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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1925
Page
2
County scout council progress shows regional director Chadwick visiting Sycamore and Rochelle. DeKalb and Sycamore quiz quotas of 1400 and 1000 dollars while a November 3 Elks Club meeting may decide the plan. Local scouts hope the county unit advances to allow Eagle Scout progression.
Millard Van DeWalker files for divorce from Lila Van DeWalker in DeKalb County Circuit Court. He cites a July 1920 marriage in Faribault Minnesota and a June 1923 separation with her refusing to live with him. He offered a home on several occasions and she chose to stay with her family. The case is expected at the October term.
Board of directors met yesterday at Kishwaukee Country club with light business and a large turnout of interested members. After routine transactions, many attendees enjoyed a round of golf before heading home.
County lawyers including W L Pond W J Fulton T M Cliffe Mary Hammsmith E M Kurst Perry McCullough John Dowdall of DeKalb and J B Castle of Sandwich plan to attend the judicial meeting at Rochelle on October 16 according to reports today.
Father suffered severe stomach trouble losing weight and turning yellow. Two brothers and narrator quit school to work. A friend recommended Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. After taking it, father recovered, gained weight, and returned to work four months later. The product is described as removing intestinal mucus and reducing inflammation.
Mrs Hector Beach leases her house to an engineer working on road construction and plans winter in Arkansas then Texas. Mr and Mrs Earl Spring of Oak Park visit relatives over Sunday. Mrs A B Gochenour travels to Chicago. Albert Allen of Alhambra Cal plans two week vacation with his mother Mrs J A Allen. Royal Neighbors host a card and dance on Thursday October 15 at 8 PM. Congregational church to meet Thursday at 7 30 to plan next year’s work. Mr and Mrs Sam Broadus move into a new Turner Place bungalow near Somonauk Street. Ladies Aid of the Baptist church meets Thursday October 15 with a pot luck lunch. Mrs Jack Barker and two children to join husband from Rochelle about October 20 to occupy Hilda Nelson’s bungalow on Somonauk Street.
City council members found only minor items on the October session agenda with the night police officer's salary raised and other small measures approved. Izaak Walton League representatives planned to attend to push council action on Kishwaukee pollution from local sewage disposal, with a later date for formal consideration and potential remedial steps.
Large crowds flock to the Illinois Products exposition in Chicago where Sycamore is credited with generating substantial first-class advertising. Two men from Sycamore manage the booth, and veterans praise the city’s manufactories amid favorable exhibition comments.
Final arrangements for the drive for funds for home service work of the Salvation Army have been made by the advisory board of his city consisting of Robert Wiley and W A.
Elks leader Herrick L C Shaffer and American Legion rep Vance Rykert join Chamber of Commerce head Warren Hub bard as subscription lists circulate nationwide. Main drive in Sycamore targets $500 with committees on State street and outlying districts and a Thursday October 1st kickoff. Contributions may be left with George A James at the courthouse.
A letter from the commerce department informs Hew Erdmann Frenk that the station’s official call letters are WJBN and it will operate on a 256 meter wavelength. Church members had requested WOCG to fit the slogan Watch Our City Grow.
A man claiming to be a deputy U S marshal visited the county jail last night and obtained Sheriff Crawford’s order to take Terrence Druggan to Chicago for a court decision. The incident involves an impostor and unclear jurisdiction.
A contempt case mentions Drageun leaving Sye there during an early morning session. Details remain sparse but indicate a procedural incident tied to today’s docket.
Commissioner of streets Momer Sarpeni announces Clean-Up Week in Sycamore from October 19 to 24. Residents are urged to haul rubbish from back yards and firesides, place glass and refuse in barrels bowets or sacks for easy handling, and have materials ready for the collection wagons during rounds.
Mrs John Johnson filed in circuit court for separate maintenance from her husband John A Johnson. She alleges extreme cruelty on repeated occasions and requests custody of their children.
Olive Metley a dapper Chicago stenographer was brought to the county jail last night pending her fate in a case described as a dope fiend matter.
A quoted, fragmented snippet shows a woman remarking that no sound comes from a man in front of a blind man, attributed to Cormell Witow. The line suggests a humorous or puzzled exchange, with unclear context or full sentence structure.
Shabbona and nearby residents are listed visiting relatives and attending events in the area. Names include Overton family, Kenneth O Ka, Dutch Mohr, H B Smith, Sehemhern, George Mohr, Marry Trotine, O J Schmidt, Sigurd Leeland, Clarence Carlson, Warren Beale, Jesse Cole, Irene McGinnis, Grant, Ray Townsend, Robert Firkins, and Challand. Several trips are noted to Aurora, Waterman, Berwyn, Chico, and Chicago for gatherings, post office duties, and Masonic meetings.
A terse exchange features a doctor asking when symptoms first appeared and the patient recalling a rattled jaw, hinting at a chilly, humorous medical moment. The dialogue relies on wordplay and a casual tone rather than clinical detail.
A machine in Ferlin Germany has been used to calculate how hard Bruengs bite when he gnaws a T bone. The device records about 560 pounds of force per square inch as the bite breaks bone. Average toughness demands roughly half that energy to bite through.
Ray Miller of Chicago outboxed Milwaukee’s Joey Sanger over ten rounds at the Auditorium before about 3 000 fans. Miller won eight rounds to one with one even, delivering the sharper left hook and forcing Sanger into exchanges. Sanger fought back gamely, suffering a near shut eye and absorbing punishment as Miller dominated most of the bout.
In the final three rounds Mil ler maintains his left handed assault and adds occasional two handed punches to secure a clear margin. The fragment notes Billy's age as quoted, showing a playful exchange about being 13 at home, 127 at school, and 11 on the train, from Tit-Bits.
Glasses properly fitted Iamoin Hipurn every Sat over the drug store 8:30 to 5:30 prepared to take care of the most difficult cases of eye strain and headache. Prices reasonable. Dr H A Meyers Optometrist 108 North Dearborn St Chi Formerly of DeKalb.
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