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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1926
Page
5
Village collector Charles Niemeyer announces special assessments on Water Service Pipes in Spies Addition due now. Payments accepted at the village hall or 30 E 137th Street Riverdale Illinois from Feb 8 to Mar 10 1926 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Delinquent after March 10 1926 under the law.
Water tax in the Village of Riverdale is due by Feb 15 to receive a discount. The collector will be in the clerk’s office Saturday all day and Monday to collect payments.
Sealed bids will be received by the President and Board of Trustees of Riverdale up to 7 30 p m February 23 1926 for sale of one Triple Pump located at the pump house village hall The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids George L Koehler Village Clerk.
The President and Board of Trustees designate February 27 1926 as registration day at Village Hall from 9 am to 9 pm. Eligible voters not in Poll Books must register to avoid delays at the primary and village elections. Village Clerk
The Riverdale Park District invites bids to build a reinforced concrete wading pool 100 feet in diameter. Bids due by 7 p.m. February 19, 1926. Plans and specs available with the secretary at 16 E. 187th Street and with the engineer at 18836 Michigan Avenue Riverdale Illinois and Room 401 Dowie Building 1201 South Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois. Edward J. Schulte secretary Riverdale Park Board.
At a January 11 1926 stockholders meeting in Riverdale Illinois a quorum approved raising the First Trust and Savings Bank capital from 25000 to 50000 dollars with a 100 percent stock dividend from surplus. 215 shares represented. vote met two thirds required. Secretary John Harms Jr and President Horace Holmes attested the action.
Postal article urges patrons to always address mail fully with correct formatting. It explains placing the recipient’s street or box number under the name and the sender’s return card in the upper left of the address side, not on the back. It warns about vast losses from misaddressed mail and urges return addresses on all pieces.
The text notes woolen and cotton textiles are ancient, used by Egyptians and Greeks, with references to early Mesopotamian and Greek times and awareness of cotton’s antiquity. It emphasizes long history of textile use and knowledge across civilizations.
An apple tree is among the longest lived and most productive common fruit trees in the United States. A mature tree often yields ten to twenty barrels of fruit per season.
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