Riverdale Village Board Minutes Report
The village board discusses reports from the Police Magistrate, street repairs by Blue Island Railway, sewer outlets through Mr. Pope property, and fire alarm signal systems. The meeting covers water mains supply, permit enforcement, building permits, hall improvements, police conduct, and bond renewals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reich
Deam
Bonse
Halsted Street
Blue Island Road
Blue Island
Riverdale
Hammond
Silameister
Illinois Central
138Th Street
Goos
Indiana Avenue
North Side
Pope
Niemeyer
Steel Company
Highlawn
Dalton
Indiana Harbor Railroad Company
Highlawn Hose Company
Schafer
L. E. Reich
Baumgartner
Hall
Hameister
Star and Commission of Police
Paul Simnick
First National Bank
Karoline Shuki
Mrs Jagodzinske Dies in Rockford Sanitorium
Mrs Paul Jagodzinski formerly Kistler dies at a Rockford Illinois sanatorium last Wednesday morning. She moved to Rockford about ten days ago. Funeral set for Saturday at 10 am from 2728 137th Street Riverdale to St Marys Church. Interment Oakland Cemetery east of Dalton. Obituary to follow in next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jagodzinski
Kistler
Rockford
Ill
137Th Street
Riverdale
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Oakland Cemetery
Dalton
Phony Five Spot Causes Commotion at Illinois Central Yards
Jacob A. Decklar transfer conductor and Riverdale village clerk found fragments of a five dollar bill in the Illinois Central Yards last Monday. It proved to be a counterfeit note in circulation. A passerby train tore the pieces from a scene, requiring two switch engines to move Deck away. Mrs Warbridge entertained guests at the Y M C A Dolton with a polyphonic imitator Thomas Corwine and Miss Wilma Cline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Jacob A. Decklar
Riverdale
A. A. Farbridge
Y. M.C. A. Dolton
Thomas Corwine
Wilma Cline
Columbia School of Expression Chicago
Warbridge
Robbers Enter Dalton Homes Trigger Alarm But Flee Empty
Last Monday night masked thieves entered several Dalton residences including George Collison Louis Curveau Chas Dahn William Haas Cornelius De Ridder and A J Headley and Ed Conner. They looted no valuables and fled after disturbed by residents or an approaching threat. The De Ridder home alarmed a sleeping Henry De Ridder who yelled drawing attention and the suspect fled disastrously tumbling headfirst over a fence. Local observers report recent robberies in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
George Collison
Henry de Ridder
A. J. Headley
Ed. Conner
Samson the strong man pioneers advertising columns
The piece notes Samson as the first man to advertise and outlines how he used two solid columns to show his strength. It says several thousand people were drawn to the scheme and that he brought down the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Local notes recount Thanksgiving visits and births across Dalton
Local residents visited relatives in Chicago and nearby towns during Thanksgiving week. The column reports births including a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Waddell and a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer, plus several families traveling, hospital updates, and minor accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Schnoor
Urbana University
Fred Schnoor
Dalton
John Berger
Irene
Hammers
Lexington
William Waddell
Oscar Schaefer
Deborah Meyer
Chicago
Lena Remkie
Riverdale
Wesley Hospital
Barber Shop Closes Abruptly After Dalton Opening
Charly Schumaker who started a barber shop in Dalton weeks ago shut the shop last Saturday and left without notice to the landlord. The closure followed no obvious cause though he had worked for Billy Rose previously and had many acquaintances. Rumors place him in Texarkana Texas as a possible destination. Several associates reportedly wish to speak with him to discuss his business method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charly Schumaker
Dalton
Billy’’ Rose
Texarkana
Texas
Riverdale Patrol Wagon Transports Remains After Incident
A Riverdale incident on the north side near Beet Sugar Works prompted the Kensington patrol wagon to remove the remains of a young man and woman in a paralyzed condition aboard a house boat. The case is set for Judge Newcomber in Chicago Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. The young woman is 18. the young man is a longtime Riverdale police officer facing public scrutiny and sympathy from some quarters. Authorities withhold names to protect reputations. The piece also notes local business updates and arrivals in Riverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Kensington
Free watches and diamond ring promotion at Dalton store
An ad offers a free ticket with a $1 purchase from Alban DP, Dalton Jeweler, for a chance to win a Migin or Waltham Gold watch with a 20 year guarantee or a diamond ring. Inquiries urged at the store. Also listing a 3 room flat for rent via Gustav Fleischhauer and noting Britain’s blind population at about 40 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alban DP
Reien
Jeweler
Dalton
Sewer project approved for Riverdale Chicago
Judge Pond dissolved objections to the proposed sewer system and ordered the assessment spread, with small reductions for Ripley and Reich docks. Riverdale Chicago will see sewer construction in spring, possibly some work this winter, after alderman Ernest Bihl helped push improvements over many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley and Reich Dock
Riverdale
Chicago
Ernest Bihl
Indiana Ave
Schafer
Bihl
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Jagodzinske
Hattie Harter
Erven Harter
Chicago Heights
John Rieger
Esther
John Austin
J. A. Ward
West Pullman
Robert Waddell
Gustav Hoppe
St. Paul
Will Conners
DelWalb, Ill
Mary Conners
Fred Smith
Smith
Albert
Herman Wegener
Wm. Middelborn
C. & E. Roundhouse
Jed Hameister
Beecher
Hammister
D. P's
George Diette
Tena Schmiedt
Frank Lund
Lund
Scott
Gustav Fleischhauer
Great Britain
A. O. Pohlers
Pedro
John Behrens
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