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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
6
Ellen Rasmussen Tuttle rides a chestnut horse in a bold costume to win the Wheaton fair running race. Spectators gasp as she leads from start to finish, finishing with a Tod Sloan style stretch in 1 51 as the crowd cheers.
Aurora resident John C Murphy announces his bid for Kane County circuit judge. A longtime city resident since childhood he served as mayor in 1893 4 and has held posts including assistant United States district attorney of Dakota and district attorney.
The city carried the judicial primaries but the nomination was lost as the vote split between two candidates. Mr Murphy was once a law partner of Samuel Alschuler, Democratic governor candidate in 1900, and now partners with Benjamin P. Alschuler, brother of Samuel.
C F Sparks of Alton has been chosen by the St Louis Power Boat association to deliver a letter to President Roosevelt during his river visit next month. The letter will voyage by fast boat from Meredosia Illinois to St Louis, then to Chicago and Peoria before reaching Meredosia aboard Illinois Yacht club craft.
Havana city council approves bicycles for each Havana volunteer fire department member to speed responses. Rev. George Bradfield of Chicago is elected office editor of a church paper based in Chicago after Illinois Free Methodist conference. Benjamin It Moore and Miss Kate Shively of Decatur elope to Mattoon and marry.
The Illinois state convention of Christian churches concluded in Jacksonville with H. L. Willett of Chicago elected president for the next session in Chicago. Principal speakers included A. L. Orcutt of Indianapolis and C. S. Weaver of Osaka, Japan, along with James H. Shields of Chicago. Oliver W. Stewart spoke on The Problem of Drunkenness as Chicago hosts the next meeting.
Hearing in the dissolution suit shows Standard Oil of New Jersey earned $490,315,934 from 1899 to 1906, averaging over $61 million yearly, and distributed $308,359,403 to shareholders. Judge Grosscup set bonds totaling $6 million to secure a $29.24 million judgment. District Attorney Sims seeks larger security. Kellogg notes asset valuations.
Practical budding methods explained for fruit trees with shield buds. The article describes stock size, timing, and steps for T shaped cuts, inserting the bud, tying, and aftercare. It notes bud efficiency versus grafting, stock use, and renewal in the next season.
Herbert Thompson 22 fell 30 feet from a slack rope during a stunt in Central park East St. Louis. He suffered a broken left arm in two places a broken nose and internal injuries. He was taken to St Marys hospital as hundreds watched and several women fainted.
The Illinois grand council Royal and Select Masters Masonic adjourned at Alton to meet in Canton next year. Retiring grand master Albert T. Hay of Springfield received a gold jewel. Elected officers include grand master Will C. Rood Chicago deputy grand master Chester D. Clarkson Peoria principal conductor Henry T. Hubbard Urbana treasurer J C Smith Chicago recorder Gil W. Barnard Chicago chaplain Henry R. Hopkins Chicago lecturer M M Lord Chicago captain of the guard Edwin A. Vaughan Princeton grand conductor A A Roe Chicago grand marshall G H Vaupell Chicago steward G S Gurney Chicago sentinel W J Delaney Centr alia.
Clinton Joe Willis and Noble Davis were tried in county court for disorderly conduct after peering into windows of Clinton women. Found guilty they paid a $10 fine plus costs or were committed to the county jail for nonpayment. The pair had been seen at several residence windows, causing annoyance to local residents.
Taylorville resident Lena Daniels, a domestic, attempted to take poison Monday morning. She recovered enough to swear out a warrant against coal miner David Lewis of Taylorville, alleging he is the father of her unborn child. Despair over her illness prompted the act.
Joseph McKay son of Rev BE McKay pastor Embury Methodist Freeport Illinois was bound over to the grand jury on a 5000 bond admitting he attacked Hazel Bristol 16. The girl defended herself and McKay struck her in the face then fled.
Workmen boring a well at T. G. Kennedy's residence in Atlanta struck a flow of gas at 90 feet. A three-fourths inch pipe with a valve was attached and the gas burned steadily for several hours with strong force.
Granite City Frank M. Smith, shot by his sweetheart Minnie Hohnes, is improving and likely to recover, doctors report. Burtonview Woman Seeks Divorce Lincoln Mabel Sengel petitions for divorce from husband Henry Engel.
A seven passenger racing car built to hold three crashed into a telephone pole on a Colorado Springs hill early Tuesday. Three died instantly, a fourth died soon after, others injured. Victims include John S. Grey Britten L Graves W H Ralston H Winnal. Injured are James English George Buckley F H Ward and A W Markscheffel. The party had attended an Elks social at Manitou and were returning home.
Chicago voters rejected the new city charter by nearly two to one after months of committee work. Opposition emphasized higher taxes as a major talking point, with united local groups including United societies for Local Self-Government, South Park board, and Republican and Democratic factions cited as contributing forces.
James W. Barr resigns as director general of the Jamestown exposition in a letter to a directors committee. He cites ongoing conflict with President Harry St. George Tucker over social features of the exposition and says he cannot continue in his duties.
The farmer's vegetable garden grows in popularity among farmers seeking family comfort and soil care. A half acre yields both crops and soil treatment insights, requiring heavy manuring in fall and spring to keep the garden productive and profitable.
A New Jersey farmer netted 510 dollars from one acre of strawberries this year and a Missouri farmer near St Louis earned 350 dollars from an acre of raspberries. The article notes other farming branches are profitable beyond corn and hogs.
A Rural New Yorker writer outlines an oil stove hotbed system to grow peppers tomatoes eggplants and similar plants. The design uses elevated boxes with one wick stoves under a sheet iron false bottom ensuring air flow and safe heat propagation while avoiding fumes.
The article emphasizes strong foundations for apple exports and advises keeping tools clean. It notes progress renewing old orchards, encourages new plantings, highlights the rise of commercial orchards, and explains heavy fertilization and careful fruit care enable high yields on small plots. It also covers straw management after threshing and using straw to shield soil and garden patches.
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