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THURSDAY. APRIL 16. 1912
College Trustees
Hold Meeting Here
Members
of
the
Bluffton college
board of trustees met in the regular
spring session at Musselman library
on the campus Friday.
All officers of the group were re
elected. These were: Dr. J. S. Sla
baugh, Nappanee, Ind., president
Dr. B. F. Thutt, Elida, vice-presi
dent Rev. Jerry Sauder, Grabill,
Ind., secretary J. H. Loganbill,
Bluffton, treasurer.
Present, in addition to the officers,
were: Rev. A. S. Rosenberger, Dal
ton E. W. aumgartner, Berne, Ind.
Rufus Rich, Washington, Ill. I. R.
Detweiler, Souderton, Pa. Rev. Wil
liam Weaver, Danvers, Ill. Rev. P.
E. Whitmer, Bluffton Rev. Freeman
Swartz, Harleysville, Pa. Ezra Mo
ser, Bluffton.
Couple Wed Here
Sgt. Robert D. Kerr of Ft. Custer,
Mich., and Louise E. Wanstroth of
Delphos were married at the resi
dence of A. D. Gratz, justice of the
peace, Saturday night.
A NEW
APRIL
Efficiency Integrity Progress
Free Ambulance Service
Phone 222-T 239 S. Main St.
HELP YOUR COUNTRY
Our government wants 27% more eggs produced in 1942 and
guarantees high prices until June 1943. Increase your laying flock
with Bluffton Best-Yet Quality Chicks, famous layers since 1921.
Hurry your order. The season is at its peak now.
Play safe with your investment. Our chicks have proved their
worth for many years. Their good reputation because of high liv
ability, early maturity and high egg production ability combined
with fair dealing and our excellent service has popularized them.
Make no mistake—buy BEST-YET.
THE BLUFFTON HATCHERY CO.
(Producers of Best-Yet Chicks)
Phone 252-W Bluffton, Ohio
Opening
Jewelry Store
I will open in Bluffton next Monday in Sutie’s room
on South Main street—
A Complete Line of Jewelry,
Watches, Diamonds, Rings, Etc.
Also am prepared to do all kinds of Clock, Watch
and Jewelry Repairing.
Enrollment Open
In Drafting Class
Organization of a night course in
engineering drafting was completed
early this week, with classes to be
held each Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday nights in the art room at
Bluffton High school.
Registration still is open for the
course of instruction and anyone in
terested should contact Superintend
ent of Schools A. J. B. Longsdorf
or Paul Delamater, the instructor.
Employes of The Triplett Elec
trical Instrument Co., Bluffton High
seniors and men and women in var
ious occupations may enroll.
Estate Of Christian
Klay Is Probated
Estate of Christian Klay whose
death occurred eighteen years ago
last November was filed in the Al
len county probate court durng the
past week.
His son, George Klay was named
administrator. The estate valued at
$2,000 consisted of $500 personal
property and $1,500 real estate.
CLAIR LEIBER
For A Better
Lown and Garden
Lawn Mowers and Rubber Hose—We still have an ample
supply. Buy sufficient for your needs—do not hoard
—and with proper care they should give you long
service.
Garden Tools—A complete line that will add pleasure and
profit to your Victory Garden”.
Vigoro Plant Fertilizer—Just the thing for your lawn,
garden and flowers.
John Fett & Sons, Hardware
FOUR-DAY
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WEEK
for travelers who want
to help America!
Whenever possible pick Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday or Thursday to do your trav
eling—you’ll enjoy more comfort and con
venience on your trip, and ycu’ll be saving
seat-space on more crowded week-ends for
soldiers, sailors and war workers. You’ll
be doing a favor to them and yourself!
Pine Restaurant
140 N. Main Phone 368-W
CREYHOUNO
THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. BIERY, Business Mgr.
C. A. BIERY, Editor
Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
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Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
One Cent sale this week at Rexall
store.
The High School junior class will
hold a bake sale at the Bluffton Im
plement & Harness store, Saturday.
Basinger ambulance removal: Jes
se Stratton from his home on South
Main street to the Bluffton hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Basinger and
family of Pandora visited Sunday at
the home Mr. and Mrs. Levi Oberly
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steiner and
little son have returned from Florida
where they spent the winter near
Palm Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Rein and fam
ily moved from the Wade Finton
property, Cherry street to Vaughns
ville, Saturday.
