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PAGE SIX Pandora Rev. J. F. Steiner, formerly of the Settlement, who is returning as a missionary to China, will spend Sat urday here with Rev. Armin C. Steiner, his brother-in-law. Rev. J. F. Steiner and his family have been in Wooster for the past year on furlough. He will leave Lima, Sun day, enroute to San Francisco from where he will sail August 11 for the island of Hainan where he is sta tioned at a Presbyterian mission. His family will remain in Wooster for the present because of unsettled conditions in the Far East. Mrs. Edgar A met was removed to her home in Pandora from Lima Memorial hospital Wednesday in the Harris invalid coach of Columbus Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Basinger are the parents of a baby girl born to them at their home in Pandora, Monday. Pandora is trying to get rid of its many birds. The Sportsmans club is having a shooting contest this week. Pandora seems to have its share of birds. Rev. and Mrs. Paul Whitmer re turned to their home after spend ing their vacation. Gideon Lehman and daughter Eudora, Mr. and Mrs. Milford Haas are visiting at the home of his son Quinten Lehman and family in Mountain Lake Minnesota. Glen Millers are making many improvements on the home they pur chased from Ben Lightner. The annual Good reunion was held at the home of Grover Davidson, Sunday. Two Junior High school students in Dayton, Ohio, are spending a few’ days at the home of Miss Ruth Bixel and Noah Bixel. Miss Bixel has finished her summer course at Ohio State. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Hilty left for Cleveland, Wednesday where they attended the National Poultry Cong ress. Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Rice spent Sunday at the home of Dr. Weldon Diller in Raw’son. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Snavely have moved from the Kempf apartment to the Chester McBride home. Miss Veldine Amstutz, daughter of Chester White Brood Sow Sale 40 HEAD 40 Friday night, Aug. 11 This is a grand offering of bred gilts. In fine condition. Bred to three Great boars—Modern Progression Lima Lad, Silver Improver. Now is the time for you to discard your grade sows and buy a pure bred, while they are selll me a! -.uch low prices. Four fall boars, few spring boars. (Come see me hoys.) Auctioneer—Col. W. E. North. Gold Leaf Mineral Co. Lima. Ohio n Gamble & Son For Vigor and Health— include meat in your menu. Always ready to serve you. Bigler Bros. Fresh and Salt Meats NOW OOISMTE[I ID TEIPS WOMAN’S FRIEND WASHERS Mr. and Mrs. Albert Amstutz has been hired to teach Home Economics in Columbus Grove. Lowell Hatfield spent the weekend in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lehman and family have moved from the Am stutz apartments to the home of Edgar Arnets. Miss Minnie Hilty spoke in Gra bill, Ind., Sunday. Miss Lois Niswander who is tak ing a nursing course in Cleveland is visiting at the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. O. Niswander. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burry of Findlay called at the home of Mrs. Alex Burry and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Burry, Sunday. Philemon Husers have remodeled their home. Rev. and Mrs. Aaron Roth and family of Detroit are visiting at the home of John Schumachers. Rev. C. W. Oyer and Mrs. Oyer of Washington,' D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Oyer of Philadelphia spent Monday in Pandora. On Monday evening he spoke at the Missionary church where he was pastor many years ago. Elrose Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nonnamak er, sons Harold and Dean of Has sen were Sunday dinner guests at the Ami Nonnamaker home. Mr. and Mrs. Chet Baker of Ft. Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Strat ton and daughter Mary Jo of Pauld ing were supper guests Sunday at the M. J. Stratton home. Evening callers were Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Stratton, daughter Elain and son Ortho, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Klingler, daughters Gladys, Dorotha and Jean Ann and Jimmy Scott. Celebrating Glen Nonnamaker’s birthday anniversary the following company surprised him Friday even ing: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Klingler and family of Ada, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nonnamaker and family of Hassen, Henry Koch, Fern and John Koch. Ice cream was enjoyed by all present. Mrs. Kate Huffman of Findlay is visiting at the N. R. Elzay home. Mrs. Evelyn Schaff and daughter Mary Lou of