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Mrs. Edith Fox and son, Jimmie,
whom she was carrying, escaped ser
ious injury last Saturday night
when struck by a hit-skip motorist
near their home in Lima, according
to word received this week by hei
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Moser,
of near Bluffton.
The mother and son were treated
at Lima Memorial hospital for
bruises, after being knocked to the
street by a car traveling at a high
rate of speed. Driver' of thps’antO
did not stop. They are convalescing
at the home of her sister,. Mrs.
Charles Zerante, of \V. Nor^^treet,
Lima
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
THE STATE OF OHIO
Allen County.
E»tate of Mary J. Shnder, Deceased.
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MARCH 1
Leland Gerber
Bluffton, Ohio
Former Resident Is Peter Schmidt Claims
Hit-Skip Victim Leipsic Girl As Bride
bec-n
Grata of Ohio, hi
A I Gratz of Hlutfton, Ohio, ha
appointed and qualified as Administrator of
the estate of Mary J. Hhnder late of Allen
County. Ohio, deceased.
Dated this 7th day of February. 1M6.
RAYMOND P. SMITH, Probate Judge 4.
IN THE LEAD!
AND WE HAVE
LOTS OF FRIENDLY
Greeting Cards
So come in soon and let us help
you have fun making someone
else happy. You'll find all sorts
of cheery greetings to send to
shut-ins, friend? far away, folks
who'll be celebrating a birth
day or anniversary.
This is One Place in Town
Where You Simply Can't Frown
Sidney’s Drug Shop
Peter Schmidt, son of Mrs. Edward
Clapp of Bluffton and Miss Maxine
Hector, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Hector of Leipsic were married
in a candelight ceremony in the
United Brethren church at Belmore,
Saturday night, Feb. 9 at 7 o’clock,
it was announced this week.
Rev. P. W. Lutz, pastor of the
church officiated in a double ring
ceremony.
Preceding the ceremony was a
half-hour of music by Miss Carolyn
Romey pianist and Mrs. Wilford
Steiner, vocalist, both of Bluffton*
Mrs. Charles Payne, Jr., sister of
the' bride was matron of honor and
briedsmaids were Miss Anne Hector
and Miss Betty Crawfis sister and
cousin of the bride.
Abe Schmidt, brother of She groom
was best man and ushers were
Charles Crawfis and Richard Ely,
cousins of the bride.
The bride is a graduate of McComb
high school and Fredericks Beauty
school, Lima.
The groom is a graduate of Bluff
ton high school and recently return
ed after three years overseas ser
vice in the Navy.
Von Dale Winget
Weds In St. Marys
Wedding of Miss Von Dale Winget,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Win
get of Bluffton and Robert Fry, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fry of St.
Marys took place last Thursday night
at 9 o’clock at St. Paul’s parsonage
in St. Marys.
Rev. Schmidt officiated in a double
ring ceremony and the couple was at
tended by Harold Fry, brother of the
bridegroom. Following the ceremony
the couple left on a short trip thru
Kentucky.
The bride, employed at the Triplett
plant here is a graduate of Mt. Cory
high school and attended Ohio State
university.
Mr. Fry a graduate of St. Marys
high school was discharged recently
from the Navy after three and one
half years of service. The couple are
living in St. Marys.
Girl Employed Here
Weds In Baltimore
Miss Ruby Laurence Howell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Howell of Pandora and formerly
employed at the Triplett plant here
was married to Charles Mabry, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mabry,
Sr., of Fosters Falls, Ya., it was an
nounced the first of the week.
The wedding took place in St Mat
thias Episcopal church in Baltimore
Friday night, Feb. 8 at 7 o’clock.
Rev. Albert Martin, vicar of the
church officiated in a double ring
ceremony.
Robert Mabry, uncle of the bride
groom was best man and Mrs. Rob
ert Mabry was matron of honor.
The bride wore a powder blue
street length dress with gold ac
cessories and a corsage of red roses.
