Dolton Village Hears Streets Parks and Repairs Plan
Dolton village board met with all members present to approve street concrete estimates, review bills, and authorize sidewalk repairs drains and lamp installations. Discussions covered park district formation funding, oil for street resurfacing, and bids for Clean Up Day teams.
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Dolton
Board of Local Improvements
Schnoor
A. BE
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A. Eblert
Tashes
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Carl Wulff
Carebsedevatics
Niedow & Good Wic
Steinhauer
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Chicago Telephone Co
Sha
Schweiske
City of Chicago
Dearborn Electric Co
Sanitary District
Henry Koehbneke
Wayne Electric Co
Central Electric Co
R, Schwartz
Ee Papetaedes
Peter Ripley
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National Meter Co
Taste
Safe Guard Seal Co
Fred Diekman
Truman Smythe
First National Bank
Albert Eulert
Fred Williamson
Danity
Pear Base
Eer
Stanczk
Fred Pobler
Dickerman
Wulff
Main Street
Fleming
Fetcher Property
Haskins
Fréderica Street
Fetcher
Kanawha Avenue
Stawczik
Smythe
Wirtz
George Neath
E .C. Kasten
Weber
Schoor
M Gowan
Dalton Woman's Club Hosts Fellowship House Guests
Report on a Dalton Woman's Club outing for the Fellowship House Woman's Club from Chicago. About 100 women and children plus one man picnicked near Waddell's with speeches, German Irish and Lithuanian songs, and thanks to hosts. Highlights include social committee work and Alma Lund the coffee maker, plus volunteers Henry Propper Gladys Minardow and Frank Lund aiding transport.
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Dalton Woman’s Club
Woman’s Club
Fellowship House
Chicago
Dalton, Woman's Club
Waddell's
Waddell
Local and Personal News of Dolton and vicinity
A stream of items covers local business upgrades and attendance at church events. Reich installs three horsepower motors for buffing and polishing, Hees expands his store, Miss Victoria Walkerly becomes YWCA Cafeteria manager in Decatur, and Chas Busby mourns his mother’s death. Community notices include picnics, train trips, barber shop reopenings, and local visits.
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P Reich
Ally
Richard Hees
August Prill
Propper Seeks Republican Primary for County Commissioner
County attorney F W Propper announces his candidacy on the Republican ticket for county commissioner. He has wide acquaintance across the county and expects strong support in this area where he counts many friends.
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F W. Propper
Berger School Shines With Top Scholar Franklin Steinke
Berger School reports show Franklin Steinke of District 149 has the highest scholarship average at 97.4 percent and is an achievement boy with many May Festival badges. The note praises the school’s policy of hiring good teachers and paying them well to retain staff.
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Berger School
Berger
Franklin Steinke
Jennie DeGraff
Franklin
Kenneth Wist
Elenor Meyer
Camp Guioundas
Dalton
Panhandle
Community Picnics and Events Schedule This July
The W R C bakery sale at Village Hall on Saturday July 18 at 2 PM. St Mary’s church hosts a Gardner Park picnic Thursday July 16 with Riverdale car run to midnight. Our Saviors church picnic at Horn’s Grove Saturday July 11. Silver Leaf Pleasure Club picnic at Dillner’s Grove Sunday July 26. See the Million Dollar Mystery for a $10 000 prize. Local No 5 Brickmakers Labor Day picnic at Diller’s Grove with a parade as usual.
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St. Mary’s Church
Gardner's Park
Riverdale
138Th Street
Pointe
Harry Unruh
St. Joe
Murch
Chas, Unruh
St. Mary’s
Gardner’s Park
Anex
Jim Seidle
Blue Island
Matt. A. Mueller
Plattd. Gildenaa
Dalton
Atlantic
Coney Island
Our Saviors Church
Horn’s Grove
Silver Leaf Pleasure Club
Dillner’s Grove
Diller
Iroquois to Play East Side A. G. C. Club Sunday
The Iroquois will meet the East Side A. GC Club of Hammond on the Bunkie grounds Sunday July 12. First pitch is at 3 p.m.
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A.gc Club
Hammond
Bunkie Grounds
Canada Thistles Notice Issued by Village Board of Dolton
Property owners and tenants in the Village of Dalton are urged to cut Canada Thistles. The law requires removal. if not performed by owners, the village may do the work and charge the expense to the owner. By Order Village Board of Dolton. Village Clerk July 10, 1914.
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Dalton
Village Board of
Dolton
Four slain in Blue Island axe murder case
A Blue Island family is found murdered at 67 Broadway with a bloody ax and no sign of robbery. Victims include Jacob Mislich 72 and his wife 65, daughter Marie Mansfield 22 and granddaughter 1½, plus son Jacob Mislich Jr. who found the bodies after returning home. The motive remains unknown.
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Blue Island
Broadway Blue Island
Jacob Mislich
Marie Mansfield
Michlich
William Mansfield
Grand Trunk Railroad
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Chicago Park System
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Decateur Herald
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Decatur
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University of Ilinois
Chas. Busby
Hamilton
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Canada
Ralph Vandenberg
Lincoln Avenue
Oscar Hoppe
Henriette
Elgin
Henry Schnoor
Danville
J C. Maier
Southern Indiana Railroad
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John Kopf
J. J. Kasper
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Wm. LaWall
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