Bridgewater, Mich., are at the home of the formers par ents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schnegg caring for Mrs. Schnegg who is ill. Norman Eddinger has accepted a job in the office of the conservation building in Findlay. Gene Bish of Columbus spent Sun day at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Evered Bish. Class No. 1 of the Olive Branch Sunday school held a picnic at the Buckeye Friday afternoon. The rain caused them to come to the Black school house where they enjoyed a picnic supper. Miss Flo Stratton and Mrs. Golda Nonnamaker spon sored the affair. Prayer meeting at Bethesda Thurs day evening. The thirtieth annual reunion of the Black school pupils, teachers and friends will be held on the grounds Thursday, Aug. 10. Come and enjoy the day. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brauen of Bluffton, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Non namaker, daughter Kaye and son Roderick, spent Sunday evening at the Emaline Nonnamaker and Len don Basinger home. Janet Basinger was an over night guest of Kaye Nonnamaker Tuesday. Official board meeting at Olive Branch Tuesday evening. Aug. 1. Celebrating the birthday anniver sary of Mrs. Golda Nonnamaker the foollwing company were entertained at dinner Monday evening at the Emaline Nonnamaker and Lendon Basinger home: Mr. and Mrs. How ard Stauffer of Bluffton, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nonnamaker, Roderick and Kaye and Mrs. Anna Koontz. Mrs. Nonnamaker received many gift*. The satisfactory results of the WOeMAN’S FRIEND WASHER now in use have made it possible to extend our guarantee to 10 years. WHY TAKE A CHANCE BUY A RELIABLE WASHER FROM A RELIABLE COMPANY Factory Service Bluffton Implement & Harness Co. Bluffton Distributors Woman’s Friend Washers tn ■I The story of Gallipolis starts in far-away Paris. John Barlow, foreign representative of the Sci oto Land Company, described the region as “a climate healthy and delightful scarcely such a thing as frost in winter a river called by way of eminence ’The Beau tiful,’ abounding in fish of an enormous size magnificent forest of a tree from which sugar flows, and shrubs which yield candles renison in abundance: without GERMAN SETTLEMENT Born, to John Moser and wife, a girl to Gid Schumacher and wife, a boy. Menno Augsburger moves today on the Will Steiner farm, recently purchased. Joseph Habegger and wife are Columbus Grove has another sa loon problem to solve. For about three years the village has been a dry town, voted so by the people. Someone, however, with a keen eye for business noticed that a saloon, if conveniently located, could do a thriving business. For this purpose a parcel of ground was leased from Arthur Deakin, just outside the cor porate limits. A small portable wooden structure, 12 by 16 feet, was erected and well stocked with beer and spirits. Lloyd Murray, the night police man, is making a photograph col lection of mayors tha have presided over the destinies of Bluffton in the past, and when completed will orna ment the walls of the mayor’s office with the same. He has nearly all the photographs in his possession now. Last week he received a let ter from Dr. S. S. Yoder, a former mayor, containing a desired photo graph. Charles Killen, of Columbus Grove, one of the Main street pav ing contractors, was in town the first of the week, meeting with the council. He reported that the brick and material are being shipped and work will be started as soon as pos sible. Mr. and Mrs. John Keller, Jr., welcomed a little daughter into their home, Saturday, July 21st. Teachers for the Monroe township schools were hired at the last meet ing of the school board. They will be as follows: No. 1, C. P. Hilty No. 2, Mr. Diller No. 3, Margaret Morris No. 4, Clara Greding No. 5, Elsie Slusser No. 6, Principal, B. F. Stockler Primary, Oliver David son No. 7, Jacob Amstutz No. 8, Principal, C. V. Kilgore Primary, Clara Ulery. The many friends of Mrs. John Blakely, formerly of Bluffton, now I of Toledo, will learn with regret it has been necessary to remove her to the hospital to be operated upon for cancer. THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO in hi in Oor House *4 Gallipolis. THE FRENCH IN OHIO Perhaps the most pathetic of all the early Ohio settlements was that at Gallipolis. It was pathetic because people totally unfitted for pioneering lives came across the ocean to find that the land which they had bought didn’t belong to the man who had sold it to them. NEWS OUR FATHERS READ __ XR0M Z^_U_E_?? MARCH l32j£i3 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ichifferly, a