Local clubs schedule monthly meetings in Riverdale Dolton and Bowman
Business Men's Association meets first Wednesday at A. O. U. W. Hall Dolton at 8 p m with Joli Behrens as president and Frank O Bergold as recording secretary. Riverdale Improvement Association meets second Monday at Village Hall Riverdale at 8 p m with EF Sweat as president and John B Schafer as secretary. Women’s Relief Corps G W Spencer Post 279 meets second Friday 2 p m and fourth Friday 8 p m at Village Hall Riverdale with Mrs Bertha Sprick as president. Riverdale Board of Directors meets Saturdays monthly at 7 30 p m at Bowen School.
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Village Boards
Village Board
Dolton
Dein
Thos. Harper
Geo. H. Schaefer
Riverdale
Village Hall
August C. Reich
Jacob A. Decklar
Catholic Order Foresters
Conrad Kern
John E. Kinney
Nicholas Simon
Peter Kipley
Women’s Catholic Order Foresters
Magdalen Ripley
Emma Kelly
Catharine Kurz
A. O. U. W. Hall
Chas. Dickelman
Henry Hilgendorf
Andrew Messerschmitt
George Washington Lodge
S&s. A
N. A
Lund’s Hall
Lincoln
Chicago Aves
Dalton
Ill
J. E. White
C. D. Culler
Ladies Auxiliary
Cc. H. Dally
H. Fuller
W. West
Business Men’s Association
Joli Behrens
Frank O. Bergold
Henry Hahn
L. EF. Ekipley
Riverdale Improvement Association
EF. Sweat
John BE. Schafer
A. C. Reich
F. A. Reich
Riverdale Hose Company No. 1
Hose House
Hightown
Henry Goos
Geo. L. Koehler
Herman Dreesen
Women's Relief Corps
G. W. Spencer
Bertha Sprick
Cora Jenness
Riverdale Board
Bowen School
Carle to Extend Run at Chicago Auditorium Two Weeks
Richard Carle, famed comedian, stays at Chicago's Auditorium for two more weeks starting Sunday November 15. He returns as a henpecked hero in Mary's Lamb and enjoys popular prices. The cast includes Cecilia Rhoda Nellie Brewster Rita Stanwood DeWitt Mott Sylvain Langlois George Bognues plus a strong chorus of cowgirls and models. Seats are on sale for the Thanksgiving matinee before he tours to Atlantic Gulf and Pacific venues.
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Richard Carle
America
Big
Chicago
Mary’s Lamb
Mr. Carle
Cecilia Rhoda
Nellie Brewster
Rita Stanwood
DeWitt Mott
Sylvain Langlois
George Bognues
Carle
Atlantic
Gulf
Pacific
Has Many Ancestors in McGregor Family Tale
Agnes Naomi Read Gulley, two and a half months old, is said to hold the record for most grandparents among 10,000,000 babies. Her line spans six generations with fifty-eight grandparents counted, while her great grandmother Lydia Shrake boasts 167 descendants including ten children and many grandchildren. The townsfolk debate whether counting descendants or ancestors is more honorable.
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Agnes Naomi Read Gulley
McGregor
Lydia Shrake
Hegewisch Plant Buys Land Near Calumet Works
The Western Steel Car and Foundry Co of Hegewisch bought 36 acres from the Calumet and Chicago Canal and Dock Co for 63000 dollars, near its east river works, amid plans to expand. The deal, aided by Murry Nelson Jr., comes as the firm readies improvements while steel car use grows in national railroading.
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Western Steel Car and Foundry Company
Hegewisch
Calumet and Chicago Canal and Dock Company
Calumet River
134Th Street
136Th Street
Muskegon Avenue
Murry Nelson, Jr
The
Canal and Dock Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harriman
Pullman
Union and Southern Pacific
Oregon
Calumet
Onions Grow in Whitley County Indiana Yield Drops in Drought
In Whitley County Indiana drought cuts average onion yield to 400 bushels per acre. Over 100000 bushels shipped to Columbia City market with five shipping points in the county. Main growers John Lewis and Joseph Lickey planted 42 acres and sold 19500 bushels. About 250000 bushels total county yield with prices down from 60 to 35 cents. Extra cars sent to St. Louis as demand shifts east. Growth suggests acreage will rise to around 1000 acres next season.
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Whitley County
Columbia City
John Lewis
Joseph Lickey
Smith Township
St. Louis
Whitley
Noble
Jeffersonville
Ind
Reflector
Poisoned by Mistake In Yegewisch Man Dies At Home
Gustav Strom a 35 year old resident of 13226 Ontario avenue Yegewisch accidentally drank a glassful of vermin poison Sunday night and died before aid could be summoned. He had placed the poison on the kitchen sink and later, hoping for water, drank from the glass unaware of its contents.
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Gustav Strom
Ontario Avenue
Strom
Local Time Card Listings From Riverdale Route Schedule
A fragmented timetable shows north and south Riverdale service times with morning departures between 4:44 am and 11:56 am, afternoon runs around 1:59 pm to 7:56 pm, and late evening services, plus a Business Men's Special noting a dedicated or premium schedule.
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Riverdale
Panhandle PCC and St Louis Riverdale Local Card
Eastbound and northbound trains from Chicago and Riverdale with 7.00 am 7.58 am 9.23 am 4.15 pm 5.14 pm 7.05 pm departures. Dalton schedule mirrors with a two minute difference each way.
