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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1923
Page
2
Gilbert Nelson of 512 Washington Place handles subscriptions and delivery in Sycamore. Readers not receiving the paper regularly should notify him by telephone R-772.
Captain William Joslyn of the National Guards says regular drill will be completed tonight at the Armory with full roll call. The drills prepare the unit for an upcoming camping trip at the Rockford camp. Sycamore residents expect the Armory bill to pass, creating a permanent drill site and club room, with remodeling planned if the legislation passes.
Members of the Methodist church mission ary societies will be entertained Tuesday evening in the church parlors by the Woman s Missionary Society. Business and regular promotion will be held with special matters requiring all in the club. Mrs E G Cooper presides. A committee runs the program. Light refreshments will be served.
Rev J W Patterson will deliver an address on Friday at the Sterling Baptist church conference. Five delegates from Sycamore attend the two day event next Friday and Saturday. Patterson will remain through the closing sessions Saturday as delegates from this church district gather at Sterling.
Mr and Mrs Vern Wetzel returned home Sunday night after a week with relatives in Taylorville. Mr and Mrs A E Roy drove to Chicago to visit friends. Floyd Dean, working in Chicago, spent the weekend with relatives here. Mr and Mrs A G Wilson of Chicago visited the D A Middleton home Sunday. Elmer Nelson and two children of Aurora were guests of Mrs Nelsons mother Mrs William Simpson. Rack Boynton returned from studies at the University of Illinois. Mr and Mrs Charles Anderson and Mr and Mrs Adolph Lindstone traveled to St Charles Sunday. Mr and Mrs Wade Durr and daughter of DeKalb were guests at the Floyd Burdette home Sunday evening.
The grand jury of 28 members gathered at the court house to start the June term. States Attorney Cassius Poust arranged most cases before county court for hearing and settlement, with closing anticipated by Tuesday or Wednesday. Most jurors are farmers from county sections and are in peak farming season, so the attorney aimed to ease their load.
Very few accidents were reported during the week end marking another quiet chapter to the safety first slogan. Only one collision involved Edward Butzow and a Mercer with a Ford near Marengo. Other vehicles escaped major damage and Genoa De Kalb road incidents were negligible.
President Earl Weizel reports brisk sales for the Izank Walton League banquet with over 220 tickets sold. The Sycamore chapter has 113 members each holding two tickets and some members have sold more than ten. Weizel will visit DeKalb and other towns to boost sales.
Several university students from various colleges are arriving home to spend the summer with their families. Many are from Tinois and will stay ten days to attend annual commencement exercises and related end of term events marking the school year’s close.
Sycamore rebounded from Memorial Day loss to Illinois Giants and defeated the Rockford Marquettes 15 to 5 at Electric Park. Marr and Daum backed Sycamore while Rockford built early runs. manager Murphy fields a strong lineup and promises a fast Sunday game.
Funeral services for John Lembke of Genoa were held yesterday at the German Lutheran church. He was one of Genoa’s oldest merchants, in business for many years, and died a week after a stroke. He leaves three children in Genoa Kingston and Wisconsin. Burial followed in Genoa Cemetery with many locals in attendance.
James Burton, 1706 Fisk St Chicago TL watchman for Standard Spring Co, credits Tanlac with restoring energy appetite sleep and weight after prior weakness and illness He says he would never stop telling others about Tanlac and notes it is sold by druggists with over 87 million bottles sold Tanlac Vegetable Pills promote natural relief for constipation and are available everywhere
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