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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore subscribers are asked to note that The Chronicle circulation will be managed by an office representative until proper service is established and a responsible agent is secured. Subscribers are requested to send a card to The Chronicle at DeKalb if they fail to receive the paper.
Tomorrow marks the formal opening of a new municipal park featuring a swimming pool, golf, tennis, and attractions. Senator Harold C. Kessinger will speak at 3:30 p.m. amid a full afternoon of sports, a bathing beauty contest, and running races as shops close early to welcome the event.
The Sycamore De Kalb road paving was slowed by heavy rain yesterday but resumed quickly after it stopped. County officials report rapid progress and urge motorists to follow the detour around the county farm. violators trespassing on barricades will be arrested.
Decorators transform the Sycamore cafe front this week from plain to fancy brick appearance. Some bricks are different colored to add variety and the improved storefront draws attention, enhancing the block ahead of the new bank building completion.
Merle Doty, a well known local figure, suffers a leg infection described as serious. Doctors expect to control the spread. The second item notes that in 1923 the Internal Revenue Bureau reported 74 incomes over $1,000,000, seven more than 1922.
Many Sycamore residents traveled to DeKalb for a weekly band concert at Huntley Park, drawing a larger crowd as the season progresses. The society notes travel to Chicago for Miss Aldophia Carlson and visits from Mrs. P Newell and daughter from Jacksonville Texas. A Vacation Bible School exhibit at the Chamber of Commerce rooms showcases student work and home-style crafts. Mrs J Walter Becker hosts Miss Cora Theis of Los Angeles this week.
Fothergill of Sycamore suffers a serious leg infection that worsened after initial healing, with a carbuncle appearing on his arm. He fears a jinx and plans to direct efforts to regain health, though he continues working despite the inconvenience.
Sycamore baseball returns to action against Rockford Hurous on Sunday at 2 30. The teams split the first game with Rockford winning 3 to 0, and Sycamore aims for revenge in a bitter rematch from the first inning to the last.
Sheriff FE Crawford spent Monday and Tuesday processing inmates at the county jail. Discharges numbered eight, with ten new arrivals. Names include George Hill Bruce Williams Paul Bamber Fred Connors Jack Gilroy Mary Nelson and others. Several prisoners faced interstate or state charges with periods ranging from 30 days to five months. The sheriff was later summoned to Sandwith for important business.
At a meeting of the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce board of directors the secretary C C Simpson was voted to serve another year. Publicity on the streets today shows the majority of chamber members are satisfied with his work. During the past year Mr Simpson has spent much time on the job and strived to attract business and new trade to the city, achieving success.
Directors of the DeKalb County Telephone Company met yesterday afternoon at the Kish Country Club House. The meeting discussed swift progress of business, approved the usual quarterly dividend, and noted other matters that required attention.
Arthur Stark of First Trust & Savings Bank, formerly Pierce Bank, begins his annual vacation today and will be absent from his duties for two weeks.
Sycamore plans a Chautauqua during August with extra fine talent, posters received at the Chamber of Commerce indicate the distribution will begin later. The notices confirm a coordinated local event aimed at drawing attendees through poster circulation.
Contractor B J Nelson directs men laying a new sidewalk on the west side of the bank building. Work near completion pleases bank officials and local business leaders eager to occupy the facility when finished.
Two newsboys from Los Angeles on a walking trip entertained the Rotary club at noon. A featured singer impressed members. Plans discussed for a July 28 district meeting at Aurora with six clubs. a golf tournament to highlight the event. Guests from Jefferson Indiana Moline and Sterling attended.
According to C. TH Contin the animal struck was his horse rather than a cow. The horse was being led across the road to pasture when hit by a speeding auto on Saturday night. Contin asserts the mishap would not have occurred if the driver had not been speeding.
City engineer H. B. Goodison says paving on Maplewood and Girard streets will begin this week. FE Roche holds the contract and was in town to arrange preliminaries. Grading starts immediately. cement pavement construction to begin once material arrives. This marks the first paving effort in the city this year.
Rev. Gilmore officiated an ordination service at Alpha yesterday and will visit Thorapann today to aid in a Baptist church financial drive. The clergyman, noted for strenuous efforts, oversees budgets and sermons despite blindness of Tey. Trestase.
Monday evening council at Johnson Inn St Charles discussed a big August inter meeting of Kiwanis clubs with delegates from Aurora Elgin St Charles Kalania. Vere Goodyear and B C Knodle represented the city with their wives. The session was social in nature and planned games contests a cafeteria supper a program and a dance at St Charles School for Boys Col Whipp in charge has issued an invitation.
J. G. Kelley, 91, a wealthy New Zealand farmer, explained he slept in his own bed and would not register at a local hotel until he received permission to continue the practice.
An old advertisement extols S.S.S. as a blood cleansing and red-blood-cell building treatment for eczema and skin eruptions. It claims to improve condition by increasing blood cells, reducing impurities, and strengthening the body, noting the product’s vegetable ingredients and long history since 1826.
Lee brothers Red and Hook Lee completed a ten day trek through northern Wisconsin and Minnesota returning to the city after traveling about 1200 miles. They spent time at Yellow Lake lodge and nearly reached Duluth before finishing by auto. They report fair fishing. Also notes that Ontario and Quebec Canadian provinces produced nearly 20 million pounds of tobacco last year.
Elmer Judd, back from Yellow Lake Lodge Wisconsin, recounts a near disaster when a six to eight foot sturgeon leaped from the water, nearly swamping his boat and prompting relief that the fish was not on his line. A second note mentions Tibetans keeping a teapot boiling for frequent tea.
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