Local Homewood Notes Tour and Tales From July
Homewood residents share social events and family news including visits from Miss Keble and Miss Silberman, a July 13 wedding in Hazel Crest, a July 17 ceremony at Mueller flat, and letters from Frank Cowing and Henry Moecker Jr. Several accidents and misadventures around town are recounted, with community responses and remarks on Sunday store closures and a desire for a day off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Doepp
I. W. Rosenstein
Fox Lake
Candido Rosi
Rosita
Chicago
John Meyer
Elsie Keble
Esther Silberman
Young Peoples
Wm Ziebell
August Riceberg
Harry Thompson
Morris Street
Mies Grace Sudds
Hazel Crest
Henry Dawe
Anna Stolzenbach
J.J. Silberman
Mueller Flat
Vincennes Road
South Holland News and Local Moves Highlight Week
South Holland News reports slow road to health progress for Michael VanDerAa. Local residents receive visits and move into new homes including the Gouwens and Reiskamp families. Funeral for Tuinis DeYoung in Arlington, Washington, grieves community. body returned for burial and service in South Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael VanDerAa
Harmling
Grand Haven
Walvoord
CO. Spoolman
Chicago
A. Bardwick
Kathrine DeYoung
Harvey
Mies Ida Stede
Beecher
John Bardwick
Misa Ida Siewers
Roseland
van Erden
Mies
Jennie Dykstra
L. Vinke
Albert Huisinga
Tom DeGraff
Milwaukee
Tuinis De-Young
Arlington
Wash
John T. DeYoung
South Holland
T. DeYoung Sr
Washington
Church Services and Schedules Across Dalton Area
A compiled notice lists Sunday School and morning services for multiple churches on July 21 1912 including St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran St Marys Catholic Dalton M E Church Immanuel Evangelical Dutch Reformed Our Saviours English Lutheran with varied times and events and guest sermons Rev Wind Rev Verhalen Rev Crisna Rev Tepaske Rev Kabele invite parishioners to attend and participate in leagues aids and youth meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Reformed Church
Our Saviours
English Evangelical Lutheran Church
Riverdale Village Hall
Geo. P. Kabele
Beet Dirt Offer Free to Growers and Interested Parties
The notice states 40 car loads of rich dirt washed from beets are available free of charge to beet growers or any interested individuals. The rough message lists CHAS and POPE as possibly connected names or references in the offer.
Concrete Streets Vote Heads To Dalton Lisle
Sheridan Road Improvement Association members from Highland Park Lake Forest and other North Shore cities travel to Ann Arbor and Detroit to study Wayne County concrete roads. The delegation includes Lincoln Park engineer A.3. Lewis and Chicago officials George Bartlett H.G. Davis. The visit follows The Pointer article praising Wayne County good roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record Herald
Dalton
Sheridan Road Improvement Association
Lake Shore
Ann Arbor
Detroit
Mich
Wayne County
Highland Park
Lake Forest
North Shore
A. 3. Lewis
Lincoln Park
George Bartlett
H.G. Davis
Chicago
Card of Thanks and Rental Ads in Dalton notice
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to neighbors and Switchmen with Engineers for kindness shown at the death and burial of the mother. The Sheanan family. Two rental notices advertise a six room house at Washington street and Park avenue and a ten room house on 141th Street and Park avenue with modern improvements, inquiring at The Pointer office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Park Avenue
Dalton
B. G. Propper
Dolton
141Th Street
Pointer
Picnics Mark late July and August Across Riverdale Area
Coming events list multiple Picnics in Riverdale and Dolton communities. George Washington Lodge No 189 hosts a picnic at Riverdale Park on August 18 1912. Dolton Brickmakers Local No 5 hosts a picnic July 28. Dolton Vol Fire Dept holds a Moonlight Picnic July 27 at Dillner's Grove. Concordia Mutual Benefit League and Riverdale German Lutheran Band host a picnic July 21 at Horns Grove along the Calumet river. Everyone invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Lodge No
Riverdale Park
Dolton
the Dolton Vol. Fire Dept
Dillner’s Grove
Concordia Mutual Benefit League of
Riverdale
Chicago
Hammond
Riverdale German Lutheran Band
Horn’s Grove
Calumet River
Scouts Meet At W E Cissna Home This Evening
All Boy Scouts are requested to meet at the home of W. E. Cissna this evening Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Cissna
Card of Thanks to neighbors and local clergy
We thank our neighbors and friends and especially the Brickmakers and Rev. John Berger for the respect and kindness shown at the death and funeral of our loved one. The Faden Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheanan
Rev
John Berger
Riverdale Adopts Paid Fire Department
Citizens celebrate the transition to a paid fire department in Riverdale while some residents lament the end of the volunteer era and its traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Cement walk bids for Bowen School project opens July 29
Sealed bids for about 300 by 6 feet of cement walk at the Bowen School are to be received at the bidder’s residence until July 29. Details and specs available from Mr. M. H. Kelly, President. Bids to be opened July 29. Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
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Bowen
M. H. Kelly
Board of Directors
Bowen School Sealed Coal Bid Deadline Notice
Sealed bids for coal for the Bowen School will be received until July 27. Bids cover 35 tons of furnace egg coal with half delivered around August 1 and the remainder by the last week in December, plus Pocahontas coal or all bids. H J McGRAIN district clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
H. J. McGrain
Drowned Man From Chicago Found In Calumet River
Rudolph Hiller 28 of 1802 LaSalle Avenue Chicago drowned in Calumet River west of Michigan Central bridge last Sunday afternoon. His brother swam with him. cramps struck and rescue failed. Police dragged the river with no success until Tuesday morning when the body was found by Thos H Poage and two sons of South Chicago in the launch Dixie. The body was taken to his Chicago home. He had recently arrived in America from Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Hiller
Chicago
Calumet
Michigan Central Bridge
Niewald Farm
Kensington
Thos
H. Poage
South Chicago
Dixie
Jim Gink
Riverdale
Herman Horn
LaSalle Avenue
America
Germany
Opens New Office of Frank J Higgins and Partners
Frank J Higgins architect and engineer opens central downtown offices in suite 450 Old Colony building to practice as a freelance professional. He formerly served as architect for Chicago Railways Company and superintendent for Cone Products buildings at Argo Illinois with extensive design and supervision experience across the United States and Canada. Adolph Reich of St Joe Michigan visited relatives last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Higgins
Riverdale
Dalton
Western Trade Journal
F. Higgins
Old Colony Building
Higgins
Chicago Railways Company
Cone Products
Argo
Illinois
United States
Canada
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Homewood News
Louis ScHool
Frank Cowing
Montana
Henry Moecker, Jr
Spooner
Wis
George Dehning
Homewood Country Club
Otto Hecht
George
Mise Veldman
Miss DeRidder
Arie DeRidder
van Eyle
Arie
Dick Tatgenhorst
Fred Tatgenhorst
Fred Meeker
George Tatgenhorst
Richton
Beaty
Flussmoor
Ap Auto
D. Tatgenhorst
Jladies
Chicago Automobilist
Burt.j. Dickens
South Holland News
Floris Gouwens
H. Reiskamp
St. Paul’s Ev. Luth
138Th Street
H. Wind
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
W. FE. Verhalen
Ladies Aid
Men’s Progressive Association
W. E. Crisna
Immanuel Evang
G. G. Press
ImuNuEy
Chas
Pope
Boy Scouts
UUA
Faden
Adolph Reich
St. Joe, Mich
Alban
Obeldobel’s
George Holt
Illinois Central Depot
Indiana Avenue
WM. Maurer
E. 138Th St
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