and ex-Chief of Police of Joliet, was visiting Joliet friends this 
week.

Walter Biddle, of Chicago, is visiting Joliet friends this week.

Mrs. J. M. Hauser has returned from a two-weeks' visit in Milwaukee.

Ashley Hammond has returned to St. Louis.

Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Randall, of Chicago, are visiting Joliet friends.

Mrs. Harvey Wilcox, of Los Gatos, Cal., is visiting at the home of M. G. 
Dunmond.

Thomas Driscoll is visiting in Bement, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Davidson have returned from Mackinac.

Miss Stella Smart, of Dayton, Ohio, is visiting Mrs. W. C. Stage.

Miss Sadie Hoyt and Mr. E. Summers, of Chicago, are visiting the Andertons.

Captain W. C. Pangburn, of Chicago, was visiting Joliet friends this week.

Mr. and Mrs. P. Wilber, of Danville are guests of the Fullers.

Miss May Leonard is visiting in Evanston.

A. A. Whiting and Miss Mable Green, of Kansas City are guests of N. D. Dyer.

Mrs. C. Schuberth and family have gone to St. Paul to visit friends.

Miss Lettie Burlingame, Joliet's lady lawyer, has returned from a tour of the 
lakes for her health.

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