Year Book Published Details Sycamore Methodist History
The First Methodist church of Sycamore distributes the annual year book and directory. It recounts the church’s community uplift mission, early settlers, formation of the Sycamore society in 1836, the St Charles circuit affiliation, construction of meeting houses in 1854 and 1865, the 1920 organ gift, 1923 gymnasium addition, and parsonage history including 1874 purchase and 1925 sale.
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First Methodist Church of
Sycamore
James O'May
Kingdom of God
Carlos Lattin
Methodist Church Society
Sycamore Township
Royal
Samuel Pillsbury
Levi Lee
Mark Daniels
Edward F. White
Mary White
Daniels
Vetera Walrod
Mary Walrod
S. R. Beggs
Syca More
St. Charles
Fox River
Rock River
Somonauk
Rockford
Wiliam Geddis
W. D. Atchison
E. G. Cattermole
L. E. Lack-land
Somonauk and
Waterman Streets
Johnson Buys Keeler Kandy Shop at Geneva
Johnson, owner of Seeaneye Inn in Sycamore, purchased the Keeler Kandy shop in Geneva. He traveled with cash, signed the lease, and took possession yesterday. He will manage Geneva with stock replenishment trucks, while Mrs. Johnson and Walter Schultz oversee the Sycamore store.
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Johnson
Sycamore
Geneva
Golden Links picnic plans under congenial forecast
Members of the Golden Links Society of the Congregational church prepared elaborate lunches for the annual picnic at Lloyds Woods. The group anticipated good weather and planned to spend the day enjoying the outing. Attorney Charles A. Preston of Paw Paw transacted business in Sycamore. Mrs. James N. Finnegan, ill with influenza, showed improvement and hopes to recover soon. Eastern Star members from Sycamore attended Kingston’s annual bazaar in Brown club rooms, with noon dinner, afternoon bazaar, and evening dancing expected.
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The
Golden Links
Congregational Church
Lloyd's Woods
Charles A. Preston
Paw Paw
Sycamore
James N. Finnegan
Eastern Star of Sycamore
Kingston
Brown Club
Services for Mrs Loptien Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs George Loptien, who died Wednesday evening, will be held Saturday afternoon. A brief home service at Mrs Petersons precedes church rites at Salem Lutheran conducted by Rev Walter Pearson, with interment in Elmwood cemetery. Born August 7 1877, she lived with her mother Mrs Anna Peterson after moving from Genoa. Married March 1, 1902, she and George Loptien later resided on a Genoa farm and in Sycamore. She leaves her husband, four brothers Albert Edwin Fred of Galena and Victor of South Dakota, and one sister Mrs Ellen Carlson of DeKalb.
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George
Loptein
Peterson
Loptien
Salem Lutheran Church
Coupee
Walter Pearson
Elmwood Cemetery
Anna Peterson
Genoa
Sycamore
George Loptien
Albert
Edwin
Fred
Galena
Victor
South Dakota
Ellen Carlson
DeKalb
Last Rites for Mr Holland on Saturday
Announcement by the George Holland family says funeral services for Mr. Holland, who died Wednesday evening, will be held tomorrow at 2:30 from the West Exchange Street residence. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Born June 1, 1848 in Bridgeville township, Connecticut, he came to Sycamore as a boy, married Ida Seward March 31, 1880, farmed near Cortland, moved to Sycamore twenty years ago, and left a son Roy Holland with brothers Carl Charles Richard and George Jr, plus four grandsons.
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Holland
George Holland
Mr. Holland
West Exchange Street
Snalton
Elmwood Cemetery
Connecticut
Bridgeville Township
Sycamore
Ida Seward
Maple Park
Cortland
Roy Holland
Roy
Carl
Charles
Richard
George
Quarreled Since Wedding Day and Found Relief
A man describes daily quarrels with his wife since marriage due to stomach and liver trouble. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, he reports improvement and harmony restored. The ad claims the harmless preparation clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments and offers a money back guarantee with one dose.
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Mayr
Harmelss
Death shocks large circle of friends of Mr Holland
Mr Holland had been ill for some time and his passing, while not unexpected, came as a pronounced shock to his many friends announced yesterday.
