125 Years
Oct. 12, 1899
JACKSON CENTER – Pike street, east of the railroad, is being repaired with more gravel.
ANNA – Rev. Lensky has moved his family from Springfield to Anna and becomes minister of the Lutheran congregation, but owing to remodeling of the church, services will be held in the town hall every Sudnay until the dedication.
100 Years
Oct. 12, 1924
QUINCY – The Big Four R.R. is laying steel and grading a new double track.
FT. LORAMIE – The Gaier relatives have moved the old Photograph building to Lake Loramie to build a cottage near Filburn’s. J.D. Inderrieden bought the old creamery building and is tearing it down to use the lumber to build more cottages at Filburn’s.
A farmer living about six miles north of Versailles is a new member of the crowd in the Darke County Jail. His troubles grew out of the finding on his premises of a ten gallon of jar of mash by two officers when they visited his place.
Whether it was a new jerseys or Kenton’s weakness, or the extra good playing of the Sidney team which caused the losing streak of the Orange and Black to be broken will never be known. The final score was 28 to 0 in favor of Sidney High football team.
75 Years
Oct. 12, 1949
The Rum Creek Methodist church will present a special program of addressees and music on Sunday to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the present church building.
A man complains that his wife is so jealous she turns off the television when a pretty girl comes on the screen. That’s as mean as eating the last slice of Sexauer’s Bread before hubby sits down to dinner. Sexauer’s Bakery – Advertisement
50 Years
Oct. 12, 1974
The 0.4 mill mental health levy on the November ballot in three counties was endorsed yesterday by the Shelby County Ministerial Association when it met at Dorothy Love Retirement Home.
Mrs. Lloyd McClain just likes to cook, especially bake. She entered three recipes in this week’s cookie contest with a timely one for Pumpkin Cookies judged the best of the 20 recipes submitted.
Cpl. Lowell Eidemiller is calling it quits today after serving on the Sidney Police Department for 26 and a half years. William O’Leary was police chief when he joined the force.
25 Years
Oct. 12, 1999
PHOTO – Uprooted rails were the result of four railroad cars filled with corn derailing at ADM Countrymark, 701 S. Vandemark Rd., around 6 a.m. today. Vehicle traffic was blocked for nearly five hours this morning at Vandemark and Campbel Roads when a switch-point broke on the rails. A CSX spokesman said the switch point is used to move rail cars from one track to another.
PHOTO – Gus Siegel, 1, son of Rob and Gail Siegel of Fort Loramie, got the opportunity to toss some of the dirt during the Fort Loramie Fire Department groundbreaking ceremony recently. The Fire Department is going to build a new fire station on Ohio 66 on the northeast side of town.
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.
