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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
OrLO West, Former
Resident Is Dead

Orlo West, rs, formerly of near
Bluffton, died at his home in Steam
boat Springs, Colorado, Thursday.
Death, due to pneumonia, followed a
five days illness.
His death occurred three weeks
after his brother, Cliff West of this
place visited him in Steamboat
Springs, this having been the first
meeting of the two in fifteen years.
Funeral services were held at
Steamboat Springs, Saturday, fol-
lowed by interment at that place.
Mr.. West, the eldest son of James
and Florence Ewing West was
reared on what is now the Roy Rog-
ers farm two and one-half miles
northeast of Bluffton on the Dixie
highway.
He and his wife, Mary Whistler
West left here about forty-five years
ago, locating near Steamboat Springs
where he operated a ranch until he
retired several years ago.
Besides his wife he is survived b,
two sons: Walter of Casper, Wyom
ing and Alva West of Kremmley
Colo., and four daughters Mrs. Mon
Palmer, Delta, Colo, and Mrs. Lev
Boettler, Mrs. Auburn Luekens ant
Miss Walden West all of Steamboat
Springs.
Also surviving are four brothers
Bert of Toledo, Cliff and Fletch O.
Bluffton and Glenn West of Los An
geles; one sister, Mrs. Ira Garner O.
Toledo, six grandchildren and on,
| great grandchild.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
One OF OLDEST
BUILDINGS HERE
Being REMOVED
Blacksmith Shop Next to Riley
Creek Bridge on North Main
Torn Down.
Building Housed Many BlufftOn
Projects; Condemned by
Fire Marshal.

Familiar to generations of Bluff
ton residents, the old red-painted
weatherbeaten building on North
Main street next to Big Riley creek
bridge is being torn down.
The building, built on the very
edge of Big Riley-in fact overhang-
ing the creek bed-has been con-
demned by the state fire marshal's
office and its removal ordered. Work
of tearing down the building was
started Wednesday morning by a
Mt. Cory wrecking crew.
The structure consisted of two
rooms one of which has been vacant
while the other housed the David
Basinger blacksmith shop. Basinger
on Tuesday night moved his shop to
the home of his sister Miss Lydia
Basinger on West Elm street.
YEAR OF BUILDING LOST
Old records have furnished no clue
as to the date when the building was
erected. However it is said that the
late John Deppler when a boy worked
with the carpenters in the construc-
ton.
Earliest record of the building, ac-
cording to old timers who were at
tempting to fix dates Wednesday
morning was some sixty years ago
when it housed the wagon shop OF
Chas. Gustweiler and Lawrence
Fisher. Those were the days in
which wagons were made by hand
Later the partnership was discontin-
ued and Fisher continued the bust.
ness for many years.
The place was identified with the
oil boom when in 1896 William Kim
mel operated saw mill and made
rig and derrick timbers. Later Kim
mel moved his plant to the site OF
North Main street now occupied by
the Hi-Speed filling station north OF
Riley Creek bridge.
PAINT SHOP
1t was about 1898 when Charles
Burns set up carriage paint shop
in the building. Later Burns agair
rented part of the building and as
sociated with Basinger operated /
blacksmith shop about 1882. After
Burns left for Arkansas a year later
Basinger continued the shop at the
location until the present time.
About the time of the World Wal
the late Harl Dillman who ther
owned the place used a portion Of
it as an automobile salesroom.
Since that time it has served as 6
garage operated by Fred Martin
later by Burket & Wagner and ais,
by Morris Swick.
Title to the real estate is held b,
loan company in Lima. Whethel
new structure will be erected OF
the site is not known.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
TOWN GETS ten
DEGREE BREAK IN
LONG HEAT WAVE
Cooler Weather Sweeps Into
Bluffton District Wednes-
day Morning.
Merucury Records Temperatures
Over 100 Degrees in Long
Torrid Spell.

