Riverdale Village Board Approves Engineer and Crossings Bid
The Riverdale village board met Tuesday evening with President Niemeyer in the chair. They approved K. S. Putnam as village engineer and awarded the alley crossings bid to Contractor Hunkle.
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Riverdale
Niemeyer
Ludwig
Ripley
Unruh
Halsted Street
Indiana Avenue
Putnam
Bonse
138Th
I. C
Railroad
Panhandle
188Th
187Th Streets
137Th Place
Emil Rosenthal
189Th Street
Emerald Avenue
Bouse
State Street
137Th Street
Zornow
Glendora
Flick
188Th Street
Pinta Council K. of C
Indiana Harbor
Village Water Department
Chicago Fire Department
K. S. Putnam
University of Iowa
The
Illinois Central
Hunkle
For Sale Two Modern 6-Room Bungalows in Dalton
Two new six room bungalows with tile flooring in the bath located at 232 and 236 Lincoln avenue Dalton Newfoundland near C and E I depot. Terms to suit purchaser inquire at First Trust and Savings Bank of Riverdale.
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Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Riverdale
Storm disrupts theatres and streetcars with lightning
A fierce electrical storm last Saturday night stunned nervous residents. Sheet and chain lightning lit the sky, shutting down electric light in south side theatres and paralyzing streetcar service. Trees toppled harmlessly and no serious fires or accidents were reported amid a heavy downpour from 10:30 to 11 p.m. The storm followed a heat wave in the afternoon and evening.
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South Side
Roseland
Immanuel Evangelical Church Plans Major Remodel
Members voted to move the church to Grant and Sheridan, add a basement and wing, reposition the tower, and complete before cold weather. Henry W. Schnoor holds the contract estimated near 12000 dollars, a project expected to enhance the neighborhood and honor the congregation.
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Immanuel Evangelical Church
Grant and
Sheridan Streets
Henry W. Schnoor
Quiet home wedding unites Hilda Kasten and Kenneth Robins
Miss Hilda Kasten and Kenneth C. Robins of Glenwood Illinois were married by Rev. J H Dorjahn last Saturday in a quiet home ceremony. The couple planned a short trip to Milwaukee and will reside in Glenwood. Mr Robins works for the American Manganese Steel Co Chicago Heights.
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Hilda Kasten
Kenneth C. Robins
Glenwood
Ill
J. H. Dorjahn
Milwaukee
Robins
American Manganese Steel Co
Chicago Heights
Harvey Slayings Probe Seeks Private Detective Help
Detectives and police in Harvey work together to crack the August 3 murder of Mrs. Catherine Rozek 42 mother of five. Rozek was dragged from her bed tied to a ladder doorway and driven away. Her body was found along the Illinois Central tracks near her home with a fractured skull and forehead wounds. Daughter Jenny 18 said she usually slept in the room her mother occupied and may have been the intended victim.
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Harvey
Catherine Rozek
Riverdale Delegation Seeks Repairs on Leyden and Indiana Aves
A Riverdale group of business and professional men will appear before Chicago’s Board of Local Improvements next Tuesday to push repairs or rebuilding of Leyden and Indiana avenues. Alderman Govier leads the delegation, aiming to secure action this year after the village board spent on oils while the city did nothing. The party departs on the 10.21 S. C. special Tuesday, Aug. 21. locals are invited to join.
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Riverdale
Board of Local Improvements of
Chicago
Leyden
Indiana Avenues
Govier
S. C
Local births and homecoming from Leland trip
The notice lists new arrivals: a boy for Mr. and Mrs. George Cowenhoven born Aug 14, a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Peter Krass born Aug 12, a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Burwell born Aug 11, and a girl for Mr. and Mrs. M. Joffe born Aug 11. Also John Wernicke Harold Tanley and Mrs. Fred Weber returned home this week from a vacation at Lake Leland Michigan, showing tans from outdoor life.
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George Cowenhoven
Peter Krass
Edward Burwell
M. Joffe
John Wernicke
Harold Tanley
Fred Weber
Leland
Mich
Lake Leland
Local notes on travels and visitors in Riverdale area
Edwin Niemeyer William Dreshall and Fred W Ludwig return from a week long overland tour through Wisconsin and Iowa visiting Powers Lake Madison Dells La Crosse Dubuque and more. Mrs Thomas Lee and daughter Jeanor return from Ontario Canada. Others tour Montana Yellow Stone Pacific Coast and plans to visit Canada. Local families report visits and vacations with remarks on roads and weather. A bicycle theft is reported near The Pointer office with a reward offered. Gasoline priced at 16c today with expectation of rise.
