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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02
Twas This My
BY LYLE SPENCER
Yellow Fever
@ Western Newsnaner Union

a LTHOUGH history books do
\ not say SO, the United States
came within an ace of losing the
Spanish-American war. Our great
est enemies were not the Spaniards.
Our doughboys had them licked be-
fore the first shot was fired. Our
real enemies were the germs of
that devastating tropical disease
called yellow fever.
After two months of campaigning
in Cuba, the official report said the
army twas utterly used up and of
no value whatever as a fighting
machine" 1T least four-fifths of
the troops were down and out with
tropical diseases, principally yellow
fever.
At this dismal juncture, Walter
Reed, a brilliant young American
doctor, arrived in Havana. He
quickly saw that none of the other
doctors had the slightest idea what
caused yellow fever. But when he
suggested that such a little thing
as the bite of a mosquito could
bring it on, the know-it-alls laughed
in his face.
Then Reed performed one of the
most amazing experiments in the
annals of medicine. Several heroic
troopers volunteered themselves as
human experiments. Some allowed
themselves to be bitten by Stego-
myia mosquitoes. Others slept on
bed clothing infected by yellow fe-
yer victims.
All the troopers bitten by mosqui-
toes fell i'll with fever within four
days. None of the other did. So
a brave doctor with the aid of
few brave soldiers was able to prove
conclusively the cause of yellow
fever and pave the way for sanitary
experts to wipe it forever out Of
the tropics.
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After leading most of the way,
Bluffton High cagers had to come
from behind in the closing minutes
to best Wapakoneta, 30 to 27, on
the Wapakoneta floor last Friday
night.
At the first quarter the score was
tied. sail. but Bluffton held the adj
vantage at the half and the third
Quarter, Ia to IL and Il to Is.
Most of the thrills of the contest
came in the closing period, as the
two crews battled down to whirl-
wind finish.
Wapakoneta tailed first in the
stanza, field goal that made the
score 81 to 20, but Bluffton got two
free throws to lead, % to 20. Two
more Wapakoneta fielders, however,
mt the Indians out in front, "a to
%.
Bluffton scored from the floor to
take the lead 25 to "a, but Wapak-
oneta rallied again and captured the
advantage, 26 to 25. Two field goals
and another free throw in the clos
ing minutes gave Bluffton the VIC
tory, as the Indians failed to keep
pace, their only closing contribution
consisting of free throw.
It was a hard-fought contest all
the way with the lead changing
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College Five Defeated By Defiance;
Win Five, Lose Eleven During Year

Defiance cagers proved masters of
a roughhouse style of basketball on
the local court Monday night, as
they trounced the Bluffton college
quintet by score of so to 80.
1t was the Burckymen's last game
of the season in which they were
dogged by a consistent jinx, losing
II games of 16, despite the fact
that they scored 58s points to their
foes 625, a difference of less than
three points per contest.
Early in last Mondays tilt, the
count was tied at five-all, but De-
fiance soon jumped into lead that
they held for the rest of the en-
counter. At halftime the Yellow
Jackets were out in front, so to 81.
Alva Tetlow, playing his last game
for Bluffton, paced the scorers of
both teams with a 12-point total.
Dale Reichenbach, lanky center, tai
lied IL.
1t was rough contest all the
way, and Bluffton's smaller outfit
was unable to cope with the tactics
of the visitors, whom they had beat
en- earlier in the season. H7<
Four Bluffton players made their
farewell appearance in the tilt. They
included Tetlow, Nurmi, Ramseyer
and Detwiler. ax
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long schedule.
SIDE CHANCES

