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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08

Mrs. M. M. Bogart of South Main
street received a broken bone in the
right wrist as the result of a fall
on an ice covered sidewalk last Wed.
nesday night.
Mrs. John Kohler is seriously il
at her home on South Lawn avenue
Mrs. Dwfght Diner who tnderwen
a major operation at st. Rita's hos
pital in Lima ten days ago is i'm
proving.
Miss Berda Gratz underwent ar
operation for appendicitis at Blufftor
hospital, Tuesday night. Her condi-
tion was reported satisfactory Wed.
nesday morning.
Mrs. Martha Radebaugh continues
critically i'll at her home south OF
Bluffton.
Mrs. Noah Augsburger who has
been ill at the home of her son, H
E. Augsburger of North Lawn ave-
nue. is improving.
Miss Gertrude Hilty who has been
a patient at the Bluffton hospital for
several months is improving.
Kenneth Hilty who sustained leg
injuries in an automobile-motorcycle
collision east of Bluffton last sum-
mer expects to enter the hospital
here for treatments.
Mrs. Mary Folet who has been a
patient at Bluffton hospital has re.
turned to her home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Funeral Services
For Henry Matter

Funeral services for Henry Mat
ter, SO, prominent Richland town
ship farmer, were held at st. Johns
Reformed church, Wednesday after
noon with his pastor, Rev. Emil Bur
richter officiating. Interment was in
Maple Grove cemetery.
Mr.. Matter died in Bluffton Com
munity hospital Monday evening
from streptococcus infection fol-
lowing ten days. illness.
\ The son of the late Christian and
Regina (Stauffer) Matter, he was
born January 2, 1881, two miles
south of Bluffton on the farm which
was his home all his life.
He was native of Richland town.
ship and widely known here. Fol
eighteen years he was secretary o.
the Richland Township Farmers Mu
tual insurance association from
which position he retired two years
ago. He was a member of the st
Johns Reformed church.
On February IL, 1905, he wa
married to Mary Waltz who survives
together with foster-daughter, Mrs
Helen Reynolds of Marion. Also sur
viving are two sisters Mrs. Ann;
| Groman of Bluffton and Mrs. Gideol
Oberly of Lafayette and a brothe
Peter Matter, of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Traffic Hazardous to Motorists
And Pedestrians WedneS-
day Morning
Richland Township Snow Pl0w,
Bought in 1896 Gets First
Workouts

Falling temperatures early We'd
nesday transformed Buttons streets
and highways from a sea of slush
to glare of ice making traffic haz-
ardous for motorists and pedestrians
alike.
The slush Tuesday which followed
rain and snow was the worst of the
winter.
Residents of Bluffton have had
plenty of exercise in attempting to
keep walks clear of snow and ice.
Streets have been treacherous at
times, but on the whole state high
way workers and city employees have
kept the thorofares safe for motor
lists.
This winters heavy snow has CIV
en- the township plenty of opportun-
ity to use the snow plow, bought in
1886 after officials found the equip
ment of that time unable to cope
with drifted roads.
USE Snow PLow
Purchase of the plow was in the
fall of 1886, but the winters of 1887,
1888 and 1889 offered no occasion
for it's use.
This years snowfalls, however,
have justified purchase of the equip
ment, and altho the township is re-
sponsible for keeping almost so miles
of roads clear the plow has proved
capable of the assignment.
In use the plow is fastened to the
front of the township truck. Case
line for the truck is furnished by
Richland township, but Allen county
commissioners pay the salary of the
operator, Bert Balmer.
Altho snow this week marked 6
continuation of a true winter set.
ting, the sub-zero cold wave of Jan
uary appears to have definitely abat
ed. Temperatures in more than 9
week have been no lower than sever
above zero, last Fridays recording
and the weather since Saturday hal
been considerably milder.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Golf CLUB Names
Officers For Year

Organization of the Bluffton Golf
club, which plans to obtain nine
hole course for the Bluffton Com
munity this year, was effected Mon
day night at meeting in the high
school.
Ralph A. Patterson was named
president of the club, with Z. G.
Romey serving as secretary-treas-
urer.
Members of the executive COM
mittee are DR.. B. w. Travis, chair
man; Russell A. Lantz and DR.. Evan
Basinger. On the membership COM
mittee are: r. L. Triplett, chair
man; Harry Bogart, VIM. Edwards,
Edgar Chamberlain and Don Pat
terson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
e.. ID. Steiner To Be
Speaker At p. T. A.

