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PAGE TEN Have you seen the FARMALL painted white, with red wheels ind gold stars? C. F. NI^WANDER International Harvester Dealer Phone 126-W Bluffton, Ohio For Quality MERCHANDISE selected by you in your own home Call or Write: George Oberdier Box 37—Phone 2 on 10 Cloverdale, Ohio HAMS ROSEBUD HAMS BONELESS HAMS Sliced Bologna YOUR CHOICE LB. 45c Pork Loaf lb. 59c Chopped Ham lb. SOc BEEF BOIL All Meat Beef Ground lb. 49c FRESH CREAMERY Nordic Dairy ICE CREAM All Flavors Gallon $1.49 Dressed Perch Fillets lb. 39c BY HARRY U HAL» 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. Wakatomaca Sometimes a farmer on the Mus kingum in Case township, Mus kingum County, plows up a bone or maybe in digging a cistern uncovers another—cold bones which won’t get warm, even in the sunshine. Human bones stay clammy and won’t warm up—not in the summers of a hundred years. Two hundred years ago the Shaw nee Indians had a big village, fy&ckeJt Home Killed Meats BEEF PORK VEAL LAMB SPECIAL HAMS SPECIAL ARMOUR’S STARS Whole or Shank Half Ready to Eat Without Fat Sliced, Lean Bacon lb. 39c LUNCHEON MEATS Minced Ham, Veal Loaf, Dutch Loaf, Cheese Loaf, Pickel and Pimento Loaf, Spiced Ham, Souse, Skinless Weiners, lb. 53c lb. 55c lb. 69c Slab Bacon in Piece lb. 35c OUR OWN MAKE LEAN SAUSAGE Bulk, lb. 29c Casing, lb. 39c Smoked, lb. 43c Country Style Shoulder and Ham Sausage OUR CHEESE DEPARTMENT Longhorn lb. 39c Wheel Swiss lb. 59c Old Fashioned Brick lb. 43c Beer Cheese lb. 59c ,----------------------- Litnburger lb. 59c Pimento 2 lb. loaf 59c American 2 lb. loaf /‘'69c rT lb. 29c Lean Cubed Steak lb. 69c BUTTER S lb. 66c MILK 2 qts. 33c Oleo, White 2 lbs. 39c Oleo, Yellow lb. 39c CHICKENS—Fresh Dressed Hens or Fryers Skinless Haddock lb. 45c PORK ROAST Uan lb. 35c Pork Chops lb. 39c 1 Lard, All Pork lb. 10c WE NOW HAVE LOCKERS TO RENT Wakatomaca, where Dresden now stands, and a bigger burying-ground. It was the only Shawnee town in the neighborhood, all others being Delawares, Goschachgunk, principal town of the Turtle tribe of the Dela wares, was about five miles north where Coshocton now stands and another, “Old Town,” was at Dun can’s Falls. About six more Dela ware towns were in the vicinity. Goschachgunk was a little smaller than Wakatomaca. It had about 80 log, polo and bark shacks and 700 warriors in 1778 and Natowatwees, chief of the Turtle Delawares, lived there. In 1778-1779 hordes of hostile Wyandottes and Mingoes came into the vicinity and caused Wakatomaca much trouble. In June, 1774, the Indian town got into a lot of trouble with the white men. Orders Town Wiped Out Wakatomaca had a pretty bad reputation and in 1774 the Earl of Dunmore, governor of Virginia, sent 400 men, under Col. Angus Mc Donald, to wipe it out. The country’ then belonged to Virginia. It was in great Botetcourt County, which included all the lands now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minneso ta, Michigan and West Virginia. Kentucky was a county of its own— Kentucky County, Virginia. McDon Id was a Britsh officer, loaned to Virginia. Jonathan Zane, Thomas Nicholson and Tady Kelly, men fa miliar with the backwoods, were the little army’s guides. About six miles from Wakatomaca the army was ambushed by about 50 Indians, who killed two men and wounded nine others. One Ind'an was killed and several wounded. When the army came up to the town it was found evacuated—the savages had fled to the opposite shore of the Muskingum, formed an ambuscade and were waiting for the white men to follow them across. Tells of Indian Fight Private Abraham Thomas, who was there, related that five or six whites instead of two, were killed in the first fight. Privates Fox and Martin were shot by the chief, who then dodged behind a tree. When he reappeared he was killed by Uriv ate Welson, a neighbor of the dean man. Thomas, 18, was in a comany commanded by Capt. Mike Cressap. Finding Wakatomaca deserted, Col onel McDonald posted sentries up and down the river and bivouaced until morning. One, Private John Hargue, of Cressap’s company, shot an Indian scout during the night—he loaded his gun with two balls and put both through the savage’s neck. Next morning he scalped the Indian. Another Indian was shot between the eyes by Private Jack Hayes and his body dragged into camp. During the night two Indians came to the white army camp and spent several hours trying to fix terms of surrender. That gave the Indians time to get tbeir women and children out of Wakatomaca and make ready for the coming battle on the opposite bank of the river. The two Indians were allowed to leave. Indians Flee Two hours before daylight. Cap tain Cressap stealthily formed his men and took them across the river to the ambush, leaving McDonald and the balance of his army in camp. The Indian camp was sur rounded and the attack was begun. But the savages fled into the thicket and no whites and only one Indian were killed in the fight. In Wakatomaca only an old cow and some