Riverdale Board Sets Fire to Several City Maintenance Plans
The Riverdale Board held a regular meeting with all members present. Reports covered finances, drainage fixes on 187th Street, street scraping, waterworks ventilator pipe, hydrant flushing, crosswalk repairs, and a shallow sewer near Calumet Hotel. A 15 day deadline was set for catch basin construction on Atlantic and school streets. Primary election results were canvassed showing Peoples Ticket and Citizen's Ticket tallies.
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Riverdale Board
Unrub
Public Service Co
Lotz
Stieman
Unruh
187Th Street
Calumet Hotel
Peoples
Niemeyer
Sellin
Citizen’s
Dr. Schmidt
DeRidder
Dickelman
Gerloff
Riverdale Theatre Weekly Film Schedule
The Riverdale Theatre presents a weekly lineup with Thanhouser The Speed King and Her Winning Push on Friday, A Question of Courage, Boots and Saddle, and The $20,000,000 Mystery on Saturday, The Last of the Line and Dora Thorn on Sunday, The Old Maid on Tuesday, The Master Key on Wednesday, and The Robbers on Thursday. Matinees run Wednesday through Sunday at 3 and evenings at 7, with ConrapD Kern as proprietor and The Pointer News Box at Dolton Postoffice for patronage.
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Thanhouser Players
Keystone
U.S. Army
San Francisco
Boots
Grant
Domino Players
Bertha M. Clay
Dora Thorn
Enterprise Stock Company
Blanche Sweet
Dorothy
Frederick von Schiller
Conrapd Kern
Hoppe and Kinder Wed in Crown Point Ceremony
Richard E. Hoppe of Dolton and Barbara Kinder of Deckmeyer UI married at Crown Point Ind. The pair traveled with Henry W. Schnoor driving. Best man Village Marshall Albert Ehlert and bridesmaid Eva Kinder attended. They will reside at 36 W 113th Place Roseland in a furnished flat and plan Dolton as their future home.
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Richard E. Hoppe
Dolton
Barbara Kinder
Deckmeyer
Crown Point
Ind
Henry W. Schnoor
Mr. Schnoor
Albert Ehlert
Eva Kinder
Roseland
Hoppe
Pointer
Local Election Dates With Township and School Board Voting
The notice outlines voting days for township elections on Tuesday April 6 and for Park Commissioner. It specifies Saturday April 17 for President and two School Board members and one School Directors member, and Tuesday April 20 for the Village Election.
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Board of Education
Bowen School Sees Busy Spring Activities and Tomato Club
Bowen School students prep for geography tests and perfect score badges while the Girls' Glee Club thrives. The Tomato Club, run by Country Life Director Bright and Mr. Carlin, guarantees a market for every tomato and requires each of 18 members to sell and record sales.
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Bowen School
Glee Club
Miss Healy
Miss Sayler
Country Life
Bright
Carlin
Cook County School and Home Garden Association
Riverdale
Dolton Community Notices Highlight Birthdays and Club Meetings
Mrs Henry Mohr Sr marked her 57th birthday on Sunday March 7 with friends sending wishes for many more. Mrs Henderson of Chicago visits Mrs John Rieger and family in Dolton. Dolton Woman's Club meets at Lincoln avenue school this Friday March 12 and Study Club gathers March 16 at the home of Misses Isabelle and Edith Dolton.
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Henry Mohr, Sr
Henderson
Chicago
John Rieger
Dolton
Dolton Woman's Club
Lincoln Avenue School
Isabelle and
Edith Dolton
Dolton News
Local and Personal News Highlights from Dalton
Community notes report Mrs. Floris Van Buren gravely ill from pneumonia with well wishes for recovery. A distressing incident saw Miss Minnie VanWienan pursued by a man near Indiana avenue and the Panhandle railroad, but she remained unharmed. Neighbors, police, and fire crews responded to a cottage fire on Forest avenue with little damage. Other items note theater plans, a Russian family residence, a student club formation, travels of Dr and Mrs Parker, hat loss inquiries, and local market prices.
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Floris van Buren
Minnie VanWienan
John
Indiana Avenue
Indiana Harbor
Riverdale
Chicago
Indiana Ave
Panhandle
Chief Baumgartner
Thomas Donnelly
John Schulte
Miss VanWienan
Carl Stichweh
Junita
Neb
Frank Wulff
Pittsburg
Hruby
Dalton Theatre
St. Elmo
Keil
Forest Avenue
Pointer plans largest anniversary edition with Who's Who
The Pointer announces a May issue to mark eight years. It will feature a citywide Who's Who section with 500 plates and over thirty pages covering Riverdale to Calumet Township. Solicitors begin a citywide drive to gain support from readers and friends.
