Homewood Notes On Prospecting Wards and Local Happenings
Louie Mueller Jr and John Fiebig travel west prospecting visiting Denver Colorado Springs and Henry Merten in Marbie Col With typhoid concerns the Board of Health warns boiling surface well water Benny Weise and Sidney Steiner are hospitalized in Chicago Heights under Dr Doepp Typhoid fever noted They join Mr and Mrs Dick Crenshaw newlyweds taking rooms with George Wolf Crenshaw chauffeurs and Emma Dawe postmistress wish them happiness The village Board meeting discussed road bids and Park Avenue work extending toward Bloom Township Memorial Day observed by Homewood Camp and Harvey Woodmen Miss Olga Silberman joins Farr Dry Goods A train station pickpockets cover nine ministers including $60 stolen from tickets Rev J J Silberman reports losses around $5–$6 Local dogs seek muzzles as residents propose relief Anton Tomesheck sells property to August Staedtke planning improvements Staedtke praised as neighbor Herman Stegentin sustains a finger injury handling a barrel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Mueller, Jr
John Fiebig
Denver
Colorado Springs
Henry Merten
Marbie
Col
Board of Health of
Our Village
Benny Weise
Sidney Steiner
Chicago Heights Hospital
Wm. Doepp
Dick Crenshaw
George Wolf
Crenshaw
T. M Stumer
Emma Dawe
Tribune and Herald
Park Avenue
Harvey
Homewood
Gottschalk’s Park
Bloom Township
Flossmoor
Olga Silberman
Farr
Elmhurst
North Western
Chicago
J.j.silberman
Anton Tomesheck
Frank
August Staedtke
Mr. Staedtke
Herman Stegentin
Ambitious plan to fill spare time with monthly new interests
A compact note urges constant activity by listing aims to pursue in spare moments. It counsels avoiding wasted days and weeks by completing one planned task daily, while each month promises fresh interests to explore.
Community Notes and Obituary from South Holland
Miss Anna Paarlberg visited with her parents on Sunday while Miss Elizabeth Leenhouts of Milwaukee stayed with relatives here. The Hen Club held its Memorial Day gathering in Hoxie woods ending with songs and a bonfire. Marcus Yoma died at 54 after months of illness. funeral services were held with Rev VanDuine officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Paarlberg
Elizabeth Leenhouts
Milwaukee
P. Barehead
M. Mulder
West Side
Mabel Blink
Roseland
John Reitveld
Hoxie’s Woods
QO. Huizenga
Marcus Yoma
VanDuine
Thornton
Married Men vs Single Men Exhibition Game at Blinkie's Grounds
The Married Men will play the Single Men on Blinkie's grounds in Riverdale Sunday at 2 p.m. If rain occurs the game will be postponed to the next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Great Union Station Plan in Chicago Discussed
City conference between council committee and railroad officials considers locating all rail terminals south of Twelfth street except for the Chicago and Northwestern. F A Delano of the Wabash and S M Felton of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy back south of Twelfth Street with possible riverfront property. Backers foresee a future $100000000 union station for Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Council Committee On
Chicago and Northwestern
Twelfth Street
Geiger
Harrison
F. A. Delano
Wabash Railroad
S. M. Felton
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Co. H. Markham
Illinois Central Railroad
James Buckley Funeral Rites Held in Bloomington
Geo. Washington Lodge No. 189 Dalton members accompanied the remains of James Buckley to Bloomington Indiana for funeral services on May 30 at the Christian church and Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Thos Davitt A W Massey J J Foster Thos Doherty of Dalton and Wm H Smith Isaac Sutphin of Bloomington. Flower bearers were Thos Nixon J J Healy M F Conley. Buckley left a wife and one son Roy a commercial artist of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Washington Lodge No. 189
Dalton
James Buckley
Bloomington
Ind
J. A. Headley
J. J. Healey
Thos F. Nixon
Thos DaVitt
J.J. Foster
Wm. Maser
P. B
Wells
Thomas Doherty
M. F. Conley
A W. Massey
Christian Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
Thos. Davitt
A. W. Massey
J. J. Foster
Thos Doherty
Wm. H. Smith
Isaac Sutphin
Thos Nixon
J. J. Healy
Hunting License Forms Available for 1912 13 season
Village Clerk F O Bergold announces hunting and fishing license forms for the 1912 13 season are on hand and invites anyone needing a license to call or visit. The office is at 18813 School street Riverdale with telephone 308.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Bergold
School Street
Riverdale
Makes a Difference Needlework Soothes Unoccupied Hands
A brief note describes needlework as a comforting pastime for people with no duties, offering calm activity and a sense of purpose during idle hours.
For Rent and Sale Classifieds in The Pointer
A dense list of rental offers including stores flats and houses in Dalton Riverdale and Harvey with contact details and office inquiry. Also sales items such as incubators stoves pool tables plants seeds and found items plus a private loan offer and seed supplier details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Verhoeven
Calumet River
P. O
Harvey, LI
Lhe Pointer
Pointer
John Kickert
South Holland
W. W. Barnard & Co
Fred Pohlers
Chicago Street
Dolton
Pride and self reliance under government bounty
A conversation depicts one man rejecting government help and insisting on self support. He claims pride prevents depending on government aid. The exchange reflects attitudes toward public welfare and individual responsibility in a historical context.
Bliss and Banister Dreams in New York Stories
Willie Wayback recalls his father saying New York has buildings forty stories tall. Tommy Rural laughs and notes a kid could spend most of his life sliding down the banisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Wayback
New York
Is marriage a failure according to divorce tables
The piece notes that 12 of 100 marriages end in divorce within 20 years while 88 survive. It argues against labeling marriage a failure and offers a counter view on the divorce statistics.
Love Must Be Present
A reflective aphorism on genuine affection versus social display. The line contrasts crowded gatherings with authentic connection, suggesting that presence of love makes company meaningful rather than mere faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Bacon
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Homewood News
Harvey Woodmen
South Holland News
L. VanDellen
Coopersville
Mich
M. DeBoer
New Holland
South Dakota
Christian Reformed Church
BASE
Main and
Grant Streets
137Th Street
Lincoln Ave
New Chicago
154Th Street
Leyden Avenue
George Dutt
Grant Inquire
Ff. C. Propper
Wm Wegner & Son
M. E. Church
Walton
A.W. Meyer
Florist
147Th Street
Lincoln Avenue
Calumet Hotel
Ohio
Augusta Ultsch
138Th Street
John Stamborsky
Dees
Munn & Co
Scientific American
All Newsdealers
St. Washington
Elle Lilinthlisnimaiimimannione Ee
Lincoln
Peter Kipley
Lorenz F. Kipley
S. P. Sohoon
Western Ave
THE
Northwestern Gas Light & Coke Coq
Blue Island, Hi
Congress
Schwab
Spalding
Schwab’s
Outfitters OF
Orva
Peter Ripley General Merchandise
Riverdale and Dolton
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