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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
4
The Village Board Rivernais holds sessions on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p m in Village Hall Riverdale. Dr F W Schmidt serves as President and Alvin G Wilkins as Clerk.
Listings of groups including United Workmen German Oak Lodge 257 Calumet Camp 6142 Catholic Foresters 81 St Luke No 186 Women’s Catholic Order of Hsthrs George Washington Lodge 189 U of N A Modern Maccabees Twin City Tent 1150 and related lodges. Specifies meeting times at Riverdale and Dalton halls with officer names and positions.
Riverdale Improvement Association meets the second Monday each month at the Village Hall Riverdale at 7 o'clock pm. Officers listed include President T F Kinney Vice President F R Baker Secretary John Schafer and Treasurer I A Reic Highla wn Hosco No 1 meets first Wednesday each month at the Hose House Hughtawnie Ludwig President Martin Wilkin Secretary Herman Dicesen Treasurer.
Women’s Relief Corps G. W. Spencer Corps No. 279 meets the 2nd Friday at 2 pm and 4th Friday at 8 pm at the Village Hall Riverdale. Emily Claussen is President and Dorothy Niemeyer Secretary. Boy Scouts Junior Division meet Fridays at Park Avenue Shop Building Dolton with Rey W. 42 Cissna as Scoutmaster. Senior Scouts meet Fridays with Stanley Smyth President and Robi Han as Scoutmaster.
The Dolton School Board meets on the first Tuesday each month at 7 30 PM at Park Avenue School. Riverdale Board Directors meet on the fourth Friday each month at 7 30 PM at Bowen School. Herman Vaden is President Fred Stanley Beudaly Donald Jennese are Treasurer.
Roseland police uncover a graphic abduction saga centered on 15 year old Gertrude DeWitt of West 116th Street. She disappeared last Thursday and returned Wednesday with a tale accusing multiple men of luring her from a car and transporting her to a freight yard then Grand Rapids Michigan. A list of arrestees includes Harold S Gray and Joseph Wood among others, with Lt Mooney directing the inquiry.
The Chicago Fire department tested four foot water mains around the 104th street pumping station and near the new 104th street school building. A section burst at 110 pounds pressure, sending water and debris into the air while the extension department replaces faulty sections and validates pipes for service at the new pumping plant.
A dense set of classified real estate noticesListing homes farms and rentals in Riverdale Dolton Oakglen Dalton and Dolton Illinois. Properties include five room house two lots on easy terms and a 94 acre farm plus smaller farms and cottages with rental options. Many listings direct readers to The Pointer office or to specific contact names such as F A Reich J C Ton and Mrs Mary Keiser.
Various items offered for sale including an acorn cook stove sideboard beds mirror ice box and dishes with all for 60 dollars or separate. runabout touring cars Buicks Fords and more from 175 dollars. gas store nearly new at eight 50. 3 hp gasoline engine 35. two Shetland ponies buggy and harness 411 Lincoln avenue. 8 day clocks at Brookfelt s Riverdale. lost one ton wagon spring return to Jacop Vecklar. 5 piece parlor suit 254 136th place Riverdale. good work horse inquire H Petersen 427 Lincoln Ave Doion.
Daily train times listed for South Holland run with no service on weekends. No. 67 departs 47th Street at 5 57 a m arriving South Holland at 6 45 a m. Special note mentions Saturday and Sunday exceptions and a separate Saturday only service.
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