Dalton Village Moves Toward Sewer Construction
After six years planning Dalton’s village board approves bidding for a seven mile sewer system with estimated cost under 100000. The outlet was secured by condemnation. bonds and construction oversight set, with repairs to ditches, crossings, and water lines, and safety concerns discussed at the November 1909 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Rossiter
Ewing
Hnwing
Rogister
Board of Local Improvements
Harper
Lund
Schaefer
Ehlert
Harter
Sanitary Commission
Prodigal Son at the moving picture show Saturday
A program for Saturday evening starts at 6 30 featuring Prodigal Son and a Grave Disappointment comedy. Sunday evening showings begin at 6 including Launching the Voltaire scenery and training bails for the Fight scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moving Picture Show
Lies Included Bach-Ever Tell a Lie
The fragment presents a dialogic exchange with phrases about truth and disclosure. It centers on a conversation between two individuals, reflecting doubts about honesty and transparency in communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bach
Chumley
Local births and community notes from Riverdale area
Locals note the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Geo Bockelmann from Riverdale plus various happenings: Ernest Dieck wins an automobile for 11 cents in Kensington. Philpot raffies the car. Miss Loretta Keller visits Joliet relatives. Hattie Schmidt visits Dalton grandparents. Martin Wilkins hosts a Halloween party. The Blue Island News suspends publication. Wreck on Illinois Central near Calumet River bridge injures none. David Ransford acts Riverdale post office supervisor in Collins absence. Gustav Scheer improves after blood poison treatment. Illinois Brick Co buys LaBahn brick yard at Lansing. Dal ton yards idle for winter. Senator Lorimer sends Vest pocket Directory to The Pointer. Train 4 wreck on C E I near Dalton but no injuries. Paul C Freer, U S government chemist in the Philippines, visits relatives and discusses his work and world travel routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Geo. Bockelmann
Ernest Dieck
Kensington
Philpot
Loretta Keller
Joliet
Gustav Berschinski
Anton Strosinski
Riverdale
Blue Island News
Illinois Central
Calumet River Bridge
David Ransford
Riverdale Post Office
Collins
Ransford
Gustav Scheer
Dalton
Blue Island Hospital
Illinois Brick Co
LaBahn
Lansing
Emil Kasten
Dolten
Wu. Lorimer
Washington
Washngton
Paul C. Freer
U. S
Philippine Islands
Sreer
Cora Freer
A. A
Otto
Reich
Freer
Paulppines
Lau
Four Local Winners Draw 160 Acres Each in Dakota Lands
Four residents registered for Cheyenne River and Standing Rock lands drew 160 acres apiece. Ora Willigan of Knickerbocker Ice Co. and brothers J 4H Boyens and Albert Boyens of Riverdale join Nicholas Meyers of JDolton as recipients. Entries open April 1, 1910, with all expected to pursue farming in South Dakota.
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Cheyenne River
Standing Rock
Ora Willigan
Forman
Knickerbocker Ice Co
Nicholas Meyers
Jdolton
J. 4H. Boyens
Albert Boyens
Riverdale
South Dakota
South Holland Seeks Sewer Progress and Community Happenings
South Holland advances on sewer work under foreman R A Gouwels. Carrie Kasen returns from Washington and vows life partnership with William Brashler before moving to New Mexico. Marie Kunst visits the Netherlands. Dakota crops shown at Al Filstra’s. Wm Walvoord leads service at First Reformed. Rev J Van Peursem to preach next week. Depot quiet Halloween night amid watchman revolver fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Gouwels
Carrie Kasen
Washington
Wm. Brashler
South Holland
New Mexico
Marie Kunst
Netherlands
al Filstra
Wm. Walvoord
First Reformed Church
J. van Peursem
BE. I
Berger Couple Eyes Golden Wedding in November
Mr and Mrs Christian Meister plan their golden wedding anniversary on November 14. Mrs John Engel shows rapid improvement after an operation at the German hospital in Chicago. Henry Milhahn highway work on 147th Street nears completion with stone covering from Propper's corner to Burnham Avenue West Hammond. Mrs Henrietta Engel sick two weeks and improving slowly. her daughter Mrs Clara Balsiger of Chicago visited. Rev John Berger suffered a knee cap dislocation from a wagon wheel accident. Dr John Berger treated and reduced the fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berger
