125 Years
Feb. 22, 1898
The survey corps, working on the survey of the Miami River and Belt railroad, have finished the work of running the lines west of Sidney, and next week will commence the work of running the line east of here through Port Jefferson, Maplewood and on to Lakeview, Logan county.
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For the past few weeks Abe Hertzstam has been busily engaged in making some changes in his clothing store and now no doubt has one of the finest store rooms in this part of the state. It is now a store room that would be a credit many of the larger cities.
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At the closing session of the Farmer’s Institute held yesterday, W.A. Russell was elected president; M.A. King, vice president; J.J. Huffman, secretary; S.R. Lytle, treasurer; C.P. Davenport, John Orbinson and J.C. Stipp, trustees.
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Washington reports no late information that makes any change in the situation in reference to the “Maine” disaster.
100 Years
Feb. 22, 1923
The Sidney Investment Company has been organized here for the purpose of dealing in mortgages, financing and developing real estate. H.R. Bennett is president of the company; F.D. Christian, vice president; Miss Ruth Bennett, secretary and treasurer, with W.J. Emmons, the attorney. The company has secured an option on the 145 acres at the north edge of Sidney that was formerly known as the Nutt farm. Plans are to develop the area.
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A little boy named Coffman broke through the ice at the Water street canal bridge this afternoon and would probably have drown had not some older boys who came along, rescue him. The boy got in water up to his neck.
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The trial of the case of the City of Sidney versus the B. and O. railroad in the matter of the extension of Court street under the railroad tracks has been continued until the next term of court as a result of an agreement between the parties involved.
75 Years
Feb. 22, 1948
W.R. Joslin, Sr., of Shelby county, president of the board of directors of Pioneer Rural Electric Co-op since its inception in 1936, was re-elected for his sixth consecutive term on the board at the annual REA meeting held at Concord school, Champaign county yesterday. Also re-elected to the board were Harry Littlejohn, of Christiansburg and Esta Smith of Tipp City. The board will complete its organization at a meeting Friday evening in Piqua.
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Commissioners from Shelby, Darke, Auglaize, and Mercer counties met in Sidney today to consider initial steps in the Loramie ditch petition – to clean and straighten lower Loramie creek and Mile creek. C.K. Pruden, of Shelby county was named chairman of the four-county board and the date of Mar. 26 was set for a personal inspection tour of the 20-mile project.
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Considerable interest is being manifest in the unusual display of Sidney from the air in the window at the Voisard café – placed there under the auspices of the publicity committee of the Sidney Civic Association. The aerial view is a composite of the flights made over the city two years ago as a part of the city planning commission projects.
50 Years
Feb. 22, 1973
The Rev. Thomas A. Gaiser has been appointed to the pastorate of Pasco-Pemberton Charge in Shelby County, Bishop F. Gerald Ensley has announced.
Mr. Gaiser is associate pastor of Westgate United Methodist Church, Columbus.
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A slick glaze over roads and sidewalks made the going rough in Shelby County this morning.
An overnight low of 25 degrees, accompanied by sleet that froze when it hit the ground, contributed to the treacherous conditions. This morning’s weather was quite a contrast compared to Sunday’s springlike conditions. A warm 52 degrees was reported throughout the area.
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A mobile home, occupied by Bill Leach, Hidden Valley Trailer Court, was termed a total loss by Sidney Firefighters after a blaze Saturday at 11:51 p.m.
The loss amounted to $3,800 to the home and $2,800 to the contents. Firefighters said the blaze began in the living room. The cause was unknown.
25 Years
Feb. 22, 1998
MAPLEWOOD – Fourteen members of the Maplewood Grange were present for the February meeting, when Women’s Activities chairman Mary Lane Steenrod expressed thanks to all who helped with preparations for the group’s food stand at the Shelby County Fairgrounds. Earlier this year, members cooked, shredded, packaged and froze chicken. Members also agreed to make noodles for the same occasion.
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COLUMBUS – A dissenting minority of the Ohio Supreme Court said the court has no business allowing a labor-lawyer coalition to proceed with a direct challenge of a law that limits lawsuits. The attorney general’s office agreed.
A divided court on Wednesday ruled that unions and trial lawyers can argue their case before the justices.
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NEW YORK – Seeking to boost public confidence in fair stock trading, authorities charged 10 people with a scheme at the nation’s largest stock exchange that allegedly netted $11 million.
Oakford Corp. brokerage owners William Killeen and Thomas Brock and eight floor brokers are accused of a five-year conspiracy to illegally book personal trades at the New York Stock Exchange.
They were charged Wednesday with violating a law designed to prevent a form of insider trading by brokers who have access to front-line information by being on the floor of the exchange.