Jitney supper at the Presbyterian
church, Friday night from 5 to 7 p.
m. Chicken noodles will be a feature.
The public is invited.
Mrs. W. E. Diller was a week end
guest at the home of a former
Oberlin classmate, Miss Mabel
Spaulding of Pittsburgh.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Murray of
Cherry street are expected home this
week after spending the past winter
in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Just received another shipment of
Maytag and Bendix washing ma
chines. Place your order now while
they last. C. F. Niswander.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Tomlinson of
Lima spent Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Augsburger and
family of North Lawn avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Caris of Al
liance spent Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Caris’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
A. Triplett of South Main street.
Strong transplanted vegetable
plants ready at Grove Street Green
houses.
A. J. B. Longsdorf, superintendent
of schools, attended a meeting of
exempted village administrative
heads held at Port Clinton, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Rich of
Washington, Ill., spent the week
end at the home of her sister, Mrs.
R. L. Triplett and family of Campus
Drive.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hammon of
Col. Grove and Mr. and Mrs. M. R.
Beals of Findlay spent Sunday with
Mrs. Kate Beals of South Jackson
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Locher and
family who spent the past winter at
Clearwater, Florida, are expected to
return to their home here the last
of this week.
One Cent sale this week at Rexall
store.
The Black school community will
hold a meeting at the school house
next Tuesday night. Refreshments
and program will be features of the
evening. Everyone in the com
munity is invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Stultz and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stutltz and
son of Findlay and Mr. and Mrs.
Steiner Geiger and family of Green
Springs spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Stultz of Grove street.
Diller ambulance removals: Mrs.
Melvin Ernst and infant daughter
from the Bluffton hospital to their
home in Benton Ridge Mrs. Lennie
Grismore from her home two miles
northwest of Pandora to the Lima
Memorial hospital.
Charles Tripplehom was in Toledo,
Saturday’ where he had an appoint
ment with Wm. Bettridge, president
of the Toledo Zoo. Bettridge recently
returned from a trip to New York
city where he closed a deal for pur
chase of a pair of lions for the To
ledo zoo.
The Parent-Teacher assciation an
nounces the sponsoring of films at the
Star theatre, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights of next week. The feature,
“Courageous Dr. Christian” will be
followed by a two reel subject
“Churchill’s Island” and two reel com
edy’ and cartoon.
Flower and vegetable seeds of all
kinds at Grove Street Greenhouses.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Diller of Lima,
Mr. and Mrs. John Everett and fam
ily of Beaverdam and Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Stauffer of this place visited
Sunday with Mrs. Lydia Badertscher
and son Milton. Burdette Boyd of
Detroit who formerly lived hene vis
ited at the Badertscher home, Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McClure and
Jean Bryant of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. McClure and daughter of Flat
Rock, Mich., Mrs. Lora McClure and
family, Mr. and Mrs. J. A .Bushong
and Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Bushong all
of Col. Grove were guests Saturday
of Mr. and Airs. Paul Clark and fam
ily of Grove street.
Dr. and Mrs. Delos Kervin and fam
ily are moving from San Diego’ to
Long Beach, Calif., according to word
received here the first of the week.
Dr. Kervin, a dentist in the navy’ med
ical corps, will be stationed at the
Terminal island base. Mrs. Kervin
is the former Miss Dorothy Rae Trip
lett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Triplett of South Main street.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON. OHIO
One Cent sale this week at Rexall
store.
Mrs. Ethel Roberts and daughter
Virginia of Nortn Lawn avenue
spent the week end visiting at Col.
Grove.
Mrs. Bertha Matter and Mrs. Rob
ert Deerhake visited Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Aldine Amstutz
in Pandora.
One Cent sale this week at Rexall
store.
Frozen Food Locker
System Is Installed
Installation of a frozen food locker
system was begun the first of the
week at Basinger Bros. Meat Market.
Included in plans for the construc
tion are 200 lockers available to the
public on a rental basis.
The system will be operated by
means of electrical refrigeration with
temperatures maintained at zero and
below, it was stated. Construction
is expected to be completed by June
1st.
The frozen food locker system has
become popular as a means of pre
serving meats, fruits and vegetables
and as such is replacing summer can
ning.
Findlay Club Will
Be At Lions Meeting
Entertainment, music and a speech
will be provided by members of the
Findlay Lions club at the meeting
of the Bluffton Lions organization at
the Walnut Grill next Tuesday night
at 6:15 o’clock.
