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THURSDAY. SEPT. 2. 1948 Francis Basinger, D. D. S Evan Basipger, D. D. S. Telephone 271-W Bluffton, Ohio D. C. BIXEL. O. D. GORDON $IXEL. O. D. 122 South Main St., Bluff tan EYESIGHT JSPEC1ALISTS Of flee Hours: 9:0® A. 5:30 P. M. Open Evenings Wed, & Set. 7:00 to 9:00 _______ Closed Thur^ay Afternoon. ___ Net? Why Try Our Home-made Bread! Also our Cakes Pies Cookies Sweet Rolls Buns and Bread Rolls Etc. tiaucnst^in’s Bakery “Fine Baked Goods” 111 North Main St. Phone 298-W Bluffton, O. xv»10'’ N gV** A V '■'"Sf oSOfc At Ebenezer Church Miss Margaret Wallace of Van Wert, missionary to South Africa, who will speak at the Ebenezer Men nonite church, Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock at a joint C. E. missionary service. She has been engaged in Sunday school and children’s work under the Scandinavian Alliance mis sion. Reunions The Schifferly reunion will be held at Richland grange hall, Sunday. Pres., Harry Schifferly Sec., Mrs. Harry Schifferly. Editor’s Note—This is one of a series of articles to appear in the Bluffton News dealing with early Ohio history. Others will appear in forthcoming issues. Indian Penalty For Murder About thirty yards north of the ?nnsylvania Railroad and forty-six leader! W. H. Gratz Family Shoe Store Scientific Fitting a Specialty Bluffton, Ohio TRAINED OFFICE WORKERS WANTED AT ONCE The placement department of Tiffin University has on file approximately fifty un filled calls for young men trained in accounting, including payroll, cost, income tax, public, and general accounting procedures, and young women trained in executive secretarial work. These positions are in Tiffin, Clyde, Fremont, Sandusky, Toledo. Columbus, Shelby, Bellevue, Fostoria, Findlay, Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky, Galion, and other nearby cities. Five calls were received Thursday, August 5. One call from a Columbus organiza tion was for ten young men accountants. Another call of August 5 was from a large Toledo oil refining company for six young women secretaries at an initial salary of $160 per month for a three month supervised training period after which the salary would be advanced to $200 per month, the minimum salary for administrative secre taries. Calls were received for three Monday, August 31 position calls are received almost daily at the college. Positions are now open with manufacturing companies, utility companies, hospitals, The Ohio Farm Bureau (3), high schools, colleges, the Ohio Civil Service Commission, the U. S. Civil Service Commission for young women secretaries at $2498 per annum, and various state and federal agencies, ANY FORMER TIFFIN U. GRADUATE FROM EITHER THE ACCOUNTING OR EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAL COURSES, UNEMPLOYED, IS URGED TO CON TACT THE COLLEGE AT ONCE. FREE REPLACEMENT. YOUNG MEN AC COUNTANTS CAN BE PLACED ANY DAY AT $200 TO $225 MONTHLY. AND YOUNG WOMEN SECRETARIES AT $125 to $150 PER MONTH. WITH EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PROMOTION. Ill OF THE 112 T. U. GRADUATES OF MAY 12 ARE EMPLOYED TODAY IN ACCOUNTING AND SECRETARIAL WORK, AND ALL IN LOCATIONS OF THEIR CHOICE. NEW CLASSES STARTING FOR BOTH VETERAN AND CIVILIAN STU DENTS AT THE OPENING OF THE COLLEGE YEAR, SEPTEMBER 13. SOME RESERVATIONS STILL AVAILABLE FOR NEW STUDENTS. MAKE APPLICATION AT ONCE IF INTERESTED. COPY OF ILLUSTRATED CATALOG FURNISHED ON REQUEST. THE T. U. VOCATIONAL WAY LEADS TO IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT AT EXCELLENT PAY TIFFIN UNIVERSITY Fall Term Opens Sept. 13: Night Classes Start Oct. 5. rods west of the Sandusky River, near Upper Sandusky, Wyandotte County, is a barely perceptible sunken spot about the size of a grave. And that is just what it is—once the mound of the 20-year-old son of Black Chief, of the Wyandottes, legally executed by the Indians 107 years ago for murder. The grave sank after the bark cof fin had rotted away and the body within had moldered and the shift ing soil and falling leaves of more than a century have spread no thicker over it than over the surrounding ground. The young buck died at the hands of a firing squad in September, 1840, i after a fair and impartial trial by his peers in the Indian council house a retrial by the grand tribunal after appeal from the first verdict and the receipt of a sentence more severe— “death by firing