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Edwin Niemeyer
William Dreshall
Fred W. Ludwig
Wisconsin
Iowa
Powers Lake
Madison
Dells
la Crosse
Wis
Dubuque
Thomas Lee
Jeanor
Ontario
Canada
David S. Meeder
Davida
Mary
Dale
Montana
Yellowstone
West
Portland
Oregon
Mr. Meeder
Pacific Coast
J. M. Deam
Deam
Theda
Union City
Ind
New York
Tom
United States
Tom Marshall
W. R. Weaver
Marion
Betty
Omaha
Ralph Gerloff
Junita
Neb
Bert Wise
Dalton
Russel
Oaklawn
J. D. Bartlett
Toledo
Ohio
Prymas
Cole
Edward Schech
Eleanor
Caladonia
Minn
Grant
Horace Holmes
Frankfort
Mich
Mr. Holmes
Pointer
Dolton
John DeBoer
Edgerton
Leland
Frank Wulff
Walter May
Blue Island Surrenders City Power to Public Service Company
Blue Island adopts an ordinance granting the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois the electric lighting and power franchise. The company will tie in service as soon as connections are made after municipal ownership ended and a feasibility study found a municipally run plant impracticable. The move positions Blue Island within a large regional utility system serving 250000 customers across 11 districts and 16 generating stations.
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Blue Island
Public Service Company of
Northern Illinois
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Berwyn
Public Service Company
Paul T. Klenk
Public Service
Middle West
Firemen Picnic Ends With Ball Game Victory
Riverdale Hose Co held a family picnic at Pat Daley's on Sunday August 5. The Married Men defeated the Single Men 14 to 11 as Louie Reich pitched and Pat Daley earned praise for hosting the event. George Trapp flirted with a home run attempt.
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Riverdale Hose Co
Pat Daley
Louie Reich
George Trapp
Pat
Elvira Cecile Morgan Dies at 17 After Illness
Friends and family mourn Elvira Cecile Morgan age 17 who died following illness tied to flu complications. Funeral held at her Riverdale home 18724 Leyden avenue and Our Saviors Church with Rev. Wike. burial at Mt. Hope cemetery. She is survived by her parents a sister and two brothers.
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Fred Morgan
Elvira Cecile
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale
Our Saviour’s Church
Wike
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Printer President Welcomes Fine Boy Arrival
Frank Pietsch Jr a printer at The Pointer plant smiles at the birth of his son at Pullman Maternity Hospital on Tuesday August 14.
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Frank Pietsch, Jr
Pointer
Pullman Maternity Hospital
Twin Cities vs Chicago Heights Boothill Battle on Sunday
A hot baseball clash set for next Sunday at Twin City grounds Riverdale pits the Twin Cities against Chicago Heights. Slim will pitch with Folie catching for the Twins while James and Charles handle the Heights battery. The 3 p m game invites fans to witness a real ball game.
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Twin Cities
Chicago Heights
Twin City
Riverdale
the Heights
Twins
Heights
the Heights Battery
James
Charles
Drowned railroad worker found at Dalton clay hole
Drowned Grand Trunk railroad laborer James Ledwidge was found dead after vanishing at the clay hole on the south end of Dalton last Saturday night. He went in for a bath, and a rope and grappling hook helped recover the body from 16 feet of water. the death is ruled accidental. A subscription seeks burial costs.
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James Ledwidge
Grand Trunk Railroad
Dalton
Ehlers
Napp
Ed Stahnke
Smythe
Fred Hagen
Undertaker Good
Ledwidge
Jim
Eddie Taylor Coming Home From Hospital
Eddie Taylor, famed baseball star, returns home this week after weeks of hospitalization for a broken leg. He will use crutches for some time and cannot play again this year. Admirers in his old hometown await his return and a forced vacation.
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Eddie Taylor
Notice for Bids on Village Water Main Extensions
The Village of Dalton invites sealed bids by August 20 1923 for installing about 1000 feet of 4 inch cast iron water pipe in Monroe street with two Eddy hydrants 400 feet of 4 inch pipe in Fredericka street 500 feet in Grant street with one hydrant and other labor and material costs. The board reserves the right to reject any bid and bids must include a certified check for 10 percent of the bid.
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Board of Trustees
Dalton
Monroe Street
Grant Street
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Branigar Subdivision
Kasten
Harvey ‘Slayer
Stork
Elvira Cecile Morgan
BASE
Twin City Grounds
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