Gas A Man Thinks" will be the
subject of C. d. Steiner of Pandora
who will address the February meet
ing of the Bluffton Parent Teacher
association at the high school next
Tuesday night at s o'clock. The
public is invited to hear him.
Mr.. Steiner, educator, writer and
practical farmer, is well known here
and is in demand as public speak
er.
Formerly operating an alfalfa
ranch in Idaho, he now has an 80
acre farm near Pandora and a poul-
try plant for 1900 White Leghorn
layers. Besides this he was in
strumentaI in the development of the
Pandora Cooperative Egg association
doing a business of 100000 an
nually.
He has also been frequent con-
tributor to farm papers and maga-
zines as we'll as the farm page of
daily newspapers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
FIREWORKS BAN
UP TO COUNCIL
Ordinance Prohibiting Noise.
making Devices Placed on
First Reading
Sparklers not Included; May
Ask Action from Richland
And Orange Twps.

Cooperation of Richland and Orange
townships may be sought in Buttons
movement for a noiseless Fouth of
July observance this year. At the
meeting of the Bluffton town council
Monday night when the anti-firecrack-
er ordinance was placed on it's first
reading, council members discussed
the possibility of frecrackers being
sold Just outside the corporation linn
it's.
To check such a move it was sug-
gested that the trustees of the two
townships be approached with pro-
posal that they enact ordinances SIM
liar to the one now under considera-
ton by the council here.
Under the present arrangement, il
was pointed out there would be moth
ing to prevent the unrestricted sale
and shooting of firecrackers just out
side the corporation boundary line.
Forecast Passage of Ordinance
Although the anti-firecracker ordi,
nance reached only the preliminary
stage at Monday nights meeting wher
It was placed in its first reading, there
is every indication that the counci
will enact the ordinance unless strong
public sentiment should develop
against the measure which apparently
is not likely.
The statutes require that any pro-
posed ordinance be read before the
town council three times, either al
one meeting or three separate meet
ings. The council adopted the latter
course for the anti-firecracker meas
ure and according to regular proceed
ure it will be up for vote on it's adop'
tion early next month. -
Noise-making Devices Barred
The ordinance will prohibit the sale
and use of noise-making devices which
include besides frecrackers, roman
candles, rockets, bombs, balloons
wheels, blank cartridges, torpedoes
conclusion canes and cap pistols.
Sparklers, colored fires, and non
explosive novelties are not banned BY
the ordinance. Also the mayor may
! at his discretion, issue a permit fol
| the use of fireworks at public gath
ering or exhibition.
Violations of the ordinance will
subject the prepetrator to fine O.
from $25 to $100.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Joint Orchestra
Concert On Feb. Is

Bluffton and Fostoria High school
orchestras, an instrumental aggrega-
ton of more than 100 pieces, will
present a joint concert Sunday after
noon, Feb. Is, in the Bluffton High
gymnasium.
Presentation of the concert by the
consolidated orchestras will repre-
sent an innovation in public school
musical circles, and will join to-
gether two of the best high school
musical organizations in this area
Sidney Hauenstein and Earl Smith
instructors in instrumental music al
the two schools, will share the con,
ductor's wand. h.. s.s,7,,,so.
On Feb. 25, week after the con
cert here, the same group will play
at Fostorla- afrYaY 7YM hg ruda
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Couple Celebrate
Golden Wedding

