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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1911
Page
4
Riverdale village board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p.m. in Village Hall. Dr. I. W. Schmidt serves as President and Alvin G. Wilkins as Clerk.
Local lodges and clubs hold weekly and monthly gatherings at Village Hall Riverdale and A O U W Hall Dalton. Listings include German Oak Lodge 2357 Modern Woodmen Calumet Camp 6142 Catholic Foresters St Luke Court 186 Womens Catholic Order Foresters George Washington Lodge 189 S A N A Twin City Tent 1150 Riverdale Improvement Association Highlawn Hose Co 1 Womens Relief Corps G W Spencer No 279 and others with officers named and meeting times across Fridays Saturdays and monthly sessions.
Dalton and Riverdale boards meet monthly with officers listed. The snippet notes Carlyle Rieger as president Fred Hauschmann as treasurer and Donald Jenness as treasurer. It mentions meetings at Park Avenue School Bowen School and a philosophical line on farming science about returning what soil holds.
The Village of Homewood votes to construct a connected system of cast iron water pipes across multiple streets and avenues. The plan includes 6 to 10 inch mains, fire hydrants, gates, and valves extending from the Hartford Subdivision pumping station to Clark Street and surrounding roads, extending through Vincennes Road, Cedar, Pine, Gottechalk, Main, Olive, Elm, Morris, Maria, and other streets near the Illinois Central Railroad rights of way. The notice lists construction reach and alignment with depot grounds and railroad property.
The Hartford Village plans a 6 inch main pipe from Klimm Street to Oak Street to connect with Main Street and the Illinois Central Railroad right of way. The system links to a water pump and tower on Lot 12, Block C, with a special assessment hearing set for May 15, 1911 in Cook County Court. Eight annual installments plus 5 percent interest are proposed. Alvin H. Gold is the assessment officer.
A flood of small ads offers items for sale including a Remington Typewriter No 2 and an Oliver for sale, farm land for rent, and residences in Dolton and Riverdale. Also listed are seeds from W. W. Barnard Co and miscellaneous goods, a 25 foot launch, a tandem bicycle, lost dogs, and general real estate offerings through local agents.
A compact noodle machine acts as a tiny factory turning out noodles quickly for town use. It can run by hand or power, needs about one eighth horsepower, and cuts noodles from thread width to half an inch. Noodles suit many dishes beyond soup, and the machine can be seen by customers while noodles are cut to order.
Train timetable fragment lists north and south departures from Riverdale and Hiverdale with multiple times including morning and evening slots. It notes a Business Men's Special and Sunday trains.
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