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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore subscribers are asked to note that The Chronicle will be circulated by a representative from the office until proper service is established and a responsible representative secured. Subscribers are asked to drop a card in The Chronicle at DeKalb if they fail to receive the paper.
Judge W L Pond of DeKalb county court may issue his ruling later this week on a lengthy paving case. The two week hearing involved numerous property owners protesting drainage and related details. Attorneys A G Kennedy and H W Prentice represent the property owners as the court weighs extensive evidence.
The Womans club chorus plus soloist Mrs Martin Johnson and reader Miss LaVon Ball perform tomorrow evening at the Methodist Social Center Annex under Rev W E Pearson to raise funds for a new city park and a rest room. Nine numbers, two readings, and possible encores are planned with DeKalb attendance expected.
In a high school gym crowd, the American Legion teams defeated Batavia 40 to 33. Small starred for Sycamore with nine baskets as Gustafson led Batavia in scoring, while the lightweight tilt ended 36 to 25. The Eiffel Tower is painting fifth coat, needing 30 tons of paint.
Reports today indicate Gra Wetzel continues to improve after an operation at Sycamore hospital. It is likely the noted jeweler may leave the institution within the week. Cats resist water poorly and always get wet to the skin.
Workmen remove old ties from the DeKalb Sycamore electric line after rails and connecting bars are collected. Final pole cleanup will render the line quickly forgotten. Many ties are usable, some new before discontinuation, suitable as firewood.
Funeral services for John Stroberg, longtime local resident since 1871, who died Sunday forenoon at the farm, will be held Wednesday at two o'clock from the Lutheran church. The interment will follow at Elmwood cemetery. the memory of his presence was widely known in the community.
Fe & Eight in acting and planning last night at the Legion rooms. Officers outline six months of work and members plan a Chicago initiation trip next month with potential candidates. Possible Kiddie Ear pole game and a DeKalb venue for events are discussed. A post Lent dancing party is planned with date and place to be announced. By April the society will have a working team and initiate ceremonies of note.
Aaron Kay Stiles adjutant of the American Legion will keep duties for the post with Dr. R. E. Curry signing all communications. Stiles resigned as adjutant due to rules against holding a paid civic position and Legion service. He remains active with the Forty and Eight and seeks alderman candidacy in his ward for the next primary.
Hagquest and Granath of Rockford, holding the plumbing and steam fitting contract for the new bank under construction, have opened a workshop at the Sandholm market. Bangs will supply 3150 pounds of sheet metal to be installed when the contractor is ready. The Rockford firm has held several large contracts and is expected to handle the job in first class fashion.
Grand Jury members working at Sycamore report county roads are the worst in years due to heavy wear and traffic this week. The group notes deteriorating conditions and urges county officials to address the road damages promptly.
Heavy weekend rainfall left many roads slippery with mud and some impassable sections, hindering autos and travel. Grand jurors were tardy for the second day of busy court sessions as the day began.
Members of the Odd Fellows lodge will gather tonight in their lodge rooms for regular business and a rehearsal of the degree staff for upcoming work at Elgin within two weeks. Officers anticipate a strong attendance as talks cover further matters.
Cement has the new bank building moving along fast with Contractor B J Nelson and a large force at work. Two large fires burn continually to keep steam in the lines so frost does not enter and require replacing cement. Officials believe progress is quicker than first anticipated.
Milwaukee resident P. H. Kasper found a long forgotten Paris exhibition letter from 1901 revealing he won the first prize for best cheese. He has requested the gold medal as instructed by the old correspondence.
A terse instructional line suggests cleaning heavily soiled articles by burying them for a week in a mixture of corn starch and magnesia. The item reads like a practical care note from a period publication.
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. If inflammation remains, hearing may be lost. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to rid the system of Catarrh and related deafness, with over forty years of use. sold by all druggists.
A collage of oddities and local notes. It includes a Paris based grandmotherly timeline from Mme Lombardo, a Bible society report about a Bibleless Line Park town in Philadelphia area, dry brush cautions, a note on long clothing soaking, a warning from J B S Haldane on gas masks for cities, and a cheeky political coal advertisement touting Pocahontas No Smoke No Soot coal with a bold claim of its smokeless quality.
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