Breaking two weeks heat wave.
a brisk cooling breeze early Wednes-
day morning sent temperatures down
to seventy degrees. At noon the
thermometers registered in the low
eighties, some ten degrees lower than
marks which have prevailed here at
midday for the past fortnight.
Although Bluffton and vicinity
Joined the rest of the nation in hop
ing that the weatherman's oft-re-
peated predictions of showers would
bring an end to the blistering heat
wave, opinion was skeptical on that
point and many believed that the
break in the extreme heat would be
only temporary.
Since Wednesday of last week, the
thermometer has hovered at the 100
degree mark every day, and weather
forecasts of thunder showers this
Wednesday and Thursday have re-
kindled hopes that relief from the
broiling heat may be in the offing.
Last Sunday brought the hottest
weather of the year, when the tenn
perature climbed to 102 degrees in
the afternoon.
All of last week has been unbear-
ably hot, however, with the official
thermometer readings as follows:
Wednesday,, 100; Thursday, 90; Fri
day, 9s; Saturday, 1O1, Sunday, 1o2;
Monday, 9s; Tuesday, 101.
IA DAYS OF HEAT
The heat wave has gripped the
district without a break for ID
days, and on the last IL successive
days temperatures have been over
95 degrees.
1t is the most extended heat wave
suffered here in mahy years, and
Blaffton residents have tried pEactic-
ally every available expedient to gain
relief.
Operators of the municipal swim
ming pool at Buckeye Lake have
found it almost impossible to close
at $3.50 p. M, the regular time, be-
cause of the large numbers who hate
to leave the cooling water.
Electric fans are being worked
overtime in every home of the town,
and practically everyone sits outside
until late at night. Some apartment
dwellers in the downtown district
have been sleeping outside in the
Presbyterian church yard to escape
the bake-oven temperatures of their
bed rooms.
POTATOES HURT
Farmers report that the potato
crop has been hurt to some extent
by the extended heat. Tops of the
plants have been killed by the blaz-
ing sun, and as consequence the
potato harvest is under way much
earlier than anticipated.
Corn has been hurt only slightly
and showers of rain last Friday and
Saturday afternoons helped the crop
altho they failed to bring relief from
the baking heat.
Oats are ripening rapidly anG
prospects of good crop are reported
generally.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01

Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock COM
pany at Chester in the morning at
11:15 o'clock. As the big tanker slid
down the ways Mrs. Sweeney broke a
bottle of champagne over the bow of
the boat in the christening ceremony.
Mrs. Sweeney, accompanied by her
husband, an executive of the Sun Oil
company, left Dallas for Philadelphia
last Sunday to participate in the
christening ceremony at nearby Ches-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
Last Rites Monday
For Jacob ID. Huber

Funeral services for Jacob ID. HUI
Der, 81, pioneer resident of this sec
ton were held at Pleasant Hill
church, Monday afternoon with Rev.
]. L. Guthrie and Rev. Lee Moore
officiating. Burial was in The
church cemetery.
Mr.. Huber died Saturday night in
Ada at the home of his son Prof. H.
E. Huber of Ohio Northern univers-
ity where he had made his home for
several years.
During his active career Mr.. IIu-
Der operated farm south of Bluff
ton and was a leader in community
affairs, education and agriculture.
He was a charter member Of
Richland grange and was one Of the
original founders of Pleasant Hill
church. He was also prominent in
farm institute affairs and was one
of the first in this section to intro
duce modern farm machinery.
Mr.. Huber and his brother Viii
liam were the oldest twins in this
district and would have celebrated
their eighty-second birthday ami
versaries August 21.
Surviving are three sons: Prof
H. E. Huber of Ada; DR.. L. L. Hu.
Der of Wooster and Harry Huber
on the home farm.
Besides his twin brother William
of near Bluffton he is survived by
another brother John of Beaverdam
Six children also survive. His wifi,
died ten years ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
BIG CROP SURPLUS
BEING STORED ON
FARMS IN DISTRICT
Barns and Granaries Filled to
Capacity with Bumper
Crops This Year
General Opinion Thru Farming
Districts is that Prices
Will Rise

