Dec. 30, 1915, 100 Years Ago
** 25-30 additional men were hired to disinfect farms to prevent the spread of hoof and mouth disease. 300 applied for the jobs.
** The land of the late John Gibson sold for $250.50 an acre, one of the highest prices ever paid for farmland in DeKalb County, Illinois.
January 3, 1940, 75 Years Ago
** Mary Bimbo, 50, the self-styled "Queen of the Gypsies" was ordered out of DeKalb County in 1938, escaped from the Kankakee State Hospital last week.
** 18 people were killed in auto accidents in DeKalb County in 1939. Three of these died Christmas week.
** Emil E. Johnson's building in Sycamore was leased Friday to Montgomery Ward & Co. for a period of years.
December 30, 1964, 50 Years Ago
** 204 people died on DeKalb County roads in the last 14 years. In 1951, only 4; in 1957-- 27; 1964-- 29.
Ah, the Good Old Days. --Cooter
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