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Riverdale
Chicago
Dalton
Dolton Jeweler Announces Sunday Openings Through Christmas
Alban P Reich, jeweler in Dolton, says his store will be open Sundays starting November 15 through Christmas to help customers who cannot call during the week. He invites customers to inspect stock of new novelties in jewelry and offers diamond purchases at close figures.
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Alban P. Reich
Dolton
Turning Basin Strait in Calumet River Land Granted
Turning Basin Martin Hausler conveyed Calumet river island between 93rd and 95th streets to the United States. Land deeded free after purchases by major Calumet River industrialists led by George A. Tripp of the Iroquois Iron Company for about $6,000 to enable a 750 foot turning basin. Maj. Thos. H. Rees, U.S. Engineer, has begun dredging.
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Martin Hausler
United States of America
Calumet River
George A. Tripp
Iroquois Iron Company
Maj
Thos. H. Rees
U. S
Elrenly
Calumet
Funeral Held For Henry Block Of Beecher At 1 PM
Attendees from Riverdale and Dalton joined relatives for the funeral of Henry Block aged 76. Block had lived in the neighborhood since the early 1860s and was active in local affairs. Names of mourners included A F Bowse, Henry Block, Jennie C Dolton, John Krug, T F Sweat, G A Sprick, George Tuch, Ernest Wesse.
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Riverdale
Dalton
Henry Block
Beecher
Block
Dolton
A. F. Bowse
Jennie C. Dolton
John Krug
T. F. Sweat
G. A. Sprick
George Tuch
Ernest Wesse
The Coming of the Calumet illustrated in Badenoch journal
In the current Chicago Alderman Badenoch Real Estate and Building Journal an article titled The Coming of the Calumet explores the rising Calumet district. It includes views of local industrial plants and several statistical tables showing the section’s promising ascendency.
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Chicago
Badenoch
Real Estate and Building Journal
For Sale and Wanted Items in Dalton Dolton Area
Classified notices list a fine imported zither for sale at The Pointer office, a wanted second-hand violin, a five room rental at 620 Ervin Avenue, a sale of old papers at The Pointer office, and dress making offerings with shirt waists at 75 cents plus, skirts at two dollars, plus tailored suits at 519 Lincoln Avenue Dolton Illinois.
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Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
Ill
Pointer
Ervin Avenue
Dalton
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
20 Acres for Sale in Illinois Farm Property
Land for sale at E. percent of the northwest of northwest and section 18 36 15. Freehold owner listed as Wm Bachmann of Dolton Illinois. Auction or sale details not specified.
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N. W
Wm. Bachmann
Dolton, Il
40 Acres For Sale In Lansing Illinois
FOR SALE-40 acres of good land suitable for truck farming. One mile south of Lansing. For particulars write or inquire of Mrs. Christ Schultz, Lansing, Ill.
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Lansing
Christ Schultz
Ill
A Spendthrift Should Marry An Extravagant Wife
Uncle Elias quips that a spendthrift benefits by marrying an extravagant woman so in six months they spite each other into thrift and economy. The remark reflects social humor on marriage and spending in the era.
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Elias
What shall I eat to-day says wise Josh Wise
A concise quip contrasts common speech among social classes with the wealthy and the poor preferring different phrasing about meals. The speaker Josh Wise notes the distinction between everyday questions and more formal wording.
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Josh Wise
Hick
Bread cheese and beer fed to three month old baby case
A Brentford police court case reports that a three month old baby was fed bread cheese and beer as supper. The incident highlights child welfare concerns raised in the hearing.
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Brentford
London
Forget-me-knot: owl warns string to remember is useless
AWise owl notes that tying a string around the finger to remember something is ineffective. He calls it a forget me knot, a playful take on memory aids and their futility.
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Kinney Brothers
Indiana Ave
Dalton Station
Ancient Order United Workmen
A. O. A. W. Hall
Richard Hoppe
Herman Kalas
John F. Boetteger
Calumet Camp
Schwab's Hall
Kinney
O. Obeldobel
L. F. Kipley
Knights OF the Modern Maccabees
A. O. U. W Hall
KR. Schaefer
John Harter
Cc. Vandenberg
Dolton School Board
Park Avenue
Hegewisch Car Plant
Indiana
Illinois Central Time Card
Randolph Street
Goo ‘ Zoo
Randolph
Hiverdale
South Riverdale
Nerin
Panhandle
P.C.C
St. L
Dolton State Bank
Dolton Tll
Hunting and Fishing License
Jacos A. Decklar
A. J. Parker, M.D
D.D.S
Leyden Avenue
Dutt Building
Fordtran Bros
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
Andrew Baumgartner
Justice of the Peace Notary Public
Edward F. Dillner
Chicago St. Dalton, Il
Ernst Hanschmann
137Th
Richard Buschking
Expressing
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
Robert Hanschmann
Park Ave
Dolton, Ili
WM. C. Zesch
Riv
Midway
Chauncy_Ave
Grand Crossing
Grant Bros
Carl Wulff
Fred J. Ott
Chicago St. Dolton,ill
137Th St
J. C. Depot
Geo. Tuch
137Th Street
H. R. Penfield
St. Highlawn
Pointer Poeering Trades
Council
Calumet Or
Thornton Townships
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