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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 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 is established and a responsible representative secured. Subscribers are asked to drop a card to The Chronicle at DeKalb if they fail to receive the paper.
City plans major improvements in Sycamore including grading and concrete paving alleys between Somonauk and Maple plus widening West State street near the Fargo theatre. State funding for Main Street bridge approaches and paving extend toward the Great Western railroad. Ornamental arches at three city entrances are proposed with funded by donations and entertainments. Improvements prioritize North Main DeKalb Avenue and Somonauk with visitor impression and illumination discussed.
Miss Dorothy Carswell and Hazel Ketchum of West Chicago visited Miss Ethel Stearns yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan and Patricia with Mrs. Sullivan's mother, Mrs. Lawler, motored to Rockford yesterday. Mrs. James Masterson and Edwin and Agnes left for a Madison Wisconsin Dells trip. Fred Sabin's daughter Marie and Irene Sell returned from an auto tour of Vermont and eastern points. Mrs. G. B. Dunmore and children vacationing in Sturgeon Bay. Several families motored to Kingston Park for a picnic. Ned Shepler arrived from Lawton Oklahoma to join his wife and baby here for about ten days. Mrs. Shepler, formerly Mrs. Percy Terwilliger, a former DeKalb resident. William Pierce of the cleaning establishment on St. Charles business. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gas Rockford, former local residents, visiting in Chicago. Sycamore youths motor to Oak Ridge for dancing. party included Ruth Gilbert, Rae Peterson, Elmer Brooke, Clifford Wallmark. Mrs. Frank Rowley hosting brother, sister in law from Texas, and brother from Waukegan. Two-table bridge at a Sycamore group gathering. high score to Mrs. E. J. Boies. Refreshments served. next meeting in two weeks at Mrs. George Fox's. Chamber of Commerce secretary C. Simpson and wife and daughter to return Monday from Kansas vacation.
Floyd Brower of Smith and Brower returns from Milwaukee with family recounting how eight year old Edward Brower plunged down a 150 foot bluff near Milwaukee. Robert Hukohl, a Marquette dental school secretary, pulled him from rocks using water, bandaged his eye, and fetched help while Edward’s mother, a trained nurse, was alerted. Two men at the bluff top carried him to safety.
After a cliff accident near Milwaukee Lake Michigan, Edward, an eight year old hero, and a Shorewood neighbor acted quickly to rescue his friend. The rescued boy suffered head injuries but recovered with no broken bones and returned to his group among Syc amore friends. The Milwaukee Journal published the incident with cliff photos and the two boys’ names.
James Wells son of Marvin Wells recovered from blood poisoning caused by an infection from blisters on his hands. He contracted the infection during Boy Scouts camp activities at Lake Delavan and aggravated it by picking at the blisters with his fingernails. He learned fingernails are unsuitable tools for first aid.
The Robin Hood tennis tournament generates enthusiasm as 33 teams from the park district compete. The event has run for two weeks and will continue, with good natured rivalry among players evident throughout the vicinity.
The schedule runs until Labor Day with playoffs soon after as weather allows. Games follow a percentage rule and three winning teams will advance to the playoff, with a trophy presented by Artscraft Products company.
William Grant Ives sues John G. McKee and Roy I. McKee in circuit court claiming Eliza C. Ives was unduly influenced when making her will. He asks the will and two deeds be set aside due to her advanced age and lack of testamentary capacity.
A judgment was entered yesterday in the circuit court records against Herman Dolder by Fred Blecher, executor of the will of Gustave A Blecher, deceased. The amount entered is 799.24 dollars.
Erick Wacht of Sycamore is elected to the Born Tailors Guild, a national master tailors association based in Chicago. The organization aims to elevate tailoring craft and style, echoing historic guild traditions and strict apprenticeships. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Patten are on a motor trip in Wisconsin. Two Erie railroad sleeping cars were used in 1843.
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