The matron of honor also wore blue
with a pink rose corsage.
The bride was graduated from
Pandora high school in the class of
1939 and for the past two years was
employed at the Triplett plant in
Bluffton
Mr. Mabry who was recently dis
charged from the Army air corps is
employed at the Glenn Martin plant
in Baltimore. The couple are at
home at 15 Byway North, Apt. C,
Baltimore 21, Maryland.
LaFayette School
News
By Betty Lou North
The Farm Bureau supper is to be
held again this year at Lafayette,
next Wednesday night. Music will
be presented by Mr. Yoakam, our
music director. He also will pre
sent the students in mixed and boys
quartet, who are entering the pre
liminary Eisteddfod.
These students have entered our
school in the last six weeks. They
are: Gladys and Luther Aldrich of
the junior and eighth grades from
Lima Central, and Eileen Morgan,
sophomore, from Miller City.
Several committees have been
chosen recently by the senior class.
For selecting commencement invita
tions, Dorothy Paul, Mack Long,
Jack Wildermuth, and Carolyn Vore.
Those writing the will are Fanny
McNett, Glenn Schick and Bill
Hawk. Class historians are Mary
Bridges, Marjorie McElwain, and
Dorothy Paul. Colleen Sonnor, Tom
Ross, and Shirley Staley will write
the class prophecy.
In the Allen County basketball
meet at Shawnee last Saturday, our
boys defeated Gomer 57 to 49. The
previous night we had won from
Shawnee 85 to 33. We will play
Elida Friday, the winner to go to
Celina for the district meeting.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank the many friends
and relatives for the lovely birthday
cards and handkerchiefs which I
received on my birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Elizabeth Marquart.
Show Creation Film
At Church Monday
Full-color scenes from astronomy
and natural science are featured in
“The God of Creation,,’ sound motion
picture to be shown at St. John Men
nonite church Monday night at 7:30
o’clock, it is announced by the pastor
Rev. P. J. Boehr.
Included in the showing are color
photographs taken thru the large
telescope of Mt. Wilson observatory
in southern California.
Mother Dies Before
Soldier Son Arrives
Mrs. George (^ar.ghman, moth
er of Richard Caughman, serving
with armed forces in China, died
last week near Youngstown and was
buried in Findlay Saturday.
Her son married the former Lois
Swank, of this place, and is now
enroute home on emergency leave
granted because of his mother’s
critical illness of two weeks ago,
which resulted in death.
Film Showing At
Beaverdam School
A film “Open Road” and other fea
tures will be shown at Beaverdam
school auditorium this. Wednesday
night at 8 o’clock.
Beaverdam
The members of the Leisure Hour
club were entertained on Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. James
Ramsey.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Larue of
Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Larue
and family of Lafayette, Mrs. Lenore
Hullinger of Lima and Mr. and Mrs.
Olan Larue of Mansfield were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Larue.
Mrs. Carl Weaver and family of
Dayton visited Saturday with Mrs.
Lillie Anderson.
Rev. and Mrs. Bryce Nichols of
Piqua and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer War
rington of near Cairo were visitors
the past week of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Weaver.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rockhill of
Napoleon were Saturday evening
guests of the latters mother, Mrs.
Etta Yant.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pratt, son
Warren and daughter Mrs. Lynn D.
Ryan of Toledo were Sunday dinner
guests of Miss Ruth Durkee.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Marshall and
daughter Melinda of Urbana were
week end guests and visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Pugh and son Jack.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Crego of
Cleveland, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Schmidt of Perrysburg were Thurs
day evening guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Delmer Beery and son and Mrs.
Cynthia Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Michael and
family were Sunday dinner guests
of Miss Mildred Saum in Lima.
Mr .and Mrs. Clayton Rupright
called on Frank Barber and Wm.
Bowers Sunday afternoon who are
patients at Lima Memorial Hospital.
