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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
1
The Dolton Village Board in regular session votes to establish a village wide Clean Up Day with street and alley rubbish removal. It also considers asphalt for Lincoln Avenue and Chicago Street surfaces and discusses buying the Park Avenue School as a village hall.
The Woman’s Relief Corps asks The Pointer to thank all who helped on Decoration Day by donating automobiles especially F. W. Robison and the Dalton School Boys Band. Frank Lund and Jacob Decklar hauled many trips to the cemetery and were thanked. A South Chicago reader thanks Lund for his generosity. A strong man from Sampson wowed audiences at the Dalton Theatre. Thieves stole from the Carl Wulff home, but dinner was saved for Ernest’s birthday. New births noted include a Leib boy and Sterns baby girl. Degree of Honor No 66 hosts a June 9 meeting with a penny lunch for the Miscellaneous Fund. Our Savior’s Church plans a Baker’s Sale June 13 at 3 p.m. Undertaker P. B. Good attends the state convention in Peoria. A birthday celebration at Decklar’s home followed a Rip Saw Club raid. Ladies Aid Society meets July 11 at Mrs. J. O. Nairn’s home. Will and John Van Deursen traveled to Memphis on business. Kinney of Grand Rapids visits en route to Glasgow to explore Fort Rock Reservation open June 8. He may stay 14 months if land conditions suit. The reservation spans 90 by 40 miles and recalls camp life experiences. A town fellow’s feelings on a prairie shack near wolves may be learned later.
In Dolton residents with lawn sprinklers are asked to shut off systems during a fire to allow full pressure. The fire whistle sounds the alarm.
Dolton residents host Rev J W TePaske visiting from Zeeland Michigan on route to Iowa. Decoration Day May 30 drew large crowd. Dalton School Boys Band led funeral procession and earned praise. Alexander Grant upgrades to a Regal car and converts a Winton for delivery. Health advisory urges cleanliness to curb flies and a Clean Up Day set for Saturday June 13.
The Oil Committee delays releasing the report for another week due to several members failing to pay their subscribed money. They urge everyone to settle debts promptly to aid the committee’s operations.
The Pointer announces a new Telephone Directory for the Riverdale Dolton exchange to replace the November 1913 edition. Changes since then have caused confusion and delays for subscribers and operators alike.
A good crowd saw Iroquois win 13 to 0 over Kabo A C on Blinkie grounds last Saturday. Bob Ginter pitched well in the box and Lefty Albrecht struck out 13 as R Albrecht turned in sharp fielding. Iroquois to face Golden Oaks on Sun June 7 at Blinkie grounds Riverdale.
Abutment work at the Calumet River Indiana Avenue bridge is nearly finished. A contract was let last week to construct a concrete street retaining wall on the river’s north side. The tall wooden form tower was removed Tuesday morning and river cleanup around the abutments continues. Structural iron is expected soon and the bridge project will be hurried to completion.
Mr and Mrs Charles Homeister mourn the death of their infant son Louis aged 1 year 5 months 20 days who died June 1. Funeral was held Wednesday June 3 with interment at Oakland Cemetery.
The brick strike ended last Tuesday with most yards resuming Wednesday. Manufacturers gave a 1 cent per hour raise to workers earning under a set rate. Conditions remain largely unchanged and the dispute, lasting 88 days, caused no trouble as local support backed the brickmakers.
Fifteen district schools will suspend work to attend the first annual School festival at Gottschalk's Park Homewood on Monday June 8. Principal Orville T Bright leads a full program with games contests races dances and a picnic to showcase scholars and athletes amid keen district rivalry.
Dalton residents are urged to participate in a Saturday Clean Up Day. The community asks everyone to gather rubbish from yards and premises while the board arranges cleanup of tin cans and bottles.
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