Village Boards Meet Across Dolton and Riverdale
Dolton village board meets the first and third Mondays at 8 p m in Village Hall with Asmus Claussen as president and Henry Hahn as clerk Riverdale board holds the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p m in Village Hall led by Dr F W Schmidt as president and Alvin G Wilkins as clerk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Dalton
Asmus Claussen
Henry Hahn
Village Board
Riverdale
Village Hall
F. W. Schmidt
Alvin G. Wilkins
Lodges and Societies Gatherings in Dalton and Riverdale
Community notices list recurring meetings for several fraternal groups. LODGES AND SOCIETIES UNITED WORKMEN meet at A A O W Hall Dalton Fridays 8 pm with officers including Carl Walls and Chas Schnoor. MODERN WOODMEN Calumet Camp 6142 meets Village Hall Riverdale 2nd and 4th Thursdays 8 pm. FORESTERS St Luke Court 186 meets 2nd and last Wednesdays 8 pm at Village Hall Riverdale with officers listed. WOMEN'S CATHOLIC ORDER FOR PSTHRS meets 2nd Sunday and 4th Thursday 2:30 pm at Village Hall Riverdale. Other groups include U N A 189 at A O U W Hall Dalton, Twin City Tent 1150 Maccabees at Dolton, and Brickmakers Local Union at A O U W Hall Dolton with respective officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen Calumet
Village Hall
Riverdale
George H. Schaefer
O. Oqbeldobel
Henry Moher
Catholic Order Foresters
St Luke’s Court
Conrad Kern
John BW. Kinney
Albert Schumann
Peter Ripley
Women’s Catholic Order
Psthrs
Magdalen Kipley
Emma Kelly
Catharine Kurz
Maccabees
A. Q. U. W. Hall
Dolton
Andrew Baumgartner
John 8. Harter
R. Vandenberg
Riverdale Improvement Association Meeting Details
Riverdale Improvement Association meets on the second Monday each month at the Village Hall Riverdale at 8 PM. Officers listed include T F Kinney president F M Baker vice president John E Schafer secretary and F A Reich treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
T. F. Kinney
F. Ft. Baker
John E. Schafer
F. A. Reich
Highlawn Hose Co No 1 Monthly Meeting Notice
Highlawn Hose Co No 1 to hold its regular meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the Hose House in Highlawn. President Ludwig and secretary Martin Wilkin are listed, with Herman Dreesen as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlawn Hose CO. NO. 1
Hose House
Highlawn
Ludwig
Martin Wilkin
Herman Dreesen
Treauier
Mons
Pape
Women’s Relief Corps and Boy Scouts Meeting Details
Women’s Relief Corps meets the second Friday at 2 pm and the fourth Friday at 8 pm in Riverdale Morse Village Hall with Emily Claussen as president and Mrs Dorothy Niemeyer as secretary. Boy Scouts Junior Division meet Fridays at Park Avenue School Dolton with Rev W I Cissna as Scoutmaster. Senior Division meetings led by Rev W E Cissna with Stanley Smyth as president, Hdn Kinney secretary, Robt Hansy treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Spencer Corps
Riverdale
Emily Claussen
Dorothy Niemeyer
Park Avenue
Dolton
W I. Cissna
W.E. Ciesna
Stanley Smyth
Hdn
Kinney
Robt
Hansy
Duller
Pointer
Schaefers Dry Goods
Dalton
H. Werner
Leyden Avenue
Fred Meister
Chicago
Heiguts
Jolton School Board Monthly Meetings Announced
The Jolton School Board schedules monthly meetings on the third Friday at 7 30 PM at 1rh Avenue School. Ulverdale Board Directors meet on the fourth Tuesday at 7 30 PM at Bowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolton School Board
Meeta Lat Venday
Illinois Central Eyes Electric Locomotives for Chicago Suburbs
Edison met Illinois Central officials to discuss electrifying about twenty to twenty five miles from the northern system near Randolph Street. The plan, using electric locomotives powered by battery tenders charged at a central station, would allow rapid swap and recharging as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Chicago
Thomas Edison
Electrical World
Randolph Street
Edison
Mr. Edison
Harvey Tribune Citizen
The Indiana Home Banquet Delivers Irish Humor Tale
Father Cavanaugh of Notre Dame shares a long Irish anecdote about an Irishman in hospital for appendicitis. A monkey, a vial labeled appendix, and a mistaken identity twist blend humor with cultural references at the Indiana Society of Chicago event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Society of Chicago
Father Cavanaugh
Notre Dame University
Indiana
Hoosier
Phwat
Jim
Puck
Poultry Show at Bronson Garage Opens This Week
The Blue Island Poultry Show begins January 17 at the Bronson Garage corner Western avenue and Wallace street in Buekeland. Poultry raisers from northern Sippis attend annually, drawing large crowds to admire fine poultry being exhibited.
