125 years
January 5, 1899
The fire at the residence of W.H.C. Goode on North Ohio avenue yesterday afternoon was one of the most destructive fires that Sidney has had in many years. The house was one of the most finely finished and furnished in Northwestern Ohio. Mr. Goode said last night, after his arrival home from Pueblo, Colo., that the $15,000 insurance he had on the building would not cover the loss. Estimates of the loss run as high as $35,000,
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Dr. C.S. Miller, formerly of Ann Arbor, Mich., will open a dental office in the rooms over Piper’s Dry Good store in this city on Jan. 11.
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Members of the board of health at their meeting in the mayor’s office last night recommended steps be taken to prevent disagreeable odors in the mayor’s office. It was recommended the ceiling of the fire department be plastered and better drainage of the horse stalls be provided. Two delegates will be named to attend the state meeting of health boards to be held in Columbus, Jan. 19-20.
100 years
January 5, 1924
H.C. Russell, the well-known milk man residing on the Russell Pike, northwest of Sidney, reported at the Spot this morning that at 5 o’clock his thermometer registered 20 below zero. Harry Bennett reported his registered 16 below and 10 to 14 below readings were common this morning. The government man, M Thaleon Blake, reported a 10 below zero reading at 6 o’clock.
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A report was received in Sidney late this afternoon that a young man had been found along the road near Anna in an unconscious condition, almost frozen to death. According to the report, it is believed he was driving an auto which stopped and in trying to get it started again he was almost frozen. No name was available.
G.M. Scherer, of this city, has announced that he will be a candidate for sheriff at the Democratic primary in August. A former resident of Jackson township, Scherer has been employed at Monarch Machine Tool Co. after moving to this city eight years ago.
75 years
January 5, 1949
Lapping waters from recent heavy rains have closed both state and county roads, a check with Division Seven headquarters of the highway department and County Engineer Carl Roeller revealed this afternoon. Damage was apparently heaviest in the Botkins area in this county, with the highway department reporting counties to the south experiencing more problems than here.
50 Years
January 5, 1974
In December, Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies received 107 prisoners and served 1,258 meals in the jail, Sheriff Donald Knasel has announced. For the year, 1,503 prisoners were received.
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A special program is planned Thursday at Compromise Grange Hall. “Laws Women Should Know” is the topic for the feature sponsored by the Shelby County Extension Homemakers Clubs. Talking on food laws will be Mrs. Diane (Bower) Morse of Columbus, now a consumer information specialist. She was the former Shelby County extension homemaker agent. John M. Garmhausen, attorney, will be speaking to women on other laws of interest to women.
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NEW KNOXVILLE- Brownie Troop 251 was busy before the holidays making socks for 24 residents of Springview Manor Nursing Home in Lima. The Brownies thanked the mothers who braved the storm that day and drove. They were Mrs. Gary Katterheinrich, Mrs. Michael McCabe and Mrs. Lee Schroer.
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George W. Stoker, R. R. 1, Sidney, was appointed Green Township zoning inspector at a reorganization meeting of the Green Township trustees last week.
25 Years
January 5, 1999
WASHINGTON (AP) – The administration today projected a budget surplus of more than $76 billion for this year. “We can say the era of big deficits is over,” President Clinton said.
The president, convening a White House ceremony to tout the figure, immediately squelched any speculation that the extra revenue would be used to cut taxes. The administration’s Office of
Management and Budget released its latest forecast for fiscal 1999, bringing the projected size of the surplus – for the budget year ending Sept. 30 closer to congressional estimates of about $80 billion.
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BELLEFONTAINE- Snow tubing has come to Mad River Mountain.The Logan County ski resort has joined the ranks of Western ski resorts in adding snow tubing to its current skiing and snowboarding lineup. Tubing has been billed as a new way to have fun in the snow, with no skills required.It’s a lot like sledding, only at Mad River Mountain snow tubers don’t need to trudge back up the hillside. They can use the modernized handle tows – the simplest type of ski lift.
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. Visit the Sidney Daily News website, www.sidneydailynews.com to read the rest of the week’s columns.
