Dolton Board Holds Meeting on Oct 2 Proceedings
Dolton Village Board met Monday evening with all members present. Bills were approved with two exceptions, including Fitzhugh Boiler Co. and Stone & Hancock. Park Avenue sidewalk ordinance approved. projects on 138th Street and Chicago Street discussed.
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Dolton Board
Cinder Walk
138Th Street
Dolton Village
Harter
Kern & Ripley, Moise
Franke Teaming
J.A
St. L.A.R. Freight
A. E Moomaw
RE. Hoppe
W. Smoot
A. Verhoeven
H. Hahn
H. Boden
Fitzhugh Boiler Co
Stone & Hancock
Helper
Vandenberg
Chicago Street
144Th Place
Park Avenue
Stanczik
Weber
188Th Place
Indiana Harbor Railroad
Jubilee Week Lights Up Roseland Streets
Roseland business leaders plan a bright Jubilee Week starting Monday October 9 with night lights music and attractions. Friday October 13 marks Riverdale Dolton and South Holland Day as crowds are expected to gather.
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Roseland
Riverdale
Dolton
South Holland
Photoplay listings at Lund's Hall Dolton week
Photoplay Lund's Hall Dolton presents shows every Tue Wed Fri Sat Sun. Friday features The Colonel's Son a war tragedy. Saturday features Legend of Lake Desolation a poetic Indian legend. Sunday 3:15 pm elopement comedy In Switzerland scenic Zykas vaudeville stunt. Weekday shows 7:30 pm.SALE 3 hp gasoline engine John Kickert South Helland
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Lake Desolation
Switzerland
John Hruby
Mgr
John Kickert
South Helland
Lincoln Avenue School wiring contract awarded in Dalton
M M Wood of Berwyn won the contract to wire the new Lincoln Avenue School building in Dalton. The piece notes local social events, bowling league scores, visits, church activities, and upcoming community happenings including a reliability run by the Calumet Motor Club and speakerships at Roseland.
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M. M Wood
Berwyn
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Women’s Relief Corps
Asmus Claussen
Eiie Fleischhauer
Riverdale
Paul’s
George Eggerstedt
Dxifr
Charles Smyth
Blackwell
Oklahoma
Smyth
Chicago
California
Southwest
Dressmaking Class Announcement in Riverdale
Notice invites young ladies to join a dressmaking and cutting class from Mrs J H Weigand in Paxton Illinois. Prospective students should send a postal card as the next term may be the last class in Riverdale.
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Riverdale
J. H. Weigand
Paxton, Ill
Campaign Starts at Pope Beet Sugar Works
The Pope Beet Sugar Works began cutting beets on Thursday morning October 5 at 7 00. Over 200 men are employed with about 80 percent living in Riverdale and Dalton. Beets are large this year but wet weather reduced sugar content. The plant will run day and night until the season’s output is processed. The campaign usually lasts 100 days.
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Pope Beet Sugar Works
Riverdale
Dalton
Pullman Night School Opens Next Week
Night School at Pullman will open next week. Instruction covers all common branches and English for non native speakers. Sessions run 7 to 9 p m on Monday through Thursday evenings.
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Pullman
Calumet Canal Excavation Starts With Civic Federation
Formal start of the Calumet Canal project was held last Friday with Civic Federation leadership led by John C. Finn. Henry Lee and others spoke while 2 novel features, including the Indian pipe of peace, were introduced for the ceremony. The project, 30 miles of channel and 164 miles of ditch, aims to finish in about five years at an estimated cost of $8,000,000.
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Calumet Canal
Civic Federation
John C. Finn
Dunne
B. F. Kleeman
Sullivan
Bleck
Smyth
Henry Lee
Lee
Calumet
Henry
S. P. Schoon
Herman Horn
John A. Muller
Riverdale
Calumet-Sag Canal
Sanitary Board
Blue Island
Chicago
William Arndt Dies at 77 After Long Riverdale Life
William Arndt a longtime Riverdale resident died last Saturday September 30 1911 aged 77 years seven months and nineteen days. Born in Brandenberg Germany he married Mary Schultz in 1864 and came to America settling in Riverdale in 1875. Survived by his wife two daughters Mrs John Lande greve of Valparaiso Indiana and Mrs Chas Schulte of Riverdale three sisters Mrs John Schroeder of Riverdale Mrs Carl Rusnoff of Blue Island and Mrs Mary Friend of Pappinau MI five grandchildren and many friends. A charter member of St Pauls German Lutheran Congregation his funeral was conducted by Rev H Wind at the church Tuesday afternoon with interment in Oakland Cemetery.
