Dolton Board Acts On Gas Bill Complaints And Light Plant Sale
The Dolton board met in regular session to hear Public Service Co officials on gas bill increases and promise adjustments if overcharges are found. The clerk announced an ordinance to sell the light plant and village hall property, with other routine measures and committee actions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Hyatt
Lapp
Public Service Co
Henry Milhahn
Highway Commissioners
East Main Street Ditch
Jamies McLaughlin
Dillner
Krueger
Albrecht
Riverdale Board
138Th Street
A. W. Hersey
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Street
Ehlert
McLaughlie
Weber
Greenwood
Schnoor
McLaughlin
Hanschman
Ebiert
Ahall
Smythe
Propper
Dalton
Calumet Conservatory Opens Fifth Season in Roseland
The Calumet Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art at 11331 Michigan Ave Roseland announces its fifth season with high grade modern instruction in piano vocal violin and elocution at reasonable rates. Teachers are experienced and competent. Special children's classes offered. Many free advantages. Catalogs with full particulars available on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art
Michigan Ave
Roseland
Dry Chicago Demonstration Parade Scheduled Downtown
Believers in a Dry Chicago plan a large parade Saturday October 9 through the downtown district to showcase support for the cause. The event aims to attract participants and draw public attention to the dry movement in the city.
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Chicago
New Clay Target Industry Edges Into Riverdale
Riverdale prepares for a new industry manufacturing clay birds and throw traps. Black Products Co plans a Riverdale plant at 135th Place near Calumet Avenue, employing about 20 men when fully running. H. W. Vietmeyer will supervise ten plants nationwide and relocate to 327 East 136th Place.
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Riverdale
H. W. Vietmeyer
Black Products Co
Vietmeyer
Black Product Company
135Th Place
Calumet Avenue
East
136Th Place
Mrs. Penfield Dies in Los Angeles Home
The Pointer reports the death of Mrs. Herman Penfield formerly of Riverdale at 2622 North Main street Los Angeles California on Tuesday September 28 1913. Her maiden name was Anna Augusta Fedtke. The family moved to California five years ago where Mr. Penfield a former Village Clerk of Riverdale works as foreman carpenter for a large moving picture company. She leaves husband three sons Carl 20 Herman Jr 17 George 13 and daughter Lillian 11.
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Herman Penfield
Riverdale
North Main Street
Los Angeles
California
Carl
Terman, Jr
George
Lillian
Banks Will Close Columbus Day in Plainfield and Dalton State
The First National Bank and the Dalton State Bank will close on Columbus Day. In Plainfield, Hl an inventive farmer used a car exhaust via a rubber hose to kill gophers and rats, driving through fields and rodent burrows to end the infestation.
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First National Bank
Dalton State Bank
Columbus Day
Plainfield, Hl
Local and Personal News of the Community 2
Conrad Kern opens a wholesale and retail flour and feed store at 186th and Indiana avenue with new International truck for local deliveries. Community events include birthday surprises, visits, theater booking, club meetings, and upcoming fairs, with local families and merchants featured throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Kern
186Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Kern
Robert Burwell
Dalton
Riverdale Urges Public Backing for State Aid Roads
Village hall meeting on Tuesday October 12 urges Riverdale taxpayers to learn about state aid and county roads. Officials say Cook County will spend hundreds of thousands on roads next year and Riverdale must show support to secure its share, with Harvey sending leaders to join Riverdale West Pullman and Hazel Crest in pushing Halsted street as a state aid road.
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Riverdale
Cook County
Harvey
West Pullman
Hazel Crest
Halsted Street
West Pullman to Dedicate New Park and Assembly Hall
A $70 000 Park and Assembly Hall will be dedicated at West Pullman on Saturday October 9 with Congress man Mann and former Governor Deneen as speakers. Local officials include Commissioner Lawrence F Rau Park Board President G F Roberts and Treasurer W G Davis. The assembly hall is praised as among the finest in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Pullman
Mann
Deneen
Lawrence F Rau
G. F. Roberts
W. G. Davis
Park Board
Chicago
Coal Bids Wanted by Village Board of Riv erdale
The Village Board of Riverdale invites bids for 20 tons of coal 15 tons Pocahontas 5 tons Small Egg All bids must be received by 7 00 p m Tuesday October 12 at the Village Clerk s office F O Bergold Village Clerk 2021 Also notice live poultry wanted paying high market price by Peter Ripley Co Riverdale Delton stores contact Riverdale 272 Delton 511 For sale filling cabinet and table inquire Mrs A Baumgartner 19733 Wabash avenue Riverdale 18 2¢
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Riverdale
F. O. Bergold
Peter Ripley Co
Delton
A. Baumgartner
Wabash Avenue
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Dolton Board
Gas Company
Black Products Company
J. F. Kraus
John Pauls
William
Fred Sell
Manistee
Mich
Fred
Frank Ott
Sell
John Hruby
Dolton Theater
Neal
The
Navy
Dolton Theatre
Mont Pelee
Hruby
Dalton M. E. Gchurch
J Oan
Nora Baumgartner
Beecher
August
Sellia
Paul Middleborn
Arnold
Alfred Grages
Grages
Middleborns
Paul
Charles Ahrens
Emma
Charles C. Schnoor
New Lisbon
Wis
Henry W. Schuoer
W. M. Rosenthal
George Cobb
Thompson
GC. H. Smythe
South Haven
Kan
Blackwell
Oklahoma
L. S. Willis
Roy Smythe
Panama
Iowa
William Robertson
Frank
John Parks
Vermon Duggal
Lou
Robertson
Park
Dolton Woman’s Club
Lincoln Avenue School
Otto Lentz
Kenneth
Henry Mohr
William Rampke
Henry Goos
John Rampke
Verman Dreesen
John Lau
Blue Island
Easter
Globe
Bernice
Fred Yaeger
R. E. Meeder
Coliseum and Armory
Ernest Wesse
A. Schroeder
England
Fritz
Olga Hess
G. W. Sutherland
May
West Side
Wm. Man
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co
Wales
Indiana Harbor
St. Mary’s Court
C. F
Robert de Vries
Ashland Avenue
Burr Oak Avenue
Vermont Street
Henry Dillner
St. Cecilia Young Ladies Sodality of
St. Mary’s Church
Lund’s Hall
Peter Kipley
Good Roads
West Pullman Park
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