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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1911

Page

4

Village Boards List Meeting Dates In Riverdale And Dolton

Reading notices show advertising rates five cents per line and office contact at 43702 Indiana Avenue Riverdale Isl. Dolton board meets first Monday at 8 p.m. Riverdale board meets second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Dr F P Schmidt presides with Alvin G Wilkins as clerk.

Indiana Ave Riverdale Ill Dalton Station Office of Publication Indiana Avenue Isl Village Board FP. W. Schmidt Alvin G. Wilkins

Local Fraternal and Civic Groups List in Riverdale Area

A directory of fraternal lodges and civic groups meeting in Dalton Riverdale and surrounds. Listings include German Oak Lodge No 207 Modern Woodmen Calumet Camp 5142 Catholic Foresters St Luke s Court 186 Women s Catholic Order for Esters George Washington Lodge 189 U of N A Twin City Tent 1150 Brickmakers Local 5 Riverdale Improvement Association Highlawn Hose Co No 1 with meeting days and officers.

Women’s Relief Corps and Dolton Scout Group Meetings

The Women’s Relief Corps W. Spencer Corps No. 279 meets on the 2nd Friday at 2 pm and 4th Friday at 8 pm at the Village Hall Riverdale with President Mrs Emily Claussen and Secretary Mrs Dorothy Niemeyer. Dolton holds Friday meetings at Park Avenue School with Rev W J Cissna acting as Scoutmaster and officers Stanley Smyth and Edward Winney. Dolton School Board meets 1st Tuesday at 7:30 pm at Park Avenue School. Riverdale Board Directors meet 4th Friday at 7:30 pm at Bowen School.

Women’s Catholic Order Foresters Riverdale Magdalen Kipley Emma Kelly Catharine Kurz Brickmakers’ Local Union 5 NO A. O. U. W. Hall Dolton Frank Krueger Albert Kasten Andrew Messerschmidt Riverdale Improvement Association T. F. Kinney F. R. Baker John E. Schafer F. A. Reich W. Spencer Corps No Emily Claussen Dorothy Niemeyer Park Avenue W. J. Cissna Stanley Smyth Edward Winney Herbert Dickman Ants Dolton School Riverdale Board Bowen School

Homewood News Seeks Answers After Mailing Mixup

The Homewood and Chicago editions of The Pointer were misrouted in the mails last week. The editors report efforts with Chicago post office officials to locate the trouble, while subscribers doubted delays. The column covers local events, arrivals, a ball game, a wedding hint, and notices of sales and fires, all set in Homewood.

Last Week's Local Notes From North Vincennes Road Area

Last week featured a Boone Iowa move for J A Dokens a former IC conductor now with Iowa Southern. August Brie returned from the southwest and Fred Bramstedt hosted a birthday gathering. A sand wagon trip from Chicago to Chicago Heights and back, then an auto truck road test. Henry Gottschalk started a new store building by the main bank and plans more next spring. Mr and Mrs Wm Soupham observed their silver anniversary with hopes for a golden one. A Sunday on North Vincennes Road brought two axle bent collisions involving Springfield Illinois and Blue Island drivers with no injuries. Christ Schimmel and August Lang were in a billiable altercation at night.

J.C. Howe Otto Busch Vincennes Road Henry Gottschalk Stanley Henry Chauffeur Henry Fieberg Martin Street William Street Brie Fred Bramstedt Mra Chicago Chicago Heights Main Street Soupham Springfield Blue Island Christ Schimmel August Lang

Out of the Ginger Jar Verses and Witty Observations

A collection of quips and moral maxims on society manners and human folly. It playfully critiques honesty pride and everyday pretensions with humorous rhymes and aphorisms.

Maine Yields More Bodies in Wreck Debris

Havana Sept 16 Four bodies recovered today from the petty officers rooms aboard the Maine. Workmen uncovered four rear boilers still in place as the bulkhead halted mud and water inflow from the wreck’s after section.

Havana Maine

Rosh Hashana Begins as Jews Observe New Year

Orthodox Jews begin Rosh Hashana Friday at sunset marking year 5678 in the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur follows, with observances starting Sunday evening October 1 and continuing through Monday evening October 2 at sunset.

