Old Timer Brookfelt A Chicago Fire Survivor Turns Local Shopkeeper
Joseph C. Brookfelt born 1889 in Cobeleus on the Rhine became a painter and later a general merchandise merchant at 13625 Indiana Avenue. A Riverdale resident and longtime Business Men's Association leader he saved lives during a river incident and remains active in local improvements despite setbacks. Mrs. Reich visits her parents on North Hoyne Avenue.
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Cobeleus-on-the-Rhine
Germany
America
South Bend
Ind
Kalamazoo
Mich
Chicago
Mary Elizabeth Engel
Milwaukee Avenue
Riverdale
Brookfelt
Albert J
Riverdare
Eliza Engelhardt
Roseland
Business Men’s Association
Fire in Homewood Hall Ends in Fatal Smoke Inhalation
A well dressed man asking for lodging slept in the village hall in Homewood. He suffocated after smoke filled the hall while trying to escape, and his body was later taken by WW Kerr the Harvey undertaker. Card on him suggested New Orleans origin but identity was not confirmed. The village praises its fire department and apparatus.
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Walter Gleason
WW. Kerr
Harvey
New Orleans
Election of Officers at Local Societies and Fire Company
The Pointer lists officers elected at a Business Men's Association meeting in Dalton and the Rendale Riverdale Volunteer Fire Company No 1 in Chicago. Officers include presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and a board of directors with multiple named individuals and roles.
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Business Men’s Association
A. O. U. W. Hall
Dalton
John Behrens
J. C. Brookfelt
Frank O. Bergold
Henry Hahn
Henry Hahn Treasurer—Lorenz Ripley. Attorney—Wm. F. Propper
Oswald Oberdobel
Geo. H. Schaefer
Thos. F. Kinney
Jacob Lau
Riverdale Volunteer Fire Company No. 1
Chicago
Richard Hess
Henry Schmidt
F. W. Wichmann
Nicholas Simon
L. E. Reich
John DeVries
Henry Koehncke
Richard Reich
Wm. Lentz
Wm. Rippe
Theodore Bork
Peter Pauls
Peter Kurz
John Gertzen
Louis Wesse
Treasurer's Report Highlights Rural Ditch and Bridge Repairs
The document lists numerous payments to laborers and suppliers for a ditching and bridge repair project. Notable items include payments to Nick Vander Eklok, Adam Bauer, J Paulson, A Ver Meulen, John Braschler, T Veldt, John Norris, and others for labor, grading, and surveying. Expenses total 1,382.58 with interest and several small credits. next meeting is the first Tuesday in January at Judge Applegate's office Starvey at 10 a.m.
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Nick Vander Eklok
Adam Bauer
G. Brandwyk
J. Paulson
A. Ver Meulen
John Braschler
T. Veldt
John Norris
Volbrecht
A. W. Kennedy
F. de Young
C.S Armington Sewer Pipe
Wausau Lumber Co
F. Lange
Eees
H. Milhabn
Geo. Hoffman
John Reuss
Dick Weaver
Calumet Trust and Savings Bank
Christ Frank
A. Schmidt
J. Paulsen
Teaming
M. Schneider
H. Milhahn
John Paarlberg
Davidson & Son
Nile
Judge Applegates
Starvey
Henry Milham
Dolton couple Jaeschke and Kreyscher wed at home
William H Jaeschke of Dolton and Ettie Kreyscher of Harvey were married at the bride’s home on Wednesday evening November 27 at 5 30. Nearly a hundred guests attended with friends from Dolton South Chicago Maywood Roseland and Blue Island. An elaborate feast followed and celebrations continued until morning.
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Wm. H. Jaeschke
Dolton
Ettie Kreyscher
Harvey
South Chicago
Maywood
Roseland
Blue Island
Fraternity Hall Plans Discussed for Riverdale
Community leaders from Woodmen and seven local bodies met at Riverdale Village Hall to form a company for a substantial three story brick Fraternity Hall with a lodge area and public hall. The plan calls for a $20 000 to $25 000 building midway between towns on Lincoln avenue with a 47 by 84 foot public hall and a 34 by 89 foot lodge hall. A follow up meeting is set for January 2, 1908.
