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Seventy-six persons were named to
benefit by the will of the late W. L.
Stouffer, North Baltimore hardware
and furniture dealer and an extens
ive land holder in Hancock and W ood
counties, who died two weeks ago in
a Findlay hospital.
Largest beneficiary is Mrs. Lenore
Montgomery, of Orange township,
only child of the deceased.
She will receive Stouffer’s huge
life insurance one farm of 140 Vi
acres another of 78 acres two
dwellings and lots in North Balti
more the North Baltimore store
buildings of the deceased and var
ious other buildings in the same
Children's Reading
Circle Announced
A new’ service of the Bluffton Pub
lic library is the Ohio Pupil’s Read
ing Circle, with selected books recom
mended for grade and high school
students according to their age.
Orange Township Woman Largest
Beneficiary In $500,000 Estate
Complete listing of the books, ac
cording to grade, was announced this
week by Miss Ocie Anderson, li
brarian, as follows:
First Grade—A Book of Fun, Hall
Read Another Story, Pratt & Meigh
en Today with Tommy, Keeler.
Second Grade—Hoo! Hoo! DeWitt,
Duncombe Stripey, Williamson
Home Is Fun, Mason.
Third Grade—The Hollyberrys,
Dalgliesh et al Not So Long Aga,
Holberg The Dog Who Looked
Around, Hyams.
Fourth Grade—Barney of the
North, Johnson Merry Tales from
Spain, Huberman Hannah Marie,
Bennett Augustus and the River,
LeGrand Cherry Street House, No
ler.
Fifth Grade All Over Town,
town.
The w’ill stipulates that if Mrs.
Montgomery attempts to break the
instrument she is to receive only
$1000 and all the bequests made to
her be divided equally among the
others named.
Three members of the Findlay po
lice department will receive benefits,
including a 120-acre farm left to the
chief of police.
It was estimated that the value of
Stouffer’s estate is in excess of half
a million dollars. One of the pro
visions of the w’ill is to the effect
that a $1,500 monument be erected
over Stouffer’s grave.
Brnk On the Trail with Lewis and
Clark, Howard Old Testament
Stories, Grover Daniel Boone, Tous
ey.
Sixth Grade—Peter Peppercorn,
Phillips The Silver Faw’n, Weil
Caddie Woodlawn, Brink Donn
Fendler, Lost on a Mountain in
Maine, Egan.
Seventh Grade—Christina of Old
New' York, Crownfield Mrs. Robert
E. Lee, MacDonald Real Persons,
Starbuck et al.
Eighth Grade—Highw’ay Past Her
Door, Thompson Kentucky Cargo,
Dw’ight Wings Over the Andes,
Theiss.
High School—What Do You Want
To Be, Waltz.
Pleasant Hill
Miss Bessie Martin of Tulsa, Okla.,
is spending a few’ days with Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Huber and son.
The Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid so
ciety and their families will meet on
Thursday evening, August 15th at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Huber.
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Murray Family
Reunion Sunday
An attendance of sixty-five wras
present for the Murray family re
union held at Riverside park, Find
lay, Sunday.
Besides the Murray families in
Bluffton, those from out of town at
tending included: Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Mohler of Birmingham, Alabama
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Young, Cincin
nati Mrs. James Begg and daughter
Mrs. Eleanor Harrold, and Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight Palm of Cleveland
Fulwood Murray and daughter
Catherine of Hastings, Mich. Mr.
and Mrs. Aaron Murray and daugh
ter Janice, Washington C. H. Judge
Wm. George, Ottawa Harry Mohler,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Uhl and Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Woods, Lima Daryl
Hess, Tiffin Mrs. Thos. Donaghue,
Fremont.
Local Dentists To
Attend Convention
Drs. Evan and Francis Basinger,
of Bluffton, are planning to attend
the centenary convention of the
American Dental association which
w’ill meet in Cleveland the week of
Sept. 8.
