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125 Years

July 17, 1892

All bids received for construction of the new Robertson building were rejected this afternoon. A change in the plan is contemplated.

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Out of the hundred dogs in Sidney, most of them worthless curs, only one wears a muzzle. An ordinance requires all of them to be muzzled at this season of the year.

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In compliance with the amended election laws, providing for the appointment of election commissioners by the secretary of state from recommendations by the executive committee of the two parties, the following recommendations have been made: Democrats, J.M. Staley and C.R. Hess; Republicans, Col. H. Wilson and S.J. Hatfield. Their pay for this work is $2 a day and they are authorized to employ a clerk whose salary shall not exceed $100 per year.

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Carl Sexauer has gone to Lima as manager of the Lou Bowers bakery.

100 Years

July 17, 1917

Shelby county’s quota for the draft for the ranks of the army has been fixed at 136, according to the announcement made by Judge Advocate General Hubert J. Turney, provost general of the Ohio National Guard who has charge of the draft in Ohio. This is the total after the country is given credit for men who have enlisted in the National Guard or the regular army.

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The Laughlin Confectionery store in the Princehouse building on the south side of the square, was sold yesterday to H.M. Wright, of Lewistown. Mr. Wright came to Sidney this morning and assumed charge of the business. He has been in the confectionery business in Lewistown for the past several years. J.C. Laughlin, who has been in charge of the store here for the past several years, will engage in other business in the near future.

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An agreement was reached today between the county commissioners and the C.H. & D. railway, whereby permission is granted to raise the park street bridge three inches higher than now. The work is to be done when park street is paved. The commissioners also appropriated $10,500 for one-half the estimated costs for improvement of the Sidney-Urbana road east of Sidney. The state highway department will pay the balance of the cost.

75 Years

July 17, 1942

Mayor John Sexauer toda vetoed the ordinance passed by city council Monday night increasing the salaries of the members of the police and fire departments. In his letter to council, the mayor noted that he was not opposed to the increase, but the principle involved. He pointed out that when salaries were reduced in 1932, all members of the departments were reduced proportionately. The new ordinance approved does not provide for an increase for the chiefs of the two departments.

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A class of 15 Red Cross volunteer nurse’s aides started study yesterday afternoon at the court house to prepare Sidney’s first quota of nurse aides, according to Mrs. Paul Bratten, chairman. The class is being taught by Miss Miriam Vanderhorst, Miss Ruth Inskeep, and Mrs. Gertrude Steele. The course of training includes 35 hours of classroom work and 45 hours of floor work at Wilson Memorial Hospital.

50 Years

July 17, 1967

Thousands of Shelby countians, at some time in their lives, have indulged in the sport of horseshoe pitching. Has the time arrived for a revival of the ancient pastime? The Shelby County Agricultural Society is betting that it has and scheduled two tournaments among the top attractions of the 1967 fair, opening July 29. Scene of the action for both events will be six specially constructed horseshoe courts on the Fair road side of the grounds in the vicinity of the secretary’s office. The director in charge of the tournament and chairman of the planning committee is Louis Bertsch, R.R. 1, Anna, Franklin township fair board member. Members of the committee are Marvin Sollmann, Ernest Martin, Fred Linker and Glen Smith, a Jackson Center teacher and realtor who has past experience with this report.

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Shelby country grain elevators were busy again today, handling deliveries of the 1967 wheat crop. “We’re over the hump,” said Elden List, manager of the Sidney Grain Terminal. Lust said the elevator has taken in approximately 270,000 bushels thus far in the current harvest. Priced remained at $1.30 a bushel, about 47 cents under the $1.77 price being paid at about the same time last year.

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Fay-Ellen Sullivan of Wapakoneta was a contestant in the recent Miss Western Ohio pageant at Van Wert. She was voted the Miss Congeniality award by the other candidates. Miss Sullivan received a trophy and a savings bond. She graduated from Sidney Senior High in 1965 and at present is a junior at Ohio Northern University, Ada.

25 Years

July 17, 1992

A rain of monumental proportions recently hit Sidney and Shelby County. The rain was coming down at the rate of over one inch per hour. The Sidney wastewater treatment plant measured 3.5 inches of rain. The Village of Jackson Center recorded 5.5 inches. The County engineer reported three County brides were out. There were reports of evacuations in the south end of Sidney.

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These news items from past issues of the Sidney Daily News are compiled by the Shelby County Historical Society (937-498-1653) as a public service to the community. Local history on the Internet! www.shelbycountyhistory.org

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