Power upgrades in Sycamore promise decade of improved service
Illinois Power company and contractor D A Sorrell begin extensive improvements in Sycamore. New creosoted poles and added transformers planned across four city sections aim to future proof power supply for ten to fifteen years. Steam boiler work advances and radiators to be installed this fall will boost service quality for merchants and residents.
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Sycamore
Illinois Power Company
D. A. Sorrell Company
Deen Malta
Elburn
Maple Park
Cortland
Sycabla
Family Row at Cortland Will Be Heard Here
A Cortland family dispute between Charles and William Myers led to multiple fistic altercations late last week. Sheriff Crawford issued a warrant for Charles Myers, accused of assaulting William Myers who bears facial injuries including a cut, a discolored eye, and other hurts. Reportedly brass knuckles were used.
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Cortland
Charles
William Myers
Crawford
Charles Myers
Wiliam
Refis
Jooks
Circuit Clerk George James Goes On Vacation
Circuit Clerk George James of De Kalb County will be absent from duties for the next two weeks. He plans a short auto trip this week and a lakes trip next week, with all courthouse staff also taking annual vacations in the following weeks.
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George James
DeKalb County
James
County Clerk Recieves Varied Letters From Far and Near
County Clerk Charles Talbot has received letters of many kinds including a unreadable sketch of property from DeKalb. A letter from Germany is written entirely in German requiring an interpreter before it can be answered.
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Charles Talbot
DeKalb
Bestar
Germany
Andritten
Swansons Erect Lake Cottage at Pine Lake
Swanson Brothers are busy building a cottage at Pine Lake. Mr and Mrs Ea Swanson and family will visit next week. The boys aim to finish in a few days with electricity and other fittings, and plan to stay two to three weeks after completion.
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Swansons
Lake
Swanson Brothers
Pine Lake
Ea Swanson
Dusty country roads worry Sycamore readers
Society notes from Sycamore recount residents motoring to events and family picnics, with many trips to Kingston park and a number of visits to relatives. A marriage license was issued to Loren Wood and Lillian Clausen, while others plan travels to Fargo and Aurora.
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Kingston Park
Will Winans
Will Henigan
Loren Wood
Genoa
Lillian Clausen
DeKalb
Turner Brass Works Showcases Local Made Goods
In the Chamber of Commerce window a Turner Brass Works display features blow torches and other items. The unusual exhibit draws attention as the articles are manufactured in Sycamore, highlighting local industry and craftsmanship.
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Chamber of Commerce
Turner Brass Works
Sycamore
Colgate
Bryan Visit Remembers Chautauqua Week Audience
Many Sycamore residents recall two or three years ago when W. J. Bryan spoke as the principal lecturer during Chautauqua week. The Commoner attracted the largest crowd this community had ever heard and Bryan delivered a forceful afternoon talk. The surprise morning papers report his sudden death yesterday in Dayton, Tennessee.
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Bryan
Sycamore
W. J. Bryan
Morgan Here from Detroit for Week End
E. J. Morgan returns home from Detroit to spend the weekend with his daughters who drove to Geneva to greet him. He has been busy installing heating plants in Detroit and had little chance to be home on Sundays. Mrs. Morgan went to Michigan City for a stay, and next week Ruth Theresa and Grace Morgan will also visit Detroit for a week's vacation. The girls plan to drive from Sycamore to Detroit.
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E. J. Morgan
Detroit
Geneva
Drowning at Lake Geneva Over Weekend
Rev James OMay returned from Lake Geneva Sunday School camp and announced a camper from Chicago drowned Saturday. The youth, susceptible to epileptic fits, reportedly died. his mother did not inform camp attendees, possibly contributing to the tragedy. OMay resumes duties.
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Will Duval
Garden Prairie
Mildred Duval
Myrna O'May
Lake Geneva
James O'May
Chicago
O'May
Busses Use Detour Again for Several Days
Northern Illinois Service busses between here and DeKalb are on a detour for several days due to abutment construction along the alternate route. Drivers report the detour adds time but plan limited schedule changes unless loads become heavy. The road is unlikely to reopen for two or three days.
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Ilinois
Here
DeKalb
Farm Hands Scarce Across Community Warns Help Shortage
The report notes farm labor is very scarce in the local area with many asking for workers. The Chamber of Commerce employment bureau has seen numerous inquiries for help and the bulletin board displays “farm hands wanted.”
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Myca
Employment Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Bulletin Board
Ootloost
Missouri road worker surrendered to local officers
George Delp of Cartersville Missouri, arrested while paving a Genoa road late last week, was turned over to a constable from his home city Saturday. Delp was wanted in Missouri for highway robbery after robbing a pedestrian and escaping. The constable’s report says Delp has a bad reputation in his hometown.
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George Delp
Carthersville
Genoa
Delp
Missouri
No Services at Congregational Church Sunday
Members of the Congregational church of this city had the privilege of attending other churches in the city yesterday on account of no services being held in that church. Dr. H. 8, Robiee's son, Dr. Law-
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Congregational Church
H. 8
Robiee
Dr. Law
Obituary Notice for Lawrence Robbe in Chicago
Lawrence Robbe died Friday morning in Chicago after a brief illness and the family remained in the city over the weekend. Services for the deceased were held in Chicago yesterday.
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Rence Robbe
Chicago
Finnegan's Knee Trouble Halts Daily Duties In Sycamore
James N. Finnegan of DeKalb county Board of Review uses a cane due to a knee injury. He says the pain is noticeable but not serious and hopes to resume normal activity after a few days. His work as attorney and board member limits rest time.