Arrangements for the meeting
were completed by Paul Stauffer,
program chairman. At the first
meeting in May the Bluffton High
school basketball squad will be
guests of the club.
Presbyterian Youth
Meeting On Sunday
Delegates from the Bluffton Pres
byterian church will attend the an
nual spring rally of Lima Presby
tery youth groups next Sunday after
noon and evening at the Venedocia
Presbyterian church.
Miss Virginia Mackenzie, former
missionary to Japan, will be the
speaker for the conference. Repre
sentatives from 23 churches in the
Lima Presbytery will attend.
Birthday Dinner
A family dnner in honor of the
94th birthday annversary of Mrs.
Elizabeth Parrish was held at her
home on North Lawn avenue, Fri
day. n
Present for th*-—occasion were:
Mrs. Ella Long, Mrs. Josephine Car
nahan and Mr. and Mrs. John Gar
linger of this place and Alfred Land
is of Dayton.
Afternoon callers were Mrs. Lydia
Williams, Mrs. Bertha Woods, Mrs.
Irvin Long, Carl Long, Mr. and Mrs.
S. H. Stepleton and Mrs. Mary Sti
men of Dayton.
Mrs. Parrish wishes to thank those
who sent greetings, flowers and gifts.
Ebenezer Broadcast
Featured on the weekly radio
broadcast of the Ebenezer Mennonite
church over Findlay station WFIN
will be music by a group of mixed
voices from the Intermediate Chris
tian Endeavor of the church Friday
night at 7:15 o’clock.
Accompanist for the group will be
Mrs. William Althaus. Alvin Augs
burger will play a trombone solo en
titled “The Garden of My Heart”
by Haldor Lillenas
Backensto Will Be
Officer In Marines
Richard Backensto, Bluffton college
graduate, will complete his schooling
early this summer as an officer in
the Manne Corps, it was announced
this week.
Backensto is a member of the
Sixth Candidates Class, Company A,
at the Marine Corps School, Marine
barracks, Quantico, Va.
College Ensemble
Leaves For Tour
Presenting a concert series of sec
ular and sacred music, the Bluffton
college string ensemble will leave
Saturday for a ten-day tour of east
ern Ohio and Pennsylvania.
High schools and Mennonite
churches will be visited by the col
lege music unit. Dr. L. L. Rain
seyer, president of the college, and
Rollin Moser, field secretary, will ac-,
company the musicians.
The group will visit two alumni
gatherings, one in Columbus this
Saturday night and the other at
Souderton, Pa., Saturday, April 25.
Where Our Soldier
Boys Are
Pvt. Jami's W. Benroth
Flight C, 27th School Squadron
Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Pvt. Vincent I. Habegger,
35325456
Co. C,
Tent City, Ind.
SOCIETIES
and CLUES
The Bluffton Garden Club
The Bluffton Garden club will meet
at the home of Mrs. J. S. Steiner, Fri
day night at 7:30 o’clock. Mrs. Chas.
Miller is assistant hostess. The fol
lowing program will be preen ted:
Gardening for Health, Dr. J. S. Stein
er slides, Ohio Trails and Ohio Good
Earth.
Poinsettia Club
The Poinsettia club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Herbert Marshall this
Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock. The
following program will be presented:
“Religion”—Among Primitive People,
Mrs. Ross Gottshall In the Early Co
lonies, Mrs. Raymond Conrad.
Travel Class
Two programs were combined in
the meeting of the Travel Class held
at the home of Miss Zanna Staater,
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. A. C.
Schultz and Mrs. Thomas Donagbue
were assistant hostesses.
The following program was pre
sented: Mary Wooley, Miss M’Della
Moon Mary McLeod Bethune, Mrs.
Ezra Moser Ella Flagg Young, Mrs.
A. C. Schultz Jennie Croley, Mrs.
Waldo Diller Mrs. John F. White
hurst, Mrs. Metta Dean.
Alice Freeman Club
The Alice Freeman club met at the
home of Mrs. Dorothy Geiger, Wed
nesday afternoon. The following pro
gram was presented: Tierra Del de
Fuego and Falkland Islands, Mrs. Ed
na Gratz Galapagos Islands, Mrs.
Lulu Niswander.
AH Day Sewing
The Methodist women will hold an
all day sewing for the Red Cross at
the home of Mrs. J. S. Steiner on
South Main street on Friday.
