Sunday church services and schedules listed for several parishes
Sunday February 4 1912 church events include St Pauls Ev Luth English Sunday School 9 30 a m Divine services 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m Rev H Winp pastor St Marys Catholic Church first mass 8 00 a m high mass 10 30 a m Rev W F Verhalen pastor Immanuel Evang Church Sunday School 9 30 a m German and English German service 10 30 a m English evening 7 30 p m Rev G G Press pastor Dalton M E Church 9 45 a m Sunday School 11 00 a m regular services 3 00 p m Junior League 6 45 p m Epworth League 7 45 p m Evangelistic services Ladies Aid 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month Men s Progressive Association 2d Thursday 7 30 p m business meeting and last Sunday evening 7 30 p m All men invited Rev W E Cisswa pastor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Ev. Luth
138Th Street
Rev
H. Winp
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
W. F. Verhalen
G. G. Press
Dalton M. E
Epworth
Ladies Aid
Men’s Progressive Association
W. E. Cisswa
Paul's Wonderful Power Sermon at Our Saviors Church
Our Saviors Evangelical Lutheran Church in Riverdale holds Bible Class at 2 15 p m Catechetical Class at 3 30 p m and Divine Worship with a sermon by Rev Geo P Kabele on Paul s Wonderful Power at 7 30 p m The choir meets next Thursday evening with Mrs Della Deam The Bible School Association meets next Tuesday at Mr Mc Grain s home The organ is in the hall for Sunday evening and the Aid Society meets next Wednesday at 2 p m all welcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Evangelical Lutheran Church
Riverdale Village Hall
Paul
Della Deam
Bible School Association
Sir. McGrain
Aid Society
Geo. P. Kabele
Dutch Reformed Church Dalton Sunday Services and Activities
Dutch Reformed Church Park Ave Dalton schedules preaching at 9 30 a m and 2 p m on Sunday with Sunday school at 3 30 p m and a young people's meeting at 7 30 p m Rev John W Tepaseke is the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Reformed Church
Men Only notice unclear and garbled text
A cryptic OCR fragment appears to reference a men only item with scattered alphanumeric strings and dates. readable elements include numbers and letters, but no coherent event, place, or person details emerge.
Notice to Kids on Lorenz Ripley Marriage Celebration
A local notice proclaims a town gathering when Lorenz Ripley returns from the south on Saturday February 10 to celebrate his marriage. It calls all kids to prepare for the event and says questions should be asked to another kid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenz Ripley
Down South
Elks Minstrels Set at Coliseum Harvey
Elks Lodge No 1242 Harvey plans a major minstrel show with about a hundred members. The event promises strong talent and wide appeal. Performances run February 28 29 and March 1 at the Coliseum Harvey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Lodge
Harvey
Calumn
Dalton sewer assessment confirmed by County Court
The supplemental special assessment on the Dalton sewer was confirmed in county court on January 29. The estimated cost was 20,995 dollars, but the assessment was set at 17,970 dollars. The village expects improved finances as funds had been drained from the general fund for sewer expenses, delaying street work and other improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Claussen Kipley nuptials linked prominent families
Miss Emily Marie Claussen daughter of Mr and Mrs Asmus Claussen wed Lorenz F Kipley son of Mr and Mrs Peter Kipley in Riverdale on Saturday January 27 1912. They sailed that evening on the Illinois Central Seminole Limited to Jacksonville Florida and plan to return in about two weeks. Upon their return they will reside in Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Marie Claussen
Asmus Claussen
Lorenz F. Kipley
Peter Kipley
Riverdale
Jacksonville
Florida
Dolton
Morgan Park Remains Separate City Jurisdiction
Judge Walker of the Circuit Court issued a decree permanently barring the city from any authority or jurisdiction over Morgan Park, ruling the village was not legally annexed by the April 4 election. The court found a majority of all voters did not favor annexation, noting many ballots were left unmarked. The case also names County Clerk Roberts Sweitzer in a mandamus suit over failing to determine the village tax rate needed for funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Circuit Court
Morgan Park
Roberts Sweitzer
Sweitzer
Baden Powell to Address 6000 Boy Scouts in Chicago
General Baden Powell founder of the Boy Scout movement will greet 6000 Boy Scouts of America at Dexter Pavilion Chicago on Tuesday afternoon February 6. He will lecture at Orchestra Hall at 8 o'clock. A number of Dolton and Ridley River Dale scouts will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baden Powell
England
Boy Scout Movement
Boy Scouts of America
Dexter Pavilion
Chicago
Orchestra Hall
Dolton and
Riverdale
Riverdale Pullman School Elected Officers for 1912
The Riverdale branch class of 1912 elected officers January 22. Helen Eblert was chosen president with Meta Wichmann as secretary Anova Fulford serving as treasurer and Ella Horn Clara Koehncke and Anna Noselke as committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Pullman School
Helen Eblert
Meta Wichmann
Anova Fulford
Ella Horn
Clara Koehncke
Anna Noselke
Public Auction of Farm Implements at Mrs Ultsch Home
Mrs. George Ultsch will offer a lot of farm implements at public auction at her home located on 138th west of Halsted Street Riverdale. The sale is set for Thursday February 8 with Henry Dillner serving as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ultsch
Halsted Street
Riverdale
Henry Dillner
Local and personal news from Dalton and Riverdale
Rumor swirls of a Michigan firm leasing land near the C and E I bridge, planning a motor boat plant. Bits tell of church meetings, hospital cases, local visits, arrivals, and civic notes from Dalton and Riverdale, including bank ads and a political alderman candidate.
