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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
8
A local homily argues that buying locally supports the entire town. When you spend two marked dollars on clothes, the clothier, grocer, delivery men, and workers recirculate the money, creating a cycle that returns value to residents. Buying out of town would keep dollars from reappearing locally.
The July highway commission list credits Christian Miller and others for ditching teaming lumber and weed cutting work with totals including 1,137.95 dollars. Treasurer Henry Milhaahn notes Frank Ward, formerly of Dolton, now Pullman Works manager chief clerk, has been promoted.
Mrs John Cuningham a sister of Mrs Robert Allen of Dalton died Wednesday in Chicago. She lived in a tent in Mr Allen s yard for some time. She leaves a husband and two small children. St Paul s German Lutheran Church will hold a Missionfest August 11 in the school house yard with hot coffee lunch ice cream lemonade and pop. Public invited. The cinder walk in front of Riverdale school on Leyden Ave is in bad repair and should be fixed. the north side is full of holes and dangerous. The police should notify the city school department to repair before someone is hurt.
Mr Frank Davy and wife of Chicago visited Col F C Propper along with Rev J Sauer and family from Kansas City. They toured eastern cities and returned home. Henry Propper's car returned to service after six months in the shop. Master John Propper enjoyed a long vacation from Densmore Woolen Co Chicago where he served as superintendent. The annual camp meeting at the Camp Grounds began July 380th with large attendance.
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