More than 200 relatives and
friends called at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Badertscher, of South
Lawn avenue, Sunday afternoon and
evening on the occasion of their
Golden Wedding anniversary.
Observance of the Golden wedding
anniversary was marked with a
family dinner at the noon hour.
Thirty-fve were seated at the table,
including members OF. the immediate
family, together with their pastor
Rev. Emil Burrichter of Emanuers
Reformed church and Mrs. Burrich-
ter and family of this place and Mr..
and Mrs. Seabold of Bluffton, Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Badertscher are
lifelong residents of this vicinity
For many years they resided on a
farm near Bluffton from which they
recently moved to town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
In New Home

Norman Triplett and family are
occupying their newly completed
home on Grove street, moving from
the ROLAND Stratton apartments on
South Main street the latter part of
last week.
The Stratton apartments vacated
by the Triplett family will be oc-
cupied by Coach and Mrs. Dwight
Diller. Mrs. Diller is convalescing
in st. Rita's hospital, Lima, follow
ing a major operation ten days; ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Leaves For DenUer
To Attend School

Marjorie Moser, thirteen-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Moser, missionaries in Brazil, South
America, who stopped here during
the past week is now in Denver,
Colorado, where she has entered high
school.
The girl, together with her sister
Ruth, aged eighteen arrived in New
York city last month after an ocean
voyage from Brazil. IA 81 9 aat
Ruth has entered Bluffton high
school and is making her home with
her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ezra Moser. Marjorie, while attend
ing school in Denver will reside with
another uncle and aunt, DR.. and
Mrs. Cal Stuckey. Mrs. Stuckey
formerly Miss Marie Lahr, is a sis
ter of Mrs. Homer Moser.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
BIBLE LECTURE
WEEK TO OPEN
Annual Series Will Continue
From Sunday Thru Friday
OF This Week
DIR. Calvert Ellis, Noted Biblical
Authority, to Appear Under
Colleges Auspices

Opening Bluffton colleges annual
series of Bible Lectures, DR.. Calvert
N. Ellis, professor of Biblical litera-
ture at Juniata college, Huntingdon,
Pa, will make three lecture appear
ances here next Sunday.
Meetings will be held from Sunday
thru Friday in presentation of the Sc
ries which in past years has brought
to Bluffton some of the outstanding
Biblical authorities of the country.
Lectures will be given twice daily,
with the exception of Sunday when
an afternoon talk by DR.. Ellis also is
scheduled.
Two Lectures Daily
Each morning, beginning Monday,
the visiting lecturer will give address
es in the college chapel at 10 a. m.
Evening lectures will be in the First
Mennonite church at 7:30 p. m.
DR.. Ellis is a well known lecturer
and Christian leader. He has taken
work at Princeton Theological semin-
airy, Yale university and the Univer-
sity of Zurich.
In 1880 DR.. Ellis had the privilege
of studying with Karl Barth, celebrat-
ed German theological leader.
In connection with Bible Lecture
week, the annual Mennonite Ministers
conference will be held on the Bluffton
campus, Wednesday and Thursday,
Rev. Alva ]. McLain, president of
Grace Theological seminary, at Win
ona Lake, Ind, will speak to those at
| tending.
| Subjects Listed
Subjects for the Bible lectures to
be presented by DR.. Ellis are as fol-
lows:
Sunday, February III
1000 a. m.-The Search for Security
800 p. ma Sensitive Spirit
7:30 p. m.-The Prophetic Vision
Monday, February IL
1000 a. m.-The Purpose of College
7:30 p. m.-The Biblical Church
Tuesday, February 13
1000 a. m.--One Who Knows
|. 7:30 p. m.--The Church Yesterday
Wednesday, February Ia
1000 a. m.-One Who Grows
7:30 p. m.-The Church Today
Thursday, February Is
1000 a. m.-One Who Shares
7:30 p. m.-The Church Tomorrow
Friday, February 16
1000 a. m.-One Who Triumphs
7:30 D. m.-The Lord of Life
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Painter and
family who occupy the Faze farm
near Rockport expect to move this
spring to the D. S. Early farm near
Beaverdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hickman and
family will move from the I. R.
Harris farm north of Bluffton to
Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bixel and
family residing west of Bluffton have
left for Texas for the benefit of Mr..
Bixei's health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Amstutz and
daughters will move from the Amos
Thut farm to the Henry Diller heirs
farm the first of next month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Local Troop Completes First
Year with Successful Record
Of Progress
Interest Indicates Second Troop
Will be Organized Here
In Near Future