During the convention, the entire
arena of the Cleveland Public audi
torium w’ill be filled with scientific,
health and historical exhibits open
to the general public.
Dentistry in America, heralded as
superior to that of any other coun
try, takes its beginning from estab
lishment of the first dental college at
Baltimore, Maryland, in 1840.
Visit Noted Places
On Week Motor Tour
Scenic sights and points of historic
interest in eight states were visited
last w’eek by Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Geiger, of this place, and Mr. and
Mrs. Rene Klay and son, Robert, of
Lima.
Tour of the local party took them
through Kentucky, Tennessee, North
Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Mary
land, West Virginia and Alabama.
Points of interest visited included:
Great Smoky Mountains, Lookout
Mountain, Blow’ing Rock, the Sky
line Drive, Natural Bridge, the tombs
of Stonewall Jackson and Robert E.
Lee and the Gettysburg battlefield.
Church Workers At
School In Tiffin
Five members of the congregation
of the St. John’s Reformed church
left Monday morning to attend a
school for Sunday school leaders and
other church groups being held at
Heidelberg college, Tiffin.
Those in the party w’ere Betty
Bracy, Wanda Diller, Buddy Lugin
buhl, Phoebe Gratz and Jane Baker.
Part of the group will return to
Bluffton following the close of the
first w’eek of the school, and the rest
will remain for a two weeks’ course.
Jenera
Mrs. Inez Winkler of West Mins
ter visited relatives at this place
last week.
Arch Houdeshell and wife of Tenn.,
spent last week at this place.
Jason Thomas, wife and son spent
Sunday with Byron Semler’s north
of McComb.
Joe Steinmans entertained com
pany over the week-end.
Mildred Steinman of Middletown
is spending her vacation here.
Mrs. John Steinman formerly of
this place but as been a resident of
Arlington for several years, suffered
a stroke of paralysis recently.
Mrs. Jason Thomas spent Monday
with Waldemar Spaeths at Lima her
daughter Lois Mae who had spent
the past week at the above named
place returned home with her.
Margaret Reel is making an in
definite stay with relatives at New’
London.
Raymond Boyer and wife of Cairo
were Monday evening callers in the
J. A. Reeder home.
Remember the Community Festival
Thursday evening. In case of rain
it will be held on Friday evening.
Notice To Bidders
The Bluffton Board of Education
will receive sealed bids for furnish
ing three carloads of coal for the
high school building at Bluffton,
Ohio. Coal to be suitable for use in
automatic stoker and to consist of
nut, pea and slack, not to exceed
twenty (20) per cent slack.
Bidder will be required to submit
analysis of coal he proposes to fur
nish together with price delivered, at
such times as the Board may direct.
All bids to be in hands of the
clerk of the board by noon on Aug
ust 19, 1940.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
16 LELAND DILLER, Clerk.
Preventative measures recommend
ed for warding off swine flu at fair
time are: thorough daily cleaning
of pens, plenty of dry bedding, daily
exercise, add bulk to ration by in
creasing amount of oats or bran, and
add a teaspoonful of baking soda to
each pailful of fresh drinking water.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Rawson
Mrs. George Cogley and family re
turned home after spending a few
weeks with relatives in Albian, Mich.
Mrs. Jasper Dukes and Mrs. Paul
Hugus and family of Muncie, Ind.,
were Thursday callers on Mr. and
Mrs. James Hugus and family.
Bruce Thomas spent Thursday
with James Thomas of Fostoria.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Snyder of Anna
spent the w’eek-end with Mr. and
Mrs. Harley Smith and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Thomas and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Morris of Findlay.
Miss Marcella Cramer spent Fri
day evening with Miss Marilyn
Battles of Bluffton.
George Folk, E. H. Huffman,
Burrell Bowers and Luther Mc
Clelland attended the ball game
Sunday at Cleveland.
Elinore and Robert Litten of
Toledo are visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Willoby and family.
Jimmy Rainey spent Sunday with
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jake Logan.
