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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
2
Desk Sergeant J. W. Concidine fell ill at work last night. He reported not feeling well when starting at 7 P.M. and was replaced around 10 P.M. Mrs. George W. Baldwin of South Second Street departed for Chicago this morning.
H. H. Hanway has nearly completed a stage in the main lodge room of the Odd Fellows hall. The project will provide a valuable asset for the organization and allow more entertainments downtown. Center work should finish in a day or two followed by electrical work.
Postmaster General Will H. Hays urges early mailing and careful wrapping for Christmas gifts. Use tough paper, stout cardboard, and legible addresses with return info in the top left. Include an inner card with addresses, mark fragile or perishable items, insure, and verify address, return, postage, and wrapping.
Herbert Bush of this city reports the death in Amarillo Texas of C B Bush formerly of De Kalb. He was about 72 and had been ill for months while wintering in California with his son Guildford Bush. He lived in DeKalb for about ten years and moved south about 14 years ago. Survived by wife and son Gil Bush of California.
Arthur Self, maintenance man for the Lincoln Highway, hauls cinders to the shoulder to build a resistant side road. Wagons and buggies cut deep into the shoulder, making upkeep hard. He hopes the cinders will help the highway endure winter traffic.
The Treceh delegation in Washington proposes France be assigned a theoretical third navy rank and a fleet larger than Japan's. France pushes to be on record with that right though unable to build it. Italy counters for a navy equal to France's as part of the dispute. France says the demand preserves dignity among nations.
Postmaster Hiland urges early Christmas mailing as orders to foreign relatives rise. He cites daily foreign money orders from DeKalb, ranging from five to twenty five dollars, sent to old country recipients.
Report notes John Anderson repeatedly tears up the Lincoln Highway to install sewer connections with the gas company and Bell restaurant building projects. Red lanterns mark each location nightly while Mr. Person states most buildings now connect to the sanitary sewer and paving plans will proceed without delay.
Herbert E. Filkins, recently operated on, is recovering at Lincoln Hospital in Rochelle. He is described as a very sick man but recovering well. Arthur Filkins, his wife, and Mrs Norbert Filkins visit the hospital during his convalescence.
Second rank work is the feature of the evening’s meeting of the Pythians. Additional items are up for disposal. Plans for the year ahead are still embryonic, with aims to join the level set by other fraternal societies.
Chapter No. 52 of the R A M will meet Friday night for regular business. Officers for the coming year will be elected and attendance is expected to be good. More than four thousand vessels passed the Suez Canal last year, an average of a dozen a day.
United Press report from Chicago indicates Tommy O Conn er, condemned to be hanged December 15 for the murder of Detective Sergeant Patrick O Neil, was denied a writ of superseders by the Supreme Court. Only Governor Small’s clemency can delay the sentence. A Newark New Jersey home for the aged reports an inmate aged 110 requested a bobbed haircut.
Odd Fellows from Sycamore Genoa and Lindenwood join DeKalb lodge for a district meeting Monday evening at 7 30 with I E Fothergill Sycamore district deputy grand master in attendance The open meeting will include Rebekahs and other order members and may omit routine business to devote time to district officers
Police learned from Springfield that two Ford coupes had been taken from Springfield. Local officers received a detailed description and will watch for the missing vehicles.
Tom Holderness, who recently returned to work after a major operation at Rochelle and a remarkable recovery, became ill Sunday. He reportedly caught a heavy cold and his physician ordered bed rest for several days.
World famed Danish violinist Skovgaard will appear at the DeKalb teacher's college auditorium on January 16. The engagement was arranged by A Neil Annas head of the music department whose efforts previously brought Madame Schumann Heink to DeKalb. Mr and Mrs M D Clapper of South First Street spent the day in Chicago.
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