pretty nine-pound girl, ,riday. A number of friends gathered at the home of Mrs. S. S. Diller, Sat urday afternoon, March 8, to help Leland celebrate his eighth birthday anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Scheid, son, Theodore and daughters, Winifred and Harriet, leave Friday for their new country home in South Dakota. When the Rosebud Indian reserva tion was opened in South Dakota, Mr. Sche was among the lucky number to draw a farm. Since that time he has built a nice house there and the family will remain fourteen months in their new home to meet the demands of the homestead law. Among the first improvements will be the planting of a large orchard, the trees already having been se lected. After the family is comfort ably located Mr. Scheid will return to Lima and devote part of his time to h.s plumbing business. IT’S IXPIOftl OHIO NO-8 •i. •it hi /cOURTEW-TWE srAWMRO OIL CO. (OHIO) foxes, wolves, lions or tigers no taxes to pay no military enroll ment no quarters to find for sol diers.” To people already weary of the turmoil and bloodshed of the Rev olution, land in this paradise at five shillings an acre seemed the solution to their problems. Hun dreds bought. They were artisans and tradesmen, gilders, carvers, coach and peruke makers—used to civilized and settled cities. About 500 arrived at Alexan dria, Va„ in 1790, ready to make the journey to the promised land. Some were already discouraged. Only 400 continued to newly set- happy over the arrival of a girl baby, last Wednesday. Don Cupp, who worked for Ed ward Laibe, intends to leave for Canada the fifteenth of the month. He will get $40 a month. The friends of Attorney and Mrs. Ben Welty are pleased to learn that a pretty girl baby brightened their home in Lima, Thursday. W. H. Steiner and family leave Friday for their Canadian home. Charles Wilhelm, Mrs. Steiner’s father, who has been visiting here for several weeks, returned with them. Miss Lizzie Hilty, who left here a few months ago, to visit with her brother in Iowa, has returned to her home. Her brother, Gideon, also re turned from his trip to Arkansas. They are well pleased with their i trips. News Our Grandfathers Read From Issue Of July 26, 1906 Cal Amstutz and Amos Bucher, who returned from their southern trip, are well pleased with their ex perience. Rob'-own, Texas, was their first destination. They report ed our Bluffton friends, J. C. Hall, the Welty boys, and Adolph Lee, are doing well and are pleased with iheir new hon They also visited at Phoenix, Arizona, where they en joyed the hosp ility of the Diller, Welty and other families. Miss Dora Elock entertained last Tuesday evening at her home on Lawn avenue ii honor of her cousin, Miss Esther Paris, of Toledo. Those present were the Misses Fanny and Mary Wilson, Lucille Doling, Hazel McGriff, Laura and Vida Amstutz, Florence Locher. Carrie Badertscher, Hazel Berry, Sylvia Steiner, Stella and Mildred Greding, Mabel Allen, of Ashland, Ind., and Bernice Mc Griff, of Lima. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bixel, of Win field, Kansas, who are here on a wedding tour, visiting Mr. Bixel’s relatives and friends, attended the services of the first Mennonite church Sunday evening. Mrs. Bixel favored the audience with a beauti ful solo rendered in a most excellent manner. Otto Klay, of Findlay, was in town Saturday, paying his parents a fare well visit, previous to his departure for Seattle, Washington, where he will probably remain. He left for the west this week. Mrs. T. Lantz and two daughters, of Toledo, Mrs. May Rittenour, of Lima, and Mrs. J. Gressly and daughter, Bessie, of Pleasant Ridge, spent one day last week at the home of Fletch West and family. Miss Martha Von Steen, of Beatrice, Neb., and Miss Frieda Kaufman, who finished a course at the Cincinnati Deaconess Home, and who is now located at Newton, Kansas, were visiting at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Baer during the last week. Dr. Sylvanus Basinger, of Colum bus Grove, a brother of Dr. Francis Basinger, the dentist, spent a few hours in town Monday, previous to leaving the following day for Roch ester, N. Y,, where he takes a posi tion as interne jn Dr. Lee’s private hospital. Dr. Basinger is a graduate of the Cleveland medical college and recently passed the state examina tion. Arthur Green, wife and daughter, Ella, left todav for Ausable, Mich., tied Marietta, where “their out landish dress, foreign language and wooden shoes of the lower classes were a matter of rare in terest to the dwellers in the wil derness.” Though their