Talk of a Race Track!

Mid-July of 1897 saw the Chuckery neighborhood atwitter with the thought of a horse racetrack near the village.  It is not known what ever came of this talk, but it should be noted that a racetrack was never built.

Another St. Paul Picnic

June of 1899 saw a large picnic held in the grove behind the German Church in Chuckery (St. Paul).  Germany from Marysville, Hilliards, and Columbus assembled to dine in the woods.  Rev. Kueschle of the Settlement conducted services in the morning while Rev. Bruggerman of Hilliards conducted the afternoon and evening services.  $119.05 was raised in the collections.  A good time was had by all!

The Dellinger Threshing Crew

For many years, various members of the Dellinger (Doellinger) family ran several different threshing machines in and around Chuckery.  In June of 1899 it was announced that Fred Dellinger had finally finished threshing the remainder of his 1898 wheat crop and was ready to assist other members of the community in threshing their wheat.

June Happenings in Chuckery

June of 1885 saw many events in Chuckery.  The community was pleased to announce that corn planting was finished.  Lewis Chapel added Mrs. Ira Fenner and Mrs. Mary Kelsey as new members of the congregation.  But, the Petty family was mourning the loss of their two year old daughter, Blanche.

Emanuel Bishop

From the Marysville Evening Tribune May 26, 1936

BISHOP RITES ON WEDNESDAY

Funeral services for the late Emanuel Bishop will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rausch near Milford Center. Services will be conducted by Rev. E. J. Goedking pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church here and burial will be in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in the German Settlement south of here, in charge of L. H. Miller of Marysville.

Mr. Bishop was born on a farm near Marysville. He was a son of the late George and Lena Gase Bishop, both natives of Germany. He united in marriage with Anna Troestchel in November of 1884. He was a lifelong resident of Union County.

Four daughters, one son, two sisters, and two brothers survive. They are: daughters Mrs. Carrie Rausch, Mrs. Marie Wolff, Mrs. Estelle Reed of Milford Center; Mrs. Clara Moder of Marysville; son John Bishop of Union Township; sisters Mrs. George Blumenschein of near Marysville and Mrs. Carl Fogle of Marion; brothers Philip Bishop of Marysville and George Bishop of Chuckery. One daughter, Mrs. Lottie Moder is deceased. 

Dredging the Little Darby

In the 1920s, the Little Darby Creek was dredged.  The creek was also straightened at this time.  The dredging began near Irwin and continued to the Rosedale-Plain City Road Bridge.  There were two reasons for this dredging: flood control and improved drainage for area farms.  The cables that pulled this dredging machine down the creek are still located in the creek bed.

In recent years, many of the area farms have now routed their tile drainage systems back over to the Big Darby.  The main reason for this switch is that the Big Darby sits at a lower elevation above sea level.  Many farmers would like to see the Little Darby dredged again, but it is unlikely that the OEPA or the EPA will allow this.

A Visitor to the George Bishop Home

In early April of 1885, Mrs. Fred Kleiber was in the Chuckery neighborhood to visit the George Bishop family.