National observance of Boy Scout
Week from Feb. s to Id finds one
Bluffton troop ending a highly sue
cessful first year of activity and
sentiment indicating early organiza-
tion of a second troop for local boys.
Buttons present troop No. 56 has
just made application for its second
years charter after completion of a
program that has already made it
one of the most progressive troops
in the Shawnee area.
Interest manifested in the move
ment locally indicates early organi-
zation of a second troop, and a
group of men representing business
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08

trio power line construction project
writes from Dallas, Texas:
"Cold weather is past here. Days
are sunny and temperature up to
Sc degrees"
c. c. Amstutz, former Bluffton
resident, now living at Leesburg,
Florida, writes:
average temperature of the past
month was the coolest January in
Florida for sixty-four years. The
lowest reading in this vicinity was
twenty-four degrees. Much of the
orange crop is frozen but growers
believe the trees can be saved"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Success Of Scout Movement Here
May Bring Formation OF Second Troop
900 Pound Hog
Butchered Here
Believed Record

WHAT is believed TO be the
W largest hog butchered this
winter is 900 pound porker be-
longing to Homer Zimmerly liv-
ing three miles north of Bluffton
on the College road.
The hog, a 2-year old Poland
China, was so large that the
equipment of Peter Schnegg, who
does custom butchering, was
barely adequate to take care of
the huge carcass. The hog, it is
said, was not unusually fat and
could easily have been made to
weigh over half a ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
WEATHER COMMENTS


DR.. and Mrs. J. E. Hartzler ar
rived in Hartford, Conn.,, the latter
part of last week, where DR.. Hartz-
Ter is lecturer at Hartford Theo-
logical seminary.
Of their motor trip to that place
from Goshen, Indiana, Mrs. Hartz-
ler writes:
"I never saw so much snow as
there was in New York state be-
tween Freedonia and Cazenovia. The
roads, however, were cleared. Here
at Hartford one sees only little
patches of snow here and there"
Chas. F. Miller who has been ir
the south since last fall on an cleo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Family Night At M.
E.. Church Thursday

Men of the Methodist congregation
will serve a potluck supper at
Church Family night to be observed
Thursday night at $50. Following
the supper program has been ar
ranged including a duet by Dwight
and Eugene Weed, other special mu.
sic and a pageant of India by the
family of Rev. John Thiessen, re.
turned missionaries from India.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Visits MennOnites
In South America

7 DR.! Henry A. Fast, field secretary
of the General Conference of Men
ronites who recently returned from
a trip to South America will give
an illustrated lecture at the First
Mennonite church, Friday night at
7:30 o'clock, it is announced by the
pastor, Rev. HI. T. Unruh.
DR.. Fast spent last fall visiting
Mennonite settlements in South
America, principally in Paraguay,
Uruguay and Argentine and will
show pictures of their life and work,
in connection with his address here.
The public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
World Day Of Prayer
Meeting Here Friday

Church women of Bluffton and
vicinity will observe the World Day
of Prayer Friday afternoon at the
Methodist church at 2:30 o'clock.
Each year the first Friday in Lent
is marked by this union prayer
service held throughout the world.
Members of \ the cooperating
churches will have part in the
program which is being prepared by
women leaders of the different mis-
sionary societies sponsoring the
meeting. Mrs. Edith Mann, presi-
dent of the Methodist women's So
ciety will be in charge of the meet
ing. Women of all churches are
urged to attend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
ydnabOree Here
Wednesday Night

The Boone County Jamboree, a
headline attraction familiar to all
radio listeners, will be staged by the
original cast in person at the high
school gymnasium this Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock. The attraction
is being brought here under auspices
of the Bluffton Legion post.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
BdlInagdrtner Is
Cemetery Clerk

