125 Years

May 3, 1892

The Wagner House has contracted for an eight-inch sewer and work will commence at once. Its course is from the rear part of the building south in the alley to Court Street, then east to the county sewer – a total length of 1,100 feet. The Monumental Opera House was given permission to tap the sewer for $125. The Wagner Brothers pay all the expenses with this exception.

100 Years

May 3, 1917

The Shelby County Board of Elections met at the court house this afternoon and completed its organization by selecting William McCloskey, chief deputy, and G.H. Dickas as clerk. McCloskey and B.T. Bulle are Republican members of the board, and Adolph Sherman and Clem Crusey are the Democratic members.

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Sidney will have two graduates at Ohio Northern University for the annual commencement in May. They are C.E. Wintringham, who will receive an AB degree in liberals, and Arthur Werst, who will receive his diploma from the college of agriculture.

75 Years

May 3, 1942

Although 13 per cent more Shelby County Farmers voted in favor of the wheat marketing quota measure than last year, the 1942 quota was turned down in Shelby County yesterday. I.M. Wilkinson, chairman of the county AAA committee said today. The unofficial vote was 179 against and 161 in favor, with 60 challenged votes. Nationwide the quota provisions were favored by more than 75 per cent of the country’s wheat growers.

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Robert Kinney was re-elected president of the Methodist Men when members met last evening in the church. E.J. Garmhausen was re-elected vice president; Edward G. Flinn, secretary, and Emil Brunner, treasurer.

50 Years

May 3, 1967

Plans for future expansion of its facilities in Fort Loramie were revealed today by the United Telephone Co. with the acquisition of property in that community. Filed with the Shelby County Recorder Tuesday was a deed for a lot located on Main Street near the south edge of the village.

With a frontage of 66 feet on Main Street and a depth of 247 feet, the lot was purchased from Edward Rosengarten.

25 Years

May 3, 1992

A rash of lawnmower thefts have occurred in Sidney the past few weeks, according to the Sidney Police Department Crime Prevention Unit.

Crime Prevention Officer Charles Shepherd said mowers that are being targeted are hand mowers, either self-propelled or push type. All of the mowers stolen to date have been removed from garages.

Shepherd reminded the public that “thieves do not like to work very hard for their booty, so make it more difficult.”