C. E. Kramer is*confined to his
home due to an injury he received
while working at the Farmer’s
elevator. Callers the past week were
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ewing and
Homer Weimer of Col. Grove, Mr.
and Mrs. LeRoy Fett of Rockport,
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Reichenbach
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Lamb,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Pummel and
son of Lima, Ralph Hall, Mrs. Lillie
Anderson, Roy Best, Earl Bowers,
Sam Varvel, Ronald Dunlap, Mr. and
Mrs. Elzie Gierhart.
J. F. Cordrey, son of Mrs. W. T.
Cordrey is ill at his home here.
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"The Name
Is Familiar-
■MWM BY
FELIX B. STREYCKMANS
and ELMO SCOTT WATSON
The Derby
TXT HETHER you’re referring to a
race run at Epsom Downs in
England or at Churchill Downs in
Kentucky and whether you pro
nounce it “derby” or “darby,” you’re
perpetuating the name of a sport
ing English nobleman, the twelfth
earl of Derby.
Away back 1780 the earl of
fered a prize of
50 gold sovereigns
in a sweepstakes
race for three
year-old colts.
in
Earl of Derby
This race was
called the Epsom
Derby race in
honor of the do
nor of the prize
and the place
where it was run,
Ensom in Surrey.
This race be
came the most
famous in Eng­
lish turf history. Gradually the Brit
ish horsemen dropped two words
from its name and it became THE
Derby. Meanwhile, too, the idea had
crossed the Atlantic and the Ken
tucky Derby, run annually near Lou
isville, Ky., and the American Derby
at Washington park south of Chicago
were the result.
Since then we’ve had a variety of
derbies. Can’t you just imagine the
twelfth earl coming back as a ghost
and exclaiming: "Eh, what? ... a
bunion derby? and a soap box
derby? My word! You Americans
ARE a queer lot!”?
by WeataraHewapapar Union.)
At a meeting held in Orange Twp.
the scholars and teachers decided to
hold an annual reunion for district 3.
Officers chosen to promote the mat
ter were John Nonnamaker, pres.
J. W. Dray, sec’y. Roy Ewing and
Milt Benroth assistants.
In the 4th of July parade first
honors for the best decorated car
went to Thomas Carr and second to
Mrs. J. S. Steiner, The Harry Pat
terson children won prize for
the best pony and cart display and
the Albert Baumgartner children
received second place.
Robert Marshall from Rockport
while attempting to hive a swarm of
bees fell and broke his shoulder.
The following teachers have been
hired to teach the rural schools in
this vicinity: Pleasant Center, Lois
Thomas Rayl School, Arthur Bink
ley Owens School, Andy Stauffer
Phillips School, Clair Huber Huber
Schoo], Stella Greding.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Sweeney or
Beaumont, Texas recently welcomed
a baby girl. Mrs. Sweeney was
formerly Miss Rose Benroth.
Under the direction of Prof. B. D.
Smucker the college dramatic class
will produce a play “In The Van
guard.”
Prowlers entered Henson Goods
home, but apparently ’eft without tak
ing any valuables. Henson heard
them moving about but did not in
vestigate for he thought it was his
son Earl getting in at a late hour.
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of July 7, 1910
I. N. Townsend, A. E. Swinehart
Confiscation of a car load of coal
standing on the L. E. and W. tracks
Sunday was all that saved Bluffton
from a coal famine at the municipal
light and water plant and the conse
quent shutting off of water and light
service this week. Only a half ton of
coal was on hand at the plant when
the seizure was made.
Miss Bernice Miller was awarded
first place in the silver meda1 oratori
cal contest at the Reformed church.
Aaron Myers took second and Miss
Ruth Hochstett’er third.
The Richland Twp. democratic club
unanimously endorsed John Bettschen
for the position of janitor of Memorial
Hall at Lima and recommended him to
the county commissioners.
S. S. Matter purchased the Fett
farm south-west of town for $120 per
acre. The farm consists of 140 acres.
Mrs. B. D. Smucker, Mrs. Edith
Mann, Mrs. Edgar Hauenstein and
Mrs. W. E. Diller attended the dis
trict meeting of the federated clubs
at Fostoria.
