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101 Orig. Soc Novelty Soaps
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60 Orig. 81 Dorothy Gray
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Is Orig. $1o.s5 to s22.s5
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size IA; grey plaid jacket
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size 18-------$19.97
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1-S29.95 Occasional Chair.
Blue SI7.95
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Green rayon damask- SI9.95
5-S19.95 Barrel Chairs.
Black cotton tapestry---S1
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Yellow cotton chintz- So
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2-PC. LIVING ROOMS

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Common Perfect and Imperfect SOC and
Reversible Towels

Just $50 in the lot. Some ore size 22x44 and sor
are 24x48 inches. Heavy double threod ON.
towels in reversible potterns ~O'
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Local Girls Father
Killed In Accident

Miss Catherine Null, office nurse
and secretary to DIR. B. w. Travis,
Bluffton physician, received word Fri
day of the death of her father, Clay
ton Null, 46, of Continental, who was
instantly killed when he became en-
tangled in machinery at tile manu-
featuring plant at that place.
Null, a mechanic at the plant was
repairing a shaft when his clothing
was caught in the moving machinery.
His body was badly mangled.
He was a native of Leipsic and en-
ployed at a garage there before mov-
in to Continental.
Besides his daughter residing in
Bluffton he is survived by his wife
and daughter, Mary Margaret Null of
Continental; his mother, Mrs. Lettie
Null of Leipsic; a sister and two
brothers.
Funeral services were held at the
United Brethren church in Continen-
tai, Sunday followed by interment in
Sugar Ridge cemetery, Leipsic.
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Birthday Anniversary

Mrs. Bertha T. Woods, pioneer
Bluffton resident, will observe her
seventy-ninth birthday this Thurs
day at her home on West College
avenue.
She is the mother of six veterans
of the United States army and navy,
five of whom served in the World
war. The six sons and two daugh-
ters are living.
Her sons are: Roy, st. Louis
Harold, Detroit; George, New York
City; Floyd, of Texas; L. A. DOLLY
Cleveland, and Irwin, at home. The
daughters are Mrs. c. w. Stewart,
Lima, and Mrs. Lillian ID. McCon-
naughey, a matron at the Xenia
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home.
Mrs. Woods is in excellent health
and is busy around the house every
day with her household duties.
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Crash Fatal To
Michigan Woman

Injuries received in an automobile
crash near Bluffton on the Dixie
highway at 10 a. m. last Thursday
resulted in the death of Mrs. S.
Beaver, Sc, of Detroit, Mich, last
Friday morning in Bluffton COM
munity hospital.
Mrs. Beaver suffered internal in
juries, cuts and bruises when the
large automobile her husband was
driving skidded into a telephone pole.
Beaver, who sustained cuts and
bruises, was released from the hos
pital Saturday morning and taken to
Detroit in a private car. He will re-
cover.
Authorities were told the car was
headed south on the Dixie when it
skidded to the left side of the road
and crashed into the telephone pole.
1t was badly demolished.
A gasoline truck which went into
the ditch to avoid hitting the skid
ding Michigan car was slightly
damaged, it was reported. Name of
the truck driver was not learned.
Mrs. Beaver was taken to the
Bluffton hospital by passing motor
ist, and the Diller ambulance re-
moved her husband to the same in
stitution.
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Fire Department
Aids BeaUerdanl

Responding to a call for aid, the
Bluffton fire department made run
to Beaverdam, Sunday morning at
8 o'clock to aid in extinguishing a
fire at the Cock Doodle Doc res
taurant at that place.
The fire, believed to have been
the result of defective electrical wir-
ing did small damage. A high wind,
however, greatly increased the pos
sibilities that the blaze might get
out of control of the Beaverdam de-
partment
The call for aid was received by
Mayor w. A. Howe who authorized
sending one unit of the Bluffton
equipment to Beaverdam, manned by
part of the fire fighting force. The
other unit with the remaining men,
bers of the department personnel was
kept here in event of local emerg-
ency.
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Birthday Gathering

