The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-01
Settlement

A member of a class of 141 stu
dents, Amstutz has completed the
General Course (Home Missions) in
the Institute. He is looking forward
to service in the rural districts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Geiger and
daughter, Lucille and Ruth and Heni-
erta Schneck spent last Sunday at
Constantine, Mich, where the Geiger
sisters and Miss Schneck furnished
special music at the church services
where Kenneth Geiger is serving as
pastor. Mr.. Geiger's work is among
the Mennonite Brethren churches of
that locality.
Miss June Geiger had spent the
above mention home and returned to
her home with the other members of
the family.
Miss Eunice Burkholder, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Burkholder be-
came the bride of Harold Humphreys
| of Indiana, last Sunday.
The sudden death of Mrs. Daniel
Bucher came as a shock to the FAM
| lily and the whole community last
Tuesday. The funeral was held at
the Ebenezer church on Saturday af-
ternoon. The deeply bereaved fam
lily have the sympathy of the COM
munity.
Mrs. jeremiah Basinger who has
not been we'll for more than twelve
/ years passed away on Sunday. Funer-
| al services were conducted from the
st. John church on Tuesday after
noon. Services were in charge of
Rev. Paul E. Whitmer, pastor of the
Grace church in the absence of Rev.
D. J. Unruh, who is spending several
weeks in the west.
Rev. and Mrs. Aaron Roth and
family of Detroit, Mich, spent several
days in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
J. Schumacher and daughter, Gladys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Schneck and
family were visitors in Berne last
Sunday.
Noah Hochstettler is at present en-
larging the kitchen of their home.
Mobby, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Wenger of Lancaster, Ohio, had the
misfortune of fracturing his leg re-
Gently. He was spending an outing
with a group of boys when it occur
red.
I Mary Ellen Gerber has returned to
her home after taking a short course
in Moody Bible Institute during the
summer months.
Mrs. Oliver Steiner and sisters
Grace and Susan Steiner left for
Chicago on Saturday for several days
visit with Oliver who is taking furth-
er work in music there.
The warmest weather of the season
is being experienced this week. A
refreshing rain last Saturday after
noon was very much appreciated.
Otis Burkholder in company with 9
dairy cattle buyer purchased some
dairy cows in this locality this. week
Choice dairy cows are bringing gooe
prices.
| Daniel Cook is spending severa
days in New York City, this week.
| C. C. Wehrly has recently purchas
ed new Dodge sedan of Lenis Stein
; er.
Leotus Sutter is assisting Waite
Geiger with his stock hauling.
A few of the potato growers ar
beginning to harvest their crop
Yields are not expected to equal thos
of previous years.
Ruth Amstutz returned home tn
middle of the week after spendin,
several weeks with friends in Hin
ois.
Harold Schumacher is doing custom
work with his combine outfit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Gratz and thei
two sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Osca
Lora are expecting to leave next Fri
day to spend week or ten days tour
ing our eastern states and also par
of Canada.
/, / Mrs. Rhoda (Lugibill) Hinkey VIII,
was missionary in China for thirt,
, three years is spending some tim
visiting her relatives and friends il
this vicinity.
We are informed that Ray Triplet
of Bluffton has bought the Davi'
: Lugibill farm of 80 acres. Morri
Niswander will occupy the place, it i
reported.
Friends here will be interested t
!. learn that Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt Rey
nolds are moving this week from Wat
seka, H., to Findlay where he will b
employed at the plant of the Findla,
Traction Ditcher company. Mrs
a Reynolds will be remembered as tn
former Grace Augsburger, daughte
i of Walter Augsburger.
Mrs. Sarah (Bucher) Olson of Guy
{ mon, Oklahoma, who visited the pas
] month with relatives returned to he
home week before last.
Miss Odula Amstutz of near Col
: umbus Grove, who had an operation
for goitre at the Memorial hospita
at Lima, is convalescing at her home
!. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Roethlisberge
and Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Meyer at
tended reunion at Bene, Ind, o.