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Looking Back
The issuance of the permit for Top Sow, LLC, to construct a $3 million confined swine farrowing operation has been vacated. Construction, which began a month ago, was stopped and all equipment was removed. Concrete for the building had been poured and excavation for the waste lagoons had started. Top Sow investors view this as a set back and by no means feel it's over. Dean Ratcliff has retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 29 years of service. Ratcliff says his last mail car is about ready for retirement too, with 226,000 miles on it. He will continue to drive it until it won't run anymore. 25 YEARS AGO There is a chance that the lobby in the Delphi Post Office may be closed between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., if disturbance of the property continues. When Postmaster Harry Hammond arrived at work Saturday morning, the photocopy machine had been moved approximately three feet from its location. He said it is difficult because of its weight for three people to move it. Ink pens had just been placed in the lobby and they were missing. Presently the lobby is open 24 hours of the day (never closed). Years ago the post office lobby was closed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. For the convenience of the patrons, Hammond does not want to return to those hours. 50 YEARS AGO Acertain prominent local citizen, one night this week, had himself geared to "take them to his leader" on demand, as he spent the evening trying to determine the source of strange unearthly lights which intermittently showed themselves over the downtown district. What with all this talk of satellites, he felt decidedly nervous as the lights continued their monotonous routine. Then came the dawn, and the discovery that Clawson Chevrolet Sales has installed a new "attention getting" flasher. Our friend proved himself to be a true gentleman when he told us the story and enjoyed a hearty laugh at his own expense. 75 YEARS AGO The largest yield of corn per acre ever found in Carroll county was found this week. In the bottom land on the Kerlin-Snoeberger farm near Rockfield, two five acre plots of corn were checked for the Indiana corn growers association. The yield per acres was 132 bushels, which although correct is an unofficial announcement made by the judge, Mr. Littlejohn. This will probably by one of the highest yields in the state. The seed for this field was selected seeds of home varieties, and it was the second year of corn from clover sod turned under. Any yield over 100 bushels entitles the grower to a gold medal awarded by the Indiana corn growers association. 100 YEARS AGO Acave-in of the sewer trench on the west side in front of G.B. Miller & Son's store almost buried Frank Walker and Will Root. Aside from their heads they were covered with dirt and almost crushed beneath the falling earth. There were 12 men at work near the place of accident at the time and it was certainly a miraculous escape from death for several of them. Dr. E.L. Peter dressed the injuries of the victims but found no bones broken. Root will be ready for work again in a short time, while Walker is more seriously hurt, injured internally, and will not be able to work for some time. |
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