125 Years
March 25, 1892
H.M. Potts and Smith Betts have leased Philip Smith’s spoke factory and will engage in making spokes and rims. They will put in new machinery and will have the factory in operation by May 1. They expect to employ about 25 hands.
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The grocery of Mrs. E. Barr at Kirkwood, who also has charge of the post office in the same building, was entered by burglars last night and robbed of a number of articles. The thieves used a stone to break a panel out of the door, and through the hole thus made entered the building.
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Dr. B.M. Sharp is building near the Mosquito creek bridge on the Dingman pike.
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Yager and Smith took an order yesterday for a Troy undertaker to build a funeral hearse.
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Thomas and Perry Bayly will continue in the stove and hardware business.
100 Years
March 25, 1917
Telegrams were received in this city this morning to the effect that Co. L has been ordered to Cincinnati from Indianapolis for guard duty in that city and vicinity. They are joining some 1,200 Ohio troops standing guard over railroad terminals, bridges and various public buildings throughout the state.
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The matter of a garbage disposal system for the city was discussed by the special council committee last evening. The committee of Berger, Ward and Morris met with a representative of the firm at the Wagner house last night. The system proposed would not only dispose of the city’s garbage but also produce a cheap fuel for the people of Sidney.
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The Franklin township branch of the Shelby County Farm Bureau met at a township house last night and elected Asa Fogt, president; J.E. Swanders, vice president, and Charles R.; Pfaadt, secretary and treasurer.
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An entry has been ordered by Judge Barns in the receivership action of the First National Bank of New Bremen against the Minster and Loramie Railway company ordering the property be sold at public auction by the receivers on Apr. 2 at the courthouse.
75 Years
March 25, 1942
Collection of scrap material in the Second and Third wards will be held tomorrow under the direction of the Sidney Defense Council it was announced today by W.A. Trimpe, defense coordinator. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Boy’s club members will assist again in the pickup and residents are asked to have their collections of scrap at the curb by 9 a.m.
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Although the response has been gratifying, J.J. Pointner, chairman of the housing committee of the Sidney Defense council, said today that additional rooms are needed to solve the immediate problem of offering shelter and housing for workers living out of town who are finding it difficult to drive back and forth to work.
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Six Sidney youths have received instructions to report to Patterson field within the next two weeks for induction into the Army Air Corps. The group, which recently passed their physical examinations, includes: Robert Crusey, Richard Davis, William Klipstine II, Lawrence Goffena, Jr., William E. Kinsella, and Richard Bell.
50 Years
March 25, 1967
Village council awarded a contract to Brandon Brothers of Versailles to construct a building to house village equipment. The building will be located on North Center street southeast of the former light plant which now houses an auxiliary fire truck. Brandon Brothers bid for the 40 by 60 foot building was $9,720. Utility Supt. Vere Cottrell says the building will provide storage for snow plows, trucks, back hoes and other large equipment owned by the village.
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Sgt. Clarence Rable was listed in fair condition today in Wilson Memorial Hospital. Rable suffered a heart attack Saturday at 4:49 p.m. in the police station and was listed in poor condition Monday.
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The election of L.E. Dondero as president of the Sidney Rotary Club followed the regular meeting Monday noon, during which Sidney School Superintendent Roger McGee discussed vocational education. Dondero will take office at midyear, succeeding Robert Bertsch. Officers named to serve with Dondero include Robert Dunham, vice president; Richard Russell, program chairman; James Clark and Don Shaffer, board members, and Carol Wilkinson, secretary-treasurer.
25 Years Ago
March 25, 1992
Plans to build a new 1.8 million fire station across the street from the municipal building moved forward Monday night when Sidney City Council reviewed a proposal for architectural services for the project. Property owned by the city on the north side of polar street, across from the municipal building is the potential location of the new facility.
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A brief picture of the activities of the U.S. Secret Service was given members of Sidney High Twelve at their weekly meeting at the Holiday Inn. Speaker for the luncheon was Larry Lorimer, special agent attached to the Dayton office of the federal bureau, created in 1865. Lorimer noted that major activity of the service is the apprehension of counterfeit of legal tender of the nation. The speaker pointed out that the Secret Service also is responsible for protection of the president and the vice-president of the United States.
