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25 years ago – 1997
Sept. 1 – The Indiana Koi Club, part of a national chain, launched last month to serve those with a passion for colorful, exotic fish. They will be hosting a big event in the Anderson and Pendleton area on September 14, visiting several private water gardens featuring koi. “I think people in this country appreciate their backyard more and more,” said the club’s president, Dr. Kenneth Lau, who has been raising koi for three years. “It’s a great way to reduce stress.”
Sept. 3 – Community Justice Center hopes Nichol Avenue businesses will mature to provide employment opportunities for residents of the new Women’s Job Posting Center. The 2301 Nichol Ave. building will open Thursday, said CJC executive director Margaret Dodd. The two women will immediately move into Madison County’s first female job release facility. “This is just a pilot project,” Dodd said. “It depends on funding and referrals.”
50 years ago – 1972
Sept. 1 – The Indiana Horseshoe Championship will be played this weekend at Fairview Park. The headliners will be here on Monday for the men’s top game. Those who will pitch include perennial champion Curt Day, his son Paul Day, young Mark Seibold and Chet Reel.
Sept. 5 – About 15 pounds of marijuana, reportedly worth about $4,400, was confiscated during an Anderson Police Drug Enforcement operation on Jackson Street. A 27-year-old Anderson man and his 20-year-old girlfriend face preliminary charges of marijuana possession, Chief Drug Officer Leo Adams said. Adams said police had been monitoring the residence for several weeks before obtaining a search warrant.
100 years ago – 1922
Sept. 2 – A fire is promptly detected in the paper warehouse at the Beaver Board factory on 1st and Delaware Streets, potentially saving the entire factory from destruction. The flames had reached a wall of the building and were spreading when they were discovered. Headquarters and Hose Company No. 4 responded and quickly brought the fire under control, but thousands of gallons of water were splashed on the smoldering paper. Between 75 and 100 packs of mixed paper were destroyed.
Sept. 5 — Madison County Public Schools Teachers’ Annual Institution opened Monday at Central Christian Church with 255 teachers registered. Jefferson C. House, County Commissioner, presided. SC Schumaker, Department of Biology, West Chester State Teachers School, PA is a guest speaker. He has an interesting discussion on “unnecessary fears” associated with reptile life.
from the 1800s
September 8, 1896 – Indiana’s organized labor organization’s second annual Labor Day celebration was held in Anderson yesterday with notable success. There are about five thousand tourists in the city. Special trains arrived from Elwood, Alexandria, Muncie and Indianapolis, carrying more than 2,000 people for the festivities.
September 15, 1896 – Joseph Dickey, a veteran and a familiar figure in town, receives a monthly pension of $10 and owes $453. Dickie was a worthless fellow with a lot of money in his cup, and his comrades took him to keep him from running out of money for his patriotic service in the Union Army. MJ Costello accepts responsibility as Dickey’s guardian.
Compiled by Elmore Hammes for the Herald Gazette
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