titles were in valid, they were piloted to the present site of Gallipolis and tem porary shelters built by men of the Ohio Company. They suffered great hardship that winter and in the spring a number left for other settlements. For four years the remaining French continued as squatters. In 1795 the Ohio Company agreed to sell them land for $1.25 an acre. In the meantime, however, a pe tition for relief had been present ed to Congress, which resulted in 24,000 acres being allotted for distribution among the French. Eventually an even hundred peo ple qualified and each received 218 acres in what was known as the French grant, though only 16 actually took possession of their land. The French settlement made little direct impress upon Ohio’s history, but brought to it an ele ment of romance and adventure. In 1825 the Marquis de La fayette. idol of the American peo ple, visited America. He was en tertained at Gallipolis in “Our House," a large brick inn, still standing. Gallipolis is on one of the most beautiful stretches of the Ohio River, with the road running close along the water’s edge, the hills of Ohio on the one hand and the distant blue heights of Ken tucky on the other. There are few drives more beautiful than through this region to which the French came and tc which they brought some element of their Gallic culture and gayety. for the benefit of Mr. Green’s health and to meet friends during the homecoming week at that place. They will be gone about 10 days. D. F. Jantzen and E. J. Hirschler were selected at a special meeting Tuesday evening, to represent the Mennonite congregation at the Pan dora meeting of the Mennonite Middle District conference the second week in August. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chamberlain are receiving congratulations on the arrival of a handsome son, Friday evening. E. C. Akerman and family expect to move to Lima the second week in August. GERMAN SETTLEMENT Oswin Hilty, who has been con ducting a German school at Berne, Ind., for several months, returned home last week. Adolph Lehman, a well known young man from the Settlement, has accepted the position as manager of the Farmers Mutual Telephone Co., at Bluffton, in the place of Milt Augsburger. P. W. Amstutz has bought of Andrew Klay, of Bluffton, the right for Putnam county to sell his patent machine to make cement blocks. He gets one.machine worth $350 pays Klay $600. Cleo Niswander has bargained to sell seven acres of land to Mrs. Anna C. Amstutz. Consideration $100 per acre. This gives Mrs. Amstutz a nice square ten-acre lot but the cost is rather high. Mrs. Henry A. Diller and her five children accompanied E. D. Basinger and family, of Pandora, to Zion City, Ill., to pay her father, David Bas inger, and brothers and sisters, a visit. Armorsville The L. A. S. and W. M. S. of the Liberty Chapel church will meet with Mrs. Lawrence Hosafros, Thursday afternoon, August 10th. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Hartman visit ed at the Harry Hartman home near Toytville, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Hilty and Mr. and Mr. Walter Schaublin are visiting relatives in California and Washing ton. Harry Salzman of Detroit spent Wednesday night and Thursday at the O. P. Hartman home. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bean of Mas silon spent the week end at the Chas. Montgomery home. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Moore returned home Monday after spending the week in Northern Michigan. W. L. Stouffer called Monday at the Chas. Montgomery home. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hartman and son spent Thursday at the O. P. Hart man home. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hilty called Sunday at the Chas. Montgomery home. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Klingler and son spent Sunday afternoon at the Carl McCafferty home. Mrs. Lenore Montgomery and dau ghter called on Mrs. Wayne Guider and daughter and Miss Margaret Guider, Wednesday afternoon. Past week callers of Mrs. Eva Montgomery and Mrs. Hannah Swank were Mrs. Jennie Zay, Mrs. W. L. Hilty, Mrs. Fred Battles, daughter Mildren and son Harry and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bean. |T|i it Hi ihihhhhih nun in tin i hhhihiihihhhh tn iikhhi i iiGjl LOCAL AND LONG I DISTANCE HAULING Every Load Insured STAGER BROS. Bluffton, Ohio |Tj ii«n mt nt hihhiiihhiiii •iiiiiiiinmilltitiitmmniiitmtiif«] News Notes From Four Counties (Continued from page 3) McDougle against Samuel M. Mc Dougle, Marion Leroy McDougle and Lucy A. Hassed. This action is in connection with a partition suit and involves prop erty willed to the principals 12 years ago. 582 Apply For Corn Payments A total of 582 applications for price adjustment payments on corn under the crop control program of the AAA were mailed to Columbus last week from the Putnam county conservation office. Most of the applications were signed by farmers who met officials in various sections of the county Saturday. Checks for the payments to farm owners and tenants are ex pected to arrive in about two weeks. 