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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Wins Fight To Hold
Job

Divisional Engineer o. C. Kohl of
the state highway department was
under court order last week to re-
store Frank H. Mack to the job
from which he claims he was ousted
as a part of departmental shake
up soon after the Bricker admins
tration came into power.
The Third District Court of APP
peals issued writ of mandamus
ordering Mack's reinstatement by
April to the position of chief me-
chanic in the highway garage.
Mack asserted Kohl twice demand
ed his resignation and then denoted
him to the position of shop foreman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Act Benefits 5000 Land
Owners

Nearly 5000 Allen county prop
erty owners will benefit by the Ohio
legislatures reenactment of the
Whittemore act, according to Treas
urer Byron H. Dershem.
Approximately that number of
landowners in the county now are
making payments on delinquent
taxes in compliance with terms of
the contracts, Dershem revealed.
The Whittemore act, first passed
in 1884 and renewed by the legisla-
ture each year since then, provides
that signers may pay delinquent real
estate taxes at the rate of 10 per
cent per collection so long as current
taxes are paid in full
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Answer Filed In Dam
age Suit

Ozark Truck Lines, Missouri
corporation, in an answer filed Fri
day in Toledo federal court, asked
dismissal of the damage suit of Sam
uel Carder, of Lima, administrator
of the estate of his wife Ethel, who
was killed in a collision near Beaver
dam last January 8.
The answer charged that Carder
illegally had operated an automobile
with license plates issued to another
vehicle and had failed to yield the
road to traffic from the opposite
direction.
Mrs. Carder, her son Robert, 90
and a 13-months-old daughter all
were fatally injured and others were
hurt in a truck-auto crash one mile
southwest of Beaverdam in the Dixie
highway.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
ALLEN COUNTY
Blue HerOns Arrive
On Schedule

True to form the colony of blue
herons arrived on the first day of
Spring, Tuesday, March 81, to spend
the summer here and raise their
young.
The blue heron rookery is located
four miles east of Spencerville and
one mile south on state route 1913,
not far from Ft Amanda.
For years and years the beau
tiful big birds have been making
their homes in the large tall trees
on what used to be the Bice farm.
The nests are very large, as large
as a bushel basket The nests are
used year after year and take but
little repairing each spring. The
colony of herons has increased until
around 100 of the nests can be
found. When ready to go south
tais coming fall the colony will num-
ber around 500.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Shop Keeper Knocked
Out, Robbed

After being forced to open the
front door at the Warren Radio Co.,
in Lima, about 7:30 p. m. Wednes-
day and instructed to go inside, Roy
DeLano, %, clerk, was knocked un-
conscious by robber and relieved OF
about $50, he told police.
DeLano, a resident of the Y. M
c. A. who has been residing ir
Lima since the opening of the radio
store last November, was unable tc
give a description of his attacker
He formerly worked in a Toledo
radio shop.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Attorneys Sue COlum-
bus Grove

A $500 suit to collect attorney
fees was filed in common pleas court
last week against the village of CO.
lumbus Grove.
Plaintiffs in the action were Walter
G. Rusher, Columbus Grove attorney,
and the firm of Timmermeister and
Monahan, of Wapakoneta. The petit
ton averred the attorneys had been
employed by the village between
August "a and December 2, 1887,
for work in connection with a tax
payers suit involving the village and
its then incumbent clerk, w. B. Laf-
ferty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Increase In AAA
Compliance

Nearly Is per cent of the 331
farmers in Liberty township have
signed the AAA contract for 1889
according to Lowell McQuown, sol
conservation chairman. The number
represents an increase of about &c
per cent over 1888. Deadline fol
filing applications is expected to be
April /.
The slump in the price of corn
and grain accounts for the increase
in number of farmers signing con-
tracts this year, land owners believ-
ing they will be money ahead by
cutting down on soil depicting crops
and accepting federal benefits.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Students Take T. 3.
Tests