Recent callers on Mrs. Etta
Crozier w’ere Mrs. Margaret Bunn,
Ruth Williams, Mrs. L. R. Forsyth,
Mrs. Jennie Cameron and Mrs.
Luther McClelland.
Mrs. Fred Peralta and daughter
Norma left Saturday for their home
in Oakland, Calif., after spending a
month visiting her aunts, Mrs. Iva
Emery and Mrs. D. E. Huffman and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Bauman and
son Albert were Friday evening
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Bauman.
Mrs. Hannah Eyestone of Gibson
berg spent the week-end in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Folk.
Mr. and Mrs. Eret Timens of
Albion, Mich., spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. George Cogley
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Webster and
son Robert of Findlay were Sunday
evening supper guests of Mr. and
Mrs. James Hugus and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thomas and
family and Mrs. Sampson spent Sun
day with relatives and friends in
Toledo.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Marshall of
Bluffton were Saturday afternoon
callers on Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bau
man.
Mrs. Ed Long, Mr. and Mrs. John
Tracy spent Saturday in Columbus
with Mr. and Mrs. Ferrel Wolfrom
who are in a hospital there.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Beach of Erie, Mich. Mrs.
Smith remained for the week.
Mrs. Lottie Pause of Findlay and
Mrs. Clarence Hause and daughters
visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. F. Bauman, Wednesday evening.
County Has Fewer
Farms More People
Allen county has fewrer farms
than in 1940, but the populaton has
increased during the 10-year span,
according to a district census report
released last vreek.
In 1940 there were 2,580 farms
w’ithin the boundaries of the county,
as compared with 2,684 in 1930, the
census shows.
Population in 1930 was 69,419.
The mark in 1940 is 73,280.
Pandora
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Van Scoder and
two children of Columbus are visiting
his father, Emrson Van Scoder.
The Noel Fruchey family will soon
move to Rockport. Elam Basinger
purchased the home w’here they are
now living from Mrs. John Sommer.
Mr. and Mrs. William Steiner and
family w’ere on a vacation trip last
few days.
Shirl Hatfield, Jr., and sisters, Joan
and Catherine made a trip to Ludlow
Falls, Sunday, where they visited rel
atives.
Mrs. Harley Amstutz and sons Max
well and Richard, of Hollywood, Cal
ifornia, are visiting relatives in this
community.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schlink of
Wisconsin were Wednesday morning
visitors at the home of her father,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Leightner and fam
ily.
Miss Eunice Burkholder, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Burkholder, be
came the bride of W. J. Humphreys
at Muncie, Ind., a week from last
Sunday.
James and Rollie Thompson of
Perrysburg are visiting their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Steiner.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Bracy and
daughter Ruth Ann and Mr. Bracy’s
sister, Clara, spent Sunday at Wal
bridge park in Toledo.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hilty and
son of Indianapolis, Ind., spent their
vacation with their parents, A. E.
Campbell and A. S. Hilty families.
Mrs. Wilbur B. Nusbaum and dau
ghter, Wanita, spent the past week
visiting with Clarence Schnecks.
A group of Mrs. Stella Marshall’s
pupils gave a piano recital at the
Grace church, Friday evening.
Miss Gertrude Hilty who has been
on the sick list for a long time is
able to be up and around the house.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Schumacher
of Bogota, New Jersey, are visiting
relatives in this community. Mr.
Schumacher is tuning pianos while
here.
Boy Scout News
By J. Roger Howe
Quite a few boys have passed tests
for advancement snee returning from
camp. Scouts who have passed tests
are:
Bill Amstutz: Leathercraft—Pion
eering—Forestry.
Harry Minck: Thrift—Handicraft.
Bill Mericle: Signalling—Knife and
Hatchet—Scout Pace.
Varden Loganbill: Thrift—Handi
craft—14 Mile Hike.
Otto Klassen: Thrift—Handicraft.
Troop 56 was invited to visit Troop
24 of Ada at their summer camp.
