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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1911
Page
8
Homewood reports numerous building projects and moves in town. Louis Mueller accelerates a Main Street house near Riverdale Drive while Reinhardt Rehberg rents Buenger cottage and John Rehberg buys a motorcycle. The community notes a diphtheria quarantine and a family illness in Graft Park Illinois.
Notice states a general election on April 4 1911 in Cook County Illinois riverdale Park District for one Park Commissioner five year term Polls open 7 am close 5 pm at Riverdale Village Hall Calumet area and at Trose House Atlantic Street Thornton area Sealed by John E F Schaffer secretary clerk on March 12 1900 (text truncated)
John DeWaart and family plan to move to the Hoxie farm at Thornton Mt and Mae. Simmer tree ideute, a retired farmer from Towa, visited relatives. Miss Jennie Van Ostenbugge spent Sunday with friends in Roseland. Henry Bock Sr. funeral notice follows a long illness. Reitveld visited Wichert. Mrs C Madderon and Myrette of Roseland were guests of A Bardwick. Paatlberg and Bryan worked on the Van Ustenbugge barn. DeGraft listed as sick. Ditch drainage west from Chicago street improved health conditions. Tramps returning signal spring plowing ahead. AD: Indian Motorcycle offer by J P DeYoung.
Public notice invites bids for unfinished sewer system work in Dolton Illinois. Plans are on file with engineer William B Ewing and the village clerk, bids must include a certified check of at least ten percent and may be paid in bonds or cash. Bids opened at 8 pm April 3 1911 at the village hall with right to reject all bids.
Multiple items including a 12 gauge hammer shot gun for sale at 30 or best offer, two black Minorca cockerels, rubber tired runabout, team of heavy work horses, a broncho pony, chicken coops, and several properties for sale or rent. Also seed store ads and land for sale in Dolton Riverdale and surrounding areas with contact details for F C Propper A Reich Chas Rose Sr and The Pointer office.
Riverdale invites bids for an 80 foot diameter, 6 foot deep cement water reservoir 2 feet above ground and 4 feet in ground with a 12 inch wall. Center pier 2 by 8 feet with drain, reinforced with twisted iron. Bids due March 28, 1911. Alvin G. Wilkins village clerk. Dated Riverdale Illinois March 17 1914.
A doctor testified two injuries proved fatal in the inquest while others were nonfatal. An Irish report adds that a deaf man was fatally struck by a tram, noting a similar injury years earlier. Also mentions Dr. Doepp’s Tooth Powder for sale at Lund’s, Dalton, Wilson’s, Riverdale.
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