Out of the past
April 20, 1896
The board of education has authorized the sale of the old colored school building in the Fourth Ward to John Burkhart, Jr., for $18. A committee composed of C.F. Hickok, W.M. Crozier and John H. Taft has been named to select the site for the new building which will be arranged for a high school with several rooms for primary and grammar grades. It will be located in the Fourth Ward.
100 years
April 20, 1921
The Sidney Electric Co. has erected two posts in front of their place of business on the south side of the square, one near the curb on the outside of the street, and the other across the street in the court square. The posts are to be lighted by the company to show the effect of the white way lighting system about the public square should the city decide on that system of street lighting.