Riverdale Village Board Approves Street Macadam Project
The Riverdale Village Board met last Tuesday with all members present except Stutziem. It approved John Shilling’s contract to macadam 138th street and bonds for proper execution, with work to begin after grade stakes.
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Riverdale
Stutziem
John Shilling
138Th Street
Brandt
Highlawn School
Ludwig
Dickelman
Pope Beet
136Th Street
Water Committee
Niemeyer
Farmers Association
Highlawn
Dolton Baseball Team Beats Dolton Picked Nine 3 to 0
C and E I Railroad of Dolton defeats a Dolton selected nine 3 to 0 on Blinkie grounds. Albrecht and Michalski teamed as battery for C E I, Propper Nixon and Messerschmidt for Dolton. Large crowd attends and a return game is set for Flynn's Park Chicago Heights next Sunday.
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C. & E. I. Railroad
Dolton
Blinkie Grounds
Albrecht
Michalski
Propper
Nixon
Messerschmidt
Fang
Danville
Flynn’s Park
Chicago Heights
Dalton
Longtime Riverdale Resident John Zeitler Dies at 71
John Zeitler aged 71 3 months 16 days of Riverdale died at home 229 184th street Sunday August 11 Born April 25 1841 in Weisenstein Germany he served in the Prussian and Franco Prussian wars He immigrated to America in June 1881 Married Elizabeth Schmidt March 7 1889 He leaves a widow two daughters Henrietta and Christina and stepson Henry Schmidt Funeral held Tuesday August 13 at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev H Wind officiating Burial at Oakland Cemetery The Dalton State Bank closed in respect for the family.
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John Zeitler
Riverdale
184Th Street
Weisenstein
Oberfranken
Germany
America
Elizabeth Schmidt
Henrietta
Christina
Henry Schmidt
Dalton State Bank
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Rev. H. Wind
Oakland Cemetery
Fire destroys cottage on North Side near 2 A M
Fire sparked by unknown cause destroyed a cottage and its contents owned by Mrs. Hmil Kapiske at 366 134th Street around 2:00 a m Wednesday. Sparks from a passing locomotive are suspected. The family escaped unharmed as North Side Hose, Riverdale Vol. Co, and Calumet Fire Dept responded. Chief Ripley led the effort, confining the blaze to the cottage. Insurance stood at 1000 for the building and 500 for the furniture.
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Hmil Kapiske
134Th Street
Northside Hose Company
Riverdale Vol. Co
Calumet Fire Department
Ripley
High Class Motion Pictures at Land's Hall Dolton
Land's Hall in Dolton presents weekly cinema with four features this summer. Friday shows a sailor life aboard ship and a fleet of battleships in action. Saturday offers The Texas Twins a cowboy comedy. Sunday presents The Drummer Girl of Vicksburg, A Temporary Truce, and a Biograph western. First show at 7:30 p.m. Joan Bruby, manager.
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U.S
Texas Twins
Vicksburg
Biograph
Joan Bruby
Mgr
Help Wanted Twiet Onions For Farm Work
Job notice seeking about 20 boys or girls to twiet onions. Pay 8 to 1% a bushel. Garret Nat on 148th Street advertises this work opportunity.
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Garret Nat
148Th Street
Local and Personal News Highlights From Riverdale
Local notes record vacations at Highland Park Illinois visits in Indianapolis and Saratoga a baby girl welcomed August 10 and a Navy gunner guest. Beetle adventures include a buggy wheel breakdown a switchmen picnic lawn party and a pocket book recovered.
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O. F. Reich
Aow
Paul Frederick
Highland Park, Ill
Riverdale
BE. W. Grothe
St. Paul
Dolton Cottage
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
F. L. Logan
Mable Sprick
Blue Island
Hoss Shay
Wedding Bells at St. Mary's for Ellen Stewart and Edmond Ducett
Miss Ellen Stewart and Edmond J. Ducett were married at St. Mary's Catholic church with Nuptial High Mass by Rev. Father Verhalen. The ceremony featured choir music and flowers, followed by a wedding dinner at the bride's home. The couple will live in a Harvey cottage at 158rd and Myrtle.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Ellen Stewart
Edmond J. Ducett
Harvey
Father Verhalen
Illinois Street
Father Verh
Klinkhammer and Lange Marry in Blue Island Home
Richard Klinkhammer and Miss Louisa Lange of Blue Island wed at the Klinkhammer home in Dolton parish on Thursday evening with Rev. J. W. TePaske officiating. The couple plans to reside in Dolton.
