The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-24
Settlement

Rev. John Esau preached at the
st. John church last Sunday morning
and evening. Rev. d. J. Unruh re-
turned the first of the week from
the Maranatha Conference, which
was held at Muskegon, Michigan last
week.
The Misses Mary Ellen and
Martha Gerber spent the week end
in Cincinnati visiting their aunt Miss
Martha Hilty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer d. Reichen-
bach and sons ROLAND and Donavin
left Monday morning for the New
York Worlds Fair.
The Linwood Threshing Ring held
their cake and ice cream supper on
Thursday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Newton.
Harold Reichenbach is driving a
truck for Willard Moser delivering
potatoes to the various markets.
Unusual rains in August are keep
ing vegetation at its best. The corn
crop is the biggest prospect in many
years.
Miss Henrietta Schneck is organ
izing junior choir in the st. John
church.
Omar Gratz is harvesting his big
crop of melons. Many of them are
sold to buyers who come from dis
tant places with trucks.
N. N. Soldner and son Frederick
went to Berne, Indiana, Sunday anc
returned in the evening bringing
Mrs. Soldner and daughter Mary
Margaret home with them.
Mrs. DIR. p. d. Bixel of Pandora
passed away on Friday morning
Funeral services were conducted or
Sunday afternoon from the Grace
church in charge of her pastor, Rev
p. Z. Whitmer. The bereaved have
the heartfelt sympathy of the entire
community.
The Amstutz Cannery is doing 6
big volume of business this season
serving many customers from fal
and near.
Mr.. Abraham Sutter is steadily
gaining strength.
Mrs. Rev. Payson Miller and tive
children of Boston, Mass, are spend
ing several weeks at the home o.
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nahum
Basinger, in Bluffton.
A great many from the vicinit,
are planning to attend the Ohio
State Fair next week. A few AZ
club boys and girls are exhibiting
some of their stock at the great ex
hibition.
Mr.. Walden Hilty arrived from
New Jersey few days ago to visi
with his relatives. Mrs. Hilty an,
son David have been visiting in he
parental home for several weeks.
Mr.. Oliver Schumacher of Findla,
spent some time tuning pianos il
the locality last week.
Lester King of Dearborn, Mich
has been buying some choice ped
greed Guernsey cattle around Pan
dora, to be taken to his farm tina
he purchased some time ago.
Miss Ruth Amstutz is spending
some time in Rockford, Ill.,, visiting
| friends.
DR.. Waldo Schumacher of Eugene
Oregon, arrived at the home of hi
brother, Willis and family on Tues
day for brief visit. He visited tn
New York Worlds Fair and is on hi
way back to Oregon where he ha
been instructor at the University O
Oregon at Eugene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Reichenbac
and Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Andrews O
Wagnesfeld, Ohio returned fror
their western trip last week.
Mrs. Jacob Habeggar of Bernt
Ind, spent a few days at the hom
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Amstutz an
family. She returned home on Sur
day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Steiner spen
the week end visiting Mr.. and Mr..
George Balmer of Harrison, Mich
and also at Houghton Lake nea
that place.
Negotiations looking toward mo,
ing the Defenseless Mennonite churc
to Bluffton have been temporaril
suspended while the pastor, Rev.
G. Steiner and several other men
bers of the congregation are attend
ing the annual conference of ths
denomination now in session at Stel