squad on the morn ing of the third Friday after sentence.” The first sentence had been banishment from the tribe and con fiscation of his property.” Contrary to white procedure, the appeal was taken by the prosecution, not the defense. Jail Stood Until 1890 So the son of Black Chief offered no word but waited stoically in the little Indian log jail for the third Friday and death. The jail, one room above and one below, very small, with a single tiny window and an outside stairway, stood until in the early 1890’s some farmer needed the site for more corn and pulled the historic relic down. All the trouble had come about through the government’s first clumsy attempt at a prohibition law—almost as disastrous as those later on. When the Indians from Ohio were moved further west the Wyandottes chose to remain and being the most warlike and fearless tribe of the nations, the United States appeased them by putting them on a reserva tion established along the Sanduskv River. The reservation, according to law, was bone dry territory—nobody set tling in it could sell or give to an Indian any intoxicating liquor. Bootleg Liqi or Persons living outside the reserva tion were not by the 1aw prohibited from keeping and sellinj? liquor. Gon sequently the Indians could get all they wanted at the rnany bootleg villages which sprang the borders. up all along in one of these villages a party of Indians had congregated to whoop things up a bit that September day. Most of them got pretty drunk and there were several quarrels and a few fights among them. One old man, a brother of the half-breed John Barnet, late in the afternoon procured a jug of whisky and started home with it. He soon was joined by the 20-year old son of Black Chief, who walked with him down the wilderness trail and wanted some of the liquor. The old man refused to give it to him. Murder Furious, the chief’s son seized a heavy club and beat the old Indian over the head and when he was down kept on hitting him. So occurred the murder for which the son of Black Chief was sentenced to die. The evidence was circumstantial but conclusive. Old Barnet’s body soon was found by other Indians who passed along the trail and not many rods further on the chief’s son was discovered across the path in a drunk en sleep. Near him was the murder victim’s empty whisky jug. The Indians seized the chief’s son, bound his arms and took him, the tell-tale whisky jug and the body of old Barnet to Upper Sandusky, where the son of Black Chief was lodged in the little Indian jail. There was much excitement throughout the Wyandotte nation and THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO the suspected murderer was taken to the council house, where the executive council, after sober deliberation. fount him guilty of murder when in an intoxicated condition. The sen tence was life banishment from the nation and confiscation of the con vict’s property—if he had any. Sentence too Light The tribe was greatly’ dissatisfied with the light sentence and demand ed a retrial, that time before the -st? a (oq.w eq qi!M ‘prnnqui IsoqSiq semb led nation acting as a jury. That was a pretty big jury, consisting of hund reds of warriors and old men. and all the lesser chiefs sitting as judges. The great council house w ed. Every male member of as crowd the tribe more than 21 was to ballot on “Shall the prisoner be put to deat ‘i or per mitted to live?” His guilt had been established. al ready A selected group of Indians was sent into the grass in fror council house to “win the of the favor of Manitau, the Great Spirit, Iy giving Him some of our tobacco.” Manitau is the word of all Indian ti■ibes and nations for God, in whom th fastiy believed. ey stead- So, squatted in the grass before the council house the little ring of Indian chiefs passed the pipe from one to another and each blew a few puffs of a mixture of tobacco, sum ac leaves and kinnikinnick (yellow will w bark) skyward. Up there somewhere was the Happy Hunting Grounc all Indians expected to wine up. Its antithesis, below was no matter of figured on going there any how. worry’—no Indian, good or bad, Death Sentence In the council house the cfin of i Black Chief stood impassive sign of emotion while the be taken. He spoke no word in defense and asked no mercy, the sentence of death on the third Friday after the trial. From the little window in diau jail the chief’s son watched the