House Warming for Candy FactoryHouse Warming for Candy Factory
Before putting in the machinery and fixtures for the practical operation of the new
candy factory, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hickok, assisted
by their daughters, Hattie and Willa, received their friends Thursday evening. More than
300 participated in the "house warming" festivities. The first floor was used as
a cloak room, the second for music, refreshments and social chat, and the third to the
pleasures of the young people. The building will soon be equipped with modern candy making
appliances and used exclusively for the wholesale business. Sidney Journal, Mar. 9,
1900
High-Priced Real Estate
Mrs. John F. Horr has made a twentieth century offering to the Women's Home Missionary
Society of 10 small houses at Key West, Florida, conservatively estimated to be worth
$4,000.
Sidney Journal, Mar. 9, 1900
Early Yard Sale
A bazaar and social will be held at the home of James Fitzgerald, South Ohio avenue,
Thursday evening. Childrens garments and fancy articles will be for sale, the proceeds
going to the Baptist congregation. Sidney Journal, Mar. 9, 1900
A Sign of Spring in Dawson
The first canal boat of the season
passed through this place Sunday. Sidney Journal, Mar. 16, 1900
Suspicious Elephant
The dry goods store of William Piper was
broken into Friday night last week and the safe was robbed of $7.07. During Saturday, a
resident known as "Elephant" was found playing slot machines and along with
other suspicious circumstances, pointed to him as the burglar. He was arrested, placed in
jail and on Monday morning he confessed. Sidney Journal, Mar. 16, 1900
Well-Traveled Locals
Samuel Lyon will shortly leave for Butte, Montana, where he has procured
employment in a dry goods store...E. S. Cox is spending his vacation with his family at
Belpre, Washington county..Ira C. Painter is spending his vacation at Granville...Mrs.
LeRoy Michael, who has been in Colorado and New Mexico eight months for her health, is
home...Mrs. Robert McCaslin, accompanied by son Frank, left Tuesday for Hot Springs,
Arkansas, where she will be treated for rheumatism...Samuel, the 15 year old son of Aaron
Cottrell, left home in August, and is now in South America...H. B. Miller, of Grant's
Pass, Oregon, formerly of this city, has been appointed consul at Chung King, China.
Sidney Journal, Mar. 16 & 23, 1900
At Least the Milk Was Clean
The Board of Health held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening. The
section of the code of health laws regulating the throwing of garbage, slops, ashes, etc.,
in the streets and alleys was ordered published. Other topics discussed were the nuisance
and damage to property caused by the tannery, the
mud hole under the Big Four railway depot, the vaults on the Sherman property on East
Poplar street and Dr. T. W. Johnson reported having examined milk from all the dairies and
found it pure.
Sidney Journal, Mar. 23, 1900
No Dumping
The law against doing injury to State property and appropriating of the canal as a
dumping ground for household garbage or for an outlet to sewers was passed by the
Legislature in 1841...providing a penitentiary punishment for its violators. The young and
thrifty elms on the berm bank are also under state protection. Sidney Journal, Mar.
23, 1900
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