The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-31
News Our Grandfathers Read
@.a g From Issue Of August Is, l9O6

Sam Stepleton, the proprietor OF
the Western Ohio restaurant for the
past two and one-half years, sold the
same to ID. w. Fox, who took pos
session Saturday noon, and who Will
continue the business along the same
lines as before.
Adam Diller and wife sold to
Daniel Moser ga acres in Richland
township for $500.
James L. Doty ct al. sold to l.. }.
Sidall, part of outlot 22, in the Nc
Cullough addition to Lima, $1,000.
On last Thursday evening at the
residence of Rev. |. N. Kalb, at
Rockport, occurred the marriage of
Gilbert Williams conductor on the
Western Ohio, and Miss Gladys
Huber, eldest daughter of j. I.
Huber, of the A. T. and T. company.
Rev. Otto Lichti, of Bloomfield, N.
j., who preached series of sermons
for the Mennonite congregations
here and at Pandora, several weeks
ago, received an official call from
the above congregations at their
meeting Monday evening. Mr.. Lichti
is a young married man, who after
graduating from Bethel college at
Newton and the state university at
Lawrence, Kansas, took full course
at the well reputed German Theolo-
gical seminary in Bloomfield, in
which institution he also taught.
Invitations were received here the
first of the week announcing the
marriage of Earl NJ. Mohler, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Mohler, of
this place, to Miss Adelia Evelyn,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Roberts, at the home of the brides
parents, in Kansas City, Mo-, We'd
nesday evening, Aug. 29. Immediate
ly after the wedding the young
couple will start eastward, and are
expected here several days later. Mr..
Mohler left here over two years ago
and is at present employed in the
Frisco railway offices at Kansas
City, having charge of nine men
under him.
Miss Emma Lora, daughter of
Peter Lora, Jr., who made her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Lora, Sr.,
on Lawn avenue, for about a year
and half, left last week to make
her home with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Campbell near Rockport.
Mrs. N. j. Welty, of Laramie,
Wyoming, arrived here Friday even
ing for a few weeks visit at the
home of her father, Emmanuel Luigi
bihl, on Lawn avenue, and with
other relatives.
Albert Fett and wife rejoice over
the arrival of new daughter.
Miss Howey, who spent her vaca-
ton with her parents at Toledo, and
last week at the teachers institute
in Lima, arrived here Saturday. Miss
Howey will again teach in our
public schools, the coming year.
Harry Morrison came here Sunday
morning from the Canadian oil fields.
He returned the following morning,
accompanied by Mike Balmer and
Billy Leiber, who have also secured
employment at the same place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wambaugh,
nee Oberly, are receiving congratula-
tions over the arrival of a pretty
little daughter, since Saturday noon.
Elmer Ludwig, who went to Den
yer, Colorado, several weeks ago, re-
turned Saturday.
Twenty-six fresh air children from
the city Of Cleveland, arrived here
Tuesday afternoon over the L. E.
and w. railway, for a two weeks
outing at the homes of some of our
charitably minded citizens.
Miss Helen Henderson, of Toledo.
who is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Bennett, entertain
ed the little Misses Garnett and
Lucille Conrad, Emma Fifer and
Master Robert Hughson, Wednesday
afternoon, her fifth birthday an
niversary.
Since Jefferson street has been
widened along the old cemetery.
necessitating the removing of the re-
mains of Mr.. Upton and children,
other remains have also been moved
to Maple Grove cemetery, among
which are those of brother and a
sister of Roy Ewing, two sisters of
Mrs. Mary Phillips and daughter