125 Years Ago
Sept. 28, 1899
“Balmy L,” driven by F.M. Calhoun, won a good race at the Troy fair this week. Last mile she went better than 2:14. She is owned by Theodore Sarver and is the pride of Shelby County. She will start in the 2:18 pace at Wapakoneta next Thursday and quite a good many people from Sidney will be in Wapakoneta that day to see her perform.
The Peoples Savings and Loan Association of Sidney. Assets July 1, 1899, $524,025.54. Average weekly receipts over $10,000. L.M. Studevant, Sec’y. – adv’t.
100 Years Ago
Sept. 28, 1924
Possibly the biggest farm sale that has ever been held in this region was that of Fred Mesenbrink, 2-1/2 miles southwest of Kettlerville on the Burmeister farm. With automobiles lined up along the road for some distance, the crowd was one resembling a county fair turnout. The proceeds of the sale amounted to $3,889, which is declared exceptionally good. A span of work mules changed hands for $300. Cows sold from $60 to $97 apiece. Hogs, weighing from 40 to 160 pounds, went at $5 to $16.50.
The Sidney Packing Company is offering $10 in gold for a suitable name for their Hams and Bacon.
FOR SALE: A late 1923 Ford model touring car, all good Cord tires, has all necessary equipment and curtains opening with doors. Enquire at 616 N. Miami ave. – adv’t.
75 Years Ago
Sept. 28, 1949
Plans for the improvement of the old mill race at Tawawa civic park received an impetus last night when the board of trustees instructed Oscar Meyer to proceed with the clean-out in accordance with specifications drafted by County Engineer Carl Roeller. An 11-foot diameter Armco steel culvert has been ordered and will be here within 10 days for installation in the mill race at the point where the race formerly went under the old railroad right-of-way.
Mrs. Donald Manning will serve the Charity League as its new president, elected to that office at the meeting held last evening in the home of Mrs. John Meister, North Miami avenue. Mrs. Manning will follow into the office Mrs. C. Huffman Dearth.
50 Years Ago
Sept. 28, 1974
Twenty-six tombstones were toppled by vandals at Graceland Cemetery late last week. Some were broken. The cemetery’s maintenance building was also broken into and about 100 gallons of gasoline were stolen.
Mrs. Gregory (Paula) Van Atta, of Dayton, has been employed as an educational specialist-drug educator to serve Shelby, Miami, and Darke counties in educating the public on drugs. Mrs. Van Atta was hired by the United Health Foundation, a United Fund agency, on a grant given by the Ohio Bureau of Drug Abuse.
25 Years Ago
Sept. 28, 1999
A sheriff’s deputy, three men and a 7-year- old girl who all pulled together to save the life of the girl’s older sister in a fiery auto accident last month were honored Monday night. Sidney Fire Chief Stan Crosley presented the Lifesaver Award to Ariel Long, 7, of the Sidney area, and the Fire Chief’s Medal of Honor to Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Atwood, Sam Limbert of Mason Road, Kevin Ranly of Wright-Puthoff Road, and Lee Born of Huntsville. The presentation in Sidney City Council chambers near the start of the council meeting brought the audience to its feet.
HARDIN Local residents Bob and Helen Wise marked their 40th wedding anniversary recently with a memorable trip that took them through 12 states. Their 18-day odyssey began in Ohio and led to Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming and South Dakota, rolling up 5,300 miles on the odometer in the process. After stopping for a niece’s Aug. 21 wed- ding in the rose garden at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, they headed west toward the sprawling Mall of America. Built on the site of the former Minnesota Vikings stadium, it houses 520 stores, an amusement park with 23 rides, a miniature golf course and a colorful exhibit with dinosaurs and elephants built entirely of Lego blocks. “We arrived at the Mall of America at 9:30 a.m. beating the crowds of people by a couple of hours,” Bob said. “This place is like no other shopping mall we’ve experienced.” Moving on, the Hardin-area residents spent a night in a Montana community with a familiar name Hardin. The village of 2,900 is located near the site where General Custer lost his life at the Little Big Horn.
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.
