OCTOBER 26, 1938
Otto Peterson barely escaped injury on the Charter Grove railroad crossing when the rear of his automobile was struck by a fast-flying westbound passenger train. Although the car was wrecked, the driver feels no pain and has nothing more serious than a few minor contusions.(Imagine there being trains in DeKalb County?)
Tear gas placed in the safe of Farmers Grain and Lumber Co. office safe at Esmond foiled w would-be burglar Tuesday night. (I bet the guy had a big surprise.)
Preparations are being made by Sycamore officials to suppress exuberant youth this Hallowe'en, should they become obstreperous. ...Some youth, taking time by the forelock, have already begun to soap windows. One has gone so far as to write his sentiments in French.
Hubert Ross, 24, of Yorkville, serving an indeterminate sentence of one to 20 years in the state penitentiary, is seeking parole. Ross was arrested in DeKalb County for the theft of an automobile, but while awaiting trial accompanied by Francis Farthing of Cortland on a jailbreak expedition that took them as far as Hiawatha, Kansas, where, tired and hungry, they surrendered to the sheriff of that county.
In the Jailhouse Again. --Cooter
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