Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago March 29, 1923 A large class of miners of the district will receive certificates of training in modern methods of mining, tomorrow night at Russ Hall of the Normal. Eight classes in this work have been conducted for the past 25 weeks in several parts of the district, under the direction of Normal department of vocational training. The studies included mine gases, mine ventilation, timbering and safety lamps Columbus city and county authorities have located what is believed the headquarters of a band of motor car thieves, and a search is being conducted for Seth Edwards, a garage owner believed to be head of the band.