The percentage of reactors TO tests
for tuberculosis among children of
the Kenton schools, is much lower
than was anticipated, Miss Wilhelm
ina Machetanz, city health commits
sioner, announced. On Monday, 489
local pupils were given the tuber-
culin test by DR.. J. w. Smith of the
state department of health and on
Wednesday another 458 of the non
reactors were given the test again
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Two Fined For Passing
Bus

Two motorists were fined for pass
ing school bus-the same one
when arraigned in justice courts
Thursday and Friday. Arrest in
each case was made by Deputy Err
rold Miller, of the sheriff's depart
ment.
Kenneth Fowler, 2l, of Denver,
Colo, a magazine salesman, was
fined SO and costs of $3.50 by JUS
tice Charles Holliger when he plead
ed guilty to passing a school bus op-
Grated by R. E. Wilson, Arlington
while it stopped on route BON Fri.
day afternoon.
Robert Rollette, 10, of Cazenovia
Wis, is confined to the Hancock
county jail in default of payment OF
a fine for passing Wilson'S schoo
bus at approximately the same place
on Thursday afternoon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
$4,000 Crash Suit
Settled

A suit for $4,000 brought in u.
S. district court at Toledo against
the B. and O. railroad by Carl Con-
inc, of Gilboa, was settled and dis
missed from court last week.
Trial of the action was to have
opened before Judge Frank Kloeb
but attorneys for the opposing fac
tions settled the matter out of court.
Conine was injured in an auto-train
crash in Columbus Grove about two
years ago in which Cletus Buckland
was killed. 1t occurred at the West
Sycamore street crossing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Bandit Fails In HOldup
Attempt

Threatening three persons in a
north side Lima grocery Thursday
evening a masked stickup man failed
to impress George Luce, co-owner,
even tho he fired a bullet from his
pistol as he made successful get
away The robber, believed by po-
lice to be inexperienced, left the
establishment without loot
Luce was standing at the rear of
the grocery talking to James P
Doyle, his business partner, and E.
@. May, customer, when the bandit
entered by a side door on Elizabeth
street.
The youth stood by the door keep
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Lima May Enlarge
City Building

City officials of Lima have under
consideration a proposal to remodel
and add two stories to the municipal
building on East High street with
a view of centralizing all municipal
offices and abandonment of city hall
located on West High street.
The plan, calling for improvements
estimated at about 100000, has been
referred to City Engineer Thomas
Quinn for investigation and report.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Hancock Forest Land
Smaller

That forest lands have decreased
in Hancock county in the last 10
years is shown in the preliminary
survey of IL townships made by the
special forestry committee of the
county land use committee, Forest
G. Hall, agricultural agent, said re-
Gently.
The 1889 farm census showed the
county's 328,23S acres as being 10
per cent forests but in the II town
ships surveyed so far this has been
reduced to around six per cent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Custer Of Director
Ordered

Walter Meyer, laborer-in-charge of
the state highway department at
Lima, was ordered dismissed last
week by Director Robert S. Beight-
Ter for alleged political activity.
The removal order, filed with the
State Civil Service Commission,
claimed Meyer had called at homes
of prospective voters on or before
the November, 1888, election urging
them to vote for certain candidates.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
300 At Bluffton Mfg.
Co. Meeting

Three hundred dealers, handling
Woman's Friend washing machines
manufactured by the Bluffton Manu-
featuring company of FindIay, at
tended sales promotion convention
in Findlay, Tuesday of last week.
They were from Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan.
The dealers spent the afternoon
on tour of the factory, where they
gathered frst-hand information on
the making of the washing machines.
Following the visit to the factory, a
caravan of so automobiles was es-
corted by police to the Plaza res
taurant for banquet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Digs Potatoes
(Last Years)

