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page eight Settlement Otto Badertscher who had not ACOUSTICON UNIPAC 4Li in OWE Cate—This Is AH You Wear! Dependability Assured by 44 Yqars* Experience WE INVITE COMPARISON Fittings by appointment at 110 So. Lawn Ave„ by Mrs. Walter Gratz Blaffton, Ohio COAL Notice Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio quality coal. Howard Stager Coal Yard on A. C. & Y. R. R. Phone 354-W or 265-Y Commercial Painting Contractor Modern Methods Spray Painting-Brush Painting LET ME ESTIMATE YOUR Barn Dairy House Church Roof Apartment Store Farm Implement “Painting Doesn't Cost, It Pays" been well for several weeks has again resumed his work at the Mas ter Feed Mill. Clyde A. Sommer PHONE 147-W 108-10 South Main Street Bluffton, Ohio Wilbert Schumacher is numbered among the sick at present. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Kohli spent Wednesday in Columbus where they attended the annual meeting of the American & Delaine Merino Record association. and church officers and" tKeir wives enjoyed their afifruaF pot luck supper at the Grace church last Wednesday evening. .In honor of the birthdays of Lar ry and Carol Sue, children of Mr. and Mrs. Verl Reichenbach, the mem bers of the Hiram Reichenbach fam ily enjoyed their Sunday dinner at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schey of Lans ing, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. James Schey of Findlay spent the week end in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam uel Schey and daughter, Mary. Bessie May Coleman who submit ted to an appendectomy at the Com munity hospital was taken home the first of the week. The local Guernsey cattle breed ers plan to attend the annual meet ing of the Blanchard Valley Guern sey association that is to be held at the Y. .C. A. building in Findlay Thursday. Following a basket din ner there are to be talks and dem onstrations by state officials of the Guernsey association. Ohio producer cooperatives acting as selling agents for fluid milk have been fishing for price bids on flush season milk next spring. Fishing has been poor because manufacturers have the opinion they will be able to buy milk at lower prices within Qte next few months. Manufacturers bid early a year ago. An Evening of fun frolic Laughter Presented to the Members and Friends of The farmers Grain Co. Wednesday Night, feb. 5 School Auditorium, 7:30 P. M. ’ranciH Hittle, 1st Tenor Roy Kester, 2nd Tenor Earl Inttle, Baritone Edw. L. Schwartz, Bass Glenn Hartzell, Pianist Greenville Itfwanis Quartette Presenting a Full Evening’s Program of Music and Fun This popular quartet of Harmony Makers and Funny Bone Ticklers have made mpre than 500 appearances all over Ohio and Eastern Indiana. Featuring old-time barbershop quartettes and semi-classi cal numbers also solos, duets, novelty and comedy numbers, jokes, musical saw and yodeling features. Come and bring your friends—don’t miss it—it’s free. It’s our party—and there’s no admission. Sponsored by: The farmers Crain Co. Bluffton, Ohio BY HAR.R.V L. HAIB Editor’s Note—This is the fifth of a series of articles to appear in the Bluffton News deaHnp with early Ohio history. Others will appear in forthcom ing issues. The Ohio and Michi gan War How the armies of Ohio and Mich igan battled over a strip of land a few counties long and eight miles wide, with bloodshed averted only by timely government intervention, will I be real news to most Ohioans, even if the story is 111 years late in get ting to them. It was genuine, undeclared war with all the trimmings and the gov ernors of both states in personal charge of their troops on the battle field. Just as in most wars, the cause wag a dispute over territory. Raids by Michigan soldiers into the eight-mile no-man’s-land in which prisoners of war were taken, and re taliating movements by Ohio soldiers in which the prisoners were recover ed, high-lighted the hostilities. Though Ohio was to blame for the conflict, Michigan was the aggressor and actually sent her troops into To ledo where some property was des troyed, a prisoner of war captured, and withdrawal accomplished without casualties. Governor Robert Lucas hurried from Columbus to head the Ohio ar my, and Governor Mason, of Michi gan, took personal command of the troops from his state. The war was about the strip of land between Michigan and Ohio that extended from the southern tip