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Mr. Holland
Mexican Rail Laborer Dies Hit by Train Near Genoa
A Mexican track laborer, unnamed, was killed yesterday morning when struck by a milk train on the Milwaukee road about half a mile east of Genoa. The crew did not see him as he reportedly stooped to pick something from the ground and was struck in the back of the head, breaking his neck. An inquest was held at 5 o'clock at the State Son undertaking rooms.
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Milwaukee Road
Genoa
State Son
Five O'Clork
Foreclosure Action Filed Against Ira Hoover and Maples Park
Circuit Court action filed by T. M. White and Citizens National Bank of Sycamore against Ira Hoover and others of Maple Park seeks foreclosure on property securing a promissory note. Plaintiffs claim $3,990 due and seek foreclosure on lands totaling 105.84 acres, partly in Kane County. status of hearing unclear for this term.
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T. M. White
Citizens National Bank of
Syvramore
Ira Hoover
Maple Park
Mr. White
Kane County
H A Sandgren Home From Extended Vacation Trip
Herman Sandgren of DeKalb avenue with Mrs. Sandgren have returned from a lengthy motor vacation through the eastern states and into Canada. The couple found fine roads and no complaints, noting only poor Indian roads and a two cent tax during their two week stopover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Sandgren
DeKalb Avenue
Sandgren
Canada
DeKalb
Sycamore
Church Amplifiers Placed in Major Cathedrals
An amplification system for church use has been installed in Westminster Abbey Notre Dame de Paris and the Cathedral of St John the Divine highlighting a push for clearer modern worship audio across historic sanctuaries.
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New York
Westminster Abbey
Notre Dame de Marns
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Local residents and visitors listed in DeKalb area notes
A collage of social mentions records names of residents and visitors in DeKalb and nearby towns. Louis Inde begins work for William Gurmast in Minckley. multiple shoppers visit DeKalb. trips to Chicago and Bloomington noted. weekend visits to Paw Paw, Mendota, Waterman, Aurora, and Topeka referenced.
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Rollo Louis Inde
Willian Gurmast
Minckley
W. Bush
Charles Pirkins
Chicago
Dorothy Pirkins
Dickles
Mes
Babe Pickine
Aml
George Marner
Art Peinves
Amt
Harvey Tolls
Frances Harper
Dekhalh
Carolyn Dowell
Martin Fuller
Beeneda
Mendota
Minhie Athlate
Topeka
Kansas
Annie Wixom
Ed. Dale
Bess Whitcomb
Portland
Local notes from East Side Hospital and community
Oregon visitors meet families including Walter Hyde and Henry Hyde while Charlene Eleanor Mizel born Monday to Mr and Mrs William Mizel. Two other births recorded for Dolley Braser and Sept 23. Various patients treated for appendicitis and broken leg. Social items note visits, pharmacy plans, and travel. Flog blackmailers bill proposes flogging as punishment in England.
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Whkman
Galw East Side Hospital
Charlene Eleanor
William Mizel
Dolley Braser
L. A. Matteson
Omar Evans
DeKalb
Orvin Ringe
Sandwich
London
England
Hari Singh
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Sycamore News
Chronicle
Seeaneye Inn
Methodist Church
Kirchner’s Drug Store
Circuit
H. A. Sandgren
Pep
Oregon
Walter Hyde
Henry Hyde
Mrs
LeRoy Baker
Waterman
Frank Delder
Lee Deavitt
Kenneth Weatherby
Ave
Lee
Carrie Ashworth
Martin Doddson
Helen Dean
Marty Rolland
Fernale
Flemming
Kenneth Pogue
LeRoy Light
Marion Nelson
Gerald Eakle
Chicago School of Pharmacy
Standt-Neuman
Aurora
Harvey Thorpe
East Side Hospital
John Fuller
John Rissman
L. E. Whitford
Anne Hutter
Monmouth
Everett Winters
Pillsbury
Armour
East
Lincoln Highway
P&g
DeKalb, Ill
State Street Sycamore, Ill
Iziway
Babbitt’s
Pillsbury’s
Jersey
Malaga
Ifornia Bartlett’s
Kalamazoo
Isle of Pine
Lincoln
Carlson Brothers
Ones
Heinz Large Bott
Gaurkraut MO
Mazola
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