The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-26
Settlement


meeting of the Woman's Missionary
societies of Indiana which was held
at Goshen, Ind, on Thursday were:
Mrs. Clarence Schneck, Mrs. Josephine
Moser, Mrs. Allen Amstutz, Mrs.
Warren Bridenbaugh and Miss Marian
Basinger
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis and family have
moved into the farm home which has
been occupied for some time by Mr..
and Mrs. Laurel Bauman and family.
N N. Soldner is removing the stuc-
co from their farm house and is re-
placing it with asbestos shingles.
E. E. Miller has closed a successful
season at his sorghum press.
Rev. and Mrs. Jacob Haas have re-
Gently had word from their daughter,
Mary, who has been a missionary in
Africa that she is expecting to be
home in the near future.
Miss Marjorie McCready of Chicago
arrived here on Friday to visit with
her relatives for week or more.
Blanchard Amstutz, student at the
Ft. Wayne Bible Institute was an over
Sunday visitor with Miss Lucille Geig-
er at the Hiram Geiger home.
The home coming at Bluffton coll
lege brought a great number of its
graduates and former students back
to Bluffton over Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Fretz of Lands
dale, Pa, were visitors in the Rev. ID.
]. Unruh home. Mr.. Fretz is a men,
Der of the board of trustees of Bluff
ton college.
DR.. and Mrs. Forrest F. Yoder and
family of Bellevue, were Sunday af-
ternoon visitors at the E. D. Kohl
home.
The services at the Ebenezer church
during the past week were well at
tended. Rev. George Schultz of Chi
cago brought inspiring messages.
P. c. Steiner has been belfast for
the past two weeks.
Mrs. Anna Suter is bedfast due to
severe injury to her hip which she
sustained few weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Steiner, Mrs.
Ellen Amstutz and daughter NADIA
lene, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reiter
were Sunday visitors in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cox at Helena
Mr.. Cox is serving as pastor of a
United Brethren church at that place.
Miss Cleona Reichenbach, nurse of
Memorial hospital, Lima, visited with
her folks at home from Friday even
ing until Sunday evening.
Frederick Reichenbach is at pres
ent at home. Since spring he has
been doing farm work for Willis
Schumacher.
The choir at the Ebenezer church
is presenting a program next Sunday
evening. Miss Henrietta Schneck is
at present directing the choir.
Wheat fields are much in need OF
rain. The dry weather is also delay
ing corn husking.
Noah ]. Basinger who recently sole
his farm four miles northwest Of
Bluffton to Willis Amstutz expects tt
vacate the place soon and move tt
columbus Grove. Amstutz will occup!
the farm, moving from the S. S. Blk
ell farm six miles northwest of Bluff,
iton. Phares Bixel who has also beer
/ on the S. S. Bixel farm will remain
on the place.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Roethlisberger
Mrs. d. C. Diller, Mrs. Homer Reich
enbach and Mrs. S. S. Welty at
tended funeral services held for Mrs
Peter Habegger at Berne, Ind, Tues
day afternoon.
i Sixth Annual Young Peoples Bibl
conference will be held at the ST
John Mennonite church November
to IL it is announced by the pastor
Rev. D. J. Unruh. DR.. Isaac Pag
!. of Toronto, Canada will be tn
principal speaker.
Il Miss Betty Neuenschwander, dau
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Neu
enschwander is a student nurse a