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Board of Improvement

The members of the Board of Improvement, although all prominent citizens, represented varied segments of Sidney’s population. Colonel Harrison Wilson, an attorney, was described as ranking among the top lawyers in the state, serving as a circuit court judge from 1895 to 1909. Frank Hunter was the clerk of courts and president of the Progressive Union. He was appointed postmaster in 1894. W.H.C. Goode owned the American Steel Scraper Company. An educated man, he had extensive land holdings. George Bunnell was active in real estate and was a noted Sidney ‘booster’. C.F. Hickok owned a confectionery firm, and also served four years on city council. Charles Timeus was serving as county treasurer and director of Graceland Cemetery at the time of his appointment to the Board.

From "Town Promotion and the Rural Mystique: Sidney, Ohio, A Case Study" by Connie M. Porcher, August, 1981.

Industry segment written in January, 1998 by Rich Wallace

 

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