SIDE CHANCES
Jim Richcreek, fiashy Ashland col
lege guard, who tailed % points
against Bluffton college in a game
here early in the season, scored 269
points during the year, it was learn
ed last week after Ashland closed
its season Frank Baumholtz, of
Ohio university, has tailed 287
points and has two more games to
play.---.Last week against Toledo,
Baumholtz scored % points, while
Chuck Chuckovits was getting II,
but the Chucker has the edge in the
season total with his mark of 400.
..-Baumholtz will be remembered as
the high school forward who almost
single-handedly eliminated Bluffton
high from the state tournament at
Columbus three years ago. Mt.
Cory lost out in the Hancock county
tournament last week by a total
margin of three points in two games
In the county finals they were
defeated by Van Buren,, 27 to 25, in
an overtime, and the team lost to
Arcadia in the consolation final, SO
to 35.~..-.-However, the outfit was
playing without the services of
Willis Hartman, star center, who
suffered an attack of appendicitis
early in the tilt against Van Buren,,
when Mt. Cory was leading 1T Dave
Darbyshire, towering Elida center,
turned in the best individual per-
formance of the Allen county tourna-
ment last week by scoring % points
against Shawnee Findlay college
held Case Rough Riders to a 3O-30
tie score at the close of the regula-
ton playing period, but Case tailed
eight field goals in the overtime to
drub the Orangemen.....-L -Leipssic won
the Putnam county championship
with a % to II victory over Clan
dorf last week k. Lima Central and
Lima st. Rose renewed cage rela-
tionships after a break of six years
and the Dragons defeated the
Catholics, SO to "a In the Glass
A sectional tournament at Findlay
this week, Lima South is paired
with Findlay; and Lima Central will
play Upper Sandusky Wapak-
oneta drew a first-round bye.
.Celina in Glass A, having stepped up
from Class B, will play Fostoria.
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NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF OCT. 10, 1912


The hearty response to past ef-
forts to bring good music TO Bluff
ton, the success of last years music
course and the growing interest in
high class music has secured for
Bluffton for the season 1928 an
array of artists of such high order
that perhaps no other city IN the
United States the size of Bluffton
can equal. Among the attractive
numbers on the Forthcoming college
music course is a program featuring
DR.. Frank Gunsaulis, the noted
Chicago preacher, accompanied by
his church quartet ard organist.
Mrs. Samantha Beals, an aged and
highly respected resident of this
place, passed away suddenly at her
home on Jackson street Wednesday,
October 2, 1912.
John Miller, of California, arrived
here from his western home Friday
evening too late to attend the runer-
al OF his father, Levi Miller, who
was buried on the forenoon of that
day. Mrs. Mary Waltz returned
Monday from visit with Cleveland
relatives.
A, very enjoyable family dinner
was given by Mrs. David Highland
Monday evening in honor Of her
uncle, Jacob Amstutz, of Silverton
Oregon, who spent the past five
weeks here and who left the follow
ing day.
F. Z. Lahr and family, of Jeffer-
sonville, were here over Sunday
with the formers brother, Rev. Lahr
and family.
Rev. J. f. Hummon and family
who resided in Omaha, Nebraska
for seven years, and who spent q
year along the Pacific coast, are
now residing in Denver, Colo, where
Mr.. Hummon has accepted call tc
the best Lutheran church in the
state. Mr.. Hummon was born and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02

reared north of Bluffton and Mrs.
Hummon is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Keel.
Jerry f. Blanchard, of Los
Angeles, Calf, is here visiting his
sister, Mrs. A. G. Frick, and other
relatives, since Saturday. Mr..
Blanchard formerly resided on what
is known as the Clay farm, south
of town, leaving here about twenty
five years ago. He is an old sailor,
and is still we'll remembered by a
number of Bluffton people.
Mrs. Peter Luginbuhl and two
children will reside at the Sol
Luginbuhl home, west of town, until
New Years, after which time they
expect to leave for Panama to join
Mr.. Luginbuhl who recently left
here for that place.
Paul Herman, druggist of
Aurora, Ill.,, visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Herman, last week.
GERMAN SETTLEMENT
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Carr wei
coined a baby girl into their home,
Saturday. Bs ea< sF sagass sa7
/ Miss Lizzie Kohl left for Berne,
Ind, to attend a conference of the
HY. P. c. E. which is being held at
the above named place.
Harvey Basinger, who spent a
few weeks vacation at home, resum-
ed his studies at the Rush Medical
college last Monday. This is his
second year at the above named
place.
John Welty and Jake Amstutz
who for the past few weeks have
been visiting relatives in the Settle
ment, left for Midland, Mich, for a
few days visit, after which they
will leave for Kansas, Oklahoma
and other southern points before re-
turning to their home in Oregon
They both say there is no place like
Oregon.
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Tenth And Eleventh.
Wins By Boosters

