Falls At His Post Village Marshal Shot While on Duty
Village Marshal Vanderaa of Dolton was wounded in the left leg during a 2 a.m. confrontation at Chicago street and Washington avenue as he challenged two men at Pinger's saloon. The assailants fled. no arrests were made. The marshal, appointed last May, is praised for his conduct and is expected to recover.
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Marshal Vanderaa of
Dolton
Chicago Street
Washing Avenue
Pinger
South End
Washington Street
Chicago
Panion
Marshell
Nick Vanderaa
Billy Rose
Walvoord
South Holland
Cornelius Blocker
Thos. Harper
Chas. Rose
Herman Wegner
Hammond Hospital
Harper
Dalton
Bertha Ehlert
Little Daugter Helen
Crown Point Ind
Henry Sauerman
Joe Pinger
Lincoln Avenue
First National Bank
Fenn
Camill Beck
Edward Wirtz
Riverdale Park
Mies
Anna Schulte
Frank Wesse
Dillner’s Grove
F. W. Robinson
Jackson Park
Prof. Robinson
Robinson
First National Bank of
Ienry Dillner
Fred Ott
Henry Koehncke
Louis Willis
Carriveau
St. Joe
Michigan
Dolton State Bank Unveils Strong New Vaults
Patrons report a strong steady interest in the Safety Deposit vaults within the bank's new building. The vaults, advertised as the strongest in Chicago, feature Maganese steel three inches of solid seamless steel, fire proof design, and burglar alarm systems. Rentals for safety boxes vary by size, with three dollars and up. Existing vault tenants receive rent relief for remaining lease time.
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Dolton State Bank
Dalton State Bank
Chicago
Will Paddle His Own Canoe
Ed Sweat plans a two month rest from Burnside shops to pursue outdoor exercise with his brother Thacher teaching him canoeing. They unveil a cedar 15 foot three person canoe and Ed tested it on the Calumet, shaving prior canoe records south of 39th Street.
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Burnside Shops
Thacher
Calumet
39Th Street
Cottage Erected Opposite Dolton M E B Church
A. Messerschmidt is erecting a new cottage opposite the M E B church in Dolton, reflecting local housing development in the village.
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A. Messerschmidt
M. EB
Dolton
Picnic at Dillner's Grove for locals next Sunday
Locals announce a community picnic at Dillner's Grove on Aug 25 with notices from Dalton State Bank touting burglar fire and water proof vaults. The item lists residents traveling visiting relatives and various local business moves and civic notes.
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Placid
Dillner’s Grove
Dalton State Bank
Woodmen Call Meeting for Labor Day Parade
Calumet Camp No. 6142 Modern Woodmen of America asks all members to meet at Riverdale Village Hall on Monday September 2 1907 at 1 00 p m to participate in the Brickmaker s Labor Day Parade Consul Herman Fapen urges attendance.
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Calumet Camp No
Modern
Woodmen of America
Riverdale
Herman FapEn
Engineers Triumph Over Switchmen In Dolton Game
The Engineers defeated the Switchmen by innings in a Sunday morning match on the Dolton grounds. Covert starred in catching and Tawse delivered heavy hits, though Tawse endured 12 errors across nine innings. Lineups featured Bowman, Dodson, Nixon, and Daugherty for the Switchmen against Estrup, Jones, Smith, Vandenberg, and Tawse for the Engineers.
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Engineers
Dolton Grounds
Covert
Tawse
Switchmen and Engineers clash in mid game collision
Both teams stayed even through the game as a head on collision left wreckage across the diamond. Engineers rallied after the sixth, pulling ahead six runs as Vandenberg and O'Brien set the pace while Dodson and Smith strove to halt the rush. Mayor Harper warned against fast running, Captain Bowman is missing in fog, and Dalton Athletics were set to face St David's of Chicago next Sunday.
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Vandenberg
Covert
Dodson
Smith
Harper
Bowman
Dalton Athletics
St. David's of
Chicago
Harness Shop Owner Rudolph Schwarz Known Local Figure
Rudolph Schwarz has run a Dolton harness shop for 16 years and is well known in the area. Born in Birshard Canton Aargar Switzerland, he trained under his father and later immigrated to the United States in 1892, settling in Dolton with a large family and active community involvement.
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Dolton
Rudolph Schwarz
Pointer
Mr. Schwarz
Switzerland
Birshard
Canton Aargar
Susette Aeshback
Louise
Henry Wilkins
Highlawn
Anna
Emma
Rudolph
Land of the
Home of
Riverdale
LaMott
Iowa
Lincoln Avenue
138Th Street
Schwarz
Swiss Club of
Chicago
Dalton Business Men's Association
Harvest Picnic At Schoon Farm Attracts Four Hundred Youths
Each year when the onion set crop is harvested Sunon Schoon hosts a picnic on his farm east of the C and E tracks. Nearly 400 young people attended the event which included ice cream cake and lemonade. A boys base ball game highlighted the afternoon.
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Sunon Schoon
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The
Dolton State Bank Deposit
Will
J.T. Finnell
St. Louis
J. Dillner
Henry Franke
Bolin
Crown Point
Indiana
Alma Peters
Harvey and Woodlawn
Mayme Ripley
Holly Cross
Kaw
Fred Hammermeister
Della
Monee
Ill
Kinney
Krueger
Dolton Bros
Ernest W. Balgeman
Simon P. Schoon
Gary
Mary Jaesche
Maywood
A. H. Teitgen
Pinconning Mich
Mrs Teitgen
A. J. Sprick
Agnes
Twin City
Mich
Herschel
Inl
Miss Mable
Rippe
Hammond Blues
Hammond
Lewis Nagel
F. A. Reich & Son
Robert Allen
William Kurz
Bruno Phillips
Harvey
Lilly
Lovella Rollert
Paw Paw Lake
Dooley
Wan
Reich
O’brien
Bowman and Daugherty
G. Y.M
Rudoolpyh Schwarz
Business Men’s Association
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