S J of N A Meets Twice Monthly in Dolton Hall
The S J of N A chapter meets on the second and fourth Sundays at 8 PM in A O U W Hall Dolton. John O'Brien serves as President and George W Luckenbill as Secretary and Treasurer.
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
4
The S J of N A chapter meets on the second and fourth Sundays at 8 PM in A O U W Hall Dolton. John O'Brien serves as President and George W Luckenbill as Secretary and Treasurer.
At Hewletts Bay near the ocean a dredger crew on Morida uncovered the skeleton of a 20 foot whale 12 feet below the meadow surface. They secured the head and vertebrae before a storm halted digging. The dredger’s suction pipe also revealed various items including a $100 diamond ring and a magnet for metal separation.
A. Baumgartner Supt. of Water reports 168 consumers plus village hall and calculates supply capacity at 356 gallons per consumer per day, leaving 30 000 gallons for fire. He notes only 22 customers pay for sprinkling and proposes moving a Buffalo Box, correcting stop cocks, and enforcing ordinance standards to curb water waste.
The article profiles the Seris, a 400 strong Indian people near the Gulf of California, claiming they are the world’s premier runners. It describes women and children catching hares by hand, men hunting antelope and buffalo on foot, and a boy driving horses to showcase speed before an Indian rider seizes and lands a bronco.
A schoolmaster awards a prize for a five minute essay on habit. A nine year old quips that removing letters from habit still leaves a bit and the whole remains, winning the prize. The piece notes local investment in property as a sign of citizen faith and prosperity. It urges kindness to animals, calls for an eight hour day for farmers, and warns a boy about smoking cigarettes.
Train timetable fragment shows a Saturday only and Sunday only service with daily except Saturday and Sunday patterns. It lists departure from 47th Street at 5 57 a m arriving at South Holland at 6 45 a m.
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