May 19, 2012

Ritty’s Incorruptible Cashier

  The local hot spot in Dayton in the 1870’s was a saloon called The Pony House.  James Ritty,… [more]

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1870 Log House Model

    By 1870, Delphos had been incorporated for 20 years and had a population of almost 2000… [more]

1870 Log House Model 1870 Log House Model

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In 1844, about the time Delphos was being settled, Samuel Morse’s famous message, “What hath God… [more]

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Ritty’s Incorruptible Cashier

  The local hot spot in Dayton in the 1870’s was a saloon called The Pony House.  James Ritty, owner of the saloon, was tired of the dishonesty of his bartenders who were pocketing some of his profits and had an … [Read More...]

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    By 1870, Delphos had been incorporated for 20 years and had a population of almost 2000 people.  The soldiers had returned home from the “War Between the States,” a new 3-story brick school building had … [Read More...]

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In 1844, about the time Delphos was being settled, Samuel Morse’s famous message, “What hath God wrought” was being telegraphed from Washington D.C. to Baltimore, a distance of 40 miles.  It was the official opening of … [Read More...]

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