The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
Settlement

IN Bluffton.
Edgar Bixel is taking two weeks
treatment in sanitorium at Rich
mond, Ind. During his absence Mrs.
Bixel's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris.
Hofstetter are staying with her.
ID. C. Shank from California who
came to visit relatives and friends
became i'll at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Lenos Grismore and is at
present bedfast.
Francis Lugibill, who has been
driving truck for some time stopped
off in Bluffton on Saturday evening
for a short visit. He was enroute
with a large load of merchandise.
His brother, Maynard has been con-
nected with the transportation con-
Germ for quite a number of years.
| Their headquarters are in Chicago.
Willis Schumacher has recently
4 purchased new Dodge automobile.
Word has been received recently
that Mr.. and Mrs. Orviile Lugibill
and family who have lived in Cali
fornia for several years are. expect
ing to return to their farm east of
Pandora, some time before next
spring.
| A boys quartet, the members of
which are ROLAND Reichenbach,
Chauncey Schumacher, Earl Lehman
and Harold Diller are having good
many calls for their services in song.
On Sunday morning they sang at
the Ebenezer morning services and
+, in the afternoon they went to Pan
dora where they also sang.
Dennis Diller has purchased used
Chevrolet sedan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Krohn drove
to Wheaton, H., the later part of
last week. They took with them the
Misses Aneta Steiner and Martha
Gerber both of whom are attending
: Wheaton college this term.
Ulrich Steiner celebrated his 82nd
birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 10Th. Mr..
Steiner is still very active at his
age. He has for some time made
his home with his daughter, Eliza
beth, Rev. and Mrs. Armin Steiner
and family.
Mrs. (Dr.) Forrest F. Yoder of
Bellevue visited with her father, Z.
: D. Kohl and Mr.. and Mrs. H. M.
Kohl and family Tuesday afternoon.
She also called at the home of her
sister Susie and family.
Rev. ]. ]. Thiessen, missionary on
furlough preached at the morning
and evening services at the st. John
church last Sunday. Mrs. Thiessen
: also spoke briefly of their work or
the field. The three Thiessen child
e rem are talented musicians and fur.
e nished several musical numbers, anc
besides depicted a class room reel.
tation in an Indian school. They
wore the regular Indian garb in this
presentation.
Willard Moser and Albert Schultz
are expecting to finish digging their
big acreage of potatoes. Spuds have
made quite an advance in price OF
late.
Unusually warm weather prevailed
all of last week. The warmest days
of the season were experienced or
Thursday and Friday. The heat
kept both man and beast out of the
: corn field in the afternoons.
Miss Geneva Basinger is expecting
q to go to California with her uncle
y Mr.. David C. Shank when he agair
leaves the community.
Peter Z. Kohl of Ottawa, who has
been clerk to the State Highway di
rector of Putnam county for som,
years has discontinued his work il
that office.
The board of directors of tht
:. Bluffton Midwinter Fair have Sc
tftSff IdtIo 1of ttfiS year 1dff I1Off
: December to 8 inclusive.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Homer d. Reichen
bach and family had as their Sunda.
dinner guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Willart
Moser and son, Mr.. and Mrs. N. N
Soldner and family, Mr.. and Mrs
Hiram Kohl and family and Mr..
y LID. Kohl. The event marked tn
: celebration of the birthdays in Sep
temeber of several who were present
, Ralph , Diller>s and a friend 0
Kokomo, Ind, made, trip by air
plane to his former home to visit hi
! parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Dillel
= Sunday.
Ben Amstutz and sons are to hav
a sale of Pure Bred Poland Chin
= hogs some time in October.
, Isiah Welty submitted to an opera
| tion recently