Indians ^dig his grave near in the Sandusky bottoms them nlarn tho rtldo hark one end of it. Then came the summons Indian guards came into the. jail, biund the and IaaV prisoner’s arms behind him him to the grave. There, standing illu LOOK in front of and with his back tU 11, Ult murderer listened to the reading a long, Indian death decree. A handkerchief was hound over his eyes and stoically the youth stood waiting—silently. Six selected Indian riflemen slipped unseen out of the bushes, stealthily crept almost up to the prisoner, raised their guns and at a motion from a chief fired. The son of Black Chief fell, with five bullets in his heart. One gun had been loaded with powder only. Each executioner could hope that rifle had been his. So is the century-old story of the sunken mound beside the railroad. Mrs. Tod and her husbaind, who live in Edinburgh, Scotland, attend ed the closing day of the ilympics at Wembley a London subu b. They wenj able to get tickets only through the black market, but she savs it was worth the price They had standinc room on the steps beside ],„ fl She also writes of the terrible floods that have recently hit the British Isle, washing out bridges and sweeping scores of animals out to sea. “The Flying Scotsman,” crack Ed inburg to London train, was more than 10 hours late. Wednesday to Saturday Harry Burkholder Has Third Grand (’hampion In County Livestock Show for Harry and Mr Quenti rd tim Meter Mrs.‘W. M. C. Tod, the former Barbara Hauenstein of Bluffton, jrives a close-up of the recerit Olym pic games ait Lond?n, England, in a letter to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney’ Hau enstein of Campus Drive. ame and beneath the score aoard, where tl rrom the winning nations flex “The closing cei as very imnressive. The representa! ives of the 60 nations took their pla'es with where the contestants and represen tatives (Boy Scouts) emerged, so we really had an excellent view.” “For the closing songs Sir Mal com Sargent led the Band of the Guards while they played Greek, British and Finnish national anth ems and for the singing of the BBC Chorus in the Olympic Hymn—then the flame was extinguished. “Most of the time I think the British are pretty inefficient, but I was amazed at the way the crowd of 82,000 was dispersed. From the time we left our places in the sta dium and arrived back at Waterloo Station only an hour had elapsed.” Commerc with the phos buying tl of 70 cents a pounds. Former Bluffton Woman Writes Of Sights At Olympic Games rve champion of umbus $71 a pound. Maurice Criblez, rou had the Brown Swiss and female and Isaac der, Bluffton, copped Shorthorn calf and fe: An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of a revelation. —William James. SAFE, SANITARY KIDDIE-BATH* Extra Safe Toe-Controlled Top Adjustable Height Easy-to-Clean Plastic Tub Utility Tray and Pockets Comfortable Safety Strap $ Separate Rinsing Spray 30-inch Measuring Scale Flattering to any bathroom the shining feather-light Trimalume Kid die-Bath stays gleaming bright and clean—folds to a mere 4 inches after the daily bath! REG. U. $. PAT. OFF. Armstrong's Known for Fine Furniture 108-110 S. Main Street Bluffton. Ohio COME TO THE FAlIR Four Big Days and Nights HORSE SHOW TEAM PULLING CONTEST LIVESTOCK AND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITS 4-H CLUB F. F. A. HOME ARTS EXHIBITS FARM DISPLAYS MACHINERY EXHIBITS PONY RACES. GRANDSTAND ATTRACTIONS Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday Afternoons FREE EXHIBITIONS DAILY EVENING ATTRACTIONS International Revue: Broadway Varieties of 1948 Family Membership (Sales by mail close September 1. Al tickets may be obtained at Fair Gro Gate Admission PAGE THREE lets qoto bed* ■Lif said SLE6PY-HEA0 Lets tarry awhile 4%* said SIOW WISE dressed in SAFE W LEGION TOGS'J?^ rt. Back To SCION TOGS BALL-BAND GYM SHOES AND SWEAT SOX. GYM TRUNKS AND SUPPORTERS WEATHER BIRD SHOES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS SCHOOL WEAR— Outfit the children for school best at "Old Mill Sti•earn’* Fair Gromnds FINDLAY, 0 Membership Tickets admit husband, wife, and children under 18 years of age to each session of Fair. Also, parking for car and voting! privileges. For tickets see Clyde Warren, Director.lor Citizens r&Diller $2.00 |er that date iji ds.) National Bank, Bluffton. I 9-10-11 ME LT YOUR FRIENDS AT THE Pres., Thad Moorhead Ser.. R. L. Yates