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Riverdale
Woodmen
Business Men’s Association
Brickmaker’s Local Union No. 5
Knights and Ladies of Security
Switchmen’s Union
the Maccabees
Lowell Dramatic Club
Otto F. Reich
G. W. Luckenbill
Henry Hahn
Robert Hanschmann
Lincoln Avenue
Card of Thanks for Mrs Dillner
I thank the Business Men's Association and all friends and neighbors for sympathy and kindness shown at the death and burial of my wife. William Dillner Dolton Til
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Business Men's Association
William Dillner
Dolton, Til
Riverdale Boat Owners Plan Meeting on Club Formation
The Riverdale Wau-Bun owners invite all boat owners from Riverdale Dalton and nearby areas to a Sunday December 15 meeting at 2 p.m. at H J Horns Place to discuss forming a Riverdale Power Boat Club. Cow Caught by Her Tail Report Details a Blake Geonaland cow surviving five weeks by bark and tree tops, later found and cared for in Portland Oregonian.
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Riverdale
Joseph Blake
Geonaland
Portland Oregonian
South Side Suburban Electric Franchise Ties to Riverdale Route
Citizens fear a rail line south of Dalton may bypass the village, risking lost benefits if the Electric line secures a Riverdale franchise and Chicago's approval remains pending. Local boards may withhold rights of way until the franchise is granted, a decision still in doubt.
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South Side Suburban Electric
Riverdale
Dalton
Chicago
Boy Injured After Falling From Moving Freight Train
Alfred Schneider, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schneider of Dalton, was thrown from a moving freight train at the Lincoln Avenue crossing. He struck the fence, suffered a scalp cut and other bruises but was not seriously hurt. The incident recalls a prior accident involving the Sche manski girl weeks earlier. Moral warns boys to stay away from waving freight trains.
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Alfred Schneider
Charles Schneider
Dalton
Lincoln Avenue
Schemanski
First Masquerade Ball in Dalton by Locomotive Engineers
The First Masquerade Ball hosted by Division No. 613 of the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will be held at Lund's Hall in Dalton Illinois on Saturday evening December 21 1907. Prizes include a turkey for best dressed gent a goose for second best dressed man a carving set for best dressed married lady perfume for best dressed single lady and multiple other awards with additional offerings from local donors. Music by Conner's orchestra tickets 50 cents include refreshments.
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Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lund’s
Dalton
John Behrens
Herman Anders
Alban P. Reich
Frank Lund
Kinney Bros
M. Rudloff
James A. Hefferon
Geo H. Schaefer
Ed. Dillner
Chas. Schnoor
B. Phillip
Geo. Schwantke
Geo. Pautre
Conner’s
Dolton Pioneer Mrs William Dillner Dies at 6:06 AM
Longtime Dolton resident Mrs Maria Dillner nee Fredericka Leverenz died Saturday morning after breakfast in her Dolton home. She was born March 6 1854 in Lansdorph Germany came to America in 1872 married William Dillner in 1874 and had twelve infants. Funeral Tuesday at 1 PM at home and 2 PM at St Pauls German Lutheran Church. Burial at Oakland Cemetery. She leaves a widower and several siblings and relatives from Wellington Illinois. Flowers and condolences sent from local groups and friends.
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Dolton
William Dilmer
Wellington
Dalton
Wm. Dillner
Ricka
Wine
St. Pauls German
Schnoor A
Scheer Jacob Weigel
Herman Wemer Sr
J. C. Brookfelt
Oakland Cemetery
Frauen Verein
German Luthern Church
Business Men’s Association
John
Chas. Leverenz
Henry Hanson
Wonderful Growth At Beginning Bank Drives Deposits
The annexed statement shows steady growth since organization with deposits rising from 11 348 28 on opening to 102 478 10 by Nov 18 07. The bank touts five months of “wonderful growth” and invites new business.
State of Collapse Describes Would-Be Bridegroom
A humorous dialogue questions the young suitor’s suitability to marry old Billyuns’ daughter. The speaker jokes that the man’s appearance, seen as he left the old man’s office, signals a state of collapse.
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Billyuns
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