In honor of the birthday ami
versary of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lora,
both of which occur this month, the
couple pleasantly entertained at a
four course dinner at their home in
Findlay, Sunday
Guests enjoying the occasion were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Tripplehorn
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Zehrbach of Bluffton.
Chris Lora of Cairo; Judge Neal
Lora of Lima; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Ranize of Akron.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Adams, Mr..
and Mrs Noah Corbin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Bastine, Mr.. and Mrs. Yale
Fassett, Mr.. and Mrs. John Wurtzel
all of Findlay.
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G.. A. Lehman Lima
EiSteddfOd yUdge

G. A. Lehman, formerly of Bluff
ton college, now residing in Roches-
ter, N. Y, will be one of three ad-
Indicators in the eisteddfod to be
sponsored by the Lima Choral So
ciety in Memorial hall at Lima, Feb
ruary %, it was announced the first
of the week.
Lehman who was for a number of
years director of the Bluffton college
department of music has been later
connected with the music department
of Colgate-Rochester Divinity school.
Other adiudicators for the Lima
contest are VIM. Morgan of Pitts
burgh and Thelbert Evans of Lake
wood, near Cleveland.
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WANT-ADS

Wanted-Apartment or small
house, modern. Call phone 204-W.
Wanted-Brooder house. State size
and price. Robert Amstutz, Pandora.
Wanted-Poultry and eggs at
highest market price; also have
poultry to sell retail Calvin Steiner.
third house from Electric light plant
Button phone zl2-W. II
For sale-10 varieties of good win
ter apples; also nice comb honey.
good apple butter and vinegar reas-
onably priced. E. P. Steiner fruit
farm, Il mile east of town. If
For sale-120 acres for sale or
trade on smaller farm; property on
Spring street, $1,700; acres on Elm
street, $4,000. Althaus & Collins.
Phone 189-R.
For sale-Good eating and cooking
apples, doc per bushel and up.
Augsburger Fruit farm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Masonic Delegation
Hears Ohio Master

A delegation of twenty from the
Bluffton Masonic lodge attended a
dinner and meeting of Garrett
Wykoff lodge in Lima Friday night
when Louis Blakemore, past grand
master of Ohio was the principal
speaker.
Blakemore returned last fall from
a summer tour of Europe and spoke
of present conditions as affecting the
Masonic order in the continental
Europe including the Scandinavian
countries, Germany and Italy.
He was also present at a notable
gathering in England when King
George, as master of a Masonic
lodge conferred a degree on his
younger brother the Duke of Kent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Last Rites Held
For Infant Here

Funeral services for Ronald Neu-
enschwander, three-months-old-so of
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Neuenschwan-
der of Lima were held at the Diller
funeral home here Sunday after
noon.
Officiating at the services was
Rev. E. j. Penhorwood, pastor of the
Lima South Side Church of Christ.
Interment was made in Woodland
cemetery at Beaverdam.
The child died at Lima Memorial
hospital, Friday afternoon.
The father and the mother (form-
erly Ladene Ackerman) were from
the Beaverdam and Pandora dis
tricts.
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Former Pastor Is
Going To Buffalo

Rev. A. K. Beisheim, former Bluff
ton minister, has accepted a call to
the pastorate of the Zoar Reformed
church of Buffalo, according to word
received here the first of the week.
Rev. Beisheim, pastor of the Re-
formed church at Bucyrus for the past
four years has resigned that place to
accept the Buffalo call.
He was pastor of the st. Johns
and Emanuels Reformed churches
here for eight years previous to his
present pastorate at Bucyrus.
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Lions viii Stage
Minstrel Sh0u Here

