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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore subscribers are asked to note that The Chronicle circulation will be handled by a representative from the office until proper service can be established. Subscribers are asked to drop a card to The Chronicle in DeKalb if the paper is not received.
Sycamore residents approve a small tax to fund a public rest room with a 909 total vote and a 21 vote margin. City Clerk J G Betty notes the measure required legal backing and local effort by the Woman's Club to secure support despite some opposition. New city officials will be sworn in at the next meeting.
Last night at the Methodist annex the second musical memory contest featured two phases of singing. Students from fifth to eighth grades participated, raising funds to send two teams to Chicago this week. Community groups including Odd Fellows and Rebekahs planned Sunday services and a special discourse by Rev. N. E. Spirit.
Surveyors sent from Chicago have started work in Sycamore after praise for rural results. They report cordial reception and seek detailed feedback from residents about city stores. Interviews will compare Dixon Rochelle and Sycamore to aid merchants, with confidential responses compiled for business guidance.
A road grading crew working on the Genoa Sycamore road has moved its camp and is now about three miles east of Genoa. Work has progressed satisfactorily with culverts built, and seement expected to cure within 30 days. The contractor had planned opening to traffic no later than July 4.
Paul Nehring this week received through the Burton agency a new Lincoln sedan of the latest model. The car is praised as perfectly wonderful with every driver aid and one of the best looking machines on the streets. Nehring also secures one of the first license numbers above 900000 for this Lincoln.
Rose Cristialo of DeKalb was arrested last Saturday by Sheriff E E Crawford for moonshine. She paid 200 dollars plus costs to secure release, after attempting to bribe a deputy with a 20 dollar bill.
The first consignment of fresh strawberries reached Sycamore at the start of the week. Prices align with early season levels. Crates disappeared quickly as the large luscious berries tempted buyers. Local gardeners are tending patches, and favorable weather could boost home grown harvests.
B. P. O. Elks of Sycamore held a Tuesday night meeting at the club house with strong attendance. The session focused on active business as several items were discussed and considered by members.
A committee was named to study a joint flag day event with the DeKalb and Rochelle lodges. The group was ordered to report at a later meeting. Flag day is described as a key Elkdom occasion and a joint program would attract wide attendance and strong interest.
The Sycamore lodge of Odd Fellows held an unusual amount of degree work recently. A district meeting in DeKalb conferred the first degree, and Tuesday a candidate appeared for initiatory work, as the staff aims to complete duties before warm weather arrives.
The funeral for Q. C. Nelson who died in Chicago early this week was held at Elmwood cemetery yesterday afternoon. Nelson was well known to many Sycamore residents and Mrs. Nelson, Winifred Lindgren, was present with mourners from Chicago.
Mason and Walter Schultz from the Seeaneye Inn drew attention downtown as they wore straw hats. by report Mr. Mason was involved in the scene while accompanying Schultz, creating talk among friends.
A man donned a new straw hat and an overcoat while strolling, greeting a friend without coat or hat who remained bare headed. Smoxy Schultz of the Seean eye Int faced multiple friendly attempts to reclaim the new lid during the forenoon.
The advertisement touts S S S as a superior blood purifier that fights boils pimples and skin eruptions by building blood power and cleansing the system. It claims the product has stood since 1826 as a trusted vegetable remedy and recommends starting today to clear blemishes.
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