Marble Wars in DeKalb in 1917

From the February 15, 2017, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1917, 100 Years Ago.

"The kids have made raids on various stores of the city of DeKalb the past few days, and the marble stock has taken a jump.

"Nearly every kid seen on the street has a pocket full of nibs, and after school hours can be seen several aggregations of youngsters on bended knee endeavoring to get the connies of the other fellows."

--Cooter