Village Board and School Board Meeting Schedule
Dolton Village Board meets on the 1st and 4th Mondays at 8 p.m. at Village Hall with Asmus Claussen as president and Wm. G. Dolton as clerk. Riverdale Village Board meets 4th Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Village Hall with Dr. F. W. Schmidt president and F. O. Bergold clerk. Dolton School Board meets 1st Tuesday at 7:50 p.m. at Park Avenue School. Riverdale Board of Directors meets 4th Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Bowen School.
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Dolton
Asmus Claussen
Wm. G. Dolton
Village Board
Riverdale
F. W. Schmidt
F. O. Bergold
Dolton Scghool Board
Park Avenue
Riverdale Board
Bowen
Lodges and Societies Meet in Riverdale Dalton Area
Local fraternal groups convene weekly and monthly at Riverdale halls including German Oak Lodge 257 AOUW Dalton Village Mall Riverdale Camp No 6142 and other brotherhoods scheduling gatherings with officers named such as Wimbranke Master Workman Henry Schnoor recorder and Kipley treasurer.
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German Oak Lodge No
A. O. U. W. Hall
Dalton
Woodmen Calumet
Village Mall
Riverdale
Nuradays
M. Hudward I
Stewart
Oswald Ouvelaobel
Henry Moher
Brickmakers Union Meeting At Dalton Hall
Members of Brickmakers Local Union No. meet at A O A W Hall in Dalton for an evening session last Thursday led by William J. Albrecht president and officers Albe Kasten recording secretary and Andrew Messerschmidt financial secretary with talks on union affairs.
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A. O. A. W. Hall
Dalton Wna
William J. Alrecht
Albe Kasten
Andrew Messerschmidt
Riverdale Improvement Association and Local Societies Meeting Schedule
Riverdale Improvement Association holds its 2nd Monday monthly at the Village Hall at 8 p.m. T. F. Kinney is president and officers include F R. Baker as vice president and John E Schafer as secretary. Highlawn Hose Company No. 1 meets 1st Wednesday monthly at the Hose House with Fred Ludwig president and Martin Wilkins secretary. Women’s Relief Corps W Spencer Corps No. 279 meets 1st Thursday at 2 p.m. and 3rd Thursday at specified time at the Village Hall with Mrs Emma Kelly president and Mrs Josephine McLaughlin secretary.
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Women’s Catholic Order Foresters
Riverdale
Magdalen Kipley
Misa Hmma Kelly
Jisse Catharine Kurz
Highlawn Hosh CO. NO. 1
Hose House
Highlawn
Fred Ludwig
Martin Wilkins
Herman Dreesen
Women’s Relief Corps
W. Spencer Corps No
Sp. m
Vilage Hall
Emma Kelly
Mra
Josephine McLaughlin
Della Deam
Boy Scouts Junior Division Meet Weekly at Dolton Park
The Junior Division of the Boy Scouts meets every Friday evening at Park Avenue School Building in Dolton with Rev. W. E. Olsena serving as Scoutmaster. The note cites a guiding quote by Sir Arthur Helps about considering what the foolish will say.
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Sir Arthur
BOY Scouts
Park Avenue
Dolton
W. E. Olsena
Pay as you enter service to start on Illinois Central line
The Illinois Central suburban system will launch pay as you enter on August 1, matching street and elevated railways. It will be the first steam railroad to implement such a system. A new zone between Randolph and Sixty third streets will govern ticketing, with color coded tickets and specific procedures for riders extending beyond Sixty third street.
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Illinois Central
Randolph
Sixtythird Streets
Sixty Third Streets
Sixty-third Streets
Sixty-third Street
Chicago
Blue Island
Matteson
Gary Ind
Sixty Third Street
Self-Confidence in Orison Swett Marden's View
Marden argues self-confidence is not egotism but knowledge from belief in one's abilities. He asserts civilization depends on confidence and the competence to undertake tasks.
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Orison Swett Marden
Special Election Called in Dolton for Bond Issue
Notice states a special election will be held in Dolton Illinois on July 30 1912 to decide issuing General Corporate Bonds of 15000 dollars to fund street and avenue improvements. Polls open 7 am to 5 pm at Village Hall. Bond ordinance to be printed on the ballot. Dated July 5 1912.
