Riverdale Board Hears Fire Tax and Hall Use Request
Riverdale Village Board met last Tuesday. Police Fire and Water discuss 2 per cent fire insurance tax to fund local fire companies. Hose Co. asks to use Village Hall for a ball. permission granted. Water pump repaired. Atlas loaned to Engineer Kennedy awaiting hall committee contact about street renumbering. Meeting adjourned.
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Riverdale Village Board
Goos
Neimeyer
Deam
Grant Bros
Riverdale Hose Co
Baumgartner
Kennedy
Moving Picture Show Schedule This Week
The program lists Friday night screenings of Through the Hood River Valley and Modern Dr Jekyll, Saturday night feature The Christian Martyrs, and Sunday evening Consul the human ape noted for high intelligence. Doors open 6 30 pm Sunday 6 pm Tuesday Feb 1 Taft at the ball game.
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Hood River Valley
Dr. Jekyll
Consul
Taft
John Hruby
Fire Loss Settled On H H Chester Warehouse Dalton Ill
The H H Chester & Company warehouse in Dalton Illinois suffered a January 6 1910 fire. Losses amount to 555000 for building and contents plus 4500 onions, insured by multiple companies with payments in full. W H Daniels of Western Adjustment handled the settlement on site. A S Diekman agency advocate for prompt settlement and insurance service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Chester & Company
M. Yaan
Royal Insurance Company
Northern Insurance Company
Home Insurance Company
Insurance Company of North America
Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Company
Phenix Insurance Company
Dalton boy Leonard Collet suffers leg injuries in sled mishap
Dalton school pupil Leonard Collet had his leg broken in two places last Saturday when his sled was struck by a passing team.
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Leonard Collet
Dalton
Colonel Not Sick Sleigh Party Serenades Propper Family
A party of 47 neighbors and friends toured with Colonel Not Sick Simon Schoon last Tuesday. At Propper Corner the sleigh halted to serenade the Propper family, who announced the Colonel was sick. A loud voice then challenged the claim and the party proceeded after sampling Propper provisions.
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Simon Schoon
Propper
Barbara Fritche
Calumet Tax Notice Due Dates at Village Hall
The Town of Calumet announces taxes are due with the collector B. Vellenga at Village Hall on February 11 and 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The notice directs taxpayers to the collection location and dates.
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Calumet
Taxes for the Town of Thornton Due Now
The 1909 taxes are now due and payable. Collector John Shilling lists multiple payment sites and dates across Thornton and surrounding villages including City Hall Lansing Oakyglen West Hammond Schrumville Bernice South Holland Homewood Thornton Burnham Berger's Corner Riverdale South Harvey Blue Island Corner and other local venues.
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Harvey
Lansing
Oakyglen
Voeste’s Place
Oakglen
Oakglen Inn
West Hammond
Sobieski
Homewood
Bank
Thornton
N. C. Benson’s
Burnham
Berger’s Corner
Riverdale
Village Hall
South Harvey
Blue Island Corner
Peetz’ Place
John Shilling
South Holland Notes and Local Doings
N C Gouwens returns from a western trip with winter weather noted. Isaac Reitveld recovers from illness and will be out again soon. A petition for a new depot circulates aiming to place a box car on its old trail and a fine building erected. Mr and Mrs R DeYoung of Orange City Iowa visit friends. South Holland Concert Band meets and plans to resume music. Hoekstra the laundryman injured his foot while loading laundry. School children enjoy sleigh rides to Thornton Oak Glen Buteh and Blue Island with J T VanDrunen Harry Dykstra and S Veltkamp driving. A group of youths sleigh ride with Crow driving Newy Raveslout. two others return home with trouble.
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Isaac Reitveld
R. DeYoung
Orange
City
Iowa
South Holland
Hoekstra
Haney
J.T. VanDrunen
Harry Dykstra
S. Veltkamp
Thornton
Oakglen
Blue Island
Bourmeister Family Heads to Ocean Springs
The family of H. Bourmeister formerly of Dalton Jere left last Sunday for Ocean Springs Alabama and plans to stay there until the first of April.
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H. Bourmeister
Dalton
Jere
Ocean Springs
Alabama
Riverdale and Dalton Social Notes and Local Doings
Local residents report house building on 136th PI and social visits among Riverdale and Dalton families. Events include birthdays, club gatherings, a cat show at the Coliseum, a fire scare at Bowse’s coal yard, a school principal’s injury, and upcoming masquerade balls with community involvement.
