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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
8
Fragmented numbers and partial words show a financial ledger or ad list with amounts such as 1408 41, 1553.31, 2000.00 and 7160.31. Several stray terms like awt ard he and Kway's t appear. no clear events or names are readable to establish a concrete news item.
The Woodmen plan a May Party at Funk's bar on Saturday evening May 4. Frances Mueller trains on the Homewood exchange switchboard. Local trades like plumbers stay busy. Roy Morgan returns from Chicago with new jobs. Thieves raided Heuer Grocery and Koehrman saloon last week, netting about $2 and $1,000 respectively. Community updates include repainting, new plantings, and political results with village officers elected and Hazel Crest voting on wet or dry, ahead of April 20 elections.
Notice to Contractors from the Board of Education District 155 Cook County Illinois invites sealed bids for three trades at the new school building. Low pressure steam heating and ventilating, plumbing and drainage with gas piping, and electric wiring. Bids due April 24 1912 at 8 p m. Plans from architect H B Ashby Chicago or secretary 444 West Sibley West Hammond Illinois. By order Kredsiegrist Secy.
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