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Richard Klinkhammer
Lousia Lange
Blue Island
A. Klinkhammer
Dolton
J.W. TePaske
Oil Wagon Sprinkles Indiana Avenue Amid Dust Concerns
A local oil wagon distributed oil on Indiana avenue Thursday afternoon but only a small amount was used at press time. Alderman Reading praised Riverdale efforts to reduce dust, while residents ask for more action on Leyden avenue. Several residents plan visits and travel, including Mrs A E Moomaw and son George to Decatur and Springfield Illinois, and Irma Pauls to Centerville Wisconsin.
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Indiana Avenue
Reading
Riverdale
Charley
Leyden Avenue
Bull Moose Convention Quips and Quarrels Echoed
A satirical column mocks the Bull Moose convention and Teddy Roosevelt’s initials, questions vice presidential picks like Jane Addams, laments the unseating of negro delegates, and quips about campaign prosperity. It notes Albert Card’s fine for eloping, a late general hospital report, and assorted local oddities from pulling a clock tower flag pole to a 12 oz Philadelphia birth.
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Teddy
T. R
Raiger
Albert Card
Jane Addams
Aunt Dinah
Homewood
Chicago Heights Hospital
Pullman
Philadelphia
Book
Indiana Harbor engineer dies after saloon dunk
John Messmaker, an engineer on the Indiana Harbor railroad, died at St Margaret's Hospital in Hammond Indiana from a drug administered while he was taking a dunk in a West Hammond saloon. He left a wife and three children. Funeral and interment held in Hammond. He was a son of Cornelius Messmaker, formerly of Dalton, now Siebert Colorado, known in a wide circle of friends. The death shocked the family and community.
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John Messmaker
Indiana Harbor Railroad
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Hammond
Ind
Hia
Farmers meeting for Cook County truck gardeners association
The Cook County Truck Gard ner's and Farmers Association will meet at the Village Hall in Riverdale on Saturday evening August 17 at 7 00 p.m. Membership cards will be issued.
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Cook County
Gardner’s and Farmers Association
Riverdale
In Memoriam Herman Werner Dies One Year Ago
In loving remembrance of Herman Werner who died August 6, 1011. We miss you more each day dear father. Friends may think the wound is healed but they know not the sorrow that lies within our hearts. Mrs. H. Werner and family.
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Herman Werner
Father
H. Werner
Card of Thanks and Notices from The Pointer
Card of Thanks We thank neighbors and friends for kindness after the death and burial of John Zeitler. For sale business place two story corner lot Chicago Street Dalton 100 ft front 200 ft deep. In quick of Andrew Baumgartner Riverdale. LOSI Coat between Riverdale and 147th street. Found radio white parogal. Call at The Pointer office.
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F. H. Hathaway
Chicago
Dalton Yards
Fred Brubno
Mr. Hathaway
Bruhn
John Zeitler
Zeitler
Business Place
Chicago Street
Dalton
Andrew Baumgartner
Riverdale
147Th Street
Pointer
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Ues
Peter Thubl
Cease
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F.O. Bergold
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Schafer
BASE
White Rocka Athletic Club
Land’s Hall
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Riverdale Park
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West Bend
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Villa Grove
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Blanche Shoemaker
Margaret Lambert
Messia
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Franklin Castle
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Bert West
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Ferhyn Fike
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Harry Boden
Dalton Electric Light Plant
Cambridge
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Conrad Kern
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Nassau
Hessen
Ira Hastings
Kalamazoo
Mich
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Fred Vogel
New Jersey
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Klinkhammer
Lange
A. E. Moomaw
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Decatur
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Illinois Central
137Th Street
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Saratoga
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Irma Pauls
Centerville
Wis
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Minneapolis
Minn
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Anna Greiling
Ormsby
Spencer
Des Moines
Iowa
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Detroit, Mich
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Riverdale Friends
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Mrs. Chas. Weat
C. H.leetle
Farmers Meeting
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