Village Board and School Board Meeting Schedule
Dolton village board meets the first and eighth Mondays at 8 p m at Village Hall with Asmus Claussen as president and Wm G Dolton as clerk. Riverauis board meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p m at Village Hall Riverdale with Dr F W Schndt as president and F O Bergold as clerk. Dolton School Board meets the first Tuesday each month at 7 30 p m at Park Avenue School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Asmus Claussen
Wm. G. Dolton
Village Board
Riverauis
Village Hall
Riverdale
F. W. Schndt
F. O. Bergold
Dolton School Board
Park Avenue
Riverdale Board
Bowen School
Fraternal Lodges and Societies Announce Meetups
Listings for German Oak Lodge 257 A Q O W Halil Dalton meets Fridays at 8 p m with officers tranke Master Workman Seumoor Rec Boettger Vin Sec Schuoor Keas. Modern Woodmen Calumet Camp 6142 meet Village Mall Riverdale 2nd and 4th Thursdays 8 p m with officers Stewart Consul Ovelueber Clerk W lehler Banker. Catholic Foresters Luke 186 Riverdale Village Hall 8 p m last Wednesdays. Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters meets 2nd Sunday and 4th Thursday 2:30 p m Village Hall Riverdale. George Washington Lodge 189 U of N A meets 1st and 3rd Sunday 8 p m A O U W Hall Dalton. Modern Maccabees Twin City Tent 1160 meets Dalton first Thursday 8 p m Commander Rudolph Schaefer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Workmen
German Oak Lodge No
A. QO
Woodmen Calumet
Village Mall
Riverdale
Edward F. Stewart
Oswald Ovelueber
Henry Wlehler
Catholic Order Foresters
Luke’s Court No
Conrad Kern
Wendy Hilgendorf
Vuln Gertzen
Peter Kipley
Women's
CA Order Foresters
Magdalen Ripley
Emma Kelly
Misa Catharine Kurz
George Washington Lodge
U. of N. A
A. O. U. W. Hall
Dalton
John O'brien
D. J. Gallagher
J. A. Headley
Maccabees
Q. A. W. Hall
Rudolph Schaefer
John 3. Harter
R. Vandenberg
Brickmakers Local Union No 5 Meeting Report
Mets at A O A W Hall Dolton last Thursday evening with attendees William J Alurecht president Alice Kasten recording secretary and Andrew Messerschmidt financial secretary listed among participants and roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mets
A. O. A. W. Hall
Dolton Ord
William J. Alurecht
Alice: Kasten
Andrew Messerschmidt
Riverdale Improvement Association Meeting Notices
Riverdale Improvement Association meets on the 2nd Monday each month at 8 p.m. at the Village Hall Riverdale. Officers listed include T F Kinney president and John E Schafer secretary Highlawn Hose House hosts No 1 meeting on the lat Wednesday monthly. Women’s Relief Corps No 279 meets 1st Thursday at 2 p.m. and 3rd Thursday at 8 p.m. at Riverdale Village Hall with Emma Kelly president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
F. Kinney
F R. Baker
John E Schafer
Ed Hauschmann
Highlawn
Hose House
Fred Ludwig
Martin Wilkins
Herman Dreesen
Women’s Relief Corps
W. Spencer Corps
Emma Kelly
Josephine McLaughlin
Della Deam
Boy Scouts Junior Division Meet at Park Avenue Dolton
The Junior Division of the Boy Scouts meets every Friday evening at the Park Avenue School Building in Dolton led by Rev. W. Clasna as Scoutmaster. The group focuses on character, service, and outdoor skills during weekly sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOY Scouts
Park Avenue
Dolton
Rev. W. &. Clasna
Riverdale Sidewalk Construction Specifications
Riverdale sidewalks to be built with sub grade 12 inches below established grade, filled with clean material, a seven inch foundation of cinders, then four and a quarter inch Portland cement concrete mixed with sand and crushed limestone, finished with three fourths inch concrete, expansion joints every 50 feet, and a uniform slope one inch per three feet toward the curb.
