Riverdale Village Board Hears Oiling Bid and Appointments
Riverdale Village trustees met last Tuesday with full attendance. They opened bids for street oiling and awarded to Standard Oil Co with Warry Shilling to perform the work at about 34 cents per gallon. The meeting covered street lighting drainage and curbing, with several repairs, wire removal, and committee authority granted to act on oiling streets and widening 138th Street. Mayor Jones of Blue Island invited Riverdale to participate in a state firemen’s tournament to be held July 27–29, with village support requested.
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Riverdale
Standard Oil Co
Warry
Diehl
Brandt
Stieman
188Th St
Panhandle
Halsted Street
Wabash Avenue
Atlantic Avenue
Carson & Olson
Russell
Trusteesiteman
Frank Simnick
Frank Lota
Otto Paul
Ben Wells
John Collet
Carl Krause
Emil Schultz
Wm. Lau
L. E. Reich
Highlawn Hose House
O. K.d
Hulda Sellie
Pointer
Paul Jagodzinski
Frank Ulander
Bew
D.G. Gwiehrist
Rosea Dls
John Shelby
American Developing Co
J. A.decklar
A. Strosinski
Truskee Lotz
Indiana
Harbor BR. R
Llassied Street
Mhipley
137Th Place
126Th Street
Water Committee
Blue Island
St. Lulke’s Court
Ela Pohlers
Florence Kousinger
Green Bay
Wis
Manitou
Sheyboygen
Wisconsin
Los Angeles
California
John A. Verhoeven
Vancouver
British Columbia
Ivan Mesnard
A. J. Wingard
Lois
Pasadena
I. R. Baker
Wingard
Dalton
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Street
Cleary
May
Iie
St. Bernard Hospital
Chicago
Cornelius Schoon
Munster
Ind
Schoon
Liouse
Oak Street
Dolton
Freight car orders surge as mills ramp up output
The Pennsylvania Lines orders 6,000 new freight cars with 2,500 by Haskell & Barker at Michigan City. Chicago & Northwestern contracts 2,000 cars to Western Steel and Foundry, New York Central 1,500 cars. A thousand men unload materials. Hegewish plant to reach 4,000 workers by June. Western Steel expects a 25,000 car order from Russia. total Pennsylvanian orders reach 16 million dollars across six firms. Pulman shops show no near-term gain amid graft elimination.
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Steel and Iron Mills
Pullman
Pennsylvania Lines
Haskell & Barker
Michigan City
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Western Steel and Foundry Company
New York Central
Hegewish
Western Steel Car & Foundry Company
Iron and Steel
Philadelphia
Pulman
Calumet
District officers to be elected at Brickmakers’ council
The annual election of officers for District council No. 1 will be held Saturday. Local scenes include a WC.T.U. gathering on May 20 with noted attendees, and several community visits and birthdays. Dolton A C baseball plans a May 29 game against Phoenix. The Diamond From The Sky pictures begin June 2 at Riverdale Theatre.
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Marve Emma Vanschmann
Wc.t. U
A. Moomaw
John Harms
R. Waddel
J. A. Headley
Robert Vandenberg
Wim. Cooper
Dolton A. C
Last Call for Eighth Anniversary Edition Photos
The first forms of the Eighth Anniversary Edition go to press next week and the paper will be published June 16. Officials and business leaders with reserved spots have not yet visited the photographer. Publishers have spent three months of industrious effort to ensure a successful edition and urge the remaining to complete their contributions.
Obituary of Hans Ohlsen of Dolton
Hans Ohlsen age 68 7 months 18 days died Sunday May 28 after long residence in Dolton born Germany October 5 1846 married Amelia Wauke June 26 1872 came to America 1873 lived at Washington Heights then Dolton. Survived by wife four sons two daughters. Funeral at Immanuel church Dal ton burial Oakland Cemetery. Local No 5 union sent condolences and draped charter for 30 days.
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Hans Ohlsen
Dalton
Germany
Amelia Wauke
America
Washington Heights
Dolton
John
Albert
Lillian
Minnie
John MceLaughlin
Charles
Riverdale
Fred
Oakglen
Immanuel Church
Sloffmeister
Oakland Cemetery
Ohlsen
Stores to Close for Decoration Day in Riverdale and Dalton
Peter Kipley Co announces Riverdale and Dalton stores will close on Decoration Day Monday May 31 at 9 00 am. Customers urged to shop early to give employees the holiday.
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Riverdale
Dalton
Peter Kipley CO
Firemen Parade Schedule and City Road Work Update
The Dalton Fire Department will participate in Memorial Day activities, gathering at the hose house at noon. Indiana avenue north of the bridge to 130th street will be oiled as the city approves streetcar route changes on State Street extending to Goth Street. The Pullman company reportedly plans a Russian freight car order, impacting local workers. For rent a four room flat at 612 Sheridan Street in Dolton.
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Dalton Fire Department
Bernard M. Raver
Capt
D. V.P
Indiana Avenue
130Th Street
Frontist Street
Goth Street
Riverdale
Randolph Street
Chicago Daily Papers
Pullman Company
Pullman
Dolton
Sheridan St
Decoration Day Services by Riverdale Schools and Patriotic Parade
On Friday and Monday patriotic observances fill local schools as G. W. Spencer Post G A R leads a Memorial Day tribute. Parade gathers at Village Hall Riverdale Monday at 1 30 pm with three local bands marching to Dalton M E Church for a sermon titled A Tribute of Love by Rev Miller.
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G. W. Spencer Post
Riverdale
Spencer Post G.A.R
Dalton M. E
Miller
Scenes in a Union Station entertain at Dalton school
An entertainment will be presented at the Lincoln avenue school auditorium Dalton on Friday evening June 4 under the joint auspices of Mrs J H Miller and Mrs 8 O Penrods Sunday school classes. Tickets 15 cents at door no reserved seats. Program includes piano solo reading pantomime a comedy in one act and a Union Depot scene by class members.
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Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
J. H. Miller
O. Penrods
Union Station
Adelia Wessen
E Nee Alica Krueger
Esther Holmes
May Faeehaut
Helen Penrod
Dorothy Penrod
Mable Propper
Mary Vandeursen
Ruth Trussell
Caroline Ireehaut
Marion Wesse
Lewis Day
Myron Waddell
Edward Holmes
Horace Holmes
Ralph Hoffman
Edwin Needles
Sidney Hepburn
R. N. Miller
Union Depot
O. Penrod
Farewell for Austin Co engineer to sail for Paris voyage
Lee Warrell an erecting engineer with Austin Manufacturing Co receives a farewell at the Elks Club Harvey on the eve of leaving for Paris. He will sail from New York May 29 aboard the Chicago with eleven carloads of heavy street rollers for French streets. He plans several months in Europe and a visit to Morocco, carrying a passport countersigned by Secretary Bryan and the French consul. He expects no trouble aboard a U S vessel. Also notices offer Plymouth Rock chicks for sale and seek ten young men for Illinois National Guard training.
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Lee Warrell
Austin Manufacturing Co
Elks Club
Harvey
Paris
France
N.Y
United States
Chicago
Bordeaux
Warrell
Ellis
Bryan
Europe
Morocco
U. S
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Jones
J. Jones
School Street
Local No. 5
Wuerkas
H. Ohlsen
United Brick and Clay Workers
Dolton Local No
Soldiers Monument
S. S. Entertainment
Plymouth Rock
Shas. Daehn
Illinois National Gruard
Harold A. Jensen
Glark St
Chicago, Il
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