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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore readers are told The Chronicle circulation will be handled by an office representative until service is established. Subscribers are asked to drop a card in DeKalb if they fail to receive the paper.
In Fairdale area residents lose plump fowl as Sheriff Crawford tracks a thief. Harry Jackson, of Fairdale, confessed to stealing chickens for some time and selling them to a Rockford firm for good prices. He faces preliminary hearing and grand jury consideration.
Sycamore High boys fell 33 to 20 to Batavia with C Johnson scoring nine baskets for Batavia. The lightweight clash ended Batavia winning 16 to 13 as the gym hosted the doubleheader. West Chicago visits Sycamore tonight for two games at the high school gym.
The road to Genoa from Sycamore has long been in poor condition this year but patrolmen' s steady attention has brought noticeable improvement. With favorable weather for a few more days the highway may be nearly as pleasant as the cement road. Other county roads also receive attention and show significant improvement.
A letter to Izaak Walton chapter president Earl Wetzel says a Christian Science Monitor article has attracted world wide publicity. It notes other publications seek Lloyd’s woods information and pictures and predicts Sycamore will receive newspaper mentions in coming weeks.
Fellows from this city travel to Elgin tonight to witness ritualistic work as shown by a Chicago decree staff. L B Fothergill, keen on degree work, plans to stay for the afternoon and attend the evening session before returning tomorrow. GOOD VEGETABLES warn against buying poor quality produce as waste outweighs savings.
A BeKalb club function drew Mrs. William Pierce and other local ladies. Knights of Columbus hosted a dancing party in BeKalb, while Frederick Loptien sought a Genoa marriage license. American Legion Auxiliary planned a sewing bee to aid hospital rag-weaving. W R party, Hylo club skating echoes, Queen Esther luncheon in Chicago, and a Pierce hall benefit dance with Nel son’s orchestra are announced. Lincoln talks and music at Methodist church featured Warden Westigok and Abraham Lincoln program. Miss Jeanette Bollinger celebrated her birthday with friends.
States Attorney Cassius Poust and Assistant States Attorney L Frank Moudry were out of the city today on office business. Miss Elsie Decker deputy county treasurer was in charge of the office during the day.
St Albans College hosts the third musicale with soprano Leah Pustin Bergren as soloist. C W Brickman assists with piano, plus Raymond Bierman, piano, and quartet numbers. Program includes works by Bullard Puccini Foster Chopin Haydn Beethoven Godard and Risher with two additional pieces in the lineup.
Sheriff E. E. Crawford completed service for the upcoming term despite many papers to serve and nearly impassable roads. He detoured long distances but reached every required person, with service finishing on the scheduled day.
Hubbard, as county school official, audits township treasurer books amid reported days of work. The sheriff in Sycamore preserves a relic time card from the Chicago Aurora and DeKalb line dated July 7, 1918 noting fare 97 cents between DeKalb and Aurora.
Other county volumes including DeKalb are kept in good order and the audit task is comparatively easy, according to officials.
Two fast basketball games are scheduled for Sycamore high school next week with Belvidere visiting on February 17 and Dundee due Friday evening. The matchups are expected to draw large crowds and be out of the ordinary for the season.
City youths have retrieved their roller skates and use paved streets and sidewalks to dash through the season. Boys and girls race, play marbles, and skate, with some skating along the cement road toward DeKalb, urging caution to avoid automobile accidents.
The Greentown Harmony club met February 5 at Mrs. Eanos Kirkhus home with minutes omitted for secretary absence. The collection totaled 1.85 and a tidy lunch was served. Next gathering at Mrs. Grace Chapman’s February 10 includes a 12:30 lunch. Norman and Howard Herrick returned to Champaign. Waterman pupils report illness with 11 of 31 present this week. East Side Hospital notes list new births and illnesses including a daughter born February 10 and several operations and recoveries. Harold Ehresman, a UI student, visited Herrick. Mrs. Huff celebrated her 83rd birthday.
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube with rumbling hearing. If inflammation persists, hearing may be permanently lost. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to rid the system of catarrh and related deafness, stating over forty years of success. Sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A birthday cake with candles marked a dinner highlight alongside gifts for Mrs. Huff. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Orval Huff, Mr. and Mrs. C. Whitford, and Mr. Ernest Gibbons. Fred Brown traveled from Aurora on Monday on business. The F. M. Johnson stock sale drew a large crowd with cattle selling well, cows averaging $90 each. Mrs. Seman, recently with Emil Bale in Hinckley, returned home while seeking to redirect $8,000 to $9,000 in expenses toward other uses. Mrs. Barker disputes this, urging enforcement of the original agreement. The West End Settlement, a charitable incorporated institution, adds the attorney general to the defendant list. The case is slated for the February term of court.
Mrs Minnie Barker files suit in Rock Island County Court against Mrs John H Hauberg seeking enforcement of an alleged 1906 agreement to create a social and religious movement called West End Settlement. Barker claims Hauberg promised to build endow and fund operations and named Barker as manager. she contends the movement has failed.
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