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FAGE TWO
ivory finish.
The Bluffton News
MILTON I. EDWARDS, Editor
CHARLES HILTY, Associate Editor
Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio, by Bluffton News Publishing
and Printing Co.
Subscription rates: Year, $3.00 six months. $2.00 anywhere in U. S.
Entered as second class matter at the post office at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Mainly Personal
UNUSUALLY LARGE FLOCKS
of bronzed grackles (blackbirds)
have been congregating in the
village during the past few
weeks, apparently delaying their
trip south as long as fair weath
er holds out hereabouts.
One flock which seemed to
number 500 spent several hours
Sunday morning in the rear of
the Robert Ewing and Joseph
Beeson homes and through that
neighborhood. They seemed to be
eating an early breakfast of ap
ples and other fruit still clinging
to the trees.
The birds are said to prefer
sleeping in town to the country
and come in at dusk to settle in
their favorite trees.
WE ARE INDEBTED to E. M.
Mohler of Sarasota, Fla. for a
copy of the interesting Mohler
Murray Genealogy which he re
cently published, and which con
tains many items of interest
about some of Bluffton’s most in
teresting early residents, ances
tors of families still prominent
today.
For example, the family tree
of School Superintendent Aaron
Burr Murray can be traced in
the booklet back to Great Great
Grandfather John Murray who
emigrated to this country from
Scotland before the days of the
Revolutionary war. Family rec
ords refer to him as "Captain”
apparently a title he won during
the Revolution.
First Murray to reside in this
garden spot was Great-Grand
father John Ferguson Murray,
who was bom June 23, 1794 in
Dauphin county, Pa., and came
to Bluffton in the very early
1800's. He was also a great
grandfather of the writer of our
genealogy.
A great deal of comment is
printed on Bluffton’s famous
Murray quadruplets, of which
Aaron’s father, Horace Greeley
Murray was one. So much is
written about the quadruplets,
that this will make material for
another column at a later date.
About Horace G., the booklet
states he was a Spanish War vet
eran and popular baseball catch
er in the latter 189O’s.
"The writer of this genealogy
was closely associated with him,
playing left field in many games
around Bluffton, Ada, Columbus
Grove, Leipsic, Rawson and oth
er local points.
”We played the Chicago female
ball club in the late 1890's with
a score of Bluffton 14, Chicago 9.
Horace’s fame as a catcher was
well known in Northwestern Ohio.
He was accused many times of
playing so close to the batter
that he caught the ball before
the batter could hit it,” the gene
alogy relates.
NURSES’ WORKSHOP
The Twenty-Ninth Annual Work
shop of District 13, Ohio State
Nurses Association, will be held
Thursday, November 12, at Lima
Senior high school auditorium.
Registration will be from 8:15
to 9:00 a. m., and from 12:30
to 1:15 p. m.
Annual Legion
FEATHER PARTY
Bluffton Legion Hall
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Turkeys Hams Chickens
B---------O
PUBLIC WELCOME—PARTY STARTS 7:30
Vferc,
turkey!
AND SERVIN1 UP
THE CHOICEST
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Fordomafic drive, black and white finish, radio, heater,
good rubber
1957 CHEVROLET BEL AIR 4-DOOR SPORT
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wall tires, two-tone black and white. A real sharp car.
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V-8 engine with powerglide, radio, heater, two-tone rose and
1953 PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE HARDTOP
Radio, heater, standard transmission, good white sidewall
tires. Two-tone red and back paint.
1941 FORD '/i-TON PICK-UP TRUCK
Need a cheap farm truck?
Make us an offer
BOB WILLIAMS
CHEVROLET. INC.
204-206 N. Main Phone 1351
Richland Center
Mr. an Mdrs. H. Dale Reed and
son Gary of Sylvania, Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Inderrieden of
Phoenix, Arizona were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Hendricks.
Mrs. J. I. Luginbuhl and Mrs.
