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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1914

Page

6

The House Across The Street From Powhatan Club

At the Powhatan Club a vacant house across the street at 1313 stirs curiosity as blinds stay drawn. Members learn only that a stranger may have moved in through an unorthodox arrangement, and the “House of Mystery” becomes a fixture of local rumor without official confirmation.

van Vechten Powhatan Club Tom Phinney Fellows Powhatan Powhatan Eclub Percy Bonner Tom Nothcing House of Mystery

The House of Mystery Stranger Arrives at Ten

Rudolph Van Vechten watches for a mysterious visitor at the House of Mystery as two strangers study the numbered doorway. The clock strikes ten signaling a likely moment of contact, while Van Vechten waits through a day of tedious vigilance.

Rudolph van Vechten House of Mystery van Vechten Worthy

Manitoba Steer Dominates Prairie Cattle and Grain Victories

Manitoba breeder Mr. McGregor of Brandon rewrites the record at major shows by winning the sweepstakes with Glencarnock I, a renowned Aberdeen Angus, and planting a rival half brother in 1913 to repeat the triumph. The feats highlight barley and oats feeding over corn and praise prairie climate and forage as key to efficient cattle. Saskatchewan and western Canada collect numerous prizes across oats, barley, flax, and wheat in contests at Columbus, Tulsa, Lethbridge, and beyond, signaling regional supremacy in grain and livestock.

Glencarnock McGregor Brandon Manitoba Chicago Prairie Canada Western Canada Bryce Taber Sutherland Linton Mutch McLean Haggerty Leckie University of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Hill & Sons Lloydminster Columbus Ohio Columbia N. C Dallas Texas Seager Wheeler Rosthern New York Lethbridge Alberta Holmes Cardston Tulsa Okla P. Gerlack Allen Oklo Paul Gerlack Marquis Gerlacis F Western

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