All previous tales of spring and
early summer gardening and harvest
ing were put to shame Wednesday
by Jarry Northup and he had evi-
dence and witnesses to back him up
Jerry, who has maintained truck
garden in and out of North Balti-
more for some years, brought down
town from his patch nearly half g
peck of better than ordinary pota
toes.
While spading up the plot he rar
across the spuds and found thai
they had not suffered in the least
by the winter Information.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Slow Train Help To
Police

A slow Baltimore and Ohio train
through North Baltimore Tuesday
night held up two Detroit motorists,
until state highway patrolmen who
had followed them down the Dixie,
were able to catch up. The men had
been racing down the highway and
turned into North Baltimore when
the officers started in pursuit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
PUTNAM COUNTY
Transient Dies At
Infirmary

A transient, who gave his name
as Charles Carey, between 65 and
70 years old, died last week at the
Putnam county infirmary.
Carey became i'll at Pandora, and
John Boegli, superintendent of the
infirmary, was summoned. He had
been there only few days. Carey
told the infrmary superintendent he
had no relatives.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Real Estate Tax
Listing Day

Sunday, April 8, will be listing
date for real estate taxes for next
year. Taxes on property will be
charged to those shown on the re-
corder's books as being the owners
on that day.
The law provides that the listing
day shall be the day preceding the
second Monday in April.
Persons who have purchased prop
erty and have not yet had the deeds
recorded, may simplify the tax pro-
cedure by having such recording
done before April 8.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Steals Flowers From
Cemetery

The "meanest thief" who has been
stealing flower bulbs from the graves
of Grove cemetery in Kenton has
been warned to be satisfied with his
present loot.
Members of the cemetery board
of trustees, in special meeting, de-
cided not to prosecute the person
who has, to their knowledge, re-
moved bulbs from two different
graves. They asserted, however,
that any further vandalism would
be promptly prosecuted.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Six Applications Made
For Loans

Applications for six emergency
crop loans for this springs planting
have been made in Hancock county,
according to Miss Anna NJ. Fell,
secretary in the county agriculture
office who is in charge of the loans.
The loans amount to a total of
$500, ranging from a $50 loan to a
$500 one. All but the ones for
which application were made this
week have been approved, she said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Boy Cut By Exploding
Bottle

Joe Lady, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Lady of Ridgeway, received a
serious cut ON the forehead at his
home when he threw a glass bottle
into the stove.
He opened the stove door to peer
in at it just as it exploded, striking
him in the head. He was thrown
to the floor unconscious.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Highway Head Sued
For Slander

Charging O. C. Kohl, highway de-
partment division engineer at Lima,
with injuring his reputation, Isaac
F. Judkins, suspended highway clerk,
last week asked $4,000 damages in
suit filed in Allen county COM
mon pleas court.
Judkins claimed the division en-
gineer had falsely and malicious
ly accused him of soliciting Demo
cratic votes for the November, 1895
election, and of sleeping while or
duty"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Wheat Acreage May
Be Adjusted

Hancock county farmers who seed
ed more acres to winter wheat than
the number of acres set out in their
application for "all-risk" crop in
surance may adjust their total in
sured production by payment of an
additional premium covering such ex-
cess acreage planted, according to
r. M. Traucht, chairman of the
Hancock county agriculture conser-
vation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Shropshire Sheep Pop
ular In Area

The Shropshire breed of sheep is
popular in Hancock county and these
blackface animals may be seen on as
many farms as any other breed in
this section. But not every man
who breeds them knows their origin.
They are result of cross between
Cannock Chase ewes and Leicester
shire ram, both English breeds. The
resulting cross was given the name
Shropshire, an animal with a large
body favorable for mutton, the skin
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Findlay Labor Strife
Settled

All workmen are expected to be
back on the job this week at the
Findlay high school addition. John
Nadalin, of the contracting firm of
Nortan and Nadalin, Columbus, was
in Findlay Friday, comforting with
representatives of the workers and
it was made known that the labor
disagreement had been settled.
All union workers walked off the
job Tuesday, March 81, seeking
union recognition. Bricklayers and
electricians returned to work the
middle of this week but carpenters
continued to hold out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Seek II. S. Aid I'm Flood
Control