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Louis Kasten
Fredericka Srueger
Augusta Krause
East Cleveland man and watch-dog scare-boo tale
Mr. Bjones explains he bought a fierce bull to guard his wife from tramps. A hoboe, seeking a handout, stayed on the porch after being paid 50 cents to protect her from the dog. The tale ends with the intruder describing the unexpected guard dog’s presence.
Vienna Merchant Defers Madonna Blessing Over Model Claim
A Vienna merchant sent an oil painting of the Madonna from Altenberg to the vacation resort authorities requesting placement in the spring house and a priest's blessing at the unveiling. Father Steidt of St. Andrew's refused to bless without proof the painter's wife served as model, leading officials to cancel the ceremony.
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Vienna
Altenberg
Father Steidt
St. Andrew's
For Sale and Lost Items in Dolton and Fulton
Classified notices list multiple sales including a five room cottage on L4qth Place Dolton and a 2 room frame dwelling with lots on Lincoln Avenue. Also items for sale a cook stove steel ranges and heaters, college dogs, and a newspaper route. A lost eyeglasses case is noted near Reich’s Jewelry and the C & J Depot. Enquiries directed to The Pointer office.
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Pointer
Dolton
Cali
Lincoln Ave
G. C. Barnardt
Grant Street
Dalton
Reich
Jewmery
Dulwwu
Uvulton Squire
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago
Dulbor
L. F. Ripley
Hiverdale
Sand Burr News and Local Happenings of 1910
The item notes Ridge activity, Martin Walkerly’s muting expedition yielding wild game, John Propper spotting a prowler after Ébureh, and a Buckskin Broncho raffle won by Harry Foltz at Schnoor’s Pool Room on Jan 24, 1910. It also mentions a Gand-burre dance at Oakglen and a local maxium about competition.
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Martin Walkerly
Thornton Township
Martin
John Propper
Ébureh
William Rockrohr
Schnoor’s
Harry Foltz
Harvey
Crowd backs Kid in prize fight bet
A Bowery crowd member who favors the Kid bets a gold watch if he wins. He taunts a doubter by offering to ride the train and let the friend choose any old watch as the wager.
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Bowery Sports
Philadelphia
Willin
St Luke's Court No. 186 officers installed in Riverdale
Deputy Chief Ranger Peter Huing of Blue Island installed the newly elected officers of St. Luke's Court No. 186 C. O. F. in Riverdale last Wednesday evening. Music short addresses and lunch accompanied the program.
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Peter Huing
Blue Island
St. Luke’s Court No. 186
Riverdale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Riverdale Board Meeting
B. Vellenga
South Holland News
N. C. Gouwens
Crow
Newy Raveslout
Chas Petersen
E. J. Lowry
May Schaefer
Hattie Baumgartner
Tlaney, Ir
G. Propp
Fairmount N. D
Jeo. Engle
C. Heinrich
A. F. Bowse
August Steinhouer
Stark
Herman Werner, Sr
Dalton Pedro Club
al. Bowman
Dane
Jennie C. Dolton
Elizabeth Meyer
Magdalena Walkerly
Robert Waddell
Albert Moomaw
Moomaw
Ramon Parez
Lilverdale
Bowse
August Plumner
A. O U. W. Hall
Frank Mayo
Riverdale City School
Dugsea and
Rooks
Bertha Ehlert
Lew Fones
M. Goodshaw
Liddie Engle
West Pullman
Emma Engel
Exilda Bessette
H. L. Bessette
136Th Street
Clara Ka
James Johnson
Riverdale Iron & Steel Co
Kansas
August Hoppe
Oshkosh
Wis
Theodore Hedtke
Walter Lyons
Richard Jerome
James French
Harry Morgan
Flossmoor
Indies
Fleur de Les Club
L. Hadorn
Riverdale Hose Company
Spencer Corps
Marian Jones
Geo. Williams
Wisconsin
Inuquire
J W. Malloy
LOY Chieago
Chicago Street School
Lew Plang
Eibier Time
Dsuquire
Lue Puincer
Lusi
Inder Wil Pieuse
Behren’s
Spore
Wvolton
Sand Burr News
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