Members of the Bluffton Lions
club viii cavort behind the foot
lights in fast stepping blackface
minstrel show early this spring, it
was announced following the semi
monthly meeting of the club, Tues
day night.
The production viii be staged
early this spring, date for which has
not yet been announced. Prof. r.
A. Lantz of Bluffton college depart
ment of music will be in charge.
Proceeds will be used for civic i'm
provements sponsored by the club.
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Mesdames 7. H. Mohler, R. E.
Hughson, A. Hauenstein, George
Murray, Milt Kibler, T. G. Scheid,
D. S. Flick and julius Wise attended
ladies club meeting at the home of
Mrs. James Begg at Columbus Grove,
last Monday afternoon.
A. nj. Shifferly and wife were the
guests of the latter's parents, Rev.
and Mrs. John Todd, over Sunday.
Mr.. Shifferly entered the employ of
Carter and Carroll at Lima, Monday,
and the family will locate in that
city.
Joe Stepleton sold his residence on
Lawn avenue, Saturday, to Mrs.
Magdalena Niswander. Considera-
tion, $1,000.
Miss Helen Bowman, teacher in
the public schools, spent Thanksgiv-
ing with her parents in Lima.
Miss Trellie Seeker, who has been
with the Bluffton Telephone Co., for
over two years, resigned her position.
Mrs. H. L. Romey, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. F. G. Badertscher,
spent the latter part of last week
with her sons, S. d. and w. H.
Romey and family, at Richmond, Ind.
Albert Deppler and wife, with the
formers Sunday school class, spent
very pleasant evening at the Ger
man Reformed parsonage, Thursday.
Those present were: Mildred Mis-
wander, Bertha Amstutz, Minnie AM
stutz, Bertha Nickles, Emma Bigler,
Sarah Stager, Anna Freyman and
Cora Greding.
The College Choral society will
give a public rendition of Handel's
Messiah" on Wednesday evening,
Dec. 10.
j. d. Ewing and Jacob Hilty, for
mer Bluffton citizens, are numbered
among the members of the Carey
board of trade, recently organized.
Mrs. Florence West and son, Glenn,
of Lima, and daughter, Mrs. May
Rittenour, and husband, of Missoula,
Montana, visited at the home of
Fletch West Sunday.
The marriage of Edwin Lugibihl,
son of c. A. and Mrs. Lugibihl, to
Miss Minnie, daughter of David and
Mrs. Wenger, was solemnized Sunday
evening by Elder j. B. Baer, at his
home in Bluffton.
ROCKPORT
o. P. Marshall is in Chicago this
week seeing the fine stock.
Alvin Whistler, of Purdue univer-
sity, and Miss Mayme Boyer, of
Bluffton, spent Thanksgiving day at
Glendale farm.
z. S. Vertner, until late of Toledo,
has taken an advanced position at
Indianapolis, to which place he re-
Gently removed his family.
S. G. Reed and wife gave an en-
joyable dinner party Tuesday, honor
ing the formers sister, Miss Emma
Reed, of Ashtabula. Covers were
laid for A. H. Marshall and wife,
Robert Marshall and wife, Mrs. Mary
Marshall, Mrs. Mary Shifferly, E. P.
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Local Man Deputy
County Treasurer

Ambert Basinger of South Jack
son street has been appointed deputy
in the office of Allen County Treas
urer Byron Dershem, it was an
nounced the first of the week.
Basinger took up his duties in the
treasurer's office, Wednesday morn
ing. He will fill the position form
erly held by John Romey of Bluffton.
Romey resigned last fall to enter
the law college of Ohio State uni
versity in Columbus.
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Seventy Enrolled
For Bible Training

Enrolment in the Community
Leadership Training school which
held its second session at the high
school last Thursday night has in
creased to seventy, it was announced
following the meeting.
The third meeting will be held
this Thursday night in a two-hour
session beginning at 7:30 o'clock
Enrolment in the courses is still
open to those unable to attend the
first two meetings.
The devotional period this week
from 500 to $40 p. m. will be in
charge of Rev. C. M. Armentrout.
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Eskimo Talk viii
Be GiUen At II. s.