Bluffton Boosters won their tenth
and eleventh straight victories of the
season during the last week, defeat
ing Fostoria Wires, 80 to Is, and
Lima Tri-Ward Boosters, 45 to Is.
Diller, Kindle and Lora paced the
locals victory over the Fostoria out
fit, and Soash and Diller sparkled in
the assignment against the Tri-Ward
crew.
Buffton's undefeated outfit has an
enviable record in competition
against some of the outstanding
teams in this part of the state.
Pov eoorac.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02
Coolest Weather, Deep
est Snow Vanish With
One Day Of Spring

NC0ntlnueu from page
evening, but the heaviest part of the
storm was from midnight Saturday
until 7:30 a. m. Sunday.
When Bluffton residents arose Sun
day morning they found approx
mately six inches of snow on the
ground; sidewalks were blocked and
highways were packed with slip
perry coating.
Snow plows worked uninterrupted
ly on main highways thruout Sun
day, but the snow was wet and
packed so readily under the heavy
traffic of the weekend that the
roads could not be cleared.
Travel on the Dixie highway and
other main routes was hazardous,
but no serious accidents were re-
ported. Motorists generally were
driving slowly and using caution,
but despite the care observed many
Of them skidded from the roads into
deep snow banks during the day.
Mondays weather was considerab-
ly warmer, and the snow became
softer. On main highways it was
quickly churned into a slush by
heavy traffic. This was removed by
snow plows, leaving the routes clear
in the open country.
In Bluffton, streets were still icy
Monday night, but the slick coating
had been cut up considerably during
the day, and driving conditions were
far better than they had been on
Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02

Americana
Coincidence in Samoa
By Elmo Scott Watson


THIS is a story of three Ripleys.
Back in the nineties Lieut.. Charles
S. Ripley of the United States navy
was shipwrecked in the South seas
and landed upon an island in the Sa-
moan group He was taken before the
ruler of the island, King Malietoa.
who asked the officer his name and
who then astonished him by greeting
him as cousin"
The explanation was simple. Many
years before, great-uncle of Lieu
tenant Ripley, native of Maine, had
sailed for the Orient and had never
returned. He, too, had been ship
wrecked in Samoan waters. had mar
ried native princess and founded the
dynasty OF which King Malietoa was
the third generation.
King Malietoa insisted upon adopt
ing Lieutenant Ripley and several
years later an international commits
sion, composed of representatives of
the United States. Great Britain and
Germany, then engaged in settling the
question of sovereignty over the Sa-
moan islands, settled upon him as the
true heir to Malietoa's throne Ripley.
however, declined to exercise his right
as king and returned to the United
States to make his home in Colorado.
Coincidence in Samoa? Yes, and in
the United States. too. In one of his
radio broadcasts few years ago. Rob-
Ii
man, told that story. Soon afterwards
he received letter from Mrs. Charles
L. Ripley in Denver saying that at
the very moment his broadcast came
to an end, Lieutenant Ripley had died
@ Western Newspaper Union.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02
High School Cagers Rally In Closing
Minutes To Beat Wapakonta, 3O-27

