Forest Preserve to Acquire 50,000 Acres in Cook County
The Forest Preserve gains about 125 acres bounded by Calumet River Halsted Street and Panhandle railroad with a nine hole golf course to be built and a clubhouse remodeled. Additional condemnations plan 140 more acres north of Calumet River as part of a forestry effort aiding the industrial district. The Cook County effort mirrors national forestry concerns and aims to reforest and restore cut over land for future generations.
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Calumet
Calumet River
Halsted Street
Panhandle
Calumet Ark
Forest Preserve
Commonwealth of
Charles E. Reading
Cook County
Ninth
Chicago
Nevada
United States Chamber of Commerce Forestry Policy Committee
Union League Club
Ladies' Home Circle Meets at Mrs Meyer Home
The Ladies' Home Circle will gather at Mrs Edwin Meyer's house on Thursday afternoon August 4 for a community meeting.
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Ladies’ Home Circle
Edwin Meyer
Big Booster Meeting Delights Woodmen Delegation
Calumet Camp No 5142 hosts a large Woodmen delegation from Steger Oak Glen Harvey Chicago Heights and West Pullman Thursday evening. The iHorester Team led by Captain Raymond Baumgartner won third prize at St Louis and performed the drill to enthusiastic applause. Foresters Howard Nelson and Frederick Schmidt provided music. District Deputy David Williams Colonel Fred Selzer and Lieut Col J Frazer spoke urging greater Woodcraft. A good lunch followed. Next Southern Cook County Booster Club meeting will be in Harvey August 26.
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Calumet Camp
Riverdale
Dalton
Steger
Oak Glen
Harvey
Chicago Heights
West Pullman
iHorester
St. Louis
Raymond Baumgartner
Vistors
Howard Nelson
Frederick Schmidt
David Williams
Fred Selzer
J. Frazer
Southern
Cook County
Local Meetings and Notices Across Dalton Borough
Local updates include an American Luther League meeting at St Pauls church basement on Wednesday August 3. A bicycle theft at First Trust Savings Bank Riverdale seeks return or reward. Sunday school picnic postponed due to Mr McArthur's death. Brick yards resume activity boosting local work. Community events cover visits, travels, and civic notes with council orders for Harley motorcycles and church picnics.
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American Luther League
St. Paul’s
First Trust & Savings, Bank
Riverdale
Hermantioin
Indiana Avenue
Our Savior
McArthur
Chicago Brick Co
Illinois Brick Co
Tuthill Building Material Co
Harry McGrain
Harry
Martha
Samuel Richter
Sam
Mabel Wendrich
Ottawa Beach
Mich
Blue Island
Police Department
Dalton
Thornton Forest Preserve
John Warms
Wooden
Store Robbery and Theft Report in Kensington Area
John Schaack found a broken front window and missing meat and fruit at Schaack's Store after sunrise. A milkman reported ham and sausages on the Reiser residence porch at 306 136th Place, prompting police involvement. Police suspect enemies of the Reiser boys staged the theft to cause trouble. Plumber J G Radke reports thieves taking sewer pipe at 135th and Indiana Avenue.
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John Schaack
Reiser
Mr. Schaack
Kensington
Legion Post Meeting Set at Dalton Hall
Paul Gall Post American Legion will hold a regular meeting next Thursday evening August 4 at 8 o'clock in the village hall Dalton. Ex servicemen are urged to attend and a new entertainment feature will be introduced.
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Paul Gall Post
American Legion
Dalton
Archie McArthur Dies at 40 in Riverdale Home
Archie McArthur machinist at the Hales Elevator for five years died Wednesday morning at his Riverdale home 18729 Wabash avenue aged 40 from acute stomach trouble. Funeral services at Our Savior's church Saturday at 3 interment Mt Hope cemetery. He leaves a widow and four sisters and was well liked by all who knew him.
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Archie McArthur
Hales
Wabash Avenue
Riverdale
Our Savior’s Church
Mt. Hope Cemetery
McArthur
Fire Loss in Illinois Cities Surges as Motors Replace Horses
A survey by state fire marshal John G. Gamber shows per capita fire losses in Illinois rose from 17.9 in Maywood to 105.84 in Madison in 1920 due to a large industrial fire. The US average is 3. Forty-four cities stay under 1, while many counties move to motorized fleets. Only four of 71 cities with 5000 plus population still rely entirely on horses. most have converted to motorized departments.
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John G. Gamber
Illinois
Maywood
Madison
United States
Belvidade
Kerwyn
Forest Park
Harvey
LaSalle
Rockford
Waukegan
Letter From Ora Willigan Watauga Sd July 22 1921
Ora Willigan of Watauga South Dakota sends a note dated July 22 1921 with a 1 50 subscription payment to The Pointer. He describes extreme heat with 106 degrees in shade and reports coolness in winter, plus a 4th of July visit to Bullhead on the Grand River where Indian Pow Wow activities and painted memorials were noted. He closes with health greetings to home folks.
