New Boat in Town
Julius Hale will have his new canal boat
"Margaret" here to-morrow at the south street bridge. The boat was built at Lockington. Sidney Journal, July 6
Sidney Hosts Vaudeville
The Clark, Becker & Bertschey Vaudeville and Specialty Company will begin a
series of plays under their mammoth tent on the Hiner lot on east Court street tomorrow
night, remaining here one solid week. There will be an entire change of program nightly.
This company has been showing in all the best cities to immense crowds and have the
reputation of giving one of the best vaudeville
and specialty entertainments on the road. Their entertainments are moral and strictly high
class in every respect. Sidney Daily News, July 6
Moral? High Class?
Owners of the Clark, Becker & Bertschey Concert Company, which showed here all
last week, quietly left town Saturday night without paying the employees or making any
provision for them and taking all the money of the company, estimated at about $800. They
drove to Anna with a Sidney rig, from Anna they drove to Wapakoneta in an Anna rig and
took the train north. Sidney Daily News, July 15
Reds Get Beat
The Sidney Reds, accompanied by a
large crowd of rooters, went to Lima yesterday to play with the Lima Crescents. The game
resulted in a victory for Lima by a score of 16 to 12.
Sidney Daily News, July 25
Goode Farms in North Dakota
W.H.C. Goode has gone to North Dakota to
look after his farming interests there.
Sidney Daily News, July 17
Tough Punishment
Ed F. _____ was arrested last evening by Chief of Police O’Leary for disorderly conduct, using
profane language, and abusing his wife. He spent the night in the lockup and when he was
taken before the Mayor he pleaded guilty to the charge against him. Mayor Nessler gave him
a severe lecture, fined him $10 and costs, and sentenced him to jail for five days on
bread and water.
Sidney Daily News, July 6
Looking Far Ahead to Fair
The date of Shelby county’s fair is September 4, 5, 6 and 7. Every farmer and
business man in the county should interest himself enough in the fair to make it a
success. The farmer’s club or grange organization making the largest and best display
of farm products will receive as prizes seventy dollars worth of books, to be divided in
three premiums as follows: $40, $20, and $10.
Sidney Daily News, July 26