57th Anniversary Just Another Day Occasion of her 57th wedding an niversary last week was just anoth er day for Mrs. Samuel O. Hall, who resides east of Ottawa, to bake pies, fry chicken and perform the duties with which she has been familiar with for many years. Last year Mr. Hall was confined to Bluffton hospital on his wedding anniversary but this year he was about as usual while Mrs. Hall pre pared both noon and evening din ners for a number of guests. Will Wear Uniform, But Doesn’t Have One Although it has been announced that all officers must wear uniforms when engaged in enforcing traffic laws, Sheriff Arnold Potts expressed doubt that he and his deputy, Ralph Geckle will be wearing them when the statute becomes effective Aug. 3. Purchase of the necessary uni forms entails an expenditure of $150 apiece, or more than a month’s pay the sheriff said. Furthermore, traffic work is only a small part of the sheriff’s duties, he said. In ad dition the sheriff pointed out, it is his understanding that he can still make an arrest for a law violation committed in his presence. He and his deputy will wear the uniforms if someone will buy them, the sheriff said. Grove Youth In West ern Jail According to a report received by Sheriff Arnold Potts over the high way patrol radio James Belch, of Columbus Grove, wanted by Nevada police for theft of a motor vehicle has been captured and now is lodged in Nevada state penitentiary. It was not stated where he had THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1939 been taken into custody. Sheriff Potts was advised that Belch was wanted about two weeks ago after he learned that the youth had been in Columbus Grove shortly before with a new auto. Farm Bureau Head Resigns Stanley O. Kerr, manager of the Putnam County Farm Bureau Co operative association since its or ganization in 1935, has resigned his post effective upon naming his suc cessor no later than Sept. 1. Cattle Show Is Planned Members of the Columbus Grove district Shorthorn Cattle Breeders association will hold their semi-an nual sale in Ottawa October 24, it was decided by the group. A cattle show will be held in connection with the sale. The high grade regis tered stock disposed of at these sales bring buyers from many sections of the country. Notice The law of the State of Ohio re quires that all noxious weeds must be cut. Notice is hereby given to property owners in the Village of Bluffton, Ohio, to see that all such weeds on their respective properties are cut and destroyed. The law also provides that in case such weeds are not cut, the Village Council may have them cut and the costs certified to the County Auditor as a lien against said prop erty to be collected as other taxes. »1 .________•_______________________* SAVE... W. A. Howe, Mayor 14 NOTICE The Amstutz Cannery will operate every Tues day, Thursday and Friday of each week. Watch for further announcements. Amstutz Cannery North of Bluffton on College Rd. Bluffton phone 635-Y Cider Notice The Morning Star Cider Press will be operated Wed nesday, August 2 and every Wednesday thereafter until further notice. For early service remember the Morning Star. We operate from 5 A. M. to 6 P. M. We carry a good line of white oak barrels and kegs, jugs and good used whiskey barrels. Sweet cider for sale every day we operate. Bluffton Milling Co. Findlay Stove and Fnrnace Repair Co. We repair cook stoves, heating stoves, heatrolas, and all makes of furnaces. We carry a complete line of new parts for every type of stove. Send card or phone for free estimates. 1301 Washington Ave. Findlay, Ohio Phone 2076-R FIRE BOWLS GRATES CASTINGS HAVE YOUR FURNACE CLEANED NOW Z -_______ WANTED—DEAD STOCK WE PAY TOP CASH PRICES Horses $3.00 Cows $2.00 Small Stock removed free of charge. Quick Service Telephone Findlay, MAIN 475, Reverse Charges BUCKEYE REDUCTION COMPANY, Findlay, Ohio “Branch, Fostoria Animal Products, Inc.” Seth Basinger & Son 1-3 Ycur Cost 1-2 Your Labor Raise Pullets Easier by free choice feeding with Old Fort 30% Pullets Choice......... Price per bag $2.70 Hens Choice Price per bag $2.75