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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1923
Page
1
Community effort to raise funds for a memorial to service members, with donations from 10 cents to 90 dollars. Numerous individuals and two banks listed among subscribers, while some households were missed. Call Dolton 6 for late contributions as the committee continues outreach.
Emily Rau Rowe becomes mother to a baby boy born June 28 at Pullman hospital. Charley Rowe boasts he is the finest boy, with praise from uncles and hopeful wishes for the child’s future including a possible presidency.
Dalton Illinois announces class pictures for sale at the superintendent's office after July 15. Bids for new fire escapes and building alterations at Lincoln Avenue and Chicago Street schools will be received until 8 p m on July 24. Bids follow plans by architect H Frederic Beck and may be inspected at his Chicago office.
Mrs. Wm Vandeursen returns from six week visit in San Francisco with daughter Irene and Frank Noel. Bill and John run the system and head to a summer home in Minnesota. Mrs L O Gary and Edith visit Bellingham Washington with J Leonard family. Numerous other family visits and travels noted including Emil Kollar in Pana Illinois and a Samoan Islands trip by the Tracy family. Two locals, Ballie Moore and Edward Price, receive injuries but recover. Herman Brolsma travels to Washington DC. A R Lembke and Lolita visit Fort Wayne. Lost tire 833x34 in Riverdale or Dolton. reward.
The county scarifying crew led by Frank Green tears up west 138th street from Panhandle track to Halsted street, over a mile, to be ready for oil soon. Earlier, the Dalton board scarified Lincoln avenue to the B and O C tracks and oiled from Western Indiana R R to B and O C tracks, now in the best condition in years. Oiling reduces dust, though it may be messy briefly, then remains beneficial most of the year.
Baseball notes show Twin Cities and Vernon A. G clash at 134th Street and Indiana Avenue with Slim on the mound Claussen catching Arendt to pitch.Keeping score and lineups noted for July 15 game. Also July 8 Riverdale Boosters beat Marshall Sportsman 8 to 8 and next face Harvey A.C. A birthday and farewell party for Mrs. Kummerer and Mayhew family events are recorded at 1403 Forrest Avenue Pullman with visits to Bay City and Michigan.
Riverdale property owners and tenants must remove Canada thistles and obnoxious weeds immediately. By order of the president and board of Sihoe Trustees.
The Village of Dolton invites sealed bids by 8 p.m. July 16 for 50 tons of Franklin Co mine gun coal or 50 tons of 3rd vein Pocahontas mine run coal. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Dolton property owners must cut weeds and Canadian thistles immediately. By order of the Village Board of Trustees. Wm G Dolton, Clerk.
Mr McKinney announces a broad market for growers and a stable venture in Riverdale and Calumet district. The company will provide year round employment through a new Midwest plant tied to the coming beer campaign. He offers personal discussions through investment bankers and thanks readers for their kindnesses since relocating as his permanent home.
The Midwest Sugar Refining Corporation plans a major expansion of the Charles Pope Beet Sugar Works in Calumet to boost beet grinding capacity and run year round, refining raw cane sugars during beet off months. Ira H. McKinney, general manager, praises local farmers as skilled partners and notes the project aims to make the area a leading sugar producer in the Middle West. Theodore W. Bunte is credited for bringing growers into the stock program. Class A stock offered to beet growers at 25 dollars per share carries dividends and strong backing by 84 dollars per share net assets, with future value projection of several times the current price.
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