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Pointer
Riverdale
Dalton
South Holland
Harvey
Homewood
Hazel Crest
Hammond
West Hammond
Lansing
Oakglen
Blue Island
Roseland
Thornton
Calumet Township
Rosebud Pleasure Club Elects Officers
The Rosebud Pleasure Club held its annual election with Harry Packard chosen as President Fred Diehl as Vice President Edward F Dillner as Secretary Henry Peterson as Secretary Treasurer and Herman Kortum as Door Keeper for the coming term.
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Rosebud Pleasure Club
Harry Packard
Fred Diehl
Edward F. Dillner
Henry Peterson
Herman Kortum
Local Society Events In Dolton March May 1915
The Rosebud Pleasure Club dances at Dillner's Pavilion on March 17. Card parties are set by Christian Mother's Sodality in Lund's Hall on April 5 and by the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters on April 29. Dolton Base Ball Club hosts a fundraiser at Dillner's Pavilion April 10. S N A Ladies Auxiliary holds a card party at Lund's Hall March 16. Dolton Volunteer Fire Co No 1 plans a May Party at Dillner's Pavilion May 1.
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Christian Mother’s Sodality
Lund’s Hall
Dalton
Women
Catholic Order of Foresters
Dolton
Dillner’s Pavilion
Dolton Vol. Vol Fire
Notice of Dalton Tax Collector Closing Date
The collectors books for the Village of Dalton will close March 27, 1915. All unpaid taxes after that date will be collected in Chicago. A. A. Diexman, Collector.
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Dalton
Chicago
Diexman
Jacob Rehm Dies at 86 in Chicago Home
Jacob Rehm 86 longtime Chicago resident died last Saturday at 1547 North Dearborn Street. Born December 7 1828 in Woessingen Alsace he came to America in 1842. He served as city marshal and police chief during the Wentworth Mason and Colvin administrations and was state treasurer. A Lincoln Park organizer and early commissioner he owned part of the old North Side streetcar line selling to C Z Yerkes. Funeral services were at the family home with burial at Graceland.
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Jacob Rehm
Chicago
North
Dearborn Street
Mie
Woessingen
Alsace
Germany
America
Long John” Wentworth
Mason and Colvin
Lincoln Park
Old North Side
C. Z. Yerkes
Graceland
Water Main Connection Under Calumet River Completed
The 12 inch water main under the Calumet river was connected last Monday after a heat test showed a minor leak. City Diver Donivan repaired the joint, water turned on by 5 PM, and Alderman Vanderbilt ordered a parallel 12 inch line from 119th and State to Indiana Avenue and 134th Street. Engineer Eddy surveys the plan as South Holland eyes a future Dolton main hookup.
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Calumet River
Donivan
Chapman
Vanderbilt
119Th and
State Streets
Indiana Avenue
134Th Street
Eddy
City Water Department
South Holland
Dolton Main
Start Making Brick at Chicago Yard Boosts Local Jobs
The Chicago Brick yard began production last Wednesday, employing nearly a hundred men and supporting local businesses. The Illinois Yard No. 35 is prepared to start at the signal.
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Chicago
Illinois Yard No
Bank Report From Dalton Publishes Its Official Figures
The First National Bank of Dalton reports cash and due from banks at 48 469 08 and total resources at 804 464 79 with capital surplus and profits 88 805 18. Horace Holmes cashier invites new depositors at Safety First Bank offering personal attention and small accounts.
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First National Bank of
Dalton
Lieseavce
Safety First Bank
Horace Holmes
St Elmo at Dolton Theatre March 18
St Elmo in six reels from Davis Evans world famous novel shown at Dolton Theatre with matinee 3 15 and evening 9 00. Admission 15 and 10 cents. reserved seats sold. Sunday matinee features War Baby and Olive is Dismissed with Vita comedy. Our motto is to please. For sale and wanted ads listed.
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St. Elmo
Augusta Evans
Tsecond
Dalton Theatre
Dolton
Alice Joyce
Olive
Vita
Joan G. Hrusy
Mgr
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Bowen
Chas. Tompke
Lincoln Avenue
Ladies of Our Savior’s Church
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