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF FEB. 15, 1917
Miss Frieda Freyman has returned
LaFayette
Callers of Rev. and Mrs. N. Walter
Klingler were Lieut. Beulah Klingler
of Crile Hospital, Cleveland, Mrs.
Jack Wetherill of Harrod, Mrs. Auda
Kershener of Olmstead Falls, and
W’. C. Johnston of Marysville, Ohio.
Special union services of the
Methodist and Congregational
Christian churches will begin Feb.
23rd and will continue two weeks.
The first week the service will be
conducted in the Methodist church
and the second week they will be
held in the Congregational-Christian
church. The pastors, Rev. Arthur
and Rev. Klingler will conduct the
services with special music as a
feature. Everybody is invited. Serv
ices begin at 7:45.
Mrs. Mary Peterson is spending
several days with Mrs. Mary Jo
Morman of Cincinnati.
Janice Renz, Anne Albert and Mr.
Ralph Renz were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Peterson.
Mrs. Bertha Desenberg was a
Wednesday evening caller of Mrs.
Maude Caris of Ada.
Mrs. Adah Hall is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Nelle Osborne of Dela
ware.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Herr and
family entertained in their home in
honor of Mr. Charles Herr and Miss
Dorothy Herr, who are leaving for
a trip to Arizona and California.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Holtzapple and daughter of
Elida, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Patter
son and family of Lafayette, Mr.
and Mrs. I. E. Dischinger of Chicago,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jackson of
Lima, Mrs. Florene Rodney and son,
Mr. and Mrs. George Allion and
daughters of Elida, the honor guests
and hosts.
Rev. and Mrs. N. Walter Klingler
entertained with a birthday dinner
on Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Klingler of Harrod, Mrs. Tillie Troup
of Lima and Ina Klingler of Detroit,
Mich., in honor of Ira and Albert
Klingler.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jackson
spent Friday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Herr and family.
Mrs. Thelma Rhine and Mrs.
Wiltrude Rutlege of Sandusky were
week end guests of Rev. and Mrs.
N. W. Klingler.
Council Number 13 met Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Thayer.
Rev. and Mrs. N. Walter Klingler
attended the Pilgrim club Monday
night at Westminister.
and wife will leave for Wenatchee,
Wash, and other western points, on
an extended visit.
Frank Cunningham, formerly of
this place, who has been telephone
manager of the Payne plant for
several years, moved to Benton
Ridge, where he accepted a similar
position with the Farmers’ Mutual
Company.
Mrs. Charles Worthington and
daughter Caddie are spending a few
weeks with .the former’s daughter,
Mrs. R. .Beil at Greenville, Pa.
Miss Stella Mitchell and May
Benroth of Lima, spent the first of
the week visiting friends here.'
Arnold Mueller and sister Minnie
are spending the week at Buffalo,
New York and Niagara Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Basinger are
rejoicing over the arrival of a baby
boy at their home.
Mrs. Thomas Buchanan and family
of Elida spent Sunday at the Geo.
Benroth home.
Miss Metta Kohli arrived here
from Columbus to visit her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kohli.
home from a trip in the southand
visiting friends and relatives.
Cal Steiner has taken a. position
with the Bluffton Mfg. Co.
Jacob Schnegg bought the 20 acre
farm of Gid Lugibihl for $2300. Lug
ibihl then purchased the house and
lot of Herman Kindle on Jackson
street and wil Ifollow the carpenter
trade again.
The Political Equality Club will
hold its next meeting in the city hall.
Dr. C. H. Smith and Supt. C. C. Nar
din will address the meeting and Prof.
Smucker will entertain with a leading.
Prof. Paul E. Whitmer was recently
elected to the chair of church history
in the Mennonite seminary.
Misses Vera Althaus, Cleora Bas
inger, Hannah and Mary Bracy spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends in
Findlay.
