Dolton Board Approves Watchman Bid At Electric Plant
The Dolton Board held a regular meeting at the Village Hall last Monday. Five bids for watchman at the electric light plant were reviewed with Edward Prickett’s $75 bid winning after a vote by name. Finance, drainage, streets, sidewalks, and water topics followed with bids for Lincoln avenue rebuilding and a drinking fountain proposal granted. The meeting adjourned at 12:30 with the next session set for August 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Electric Light
Daniel Spare
Wm. Schmuck
Angust Scheweski
Herbert Horton
Edward Prickett
Dickelman
Prickett
Schnoor
Harry Boden
Kaiser
Pinger
Main
Indiana Harbor
Ewing, Stone & Co
Board of Local Improvements
Lincoln Avenue
138Th Street
Western Indiana
Stone
138Th Streets
Forest
Kanawha
Schnool
South Holland
Chicago Street
A. S. Diekman
Horace Holmes
New Star Meat Market to Open in Riverdale
Vermil M. Wulff and Frank Holmes of Dolton purchase Carl Dieck's grocery and meat business in the Werner building Riverdale. Possession set for September 2. Wulff is a former Herman Anders order clerk. Holmes a C and E I night engine inspector. The Star Meat Market and Grocery will open replacing Dieck who plans likely to return to music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermil
Star Meat Market and Grocery
Dieck
Kipley Clark Wedding in Riverdale and Chicago Tie
The marriage of Edward A Kipley and Mary Clark took place at St Gabriel's church in the afternoon of August 21. A reception for friends followed at the bride’s family home. The couple will reside in Riverdale after a trip to New York, and then at 51 East 137th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A.kipley
Peter Kipley
Riverdale
Mary Clark
Luke Clark
Chicago
St. Gabriel’s Church
45Th and
Wallace Streets
New York
E. 137Th Street
Dalton
Ed’’ Ripley
Peter Kurz
Pointer
Ladies Aid Society
Our Saviors
Wm. Erfit
Michael Demmler
Pullman Rolling Mills
Dieck
Springheld
Ohio
Demmler
Peter T. Pauls
Dolton
American Net & Twine Co
Fairwell
Winchester
Cal
Elsie
Florence
Edward Rippe
Crete
Redlands
Henry Dreger
Holy Trinity Church
New Ulm
Minn
Mias Caroling Rolwen
Mer
Dolton C. & E. I. Baseball Triumph Over Danville
The Dolton C. & E. I. team defeated Danville 7 to 0 at Flynn's Park in Chicago Heights last Sunday. Albrecht and Michalski powered the Dolton battery with Albrecht chalking up 15 strikeouts as a large Dolton and Riverdale contingent cheered the victory.
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Dolton C. & E. I
Chicago Heights
Danville
Flynn
Albrecht
Michalski
Dolton
Riverdale
Old Friend James Graham Delivers Big Pickerel Catch
The editor and James Graham met during a northern Wisconsin vacation. He returned with a six pound pickerel and sent home over 200 pounds to friends. Graham and Henry Mock er of Homewood plan to buy land and build a lakeside lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Graham
Wisconsin
Mr. Graham
Henry Mocker
Homewood
Picnic day notices from Riverdale events in 1912
St Marys congregation hosts a Labor Day picnic at Horns Grove Riverdale on Sept 2 1912. Silver Leaf Pleasure Club plans a picnic at Riverdale Park on Sunday Sept 1. Rosebud Pleasure Club holds a picnic at Dillners Pavilion Labor Day with tug of war races games and dancing. Big picnic at Riverdale Park Labor Day.
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St. Mary’s
Rosebud Pleasure Club
Dillner’s Pavilion
Labor Day
Riverdale Park
High Class Motion Pictures at Lund's Hall Dolton
Four nights a week in August at Lunds Hall Dolton showings run Friday Saturday Sunday and Wednesday. Programs include The Colonels Escape Patches Weekly The Wooden Indian and a topical Pennsylvania State Police Troop B sequence. First performance starts 7 30 PM with Joun Huby Mer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lund’s Hall
Dolton
Pennsylvania State Police
Joun Huby
Mer
Local and personal notes from Riverdale and Dalton
Community notes record travels and visits of residents including Mrs. Theodore Hedtke and family to Wisconsin, Ruth and Dorothy Vandeursen’s Michigan trip, and Ed Ripley’s New York wedding route. Local events include banking, cemetery plans, repairs, and civic club gatherings with mentions of marriage, travel to Holland Michigan, and the Dalton Riverdale Building and Loan loan approval.