Builders Class
The Builders class of the Methodist
church will hold their regular monthly
meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Aukerman of Cherry street, on
Thursday night at 8 o’clock.
Richland Grange
The Richland Grange will entertain
the American Grange. Tuesday night.
The visiting grange will furnish the
program and the Richland Grange will
furnish the refreshments.
The Amico Club
The Amico club will met at the
home of Mrs. Randall Wentz .Friday
night. Mrs. Clarence Rockey will
be in charge of the program.
Eastern Star Chapter
Inspection will be held at the regu
lar meeting of the Eastern Star chap
ter, Friday night at 8 o’clock to be
preceded by a dinner at 6:30 o’clock
in the Walnut Grill. L. Delia Gordon.
Deputy Grand Matron of Payne, will
be the inspecting officer.
Bridal Shower
Honoring Mrs. Wallace Wilch, a
bridal shower was hid at the home of
Mrs. Rolland Stratton, Sunday night.
Assistant hostess was Mrs. Richard
Ludwig.
The evening was spent playing Bun
co with Mrs. Treva Dillman and Mrs.
Vivian Guider winning high honors.
Refreshments were served after the
game.
Present were: Miss Luella Lugin
buhl the Mesdames Gertrude Basing
er, Naomi Basinger, Vivian Guider.
Treva Dillman, Beaulah Kindle, the
honored guest and hostesses. Regrets
and gifts were sent by Miss Eloise
Lora, the Mesdames Melvena Lewis,
Eddythe Merrill, Phoebe Clapper.
Coming Wedding
Announcement has been received
by friends here of the coming wed
ding of James Woodrow Geiger,
second son of Mr. and Mrs. I. W.
Geiger of Minneapolis, formerly of
Bluffton and Miss Carolyn Dohs
Hansen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Hansen also of Minneapolis.
The ceremony will take place Sat
urday afternoon, April 25 at the
House of Hope Presbyterian church
at 4 o’clock.
Miss Jane Hansen, sister of the
bride will be maid of honor and Miss
Betty Lou Geiger, sister of the
groom will be the only bridesmaid.
Frederick William Geiger of Ann
Arbor, elder brother of the bride
groom will be best man.
Following the ceremony the couple
will enjoy a short wedding trip thru
the east after which they will reside
in New Brunswick, N. J., where Mr.
Geiger has accepted a position as
research chemist with Squibb’s lab
oratories. He is a graduate of the
University of Minnesota, having
specialized in biochemistry and is a
member of Phi Lambda Upsilon fra
ternity.
His bride-elect attended the Uni
versity of Minnesota and is a mem
ber of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.
To Wed Saturday
Kenneth Gable, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Levi Gable of Jackson street,
and Miss Ethel Cox of Hamilton,
will be married at the home of the
officiating pastor, Rev. H. T. nruh,
of the Mennonite church, Saturday
morning. Gable has been employed
as assistant manager of the Lima
Equity dairy store and the bride
elect has been employed at the
estinghouse plant in Lima.
A reception will be held at the
Gable residence after the wedding.
The couple will make their home in
Dayton where Gable has been em
ployed as manager of an Equity
store.
Father Of College
Professor Is Dead
Rev. G. A. Linscheid, 66, of New
ton, Kans, father of Prof. Harold
Linscheid, of Bluffton college, died
early Tuesday morning at a Newton
hospital where he had been confined
since the Christmas holiday season.
Prof. Linscheid left Tuesday to at
tend the funeral which will be held
in Newton on Friday.
A retired home missionary, Rev.
Linscheid served in an Indian mission
at Canton, Oklahoma, for 40 years.
Surviving include the widow, of
Newton, Kansas who is a sister of
the late Prof. E. J. Hirschler, of
Bluffton college Prof. Linscheid, of
this place, and Chester Linscheid, of
Brookings, S. D.
Choir Will Sing At
Presbyterian Church
A choir composed of outstanding
singers in the community will pre
sent special choral numbers in a
program at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning at 10:50 o’clock.
One of the numbers to be present
ed is “The Mountain of Peace” an
original choral number composed and
directed by Mrs. Sherwood Diller.
The sermon will be preached by
Ernest N. Bigelow, senior in the
Divinity School at Yale university.
The young man comes as a possible
candidate for the pastorate of the
church, vacant since the resignation
of Rev. C. M. Armentrout.
Mr. Bigelow’ is a native of New’
Jeisey and has been pursuing his
divinity studies under the direction
of the Wooster Presbtery. The pub
lic is invited.
