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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
4
Eastbound trains from Panhandle PCC and St. Louis RIVERDALE LOCAL run with service times at 7.00 am 7.58 am 4.15 pm and 5.14 pm. Same schedule applies to Dalton with identical departures both ways.
Village Board, Riverdale Dolton Business Men’s Association, Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers and Ladies Auxiliary, Catholic Order Foresters and Women’s Foresters meet on fixed weekdays at the Village Hall or A O U W Hall. Officers include presidents secretaries and treasurers named for each group with meeting times noted.
Edward Gibauer of Calumet Camp 5142 Modern Woodmen, Riverdale, left his boarding house after planning a California trip. He had substantial money, left his watch and clothes, and did not return, prompting Mrs. Schlueter to report him missing. He later appeared in St James Minnesota and sent a letter from there.
Henry Hilgendorf declares at a Dolton village meeting that he can bring witnesses to prove the statements he made about the fire company were true and accuses reports of spreading misinformation. He seeks to vindicate himself before citizens and property owners.
Quotation contrasts how opportunity acts differently among men. It describes some who are awakened and aided as a night watchman, others who ignore it or are harmed by it. The saying ends with a reminder that opportunity comes to all men in varied forms.
A Martian asks a crowd where they live and learns responses about living in the future or the past. An onlooker notes people struggle to live in the present without interrupting daily business.
A wealthy passenger bound for Europe books a suite on a steamship rather than a cabin. The four rooms include drawing room dining room bedroom and bathroom all richly furnished with costly woods silks tapestries and brocades. The suite even includes telephone service for in-ship calls and dinner appointments.
Early Friday a westbound merchandise train struck a standing brick car on the Chicago Junction road near the Wisconsin Lime and Cement Co yards. The engine overturned and several cars derailed. The engineer was badly injured but survived, and the fireman was hurt. Charley West and his helper aided the injured as Hammond wrecking crew arrived. one car carried apples and reports say some fine eating surrounded the wreck.
Walker Lake at the northern end is said to host a sea serpent sighting reported by mining man Dan Cornelison and companion John McCorry. They described a about 30 feet long creature moving toward the east shore, with another local claim of a serpent seen near shore by Peters. The Piute legend of a lake serpent also circulates around Shurz.
The Women's Relief Corps G W Spencer Post 279 holds meetings on the 2nd Friday and 4th Friday at 2 pm and 7 pm at Village Gas Riverdale with Della Deam as president Alma Kelly as secretary and Emily Clausen as treasurer. Geo Washington Lodge 189 S D of NA meets Sundays 1st and 3rd at Lunds Hall Dalton IL with J E White as president and C D Culler as secretary. Riverdale Park District Board meets at Village Hall by call of the president. Peter Ripley presides with John E Schafer secretary and other officers. Riverdale Improvement Association meets 2nd Monday monthly at Village Hall with T F Sweat president and John E Schafer secretary. A C Reich assistant secretary and F A Reich treasurer are listed.
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