DR.. Clark M. CARRIER, former
superintendent of eskimo education
in Alaska, will describe life and Gus
toms in the northern area in a lec-
ture at l p. m. Friday in the Bluff
ton High school auditorium.
In two previous appearances here
this week, DR.. CARRIER spoke at Bluff
ton college and at meeting of the
Lions club.
The public is invited to the lee
ture at the high school.
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News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue OF December 6, 1906

Bowers, Miss Ida Bowers and the
honored guest.
On Thanksgiving day at the home
of the bride in Toledo, occurred the
marriage of Miss Hegi to Mr.. Sum-
ner Vertner, youngest son of the late
John Vertner. Sumner is one of the
Rockport boys who has made good in
the Toledo business world.
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Hospital Here Is
Filled To CAPACITY

Bluffton Community hospital was
filled to its rated capacity Wednes-
day morning when it was caring for
% patients, it was announced by
hospital attaches.
During the weekend, however, the
institution had 20 patients, being
seven more than its rated capacity
of % beds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
ReneIU City Dump
Ground Contract

Contract to continue the city
dump ground i'll its present location
was renewed with the Bluffton
Hatchery company by action of the
town council, Monday night for a
three year term. The dump located
near the Nickel Plate railroad right
of way is part of an abandoned
quarry on land owned by the hatch
cry.
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Son Of Former
Resident Weds

Harold Huber, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Huber of Ada, former
Bluffton residents, was married to
Miss Pauline Cant, in a ceremony
at the Methodist church in Ada,
Sunday morning.
Rev. G. M. Wilson, the pastor, of
fciated using the single ring cere-
mony. Attendants were Miss Lu-
ellie Cant, sister of the bride and
Evan Huber, brother of the bride
groom.
Following the ceremony the couple
left for Miami, Florida, to spend
several weeks with Mrs. Dulcie Cant,
mother of the bride. On their re-
turn they will reside in Ada where
the bridegroom is associated with his
father in business.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18

The Queen Mary carries two sets
of trumpet-shaped sirens. When
full blast of steam is turned into
these powerful sirens. their deep,
soft, far-carrying tone can be heard
ten miles away. The tone is two
octaves below middle A, the deepest
bass voice ever to rumble over the
seas. After a committee of acous.
tic experts had carried out numer-
Gus tests. the note of A was found
to be ideal for nerve comfort.
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TO LIVE IN FINDLAY

Miss Velma Higbie, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Higbie of near
Rawson, formerly residing near
and Clinton Feller of Find
lay were married recently. The
couple will reside in Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18

" FNe1I1Nte1O9 4'1VI IIIIIb
Hogs-l60 to 200, S5.40; 200 to
240, $5.25; roughs, s3.75; stags, $2.75.
Calves, $11.75; lambs, $3.50.
Grain (bushel prices s)-Wheat, 96c;
corn, SIC; oats, 38c; soys, 81.
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WEDDING ANNOUNCED

Announcement has been made of
the recent wedding of Albert Staley,
residing south of Bluffton to Miss
Treva Curl of McGuffey.
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| st. Johns Ladies Aid

st. Johns Ladies Aid
The Ladies Aid society of st.
Johns Reformed church held their
monthly meeting Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. VIM. Stettler, the occasion
being her birthday anniversary.
Following the program social
hour was enjoyed followed by dainty
refreshments.
Enjoying the afternoon were: Mrs.
L. T. Greding, Mrs. Henry Balmer,
Mrs. Noah Matter, Mrs. Joseph Gro
man, Mrs. HI. C. Stettler, Mrs. Guy
Scoles, Mrs. Waldo Huber, Miss
Matilda Mueller, Mrs. S. H. Steple-
ton, Miss Louise Schaublin, Mrs.
Richard Habegger and daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Settler and Mrs. A. c.
Neuenschwander.
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garet Basinger and Beverly Biery;
Birthdays, Mrs. w. Z. Diller;
Poems of Childhood, Mrs. Robert
Benroth; play Faith Without
Works, Mrs. Sidney Hauenstein,
Mrs. Chas. Armentrout, Mrs. r. L.
Triplett, Mrs. w. E. Diller and Mrs.
Edgar Hauenstein.
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Campfire Meeting
The Bluffton Campfire girls met
in the Grade building Wednesday
afternoon with eleven present. Dis
cussion of candidates to take the
first rank, that of trail seeker, was
the topic of the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18

Our Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Travel Class

Travel Class
The Travel class met at the home
of Mrs. c. A. Biery, Wednesday
afternoon. Numbers on the program
We're: Religious Music, Mrs. II. B.
Adams; Religion in the Home,
Mrs. Chas. Armentrout. Mrs. B. F.
Biery was assistant hostess.
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Poinsettia Club

