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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
8
Jenner Volksblatt laments vandalism at Wartburg’s Ritterhaus where Luther sought asylum. Names carved on furniture and bedstead damaged plaster and the ink stain vanished, prompting calls for measures to stop depredations.
Local items report Mrs Corneil H DeYoung on the sick list and the death of William’s three year old son from an enlarged kidney. Cornelius H DeYoung starts as a teamster for Wausau Lumber and Coal Co. Hope College students return due to scarlet fever. Christmas concert plans at First Reformed Church feature singing and recitations by students and teachers. Depot upgrades prompt talk of happier travel, and Fleur de Les Club may rename Walking Club as members enjoy walks. Mrs Frederick Rau hosted a club gathering last Wednesday.
Kern & Kipley announce extended hours for the holiday season with Wednesday evening openings from now until New Year.
Roller skating at Riverdale Park on Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings. FOR SALE two Wilton Rugs 9x12 and 14x16 feet nearly new and a Range. Enquire at Calumet Hotel Riverdale. LOST a purse between Riverdale and Dalton containing 16 dollars reward 5 dollars for return to the Pointer office. FOR SALE four room Cottage near Chicago Street School Dalton 33x125 with water and gas connected low price particulars at The Pointer office.
A Homewood column recaps busy locals including J P Rabe selling cinders and cement for a swimming pond, a coal venture, and a new patent plaster shed. Fred Tagtgenherst opens a barber shop, Fred Buenger injures a foot, and Robert Starkman nurses blood poisoning. Hunters near Buckley and Ash Grove report 160 rabbits bagged. John Wolf suffers a severe accident on the 13th.
A man injured while oiling a well on Idle Wild golf grounds loses a hand and is amputated by Deepp. Nearby pork producers including Henry Bernhai smile at higher prices now ten cents a pound. Fred Mocker from Richton has become a new resident, moving into a house with his family on the 14th imst.
The Calumet Canal right of way and feeder land near the drainage canal faces a legal dispute as landowners claim ownership after potential abandonment of the Illinois and Michigan canal. President McCormick travels to Washington to discuss status with the War Secretary and Attorney General. The issue hinges on whether abandonment voids state title, delaying construction while trustees prepare further action. Remember us when in need of printing.
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