Chas. Courtenay spent the week
end in Dayton and Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs. John Marquart,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weichert and
grandchildren were Saturday af
ternoon callers of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Marquart and their house
guest, John Hirshfield. Sunday
afternoon callers were Mr. and
Mrs. Charley Garrett of
Vaughnsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Augsburg
er were Saturday evening supper
i guests of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell
Augsberger and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Basing
er and daughters were Sunday
dinner guests of Melvena and
Harley Basinger.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Fett spent
Thursday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. James Palte and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz
and daughter Sharon called Sun
day evening on Mr. and Mrs.
Reno Gratz.
Ralph Sousley is a patient at
Lima Memorial hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wollam of
Houston, Texas were last week
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Eik
enbary. Saturday guests were
Joe Nonnamaker and Larry Eik
enbary. Mr. and Mrs. John Non
namaker were Sunday guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Green and
son Bob were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Bowers.
Henry Hilty and Mrs. Carey
Niswander were Wednesday af
ternoon callers of Mrs. Walter
Schaublin. Sunday evening cal
lers were Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Schaublin and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Johnson and
children Kim and Keith.
John Amstutz of Toledo spent
Saturday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Amstutz.
Miss Loretta Hilty was a Sun
day dinner guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Hilty and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Marquart
and daughters returned home af
ter spending some time at the
Ed Marquart home where Mrs.
Marquart was recuperating from
surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. David Gerber
and daughter of Findlay and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Gerber and
daughter Karen spent Saturday
evening with Mrs. Amos Gerber
and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hoch
stettler and daughter. Sunday af
ternxin callers were Mrs. Edwin
Amstutz, Miss Lydia Amstutz
and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Clos
son and daughter.
Miss Janet Knight and Jerry
Kulezvak of Toledo spent Sunday
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Matter and son.
Miss Velma Folias of Sylvania
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THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
TURNING BACK THE CLOCK
BLUFFTON’S EARLIEST POWER PLANT The photo above was sent to The News by
Damon Klay, son of Gid Klay, former Bluffton residents. It shows the old power plant in the early
1900’s.
The plant was built In 1897 and for the first year or two it was the custom to operate only
at night, shutting down about 10 p. m. since electricity was used only for lights. Street lights were
not operated on moonlight nights.
spent last Monday afternoon at
the Joe Folias home.
Mr. and Mrs. Donivan Mont
gomery and family called Thurs
day evening on Mr. and Mrs.
Quinten Burkholder and Sunday
evening they called at the Walter
and Robert Montgomery homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Smith and
sons were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smith
and they were supper guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Odes Sherer.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hendricks
were Saturday supper guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Morrison and
NOVEMBER SUNSET
Each month of the cycle that
man labels a year has distinctive
traits. November is not a favorite
month it is brown and drab
it brings cold rains and tugging
winds. But there comes a quiet
day when a pale platter of sun
takes its low arc across a faded
blue sky. On such a day when
the atmospheric haze has the
right density, the sunset is a
painting to cherish in the mind’s
gallery.
Nature prepares man psycho
logically for many of its natural
events. Before a rain there is a
period of brooding expectancy
before a thunderstorm, black
NO EXTRA
COST
sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Amstutz
called Wednesday evening on Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Stechschulte.
Mrs. Don Dillman and chil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mar
quart and daughter spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Amos and
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Luginbuhl.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hack
worth moved Monday into the
Andrew Gratz house.
Mrs. J. I. Luginbuhl and Mrs.
Chas. Courtenay called Monday
afternoon on Mrs. Walter Schau
blin.
Country Flavor
billows roll upward from the ho
rizon’s edge before a snow,
nimbus clouds draw a heavy cur
tain between land and sky.
There usually comes a mellow,
warm, breezeless November day
when there will be a Master’s
painting at sunset. The sun sends
warmth that is a reminder of
summer the countryside lies
peaceful and quiet. Chickadees
chant in old apple trees behind
the house and the long, plaintive
whistle of the train in the valley
carries far in still air.
