Riverdale Street Car Extension Hopes Struggle at City Hall
A Riverdale and Dalton businessmen committee met Street Car Company officials in Chicago to push Calumet Electric’s planned tren t extension to Riverdale by January 1 1910. Illinois Central refused crossing permission. city must find a workaround or extension fails. The transportation panel meets next Wed to seek Riverdale consideration and a crossing solution. The piece also notes Weltmer Therapy treatment of Mrs Schafer and a local baseball game, plus land sale ads and Obeldobel’s ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Electric
Riverdale
Business Men’s Association and
Riverdale Improvement Association
Street Car Company
First National Bank
Chicago
Peter Ripley
L. E Rollo
Otto F. Reich
Col
C. Propper
F. A. Reich
Thos. F. Kinney
Bihl
Reading
Samuel K. Markman
Burnham
West Hammond
Plumber
Illinois Central Railroad
180Th Street
134Th Street
130Th Street
116Th
180Th Sts
Illinois Central
Haskins backs park bid in Dolton visit
Norman Haskins of Des Moines offered Dolton a park site at Park Avenue and Main Street with a two year hold on the deed by the park committee. He also proposed an adjacent strip opposite the Pennsylvania depot pending railroad beautification. The committee kept the name Haskins for the park and praised his support for Drake University athletics in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Haskins
Des Moines
Iowa
Dolton
Park Avenue
Main Street
Park Committee
Pennsylvania Depot
Dalton
Riverdale
Haskins
Chicago Tribune
Walter Eckersall
Drake University
Drake
Michigan
University
Rose Bud Pleasure Club Reception and Ball Planned
Local notices recount a reception and ball by the Rose Bud Pleasure Club at Dillner's Pavilion on Saturday evening October 16. Community updates include residents visiting relatives, birthdays, school reports, church appointments, sewer assessments, and a charity card party to benefit Eucharistic Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Bud Pleasure Club
Dillner’s Pavilion
Fred van Buren
Riverdale
Dolton Board Tests New Turning Poles At Meeting
After a Dolton Board of Education session last Tuesday, members tested new turning poles for students. Schaefer boasted of champion skill while Waldhoff claimed to be the original "chinning" expert. The attempted rounds ended with falls and humorous mishaps as the group vowed to improve by the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Board of Education
George Schaefer
Waldhimbolf
Kasten
Missouri
Schaefer
Wahnhoff
Albrecht
Bowman
Haney
Prof. Robison
Wabmbhoff
al. Bowman
Frank Lund
Walmbott
Wahin Hoff
German Day Celebration Draws 15000 In Chicago Parade
The German Day parade in Chicago with 15,000 participants honored Germantown founder Dr. Franz Daniel Pastorius and featured 7 divisions including veterans and German-American societies. Leaders Meyer Lusse and Franz Amberg led in carriages and 12,000 attendees later enjoyed a concert of classical German music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unicago
Frangz Daniel Pastorius
Germantown
Philadelphia
Chicago
Judge Schafer
Riverdale
Wacol Am Rhein
Moving Picture Show Promises Indian Shows This Weekend
Special feature for Saturday and Sunday evenings includes the big Indian film Strange Meeting on Saturday night and Suffer Little Children on Sunday. For sale a furnace in good condition cheap. will heat nine rooms or less. inquire at The Pointer office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of
Leaven
Pointer
Riverdale Approves Temporary Sewer Project
The Riverdale Village Board decided at a special meeting to fund a temporary sewer system costing 2500 dollars from the general fund. Engineer A W Kennedy proposed a 15 and 12 inch tile layout along the north and east sides of key streets to serve the village for the next decade or more. Construction will begin once specifications are prepared and legal steps are completed within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Board
A. W. Kennedy
138Th Street
Panhandle
Illinois Street
137Th Place
Ripley
Wabash Avenue
State Street
Night School Planned in Dolton Board Offers School Buildings
Dolton Board of Education to host a meeting for organizing a night school in Park Avenue School Room 6. A class may be formed if enough interest is shown, with the gathering set for Tuesday evening October 12 at 7 30 p m. All interested are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Board of Education
Park Avenue School
F. W. Robison
Box social boosts league funds at Waterman residence
The League Society of the German M IE Church held a box social at Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Waterman’s residence yielding a good sum for league work. Mr. Waterman offered hats to replace a missing one with lighthearted paternal concern. the hat was found later and guests departed happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League Society
M. IE. Church
Chas. Waterman
League
Sam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Riverdale and
Transportation Committee
Geo. W. Mizo
Kimbark Avenue
John E.schafer
Weltmer
Mizo
Weltmer Institute of
Blinkies
Lianey Stars
Penfield
Michalski
Bradshaw
Kummerer
Bush
Buchler
Jones
Berchinski
Gerloff
Harper County
Kansas
Bargins
Rice County
Merwin G. Conner
Little River
Rice Co
Alii
Obeldobel’s
MR. Haskins
Ora Willigan
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Dakotas
LeBeau
Lemmon
Mabridge
Pierre
Bismark
N. Dak
Obel
James Pricket
Klnaege
Crystal Lake
Ill
L. Blimm
Crown Point
Ind
C. Goodshaw
Anna Peters
Florence, Lena
Merle Rogers
Utopian Ladies Band
Belleville
Wis
J. E. Quinn
Hickey
Minnie Kline
Berger
Blue Island
Helen Logan
Aurora
Fred Logan
Y J. C. Brookfelt
Business Men’s Association
Walter May
National Biscuit Company
Burlington
Madison
Keokuk
John E. Bergman
West Pullman
Barkmeier
Indiana Avenue
Draeger
Bergman
The
Lumber Company
John Gertzen
137Th Street
Pope Beet
David Williams
Arthur Hughes
Gertrude
Albert Hughes
Iturbert
Ira
Ben
Harvey
N. H. Thompson
Eucharistic Society
Dolton School Board
Cyrus Wise
William Wise
James Wise
John Deal
Vernon
Hoopeston
W. B. Myers
Harry
Superior Street
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