On May 22, 1924, Willman's store was burglarized. Sales people the next morning found a door unlocked and other unusual things they noticed led them to make a hasty inventory. They found about $400 worth of clothing, shoes and watches missing. The burglers had used a skeleton key to get in and had gone through the store putting things in sugar sacks they found in the basement.
When news of the burglary came out village people started to remember things they had seen. A car was seen parked in an unusual place. Then William Meyer and his sons who worked the Barney Ernst farm near Shorts Landing took shelter from a storm in an old log cabin and found sacks of Willman goods hidden there.
Three men who had been living at the reservoir were arrested. All had criminal records and were wanted for various other crimes. One of them was wearing a coat with a Willman tag in it.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Saturday, May 4, 2013
More updates
The heavy mirror in the dress shop that fell over and broke in 2011 has been ably repaired by Ted Bornhorst. Rapid Development replaced the roof earlier this year and donated their labor.
Mr. and Mrs. George Fischer and son of Cincinnati visited the museum on May 4th. They stayed at the lake and spent the weekend visiting local museums.
Speaking of the lake, there are plans to replace the spillway. No definite date has been announced but it won't be this year.
Mr. and Mrs. George Fischer and son of Cincinnati visited the museum on May 4th. They stayed at the lake and spent the weekend visiting local museums.
Speaking of the lake, there are plans to replace the spillway. No definite date has been announced but it won't be this year.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Updates
The plumbing has been fixed and the water turned back on. The restrooms are once again functional.
We received 2 old photos from Larry Monroe of Apple Valley California. One is of the canal boat in Newport and the other is a picture of a street in Newport. He also sent a donation.
Harry Boerger is planning to visit this area in the middle of May. He lives in Florida.
The Lake Loramie Heritage Museum will be open Saturdays 1-4 starting May 4th. June 15th, 9-4 there will be a gathering and display of antique boats, motors and fishing tackle at Earl's Pavilion. July 13th pontoon boat rides 1-4 starting from Earl's Island. Both free events. For information or if you have any artifacts to donate call the park office at 937-295-2011. The museum is on Rt. 362 across from the swimming beach.
We received 2 old photos from Larry Monroe of Apple Valley California. One is of the canal boat in Newport and the other is a picture of a street in Newport. He also sent a donation.
Harry Boerger is planning to visit this area in the middle of May. He lives in Florida.
The Lake Loramie Heritage Museum will be open Saturdays 1-4 starting May 4th. June 15th, 9-4 there will be a gathering and display of antique boats, motors and fishing tackle at Earl's Pavilion. July 13th pontoon boat rides 1-4 starting from Earl's Island. Both free events. For information or if you have any artifacts to donate call the park office at 937-295-2011. The museum is on Rt. 362 across from the swimming beach.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Sherman School 1953
Row 2 - Karen Pleiman, Ben Geise, Pat Eilerman, Ionia Siegel
Row 3 - Helen Siegel, Vernon Siegel, Margie Marshall, Arthur Cetone (teacher), Barb Barhorst, Art Seger, Margaret Siegel.
Row 4 - Margie Wappelhorst, Richie Eilerman, Jeannette Siegel, Ted Barhorst, Marie Seger, Don Wappelhorst.
Sherman Special School
On June 22, 1850 the qualified voters of McLean Township, School District No. 4 met at the house of Henry Sherman. He was elected clerk and John Rottinghaus was elected treasurer. It was resolved by the board that an 18x18 foot schoolhouse be built on the North East corner of the land owned by Henry Sherman. An agreement was entered with John Sherman for building the schoolhouse for which he was to receive $25 when the building was completed.
In 1851 the 25 to 32 scholars were taught for 4 months by William Sherman and 2 months by Henry Sherman for which they were paid $14 a month. Subjects taught were reading, writing, arithmetic, English grammar and German language.
In 1883 the district became Sherman Special School District. The present Sherman School was built on the corner of Barhorst Rd. and Rt. 705 in Section 10 of McLean Township in 1903. The contract went to Ben Gerling and Louis Ley of Minster for $1,947.09.
