Dolton Board Votes to Enforce Sunday Saloons Law
A Dolton village board meeting heard a petition from the Cook County WCTU with over 200 signatures urging enforcement of the state Sunday saloon law. Trustees Kaiser Smythe Waddell Harms voted yes while Weber Dillner opposed. motion carried to uphold the law. Additional actions covered drainage, lighting, dog tax, and Sunday closing of the Dalton Theatre and pool room.
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Dolton
Women’s Christian Temperance Ussion
Cook County
Wm Cooper
Weber
Dillner
Kaiser, Smythe, Waddell
Uarms
Grant Street
Indiana Harbor
Llarms
188Th Street
Engleside Avenue
Iblert
Kerman Wegener
Smythe
Dillner, Waddell
Propper
Kagoot
Indiana Llarbor R. R
Indiana Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Albrecht
Arthur Court
Dalton Theatre
Waddell
Harms
Kaiser
Nickle
Water shut off for Dalton residents on May 29
Dalton residents are notified that on Tuesday May 29 between 9 a m and 4 p m the water supply will be shut off. The outage affects Lincoln Avenue east of Lund's drug store and areas south and east of Chicago Street to village limits including Washington Street south and North Park Avenue to village hall. WM G Dolton village clerk.
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Dalton
Lincoln Avenue
Lund’s Drug Store
Chicago Street
Washington Street
North Park Avenue
WM. G. Dolton
All Must Register for Volt ing Fees on Tuesday
Citizens and non citizens ages twenty to thirty must register their names on Tuesday June 5 at their respective volt ing prices. Details of the law are published on page 2 column 3.
Illinois Central Plans World-Scale Rail Yard Complex
The Illinois Central intends to build the largest switching yards between Homewood and Harvey. Purchases of land in the area have been quietly ongoing to deter speculation. The project, costing several millions, will exceed a hundred miles of tracks with roundhouses and modern facilities. It could serve as a transfer point if Chicago electrification proceeds. Details are not being disclosed yet.
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United States
Illinois Central
Homewood
Harvey
Chicago
Local Nuptials and Obituaries From Dolton and Riverdale
Jacohitz Naujok wedding at the bride's Dolton home with Rev Wind presiding. couple to reside on 119th Street Roseland. Mrs Anna Kirchner dies in Chicago aged 56. later son Louis Kirchner dies in spring. Masonic Club of Riverdale hosts a gathering inviting Dal ton masons. potential local lodge path. Employment notice seeks a first class wood pattern maker for The Buda Company Harvey Illinois.
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August Jacohitz
Riverdale
Martha Naujok
Dolton
Wind
119Th Street
Roseland
Anna Kirchner
HH. H. Estrup
Chicago
Dearborn Street
Buda Company
Harvey, Ill
A.I. Loring
Robert
Plymouth
Indiana
Horace Nolmes
J. A. VanKley
Laura Mae
Leeland
Mich
HH. Ypma
P. J. VanDrunen
South Tivis
A.W. Meyer
Ed. Wirtz, Jr
St. Louis
South Chicago Delegation Seeks Range Line Road Bridge Plan
A diverse group from South Chicago Oakglen Lansing Ullgewisch Burnham South Deering West Hammond Riverdale and Dalton met in Chicago to push Range Line Road opening from Legewisel to 188th and 184th streets. They plan a bridge at Torrence Avenue and a second at 188th Street Hoxie Avenue involving Chicago Burnham and Thornton Township with county interest. Budgeted $50 000 for preliminary work. The effort aims to connect Lincoln Highway to Chicago benefiting Riverdale and southern farming districts.
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South Chicago
Oakglen
Lansing
Uegewisch
Burnham
South Deering
West Hammond
Soulis Thailand
Riverdale
Dalton
Board of Local Improvement Rooms
City of Chicago
ITI Legewisel
188Th Street
184Th Street
Wiverdale
Torrence Avenue
Calumet River
Hoxie Avenue
Chicago
Thornton Township
Dyer
St. Johns
134Th Street
Board of Local Improvements
Department of Public Works
Bridge Engineering
County Commissioners Rooms
Peter Reinberg
Ele
C. A. Stewart
al van Steenberg
Fred Vierek Jr
Wm. I. Schultz
John ‘Ton
South Holland
Llenry Anker
IF. Propper
Henry Milthahn
Wm. Maurer West
A. Ri. Starris
Nels Nelson
S. P. Sehoon
Lerman Horn
Hos I’. Kinney
Jacob H. Dusman
A. L. Blocker
P. ‘Tl. Drew
Squire Burke
L. W. Royce
Burnaham
Otto Heigl
Lerman Sadler
Joseph Gopszewicz
Shot Fired at Pointer Office Window
An unidentified shooter fired at the Pointer office on a Tuesday afternoon around 8 PM, smashing the plate glass window. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Holmes witnessed the incident as they drove by, hearing the bullet pass overhead, with calls for safety and restraint from the staff.
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Horace Holmes
Decoration Day Observances Set and Parade Planned
Decoration Day activities include church services at Dalton M E Church at 11 o clock on May 27 with patriotic sermon by Rev A A McCracken. A memorial parade and services at Oakland Cemetery on May 30 under Spencer Post 489 G A R with Band and local societies.
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Dalton M. Se
A. A. McCracken
Oakland Cemetery
Spencer Post
G. A. R. F. R. Baker
Village Hall
Riverdale
Bowen School Canning Class Cooks 24 Jars and Plans Festival
The Bowen School Canning class began last Monday with rhubarb and canned twenty four jars that day. Parents show interest and inquire about the cold pack method used by the school. The division festival will be held at the township high school grounds with Mr L W Smith granting access. Morning athletic events precede afternoon exercises at 1 30 with schools performing. The festival is expected to be the county's best yet and many families are urged to attend by 8 30 a m.
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Bowen School
Our Township High School
L. W. Smith
Jitney Bus Service Sought Near Yard Center
Local notice invites interest in starting a jitney line between the end of the streetcar and the CO and ER I yards. Demand from the expanding repair yards and offices at Yard Center and Halley prompts potential concessions. Details available from Mr William J Haney division agent at Dolton or the Haney office.
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Yard Center
Halley
Wm. J. Haney
Dolton
Haney
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Dolton Bone
Starvey
Gall
Looth St
Harvey, Tr
Hazel Crest
Jacohitz
Masonic Club
Calumet Grove
Emil Schultz
Thomas Boyle
Saugatuck
Parent - Teachers Association
Linecoln Avenue
A. P. Reich
Adv
M. Burwell
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
L. I. Ripley
East 138Th Street
Happy Hour
Russel Fike
Park Board
Brickmaker’s
Dolton Theatre
Frank C. Kasten
Kasten
Indianapolis
Anderson
Brazil
Ind
Rank
137Th Street
Wabash Avenue
Range Line Road
145Th St
Oakland
M. E. Church
Bowen
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