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Pointer
Bullhead
Grand River
O. Willigan
Watauga
S. D
NO BOULEVARD STOPS DECLARED ILLEGAL FOR RIVER FOREST
Judge Righeimer rules villages with 10000 or fewer cannot designate any street as a boulevard. In the Maywood crash suit, N W Bennett sued Madeline King, with King awarded damages after Bennett’s claim was dismissed. Accident dated August 14, 1920. case concluded last week.
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Righeimer
River Forest
Madeline King
North Fifth Avenue
Maywood
N. W. Bennett
South Seventh Avenue
Coal Bids Sought by Riverdale Village
Riverdale Illinois invites sealed bids for twenty tons of soft coal to be delivered to the village hall basement on or before September 1 1921. Bids must state coal kind and grade and be in the village clerk by 7 30 p m August 10 1921. The president and board reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
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Riverdale
Cook County
Ilinois
Illinois
George L. Koehler
Germs Found on Paris Bank Notes in Circulation
Chemists report a Paris bank note contaminated with more than 256,600 germs. The germs, from dirty hands and improper handling, were largely dead, with the bill contacting human flesh during circulation.
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France
Paris
Birthday Birthday Card Reminder Confusion
Frederick celebrated his fifth birthday in a small family gathering. He remarked that the next day felt ordinary and then asked Aloiber to not forget sending birthday cards.
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Frederick
You can go without shoes and with out a bank account
Riverdale’s First Trust & Savings Bank may pose a challenge for those who forgo footwear or a bank account. The humorous proverb hints at practical obstacles in daily life.
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First Trust & Savings Bank of
Riverdale
Filling Station to Rise at Riverdale Corner
The Riverdale Gas and Oil Co plans a new filling station at the corner of 138th and Leyden avenues in Riverdale. The Morehead Oil Company of Hammond will supply the oil and gas for the venture.
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Riverdale Gas and Oil Co
138Th and
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale
Morehead Oil Company of
Hammond
Meaning of a Talking Dream Among Neighbors
A dream about speaking with a man or ex seems to warn against excessive talking near neighbors. It suggests your nerves fray when voices rise and warns to curb chatter to avoid conflicts or misunderstandings.
Contested Sunday Baseball Across Twin City and Surrounding Clubs
A long Sunday schedule featured a 10 inning win for the Ramblers over Twin City by two base hits in the tenth. Kabrecki struck out 12 for Twin City while Bonse held the Orioles to four runs as Lansing A. C. looms next. Harmony grounds hosted Jim Propper’s 1 to 0 victory and Eddy Taylor shows promise with Rockford Three I League. The day also included a controversial remark about a referee and a twi light K C game won by the single men 10 to 8.
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Barney Jennings
Twin City
Chicago Ramblers
Kabrecki
Ramblers
Beeche
Mustang A. C
Orioles
Liberty
Hammond
Bonse
Lansing A. C
Lansing
Schlieman
Oriole Battery
Jim Propper
A. C
Jim
The
Evergreens
Eddy Taylor
Rockford
Eddy
Dalton
Twin Cities
Jennings
Toddy Zoller
K. C
Massy
Hank” Michalski
Art Bessette
Joe Kummerer
Fred Dreger
Bacco
Wonder
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Loss
We express sincere thanks through The Pointer for sympathy and flowers after the loss of our son and brother Thos Harper and Family praise Paul Gall Post Rev Albritton and all neighbors and friends for support.
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Paul Gall Post
Rev
Albritton
Thos
Harper and
Bank Opening Scene at First National Bank of Dolton
A man plans to open a bank account at the First National Bank of Dolton and has some time to complete the task. The report notes a routine banking moment with no further details on date or outcome.
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First National Bank of
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Modern Woodmen
John Harms, Jr
First Trust & Savings Bank
Northern Minn
Esther Rieger
William
John Vandeursen
Vandeursen
Mr. Holmes
John
Chas. Unruh
Spits
188Th Street
Robert Hanschann
Fred Scheer
Arnold
George
Wm. Hunter
William Grieling
Vacaton
Decatur
Fred
A. Taylor
Edward
Keith Gilbert
Rockford, Ill
Eye League
Edgerton
Wis
Schaack
Legion
Ora Willigan
Swiefka
Colts
Hy Albrecht
Swiefka Colts
Harmony Field
Dolton Boys
Swiefka Feders
Doltonites
Harmony Grounds
Bill” Reich
Seme
Sloan
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