Dalton Village Board Hires Inspector for Sewer Work
Dalton village board selects Asmus Claussen as inspector for sewer construction at four dollars per day. Clerk Schaefer to receive three hundred dollars for two years of service. Monahan Bros. bond approved to build 314 house drains. Post office name change urged from Dolton's Station to Dolton Indiana. April 1 target for main sewer machine readiness. Regular and Riverdale boards discuss drainage, water, streets, and nuisance abatement with deadlines set for March 29 special meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Local Improvements
Village Board
Dalton
Asmus Claussen
Schaefer
Harter
Monahan Bros
Horace Holmes
Dolton’s
Dolton
Congressman Wilson
Monahan
Knickerbocker Ice Co
Trustee Land
Grant Street
Greenwood Road
Richeson
Mr. Richeson
Heidenreich
City Water Extension
Lucas
138Th Street
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago
Riverdale Board
Riverdale
Goos
Connor
Deam
Hall
Unruh
Kennedy
Niemeyer
Halsted Street
Northwestern Gas Light & Coke Company
136Th
O. L. Brown
Wm. Wendland
Belz
Unrub
Wilfred Catriveau
Evangelical Church
Wilfred
Lena Wilson
Indianapolis
Ind
Anna Warning
Wm. Minardow
Wm. Dillner
Dillner
Ill
Claussen
Western Indiana
N. H. Thompson
Roseland
Huhn’s
L. F. Kipley
Kipley
W. F. Warning
Homewood, Ill
Weekend Motion Picture Schedule and Highlights
The schedule advertises Friday at 7 25 featuring Rawson's Folly a Western soldier film. Saturday at 7 presents The President's Special a thrilling melodrama with a heroic wife saving an express train collision. Sunday at 7 offers The Trappers and The Redskins an Indian picture and a working comedy that promise an entertaining Easter in the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawson
the Trappers
Redskins
J. G. Hruby
Local and Personal News From Dolton and Riverdale
Wm Rudloff recovers from rheumatism and will return to work soon. Local residents and visitors share Easter plans and gatherings with families in Dolton Riverdale and surrounding areas. Names such as Scheer Wolla Cavan Orr Lukens Niemeyer Minard Warning and others appear with travels, visits, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Rudloff
Art Claussen
Lou’s Harms
Florence Vandeurgen
State University
Harry Robinson
John Cavan
Eileen
Meta
Globe Station
Tillie Scheer
Dalton
Peotone
Ill
W . Wolla
Elizabeth Meyer
Janes Orr
Crete
Gypsy In Trouble After Lincoln Avenue Pocketing Incident
Frederick Hammermeister, the watch man at the Terminal crossing on Lincoln avenue in Dalton, chased and retrieved $11.75 after a Gypsy woman stole it. He later found 75 cents missing and with Marshal Verhoeven's help, recovered the shortfall and an additional $6 for a hired rig to South Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Hammermeister
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Thornton Gypsies
Marshal Verhoeven
John Shulling
South Holland
Hammermeister
Dolton encounter with Woodmen ax tale in town
A Dolton scene recounts two African American men fleeing as Herman Wegner in a Woodmen uniform carried an ax. Onlookers asked if police carried axes in town and fled toward the C. E. I. Yards after the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Herman Wegner
Ras
Oldest registered voters noted in Riverdale precinct
While glancing at the poll book of Riverdale precinct the 27th ward we found Wm Arndt is the oldest registered voter. Henry Stieman Sr aged 86 is the oldest man but cannot vote or register. Others have long Riverdale residence and are among the oldest registered voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Wm. Arndt
Henry Stieman, Sr
New Electric Railroad Planned From Hammond to Harvey
