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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
6
An appeal bond of 5000 dollars was filed by Lott Herrick for proponents seeking retrial of the Snell will case. The supreme court review is expected at the October term. a decision is not anticipated before next year. Proponents aim to remand the case.
An unidentified 35 year old man was murdered and robbed on a southbound Chicago Peoria and St. Louis freight train north of Havana. A bullet wound in the chest and rifled pockets marked the crime scene. The body was dumped from an open door as farmhands found it near the city. A hat filled with lime and blood, footprints, and drag marks suggested a struggle inside the car.
In Peoria Illinois a disputed wagon bridge over the Illinois River lies outside town limits. After a tie vote the city council declined to take over maintenance. Six aldermen then pledged to assume responsibility and keep the bridge open.
Hugh Crabbe seeks 6000 from Joseph Leiter and four trustees of L Z Leiter estate for breach of contract Crabbe says he was employed as manager for a year and then discharged The case was tried in Judge Seaps court with Crabbe asserting wrongful dismissal and loss of earnings
A barn owned by Edward Hummel in Lincoln was struck by lightning during a heavy rain and electrical storm and burned to the ground. The horses were saved but the barn and its hay were destroyed.
Assumption Baptist church calls Rev. C. Lewis Berry of Tawas City Much after a series of revival meetings. The headline notes Berry preached here several times during the recent Shannon revival and the church issue frames the pastoral search.
Fashion writes that this summer favors colored wash fabrics over white for Sunday and afternoon dresses for small girls. Ribbon garnitures proliferate with bows and sashes. many styles avoid belts, using vertical embroidery and diagonal ribbon strips to create diamond openings. Handwork and hats with drooping brims complete the juvenile look, with brown stockings and black patent shoes common for daily wear.
A 19th century style guide lists a strong tonic bath mixing muriate of soda sulphate of soda and chlorides of lime and magnesia to dissolve in a tub then advises weekly use. It recommends inexpensive salt rubs with coarse sea salt for daily skin care and an oatmeal bath with oats almond meal castile soap for pampering. It also gives bee sting relief with onion slice and suggests thickened egg yolk with salt for a finger run around.
A summer dance bodice in pale pink baliste features a surplice front, draped shoulders, and kimono-inspired styling. Long tight sleeves and embroidered neck finish in batiste are trimmed with several velvet bows, a velvet girdle, and a fur bow at the coiffure.
The new rust color is described as a reddish brown versatile for dress fabrics. It pairs with many hat colors such as violet green pink or blue and is noted as a popular choice in the current color line.
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