Christian Meister
John Engel
Chicago
Henry Milhahn
147Th Street
Propper
Henrietta Engel
Clara Balsiger
John Berger
John Collins Dies at 41 in Pullman Hospital
John Collins son of Riverdale Postmaster Collins died at Pullman hospital Thursday at 7 after an appendicitis operation. A machinist at Pullman shops, he was 41, married with four children, of 228 Stephenson street, Pullman. Remains go to Springfield, Maas for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Collins
Collins
Riverdale
Pullman Hospital
Pullman
Stephenson Street
Springfield
Maas
Special moving picture show stages baby beauty contest
From November 15 to December 22 the Moving Picture Show hosts a baby beauty contest. Patrons vote with coupon tickets and baby photos slide on screen. Prizes include a Pretty Baby Jumper, a silver chain and locket, and a ring, donated by local merchants S W Schwab and A P Reich, with Joan Hrusiy as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Schwab
A. P. Reich
Dolton
Joan Hrusiy
Notice of Limited Debt Responsibility
Lost item notice for a blue summer jacket belonging to a child. The claimant states no responsibility for debts by others and requests return of the jacket between Riverdale School and 134th Street Indiana Avenue. Return to The Pointer Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale School
134Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Ifinder
Pointer
Fred Logan Leases Calumet Hotel Then Takes Possession
Fred Logan, noted railroad and former Riverdale businessman, leased the Calumet Hotel from Judge Schafer and took possession Monday morning November 1. He plans first class renovations and will oversee the buffet for the 1 ty thULES. James Seidel of Blue Island, who ran the hotel for six months, returns to Blue Island to focus on his saloon business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Logan
Railroad
Riverdale
Calumet Hotel
Judge Schafer
Logan
James Seidel
Blue Island
Truant Officers Target Dalton Parents for School Absences
Truant officer Packard filed warrants against Geo Ultsch and C Benjamin for non attendance. Arthur Ultsch 18 Edward and Chas Benjamin 14 and 10 were the scholars. Parents fined $10 plus costs in Judge Baumgartner's court. half the fine remitted in both cases. Benjamin claimed he sent the boys to school but they did not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packard
Dalton
Geo. Ultsch
C. Benjamin
Arthur Ultsch
Edward
Chas. Benjamin
Costa
Riverdale Sewer Works Hires Inspector Superintendent
The village board has hired Adam Schmutzler to inspect and supervise the Riverdale sewer project as construction progresses rapidly.
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Riverdale
Adam Schmutzler
Local notes from Clark and Morns streets and town events
Our scribe reports on property improvements at Clark and Morns with a new wire fence. Horse weights near and over a ton, praise for oats and straw. Social remarks, funeral attendance, a deputy’s travel, school entertainments, a medical mishap, a street tale of a plaster mishap, and local odds and ends. Ice cream mention ends the column.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dolton Board
Trustee Land Reported
138Th St
Engelside Avenue
Indiana Harbor Railroad
Lincoln Avenue
Terminal Railroad
Dickelman
5. E. Dalton
138Th Street
Rudolph Schaefer
Park Avenue
First National Bank
Dalton State Bank
Villag
Verhoeven
Fredericka Street
Pennsylvania
Indiana Harbor
St. Mary's Church
Sacred Heart
Sodalites
League of the Sacred Heart
Sodality
Pasimaiegeh Blevins Company
Chicago Miling Co
Hattie Schmidt
Mattiison
Ill
Carl Neidow
Martin Wilkins
Busse
Fritz Schafer
137Th Place
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies Home Journal
Edwin J. Thompson
Homewood
H. Moecker, Sr
Stuttart
Ark
Geo. Mertens
Hollow’een
Ray Brown
Harry Gottseville
Sam Whitney
John Rehberg
John
Chas. Morgan
Henry Dawe
Mr. Walston
Henry Gottschalk
Obeldobela
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