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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1907
Page
4
South from Riverdale timetable entries list several times including 6.20am 10.01am and 4-33 pim 7.09pm 6.45pm with multiple late evening departures. The note ends with a line reading Business Men's Special.
Eastbound and northbound service times listed for Chicago station with 7.00 a.m. 7.58 a.m. 9.23 a.m. 4.15 p.m. 5.14 p.m. 7.05 p.m. Also same schedule for Dalton with two minute differences each direction.
Railway notice states Western Indiana Railroad will not run trains on Sundays. Timetables show weekday departures at 8 am 6, 42 and 7.20 and 7.50 with additional eastbound and evening services reflecting limited Sunday operation.
Brickmakers Local Union No 6 meets at A O U W Hall Delton on the second and last Thursday evenings. Geo Day is president with Henry Hilgendorf as recording secretary and STAY Messerschmidt as financial secretary.
Carrie Nation spoke at Harvey High School as part of a week of lectures denouncing drink and tobacco. She contrasted southern manners with northern behavior and described her method of lecturing smokers and beer vendors as memorable and stern.
A fast auto struck a farm wagon near Propper's corner on Monday evening. The asleep farmer was thrown but recovered. The car escaped with a punctured tire, replaced, and left. The farmer plans head and tail lights and a steel frame for the wagon, as rural residents warn of rising risks.
The Riverdale Fife and Drum Corps, about twenty young men, forms a complete brass band. Organized March 24 1904 they built a house near the Calumet river Navy Yards and practiced to become a first class corps. Officers include Herman L Hammermeister president Otto Hammermeister secretary and William Deick treasurer.
Rev. T C Tanis of the Dutch Reformed Church at Dalton sustained a sprained left leg after slipping on a banana peel while crossing Wabash avenue Tuesday evening. He was helped to the train and driven home.
Edward Hausinger, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Abel Hausinger of Dalton, broke his right arm above the elbow Sunday afternoon while pitching during a baseball game. The accident occurred in the act of throwing the ball.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindness in sorrow from F. L. Brecker and family. Community notices include Rippe's Athletics beating the Hammond Blues 5 to 4 in a seven inning game at Dalton grounds last Sunday. Various organizations meet monthly at Riverdale venues with schedules and officers listed.
Benjamin G Boettger a Riverdale resident and carpenter, to wed Anna Perrin formerly from Germany, in a Saturday ceremony at 8 00 PM at the Boettger home 2542 136th Street. Boettger has five children and is brother to John F Boettger the Dolton postmaster. He previously lost Maggie Link in 1898.
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