of Lake Michigan to an imaginary line in Lake Erie. Each state had fixed its own boundries to it and each state maintained that its boundary was the right one. Michigan held out that the Ordin ance of 1787, which provided for div ision of the Northwest Territory in to not less than three and not more than five states, and stipulated that if divided into five states the three southern states should be divided from the two northern states by a line running east from the southern point of Lake Michigan to the terri torial line in Lake Erie, was correct arid final. Ohio contended that the line was an impossible .one which would leave most of the Western Reserve tn Michigan instead of Ohio. Consequently the Ohio constitution fixed its own boundry line which made the disputed strip of land part of Wood, Henry and Williams coun THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO ties. It placed its own dividing line as going as far north as the cape of Maumee Bay and running west to the southern tip of Lake Michigan. Under that constitution Ohio was admitted into the Union. While Michigan claimed the strip under the Ordinance of 1787 and O hio claimed it undor its own consti tution, some persons living in it wanted to live in Michigan, and others, in Ohio. So a double set of of ficials were elected and the war was on. In congress, 1836, John Quincy Ad^ ams made an elaborate decision a gainst the claims of Ohio. Despite that ruling, the Ohio legislature pass ed a resolution extending Ohio law’s into the disputed territory. Then a sheriff’s posse fr Monroe, Mich., moved into the strip and carried off some of the Ohio officials as prison ers of war. That brought on the raising of troops in Ohio and the mustering in of soldiers in Michigan—all for bor der warfare. Both armies moved to the scene of conflict. While Governor Lucas and his Ohio soldiers were encamped at Old Ft. Miami, eight miles above Toledo and four miles from no-man’s land, Gov ernor Mason, with his troops, moved into Toledo, overran the watermelon patches, looted the chicken coops and tore down an ice house. More Ohioans were carried off prisoners of war, the door of one home being broken in and the occupant taken to Monroe. Toledo in 1837 was not much of a town, Its trampled melon patches and stolen chickens meant much loss. The demolished ice house was the city’s only one. After the war had been over 10 years Toledo had only 1,322 popu lation, five churches. 37 stores, twro banks and a hope that the steamboat line from Buffalo would do enough business to stay in operation. While all the raiding was going on Lucas and hi$ army remained in Camp Miami, eight lies away from Michigan’s objective. If the hostilities could have been decided an points, as in a prize fight, Michigan won the war. But it was Ohio that got the dis puted territory. Richard Rush, Pennsylvania, and Colonel Howard, Maryland, were sent from the White House to arbitrate the fuss. Old newspapers relate that they w’ere successful chiefly because Michigan was satisfied with the laur els she had won‘and Ohio was will ing to stand on her dignity. At the next session of Wood County court, bills of indictment a gainst Governor Mason and all his army w’ere presented, but were thrown by a grand jury. And thereby Ohio also lost its legal battle against Michigan, just as it had the passage at arms. In its next session congress again took up the dispute and after able arguments for the state were made by Samuel F. Vinton and Thomas Ewing, Ohio won. Michigan, instead of the narrow’ strip of land at Its southern border, I was given the large peninsula be tween Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior. Later it was found to con tain rich deposits of copper and other minerals. The most value Ohio ever received from the territory the states had fought over was the harbor at Tole do, formed by the mouth of the Mau mee River. For a time it w’as essen tial to the state in reaping the rich harvest of canal boat freight traffic between Cincinnati and the Great Lakes. This, until the Coming of the rail roads, made Toledo the most import ant point where north and south lake traffic and canal transportation met. Now, with trunk line railroads en tering the city from every direction and great lake freighters moving out of the Toledo harbor laden with every kind of commodity, Ohio eyes Michi gan’s rich peninsula and wonders if, after all, if the spoils did not go to the vanquished—that is, if, which the state never has admitted, it lost the war. East Orange Mrs. Emma Boutwell spent Tues day afternoon with Mrs. Virginia Boutwell and son Dennis of Ada. