Delphi IOOF Lodge 28 building committee, circa 1881; l-r, Charles Gros, John Lathrope Jr., vice president; C. McKinght, J.W. Fawcett, president; J.A. Deardorf, treasurer; A.M. Eldredge, secretary; J.W. Griffith, H. Dunkle 10 YEARS AGO

Clay Sledd is preserving Carroll County history on canvas. Sledd’s paintings are based on his own research. He said he has always been fascinated with history and is an avid reader. Through his research, Sledd has become acquainted with the Delphi of the 1820s through the early 1900s. Examples of his oil paintings include Delphi’s old Arlington Hotel and the Red Onion Saloon, a historic panorama of East Delphi from Ox Road, the train depot and Carroll County’s second jail and sheriff’s residence.

The Comet received a holiday letter from Dieter and Sherry Hantschel, who are spending their retirement traveling around the U.S. in a customized motor home. Their home on wheels is a converted 49-passenger bus. The couple lived in Denver, Colo., before selling their home and embarking on their adventure in the summer of 1997.

Former Carroll runner Dickie Bishop has been named All-Academic Big Sky Conference for the fall semester. He was also recently recognized as the outstanding freshman runner at the University of Montana cross country banquet. Bishop, at 23rd place, was the top freshman finisher at the Big Sky Conference cross country meet.

25 YEARS AGO

Extremely warm weather, temperatures into the mid- 60s and very heavy rains from Saturday through Monday created unusual January 1st weather in Carroll County and much of the Midwest. Yesterday the temperature was 60 before it started falling. This morning normal winter temps prevail.

Amanda Roth, a resident of The Brethren’s Home, will be 109 years old Jan. 7.

She formerly resided in the Camden area and worked as a bookkeeper at the Camden bank.

Ann and Mike Fletcher, who moved to Delphi 2 ½ years ago, have purchased the Delphi Laundromat from Cliff Jordan, who had owned the business for 10 years.

50 YEARS AGO

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fitch have purchased the entire shares of stock of S.M. Wynkoop in the Wynkoop Pharmacy, Incorporated, in Delphi. The transaction was completed Saturday evening. Mr. Fitch, Mr. Wynkoop, who owned a drug store in Brookston and Ivan Holder, Monticello druggist, combined to purchase the store in August of 1948 of Brice Adams, who had operated it for several years either as sole owner or in partnership.

The dedication service for the new Pilgrim Holiness church, located at Union and Harrison streets in Delphi, will be Sunday afternoon, at 2 p.m. Reverend R. G. Flexton, general superintendent of Pilgrim Holiness churches of the area will be the speaker at the service.

Leonard Brouillette received keys to the Fitzgerald Jewelry Store from Robert Fitzgerald, Thursday evening, just after completing inventory as the final step in the transaction changing ownership to Mr. Brouillette from Mr. Fitzgerald.

Delphi telephone patrons will begin using the new dial system after 1 a.m. Sunday morning.

75 YEARS AGO

The Horseman from the North, Horace Mann of Gary, will be here Saturday night for their annual contest with the Delphi Oracles. The friendly rivalry of Delphi and the Gary school has endured over a period of several years, and these games are always hard fought and exciting.

A clip from the Monticello Journal says: “Why don’t White county yellers give some of the oooahooh, rah, rah, rah stuff like Delphi and Jeff do. Bet they’re afraid the yell leaders will be left alone in the middle of the darn thing.”

Lost - $28 in paper bills, between Smith’s store and Whiteman’s elevator. Reward. Bud Sneathen.

100 YEARS AGO

Another one of those human husking machines has turned up and has set a new record for the rest of the huskers to take a try at in the effort of beating. This time it is Chester Studebaker who says he can husk more corn than any other man in Carroll County. While husking on the farm of and for Phillip Jones, east of town, he averaged 106 bushels for 18 days, making 1908 bushels that he jerked from the stalk during the little “workout.” For this he received 3 cents a bushel, making $57.24 received as his salary for the stunt.

County Superintendent P. B. Hemmig has received a copy of the proposed teachers’ pension act of Indiana. All the teachers in the state are intensely interested in the passing of the act. It proposes the retirement of teachers who have served for thirty-five years and the minimum pension is to be $250 per year.