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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
8
The South Holland Trust and Savings Bank will open Friday evenings during summer starting June 25 from 7 to 8. Rewarders Muilenhere and family returned from a two week summer home stay at Central Park Michigan. Community notices mention picnics on July 5 and local guests visiting regional families.
Garret DeYoune of Riverdale greeted relatives and old friends last Saturday. Mrs. Verbeck visited H. Baker after a country auto trip. Wm. Jonker's wife and family expect to arrive from the Netherlands today. The Van Lodergroven family began cherry picking as the year’s crop looks good. A neighbor uses a shade umbrella on a riding cultivator, drawing admiration. Harvey hosts July 3 4 5 celebrations marking the nation’s birthday.
Miss Elizabeth Veldkamp of Roseland spent time with sister Mrs. C Kooy in Lansing. Rev. Richard Douwstra and family from Boyden stopped in to visit Mrs. Swart on the way to Michigan City. Mrs. John Kooy and children of DeMotte visited her mother Mrs. Swart. Gerrit Terpstra nicknamed Happy returned to Roseland after weeks in Lansing. Mrs. Walter Busak hosted visitors from Chicago. Lester De Jong, recovering from a motorcycle accident, is home and improving. A July 5 picnic is planned by Christian Reformed church societies. Mr. Lemkuil and family, from Oostburg via Holland, Mich., visit friends en route home. Mrs. C Inthout and daughter plan extended western trip stopping at Brighton, Colorado and possibly Washington to visit Mrs. G Dekker. Rev. P Swart to conduct First Reformed church services on Sunday July 4. Alma Koehn, working in Hammond, spent two days vacating in her father’s onion field.
We thank neighbors and friends for their kind sympathy after the loss of our wife and mother. Special thanks to the Ladies' Adt Ladies' Home Circle Brickmakers' Local No. 5 Blacksmiths' Local No. 113 Yard Center Lodge 4 8 Acm? Steel employees and all who sent flowers. Herman Faden and Family.
Dist 149 invites bids for 50 tons Pocahantas coal with at least 49 percent limp and 50 tons Illinois lump coal delivered to the coal room by August 28 1920. Bids opened July 7 at 8 o clock Central time. Board may reject all bids. Laborers wanted 55 cents an hour apply at Rolfe Iron Co Riverdale.
The Dolton Theatre presents The Girl of the Sea tonight in a daring sea drama. Admission 25 and 16. Saturday shows W Roggers in Jubil e, a comedy of plain folks. Sunday Francelia Billington in The Day She Paid. Monday July 5 Madge Kennedy in Strictly Confidential. Wednesday Blanche Sweet Henry Walthal Mae Marsh in Griffiths Her Condoner Sin.
Saturday features The Courage of the Commonplace a five part drama plus James J Corbett in The Death Ride lith episode of the Midnight Man Sunday presents Mitchell Lewis in Faith of the Strong Monday July 5 Marie Dero in Twelve Ten a sensational mystery play and a two reel comedy Wednesday Constance Talmadge stars in Happiness A La Mode
Stockholders of Beemsterbeer Construction Co. are notified a meeting will be held at the office 114839 Indiana avenue Chicago Illinois on July 20 at 2 p m to vote on dissolution of the corporation and for other business as needed. Louis Beemsterboer president and secretary.
Mr and Mrs Wm Lau express gratitude for sympathy and flowers shown during the illness and death of their daughter Hazel, and from the Ladies' Choir and all who offered comfort.
A mixed notice list offers for sale three cottages in Riv erdale by A C Reich at 18635 Indiana Ave Riverdale 560 phone. Various farm and vehicle items for sale including a grocery wagon two-seed buggy and harness onion set crates Oakland touring and roadster Ford autos and a black four year old gelding. Also six percent gold bond first mortgages on Roseland property via J M Gibbons & Bro 11863 Michigan Ave Roseland Chicago. Hogs cows and a good work horse advertised. Help wanted ads seek1 light factory workers 16 plus at Phetos Shingle Co Riverdale and Ward Hamilton Co Harvey 35 cents per hour start plus clerical work at Whiting Foundry Equipment Co Harvey Ill and more.
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