Early Riverdale Dalton History and Toll Bridge Origin
Mr Reich traces the area’s first white settlers Joseph Mathews and family in 1837 near Wildwood, notes Indian Pottawattamie presence, describes the 1888 toll bridge across the Calumet River and Levy Osterhout’s tavern, and highlights Dr Schmidt’s Indian relic collection and local post office origins.
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Calumet River
Schmidt
Mr. Reich
Riverdale
Lincoln Avenue
Joseph Mathews
Wildwood
Joseph Periam
Col. Bowen
Geo. Dolton
Andrew
Charles
Henry Dolton
Michigan City Trail
Lake Calumet
Chicago
Wisconsin
Dutchman’s
Dalton
Levi Osterhout
Cook County
Osterhout
Girard
134Th Street
John Sherman
Rau
Gotlob F. Reich
Fred Schmidt
Nitsche
Emanuel Goldschmidt
Indian Ridge
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
The
Pointer
Knudsen-VonKothen plant ready for machinery installation
The Knudsen VonKothen Manufacturing Company reports the building is ready for installation of machinery arriving daily. Officers face delays in deliveries but expect the plant to be in running order soon.
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Knudsen-VonKothen Manufacturing Company
Fire at Bernice destroys dryers and kiln shed
A blaze at the Illinois brick yards in Bernice Illinois started in the dryers on Wednesday night. The fire swept the dryers machine shop and part of the kiln shed before being controlled. The disaster will temporarily put a number of men out of work.
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Illinois Brick Yards
Bernice
Quiet Sessions on Fire Alarm System and Street Lighting
Dolton trustees convened to consider delaying fire alarm improvements for Riverdale village and funding cement walks with costs charged to property owners. A committee was named to study the need for more electric plant capacity and possible replacement gear if Canal power cannot be secured. The board also addressed street light tampering, ditch and culvert issues, sewers, and a plan to publish village ordinances.
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Riverdale
Dolton
Harper
Schaefer
Ehlert
Harter
Verhoeven
Stobbs
Riverdale Village Board Minutes Open With Budget and Drainage Talk
Riverdale President Reich opened at 8 15 with all members present. The board dispensed with minutes and discussed licenses for U S Brewing Company beer wagons. Drainage plans covered tile and sewer work on Wabash Avenue, Indiana Avenue ditch, and 147th Street with reports due by the next meeting. Streets and alleys items included slag use, brick yard slag offers, and repairs to a culvert near Panhandle tracks. Police and fire topics noted a costly fire alarm system proposal awaiting funding.
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Reich
U.S. Brewing Company
Beer Wagons
Goos
Antone Stroszinski
Fred Hilmers
Hameister
Pope
Indiana Avenue
Neimeyer
Wabash Avenue
147Th Street
Bonse
Halsted Street
138Th Street
Panhandle
Metevia and Koenig wed in St Marys ceremony
John H. Metevia of Bay City Michigan and Miss Rose Koenig married at St Marys Catholic church in a Wednesday service officiated by Father Epstein in Father Riss absence. Bride wore white with roses. William Nierling was groomsman and Isabella Kuhn of Chicago was bridesmaid. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s home before a brief Lake Forest trip. Metevia, a machinist at the sugar beet works, and Riverdale native Koenig share a quiet, well liked story.
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John H. Metevia
Bay City
Mich
Rose Koenig
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Father Riss
Father Epstein
Wm. Nierling
Isabella Kuhn
Chicago
Lake Forest
Metevia
Miss Koenig
Riverdale
Anna Koenig
Pretty Berger Wedding Ties Van Drunen to Ada Meyers
A private September 19 ceremony united Peter Van Drunen of South Holland and Ada Meyers youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert H Meyers of Berger. The couple, known in the Berger district, exited for Holland Michigan after a short honeymoon with relatives.
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Peter van Drunen
South Holland
Ada Meyers
Albert H. Meyers
Berger
Berger District
Death of Mrs Hausler in South Chicago
Mrs Emily Reich Hausler of South Chicago died suddenly from heart failure caused by diabetes Thursday Sept 26 at 1 pm. Born May 4, 1855, she grew up nearby and was sister to Aug ust Reich Louis Reich Richard Reich Anna Warning of Riverdale and Bertha Winkler of South Chicago. Funeral at her home 9393 Ewing Ave South Chicago Saturday at 1 pm to Hammond.
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Emily Reich Hausler
Chicago
Hausler
August
Louis
Richard Reich
Anna Warning
Riverdale
Bertha Winkler
Ewing Ave
South Chicago
Hammond
Dolton Seeks Sewer Route Amid Public Debate
Dolton residents gathered at the Village Hall to discuss a proposed cement main sewer with an estimated cost of 24000 dollars. The Local Improvement Board asked the village engineer to draft a comprehensive citywide plan, while interviews with prominent locals were slated for The Pointer. George H. Schaefer, a busy village clerk and dry goods merchant, left for a vacation to Boston.
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Vilage Hall
Dolton
The
Pointer
Frank Lund
A. S. Diekman
Dr. Thomsen
John Behrens
Weidner
Henry Dillner
George Dolton
Thomas Harper
Fred Weber
Mat. van Deursen
Ernest W. Balgeman
Wm. G. Dolton
George H. Schaefer
Boston
Mass
Schaefer
The Pointer Seeks Subscriptions for Local Paper
The Pointer nears its sixth month and urges unpaid readers to subscribe at $1.00 per year. Advance payment is preferred but not enforced. Subscriptions support printing and mailing costs due the first of each month. Dalton readers can pay at Lund's drug store George H Schaefer's dry goods Henry Dillner's receipts issued. Riverdale residents pay at The Pointer office. Delinquent payments from distant relatives are requested promptly.
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Dalton
Lund
George H. Schaefer
Henry Dillner
Riverdale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Otto F. Reich
Michigan Central R. R
Rays
Blue Island
Bachman
Leyden Avenue
F. L. Baecker
Andrew Dolton
Calumet
Henry
Andrew H. Dolton
August F. Reich
Louis Baecker
A. W. Lund
Conrad Zimmer
Portland
Dolton and
Mendation
Logan
Chicago Heights
Hall Goos
Hall
T. F. Sweat
Riverdale Improvement Association
Slameister
Bowse
Koenig
Emil Yeager
Mary Kobischky
Thornton
Calumet Avenue
John Gerringer
Lizzie Linck
St. Paul’s Church
Henry Linck
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