Dalton Village Board approves sewer assessment costs and spills
Dalton village board met with President Thomas Harper. Stobbs argued for $125 sewer assessment services and explained the extended cost due to 1800 feet outside the district with outlet. Affected property owners and taxpayers faced water shutoffs and a pending outlet request on 147th St. to Illinois Central railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Thomas Harper
Ehlert
Thomas C. Stobbs
Board of Assessors
Verhoven
Stobbs
John VerWey
New Chicago
147Th St
Illinois Central Railroad
Board of Health of Chicago
VanWyngarden
Roseland
Carl Baake
South Holland
First National Bank
Webbers
Souvenir edition delayed by printing rush
After three weeks of near round the clock work the Pointer publishers delivered a 48 page program to the Steam Engineers Local No 85 committee in Chicago. The edition includes over 100 advertisements and 10 pages of half tone cuts. They expect three more weeks of careful work before mailing and urge readers to reserve extra copies now.
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Pointer
Steam Engineers Local No
Chicago
Aging by arteries to rank Chicago police retirees
Health Commissioner Evans explains a retirement plan for Chicago police based on arterial hardness rather than age. A device measures arterial stiffness by inflating a rubber band around the arm to stop the pulse with a mercury standard recording the pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Evans
Ax price riddle ends with ten day wait in Dal ton
A man shops for an ax at a neighboring hardware store paying 1 15, 10, 25, and 10 more cents in fees to learn the true cost. The merchant then sends him to pick up the ax in ten days, saying that is when it would arrive if ordered by mail. For rent a six room cottage is listed in Dalton through W F Propper 546 Lincoln Ave.
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Dalton
W. F. Propper
Lincoln Ave
Poverty Social at Lund's Hall Dalton Friday
M E Sunday School will hold a Poverty Social at Lund's Hall in Dalton on Friday evening January 31. Admission is 3c-2 for 5c and supper is 17. Proceeds support the Sunday School.
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M. E
Lund’s Hall
Dalton
Homeier Passes After Ice Accident in Riverdale
Dalton Riverdale area mourns as Henry C. Homeier aged 69 years 5 months dies after icy sidewalk shock. Born in Selixen Germany August 22 1838 he emigrated in 1852, raised eight children with wife Miss Williamina Meinika. Funeral at St Pauls German Lutheran Dalton officiated by Rev Wind. Burial Oakland Cemetery. Noted as one of Cook county's oldest marriage license couples with Germann widow later plans.
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Dalton
Riverdale
Henry C. Homeier
Selixen
Germany
United States
Indiana
Illinois
Blue Island
Williamina Meinika
Frederick
William
Crown Point
Ind
Sophia
Herman
Valparaiso
Marie
Henry
Carl
Colhour
Homeier
St. Paul
Chicago
Cook County
Baecker
Germann
Kantz
Schafer
F. L. Baecker
Mrs Walter Stout Dies Suddenly After Short Marriage
Friends in Dalton mourn the death of Minnie Eastbridge Stout aged 22 years 5 months 22 days wife of Walter W Stout a C E I clerk. Born August 7 1886 Unionville Indiana she died January 29 1908 leaving a two day old baby. The body was taken to Unionville for burial with her husband and relatives accompanying.
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Walter Stout
Death of Dolton Elderly Resident Rosa Germann
Rosa Germann aged about 85 was found dead in a Dolton home on Chicago Street last Tuesday morning. Neighbors and Mrs Paulina Martin assisted by Harry Packard opened a locked door to discover the body wrapped in blankets behind the stove. Coroner verdict ruled death from old age with no signs of violence. Germann, born in Germany, left no relatives besides Mrs. Martin.
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Rosa Germann
Chicago Street
Dolton
Paulina Martin
Loweave
Chicago
Dalton
Harry Packard
Germany
Martin
Excitement In Schrumville After Public Highway Assault
A resident of Schrumville reports that on Friday January 24 a neighbor and his hired man attacked T Henry Schrum on the public highway in front of the neighbor’s home as he traveled to Dalton for medical care. Schrum has long served as school director and the writer condemns the cowardly act and hopes for no repetition.