Preparations for active construction of the Hammond Whiting and East Chicago Electric Railroad Company proceed with A W Hearsey as chief engineer. Maps outline the Hammond to Harvey route as the first step in a larger system with Harvey as a future base, backed by reliable investors and Chicago City Railway interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond, Whiting and
East Chicago Electric Railroad Company
A. W. Hearsey
Hammond
Harvey
Chicago City Railway
Tribune Citizen
Notice of St Luke Court Holy Communion March 27
St Luke Court No 186 C O F Riverdale will receive Holy Communion in a body at St Marys Church Riverdale during the first mass at 8 o'clock Sunday March 27 Members meet at St Marys school room at 7 30 am and march in a body to the church Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke Court
Riverdale
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary’s
Socialists File Township Ticket With Clerk
The socialists filed with the town clerk their township ticket listing Supervisor F. J. Stephenson Phoenix Town Clerk J. W. Hughes Lansing Assessor C. H. Owens Harvey Collector L. H. Bergold Harvey Highway Commissioner C. Int Hout Jr Oakglen Justices G. Soderstrom and T. A. Southwick Harvey. FOR SALE or RENT six room cottage on 186 place Enquire at Pointer office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Stephenson
Phoenix
J. W. Hughes
Lansing
C. H. Owens
Harvey
L. H. Bergold
C. Int Hout, Jr
Oakglen
Soderstrom
T. A. Southwick
Pointer
Thornton Township Republican Convention Chooses Nominees
The Thornton Township Republican convention held in Lund's Hall Dalton on March 19 elected Wm F Propper chairman and John Thiel secretary. Nominees include Thos Harper for Supervisor and John J Breen for Supervisor. Fred Dragula and John Mahar for Town Clerk. Richard B Colerick for Assessor. John Shilling for Collector. John B Bielfeldt for Highway Commissioner. F C Propper and A W Campbell for Justices of the Peace. Committees named for precincts across the township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township
Lund’s Hall
Dalton
W. H. Pease
Harvey
John Thiel
Wm. F. Propper
Peter Anker
South Holland
Thos, Harper
John J. Breen
West Hammond
Harper
John Shilling
John B. Bielfeldt
Thornton
Justice of the Peace
Col. F. C. Propper
Propper
Citizens Ticket Nominations Atacacus Harvey Saturday Evening
At Harvey last Saturday evening the Citizens Ticket nominated officers for local offices including Supervisor Carl Neidew Clerk John B Lawton Assessor J J O Rourke Collector Richard Zimmerman Highway Commissioner Otto Wolf Justice of the Peace John Kwowalski and Roy J Gleason. Precinct committeemen were also appointed across sixteen precincts with names listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Citizens
Carl Neidew
John B. Lawton
J. J. O’ Rourke
Richard Zimmerman
Otto Wolf
John Kwowalski
Roy J. Gleason
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herman Wegener
Carl Wulff
Andrew Diekman
Geo. Luckenbill
Robert Keiser
Carl Belz
Geo. Diehl
Flora Berger Baecker
Harry Lukens
Prairie Avenue
Orland
Wilmer Bowse
Arthur Niemeyer
Auburn Park
Annie Boyens
Beecher
Inl
William Arndt
A. Bos Euenveee
J.C. Brookfelt
Jacob Heggeratedt
Etre
Leo Horn Wees Ee
Chag. Petersen Eee
John Pauls, Sr
Char Haere
Simon Schoon Ee
John Schroeder Ee
Patrick Shannon See Enone
Ween Eee
Herman Werner
Town Ticket
Republican and Citizens Party
Chas Pubrman
Wm. Buggert
Wm. Herring
Chas. Frank
A. van Steenberg
Wm. Busack
R. Eggelston
Clyde Bilis
Wm. Propper
John Peters
D. P. DeYoung
W. A. Anker
Fred Dragula
Emil Dathau
Fred DeYoung
Citizens Ticket
Igst
Wm. Horan
Daniel Curran
Wm. Dreyer
Red Wadien
Frank Homer
F. West
Robt. Weeks
Jace O’brien
Henry Dillner
Wm. Rose
Martin Finneran
Aug. Mayers
Wm. Gowens
H. Anker
Wm. Ruat
Frank Borrner
H. Farrencoff
Chas. Wilbur
Carl Lostteter
Jos. Buehler
Chas. Rewald
Fred Hock
James Rogers
J. Lavinski
Adam Stickwitz
H. Penfield
Aug. Verhoven
John Berry
W. Workman
John Brasher
Henry Meyer
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