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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
4
New York Assistant District Attorney Van Diver located race track information by tapping twenty four wires at Croton. He located and closed several poolrooms, prompting debate over a prosecuting officer acting as a spy and thief.
Dolton and surrounding towns feature visits and guests from Villa Grove Riverdale and Chicago. Notables include Mr and Mrs Henry Peterson welcoming a daughter and Rev Herman Tanis preaching in Fulton next Sunday. Local happenings cover travels to Holy Cross Kansas and Oshkosh Wisconsin, a Foresters convention attendance, a village clerk’s recovery, a loose horse rehoused by Frank Lund, and aging veteran Michael Vanderaa reminiscing about decades in the area.
Riverdale trustees report pump work after repair delays and consider an auxiliary pump to lift water from 195 feet to the surface and 120 feet to the tank. They address street and sidewalk repairs, gate barriers at rail crossings, and enforcement notices.
Michael Ryan, a noted trap shooter from the middle west, is in town visiting friends. He represents the Hebron Creamery Company of Hebron Indiana and will compete in the Great American Handicap Shoot at Gardner's Park on Thursday June 26.
Public notice announces Dolton Illinois offers to sell village owned land in Park Avenue Engle Street area. Proposals will be opened August 13 1907 at 8 PM in Village Hall. bid winner paid in cash. village may reject any bid. Names George H Schaeffer village clerk and attorney John A Verhoeven listed.
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