Inter-troop games were played fol
lowed by a council fire. Scout lead
ers and the speaker of the evening
were introduced. The speech was
about his experiences in Europe.
After the speech ice cream and
cookies w’ere served. Everett Motter
is the Ada Scout leader.
Bluffton Scouts making the trip
included Dick Berky, Bill Amstutz,
Norman Beidler, Floyd Herr, Ken
neth Oberly, Ray Schumacher, Bill
Mericle, Denard Loganbill, Richard
Oberly, Dean Niswander, Harry
Minck, Evan Herr, John Schmidt,
Otto Klassen, Maurice Kohli, Robert
Stratton, Gordon Bixel and Assistant
Scoutmaster Paul Wingate.
Richland Center
The Emanuel’s Reformed church
will hold special rededication services
Sunday. There will be special speak
ers and music for the morning and
evening services. Everybody wel
come.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Matter and
family returned to their home in Ft.
Wayne, Sunday, after spending the
past week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Matter and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Reno Gratz and dau
ghter spent Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Gratz.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Moorman,
Frank Moorman and Arthur Culver
spent Monday with Mrs. Elda Hoff
man and Everett Moorman.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hartman and
children, Treva and Herbert Kemph,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marquart and son
spent Sunday at the Philip Marquart
Sr. home.
Mr. and Aaron Messinger and son
James called Thursday evening on
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Tscheigg and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Steiner, Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Cuppies, Miss Le
nore Stroll of Rawson and Kenneth
Steiner were Sunday dinner guests of
Arthur Miller and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Reynolds and
son David Ray of Marion spent the
past week with Mrs. Mary Matter.
Miss Emma Andrews spent Sunday
evening at the Ed Marquart home.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Badertscher
and son John, Mrs. Rose Krouse and
Miss Clara Badertscher of San Fran
cisco, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. John
Badertscher called at the W. C.
Schaublin home, Monday evening.
Miss Rachel Schaublin is spending
the week at Tiffin summer school.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Diller, Mr. and
Mrs. Wiiford Gratz spent Friday eve
with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Matter and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Matter and family.
Miss Mary Badertscher of Holly
wood, Calif., spent Saturday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Tscheigg and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiiford Gratz and
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin and
daughter, Patsy Ann were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Schaublin and daughter. Supper
guests were Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Stryk
er of Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. Merton Stettler and
daughter Kaye Irene of W’estminster
were Sunday supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Balmer and daught
ers. Evening callers were Mr. and
Mrs. Roily Moser and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Matter and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Matter and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Wiiford Gratz and
Wayne Matter.
The estimate of the Ohio soybean
crop this year is 1,070,000 acres.
There appears little hope of an ex
port market such as opened up last
year just after the outbreak of war.
No trials of the effect of feeding
scabby wheat to hogs or horses are
on record in the animal husbandry
or veterinary departments at Ohio
State University. Scabby barley is
toxic but no one is certain about
wheat. It is suggested that farmers
watch their hogs when scabby wheat
is first fed and remove the wheat if
the hogs appear to dislike it.
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Heirlooms of the Christian Schu
macher family will be displayed next
Sunday at the tenth annual Schu
macher reunion on the Bluffton col
lege campus.
Held every third year since 1913,
the event always draws a large
crowd from near and far.
The heirlooms to be displayed this
year and early history of the family
which will be related by Mendelssohn
Amstutz, of Pandora, are attracting
advance attention. Amstutz now is
family historian, a post his father,
the late P. D. Amstutz, held for
many years.
Among the heirlooms to be shown
are the cradle of Peter Schumacher,
and a pump he patented.
Family Heirlooms To Be Displayed
At Schumacher Reunion Sunday
Samuel Steiner, of near Pandora,
is among the oldest living direct des
cendants of the Schumacher family.
He is the grandson of Barbara Schu
macher Steiner.
Mrs. Sarah Zweiacker, of Salem,
Oregon, the oldest of all Schumacher
descendents, and John Schumacher,
of Pandora, are the only living child
den of the John Schumacher branch.