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Guthria and children of Delphos, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shroats and children, Marion, spent Sunday in the W. M. Baker home. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell were dinner guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Orlen Gallant of near Findlay. Mid-week prater services will be held in the horiie of Mr. and Mrs. Wick Baker. Mrs. Margaret Boutwell of Lima spent the week-end in the John Boutwel home and attended church services at RilCy Creek Baptist. Miss Ether Wolber of Columbus spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wolber and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Adrain Van Atta of Findlay, Mr. and Mrs. Rayon Bout w’ell and children Lynn and Sue, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell were supper guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Byr on Boutwell and son Michael Dale. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Agin and son Evan were Thursday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wooley of near Van Buren. Mrs. Ada Williams formerly of this place is seriously ill at her home at Van Buren. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Agin spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Milt Marquart end Esther and Martha. Arnold Klay and Miss Vera Stoner were quietly married at Newport, Ky. The wedding came as a surprise to their many friends. Waldo Basinger is the owner of a new Empire touring car. A happy surprise awaited Miss Ida Winkler when she returned from visiting her grandparents. Thirty of her friends were awaiting her ar rival as a surprise for her birthday anniversary. Leo Nelson has received a com mission as Second Lt. at Fort Har rison. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Studler left for Toronto to visit their son, Rene, who is attending aviation school at that place. The annual Hunters Reunion will be held in Hasner’s Park at Leipsic, Sept. 8. A local quartet sang at the Lima Rotary Luncheon. Those who again brought renown to Bluffton were: Miss Stella Lugibill, Miss Vera Coburn, C. O. Lehman and G. A. Lehman. In honor of the twelfth birthday of Miss Beatrice, Mrs. Harry Swank entertained 12 young ladies at her home. Those present were: Misses Grace Burkholder, Ora Spangler, Naomi Stettler, Dorothy Balmer, Helen Sutter, Velma Traucht, Grace Leightner, Carrie Wittkofski, Nellie After the defeat of the loyalists at Granada during the Nicaraguan rev olution,. Richardson rode far ahead of his column to get away from the dust. Unknowingly, he reached the outskirts of Managua and was seized by federal soldiers who sur prised him. NEWS OUR FATHERS READ FROM ISSUE OF AUG. 16,1917 mencan Adventurers By Elmo Scott Watson Lone Captor of a Town ^FrACY RICHARDSON was a quiet-speaking boy before he left Missouri to become a machine gun ner in the Latin American revolu tions 30 years ago. Young Richardson fought in six armies, including two in the World war, was wounded 16 times. But his single-handed capture of Mana gua, capital of Nicaragua, was his most spectacular feat. No machine gun could get him out of this—nothing but just plain bluff was even worth considering. “I am a messenger from the commander of the revolution to your command ing general,” he said quickly. “Take me to him.” When he arrived, he said, "We outnumber you ten to one and have artillery and machine guns. Gen eral Mana has no desire to kill his brother Nicaraguans without need. Surrender to me and he spares your lives.” The bluff worked! All men who were under arms were marched to the jail, under Richardson’s orders, and deposited their guns in the cells. They marched away unarmed and the keys were turned over to the quiet young lad from Missouri! Western Newspaper Union. SHORTS AND MIDDLINGS Alfalfa pastures have been used for the Trumbull County Experiment Farm dairy herd, for several years without any cases of bloating. The cows had access to bluegrass pasture while they were on alfalfa but the bluegrass probably did not make bloating more or less probable. Hungry’ cows will eat enough of several roughages to cause bloating. The Trumbull herd always had plenty of