Bimel Buggy Ball
The concert and ball to be given at the armory on next Monday evening under the auspices of the Bimel Mutual Aid Association promises to be a grand event. The concert will commence at 8 o’clock and last until 10 o’clock. On the program will be selections by the Reed band, the Mandolin orchestra and a selected quartet. At the close of the concert the rubber tire Bimel Buggy will be given away to someone who holds a ticket to the entertainment. Already over four hundred tickets have been sold. The armory will be beautifully decorated for the event.
Shelby County Democrat, Mar. 31, 1899

Meat Stolen
Samuel Duncan, of Orange township, had all his meat stolen Saturday night. Gypsies who had camped in the vicinity the previous night were pursued and found south of Piqua but a search of their wagons failed to discover any trace of the meat.
Sidney Journal, Feb. 17, 1899

Canal Ice Broke
Max, the 10 year old son of Joseph Stafford, ventured on the ice on the canal just above the water works Tuesday. Two other small boys, who had gone along, were afraid to follow. The Stafford boy struck a thin spot and went down. His companions, much frightened, ran to give the alarm. He was in the water fully 20 minutes, keeping himself from drowning by holding on to the edge of the ice, when James Lucas saw him and threw a strap to him, pulling him to the shore.
Sidney Journal, Feb. 17, 1899