Dolton and Riverdale Village Board Meeting Notes
Dolton village board meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays at 8 p.m. in the Village Hall with Thos Harper as president and Henry Hahn as clerk. Riverdale village board meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 8 p.m. in its Village Hall led by Dr F W Schmidt as president and Alvin G Wilkins as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Thos. Harper
Henry Hahn
Village Board
Riverdale
F. W. Schmidt
Alvin G. Wilkins
Lodges and Societies Meet Weekly in Riverdale Area
A scanned page lists numerous local fraternal and civic groups in Riverdale and Dolton. Meetings occur weekly or monthly at Village Hall or A O U W Hall with officers named for each organization, including German Oak Lodge 267, Modern Woodmen Calumet Camp 6142, Catholic Foresters St Luke's Court 166, Women’s Catholic Orders, George Washington Lodge 188 S A N A, Modern Maccabees Twin City Tent 1150, Brickmakers Local Union No 6, Riverdale Improvement Association, Highlawn Hose Co No 1, and Women’s Relief Corps G W Spencer No 279. Also noted are school board and board of directors meetings, and ads offering property, horses, and produce for sale.
Axe Price Story Highlights Mail Order Savings
A man visits a hardware store in a neighboring town to buy an axe. After a back and forth on price and postage fees the merchant reveals the axe would take ten days to obtain by mail order, effectively matching the mail order price. The tale illustrates shopping tactics and merchant cunning.
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Mancy
Southern
Faro Journal
Painter Hart Brought Concealed Revolver to Chicago for Work
Kendallville painter Eugene Hart faced Municipal Judge Sully at the Hael wood court for carrying a concealed weapon in Chicago. Hart said he carried the revolver to protect his life after hearing of shootings. He could not pay the $100 fine and was ordered to have the weapon confronted by police.
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Chicago
Kendallville
Ind
Sully
Haelwood
Eugene Hart
Hart
For Sale Shoree power up gasoline engine with saw
For sale a complete gasoline engine with bass saw kit in running condition. Inquiries to Pointer office. Lost a brindle bull pup with white tail tip. Return to Robert Starkman Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoree Power Up
Barrain
Pointer
Robert Starkman
Dolton
Swallows Hardware in Stomach of Inmate at St Joseph
Examination of the stomach of an insane woman in the state hospital at St Joseph Missouri revealed she had swallowed 1444 articles during years of detention. The items included 453 nails 42 screws 9 bolts 5 teaspoon handles 1 nail file 3 10 long 5 thimbles 3 salt shaker tops 115 safety pins 42 hairpins 136 common pins 7 broken coat rack hooks a 4 ft string of beads 85 large beads and 742 miscellaneous objects all without prior stomach symptoms.
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St. Joseph
Resolutions commemorate Village Engineer W B Ewing in Dalton
Dalton village board met on April 17 1911 and adopted resolutions expressing heartfelt sympathy to the widow and family of engineer William B Ewing. The document notes the shock of his death and requests the resolution be entered in the records and sent to the family. Also notes officers Thomas Tarper president and Henry Hahn clerk. For sale listings include full blood Rhode Island Reds 50 cents per setting and a 25 foot launch in first class condition priced at 250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
W. B. Ewing
William B Ewing
Apri
Board of Trustees
Thomas Tarper
Attess
Henry Hahn
J. Staat
Park Ave
Dolton
Pointer
Panhandle Schedule Dolton Line Daily Excep Sat Sun
Eastbound service runs 7.00 am 1 am 4.15 pm and 5:18 pm with one trip each way on Saturday and Sunday. Daily except Saturday and Sunday service noted.
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Frisco
Chi
East
Ill
Chicago S
Dalton
Dolton
Daly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kinney Brothers
Thos, F Kinney
John Eb, Kinney
Indiana Ave
Dalton Station
Ofice of Publication
Indiana Avenue
Til
United Workmen
German Oak Lodge No
A. O. U. W. Hall
Carl Wulff
Chas
C. Schnoor
John F. Boetige
Henry W. Schnoor
Woodmien Calumet
Hiverdale
P. m. George H Schaeler
O. Oberdobel
Elerk
Henry Mohr
Catholic Order Foresters
St. Luke’s Court
Conrad Kern
John HE. Kinney
Albert Schumann
Peter Ripley
Women’s Catholic Order For Estiors
Magdalen Ripley
Kuma Kelly
Catharine Kitz
George Washington Lodge
S. A
N. A
John O'Brien
D J Gallagher
J. A Headley
Maccabees
Andrew Baumgartner
John Harter
R Vandenberg
France
Brickmakers
NO 6
Frank Krueger
Albert Shasten
Andrew Messerschmidt
Riverdale Improvement Association
F Kinney
F R. Baker
John Schafer
I. A. Reich Treasnier
Highlawn Hose CO NO
Meeks
the Hose Llouse
Highlawn
Fred Lidwig
Martin Wilkins
Leman Diecsen
Freasure
Womens Relief Corps
G. W Spencer Corps
No 279
Wiriday
Piiday
Village Hill
Hemdy Claussen
Pres Dent
Dorothy Niemeyer
BOY Scouts
Child
Dolton Reve
Deeut Mister
Staniy Smyth Presient
Edward Kinney
Seardtng
Perfert Dickman
Preasurer
Dolton School
Mt Park Avenue
Riverdale Board
Moat Bowen School
Renp
F. A. Reach
Biorcho Pony
Wim Bachmann
Mushroovs
John Stamborsky
John
Bielfeldt
Thorton
Corre
Illinois
Randolph Street
Business Men’s
Randolph St. Riverdale
South Riverdale
North
Panhandle
P.C.C
St.l
Riverdale Local
Western
Indiana
R. R
Fordtran Bos
Chicago Blue Island
Chicago Heights
William Minardow
WM. C. Zesch
Midway
Leyden Avenue
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
Robert Hanschmann
Dolton, Ill
Edward F. Dillner
Summer Garden
Chicago St. Dolton
Fred J. Ott & Son
Chicago St. Dolton, Ill
GEO
Tuch
137Th Street
Ernest Hanschmann
Grant Bros. General Machinists
138Th St
Chicago Street
E. F. Tripp
Howkwoop
W. Fulford
38Th St
Leyden Ave
Bonsemines
Squors
St. Riverdale
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