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Gunshots, Y2K and a train trip to see the Reds
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Editor’s note We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from years gone by.
This week in 1908, the Hillsboro Dispatch reported “the demon of fire visited Peebles,” destroying the business block of the Adams County village that included 12 buildings, five of which belonged to Dr. Beery of Hillsboro. Damage estimates were $60,000.