Paul Weaver and Miss Ethel Floup
were married in the bride’s home at
Detroit. He will be remembered as
the U. S. Army volunteer.
Paul Samuel is the name of the
little one arriving at the home of the
Rev. John Geiser *ast Sunday.
The strange animal brought to the
News last week by Z. T. Showalter
was identified as an Allegheny wea
sel. The weasel was found by Show
alter one morning on the way to the
barn. Local hunters unable to identify
the strange creature suggested it be
sent Prof. Barrows at Ohio State
University for classification.
A NOTE OF THANKS
I wish to express my appreciation
for the many flowers, letters anti
cards I received during my stay at
Memorial Hospital in Lima and also
the thoughtful friends since I have
been convalescing at home.
Mrs. Noah Diller.
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning
Grain (bushel prices)—W heat
$1.70 corn $1.12 oats 75c soys $2.09.
mencan
dventurers
By Elmu ^cott Watson
Emperor Norton
TN 1858 Joshua A. Norton, wearing
a poorly fitting navy officer’s uni
form set off with gold braid, and
with a saber at his belt, rode a bi
cycle up Market street in San Fran
cisco. He stopped at a main corner
and said to the crowd: “I proclaim
myself Norton I, Emperor of the
United States and Protector of Mex
ico.”
There was no doubt that he was
crazy. But for the next 22 years,
until he died in 1880, the people of
San Francisco paid respect to the
“Emperor,” who was a familiar fig
ure in the streets.
Even the straight-laced bankers
of the day cashed the small notes
the self-styled ruler issued. He
passed them out in restaurants and
stores but none of them ever was
for more than 50 cents.
Not only were his requests for
money small, but all the demands
he made as a result of his wide
“authority” were reasonable so
reasonable that the people of San
Francisco had no trouble giving in
to them and thus humoring him.
When he died of heart disease on
the cobblestones of Kearny street,
30,000 people heard prominent citi
zens praise him for his good char
acter. In Woodlawn Memorial cem
etery is a shaft bearing this in
scription: “Norton I, Einperor of
the United States and Protector of
Mexico. Joshua A. Norton, 1819
1880.”
Western Newspaper Unton.
Use of meadows in the pasture
program enabled the Ohio Experi
ment Station to provide dairy cows
with sufficient feed for an average
of 136 days a year over a 3-yeai
period, although bluegrass pasture
furnished enough food on an average
of only 41 days annually of those
years.
A new power mower for Maple
Grove cemetery has been bought
from A. E. Kohli by the Cemetery
Board of Trustees, at a cost of $425.
Delivery will be made in early
spring. This will be the second
power mower in use at the cemetery.
APPRECIATED
I wish to thank all the friends for
cards and flowers received during my
illness.
—Mrs. LouJiaton.
BLUFFTON
$425 Power Mower Is Ira Coon, 76, Dies In
Bought For Cemetery Riverside, California
What do you say, Mary?
Let’s drop in together and see about AMSTUTZ HATCH
ERY CHICKS that we have been reading about! Let’s
do it today! If they’re from EGG BRED, PEDIGREE
SIRED, LARGE BODIED, MARKET TYPE, PULLOR
UM TESTED ANCESTRY, they must be goo ey
estate them.
surely are). And it costs nothing to in,
Get a free folder and prices.
Amstutz Hatcheries
E. J. Wahlie, Mgr.
You’ll do better
at Marathon
Marathon Gasoline,
Oils and Greases
Tubes Batteries
Garage Service
and Auto Repairing
6
JOHN DEERE
Ira Coon, 76, who moved from this
area about 30 years ago, died on
Feb. 7 in Riverside, Calif., where he
had lived for the last 25 years.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Coon, «he lived for a time on the
Brundige farm, one mile north of
Bluffton on the Dixie highway. He
was an uncle of Lee Coon, of this
place.
In addition to his wife, he leaves
one son, Ralph E. Coon, also of Riv
ersitte Burial was at that place. He
was born in Lima.
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