Riverdale Park Board Meets at Village Hall
Riverdale Park District Board of Commissioners meets at Riverdale Village Hall subject to the president Peter Ripley and secretary John E Schafer calling the session.
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1907
Page
4
Riverdale Park District Board of Commissioners meets at Riverdale Village Hall subject to the president Peter Ripley and secretary John E Schafer calling the session.
In Dolton Illinois near Lincoln Avenue a white legged horse about 15 hands high and weighing around 1400 to 1800 pounds was taken up as estray. The owner John Grelck will have the animal appraised before Justice Andrew Baumgartner in Riverdale July 24 1907 at 10 o clock. In Riverdale John Mosko a wagon driver for Pabst Brewing Company was arrested for peddling beer without a license. The case before Judge Baumgartner Monday afternoon resulted in a $5 fine and costs.
The Delton Board met in a special session to read minutes, consider a citywide street light overhaul, and switch from direct current to alternating current. The plan aims to install new lamps and align with Drainage Canal power, placing Delton among progressive towns in public lighting once complete.
Local column records births, residents visiting, and community events in Riverdale and Dalton. Notable items include a girl born to Mr and Mrs August Krueger of 2811 137th Street Riverdale arrived Friday July 26 and a boy born to Mr and Mrs Joe Willette of Dalton last Saturday.
A neighbor crowd gathered at the Lehmker barn yard to surprise Henry Lehmker Sr. of Oak Glen with a country dance party. The granary was prepared for dancing and Lehmker fetched refreshments from town. Revelers danced into the morning and enjoyed a lively rural gathering.
Vessel owners and lake captains report deeper water in the St Clair and Detroit Rivers this summer than in many years. Critics claimed the Calumet Drainage Canal would drain the Great Lakes. Col Ernst and his commission and the Chicago Real Estate Board should inspect the rivers to see the water remains ample.
A H Teitgen Dentist urges patients to visit before vacations to ensure teeth are clean and healthy. The ad provides Corner Indiana Ave and 187th Street Riverdale as the location and notes a word to the wise is sufficient.
Public notice states the Dolton Village Board will accept bids on June 4 1907 for parcels described by Park Avenue Engle Street location in Dolton Cook County Illinois. The sale aims to dispose of village owned land reserving a 20 foot strip around a switch track with bids opened August 13 1907.
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