Riverdale Board Deliberates on Repairs and Licenses
Riverdale village board meets at the hall with President and trustees discussing budget appropriation, local improvements board creation, sidewalk cementing, waterworks repairs, and license fee increases. Action includes crosswalk repairs, 138th street paving bids open July 9, and marshal resignation with successor search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Board
Niemeyer
Unruh
DeRidder
Ludwig
Stutzreim
Brandt
Ladwig
Stutzrem
I. C
Propper
Ludwig and
O.K
Buffalo Box
Hall—Stuttrem
Panhandle
Stuttrem
Bowen
Neimeyer
137Th Street
Indiana Avenue
138Th Street
Matthew Buechler
August Sellien
Lumbermen award Silver Cup at Beverly Country Club
The middle western group of lumbermen gathers yearly to crown a golf champion. This year the big match was played at Beverly Country Club where E. B. Gamble, president of the Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Co., demonstrated golf skills and received a silver cup for his guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Beverly Country Club
E. 8. Gamble
Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Co
Riverdale Merchant Sends Greetings to Old Friends
Mr H T Wilson who ran the drug store in Riverdale for years sends a note to Kinney from Maywood Illinois dated June 24. He mentions sending a check for his subscription and states he has never received a statement. He sends regards and says he enjoys The Pointer and cherishes Riverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T’. Wilson
Riverdale
Wood, Ill
Kinney
Old Riverdale
H. T. Wilson
Edmund N. Bolt
Hammond
Dalton
J. John Joens
Chicago & Riverdale Lumber Co
Blue Island
Jones
Imm manual Church July 8 Program in Dolton Auditorium
The Young Peoples League of Immanual Church Dolton presents an evening program at Lincoln Avenue School auditorium Dolton on Wednesday July 8. The lineup includes Schnell's Orchestra Ghost in a Boarding School Play Dr Curelli Violin Solo Cavatina Charles Wardill Man's View of Woman Suffrage Schnitzelbank J Heldenreich Teacher The Courting of Mother Goose Childrens Play Pale vs an My Country Exercise for Fourth of July celebration The Interrupted Serenades and a Men's Quactette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples’ League of Immanual Church
Dolton
Lincoln Avenue
Schnell
Dr. Curelli
Cavatina
Charles Wardill
Anniversary Mass for Rev Verhalen Celebrates Ordination
Rev Father Verhalen marked his 19th anniversary of priestly ordination with a High Mass at 10 o clock on Tuesday June 25, assisted by fourteen altar boys. The choir sang Leonard's Mass in F, Offertory Mulard's Ave Maria, and roses decorated the altar. After mass, school children hosted a reception and presented a bouquet of American Beauty roses. Evening social at his residence featured ice cream and cake as wishes for many happy returns were offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Verhalen
Verhalen
Alter
Leonard
Mulard
Wm. Reicn
Killarney
Father
Brancho Billy and the Bandits at High Class Motion Pictures
High Class Motion Pictures at Lands Hall Dolton shows Brancho Billy and the Bandits and Out of the Deep on successive days. Also A Lodging for the Night and Unexpected Reception along with Discovery of America coming July 6. Manager John Murphy promotes a three part production costing $100,000 and three years in the making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land’s Hall
Dolton
G. M. Anderson
Branche
Doora
John Mruby
Mgr
Water Tax Dispute Prompts Railroad Notice
The case involving the Pennsylvania Railroad seeks five days notice to pay water tax or face water shutoff. The matter, discussed at the village meeting, was referred to the Attorney Ludwig for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeRidder
Indiana Harbor
RK. R
Halsted
Ludwig
Pennsylvania Railroad
Local and Personal News from Riverdale and Dalton
Sergeant Day of Kensington police goes to Fargo to fetch Paul Garza who shot his father at a Pullman christening last fall. Community notes report Leagues, outings, visits, graduations, a river trip, new businesses, and local officials changes across Riverdale and Dalton from late June 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergeant Day
Kensington
Fargo
N. C
Paul Garza
Pullman
M E. League
Hammond
Ind
Hiedpworth
Plessant Ridge
John E. Schafer
Riverdale Park Commission
John Eschaler
Peter Wipley
Florence
Holy Rosery School
Peter
DeLaSalle Institute
Orchestra Hall
Chicago
Dalton Public Schools hold graduating exercises in Dalton
The Dalton public schools stage graduation at Lincoln Avenue School auditorium with graduates such as Robert Albrecht Meta Bachmann Edwin Diekman and many others listed. The program includes recitations songs a chorus and diplomas presented by the Board of Education with Rev. TePaske and Miss Wegener among speakers. Riverdale Bowen school also hosts exercises at Village Hall with multiple grades performing and diplomas awarded. The Berger School graduation occurs at M I Church with valedictorian Walter Diekman and Wesley Diekman among graduates. Classified notices announce for sale of a horse and buggy and found keys with owner to claim at Pointer office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Costello
Lyons, Ill
JF. A. Costello
Bowen
Matthew Buechler
Riverdale
Illinois Central
Buechler
Dalton Public Schools
Lincoln Avenue School
Keller
J. W. TePaske
Helen Grothkob
Marie George
Pete
Robert Fred Albrecht
Herbert O. Diekman
Stanley D. Smythe
the Widders
John Stanley van Deursen
Snorer
Ralph W. Luckenbill
Louisa Catherine Wegener
Thos. Harper
Board of Education
W. E. Oissna
Afgican
Chicago & Riverdale Sumer Co
Duiton
Free rich dirt from beet washing at factory
About 40 car loads of rich dirt washed from beets offered free to beet growers or anyone interested. Call at the factory for pickup.
