The "Turkey Trot" and "Bunny Hug" are now out of style . The latest "in" dances are the "Chicken Flop" and "Camel Crawl".

The council instructed Harry Bullard to remove his scale from Main st. within 30 days. F. W. Dessel and the Union Produce Co. are granted permission to operate a scale at this location with rent to be paid in advance to the corporation.

A meeting, for raising funds to alleviate the suffering of flood victims in Ohio and Indiana, was attended by over 150 residents. A committee was formed—E. R. Webster, Andrew Lee, Otto Gunderson, Agnes Lee, H. J. Etteldorf and Mrs. J. W. Lynch—to solict donations. Over $400 was contributed and immediately forwarded to Red Cross headquarters.

George Beer was hired as town marshal as a replacement for retiring J. W. Boyle. He was instructed to pay no more than two dollars a day for city employees--four dollars for man and team.

The accidental death of Mrs. Mathilda Broghammer at the Lydia street crossing caused a furor in the community. The eighty year old lady was struck by a Milwaukee Road engine while walking to church on Sunday morning. Witnesses felt the train was traveling at an excessive rate of speed. The elderly woman apparently was unaware of the approaching train, although the whistle was sounded.

A coroner's jury, composed of H. J. Etteldorf, M. A. Olsen and H. T. Hauge, was appointed by Dr. Jewell. They concluded that the death was not felonius. Although the engine was moving too fast for safety, Ossian does not have an ordinance regulating the speed of trains.

A. G. Gunderson offered a free dish of ice cream to all customers entering his store on April Fools day.

The Silver Springs Creamery Company manufactured 273,910 lbs. of butter from 1,216,320 lbs. of their patron's cream. Their sales of dairy products came to almost $80,000.

Clair Limbeck will construct a large poultry feeding plant just east of the Milwaukee stockyards. This two story tile building is still standing.

One dollar and twenty cents will buy all these items during Etteldorfs pre-Christmas sale: 1 pkg. toothpicks, 1 pkg. yeast, 1 pkg. soda, 1 pkg. clothes pins, 1 pkg. starch, 1 btl. bluing, 1 btl, lemon extract, 1 can corn, 1 can tomatoes, 1 can peaches, 1 lb. of coffee and 8 bars of soap.

O. H. S. fielded a successful basketball team this year. We find accounts of lopsided victories over Postville and McGregor. The players listed were: Rufus Cahill, Joseph Johnson, Donald Bullard, Harold Gilbert, Rodney Nicholson, John Vance and Fred Doane.

THE ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANIES

The first item on electrifying the town that we have found in our research, concerns the C. Miller & Sons Company. This firm was generating current for Clermont and wished to expand their transmission lines to include neighboring communities. A referendum was held in 1910 on whether to award a 25 year franchise to the Miller Company. The measure was approved by a vote of 148 to 25. The town officials levied an additional tax of two mills for street lights. This brought the total assessment for Ossian residents to 7 mills.

By the fall of the year, it appeared that the community would soon have access to electrical power. Representatives of the Miller company were in town soliciting customers, and a car of utility poles had arrived. The cost of the transmission line from Clermont was estimated at $20,000. However, for reasons not recorded, this firm never constructed the line and their option to the franchise expired in June of 1912.

In 1913, Harry Bullard requested that the council favor him with a franchise.He promised immediate construction of an electric plant. The project was again submitted to the electorate and passed by a vote of 100 to 47.

Ordinance no. 74 granted a 25 year franchise to Harry Bullard. Mr. Bullard agreed to furnish poles, wire and 48 candle power street lights at a cost to the