feed. Field trials extending over 32 years indicate Ohio sandy soils can be kept at a high productivity level even under intensive vegetable grow ing. Near Marietta, sandy soil has produced higher yields of vegetables in the last four years than in the first four years of the 32-year period. Manure fortified with some commercial fertilizer has been a little superior to commercial fertil izer alone in maintaining soil fertil ity. Late blight on U. S. tomatoes in 1946 caused a loss estimated at about $45,000,000, which would be almost half the total amount paid out far insecticides and fungicides to protect all farm and orchard crops. Growers usually do not spray or dust tomatoes although it has been proved that adequate applications of common fungicides will control late Hight on the crop. Commercial tomato growers may have to adopt such protective methods. The rotenone supply to be avail able in the 12 months beginning October 1, 1946, will be about the same as the 1942 supply. Some states have planned extensive pro grams this winter for the control of cattle grubs with retenone, but the supply may have to be allocated so those states will share with others where individual farmers treat single herds. Final figures on 1946 Ohio 4-H club enrollment show a total of 51,466 members, of which 42,294 finished all work required to com- Coon, Alma Agin, and Geraldine and Beatrice Swank. Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Smith who are touring the west, visited Yosemite Valley in California. Miss Ella Green of this place, Mrs. Armstrong and Harry Eaton of Lima are visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Euller at Rapid City, Mich. Lowell Gratz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Gratz, broke bones on both legs below the knees while playing. This is the third time the lad has suffered broken bones. A number of younger boys have completed a swimming pool at the Kraft quarry near the Water Works. The public contributed about $40 to clean up the place and supplying sand. A bathhouse is needed. W. H. Gratz has returned from Chicago where he has been taking the special summer course in Practi pedics (foot science) given by the American School of Practipedics. Training w’as taken under Dr. Wil liam M. Scholl. Mr. Gratz is as sociated with the Economy Store. The Ohio Oil Co. is preparing to put down well No. 1 on the Keel farm east of town. Misses Lillian, Burdella, and Rhoda and Messrs. Clarence and Wilis Amstutz spent Sunday at the Noah Basinger’s and Ezra Baumgartner's in Orange Twp. plete their projects. The year’s en rollment wasy a gain of 20.9 per cent from the 1945 total, and state club leader W. H. Palmer expects another healthy increase in club membership for the year 1947. Older club members were in service during war years. The U. S. grain export program for January, 1947, calls for a total of 725.500 long tons or 28,000,000 bush els of wheat, corn, grain sorghums, and oats. Of that total the United Kingdom and India will get 186,00Q tons, Germany 178,500 tons, Italy 110.500 tons, Japan and Korea 68,000 tons, and China 8,500 tons. “When the frost is on the pumpkin— and the fodder’s in the shock” t: it’s time to have a bottle of that good NYALYPTUS Cough Syrup In thfettoedlclne cabinet. Because—alongwith frost, snow, sleet :\and winter weather come coughs and colds. Nyalyptus contains all of eucalyptus which cuts Ihe phlegm and mucus In the throat, also sooth I Ing ingredients whllh ease the cough A. Hauenstein & Son Frozen Foods I iwr 1 POTATO BREAD THURSDAY, JAN. 23, 1947 Prevents Pants Shine An office worker can prevent shine by putting a firm pad on his chair. A reminder to drivers—slid ing across the car seat causes shine and wear. Fresh Drugs and Quality Drug Store Merchandise of All Kinds Prescriptions Care fully Compounded Sidney’s Drug Shop Phone? 170-W KODAK FILM StartIlyour picture making rilht with depend able Kodak Film in the yel low box—Ihe film that geta the pictuile. Then send u» theexposdl rolls for expert developing and printing. SIDNEY’! DRUG SHOP FARMERS PRODUCE Bluffton Ohio Offers Friendly Service 7 Buyers of Cream, Eggs and Poultry ROUTE SERVICE CLAYTON HARKNESS, Mgr. 322 N. Main Street Bluffton Phone 284-W A to Z Meat Market & Looker Service Home Killed Meats also Custom Butchering and Processing POULTRY, FRUITS, FISH I VEGETABLES, whole wheat RYEJ Large Variety Smoked Meats We Buy Hides also Waste Fats