Riverdale Board Awards Water Main Bid and Plans Bond Meeting
The Riverdale board met in regular session to open bids for laying new water mains and discuss water bonds. Art Kraag’s bid was accepted as the lowest responsible bid, with a special session to decide bond awards. Regular reports covered treasury balances, August license collections, street work on 138th Street, Halstead Street bridge repairs, street lighting, and license delinquencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Board
Art Kraag
Sellin
Usoft
Diehl
Lotz
138Th Street
Panhandle
Illinois Central R
Halsted Street
North Harvey
Wilkens
Schoenhofer Brewing Co
Shedd Ice Cream Co
Village Hall
Delton
Indiana
Niemeyer Penne
Foe
Win
Wunsch
Fred Rau
Matthew Cosmer
Dalton items mix travel, mishap, and a fruit shower
Three men including Decklar and Stutzriem depart for Norfolk for an Eagles convention visiting Jamestown Exposition Washington and other eastern stops. John Berger escapes serious injury after a runaway horse crashes into Oakland cemetery. St Paul Ev Lutheran church trustees hire F Sole for a 1950 dollar pipe organ. Miss Theresa Flick receives a fruit shower from St Mary’s students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ochn Schug
J. A. Decklar
Wm. Stutzriem
Norfolk
The
Eagles
Washington
New York City
Niagara Falls
Dalton
John Berger
Oakland Cemetery
Doiron
F. Sole
Freemont
Ohio
Theresa Flick
St. Mary's School
Base Ball News Defeated Cavs by 12 runs in Sunday game
Base Ball News was defeated the Cav- The Harmoni Sunday by a score of 14 to 2. Next Sunday they battle the Phoenix Tigers who have played in the Inter-City League this season. Whitman and Barnes team will be taken on Sunday, Sept. 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cav
Harmoni
A. C
Phoenix Tigers
Whitman & Barnes
Greatness in Pursuit of a Son and a Title
A compact study traces a man’s quest for greatness through a pivotal season. The piece centers on personal ambition, public scrutiny, and the pursuit of a lasting title. It blends striving, sacrifice, and the social press surrounding athletic achievement.
American Legion Notes on TB visit and Legion HQ work
The Legion thanks Twin City Ice Co Ira Hastings and Vir Carl Dieck for Labor Day services. James Prickett leads a Sunday trip to Oak Forest to visit 100 ex service men with tuberculosis. Volunteers may join the group. meet at Dalton village hall at 1 p m Chicago time with autos. Members to help prepare the new Legion headquarters for winter and an athletic meeting for football practice at 10 a m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Twin City Ice Co
Ira Hastings
Carl Dieck
James Prickett
Oak Forest
Dalton Village Hall
Chicago
Woman Jailed For Cussing Cited Hard Life Of Twelve Children
An Indiana woman hauled into court for profanity argued she must support her family by taking in washing and had a right to cuss. The judge agreed that she had but questioned whether others shared that liberty. Campaign News Gazette reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Campaign News Gazette
College Students Head to Various Institutions Soon
Weidner departs for Enver Military Institute for year four and spring plans at nearby universities. Vernon Day campaigns for Illinois University second year. Arnold Bachman to leave soon for Illinois University. Arthur Waterman leaves for Illinois University. Dorothy Vandeursen travels to Ann Arbor for University of Michigan. Katherine Weidner to depart September 23 for Roanoke Virginia College. Mary Harms to attend Chicago University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Weidner
Enver Military Institute
Mlinois Universay
Arnold Bachman
Roanoke
Virginia College
Dorothy Vandeursen
Thurso
Ann Arbor
Mich
Local and Personal Notes From Riverdale and Nearby
J J Powers leaves Riverdale for a month in Tuscola Alabama to visit his parents. Elks Club guests from Dalton and Riverdale, including the ladies, will be hosted by Harvey Elks. Mrs L E Reich and Dorothy return from Ormsby Minnesota after a four week visit, they hope to persuade Louie to open a store there. Ladies Aid of M E church holds all day meeting September 22 with dinner after. officer elections. Clifford Wilkens suffers an injured knee from a fall at play. Ferdinand Gallegos returns from Lake Leland Michigan where bass and pickerel fishing was enjoyed. Paul C Johnson breaks his collar bone practicing football, hospitalized for surgical care. Co 8 Downs of Benton Harbor attends Riverdale board meeting. former associate in local real estate and still owns land. Henry Propper sells 351 Park Dalton home. moving to Danville for health treatment. Mrs R Stotzer heads to Brooklyn to tend property, plans weeks away. Mrs Gertrude Johnson returns from New Lexington Ohio due to son Paul’s football injury. Howard Nelson returns from a east trip including Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Powers
I. C
Riverdale
Tuscola
Dalton
Edward Rampke
Ormsby
Minn
Louie
M. E. Church
Clifford Wilkens
Alvin Wilkens
Ferdinand Gallegos
Leland
Mich
Dr. Gallegos
Lake
Ferdinand
Paul C. Johnson
West Side
Curfew Law Enforced in Blue Island for Minors