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Illinois Brick Co
Theodore Hedtke
Florence
Viola
Theodore
Vandine and Oskosh
Wis
Ruth
Dorothy Vandeursen
Michigan
William Vandeursen
Stanley
Holland
Mich
Ed Ripley
New York
George Day
Emma Baecker
Hudson Lake
Ind
Land Deals Drive Expansion by Indiana Harbor R R and Chicago Buyers
The Indiana Harbor R R bought 42 acres west of Halsted street on both sides of the right of way to build a round house repair tracks and yards. William Maurer negotiated. Additional land totaling about 88 acres opposite brick yards on 138th street was purchased by Chicago parties with Maurer handling. Sellers included Gyse Vandenberg Garret Nat H Kretschmar and Adrian Jongkryg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Harbor
R. R
Halsted Street
William Maurer
Wisconsin
Illinois
138Th Street
Chicago
New Store Building Planned on Wain and Chicago Corner
George H. Schaefer, Dalton merchant, will erect a cement block store at the corner of Wain and Chicago streets. The frontage measures 35 feet on Chicago and 46 feet on Main, with an 8 foot basement. The existing 22 by 46 foot frame store will be moved to Chicago Street south of the new building around September 1, excavation underway, Henry Schnoor holding the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Schaefer
Dalton
Wain and
Chicago Street
Main Street
Henry Schnoor
Local residents head to events and sales in surrounding towns
Louis Albrecht and his father travel to Oshkosh for a week or ten days with Louis taking a month off for a vacation near Oshkosh. Carrie Baker and Luanna Baker depart for Los Angeles for the G A R encampment and San Francisco visits returning in about a month. Various residents visit relatives, jobs, and sales unfold including a new residence excavation at 441 Main street Dolton and a shoen sale to clear stock.
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Louis Albrecht
Knickerbocker Ice Co
Wm. J. Albrecht
Oshkosh
Wis
Albrecht
Louis
Carrie
Luanna Baker
Los Angeles
California
G.A.R
San Francisco
Oakland
Henry Milbahn
Main Street
Dolton
G. Klaege
Mabel
Louis Mantke
Cristal Lake
Lil
Kraege
Julia Heintz
Joliet
Anton Strozinski
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Kipley-Clark
Baseball News
Peter Bruining
South Chicago
Herman Brolema
George Schaefer
Rudolph Schaefer
Lena Reinke
John Reinke
Annise Martha Blank
Martin Niewald
W. A. Lowell
Lund’s Ball
R. Schwarz
Fred Kort
Mr. Schwarz
The
Methodist Sunday School
E. J. Claussen
Claussen
Schneider’s Corner
Fairbank
Thornton Junction
Mies Augusta
Eva Williams
Carrie Wiednecht
Cincinnati
John Klinkhammer
Highlawn
John Pralle
Lincoln Avenues
James Stanczik
Rollo
Normal
D. W. Thurston
Scotch Jenness
Donald
Denver
Colorado Springs
Buffalo Ranch
Noble
Julius Wilkens
Arthur Lotz
Crown Point
W.F. Propper
Propper
George Washington Lodge
Order of Hagien
Calumet Grove
A C. Roth
Walter May
Holden
Doc
Walter
Campera
Wilmer Bowse
Herman Baumgartner
Minnesota
Dalton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
Charles Craig
Aean
Santorium
Mary Schblaski
Wanata
Ruth Schaefer
Schaefer
W. New
Wm. Holmes
Bernard
Patoka
Claud Johanson
Panhandle
Saratoga
Henry Ogden
Worthington
V. New and Family
Flora McCaleb
Ottawa, Ill
W. B. Holmes
Elizabeth Zimmer
Conrad Zimmer, Jr
Harvey Zimmer
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