hands 10 times and the score stand
ing at tie on four occasions. Each
team had II field goals, but the
Dillermen built up winning mar
gin on free throws.
The victory was Buttons tenth
of the regular season and gave the
Pirates undisputed possession of sec
ond place in the Western Buckeye
cage league. They were defeated
only by Bellefontaine, new champion
in circuit competition.
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Bad breaks followed Bluffton thru
out the season, and despite excellent
play the Beavers lost game after
game by only margin of few
points. They won five and lost IL,
but there was some consolation that
four of the wins were ea.over teams
that had defeated the locals in
earlier games this season.
Buttons wins were scored at the
expense of Findlay, Wilmington, De-
fiance, Tri-State and Wilberforce.
Cedarville was the only team that
proved capable of defeating the
Beavers in two straight contests.
The seasons results:
Bluffton 81; Bowling Green 80
Bluffton 25; Kent State 81
Bluffton 80; Findlay 33
Bluffton AZ; Ashland 46 !.
Bluffton 80; Wilmington 48
Bluffton IT; Tri-State 80
Button AZ; Defiance 3S :
Bluffton 40; Wilberforce 36
Bluffton AZ; Ohio Northern 46
| Bluffton 40; Findlay 35 .
Bluffton SO; Cedarville 80
Bluffton &c.; Alumni 38
Bluffton 33; TFi-State "a
Bluffton 46; Wilmington "a
Bluffton 43; Cedarville so
Bluffton 80; Defiance so
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02

Only three states out of the 48
sold more hunting licenses than Ohio
in the last year for which records
are available. Ohio hunters paid
$510,35093 in license money. There
were more than four hunters in
Ohio for every one in Texas. Mich
igan had 80 hunters for every one
in Wyoming.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02
RECREATION CENTER

Community volleyball play will be
in the high school gymnasium at
7:30 p. m. next Tuesday. All men
interested are welcome, it was an
nounced by Gene Zuber, recreational
director
Leathercraft classes for boys and
girls are being organized at the
recreation center in the grade school
building, and the work will be done
every day after school. A supply
of good leather was left here this
week by Walter McElroy, of Celina,
area supervisor of federal recreation
projects, during a visit to Bluffton.
In the future the Saturday gym
nasium class for boys will meet in
the high school at l p. m. instead
of 9 a. m. The new program will
go into effect this week.
Ping pong matches are being ar
ranged with Kalida, Ottawa and
Columbus Grove, with both boys and
girls teams scheduled to participate.
Star players from the local recrea-
tion center will be selected to make
up the Bluffton teams.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02

Doerner, Klingler, Plaetz and Sch
neck, all of whom exerted a strong
influence i'm the entire community.
There is an abandoned road that
ran thru the vicinity of the Gratz
corners from Kalida to Sandusky.
This was originally an old Indian
trail which was allowed to pass in
to the discard, except for stretch
east of the Dixie highway because
it wound around each farm house
on its meandering journey.
Another institution, atho a re-
cent one, at Gratz corners, is the
Richland grange, which was begun
about % years ago. The old Rock
port Presbyterian church was bought
and the best part of it moved to
the corners and remodeled into a
Grange hall.
Methodist Church i'm South
The southern part of the township
has one church of comparative
recent origin, the Methodist Episco-
pal, of Pleasant Hill. 1t was built
in 1880.
The earliest tombstone found in
the adjoining cemetery dates back to
the year of 1880 The church had
among its congregation the Hubers,
Scoles, Phillips, Girods, Hammers,
Boedickers, Henkles, Jacksons, Swan
eys, Hessers, Coons, Barnes, Ker-
schels, Garaus, Ingalls,, Houmards,
Strattons and others.
Beaverdam and Bluffton, the two
towns of the township, have various
churches, and attention has been
paid to them in articles in this
series.
Schools Developed Gradually
The schools of Richland township
went thru about the same develop
ments as those in Orange. A dif-
ference was noted in the language
requirements of the teachers, how
ever, for in Orange only English
was required, but in the early
schools of Richland a master often
was needed who could understand
French, German and English, for
there were pupils who spoke only
one of these three languages.
In 1910 and 1916 schools of the
Settlement were held in the churches
which had just been built. In
Orange it was remembered churches
were held in schools, in Richland
the opposite. This fact throws a
good deal of insight upon the char
acteristic differences between the
two settlements.
Reading, writing and arithmetic
were about as far as the students
went in those early days; and with
that knowledge a mans education
was completed. The Hilty school,
the Gratz school, the old school at
the present Clair Fett residence in
Bluffton were three of the earliest
schools. By the time of the Civil
war the districts that prevailed up
until the schools were consolidated
about six years ago, had been laid
out, and not much change geograph-
ically was made after that.
The present Institutions, both re-
ligious and educational, that are so
firmly grounded in Richland town
ship at the present, owe their sta
bility to the insistence of the pio-
neers that these things should not
be lost sight of in the struggle with
the wilderness.
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CHECKER NOTES