viii prices of farm products rise?
Ask any farmer in the Bluffton
district, and you will probably get a
non-committal answer. They are
all too busy right now with wheat
threshing, oats cutting and corn cul-
tivating to take much time out to
talk about future price trends.
But make no mistake about it
right or wrong-the farmer is ex-
pecting rise in prices this winter
and he is shaping his plans with
that end in view.
Here's the Answer
The real answer to the question is
found in the barns and granaries
filled to bursting with a veritable
flood of bumper crops this summer
one of the best all-around growing
seasons in years.
Hay, wheat and oats-all crowding
barn storage space and prospects for
big crop of corn in the offing-not
to mention soy beans.
Hay started the procession
month ago when farmers were faced
with the problem of what to do with
it. Some burned the less desirable
cuttings while others gave it away.
Wheat, Oats, Show Well
Wheat averaging thirty bushels to
the acre-ffty per cent above twenty
bushels, the average yield in this
district over a period of years. Yet
dealers will tell you that wheat ship
ments here are about the same as in
previous years.
In fact the peak of wheat ship
ments was reached on the Bluffton
market during the past week and is
now beginning to taper off. The
sales represent the surplus for which.
there was not sufficient storage on
the farms or selling to provide
money for immediate needs. Price
of No. I wheat on the Bluffton
market Wednesday morning was 73
cents.
Oats now being cut will make the
best crop in four years, according
to competent farm observers. Yields
of fifty bushels and more per acre
are confidently anticipated.
Heat Hits Potatoes 4
Potatoes, however, have been dam
aged by the unreasonable heat wave
and may fall short of an average
crop. Digging of the crop is now
under way, having started earlier
than had been expected due to the
heat.
Corn prospects generally, however,
have not been diminished by hot
weather of the past fortnight and
barring unforeseen circumstances,
heavy yield is anticipated which will
make additional demands for stor-
age space.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
WOmdn's Hand Is
Injured By Fan

Mrs. Olan Lewis, residing in the
post office building apartments, was
painfully cut on the left hand by the
metal blades of an electric fan, Sum
day afternoon.
The accident occurred as Mrs.
Lewis attempted to steady the fan
while in operation and her hand was
struck by the revolving blades. Med
ical aid was given by DIR. Nj. r.
Bixel who took four stitches tc
close the wound.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
Another Tar Coat
For Township Road

Another coat of tar and chips is
being applied this week to the HUI
ber-Matter road two and one-half
mile stretch extending from the AL
len-Hancock county line to the Dixie
highway.
The first tar treatment was given
a month ago after the roadway was
widened to forty feet with a fifteen
foot wide tar top.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01

ter, Wednesday morning.
On their return to Dallas they ex-
pect to stop here to visit at the home
of her brother, Albert Benroth and
family and also her two sister in Lii
ma, Miss Minnie Benroth and Mrs.
Mont EULER.
A number of invitations to attend
the christening ceremony and also
the noon luncheon following were re-
ceived here the first of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
Injured Man Taken
Home In Airpldne

Winfield Fretz, formerly of this
place who was injured in an auto
mobile wreck in California early this
summer was removed to his home in
Chicago by airplane last week.
Fretz who has been in Upland,
California, is improving nicely. His
wife is the former Marguerite Geig-
!. er, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Geiger
of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
Former Blufton Woman Christens Ocean
Going Oil Tanker at Launching Wednesday

To a former Bluffton woman-Mrs.
Matthew B. Sweeney of Dallas, Tex
as, remembered here as Rose Ben
roth-went the honor of christening
the newest ocean-going oil tanker of
the Sun Oil company at Chester, Pa,
Wednesday.
Launching of the boat America
Sum-, took place at the yards of the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
UNION SERVICES

Union services will be held at the
Methodist church Sunday night at
7:3O o'clock with Rev. Charles Ar
mentrout of the Presbyterian church
as the speaker.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
Real Estate Deal

R. L. Triplett has purchased the
David Lugibill farm of 90 acres
northwest of Bluffton. Morris MIS-
wander will occupy the place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
Building House

P. w. Stauffer has started excava-
tion for construction of q residence
on Kibler street near the Grove
street intersection on site recently
purchased from Mrs. w. A. Triplett-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
Fewer Mosquitoes Here Result OF
Surveys And Systematic Spraying
GLEANINGS
Picked up from Harvest
Fields OF the District