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Schumville
T. Henry Schrum
Schrum
Dalton
Schum
Fire destroys Nelson Morris & Co Packing House in Blue Island
A Friday evening blaze at 7:15 spread quickly aided by strong winds from the Nelson Morris & Co Packing House to adjacent C R I & P Freight House and Kline's Packing Houses. Water access failed due to frozen hydrants and nonstandard hose plugs. Calumet Riverdale and other units arrived disappointed but debarked and fought the flames. Engine No. 75 from West Pullman aided the effort. Damages estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Nelson Morris & Co
Kline
Calumet
Riverdale
Engine Co. No. 75
West Pullman
Announcement on Lyons Healy stock sales and Victor records
Special arrangement with Lyon Healy's Music House allows selling stock at their store price with same easy payment terms. February Victor record issue in stock. Victor machines priced from 10 to 100 dollars. Records 8 inch 35 cents, 10 inch 60 cents, 17 inch $1.00 and up. Henry Wary Dolton Illinois.
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Lyon & Healy
Music House of
Chicago
Victor Records
Victor
Henry Wary
Dolton Il
Ice Co Worker Injured From Fall at Lake Calumet
Paul Sligo of 2606 134th Street suffered injuries in a Saturday January 25 1908 accident at Knickerbocker Ice Co. Lake Calumet when he fell about 25 feet from a slide striking ice and spraining his wrist. He says a railing should have protected workers.
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Paul Sligo
134Th Street
Knickerbocker Ice Co
Lake Calumet
Paul
Visit with HLghlawn family at Beecher noted
Fred Sellien and daughter Clara of Hlghlawn spent several days last week at Beecher visiting Mrs. Sellien's parents Mr and Mrs Kraft. Mr Kraft is very old and in feeble health.
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Fred Sellien
Clara
Hlghlawn
Beecher
Local Improvement Board Created In Short Session
President Reich opened the meeting at 8 30 p m with all members present except Logan. An ordinance establishing a local improvement board passed unopposed. A C Reich A F Bowse and Henry Goose to oversee improvements. Herman R Penfield granted saloon licence for 138th Street Highlawn. Street improvements requested by Dr Schmidt. left to committee. Bills approved. finance chair ordered to bring collector records to next meeting. Meeting adjourned.
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Reich
Logan
Ocean Springs
Miss
A. C. Reich
A. F. Bowse
Henry Goose
Herman R.penfield
138Th Street
Highlawn
Mrs Krause Scalded in Kitchen Accident at Pullman Dairy
Mrs. Krause of the Pullman dairy farm sustained severe burns after a cabinet board collapsed causing her to fall against a stove and upset a kettle of boiling water. She remains in serious condition.
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Carl Krause
Pullman
Joliet Woman Visits Son Facing Health Decline
Mrs Heman G Hand of Joliet spent a week with her son Clifston who is ill with a severe cold and has grown weak. He plans to move in a fortnight to Birmingham Alabama to work in Illinois Central shops as a foreman machinist but chronic poor health has kept him from advancement. Friends hope a climate change will aid his recovery.
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Heman G. Hand
Joliet
Clifston
Clif
Birmingham
Alabama
Illinois Central
Attorneys file suit over crop damage by gas in Wisconsin
Attorney Otto F Reich files suit for Chas Vandenberg against Wisconsin Lime and Cement Co over crop damage from gas. A misstatement last week about Theodore Ehlert’s suit is corrected. The 1906 crop damage case remained in municipal court but was withdrawn to include 1907 crop damage and real estate damage, necessitating a move to state court.
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Otto F. Reich
Chas. Vandenberg
Wisconsin Lime & Cement Co
Theodore Ehlert
Riverdale Hero Dick Lentier Wins Carnegie Medal
Dick Lentier of Riverdale received the Carnegie Medal for bravery after hearing a scream on 134th Street. He rescued a Russian woman attempting to save another who fell into a cistern while drawing water. The rescuer vanished soon after.
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Dick Lentier
Riverdale
134Th Street
West side Indiana Ave bridge walk opens for passage
The new walk on the west side of the Indiana Ave bridge is open for passage. John Houseman, son of Mrs Houseman of Riverdale, is sick with scarlet fever.
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Ernest Hanchmann
Indiana Ave. Bridge
John Houseman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Homeier
Mr. Homeier
Mrs
Schrumville
Board of Local Improvements
Mrs. Krause Hurt
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