Bluffton checker club members will
play this Thursday night at 311
Cherry street. In last weeks play
at the home of Lester Niswander,
DR.. Weldon Diller, of Toledo, was
high. Oscar Lora finished second.
In match with Ft. Wayne on
Feb. 19, at Bluffton, the Bluffton
club was victorious by match score
of 26 to 7. DR.. Weldon Diller and
Gene Zuber had the best Bluffton
scores; the former with record of
seven wins, no losses and three
draws, and the latter with five wins
and one draw.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02

Purdue University swine feeding
trials for the past two years indi-
cate excellent value for protein
supplement made by mixing 20
pounds meat and bone scraps, 20
pounds menhaden fish meal, 40
pounds soybean oil meal, and 10
pounds of cottonseed meal. In win
ter, 10 pounds of alfalfa meal can
be substituted for an equal amount
of the soybean oil meal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02

Oats used as nurse crop for
meadow seedlings should be sown at
one-half or two-thirds the usual
rate. Over a period of years, early
seeding dates for oats produce the
best crops. At Columbus, March IL
to "a, and at Wooster, March % to
80, have been the most satisfactory
times for sowing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02

Are you living Capital "LD life
or waiting for the next weekend
or holiday?
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Cemetery i'm 1851

The old cemetery, originally a
township burial place, dates back to
1861. The earliest pastors of the
Reformed church were Rev. Greding.
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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-09-08
N 0 I &c E

To all high school students, you are
invited to join the La Grenduer Club
at the Linden Center. It is a mixed
group Of well bred boys and girls.
Get your application in as soon as
possible for only limited number
of members will be accepted at this
time. To put in your applications
contact Mrs. Margaret Robinson Of
Linden Center or Dona Chairman Of
the Dayton Forum, president Of the
club. Mail applications to 1872 S.
Williams st.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-09-08

WASHINGTON, d. C.-We have
heard much in recent years Of the
acute interest and profound solici-
tude Of the New Deal and the DEM
ocratic Party for the Negro, and Of
the benefits which have flowed in his
direction through New Deal agen-
cies.
With reference to the latter, COM
plants extending over the entire
seven years Of New Deal Admins
tration have exploded the myth that
the masses Of Colored people have
been even fatty equal recipients Of
the generous bounty Of Billion Dol
lar benefits which are supposed to
have followed New Deal spending
for the unfortunate forgotten
man.
Truly, the Negro has been the
forgotten man. He still remains
outside the sacred precincts Of com
mon economic opportunity" and
that united democracy, Of which
we hear so much.
Determinations of the most flag
rant character on the part Of these
Agencies have been exposed by pub
lication in the Colored Press of the
country over and over again.
Only slight increases have been
made in the employment Of Negro
Public Health Nurses in no sense
comparable to the needs of the Ne
gro population. In low cost Hous-
ing, Resettlement, iva Projects,
and similar enterprises, the Negro
has suffered from discriminatory
policies; fair play toward loyal
minority has been regarded as be-
ing impracticable, if not undesira-
BILE, and relief for Negroes has al.
ways been controlled by spirit OF
unfair practices and determinations