Photoplay Land's Hall Dolton Opens On Weekends
Photoplay Hall in Dolton announces Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Friday and Saturday showings focusing on picture reels. Managed by Joan Hrusy.
Wrong Impression On Dolton Sewer Supplemental Assessment
Attorney Samuel K. Markman explains in a letter dated January 2 that William J. G. Maurer, appointed by the Board of Local Improvements, signed the Dolton Supplemental Assessment No. 7 for the sewer project to certify its correctness, with Maurer chosen as a non property owner resident of Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.j.maurer
Board of Local Improvements of
Dolton
Samuel K. Markman
Dolton No
County Court
Cook County
William J. G. Maurer
Board of Local Improvements
Dolten
W R C Installation at Riversdale Spencer Corps
The Riversdale W R C installed officers Friday evening led by Mrs Emma Kelly as President and Mrs Emily Claussen as Senior Vice President. Other officers named include Marie Hadorn Junior Vice President Josie McLaughlin Secretary Della Deam Treasurer May Propper Conductor Bertha Sprick Assistant Conductor Anna Glenn Assistant Guard and Emily Ripley Press Correspondent with Marion Dies Patriotic Instructor and Alice Dowd Chaplain. A lunch followed the ceremony with representations from Harvey Pullman Grand Crossing Post and Corps. The Pointer notes Lt George Bassett’s absence with an explanation requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Kelly
Emily Clauasen
Marie Hadorn
Mra Josie, McLaughlin
Della Deam
Mable Claussen
May Propper
Bertha Sprick
Mary Berger
Anna Glenn
Emily Ripley
Marion Dies
Alice Dowd
Nellie Stewart
Paul Schafer
Alma Kelly
Teresa Hess
Republican Delegates Convene in Chicago for Primary Choices
Republican convention delegates from city wards and county towns gather at the Second Regiment Armory in Chicago on Saturday February 3 at 10 00 to select candidates for the forthcoming primaries. The gathering is expected to endorse Roosevelt for President with district 1 delegates named including A Van Steenberg PF R DeYoung John J Brehm William Vandeursen A 8 Dieckman John Schilling and Henry A Anker Otto F Reich and Simon P Schoon to represent Riverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Regiment
Chicago
Roosevelt
A. van Steenberg
PF. R. DeYoung
John J. Brehm
William Vandeursen
Dieckman
John Schilling
Henry A. Anker
Otto F. Reich
Simon P. Schoon
Riverdale
Injured Man John Propper Returns Home
John Propper C. K. Propper who was reportedly badly injured after jumping from a moving passenger train at Morrisonville last week has returned home to visit his parents and is in splendid health. Word had spread via Riverdale and Dalton that he was cut to pieces by a Panhandle train near Globe, but Propper dismisses the reports as exaggerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xitoward Robertson
Dunlap
Iowa
Chicago
Dalton
Howard
Schrum
T. H. Schrum
South Dakota
Anna Dieck
Henry F. Mohr
Indiana
136Th Street
St. Paul
Burger
Blue Island
Hahn
Harry
Oldenfield
California
John Grelch
Mr. Gretch
Don Murphy
Burnside
Mr. Murphy
Riverdale Friends
Hien Gundaker
Eadville
Penn
Gundaker
Neadville
Charles Daehn
134Th Street
Riverdale
John Neering
Bay City
Ease Xville
Mich
Frank Wesse
Park Avenue
Wesse
Harry Boden
Cornelius Blocker
Lansing
Wm. Blocker
Adam Berschinski
St Francis Hospital
F. C. Propper
John Propper
Morrisonville
Panhandle
Globe
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Immanuel Evang. Church
Banom
Elks Minstrels
Boy Scouts
Michigan
Outing Boat Company
Ladies Aid Society
Dalton WE
L. S. Willis
J. P. Olset
Dolton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
Dalton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
Ninna
Christina Wordelman
John
Walter
St. Frances Hospital
Loretta Kellar
Riverdale Exchange
Joliet
Immanuel Church
Dolén
Downes & Reich
Atlantic Street
Highlawn
D. J. Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Sherwin Williams
Kengington, Jr
George Cobb
Logan Square
George
Wm Jennings
Lincoln Avenue
Western Indiana Railroad
Omer Gillespie
Jenings
Christian Jennings
Attica
Neb
Lund’s Hall
Silver Leaf Pleasure Club
Fleischhaur’s
Frank L. Willis
Hammond
Ind
Firet National Bank of
Spencer Corps
Riversdale
Harvey, Pullman
Grand Crossing
Wyman Post
Pointer
George Bassett
C. K
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