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Dolton
Cook County
Illinois
General Assembly
Dalton
A. D
William G. Dolton
Dunning Changes to Chicago State Hospital Transfer
The longtime Cook County institution known as the poor farm and insane asylum is transferred to the State of Illinois and renamed Chicago State Hospital. Oak Forest serves elderly poor residents as a county home, while the state moves toward comprehensive care for the mentally and physically afflicted. The state charities commission lauds Cook County’s abolition of the poor farm and its county home reform.
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Dunning
Cook County
Illinois
Chicago State Hospital
Oak Forest
State Charities Commission
Train Schedule South Holland Trip Leaves 6 06 Am
Daily except Sunday service shows Train No 67 departing 47th Street at 5 57 a.m. and arriving South Holland at 6 45 a.m. The text notes Saturday and Sunday variations with daily trains.
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South Holland
47Th St
Diana R.R
Doltoo
Chicago
Real estate bargains and rentals in Riverdale and nearby towns
A dense classified list offers farms for sale in Indiana Michigan and Illinois plus riverfront and residential lots. Properties include a 7 room house near J C depot, several 80 acre to 120 acre farms, 93 acre Dolton farm, Lincoln avenue corner lot, poultry farm on Calumet river, and various rental flats and cottages in Dalton Riverdale and Harvey. Equipment and misc items offered include a Ford, survey wagon, and harness. Lost umbrella near Dalton Postoffice and Indiana avenue bridge.
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Indiana
Michigan
Ilinois
Peter Gouwens
South Holland
Riverdale
Dalton
F. A. Reich
Leonard
A.C. Reich
Indiana Ave
Michigan Road
147Th Street
Martin Finneran
Hamwood
Tud
136Th Street
Andrew Baumgartner
Wabash Avenue
Dolton
Pointer
RENS
137Th Street
Lincoln Avenue
New Chicago
154Th Street
Harvey
Reni
Rooum
Leyden Avenue
George Dutt
Grant Street
F. OC
Propper
Puone Dalton
Dalton Postoffice
Indiana Avenue Bridge
Painter Office
Joan Kickert
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Kinney Brothers
Kinney John
Kinney
Ill
Oat Station
Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
Wember
PSE
United Workmen
Luke’s Court
Isé
Conrad Kern
Henry Hilgendorf
Jule Gortzen
Peter Kipley
George Washington Lodge
Gw. U. of N. A
John O’brien
D. J. Gallagher
J. A. Headiey
Maccabees
G. U. W. Hall
R Rudolph Schaefer
John 3. Harter
K. Vandenberg
Riverdale Improvement Association
Illinois Central Time Card
Ne Aida Et Ogi Awe
Ly. Randolph St
South Riverdale
North
Frisco ,Chi
East
Chicago. S
Sundsy
J. C. Depot
Lincoln Ave
Calumet River
Riverdale, Ill
Main
Grant Streets
F. A. Keich
BF. A. Reich
Krent
H. D. Lentter
Tne Pointer
Glel Wanshd
J. KH. Paine
Minerva Avenue
Woodlawn
John Pralle
155Th
Tharsted
Phoenix
M Farrengop
Varvey
Pomer Utlive
Richard Lentter
Indiann Avenue
Wantjed
Tenboysa
Doiton
Panhandle
P.C.C
St.l
RIVE
Rdale Logai
Dalton Wit
Henry Koehncke
A. C. Roth
May
Cook Co
Hanmond
J. C. Ton
Oakglen, III
Carl Wuleffe
Dolton, Ill
Fordtran Bros
Chicago Heights
Dolton Bakery
William Minardow
WM. C. Zesch
Sas . Riv
Midway
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
Edward F. Dillner
Summer Garden
Chicago St. Dolton, I
Telephone
Fred J.oit & Son
Chicago St
Dolton, III
Tripp
GEO
Tuch
Grant Bros. General Machinists
Phone
Cor
138Th St
Ernest Hanschmann
W. P
C.p.banfield
Michigan Ave
Leyden Ave
Hursday
Northern
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