Worshipped Mouse
The ancient Egyptians wor
shipped the mouse because they be
lieved the mouse to be under the
protection of the sun and a sure
antidote against sudden death.
Position Open
Applications will be received until
noon, Monday, April 20, 1942, for
the position of manager of Buckeye
Lake for the coming summer. Ap
plications should be addressed to the
mayor.
___________ W. A. Howe 51
WANT-ADS
Wanted—Wool. Government prices
paid. Russell Amstutz, 161 Mound
St. Phone 441-W. 2
See me for lawn mower sharpening.
Call after 5:30 p. m. Dana Mathew
son, 128 Riley St.
See me for lawm mower sharpening
all work guaranteed. Rell Potee,
South Mound street.
Lawn mowers sharpened and re
paired. Also highest prices paid for
wool. Wilbur Lentz, Bluffton phone
651-R-2.
Have cash for girl’s bicycle if in
good condition. Call phone 104-W.
For rent—Lower modern furnished
apartment to couple who will board
me. Agent, Nickel Plate R. R., Beav
erdam.
For rent Three unfurnished
rooms. Inquire 328 Cherry St.
To let—Good garden and care of
fruit trees on shares also woods
pasture. Geo. Miller, College road.
Phone 412-Y.
For sale—Potatoes. Waldo Wil
kins, Bluffton phone.
For sale—Alfalfa hay. Albert
Klass on Mrs. Elizabeth Boutwell
farm, I’a miles west on Cemetery
road.
For sale—Soy beans. Dennis
Brauen, Bluffton phone.
For sale—Certified seed potatoes,
Maine grown, $2.75. Wilbert Schu
macher. 52
For sale—Child’s bed also used
cot both in good condition. Mrs.
Clayton Murray, phone 261-W.
For sale—Shredded corn fodder.
John Warren, 3 miles east of town.
For sale—Two piece wicker set.
Mrs. Louis Hefner, on the Daisy
Steinbrenner farm, 2,i miles south
of town.
For sale—Heavy set of work har
ness also 22 inch leather collars.
Frank Zuercher, 179 S. Mound St.
For sale—2 outside doors 2 ft. 8
inches by 6 ft. 8 inches with glass and
frame. Forrest Mumma, 135 Mound
St.
For sale—New’ plow doubletree.
Gideon Burkholder, corner Railroad
street and College Ave.
For sale—Manure spreader, fair
condition, cheap if taken at once. In
quire 128 Riley St., after 5:30 p. tn.
For sale—Building lots at corner of
Lawn and Kibler streets or will rent
for pasture or garden. Sylvia Bied
erman. tf
For sale— 'bout 100 bags home
grown potatoes size B, suitable for
seed, $1.50 per bag. Bring bags.
Clarence Steinej, Bluffton phone, tf
For rent— Furnished rooms for
two persons. Inquire 527 South
Main St.
PAGE FIVE
Nutrition Class To
Be Discontinued
The class in nutrition meeting un
der the auspices of the Bluffton Ci
vilian Defense organization will be
discontinued until the close of the
Bluffton public schools for summer
vacation, it was announced Wednes
day morning by Mrs. W. E. Diller,
chairman of the welfare division.
The class had been meeting at the
high school cafeteria Friday after
noons. Announcement will be made
later when the instruction will be
resumed.
News Want-ads bring results.
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Fire, Tornado, Automobile,
Life & Accident Insurance.
NOTARY PUBLIC
364 Cherry St. Tel. 461-W
Bluffton, Ohio
We endeavor to
measure up to the
high standards of
TO1
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our profession.
Moths in your woolens—
... and your insurance
When you put away your
winter woolens this spring
you’ll inspect them carefully as
a protection against moths.
Use as much care with your
insurance policy. Rising prices
and changing conditions
moths you cannot see—may
eat the value out of your in
surance, unless you give it
proper attention.
As a safeguard better in
spect your policy today. We’ll
be glad to help clear up any
doubtful points—without obli
gation—of course.
W. F. IUTZI
Dependable Insurance for
Dependable People
SEE US FOR BONDS
REMOVAL NOTICE!
Moved My Office Temixir
arily to My Residence at
129 South Lawn Avenue.
A. D. GRATZ
Insurance Notary
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SUN.—MON.
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Mat. Sun. 2:30
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DR. CHRISTIAN
with JAN HERSHOLT
and DOROTHY LOVETT
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