Village Board Workshop Keeps Utilities Hustling
President Harper convened at 8 15 p m with Trustees absent then present. Bills from Grant Bros 368 76 and Henry Schnoor for carpentry were approved. The drainage plan seeks river outlet alignment with the sewer system and talks with Knickerbocker owner Field. Attempts to avoid litigation include amicable settlement and contract with Drainage Commissioners. Electricity shifts included Johnson’s discharge and reinstatement after public conflict. Park Avenue sidewalk timing extended to spring. frost-safe cinder walks approved. The saloon license transfer was denied without board sanction, and a village fire near the plant prompted a $5 reward to residents Staat for halting damage. The board adjourned after opening discussions on Haskins property access.
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Harper
Dickelman
Dolton
Ehlert
Grant Bros
Henry Schnoor
Harter
Knickerbocker
Rossiter
Field
Reich
McCormick
Drainage Board
Dalton
Blue Island
Behrens
John Berger
Park Avenue
Johnson
Electric Light Committee
Leverenz
Wulff
Mr. Dalton
Mr. Johnson
Trestee Harter
Chicago
Fred Leverenz
Chas. Neiden
Weber
Chas. Schnell
Chicago Street
New Business
John Staat
Not Bad: Boy Explains Instinct Versus Intelligence
A Universalist leader quotes a boy who says instinct would mean knowing all we need without learning, but humans have reason and must study themselves or remain fools. The remark underlines the tension between natural instinct and learned intelligence.
Cause and Effect Phrase Inspires Personal Forecast
A quoted admonition warns that future events reflect one’s own past actions. The fragment stresses personal responsibility and the idea that what you have stored up shapes what comes next. The tone feels like a moral lesson from a column or editorial.
Local Notes From Maywood And Riverdale Community
Local readers report social visits in Maywood Dolton and Riverdale. The towns share events from church socials to lodge gatherings, auctions, and raffles as residents attend family visits, weddings and neighborhood parties while noting quail hunting laws and local industry efforts.
Early memory of five months old and Santa tale
Miss Maud Allan writes of recalling memories from when she was five months old. She describes receiving a first doll and hearing about Santa Claus, and recounts Christmas Eve when she reportedly sped down a broad staircase.
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Maud Allan
Santa Claus
A Common Center Quote About Optimists and Pessimists
A humorous observation notes an optimist eats the doughnut without dwelling on the hole and compares the mindset to a pessimist in a witty Puck style line.
Curfew Ordinance Enforced In Dalton And Riverdale
A new curfew ordinance takes effect in Dalton last Monday and in Riverdale next Monday, giving village officers power to move unaccompanied youths off streets at 7 30 pm. Refusal may lead to reform school. proponents cite parental control and night crime prevention.
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Dalton
Riverdale
Death of Riverdale resident Jacob Kuse at 80
Jacob Kuse who lived near Riverdale for almost five decades died last Sunday at 9 30 PM at age 80 years 8 months 3 days from paralysis. His wife and all children except son John Kuse of Highlawn preceded him. The funeral was held Wednesday at 2 PM at German Lutheran St. Pauls church with Rev. H Wind officiating. Burial followed at Berger Cemetery beside his wife who died eight years ago.
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Silver Leaf Pleasure Club
John E. Stern
Fleischhauer
Fred Ott Jr
Fred Ott
Dillner
Riverdale
Riverdale Iron & Steel Company
Nora Baumgartner
Eagle Lake
Ill
Sellin
Highlawn
Indiana Ave
Francisco
Electric Signal Department
Illinois Central
Hammond
Ind
Dalton
Pullman
Kensington
Calumet
O. F. Reich
Henry Bockelman
134Th Street
Jim Stanzick
Swift
Calumet Lake
Stanzick
Martin Wilkins
Stars and Stripes
Sam
Navy
Harry Hutches
Park Avenue
Edna Lund
Mary Conner
Agnes Waddell
Edward Claussen
J. BR. Stanley
Imma Schwartz
Maggie McKnight
Robert Vandenberg
Edna Werner
M. Eblert
Richesoh
Ascension Church
Harvey
Catharine Verhoven
Theodore Koch
Harry Slusch
August Verhoeven
Wm. Bessette
Louis E. Reich
J. E. Edwards
Arthur Kelly
John A. Verhoeven
Jacob Kuse
John Kuse
St. Paul’s Church
Rev. H. Wind
Berger Cemetery
The Illusion of Chance in Coin Tossing
The author argues that chance is an illusion and that coin flips are governed by precise physical and mental forces from thumb nerves to cognitive input. Prediction would require understanding these forces, which are beyond ordinary calculation, leaving us with only ignorance as the mark of chance.
Worst of Hardships Quote by R L Stevenson
A terse reflection on personal mismanagement and dullness as the true hardship. The author notes the danger of living modestly misled by foolish choices, urging self awareness and restraint.
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R. L. Stevenson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maywood
M. Rudloff
Ella
Krueger Bros
Agnes Pon
Fernwood
Arno
Te Dale
Wm. Waddell
Anna Schwarz
M. E
Jacob Lotz Sr
Buckley, Sr
August Lurshen
Herman Penfield
Big Place
Chicago Brick Company
M. E. Church Dolton
Robert Waddell
Geo. Tuck’s Place
August Schukey
Calumet Avenue
Richard
Wm. Lotz
Lund’s Hall
Schwab’s Hall
Henry Hahn
Thornton
Gouwen
South Holland
Hahn
Gouwene
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