Community Picnics and Notices From Riverdale Park
The 189 lodge hosts a picnic at Riverdale Park on Sunday August 18 1912. Dolton Brickmakers No 5 also picnic at Riverdale Park Sunday July 28 1912. Dolton Fire Dept Moonlight Picnic at Lauither's Grove on July 27. Seeking dressmaking lessons through The Pointer office. Cottage lots for sale on Loyba trees Riverdale Algo story and a Lali cottage on ldtuh street. Reward offered for return of a lost gold watch with initials W.B. found on Panhandle tracks between Dalton station and Fredericka Street on June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Lodge No
Riverdale Park
Brickmakers Local No. 5
Dolton
The
Dolton Vol. Fire Dept
Lauither's Grove
Riverdale
Lali
Gale
Ldtuh
Andrew Baumgartner
Waoash Avenue
Panhandle
Dalton Station
Fredericka Street
Pointer
Also Mentioned on This Page
S. C
F. O. Bergold
Standard Oil Company
O. F. Christensen
Chicago & Riverdale Lbr.Co
Peter Ripley
Church Entertainment
A. Kraus
Laura Kraus
Mauitowac
Wis
John Pauls
Paul Reich
Adolph Reich
St. Joe
Mich
Racine
Mitchell
Anna Engel
Valparaiso
Millineiess
Charles Waterman
Lpworth League
Daniel Perry
Wr.og
Calumet River
Louis C. Reich
Kansas City
Alban Reich
A. P. Reich
Southwest
St. Pauls Germany
Luthern
Pope Beet
Calumet Haver
Riverdale and
William Vandenberg
J. C. Brookfelt
A. J. Brookfelt
Bouse’s
Thornton Creek
Volbrecht
Lloyd Dolton
Gov. A. Dolton
Belle
Edith
F. W. Foote
Great Lakes
Mroote
Burlington
Pope
L. S Willis
Ethel Rodman
Theo, Finch
Dunkirk
L. F. Ripley
W. KR. C
Ddillie
Jennie DeVries
Wm. DeVries
Arthur DeVries
Jennie
Dalton M. E. Church
Chas. Smoot
Hamilton Park
Harry Packard
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Ed. Duillner
the Grove
J. F. Collins
David Ransford
Central Station
Mr. Collins
Robert I’, Albrecht
Meta M.bachmann
Edwin L, Bethke
Josephine
Boden
Herbert Diekman
Pearl R. Gerloft
Grace F, Hahn
Stanley Hahn
Chas. Heidenreich
Ella F. Kretschmar
Henry E. F. Lotz
Ralph Luckenbill
Wim Messereehmidt Marien Mraz
Viola McGowan
Marion C. Rolert
Viola D. Schmidt
Viola V, Schneider
John R, Schug
Eva E. TePaske
Frances Vandenberg
John van
Riverdale Bowen School
Afton
Sophia Johnson
Frederick Schmidt
George A. Flieth
Vera Dickhorff
Hivelyn Hankey
Red Riding Hood
Daisy's
Hivelyn Robinson Bird
Lydia Dickhoft
Oscar Reich
Aveslorence Hedtke
Alfred Klaege
Little Peter Parley
Walter Deichen
Svencees
Berger School
M. I
Walter Diekman
Wesley Diekman
Lawrence Engel
Lulu Milbabo
Emma Faden
Minnie Meyer
Honora
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!