A. L. Baumgartner, clerk of the
Maple Grove cemetery board, was re-
appointed to that position Monday
night at the meeting of the town
council.
The appointment, recommended by
the board of cemetery trustees, was
made by Mayor w. A. Howe and
approved by the council. Baumgart-
ner's term will be for two years at
salary of $50 annually. He was
also reappointed custodian of the
cemetery at monthly salary of $40.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Roger Hauenstein
To Teach At York

Roger Hauenstein, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Hauenstein, of South
Jackson street, has accepted a posi-
ton as instructor of music in York
Centralized High school of Van
Vert county.
Hauenstein, is. d. graduate Of the
Bluffton college department Of mu-
sic. He will succeed Miss Betty
Burk who left York to take posi-
tion in the Louisville, KY, school
system.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
Cold Weather Turns Slush OF
Streets Here To Glare Of Ice
Gay Cricket Chirps
In Cellar Despite
Cold Wave Outside

IT'S gay cricket that is spend
ing the winter in the basement
of 0swin Luginbuhrs residence
on South Jackson street. Shy at
first, the cricket has grown ac-
customed to its winter home and
now chirps forth a daily concert
mindful of the snow and cold
weather outside.
There's just one thing lacking,
says the Luginbuhl family-the
cricket should have a name-as
yet it is nameless.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08

and community leaders are now
working toward that end.
In one year of activity, Troop So
already has three first-class scouts
and seven of second-class ranking.
Members of the troop include Nor
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08
STRONG FORAGE
CROPS MARKET
Corn Reckoned Worth More i'm
Crib Than ION Hoof' in
Present Market
Hay and Soys Market is Strong /;
Straw Commands Scarcity
Prices

With weak cattle and hog markets
on one hand and rising prices for
forage crops on the other, farmers in
the Bluffton district engaged in live
stock feeding projects this winter are
facing a difficult situation.
Notwithstanding one of the largest
yields of forage crops in recent years
harvested here last summer feed
prices which started rising the lat
ter part of the year have gone, in
some instances, to fantastic heights.
Official agriculture department re-
ports last week disclosed that a
government squeeze" on corn has
forced prices up to point where it
! is Improbable for farmers to feed
the grain to livestock for market.
Worth More In Crib
During the past twelve months
corn prices have advanced approx
mately twenty per cent while hog
prices declined thirty per cent and
corn is now reckoned as worth more
in the crib than ION the hoof''.
Likewise the soy bean crop which
is generally estimated would bring
so cents on the market is quoted at
nearly double that figure.
The hay market has been strong
for the past month with prices firm,
Alfalfa hay in the NOW, second and
third cuttings, was sold in the Bluff
ton district during the past week al
$14 a ton. Bids of 5000 for clover
and $3.50 for mixed and timothy hay
were reported. One dealer here
however, quoted the market price Of
red clover at So ton with timothy
a shade lower.
No Straw
| Straw has been practically off thu
market since late last fall except a
scarcity prices. The shortage o
straw supply is attributed largely t.
an increasing industrial demand fo
the product from paper box manu-
lfacturers together with an increasin,
practice of harvesting by the "com
j binen method.
The present high pfice levels ha
resulted in many old straw stacks o.
farms formerly believed of nomina
value being sold at gratifying fig
ures. Likewise it is reported tina
one farmer in Auglaize county las
week sold a quantity of hay tina
had lain in his NOW for fifty years
| Commodity Credit Corporatio
loans were said to have created a
artificial corn scarcity instruments
| in forcing prices upward despite a
alltime record supply.
Ship Supplies East
High price levels for forage crop
is attributed largely to the fact tha
although the yield here last yea
was above average, this situation wa
not prevalent IN other parts or Tn
country. A large part of the GRO
sold by farmers here is shipped
eastern markets.
The livestock and feed ratio pric
levels at present are the reverse c
what has been prevalent for nun
Der of years. How long this situs
tion will continue is problematica
However sagging cattle market
in prospect for the first half of til
current year, it is indicated by til
Ohio Cooperative Crop Reportin
service. AS for hogs, the pork seal
| city of the last five years has passe
: into history, according to the Inst
tute of American Meat Packers.