At day’s end, the sun drops
toward the horizon and rolling
hills pull themselves up over it.
Then for a few poignant min
utes flaming colors are splashed
TURKEY
Far Your Thanksgiving Dinner
WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY
HOME APPLIANCE
from as little as $100.00 and up!
This offer good thru November 26
GAS.
PYROFAX
Filled or exchanged for your home or trailer
WE’RE EQUIPPED TO
FILL CYLINDERS
WE SELL BULK GAS
TO HEAT HOMES
I
I
BOTTLE GAS
CYLINDERS
20 LB. CYLINDERS FOR
TRAILERS
FREE DELIVERY ON
100 LB. CYLINDERS
STUMP'S HOME
APPLIANCES
Lafayette, Ohio Phone: Mi 9-2501
Scouts To Attend
Winter Camporee
Approximately 25 members of
the Bluffton Boy Scout troop
will leave Saturday morning for
the weekend Winter Camporee at
Camp Berry near Findlay.
The local scouts will assemble
at 10 a. m. Saturday at the
First Mennonite church for the
trip to Camp Berry. After at
tending church services at the
camp, they will return Sunday
afternoon.
The Bluffton troop will be
among scouts from the entire
Put-Han-San area attending the
Camporee. Bluffton boys will
demonstrate knot-tying and
measuring distances by triangu
lation.
in bold, wide streaks on the fad
ed blue canvas. Reds and yel
lows, purple-wines and steel-gray
blue, orange and amber the
sunset colors paint a spectacular
picture above the deepening val
ley shadows.
For a few heart-lifting minutes
the Master Painter works on the
canvas. For a few minutes the
glowing colors dominate the land
scape. Then the painting fades
colors drain to pale blues and
thin grays. For a brief interlude
maples and oaks on the ridges
stand silhouetted against the
darkening curtain. Lights shine
from farmhouse windows. A No
vember sunset has blessed the
land, and man, grateful for its
beauty, has another picture for
his heart.
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SEEDLESS
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or ruby-red
Pascal Celery
2
EVAPORATED MILK
WHITE
Waldorf Tissue
4 ron. 35c
SCOTTS TISSUE
Soft Weve
2 rolls 27C
CUT RITE
Wax Paper
'S1 23'
WHITE OR PASTEL
Scott Tissue
2 rolls 27C
DINNER NAPKINS
Scotkins
25c
SCOTT FAMILY
Napkins
2 29c
JUMBO 31e
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2 37c
Be Sure to Read The Bluffton News Classtneu
FUELOIL
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CLOSED ON SATURDAYS EFFECTIVE OCT. 31
Charles Nnsinger
PHONE 492-W
102 S. Spring St. Bluffton, Ohio
HUNTERS SPECIALS
NO BONE! NO WASTE!
8
ib.
can
WHOLE or END PIECE
Giant Tide
Fruit Cocktail
Grape Juice
Sweet Peas
Catsup
BRAND
Grapefruit Juice
Prune Plums
Fruit Cocktail
Peaches
THURSDAY. NOV. 5, 1959
Canned Hams
Slab Bacon
aw
call Dick Cookson for
Farm Tank Delivery
MARATHON
and GASOLINE
PHONE 4941
&§DICK COOKSON
Bluffton, Ohio
Highest Market Price For
Poultry and Eggs
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ALLGOOD GRADE "A” X.
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FRESH SAUSAGE 3 $1-00
8 59c
as«ern'a
29c
TOMATOES 9 “l1°°
SAVE—5c OFF LABEL
£. 69c
n,. 69c
Dole's Frozen
PINEAPPLE
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2 6-OZ. JOC
cans
DOLE’S FROZEN
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23c
6 °n
can
6
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4 89c
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29c
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99c
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59c
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69c
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