corn were found by the white men. These were distributed among the men, the village was burned and the little army started back on its three-days march towards home. The men became almost famished and some were so weak they could not carry their own equipment. One man had a good stock of tobacco, and whether or not they ever had used tobacco before, many men kept going only by chewing it. But for the Indian corn and very little small game, the army had been out of provisions since its first ar rival at Wakatomaca. Soldiers Famished On the return march the army crushed ear corn with tomahawks, mixed it with water in gourds or tin cups and ate it as porridge. Running across a drove of hogs, several were shot and the meat cook ed and eaten hungrily “without much preparation.” Each man had started out with seven days provisions of his own furnishing, in his pack. Most of it was eaten up during a three day’s halt Colonel McDonald ordered on the march to Wakatomaca. During the halt it stormed and arms and ammunition became wet. McDonald ordered the men to fire them in a hollow log so it would not make noise. With no experience as an In dian fighter, he was disliked by Cressap and the other officers and men. The colonel, McDonald was a coward. During the first fight with the Indians when ambushed on the way to Wakatomaca, several nf his own men saw him slip away and lie down behind a log, where he remain ed until the fight was over. The boy, Thomas, threatened him with his gunbarrel once when chastened and the colonel walked away. Another man, Private Jacob Newbold, told the colonel face to face that he had seen him slink behind the log, and the officer turned and walked away, THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Albert B. Welty has been elected supervisor of the industrial school at Racine, W’is. The thirteenth year of Bluffton College opens next Tuesday and Wednesday’. President Mosiman will deliver the opening address. Two new members have been added to the faculty, Miss Edith McPeak and G. A. Lehman. G. Davidson and force of hands erected a large cattle shed for Loch er Bros. Adam Steiner, Ed and Chris Diller and Allen Grismore left for Chicago to purchase cattle. Misses Persis and Lucy Welty left for Pretty Prairie, Kansas, for an extended vacation. The class of 1912 at Pandora had marshmallow roast and picnic in Ed Krohn's grove south of the railroad. News Our Grandfathers Read From Issue Of September 12,1912 The aster garden at the rear of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Mohler’s resi dence is attracting much attention. Thousands of flowers are in bloom. Med Murray and daughter Treva will not move back to Bluffton from Monroe, Mich. The furniture comp any offered him a better contract and he decided to stay on another year. Fred Zehrbach sold his Spring street property to Lee McElroy. Chas. S. Day is on an extended hunting trip north of Toronto, Can Howard Businger, 9 years old, drowned in Riley Creek when the ice broke and he fell through. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Businger. The accident occured near the Ami Pifer bridge in Orange township. Chester Stauffer purchased the Ben Neuensch wander property on South Main street. Homer Locher has returned home from France where he served with the 327th field artilliary. John Spangler, William Radebaugh and Ralph Stearns told of their Army experiences at a Welcome Home program at the Methodist church. In honor of her second birthday little Esther Anna Gratz entertained the following wee tykes at an after noon party: Edith Sutter, Josephine Steiner, Rita Hankish, Wilner and Joe Mumma, Charles Amstutz and Carl Hochstettler. Burkholder Case Remains Mystery (Concluded from page 1) high speed through the open country. Although identity of the body was established following its discovery through papers found on the Ever ett, Wash., retired fruit farmer, and by telephone conversation with rela tives here, a brother, John Burk holder, of Rockport, went to Prairie du Chien, to make positive identifi cation. Following the coroner’s inquest, upon Burkholder’s arrival, the body of the mishap victim was brought to Bluffton on Thursday for funeral services and burial. Funeral Here Last rites were conducted last Saturday afternoon in the Paul Dil ler funeral home. Rev. Leonard McIntire, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiated. Burial was in the Ebenezer ceme tery. Burkholder, who never had mar ried, is survived only by brother, John, of Rockport, and a number of nephews and nieces in this commun ity. Trucks Spread Out Automobile trucks move 98 per cent of all farm products from farms. Philadelphia gets 98 per cent of its live poultry by truck. Forty-nine large cities get all their milk by truck. Chicago gets 57 per cent of its butter by truck. Trucks carry 58 per cent of all the beef ih America. There are 5% million trucks on our highways and the an nual gross revenue of the industry is two billion dollars. swinging his cane. On their- arrival at