A committee of three composed of
Prosecuting Attorney T. E. Warren,
of Putnam county; Hancock County
Engineer Max Stringfellow and City
Engineer Otto C. Gohlke, of Find
lay, was named at a joint meeting
of Putnam and Hancock county rep
resentatives to confer with army en-
gineers in Detroit to determine what,
if any, the government would have
to offer in the way of financial and
engineering service for a flood-con-
troll project in this area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
news NOTES FROM -FOUR COUNTIES

ing it open, Luce told police.
"When the bandit said, This is a
stick-up, hand over you money |
laughed" Luce said, "for children
during recent weeks have walked in
to the store with handkerchief or
piece of cloth over their face and
had done the same thing"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
$4,000 Suit Follows
Crash

A fatal auto collision in Cairo last
August 13, brought suit in common
pleas court last week for $4,000
damages filed by r. S. Steiner as
administrator of the estate of Ruth
Catherine Lentz. The defendant is
Norman Parker of New York City.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
New Job Insurance
Head Named

C. b. Baker, of Findlay, has been
appointed manager of the Hancock
county unemployment compensation
office by State Administrator H. C.
Atkinson in Columbus.
Mr.. Baker, a former auditor of
the old T. B. G. & S. traction com
pany for "a years, was named from
the civil service eligibility list to
replace Lester Slough who was re-
leased by Atkinson at the end of his
probationary period last week
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
KentOn Dog Wins
Show HOnOrS

Patrick Grenadier", Miss Mildred
Lou Gears Cocker Spaniel, took first
prize at the Cleveland Kennel clubs
annual dog show which closed last
Saturday, it was revealed by his
Kenton owner. He placed first in
the American bred class.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
New Home Economics
Course Approved

A four-year course in vocational
home economics will be opened in
the Ada high school this summer
with the approval of the State De-
partment of Education. Equipment
and curriculum of the home econom-
les department has been found sat
isfactory.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Representative Holds
Relief Forum

In an attempt to obtain sugges-
tions for permanent long-range
relief program, Representative L. H.
Myers, (R-Allen) sponsored forum
in Lima Friday night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Pleads Not Guilty On
Shooting Charge

David Thompson, 49, who shot one
man and threatened three others in
a foray two weeks ago, pleaded not
guilty to a charge of shooting with
intent to wound, and was bound to
the Allen county grand jury. His
victim, Jesse Reese, 80, is recovering
in Memorial Hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Fight To Keep Street
Lights

The Ohio Power company last
week was asked by business men of
Delphos to keep the street lights
burning while petitions are circulated
for signatures of those favoring a
special assessment to pay for the
lights. They also planned to ask
city council to vote the levy if it is
legal.
The action of the business men
came as the city was threatened with
loss of its street lights Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
DelphOs To Get CCC
Camp

Thirty Civilian Conservation Corps
camps, with maximum enrolment
of 5000, will be operated in Ohio
from April to September 30, it was
announced last week by Robert
Fechner, director of the corps.
One of these will be located at
Delphos, a site there having been
approved following a recent investi-
cation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
New Lima Fire Chief
Named

Harry Taflinger was appointed
fire chief of Lima last week by
Mayor A. L. Metheany. He had
been acting chief since the death of
Chief w. B. Wilcox.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Low On Sub-StatiOn
Bid

The Bigley Electric company of
Findlay, was the low bidder on the
construction of a sub-station for the
Wood Hancock Electric Cooperative,
Inc, when bids were opened in North
Baltimore.
Final approval viii be given by the
REA officials in Washington.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Highway Improvement
Strikes Snag

Construction of u. S. Route 224
east of Ottawa struck a last-minute
snag when Putnam County Commits
sioners announced they were fnan-
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Lima Operating Costs
Greater

