Homewood News Highlights Local Happenings and Accidents
Local notes report J A Dokens leaving for Boone Iowa to take a similar job. August Drei’s burial. a birthday at Fred Bramstedt’s. a sand bag wagon trip from Chicago. ground breaking for Henry Gottscalk’s new store. silver wedding of Mr and Mrs Wm C Scupham. multiple vehicle collisions on Vincennes Road with minor injuries. a horse thief incident and missing horse and buggy. fire hydrant count noted. Old Settlers Picnic set for Sept 24. Idle Wild Country Club caddies overworked. Rev Ewing visiting. rain delays a ball game won 7 to 8 by South Homewoods. Cloverdale A C Roseland next. Woodmen reception Oct 14. Funk’s hall shows start this week with Captain Kate and The Wild Animal on Sept 26.
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Drei
South West
Fred Bramstedt
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Henry Gottscalk
Mainskey
Wm. C. Scupham
Vincennes Road
Spingfield
Blue Island
Springield
Christ Schimmel
August Lang
Old Settlers
Idle Wild Country Club
Ewing
Presbyterian Church
Iowa
Cloverdale A. C’s
Roseland
Woodmen
Pank’s
Funk’s
Jruby
Kate
Africa
Dolton Bicycle Riders Must Use Bell and Light
Notice from Henry Hahn clerk that bicycle riders in the Village of Dolton must use a bell during the day and carry a light at night when riding on sidewalks. Violators will be arrested and fined.
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Dolton
Henry Hahn
South Holland Farm Sold to Stone Quarry in Landmark Deal
L Vinke sold his 65 acre farm to a Stone Quarry concern with rumors of a large price. Peter Dalenberg won a Champaign building inspector post. A local horse incident in Hammond ends with a rural man rescuing his horse after a shock, followed by relief once the horse is led away. Alumni, visits, and early 20th century civic notes fill the page along with cattle disease concerns and roadwork contracts on 159th street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Vinke
Nelson Dalenberg
McCormick University
N. Tap
Peter Dalenberg
Champaign
Dobbin
Lissister
Hammond
Ida Srewers
Roseland
Peter van Erden
Carrie van Erden
Valparaiso
Bessie Dalenberg
Holland, Mich
Hope College
Nicholas Paarlverg
Paatberg
A. P. Larsen
159Th Street
M. Vanderaa
Insurance Bids Sought by School Board 148
Sealed bids for insurance on Chicago Street and High Lawn School Buildings will be received by the Board of Education School District No. 148 on Tuesday Oct 3 1911 at 8 o clock p m by order of the President and Board of Education F W Robison Secy
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Chicago Street
Highlawn
Board of Education
F.W. Robison
Brick Sheds at Chicago Brick Co Damaged by Fire
Last Tuesday evening brick sheds at the Chicago Brick Co yards were scorched by fire. Chief Ripley and his sons arrived first with brick yard workers to control the blaze aided by water pressure. Dolton firemen helped by bringing a loose cart through sand toward the ball park. West Pullman trucks and chemical wagons assisted. Damage limited to several hundred dollars.
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Chicago Brick Co
Ripley
Milwaukee
Brick Yard
Dolton Fremen
Ball Park
West Pulman
Dolton M. E. Church Sunday Schedule 1911
Dolton M. E. Church announces services on Sunday September 24 1911 with morning sermon at 1100 by Rev John Leger and evening service at 745 led by Men’s Association speaker Abraham Bow es UNM Prabteevretary. Sunday School at 945 Junior League at 300 Ladies Aid meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays choir rehearsal Friday evening teachers meeting Wednesday evening Rev W E Cisswa is pastor.
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John Leger
Men’s Association
Abraham Bowes
Lue L.jl.c.a
Chicago
Ladies Aid
Sunday church services notices for September 24 1911
St Marys Catholic Church invites parishioners to mass at 8 00 am and 10 30 am led by Rev W F VerHaen. St Pauls Ev Lutheran 138th street offers English Sunday School at 9 00 am and regular services. Our Saviors English Evangelical Lutheran Riverdale hosts Sunday School 2 15 pm and a 7 30 pm service with sermon by Rev Geo P Kabele. Public invited.
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St. Mary’s
W. F. VerHaen
St. Paul’s Ev. Luth
138Th Street
H. Winp
Our Saviors
English Evangelical Lutheran Church
Riverdale Village Hall
Our Nation
Geo. P. Kabele
Immanuel Evangelical Church Rally Day Services
Immanuel Evangelical Church announces Sunday September 24 1911 with a German sermon at 10 30 am and an English service at 7 00 pm. A special Men and Religion Forward Movement rally invites all men to attend and stay for a post meeting led by Rev G G Press the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Evang
Henry Lentfer Dies After Paralytic Strokes at 83
Henry Lentfer died last Sunday evening September 17 after strokes that followed a paralytic attack years earlier. He was born March 12, 1834 in Holstein Germany and came to the United States in 1841 settling near Riverdale. Funeral services were held Wednesday at his home with Rev. H Wind officiating. interment in Oakland Cemetery. Surviving are his wife Anna Selhorn and ten children including Mrs H Mohr Sr and others, thirty grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, and relatives in West Pullman Germany and Riverdale.
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Henry Lentfer
Ign
H. Mohr
Rev. H. Wind
Oakland Cemetery
Henry Leutfer
Holstein
Germany
Anna Selhorn
H Mohr
Reich
H. Lentfer
Riverdale
C. Brockmann
E. Kuecker
L. Kaiser
D. Eggerstedt
West Pullman
Storjohn
Gold locket lost on Wabash Avenue Riverdale
A gold locket was lost on Wabash Avenue between 137th and 138th streets in Riverdale on Tuesday evening. Please return to the Pointer office.
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Wabash Avenue
137Th
138Th Streets
Riverdale
Pointer
Card of Thanks note for Charlotte Laurbier death
The undersigned express sincere thanks to neighbors friends and relatives for sympathy shown during bereavement after the sudden death of Charlotte Laurbier. Carl Laurbier husband Mathilda Ernst Richard Fritz children G A and Marie Ernst parents sisters and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Laurbeit
Carl Laurbier
Mathilda
Ernst
Richard
Fritz
G. A
Marie Ernst
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General Agent der Wortelboerskruiden
J. J. Prange
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The
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South Holland News
115Th Street
Perry Ave
SAN Ueaghurers
Pullman
Dolton M. E
W. E. Cisswa
G. G. Press
Schwab's Store
Schwab’s
Continuous Process Coke Co
150Th Street
Chicago Road
South Holland
Dolton State Bank
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