the Ohio River the returning army again met tneir boats but found in them only more corn on the ear. Of the barely cook ed hog meat, Thomas related that never had he eaten anything so savory and delicious. The Earl of Dunmore’s expedition against the Shawnees on the Musk ingum, with Col. Angus McDonald in command, long was known as “The Wakatomaca Campaign” but was of little consequence. Soon after the white men were gone In dians came back and rebuilt their town. Long the locale of tribal wars between the Shawnees and the Dela wares who surrounded the *own on all sides, and the invading Wyandot tes, Iroquois and Mingoes, Wakato maca was a village of violence and bloodshed. Though most of the cold bits of bone plowed up there through decad es were from those who died from pestilence and other causes, and came out of the extensive Indian graveyard, other of it is Indian bone of those killed in battle. ada with several parties from Cin cinnati and Findlay. George B. Woods has secured a position as teacher in a rural school two miles east of Rawson. H. P. Huber returned to Jackson ville, Ill. where he takes up his fourth year in the high school at that place. During the summer he spent several weeks with other stu dents in the wilds of Canada in study accompanied by an instructor from the University of Chicago. Leonard Wingate was happily sur prised on his 26th birthday by a crowd of young folks from Jackson and Orange twp. Several auto and buggy loads of youngsters were on hand to help him celebrate the occa sion. NEWS OUR FATHERS READ FROM ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 27,1919 A. C. Spangler suffered an injured ankle when his horse shied at an auto and threw the horse, buggy’ and driver into the ditch. T. G. Scheid is home from South Dakota where he is interested in a 160 acre government farm. The 21st regiment of Ohio Volun teers will reune here next week. Members from vicinity are: Philip Wilch, John R. Dray, Jesse Walters, David Carr and Ab Wilkins. Hunters can bag 5 squirrels a day during the open season, Sept. 15 through October 20. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sommer are the proud parents of a new baby boy born to them. Isaac Lugibill purchased the Peter Moser farm. Moser bought the David Balmer property on South Main street and Newton Devier purchased a property on South Main street. Some interesting items were found in the records of the late J. U. Am stutz concerning the undertaking business. For a number of years he made his own caskets for which he charged from 50 to 75c for a small size to $1.80 for a large size. Most of the caskets were made of walnut and some were varnished. He start ed his undertaking business in 1852. In 1853 a typhoid fever epidemic swept the Settlement taking the lives of 17 adults and 10 children. Five of the family of J. S. Steiner called (Buchwald Hans), tw’o child ren of J. F. Steiner were buried in the same grave. Modern Farm Methods Step Up Acre Yields (Concluded from page 1) in the district between Bluffton and Pandora, where potato farming is a major activity. Chemical Aids A big lift in increased per-acre potato yields has been provided by new chemical bug killers, which have brought phenomenal results. Improved DDT sprays in many instances have resulted in per-acre yield increases of as much as 75 bushels and a new insecticide called Paeathion has also helped in the production uptrend. Chemical fertilizers have joined hands with chemical bug destroyers in stepping up production, and in Maine areas where potato production has been phenomenal the use of fertilizers has increased as much as 50% since the late 1930*s, national reports show’. Closer Rows Also contributing to the more per-acre trend in potato growing is the practice of planting potato rows closer together. Rows which used to be 10 to 14 inches apart now often SHORTS AND MIDDLINGS Use standard varieties for garden plantings this year. Try out the new ones on a small scale. Members of the Scioto County 4-H Chorus will sing at Farm and Home Week, Ohio State University, March 24. James B. Lane, Xenia farmer, is the new president of the Ohio Feder ation of Soil Conservation District Supervisors. Face the ladder w’hen going up or down. CARELESS CALI SO THE JUDGE SAN'S, *THERE‘S ONLV ONE SAFE PLACE TO PUT \0l) DRIVERS WHO CONTINUALLY PASS SCHOOL BUSES WHICH ARE LOADING OR UNLOADING- VTX CHILDREN?' rr are as close together as six to eight inches. Machines, too, are playing their role in boosting the potato output. The big benefit of mechanical equip ment is that it permits the right thing to be done at the right time. When machines are used on a big scale, bad weather doesn’t interfere so much with planting, cultivating or digging because the work can be done much faster. Another dodge in helping give a 236 Cherry Street Steinman Bros. Lumber A $2.00 V.A SPRY FRY PAN 0 A $2.30 V.A LISTING JUST A FEW OF OUR REAL VALUES Why Can Pineapple 49C Fancy Crushed S. 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