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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1907

Page

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Business Men Hold Informal Smokers in Riverdale Dalton

Riverdale and Dalton business men gathered at Lund's Hall for a smoker with oysters, cigars, and lunch. Speakers urged consolidation into one city, endorsing improved sewer and water systems, streetcar transport, and unified governance to boost regional prosperity.

Riverdale Dalton Lund’s Hall Business Men’s Association Alderman Bihl Mr. DeYoung Mr. Schmidt Benj D. K Busines Men's Association Schmidt Roseland South End John A. Verhoeven W. F. Propper Chicago Benj. D. Kleeman Calumet Canal Drainage Board M. R. Weidner Reich Dalton Minks Riverdale Muskrats Camp McDermott Calumet River Minks Muskrats

Truancy Law Reminder and Local Notices

The article discusses a 1897 state truancy law mandating child attendance, penalties for noncompliance, and duties of school officers. It emphasizes parental responsibility and education as essential, urging regular school attendance and parental support for learning. Additional items include local notices about sales, a bank advertisement, and property transactions in Dalton.

Thin State Board of Education Supreme Court Joan E. Schafer

Bank President Buys Lincoln Avenue Lots for Home and Business

Ernest W. Balgeiman, president of Dolton State Bank, purchased two feet of ground on Lincoln Avenue west of Lund's drug store from the Lund estate. He plans a palatial residence and Dolton as his future home, after already buying lots west of the C. and E. I. Depot to erect a substantial business building.

Chicago Business Men’s Association Reich Ernest Bihl Bihl Riverdale Alderman Bihl Dalton Calumet Canal Ernest W. Balgeiman Dolton State Bank Lincoln Avenue Lund Balgeman Dolton

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Joseph Mathews Wildwood Altho Southside Suburban Electric Railway Rock Island Blue Island Frank C. Lund Frank Bergold Fin Sec's Business Men’s Association John Behrens Otto F. Reich Attorney Business Men’s Association F.L. Baecker The Pointer Schafer Dalton State Bank Fred Bielfeldt Thornton George H. Schafer Main Street Henry Dillner
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