New Patrol Boat No. 2 Launched in Weckler Yard
The patrol boat No. 2 was launched at 3 30 p m in Weckler's yard with Miss Catherine McWeeny christening it. It measures fifty by seven feet, houses a fifty charge engine and can reach twelve miles per hour. A 3000 candle power searchlight aids the bow for locating drowned bodies and three crews will serve aboard. Patrol boat No 1 operates on the Calumet river under Olivers Herbert Lawrence and Alexis Gasperick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weckler
Catherine McWeeny
Clark Street
Calumet River
Chicago
Olivers Herbert Lawrence
Alexis Gasperick
Love's Dream Endures for Hermit Widower at St. Margaret
Adolph Hufenhauser, a German-born bachelor hermit who lived alone since the Civil War, lay near death when a note he wrote was found. He had planned a life with a sweetheart who later died, then served in the war, returning to his lonely farm and hut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Adolph Hufenhauser
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Germany
Hufenhauser
Community Picnics Around Riverdale Park and Horns Grove
George Washington Lodge No 189 hosts a picnic at Riverdale Park on Sunday August 18 1912. St Mary's congregation organizes a picnic at Horns Grove Riverdale on Sunday August 11 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Lodge No. 189
Riverdale Park
St. Mary’s Congrege
Horn’s Grove Riverdale
Must Muzzle Dogs In Dalton Streets
Dalton dog owners are notified that the dog tax must be paid and all dogs allowed to roam streets must be muzzled by order of the Village Board. ASMUS CLAUSSEN, President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Village Board
Asmus Claussen
Beet Growers Free Dirt Offer At Factory
Notice offers about 40 car loads of rich dirt washed from beets free to beet growers or interested parties. Call at the factory to arrange pickup.
Village Notice on Water License and Dog Tax
Village residents are notified that water sprinkling licenses and dog tax must be paid. The dog tax is due by August 5, 1912, with a warning of prosecution for nonpayment. Officials will be in the clerk's office at the village hall Wednesday and Saturday evenings until August 16 to collect.
Property listings and rentals in Riverdale area
Multiple real estate notices advertise houses farms and lots for sale or rent in Riverdale Dolton Harvey Dolton area. Entries name buyers sellers and agents such as F A Reich Andrew Baumgartner Peter Gouwens and Martian Finneran with vacant lots cottages and farm properties across Indiana Illinois and Michigan regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Peter Gouwens
Lough Holland
Riverdale
Dalton
F. A. Reich
Leonard
A.C. Reich
Indiana Ave
Michigan Road
147Th Street
Martian Finneran
Hammond
Ind
Miscellaneous classified ads from local paper oil route sale and more
A miscellaneous classified listing shows items for sale and help wanted including an oil route sale by Harry Shilling of So. Holland, a cheap buggy type automobile, a gas stove, a Ford runabout, cemetery ground for sale, boarder lodging, an office job for a young man, a harness for sale, and a saloon for sale in Phoenix and Harvey Ill. The notices mention inquiries at Pointer office and specific addresses in Riverdale Dolton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Shilling
Holland
Joan Havesfoot, Jr
Chicago Street
Pointer
Oakland Cemetery
Lee Pointer
Lnquire
Jobn Prade
Dolton
Phoenix
M. Farrenkopf
Harvey
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Kinney Brothers
John
Kinney
Ill
Delton Statins
Indiana Avenue
Til
EMBER
Coox County
Brickmakers’ Local Union No
Riverdale Improvement Association
Sir Arthur
Cook Country Press Club
Starved
J. C. Depot
135Th Street
130Th Street
Andrew Baumgartner
Wabash Avenue
Lincoln Ave
Riverdate
L. F
Washington Street
Inquire IF
Propper
Puone Dolton
Fredericka Street
Bolton
144Th Street
Harvey Zimmer
Lincoln Avenue
H. Werner
Highlawn Riverdale
F A. Reich
Omar Gillaspy Dolton
Brookfen & Dun
Nice Coom
Bath
Lue Pointer
Chicago & Hiverdale Lumber Co
A.C. Roth
May
Leyden Avenue
Uook Co
J. , Ton
Oakglen
Fordtran Bros
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
Dolton Bakery
William Minardow
Telephone
WM. C. Zesch
Age
Midway
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
Edward F. Dillner
Summer Garden
Chicago St. Dotton, I
Fred J. Ott & Son
Chicago St
Tripp
Telephone Riverdale
Geo
137Th Street
Grant Bros. General Machinists
Phone
Cor
138Th St
Carl Wolfe
West 137Th St
Henry Koehncke
Northern
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