Wexelburg and Stuhr Tie The Knot in North Harvey

Alfred Wexelburg of North Harvey and Miss Bertha Stuhr of Riverdale were married Wednesday at 3 o’clock at the Wexelburg home. Rev Allen of the Congregational church officiated. Wexelburg works as a switchman for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and the couple will reside with his mother in North Harvey.

Alfred Wexelburg North Harvey Bertha Stuhr Riverdale Wexelburg Rev.Allen Congregational Church Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad

Notice to Bicycle Riders in Dolton Village

Dolton villagers are informed that daytime sidewalk riders must use a bell and carry a light at night. Violators will be arrested and fined.

Dolton

Dense Riverdale sale notices fill classifieds page

A long list of local for sale and for rent items in Riverdale and Dolton includes stoves heaters and furniture, multiple cottages and farms with prices and terms, a newspaper route for sale, furs and a locket lost, plus help wanted and rental notices. Names cited include Mrs John Anderson and A C Reich with addresses in Riverdale, Dolton, and Homewood, and The Pointer office as a key inquiry point.

Calumet Hotel Riverdale John Anderson 135Th Place Leonard Dolton A.C. Reich Indiana Avenue Buk Kent Oakglen Henry Bock Pointer Homewood Chicago F. A. Reich Riverdale Ill Herbert Horton Dalton Highlawn Wabash Avenue 137Th 138Th Streets Will Fater Davis Restaurant Martin Davis IOC Western Indiana Depot Chas. Rose, Sr Oakland Cemetery Lincoln Avenue Post Pointer Office Otto Schleuter

Gall Stones Worth Money in Chicago Market

The Chicago market quotes gall stones at 100 dollars per pound as raw material. Armour & Co says eight to nine pounds annually from cattle, mostly too small to ship. Japanese buyers send stones to Japan to supply Chinese trade as talismans against evil.

Chicago A. J. Little Armour & Co Japan John Chinaman Chinaman

Fifteen Joined Our Savior’s Lath Sunday School Class

Riverdale village hall hosted Our Savior’s Lath Sunday School as fifteen new members enrolled last Sunday. Attendance stood at 83 with expectations to surpass one hundred next Sunday.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Kinney Brothers F. Kinney John &. Kinney Asmwus Claussen Henry Hahn United Workmen German Oak Lodge No A. Q. A. W. Hall Carl Wulff Chas. C. Schnoor John F. Boettger Henry W. Schnoor Treas Woodmen Calumet Village Hall George H. Schaefer O. Obeldobel Henry Mohr Catholic Order Foresters St. Luke's Court Conrad Kern John BH. Kinney Albert Schumann Peter Kipley George Washington Lodge U. of N. A A. O. U.W. Hall John O’brien D. J. Gallagher J. A. Headiey Maccabees A. C. U. W. Hall Andrew Baumgartner John S. Harter R. Vandenberg Highlawn Hose CO. NO Hose House Ludwig Martin Wilkins Herman Dreesen Women’s Relief Corps BOY Scouts CONSO Merman Faden Fred Stanley Donald Jenness West 137Th St Homewood News Sam Corbrandt Otto Albert Hecht Fred ZumMalm Calumet River Henry Hope Hazel Crest Fred Lubbe Nancy Hunt R. B. Harwood Mounds I. C South Homewoods Riverviews Homewood Pointers Biefeldt’s Tom Magner Glenwood Idle Wild Country Club Rev. Ewing Presbyterian Church Iowa Funk’s Hall Lansing JCG. Ton Oakglen, Ill Mammond J. A. Dokens I.C Iowa & Southern Boone, Lowa Nature Wexelburg-Stuhr Atlantic Street New Chicago Fordtran Bros William Minardow WM. C. Zesch Midway Leyden Avenue Chauncy Ave Grand Crossing Robert Hanschmann Phone Dolton Park Ave Dolton, Ill Edward F. Dillner Summer Garden Chicago S Dolton, Iif Fred J. Ott & Son Chicago St. Dolton, Ill Tuch 137Th Street Ernest Hanschmann 13Th St Grant Bros. General Machinists 138Th St Chicago Street E. F. Tripp Henry C. Krumm W. Fulford Leyden Ave
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