The late Mrs.« Emanuel Kohli, of
north of Bluffton, was the last living
descendent of the Peter Schumacher
family.
Christian Schumacher, whose des
cendents will gather here Sunday,
Elrose
Mrs. Sina Morrison spent Wednes
day at the Anna Koontz and A. J.
Nonnamaker home.
Miss Billie Oglesbee of Detroit is
spending her vacation at the Purl
Hartman home.
C. F. Fisher and Mrs. Stella Smith
of Findlay spent Thursday evening
at the J. R. Fisher home. Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Fisher, daughter Eliza
beth of Pandora and Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Halsey of Akron, were Sunday
afternoon callers. Henry Wilch,
Misses Golda, Mildred and Ila Lee
Wilch were Monday evening callers
in the Fisher home.
The Black School reunion will be
held this Thursday at the school
house. Come and enjoy the day.
Union prayer services at Olive
Branch Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Nonnamaker,
daughter Kaye, son Roderick and
Mrs. Anna Koontz and Mrs. Sina
Morrison spent Wednesday evening
at the Mrs. Lucinda Koontz home.
The Olive Branch L. A. S. will
meet with Mrs. Golda Battles Tues
day afternoon, August 6.
Miss Donnie Johnson has returned
to her home here after having spent
several weeks at Dola at the home
of her brother, Mell Johnson. Mrs.
Mell Johnson was at the Kenton
hospital after having an operation
for appendicitis.
Recent callers on Mrs. M. J.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940
came to the United States from
Basil, Switzerland, in 1835. He first
settled in Wayne county, but moved
to what is known as the Swiss Set
tlement, west of Bluffton, in 1836.
He located here on land now termed
the Schwab farm, midway between
Pandora and Bluffton.
The Peter Schumacher is the larg
est of the three branches, headed by
Peter and John Schumacher and
Barbara Schumacher Steiner, child
ren of Christian Schumacher. To
the Peter Schumacher branch were
reared 16 children and 165 grand
children.
At present the old Christian Schu
macher farm is for sale. For a
number of years it has been in the
possession of others than the Schu
macher descendents, and it is hoped
that some member of the family may
obtain ownership.
a timely up truck users
Next Sunday’s reunion will open
with a basket dinner on the college
campus at noon. In case of rain
the dinner is to be held in the gym
nasium.
A short program will follow in the
chapel, with representatives from the
three branches of the Christian Schu
macher family talking.
Rev. Armin Steiner is president of
the 1940 reunion. Miss Minerva
Hilty is secretary.
Stratton were: Mr. N. R. Elzay, Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Kramer of Mt. Cory
Mrs. Nello Steinman of Bluffton
Mrs. Anna Koontz, Mrs. Arthur
Nonnamaker and daughter Kaye,
Mrs. H. D. Morrison, Mrs. Lucinda
Koontz, Mrs. Henry Koontz and son
Raymond, Miss Bessie Arnold, Mrs.
J. R. Fisher, Misses Mabel, Merilyn,
and Joanne Battles, Mrs. C. W.
Klingler and daughters Gladys and
Jean Ann and Miss Betty Bish, Mrs.
Eli Deppler and the C. W. Klingler
family.
Mrs. W. W. Scothom is at the
home of her mother in northern
Mich.
Mrs. Lida Gallant, children Joan,
Jimmy and June left Wednesday of
last week for Marion, where they
will reside.
Mother Becomes Nun
Mrs. Mary Schmidt, formerly of
Liebenthal, Kan., who has three
daughters in Catholic sisterhoods,
has entered the order of Sisters
Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary
at Beaversville, Ill. Mrs. Schmidt,
mother of five children, decided to
enter the religious order after her
busband died.
Italian King’s Guards
Members of the King’s Guards,
personal escort of King Victor Em
manuel, of Italy, have to be 6 feet
4 inches tall and good looking. There
are 100 men and five officers in the
guards. Each has seven perfectly
tailored uniforms.
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