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J. N. Finnegan
James N. Finnegan
DeKalb County Board of Review
Finnegan
Sycamore
Board of Review
Relief Agent Called to Nearby Place After Tragedy
Wilbur Rose of the North Western was sent to Wilkinson yesterday as reports say Ben Morrison and his three sons drowned while bathing. The Morrison family left Wilkinson after the accident as relief efforts proceed and a return time for Rose is not known.
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Wilbur Rose
North Western
Wilkinson
Ben Morrison
Sycamore Team Loses Tilt to Meridian Yankees
The Sycamore baseball team dropped a 7 to 3 decision Sunday at home to the Meridian Yankees. The Yankees displayed a stronger attack and outplayed the locals throughout the game.
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Ycamore
Sycamore
Meridian Yankees
Yanks
Looney Trial Opens With Vice Conspiracy Charges
Rock Island July 27 John P Looney stands trial with his daughter Mrs Arsella Looney as a state witness on charges of vice and conspiracy. The defense seeks to show he was not in Rock Island. State's witnesses include Mrs Hamlin who planned to testify about days prior to 1922. Final arguments were set for today and tomorrow as Looney faces potential five year peniten tiary terms and a $2000 fine plus ten additional indictments including murder.
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Univea Rressy
Rock Island
Arsella Looney
John P. Looney
Looney
William Allen
United Press
Fried
DeKalb Kiwanis Meet Features Social Session
DeKalb Kiwanis club members met at Annie's Woods for a noon gathering with a light agenda. TD Schoonmaker delivered a brief talk followed by Rev. BE Magnusson, both noted for engaging delivery. The session leaned toward social interaction rather than business.
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Kiwanis Club
Annie's Woods
TD. Schoonmaker
BE. W. Magnusson
Beach wear description in terry cloth with floral cretonne border
An item of beach wear is described as colored terry cloth designed for wear to and from the beach. It features a deep border of cretonne in a floral pattern, detailing fabric and decorative trim.
Grain and market summary with mixed wheat notes
Wheat closed slightly lower amid bearish local sentiment and large receipts, then rallied on short covering and Manitoba rust reports. Export hints, Manitoba and Minnesota data, and lower southwest receipts influenced bets. Corn stayed fairly strong, oats trade muted, rye steady with liquidity movement.
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Lamson Bros. & Co
Southwest
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Liverpool
Minnesota
Montreal
Rotterdam
Ocean Passage
Chicago Livestock Range Tet Receipts and Market Tone
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK RANGE receipts near 49 000 mostly 25 lower than Saturday's average bulk of sales to packers and outsiders. Grain fed steer and heifer classes scarce with best weighty steers long yearlings 1470 pounds. Cattle demand uneven. vealers and lighter cattle mixed. cows and heifers scarce strong with some slow activity. Sheep receipts 000 generally steady with last week. westerns lead, fat ewes modest, feeders firm around 15 1/4. Stock letters show irregular trading with an overall upward trend not sustained.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Vmano
TSO
Market Averages Rally Amid Irregular Trading
Stocks moved irregularly with Sears Roebuck at 195 and Montgomery Ward at 72 1/4 while Frisco hit a record high of 91 7/8. Coca Cola rose early but fell after dividend postponement, North American reached 69 6/8, White Motor rose to 88 1/2, and Pan American Petroleum slipped to a new low. Traders awaited further declines before buying.
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Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Frisco
North American
Coca Cola
Independent Oil and Gas
Pan American PR
White Motor
Shorts
Chrysler
Maxwell
Mack Truck
Two Week North Tour Returns Home With Family Travel Deputy
Finish a Tour of Two Weeks In the North reports Mr and Mrs Frank Dearth, two children Leo and Helen, and Mr and Mrs Leo Whyte with Miss Eunice Johnson returning Saturday evening after exploring Michigan Wisconsin and Canada. The party stayed a week at Yellow Lake Lodge run by Curley Ullrich then fished Yellow Lake at Webster Wisconsin before visiting Duluth Superior and Port Arthur Canada. They traveled back to the U S through Minnesota.
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North
Frank Dearth
Leo
Helen
Leo Whyte
Eunice Johnson
Michigan
Wisconsin
Canada
Yellow Lake Lodge
Far-flung trip covers two thousand miles this week
The journey from sota and Wisconsin to St. Paul and Minneapolis and back to DeKalb included a long stop at Yellow Lake, with a drive through the Dells. A week was spent at Yellow Lake where they met Mr and Mrs Green and their son Robert.
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W. C. Darling
William Pierce
Robert
Rockford
Darling
Sota
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Minneapolis
DeKalb
The
Dells
Yellow Lake
Radio to Broadcast Niagara Falls Roar for Honeymooners
In Buffalo on July 24 a radio broadcast will transmit the roar of Niagara Falls for honeymooners, eliminating the need to travel for the famous sight. A fashion note highlights a black chantilly lace over white chiffon coat as a chic mid summer item.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Footloose—_ Chronicle
Camphor Eye Wash Promises Fast Relief at Local Drug Store
Advertises Lavoptik eye wash with camphor hydrastic and witch hazel to ease sore inflamed eyes. Claims quick relief for weak or strained eyes. aluminum eye cup included. Sold by Kairehner's Drug Store at 259 Lincoln Highway.
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Kairehner’'s
Lincoln Highway
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