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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1911
Page
1
Riverdale Village Board met Tuesday and approved building a reservoir near the village hall as soon as frost ends to ensure clean water health. The panel also tabled extending water mains to 126th Street and granted G A R ladies use of the hall for a Feb 18 card party.
Gus Fleischbauer hosts a dance at the pavilion tomorrow night. Volton M E church serves a Wednesday dinner. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran youth host an entertainment at Lunds Hall on Tuesday. Dolton Locomotive Firemen Lodge 621 sponsors a ticket chance at Fleischhauers pavilion on March 18, 1911.
The Alice Dorothy Anderson pupils gave a two hour recital at the M E Church in Dalton last Friday. A crowd applauded as six young performers presented nineteen numbers showing trained elocution and stage presence. The event underscored the value of youth training in self confidence manners and insight.
Friday offers The Count and the Cowboys and The Old Water Jar. Saturday features an Indian life portrayal praised as especially vivid. Sunday at 8 pm presents The Firemens Parade detailing the volunteer fire department and impressive stunts. Lund's Aals continues February 21 and 28. Hruby as manager. Reichard Rach Riverdale news agent urges early Sunday paper orders.
Victoria Walkerly misplaced a fountain pen and placed a notice with The Pointer which led to a reader returning the pen to the office. Leonard Fones recovered it. Adam Schiwutzler, repairing at Panhandler in the Doulton yards, badly crushed the index finger on his right hand. Mr. and Mrs. Lau and daughter returned to Ormsby Minnesota after a two week visit. Frank Stieman, an iron worker, has purchased 10 acres near Riverdale and plans to farm March 1. A South Dakota man named Senn reportedly owns thirty newspapers and plans to marry. The Ladies Aid of the Dalton M. E. Church meets Feb. 23 at Mrs. Horace Holmes’s home. Joe Michalski bought two lots on 136th Place for $1,000. Martha Koehneke is convalescent from scarlet fever. Mrs. Henry Knuth and George Wilkins married in Buckley Illinois. Rumors say Illinois Central yards and transferring platforms may move to Harvey to accommodate Chicago track elevation.
Washington's Birthday closes First National and Dalton State Bank for the holiday on Wednesday February 22. Banks will be closed all day per local notice and civic schedule.
The Farmers Association of the Southern Portion of Cook County has not met in four years. Treasurer Fred Waterman contemplates using the on hand funds, possibly giving to charity, after detailing receipts totaling 88.07 and expenses of 77.00 with 6.07 remaining.
The Pointer invites readers to submit personal, social, or religious items of interest with no publication charge if news value is present. Send brief items to The Pointer office in Riverdale Illinois or call Riverdale 244 for details.
After four months of work the first forms of the Directory go to press in a few days. It will require from four to six weeks to complete composition and press work before the book will be ready for delivery.
Celebrated couple Mr and Mrs John C Paula marked their Tin Wedding with a Friday chivalry start and a Sunday gathering led by the Riverdale German Lutheran Band at their east Dalton home. Friends honored them with many useful presents.
Geta Daddy for the spring chicks of the breed which lays six eggs to the pound. See A. C. Reich, Riverdale, Il. Lawrence I. Heyenga, time keeper at the Pope Beet Sugar Works, left yesterday for Lincoln, Il, to visit his parents before entering the University at Dixon, where he will study law. Lawrence is brother of Martin Heyenga, the inventor, and has many friends in Riverdale who wish him success. Thos. Gallagher, salesman for the Chicago Biscuit company, was killed by a Grand Trunk train near Blue Island last week. His team and wagon were smashed. Gallagher was well known to many local business men and lived at Blue Island. Try Dr. Doepp's Tooth Powder sold at Lund's Dalton Wilson's Riverdale. A Philadelphia man claims to have gotten drunk eating onions. This happy combo makes it possible to get drunk and kill your breath at the same time. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Milhahn hosted a Valentine party at their new home on the Ridge last Tuesday evening. Attendees included Mrs. Fred Engel, Mrs. John Engel and son Norman, Mr. and Mrs. Win Klein, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Diekman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. George Engel. Electrical supplies at Obele.
The Riverdale post office urges patrons to install mail boxes or door slots to improve delivery efficiency. A local carrier, Herman Bross, is praised for prompt service. The message explains benefits like earlier deliveries, safer mail, and less missed mail, asking residents to act now.
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