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William Arndt
Riverdale
Brandenberg
Germany
Mary Schultz
America
John Landegreve
Valparaiso
Ind
Chas. Schulte
John Schroeder
Carl Rusnoff
Blue Island
Mary Friend
Pappinau
St. Paul’s
H. Wind
Oakland
Parker Baby Josephine Parker Death Notice
Dr and Mrs A J Parker of Marlow Alabama report the death of their daughter Josephine on September 8 from a brief illness. She would have been two years old on the sixteenth of next month. The parents request publication in The Pointer.
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A. J. Parker
Riverdale
Delton
Marlow
Alabama
Ala
Josephine
Boy Scouts Notice Meeting Change
Notice for Boy Scouts to not meet Friday at the school house and to convene at M. E. Church lawn Saturday at 2 o'clock, signed by Scoutmaster W. E. Cissna. Also an advertisement offers for sale a well improved stock grain or dairy farm 80 acres in wheat, 64 miles east of Kankakee Illinois, with good buildings and water, near the road, asking about favorable terms. Address Tunis Young, 1514 H. 66th St., Chicago.
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M. KE
W. E. Cissna
Kankakee
Tunis Young
1514
H.66th St
Chicago
Fll
Sewer Work Nears Finish in Dalton
Contractor Brehm nearly completes the Dalton sewer project removing dredge and tools. Final tasks include catch basins and removing leftover tile and brick. Delays by Mona han Bros increased village costs, with about 6 000 dollars still due in taxes and a reduced public benefit of 2 500 dollars.
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Brehm
Dalton
Monahan Bros
Man Drowns After Jump From O and E Bridge Into Calumet River
A demented man leapt from the east side of the O and E bridge into the Calumet River Thursday at 4 05 pm. William Miller heard the splash and, unable to help, notified Charley Daehn and Wm Wannaicke who saved him from submersion. He had an arm amputated previously and refused to give his name. He was taken to Kensington police then Hyde Park and to the Detention Hospital today.
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Aman
Calumet
William Miller
Charley Daehn
Wm. Wannaicke
Kensington
Hyde Park
Local Events and Social Gatherings Highlight October
In Dalton several community events are scheduled this month. St Marys Congregation hosts a Bazaar at Diliners Pavilion with dates October 16 to 21. The Degree of Honor plans a reception and ball at A O U W Hall on October 21 with tickets six and a half cents per person. Photoplay shows at Lunds Hall. Immanuel Church Sunday Evening League presents entertainment at Lunds Ball on October 12 with tickets sixteen cents. Young Mens Progressive Association oyster supper and entertainment at the M Church slated for October 11. Rosebud Pleasure Club offers a reception and ball at Dillners Pavilion in Dalton on a Saturday evening in October.
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St. Mary's
Diliner’s Pavilion
Dalton
A. O. U. W. Hall
Lund’s Hall
Immanuel Church
Lund
Staples Ventriloquist
Young Men's Progressive Association
M . Church
Rosebud Pleasure Club
Dillner
Dolton
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Light
Schnoor
Attorney and Light Committee
Riverdale Board
Illinois Brick Company
J. J. Kasper
William Rose
Dickelman
Reading and Block
Gano
Markman
Western
Indiana
Claussen
South Holland Board
Hansen & VanWelter
Verhoven
Propper
Calumet Motor Club
Crown Point
Michigan Ave
Ayer Harrison
Mann
J. Hamilton Lewis
Dalton M. E. Church
Alma Lund
Wm. Palmer
Evelyn
Lawrence Kanaga
Indianapolis
Mandy’s Poultry School
Indiana Avenue
Geo. P. Kabele
Ev. Lutheran Theological Seminary
Maywood
George L. Koch
M. E
W.e.cissna
Dolton M. E. Church
Cissna
Parker
Boy Scouts
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