Poinsettia Club
Mrs. Arthur Amstutz will enter
tain members of the Poinsettia club
at her home, Thursday night. The
evenings program will be devoted to
the book review by Mrs. Clayton
Murray.
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Legion Auxiliary

Legion AuXIfIary
The American Legion Auxiliary
will sponsor a benefit card party on
Wednesday night, Jan. "a at the
Legion hall at o'clock. The public
is invited. Refreshments will- be
served.
Regular meeting of the Auxiliary
will be held next Tuesday night al
s o'clock in the Legion hall.
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Earth's Speed

EdIbu 0U6GU
The earth moves around the sun
at a speed of 20 miles a second.
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Alice Freeman Club

Alice Freeman Club
Members of the Alice Freeman
club will entertain husbands and
guests in a meeting at the high
school cafeteria this Wednesday
night. Principal feature of the even
ing's program will be a play directed
by p. w. Stauffer of the high school
dramatic department. Hostesses will
be Mrs. Gerhard Buhler, Mrs. II. T..
Unruh, Mrs. Catherine Badertscher,
Mrs. Geo. Miller and Mrs. A. J. b..
Longsdorf.
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Jitsu Tau Club

Jitsu Tau Club
The Jitsu Tau club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Carl Hauenstein
in Lima, Thursday night.
Altar & Rosary Society
A benefit card party will be given
by the Altar and Rosary society of
st. Marys Catholic church on Thurs
day night, Jan. 25 in the church
basement. The public is invited.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments consists of Mrs. A. Herman,
Mrs. David Fisher, Mrs. ]. Gerde-
man, Jr.; Mrs. H. Schmidt and Mrs.
L. Foltz.
The society has elected the follow
ing officers for the coming year:
Pres, Mrs. Harry Turner; vice pres,
Mrs. Ed Reagan; sec.-treas., Mrs.
Chas. Hankish.
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SOCIETIES
and CLUBS

Coming Wedding
Announcement has been made of
the coming wedding of Miss Bettye
Amstutz, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Amstutz of Beaverdam, for
merly of Bluffton, to Willis Arnold,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Arnold of
Cairo. The wedding will take place
the last of this week.
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City Federation

City Federation
Clubs of the Bluffton City Fedora
tion will be entertained by the Alice
Freeman club in the high school
cafeteria next Tuesday night at 8
o'clock. All members are urged to
attend
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Century Circle

Century Circle
Mrs. A. C. Burcky was hostess to
the Century circle, Wednesday after
noon. The following program was
arranged: "The Good Society, Mrs.
Clyde Warren; "If We Don't Have
War;, Mrs. Eliza Fett. Mrs. w. A.
Howe was assistant hostess.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18

Members of the Gertrude Hoy
Missionary Circle of the Evangelical
and Reformed church held their
January meeting on Jan. s at the
home of Mrs. Robert Balmer.
Mrs. Gene Zuber was leader of
the meeting which was based on the
play, "Alive With Meaning. This
play was presented by Marilla Burns
and Thelma Basinger. A special
musical number was sung by mrs.
Ross Irwin and Meredith Stepleton.
Mrs. Guy Scoles reviewed chapters
V and VI of the study book, Home
land Harvest.
Guests present were: Mrs. Wayne
Lugibihl and Mrs. Dale Davidson.
The next meeting to be held Feb.
5 at the home of Mrs. Leon Hauen-
stein will be Guest Night. Mrs.
Ralph Stearns will be guest speaker.
AMIGO Club
The AMIGO club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Alice Wentz, Friday
night. The meeting will open at
7:30 o'clock with a pot luck supper
after which bunco will be played.
Presbyterian Social Club
Annual birthday party of the Pres
byterian Social club was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Triplett,
Tuesday night. After q covered
dish dinner the following program
was given: Xylophone selections,
Barbara Jean Triplett; devotionals,
Mrs. c. A. Biery; instrumental trio,
Barbara Jean Triplett, Mary Mar