Blue Island adopts a curfew effective this week barring anyone under 16 from public highways after 9 PM unless with a guardian aged over 21. Both child and parent face heavy fines, and police will arrest unaccompanied youths after curfew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Island
Instant Gas-oil Burner promises coal and wood replacement
An advertisement touts the Instant Gas-oil Burner as a simple device for stoves. Placed in the fire-box it converts kerosene into vapor gas to enable gas cooking and baking, with demonstrations at Brookfield store and sales through Trust and Savings Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Brook- the
Trust & Savings Bank
Ordale
Kids with $3600 Found by Chance Spark City Wide Mystery
John Stanula and Stanley Klinek, both 12 from 2512 South Western Ave, found 3600 dollars yesterday under a new stand. They spent part on two bicycles, clothes, candy, and ice cream, then gave the rest away. A bank messenger meant to deliver the funds to Lawndale National but slept during the trip. police later recovered $800 from the boys' friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stanula
South Western Avenue
Stanley Klinek
Capt. Coughlin
Marquette
Lawndale National Bank
Wife a Hold Up Suit Sparks Divorce Plea
Gustaf Salim of 18 Bishop Court rushed into the Des Plaines street police station claiming his wife held him up with two gunmen and stole his $110 roll. The desk sergeant replied with a quip as Salim declared he was suing for divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustaf Salim
Bishop Court
Des Plaines Street
Salim
Van Rossem Nomes Wedding Solemnized at Home
Gertrude Van Rossem and Jacob Nomes were married September 7 at the Van Rossem home with Rev. J. Sietsma officiating. Only relatives and intimate friends attended and a wedding supper followed. The groom, an ex soldier who was wounded twice overseas, received many useful presents. Best wishes for their future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil van Rossem
Gertrude
Jacob Nomes
Gano
Rev. J. Sietsma
Little Falls
N. J
Truant Officer Post Open by District 148 Dalton Ill
The Board of Education District 148 Dalton Illinois invites male applicants for a truant officer position paying 25 dollars monthly. Applications must be in the applicant’s own handwriting and signed before Supt C T Bright by Sept 20, 1921 at 8 pm Chicago time. The board may reject all applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education, Dist
Dalton
Ill
Chicago
C. T. Bright
Board of Education
City Hearing Opens Sixteenth Street Proposal and Costs
A Chicago Heights public hearing examined opening Sixteenth Street from Chicago Road to Puucid Avenue to 50 feet wide with funding by special assessment. Estimated cost about 11 000, five houses to move. Debate focused on equitable burden and street width amid opposition and legal questions raised by attorney P. P. Flick regarding title to adjacent property.
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Chicago Heights
Sixteenth Street
Chicago Road
Dpucid Avenue
McCoy
Pro Aid Con
Chicago
P. P. Flick
Caroline Starke
Sage
Mr. Sage
Mr. Flick
Starke
Flick
Pius
Dr Ray Pierce Moves to Larger Dental Quarters
Dr Ray Pierce relocates from the Parkway building to 11213 Michigan Avenue two doors south of the Peoples Store. The enlarged space will accommodate a growing patient list and is described as one of the city's most practical and best equipped offices for gas administration and extraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Pierce
Parkway
Michigan Avenue
Peoples Store
Pierce
Blacksmith Fined For Horse Cruelty In South Chicago
Stanley Kukula a blacksmith of 11037 Wentworth avenue was arrested after neighbor complaints of horse abuse. He appeared before Judge Prinderville at South Chicago Station on Friday September 5 and was fined $20 plus costs. The case was turned over to the Humane Society for handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Kukula
Wentworth Avenue
Prinderville
South Chicago
Humane Society
Calumet Index
Dolton M. E. Church Sunday services and events
The Dolton M. E. Church led by Pastor J. L. Albritton will conduct Sunday worship at 11 AM with Sunday School at 9 45 AM. Mrs Nora H Peake will attend and address the school and present a portrait of Francis E Willard. Epworth League meets at 6 45 PM and Tom Corwin performs at 7 45 PM. Primary Department notes rally day Sept 25 during Sunday school. Graduates listed and practice Saturday at 3 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Albritton
Nora H. Peake
Cook County Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Francis E. Willard
Epworth League
Tom Corwin
Mr. Corwin
Harold Beck
Ruth Lowall Rose Daehn
Marion Meeder
Alice Denton
Josephine Packard
Edward Ehlers
Bernice Proper
Frank Freehaus
Howard Renter
Vera Gillespie Inez Rodman Morton Haddon
Matilda Staat
Paul Hartman Robt. Vandenberg
Henry Jacobsma
Lorene Waddell
Peter Jacobsma
Leone Waddell
Marjorie Klaege Delynne Walkerly
Raymond Wesse
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Art Kraay
West
Base Ball News
American Legion
Downs
Benton Harbor
F. A. Reich
Highlawn
Chicago Athletic Club
Henry Propper
Park Avenue
Frank W. Maxwell
Danville
R. Stotzer
Brooklyn
New York
Gertrude Johnson
New Lexington
Paul
Howard Nelson
First National Bank of
Dolton M. E. Church
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