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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1915

Page

4

Local Classifieds Offer Lost Dogs, For Sale and Rentals

Miscellaneous notices show a lost Brindle dog named Buster with brass-button collar and a reward, several for sale ads including hay, piano, 33 hp auto, Underwood typewriter, and milch cow with hogs, plus multiple rental and land listings in Dolton Riverdale South Holland and Homewood Illinois. Vaughan seed store advertises 160 page free catalogue and fertilizer.

Brindle House Buster Dolton Col F. C. Propper Timothy Hay A. Housinger Farm Halsted Homewood Vaughan’s Seed Store W. Randolph St Dearborn Chicago Globe Rendering Co T. T. Gouwens South Holland

Optimist Pat and Mike Share a One-Eye Death Joke

An Optimist Pat loses one eye in an accident and Mike remarks he will have an easy death since he only has one eye to close. The exchange turns on Pat’s single good optic and Mike’s grim punchline.

Pat Mike

Flirt Arrest Leads to Bridewell Sentence in East Side Incident

Joseph Sebo of Riverdale was arrested Friday at 16th Street and the C & RE I RK R on complaints by two East Side women who said he insulted them. He was tried Saturday before Judge Carrier and fined but could not pay the line and costs, receiving a term in the Bridewell. Police report multiple complaints of insult on streets as authorities seek to curb the conduct.

Joseph Sebo Riverdale 16Th Street Eastside Carrier Bridewell Stbol West Sknd Avenue Mificers SeyHert Wrobleski Chicago Joseph Sebol

Onion Crop Statistics from 260 Shipping Points

Reports from 16 principal late onion states show 18 934 carloads slipped from stations in 1918. About 12 239 moved during harvest and 6 660 stored for later sale. Estimated 1919 crop at the same points 21 623 carloads with 7 879 storage. These 16 states produce about 75 percent of the annual crop.

Bell System Employees Offered Stock Purchase Plan

The American Telephone and Telegraph Company announces an employee stock purchase option for Bell System workers with at least two years in service. Eligible to buy up to one share per $800 annual wages, at $110 per share, with $2 monthly payments and 4 percent interest on unpaid balances. Dividends accrue until paid stock, and if employment ends or death occurs, paid-in amount plus dividends minus interest is refunded.

American Telephone and Telegraph Company Bell System Bell ‘Telephone System United States

Counterfeit Half Dollars Circulated in Joliet

A large batch of counterfeit half dollars circulated in Joliet by two men who worked the city in a systematic manner. The coins bear dates 1902 1909 1912 and 1918 and were likely produced by plaster casts. They are fairly passable and could be accepted during rush periods.

Joliet

The Beloved Adventurer at the Dalton Theatre Wednesdays

A weekly showing of The Beloved Adventurer runs each Wednesday at the Dalton Theatre. Performances feature a matinee and evening slot with admission details posted at the box office.

Dalton Theatre

Panhandle P C C and St L Line Schedule Update

Chicago Eastbound trains listed at 7.00 am 7.59 am 4.00 pm and 5.03 pm with identical times for Dalton once each way to fit the daily timetable changes.

Riverdale Randolph South North Chicago & Eastern Chicago. S Dalton Chicago Dalton Wit

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