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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
4
Riverdale village board schedules regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p m in Village Hall. Dr F F Schmidt serves as president and Alvin G Wilkins as clerk.
A compilation of fraternal and civic groups in Dalton Riverdale and Highlawn listing meeting nights and locations. German Oak Lodge 257 meets Fridays at 8 p.m. at A. QO Hall in Dalton with officers named. Modern Woodmen Calumet Camp 6142 meets at Village Hall Riverdale on 4th Thursdays at 8 p.m. with officers listed. Catholic Foresters St Luke Court 186 meets 2nd and last Wednesdays 8 p.m. at Village Hall Riverdale with officers named. Women’s Catholic Order for Esthers meets 2nd Sunday and 4th Thursday 2:30 p.m. at Village Hall Riverdale with officers named. George Washington Lodge 189 U of N A meets 2nd and 4th Sundays 8 p.m. at A. O. U. W. Hall Dalton with officers listed. Modern Maccabees Twin City Tent 1150 meets 1st Thursday at A. O. U. W. Hall Dolton with officers listed. Brickmakers Local Union 6 meets 2nd and last Thursdays at A. O. U. W. Hall Dolton with officers listed. Riverdale Improvement Association meets 2nd Monday monthly at Village Hall Riverdale 8 o’clock p.m. with officers named. Highlawn Hose Co No 1 meets 1st Wednesday monthly at Hose House Highlawn with officers listed.
Women’s RisLikr Corps local unit 279 holds meetings on the 2nd Friday at 2 pm and 4th Friday at 8 pm at Village Hall Riverdale with Emily Claussen as president and Dorothy Niemeyer as secretary. Also listed are park avenue school Dolton meetings with Rev Wook Cissna and Stanley Smyth president and Edward Winney secretary. Dolton School Board meets 1st Tuesday at 7:30 pm at Park Avenue School. Riverdale Board Directors meet 4th Friday at 7:30 pm at Bowen School.
Tom and Nick, cold and daring, plan a night raid on a coal shed to solve a haunting mystery. They return to the depot, drink a bottle, and creep toward the shed on their hands and knees. A deep moan interrupts their advance as the peril escalates. To Be Continued.
Riverdale village in Cook County Illinois enacts rules requiring steam railroads crossing Halsted Street to install gates on both sides of tracks, maintain night watchmen with signal lanterns, and provide lighting. Violations carry fines up to 200 dollars per offense. costs borne by railroad owners. Effective after publication.
A flood of small ads lists for sale and rent items including a seven room house on three lots with barn and summer kitchen, good cows and milch cows, steel range, upright piano, and multiple farms and homes in Dolton Riverdale Oakglen and surrounding towns. Inquiries directed to The Pointer office Otto Schleuter Mrs Nagel F H Reynolds J C Ton and others or to individual contacts such as Chas Rose Sr Henry Dulner and J Evers with prices often stated or under installment terms.
West Hammond resident Virginia Brooks asked Commissioner McGann for arrangements to supply water from the new Roseland pumping facilities. A statutory provision allows the city to furnish water to West Hammond residents, and the request was taken under advisement.
The Berger school board invites bids for 8 tons of hard coal and 2 tons of soft coal with bids due around Sept. 1, 1911. Mail or deliver to F. E. Waterman, Clerk, South Holland, Illinois.
Quick sale advertises 14 lots in Leonard’s subdivision Dalton for $1,000 cash. Seller A. C. Reich lists 13720 Indiana Avenue Riverdale as contact.
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