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Newspaper

Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1911

Page

4

Women’s Relief Corps and Riverdale Board Directors Meeting Info

The G. W. Spencer Corps No. 279 meets on the second Friday at 2 p.m. and the fourth Friday at 2 p.m. at Riverdale Village Hall with Mrs Emily Cisussen as president and Mrs Dorothy Niemeyer as secretary. Riverdale Board Directors meet the fourth Friday each month at 7:30 p.m. at Bowen School.

Village Board Riverdale Village Hall F. W. Schmidt Alvin G. Wilkins Calumet Andrew Baumgartner O. Obeldobel Henry Mohrbanker Adele Catholic Order Foresters Conrad Kern John E. Kinney Albert Schumann Peter Kipley Women's Catholic Order Foresters Irs Magdalen Kipley Bimma Keily Catharine Kurs Riverdale Improvement Association Halil T. EF. Kinney John B Schafer K. A. Reich Riverdale Hose Company No. 1 Hose House Highlawn Fred Ludwig Gee. L. Koehler Herman Dreesen Women’s Relief Corps G. W. Spencer Corps Emily Cisussen Mra Dorothy Niemeyer Dolton School Park Avenue Riverdale Board Bowen School

Mastery of Nature Shown Over Beasts

A man proves control not by strength but by wisdom to harness forces in nature stronger than animals or himself. He demonstrates how elephants push, horses pull, and lions pose danger, yet he outwits them by leveraging natural powers.

Village of Delton Sewer Assessment Due

Notice announces second installment for sewer assessment in the Village of Delton with interest on unpaid amounts. Payments are due at the sewer collector’s office by March 10, 1911, to GEO A Dolton, Collector.

Délton Geo, A. Dolton

Dolton Board Adopts New Water and Street Ordinances

Dolton village trustees meet January 3 with President Harper and Clerk Hahn present. They approve bills, review treasurer balance of 6355.23, discuss sewer work delayed by weather, ditch work on 147th street, buying a Baker grader and snow plow for 125, and a dispute over 33 feet on 148th street. A new ordinance on tapping water mains and plumbing is ordered, and a rail gate relief for Pennsylvania Railroad is granted. The Local Improvements board also notes a lien action for Monahan Bros machinery.

Dolton Village Lund Harter Weber Vandenberg Harper Hahn 147Th Street 148Th Street Chicago Street Matthew van Deursen Drainage Commission City of Chicago Riverdale Commonwealth Edison Company Monahan Bros Verhoeven Andrew Diekman Haas Pennsylvania Railroad Company Dolton Board of Local Improvements Monahan Broz

Various Classified Items Advise Rentals, Sales and Notices

A collage of classified notices lists rental ads for a five room flat in Highlawn, sales including an Edison phonograph with 80 records, a self feeding heater, a six room cottage in Dalton, and multiple riverdale properties. Found rings at M. E. Church Dolton and near Dalton State Bank. Employment and knitting services offered. office helper wanted for Chicago & Riverdale Lumber. Land for sale across Idaho to Canada and public listings via The Pointer. Real estate services promise buyer matching and ad space in Dalton/Riverdale papers.

Highlawn Bath Polster M. E. Church Dolton Wm.g. Dolton Edison Phonograph Fones 136Th Place Riverdale Pointer Office Chicago & Riverdale Lumber Company Dalton State Bank Pointer Rose Dickhoff Illinois Street Riverale Chicago Street A. Franka Park Avenue Dalton Andrew Baumgartner Wabash Avenue Peter Paul Dayton Avenue Chicago Idaho Montana Wyoming Washington A. S. Diekman Lincoln Avenue

Transit schedule for Saturday and Sunday service

Daily transport timetable lists routes with Saturday only and Sunday only options. The article notes a daily except Saturday and Sunday schedule, with a leg from 47th Street at 5 57 am arriving at South Holland at 6 45 am.

Chicago S Dalton 47Th Street South Holland

PLAN FOR LAKE SHORE AREA TERMINAL STATION

Plans were announced to build a large terminal station for the Lake Shore and South Bend Railway near the Pullman station. The line, once owned by Peter Foote, acquired nine acres north of Lilth street for 40500 dollars beside the Illinois Central yard at Trailman. The Kensington and Eastern line has grown quickly after a year of operation and now moves toward further Calumet district development, boosting local property values.

Lake Shore & South Bend Railway Pullman S. C Peter Foote Lilth Street Ilinois Central Station Trailman Calumet

Also Mentioned on This Page

Kinney Brothers Kinney Indiana Ave Ill Dalton Station Office of Publication Indiana Avenue Boarch Dotion Theo Harper Henry Hahn Ancient Order United Workmen A. O. U. W. Hall Richard Hoppe Chas, C. Schnoor John F. Boettger Henry W Schnoor George Washington Lodge U. of N. A A.O.U. We Hall John O’brien Geo. W. Luckenbill Secy and Treas Knights OF the Modrarn Maccabees A. O. U. W Hall Anderw Baumgartner John Harter R. Vandenberg Brickmakers Business Men's Association P. m Henry J. Dillner Frank O. Bergold Dolton Board Board of Education Henry Schnoor United States Canada Sted Gity Randolph Street JTH Tn2r Pan North Bound Bea al Ly Randolph St South Riverdale North Panhandle P.C.C St.l IDALE Western Indiana R. R Ernest Hanschmann Carpenter Illinois Central New Orleans the South Illinois Cairo Fulton Memphis Jackson, Miss Brookhaven Hammond, la St.Louis Omaha Sioux City Sioux Falls Minneapolis St. Paul St. Louis Brmingham, Columbus, Albany, Tifton, Waycross and Jacksonville, Fla Illinois Ontral Ss. G. Hatch A. H. Hanson P.T. M Pullman Obela Fordtran Bros Blue Island Chicago Heights Claude J. Dalenberg Unity Dearborn St Jerrice Randolph Lresidence W.pullman Roseland Sirkhoff’s Michigan Dolton Bakery William Minardow WM. C. Zesch Riv Midway Leyden Avenue Chauncy Ave Grand Crossing Robert Hanschmann Park Ave Carl Walef Dolton, Ill Edward F. Dillner Chicago St. Dolton, Il Fred J. Ott Chicago St. Dolton, Ill GEO Tuch 137Th Street Grant Bros. General Machinists Henry W. Schnoor West 137Th St Riverdale Nearl. C. Depot Trave Marks News Washington O
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