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snip hahss up ~ LUZ wheat
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'use III case sou aoH : want 10
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problem " oi hgufihs oas 'ne yieio per
acre. wen ten you 'na' II Is Detter
ehan 4A72 ousieis.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01

It's in Richland township where
even pop corn is growing tall this
summer. John M. Marshall of
Beaverdam has patch the stalks of
which measure nine feet and eight
inches. Marshall also has nine and
one-half foot hollyhocks.
Evening star., 1940-07-31

This group oppeols to those who won't to furnish
bedroom in GOOD TASTE ond in the QUALITY
WAY for VERY LITTLE OUTLAY. CoIonioi
Americon ond fashioned from your choice Of tro-
ddionol cherry wood Or beautiful solid Honduras
mohoeony Trimmed with Governor Winthrop
"brosses" with filed edges and handsomely
finished Eoeh piece is seoIed for present doy
homes ond apartments. There ore other pieces
not pictured here. See oil ot Meyer & Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23

bowlers who were warming up
- is=SaS pay.
CLASS h WOMEN
The Class b Women's league. at
= meeting last night decided 10
start play on the Broadway alleys
On Sept Il. shooting its games
On Thursdays AZ Sis O'Clock.
There viii be 10 teams in the
league, nine teams being entered
At the present time. The enc
vacancy win be filled BY the first
application for the franchise and
any teams desiring 10 campaign in
the league should make applica-
ton at once At the Broadway
alleys.
The next meeting on the cslen-
dar Al the Broadway VIII Be that
Of the Class B City league. which
is scheduled to meet Friday night
at s O'Clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Jockey Suffers
Fractured Jaw

CHICAGO Jockey Johnny
Adams. who rode Aiolhnd 20 =
three-length victory IN the recent
American derby. Was injured yes
terdny when he fell from his
mount. Ny Town. a. the start 81
the first race 81 Washington park.
Hospital attaches said Adams
suffered face cuts and . fractured
jaw and that be probably would
b. hospiializ-d for teo days.
Adams. ths outstanding jockey 81
Washington park has booted homs
"a winners this season ard -
scheduled 10 Fids swain. = faxorlts
IN Saturdays Washington pAfs
Futuriiy. Swain with Adams up.
~on the rsesut Arlington Futufiig
The injured toeksy IL 10 leave
here by plane Saturday niEht fer
Seattle whsrs he vill rids f@vsn.
gro. owned hy hrs John Clancy
~ Seattle. In the 10000 Long
acres Milo Sunday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Seattle Wins
Two More Tits
nv UNITED rmEss

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waited tsfes Ess,s sehsdais.
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Portland n - h~uina ths stEht.
III pitchlaE - RYfou iismphrsYs
1ars aaivs-on at ossi.nf
thanked the ttaliY~nssf stars q
- isst aiEhi ~ith = slx ait Fltsa-
inE performance
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Soose Defeats
Champion Zale
NHIls STADIUM. Chiearo

hIIsis STADIUM thicako--
Just what the middlsNsiRhi diyi-
sion needed vas another cham
pion" and here hs - young Billy
Soose. dancing sharpshooisr
with ali the tricks IN the book
despite bis y tender years
Billy IL the champion killer
F1rst he dispoasS u New Yorss
Champion Ken Ovsriin. thru. 10
complete command for ths lsat
eight rounds last night. he pep
pered y. r. A. Champion Tony
zaIs into submission before .
stunned crowd that expected 20
see the same Devastating Yale
who technically Knocked cut Al
Hostak only a month ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Biz Game Increases

POHTf.AND-blR game IL on
the inersAss III Alaska. ffa -
Gasrslson. chief u tns federal
fIsh and Slldilfs services. revealed
today On his return from = i0-Sssk
tour u ihs northern territory
The only exception 10 tho Esn-
srsl incrssss = csfibou. shleh i
holding It's oSn IN numbers nusk
oxen imported about 1880 hays IN
creased. b. aid. while the fsfs sea
otter il increasing rs numbers
Gsbrislson sd Alaska ssim0a
runs - sci seem % - gaining IL
numbers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Peierman Bowlers
Elect Officials

