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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1911
Page
4
The Riverdale Village Board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Village Hall. Dr. F. W. Schmidt serves as President and Alvin G. Wilkins as Clerk.
Local groups including German Oak Lodge 257 A U W Calumet Camp 5142 Catholic Foresters St Luke s Court 186 Women s Catholic Order for Esters George Washington Lodge 1893 8 U N A Twin City Tent 1159 Modern Maccabees and Highlawn Hose Co No 1 hold regular meetings at Village Hall A O U W Hall Riverdale Dolton and Dalton with officers named for each organization and meeting times in the evenings and on Sundays.
Women’s Relief Corps G W Spencer Corps No 279 meets the second Friday at 2 pm and the fourth Friday at 8 pm at the Village Hall Riverdale President Emily Claussen and Secretary Dorothy Niemeyer listed. Met every Friday evening at Park Avenue School Dolton leaders named. The Consonants group meets every third Friday with Tolman Faden as president and Fred Stanley secretary. Dolton School Board meets first Tuesday monthly at 7 30 pm at Park Avenue School. Riverdale Board Directors meet fourth Friday monthly at 7 30 pm at Bowen School.
An elderly locomotive engineer recalls a piano virtuoso driver who unleashes a wild ride on a C. and E. I. line from Danville. The spectacle ends in disaster as a special collides, leaving crushed cars and frightened bystanders. The piece then pivots to a satirical note on Wall Street’s sins and political misdirections.
A vivid, panoramic sketch of Wall Street in New York City, describing its crowded streets, major stock exchanges, and the varied characters who pursue wealth. The piece notes its role as a manufacturing hub, a cradle of presidents and senators, and a symbol of prosperity and risk in a bustling urban artery.
The Illinois Central railroad shows gross earnings of 60,977,310 for year ending June 30 1911 up from 57,884,721 a rise of 3,092,310 or 5.34 percent. On 109,298,000 capital stock the company earned 10.20 percent versus 7 percent dividend. The prior year earned 7.16 percent on capital with 7 percent paid.
A Calumet Record note reports Geo Woodward manager of the Western Casket Co South End has disappeared funds and his books are out of order. Friends in the territory believe a mistake explains the matter given his respected standing and broad friendships.
Time card entries show No. 28 at 8 46 a m No 81 at 5 15 p m and No 21 flag at 8 41 p m. These records indicate scheduled train times and flag status for the period.
Daily train service notes Saturday and Sunday specifics. The No 67 departs 47th Street at 6:57 p.m. and arrives South Holland at 6:15 a.m. The text mentions a 6:06 departure from South Holland on Saturday.
Chicago schedule shows Eastbound service starting at 7.00 am with subsequent times 8.01 am and 4.15 pm and 6.18 pm. Dalton is listed with similar times and a note that northbound departures begin at 9.23 am and 7.23 pm, with a two minute difference.
Classified ads show numerous real estate offerings in Dolton, Riverdale, and Dalton including 6 room cottages, farms of 7 to 110 acres, and multiple lots in Leonard's subdivision. Also listed are for sale cook stoves, a heater, a Davis Restaurant, a 9 room house, and a newspaper delivery route. several employment pr ovisions request housekeepers and general help. A number of properties advertise installment plans and cash terms.
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