The school closed in 1954 and the students transferred to Ft. Loramie. The children living at Shorts and Filburn's Landings at Lake Loramie attended Sherman School until 1951. The building is now a house.
Starting in 1914 students were taken to school by wagon and sled. The contract was put out for bids and there was only one bid which was rejected so it was put up again and 2 people bid on it. James Chambers promised to do it for $2.35 a day and the board had to provide the wagon. The contract went to William Combs for $2.25 a day. James Chambers conveyed pupils to school from 1917 to 1919 and Elmer Chambers held the job from then until 1936.
Some of the teachers:
Timothy Sullivan - 1888
John Barhorst - 1889
F.J. Kohls - 1891
John Barhorst - 1894-1895
H.J. Sherman - 1895-1898
William J. Borger - 1899
Frank Niederkorn - 1903-1907
Louis Brucken - 1908-1910
Florian Notheis - 1910-1913
Marie Trimpe - 1913-1915
Florian Notheis - 1915-1918
Pauline Ernst - 1918-1919
Joseph Gigandet - 1919-1924
Alma Gigandet - 1924-1926
Robert Gigandet - 1926-1930
Charles Sharp - 1930-1932
Irene Behrns - 1932 for one month
Charles Sharp - 1932-1933
Herbert Walter - 1933-1935
Florence Sommer - 1935-1941
JoeKloecker - 1941-1947
Ruth Carter Barhorst - 1947-1950
Arthur Cetone - 1950-1954.
In 1851 the 25 to 32 scholars were taught for 4 months by William Sherman and 2 months by Henry Sherman for which they were paid $14 a month. Subjects taught were reading, writing, arithmetic, English grammar and German language.
In 1883 the district became Sherman Special School District. The present Sherman School was built on the corner of Barhorst Rd. and Rt. 705 in Section 10 of McLean Township in 1903. The contract went to Ben Gerling and Louis Ley of Minster for $1,947.09.
The school closed in 1954 and the students transferred to Ft. Loramie. The children living at Shorts and Filburn's Landings at Lake Loramie attended Sherman School until 1951. The building is now a house.
Starting in 1914 students were taken to school by wagon and sled. The contract was put out for bids and there was only one bid which was rejected so it was put up again and 2 people bid on it. James Chambers promised to do it for $2.35 a day and the board had to provide the wagon. The contract went to William Combs for $2.25 a day. James Chambers conveyed pupils to school from 1917 to 1919 and Elmer Chambers held the job from then until 1936.
Some of the teachers:
Timothy Sullivan - 1888
John Barhorst - 1889
F.J. Kohls - 1891
John Barhorst - 1894-1895
H.J. Sherman - 1895-1898
William J. Borger - 1899
Frank Niederkorn - 1903-1907
Louis Brucken - 1908-1910
Florian Notheis - 1910-1913
Marie Trimpe - 1913-1915
Florian Notheis - 1915-1918
Pauline Ernst - 1918-1919
Joseph Gigandet - 1919-1924
Alma Gigandet - 1924-1926
Robert Gigandet - 1926-1930
Charles Sharp - 1930-1932
Irene Behrns - 1932 for one month
Charles Sharp - 1932-1933
Herbert Walter - 1933-1935
Florence Sommer - 1935-1941
JoeKloecker - 1941-1947
Ruth Carter Barhorst - 1947-1950
Arthur Cetone - 1950-1954.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Note of appreciation
Joyce Alig, President of Mercer County Historical, read our book, "Fort Loramie, Main Street and Beyond", and sent this:
"Going through your new book about Fort Loramie has been a true pleasure.
First, the cover and the quality of the pages and the neatness of the presentation and the highlights of color throughout this book are quite impressive, especially for a book addressing a local history of a community. Your Fort Loramie Historical Association can be most proud of this book."
"Going through your new book about Fort Loramie has been a true pleasure.
First, the cover and the quality of the pages and the neatness of the presentation and the highlights of color throughout this book are quite impressive, especially for a book addressing a local history of a community. Your Fort Loramie Historical Association can be most proud of this book."
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