The members Of the Petermsn
Manufacturing bowling league last
night voted 20 roll its schedule
on Tuesday nights at the Play Nor
alleys. the first night Of bowling
TO be Sept 4. Officers elected were
Clarence Mace. president: Jess
Rankin. vice president. and Jim
Riley. secretary and treasurer. A
committee was appointed TO draw
up tentative rules and prize list
Organization meetings tonight
at 7;3o include the $50 TO 200 group
at the Coliseum and the safexay
Stores at the Play Nor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Paint Squad
Held Down
To Six Hits
Tommervik' $ Bot
Belts Out Extra
Bosses: Score. 50

With Joe Walker and Bill
Ahesrn pitching six Mt ball. sa-
perior Dairy defeated johnson
Paint S to 4 Wednesday night AZ
Lincoln bowl % win the night 70
play GMc Trucks for the 1870
championship.
The best three out Of i've
game titular series gets under
way On Thursday night. start
ing ~ 7:So. with Marshall
ready 20 work for the GMC
crowd and Bin Seweli win
likely get the hurting assign
ment for the Dairymen.
Although Manager Milroy Of the
Paint club played the game under
protest. the rule book showed Um-
pire Woodland in the right. and the
game stands as played.
Creighton kranc started for
the fainfmen and Jared nicely
until the third when two glar-
Ing errors coupled with four
hits Melted the Superior Dairy
boys five unearned runs. Their
final run which came In the
eighth was also the result Of
bohble.
Al Libke Jr. relieved Kranc in
the fifth with the bases loaded
and none out and famed Moe. and
Spurgeon. batting for Walker and
Marcussen ended the inning by
taking three healthy cuts at the
ozone.
Joe Walker weakened In the
fourth 20 allow three runs. and
Bill Ahearn took up the onus In
the fifth. Two errors got him
In trouble In that frame but
he wiggled out without n score
and from this point he pitched
sensational ball. only one John
sonite reaching first base,
that being Rick Lewis with n
single In the eighth.
Marv Tommervik led the attack
with double and a triple and also
turned in a sweet game at short
stop. The johnson team was far
off form. gathering but six hits
and allowing 10 strikeouts TO be
chalked against them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Prusoff and Mate
In Doubles PLAY

CHESTNUT HILL Mass.-With
two upset wins to their credit,
Midshipman Joe Hunt Of Anna
polls and Ted olewine Of Santa
Monica. Cal, face a stern test to-
day when they meet the fourth
seeded team Of Gardnar hulloy
of Coral Gables, Fla. and Henry
Prusoff of Seattle, Wash. in the
third round Of the seth national
doubles championships.
Hunt and Olewine, who
previously tripped top foreign
seeds George Lyttleton-Rogers
Of Ireland and Frank Froeh-
ling Of Chicago. continued 10
surprise yesterday by defeat
ing Frank kovacs and I'd
Amark of Oakland, Calf,
81. 81, Sc.
Mulloy and Prusoff dropped only
five games in straight-set
triumph over James Moss and
Dwight Robinson of Brookline.
Two 1s-year-old Califor-
mans playing their first sea-
son as n doubles team pro-
vided some Of yesterdays best
tennis TO halt the comeback
effort of veterans Wilmer ALI
son and John Van Ryn of
Austin, Tex, twice former
titlists and four times run
ners-up.
They were third seeded Jack
Kramer of Montabello and Ted
Schroeder Of Glendale. They got
in the groove after an cratic first
set to whip the Texans. 3-6. 6-s.
e-4. 9-7. Winners at Seabright
and Southampton. they combined
accurate placements and agrees
sive net tactics to force their more
experienced rivals to the base line
constantly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Seattle Man Ahead
In Fluttie Races

SAN PEDRO. Calif.-Gregg Nc
Donald of Seattle maintained his
lead today in the international
Hattie class championship races
being held here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Senior BOYS
End Play at
Ball Park
Models Slip Over
Win Against Old
Rivuls. Lakewood

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