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Blue Island
New Bronson Garrage
Western Avenue
Wallace Street
Buekeland
Sippis
Various FOR SALE listings across Oakglen Dolton and Riverdale
Numerous property and item sale notices from Oakglen Dolton Riverdale and Chicago Heights areas. Includes farms 10 to 94 acres, houses 5 to 9 rooms, inns, land parcels near Halsted Dolton Dolton Riverdale, and personal items like pianos clocks furniture and a white German Spitz with reward. Also rental ads and mortgage sale offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakglen
Lansing
Arso
J. C. Tex
Hammond
A. Baumgartner
Riverdale
Country Inn
Eagle Lake
Beecher
Pointer
Dolton
van Buren
Niverduie
Mahbogany
Majo Sc. Dolton
Frank Wease
Absorb Water Through Skin Noted in Frog Experiments
Experiments on frogs show rapid water absorption through skin pores with no water intake by the mouth. Exposed to dry conditions for hours, some frogs lost 14 percent of weight, then regained nearly all in 24 hours when placed in shallow water.
Depths of Misery: Alaska Prospector Laments Gold Struggles
A rugged line from a prospector in Alaska laments digging for gold as each ounce seems to erode the dollar’s value. The speaker, identified as Puck, voices waning resolve and economic frustration amid a harsh mining scene.
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Puck
Tombstone inscription sparks ghostly quip in graveyard
A Dublin passerby reports a tombstone inscription reading I still live with a retort Be jabbers if I was dead I’d own up to it. An unidentified observer relays the witty line found during a cemetery stroll.
Little Jean Elizabeth Baptized Quips By A Mother
A baptism scene recalls a young child’s quip when the minister anoints her forehead. She declares loudly that her mother washed her face, provoking amused reaction from the congregation.
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Jean Elizabeth
Train timetable fragments from an old line
Timings show train numbers 23 31 and 21 with listed departure or flag times in the early evening and late afternoon. The note reads like a partial schedule card.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the . Pointer Kinney
Indiana Ave
Dalton Sincies
Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
United Workmen
German Oak Lodge No
A. O. A. W. Hall
Carl Walls
Chas. C. Schnoor
John FF. Boetiger
Henry W. Schnoor
Treas
Aceorge Washington Lodge
A. O. U. W. Hall
John O'Brien
D. J. Gallagher
J. A. Headley
Riverdale Improvement Association
Herman Faden i
Uvyerdale Board
Bowen
I. C
J. C. Brookfelt
Leonard
A.C. Reich
KOR
138Th Street
Halsted Street
Wentworth Avenue
F. A. Eich
Lincoln Avenue
Otto Schleuter
New Chicago
New Inaside
Grants Street
Volton
C. Propper
Hiverdale Lil
Mra. C. ‘Loarpal
Cuvice
Houseland Real Estate
Gibbons & Wowba
Kenl
Hatate
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
Brookfels’s
A. C. Roth
May
Carlson & Powers Morticians
E. 184Th St
Harvey, Hi
R N.g.carlson
Wm. Powers
Knealer
Wan
Henry Ward Beecher
Illinois Central Time Card
Leave City
Randolph St
South Riverdale
North
Western
R. R
South Holland
Riverdale Local
Kd Northhound
Vincios Difteps
Fordtran Bros
Riverdae
Chicago Blue Island
Chicago Heights
Dolton Bakery
William Minardow
WM. C. Zesch
Kivs
Midway
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
Henry C.krumm
Hotel and Buffet
Robert Hanschmann
Park Ave
Dolton, Ili
Carl Wulff
Dolton, Ill
Edward F. O
Chicago St
Ammer Garden Dolton, Ill
Fred J. Ott & Son
Chicago St. Dolton, Ill
GEO
Tuch
Ernest Hanschmann
137Th Street
Grant Bros. General Machinists
138Th St
Chicago Street
West 137Th St
W. Fulford
Leyden Ave
E. F. TR
Baok
Bourween
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