City Auditor Clyde Welty's annual
report showed last week that Lima's
operating costs for 1888 amounted
to $5S7,755.97, about $4,000 higher
than for the preceding year. Most
of the increase was credited to high
er relief costs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
School To Be Cleaned
By WPA

Seven Lima and Allen county
schools and two Lima public build
ings will be cleaned and renovated
by WPA workers starting Saturday,
William B. Schmuhl, district WPA
director, announced in Toledo Friday.
The work will employ SO persons
taken from the Lima and Allen
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Findlay Physician
Wins Honor

DR.. Frank Nj. Wiseley, of Findlay,
was elected last week to fellowship
in the American College of Physi-
clans and will be received into the
organization at convocation to be
held in New Orleans, La.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Findlay Student Win
ner In Contest

Eugene Reissig, Findlay high
school sophomore, is looking forward
to free trip to Washington, d. c.,
April %, after being notified that
he had been chosen one of the IL
winners in the state in the American
Legion essay contest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06

worker. Two of Bears nannies have
given birth to triplets, the other has
twins. All eight kinds are doing
well. but Bear isn't selling much
goats milk.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06

county relief rolls, and will last for
three months. Fifty-seven women
will work on the project. WPA con-
tributes s15,383, and the city and
county are putting up $1,S53.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06

well as the large silo which was con-
nected with it. An estimate of the
loss, which also included another
calf which had been killed because
of severe burns, was not announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
COunty's Largest Barn
Burns

About 20 head of sheep and four
calves were consumed in flames
which razed large barn on the Will
liam Refer farm, near Kenton last
week.
The barn was one of the largest
in the county and was destroyed as
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
Half Holidays During
Summer Months

Half holidays for employees of
Lima stores on Thursday afternoons
during the summer months will be
resumed on May 4.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
No Race Suicide In
Goats

1t doesn't look much like race sui
eide among the nanny" goats owned
by Jay Bear, Continental WPA
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06

almost free from wrinkles. coarse
wool and moderately heavy fleece.
Evening star., 1939-10-03

switched to the Democratic column
while eight previously Democratic
communities went Republican.
Republicans, who had been urged
by State Chairman Benjamin E
Harwood to aim for q big vote in
anticipation of 1910, retained con-
troll of 100 towns, in addition to the
eight which switched to the G. o. p.
column.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Connecticut Democrats
Gain in City Elections
BY the Associated Press.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. s.
Connecticut Democrats, swept from
control of the State government in
1888 after eight years of power, were
heartened today by gains in munich
pal of-year elections.
The Democrats decisively won
mayoral contests in the three cities
among the IA communities which
elected yesterday-Bristol, Norwalk
and Torrington-and made slight
inroads into Republican strength in
rural areas which were the scene Of
most of the balloting.
An even dozen Republican towns
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Mrs. Roosevelt in Seattle

SEATTLE, Oct. 3 (P.-Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt arrived yesterday
by airline to visit her daughter, Mrs.
John Boettiger. The President s
wife will leave by plane tomorrow
TO visit her sons James in Los Angeles
and Elliott in Fort Worth. She will
make no public appearances here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-14

That section of Highway 16, so
long famous in Ashe county be-
cause of its mud and slowness Of
construction, is no more Much
has been written about it, and
much stronger language used in
discussing it, but now it is gone
but not forgotten.
Politicians have made promises
about it and others have made
threats, but those days are gone
forever. It has not been removed
from the county, but has been
given a new number, and under
the new set-up will be known as
88, in the future.
For some of the highways in
Ashe county along with those in
other sections were given new
numbers, in the revision and
changes which were made at the
meeting of the State Highway
Commissioners last week.
The revisions, Chief Engineer
w. Vance Baise said, were de-
signed principally to lengthen the
distance that a motorist may ira
vel through the state on a road
marked with one number. At pre-
sent, he said, a motorist travelling