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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-08
Pleasant Hill

Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Younkman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips
called Sunday afternoon at the Will
Hall home.
Sunday afternoon callers at the
Norval Scoles home were: Doow
Scoles, Sam Barnes and son Gordon.
Mrs. Howard Smith and son called
Saturday afternoon and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hess and family were
! Sunday visitors of Mrs. Lily Fett
and Nellie Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin Hauenstein
and son and Miss Betty Hauenstein
called Monday evening, and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Huber and son called
Sunday evening at the Dennis Brauen
| home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Long and
children were Sunday dinner guests
and Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Herr called
Sunday evening on Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Zimmerman and daughters and
Mr.. H. P. Zimmerman.
The Farm Women's Improvement
club held their annual Mother
Daughter banquet last Saturday eve
ming at the Beaverdam high school
building. Mrs. Kirk of Lima was
the guest speaker.
Wayne Zimmerman and daughter
called Saturday morning at the H. P.
Zimmerman home.
Monday evening callers at the
| Leonard Gratz home were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Bowers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Fett and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Jennings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Watt called
Sunday evening and Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Fleming called Tuesday evening
| at the Willard Jennings home.
Mrs. Josephine Wollett of Lima
was week end guest in the Cora
Huber home
Mr.. and Mrs. Joy Huber and
| daughter and Mrs. Cora Huber called
at the Dave Holman home near La
fayette, and the Emmitt Dtzler home
at Westminster, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing Hatton and
| daughter and Miss Irma Bromley OF
Marion, Ind, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Huber and
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hatton and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Huber and
son and Miss Bromley called at the
Cloyce Hauenstein home, Sunday
morning.
The Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid so.
ciety will meet this Thursday after.
noon with Mrs. Russell Huber.
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Gasoline Price Up
Another Halt Cent

Gasoline prices in the Bluffton
are took another half-cent jump
Tuesday, the second increase in
month, bringing the price for stand
ard grade motor fuel to 1612 cents
gallon.
For many months gasoline prices
have been below normal, district dis
tributors announced, principally be-
cause of the loss of European mark
cts. Prices for the first quarter of
this year are said to have remained
the lowest since gasoline became a
major product in the oil industry.
Predictions from some quarters in
dicate that the time may not be far
away when gasoline will sell at 20
cents a gallon, the first time in
many years that prices have risen
that high.
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Birthday Dinner

In honor of the eighteenth birth
day anniversary of their daughter,
Miss Treva Harris, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Harris entertained the follow
ing at dinner, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Deppler and
family, Eli Hostettler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Hochstettler, Mrs. Linda Fett,
Lois Harris, Dwight Stotts, Lima
Raymond Crawford, Mt. Cory; Mer-
ritt Gehrisch, Miss Wava Stotts, N.
w. Hochettler, Miss Lorena Hoch-
stettler and Miss Marie Imbach.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-08
Ruling Head of England Re-
quested that Diners Drink
Toast to Mothers
Most of Country's Presidents
Have Been Devoted to
Their Mothers

Breaking their glasses after drink
ing toast to the Queen was the
traditional practice of the English
subjects in attendance at the royal
banquets. The idea of this was that
tumblers when shattered could not
be put to less worthy purpose.
History records, however, that on
a state occasion in the reign of
Queen Victoria held early in the
month of May the Queen arose as the
toast was about to start and request
ed that the diners refrain from
breaking their glasses.
"After you have finished toasting
me-" she said, II want you to drink
toast to the mothers of our ma
ton"
In all likelihood that incident was
the origin of Mothers Day, which
Bluffton, Sunday morning will join
with the rest of the country in pay
| ing tribute to that which poets,
song writer's and artists with just
cause have termed the greatest word
in our language-MOTHER.
Most of the presidents of the
United States have been men who
have been singularly devoted to their
mothers. A story is told of George
4 Il arrkCY rIo h..4 lnG Of
was going to sea. When the cart
came to the door for his trunk his
mother cried and said George, your
father is dead and | cannot have
| you go away" In obedience to his
mother he changed his plans and
later became general in the army
and president of the United States.
John Quincy Adams until the day
of his death repeated the little pray
er his mother had taught him, "Now
l lay me down to sleep, | pray the
Lord my soul to keep" Lincoln
said, "All am owe to my mother
| Garfield kissed the brow of his moth
er on the day of his inauguration
and said, Mother, you have brought
this to me-"
General Grants mother went into
a room, at a certain time each day
during the war and prayed for her
son, Ulysses, and he wrote to his
mother from the field every week
during the campaign. Grover Cleve-
land always expressed his debt OF
gratitude for his Christian parents
1t is true that great men tht
| world over have given testimony o.
their devotion to ther mothers. Bui
at the same time the world has al
ways seen mothers, loving and loya
to the end, stand by their sons ever
if they were about to die on the
gallows. Mothers have mortgagee
homes and faced poverty to provide
funds for a son or daughter in dang
er of losing health or home.
Only mother can tell of hel
hopes, of her ambitions, of hel
dreams, of her worries and cares fol
that son or daughter. And char
acteristically, mothers do not tell
They stand silently by hoping anc
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-08
Geiger's Appointment
Confirmed By Council

Wilford o. Geiger, Bluffton High
school instructor, was appointed to
fill the office of corporation clerk at
the town council meeting Monday
night.
Geiger will take over the clerks
duties when James West, present
clerk, leaves for military service. He
was slated for the post two weeks
ago, the council indicated, when it
became apparent that Carold Steiner,
who was named to the place, had
left town for a position in Dayton.
Official action was not taken, how
ever, until Steiner formally presented
his resignation to the council Monday
night.
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Mothers Day Originated During Reign
Of Queen Victoria At Royal Banquet

praying.
For several score years now, a
custom said to have originated in
Ohio, has been in vogue. The wear
ing of carnations. The sending of
flowers and candy. A letter or tel
egram. Flowers on the graves of
mothers who have gone to their just
reward. Prayers at church services
on Mothers Day.
These tributes seem meagre in pro-
portion to the services and sacrifices
made by mother. But they never
theless are appreciated and help
mothers to feel that they have been
rewarded at least partially for their
years of concern.
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High School Ranks
High At B. G. Meet

Entering the scholarship contest
of the second division, Bluffton High
school was given high ranking at
the district-state meet at Bowling
Green state university Saturday.
The second division includes schools
of 400 enrolment or less of the ex-
empted village classification. There
were also first and third divisions
for larger and smaller schools.
Placing for Bluffton were:
Chemistry, Kenneth Geiger, L;
Richard Berky, 10; World History,
Roberta Wenger, 10, French |, Neil
Neuenschwander, 8, and Carol Bame,
8; Typewriting, Betty Holtkamp, 8.
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furlough from the Belgian Congo.
You are cordially invited.
EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED
CHURCHES

Emil Burrichter, Pastor
EmmanuePs:
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Public worship at 10:45 a. m.
The G. M. G. will meet on Thurs
day evening of this week with Mrs.
Alice Mae Boutwell,.
The Choir viii practice Saturday
at 500 p. m.
Consistory meeting Monday at
500 p. m.
st. Johns:
Public worship at 9:15 a. m.
Sunday school at 10:30 a. m.
Junior C. f. at $50 p. m.
Choir Thursday evening at 1880.
Consistory meeting Thursday after
Choir.
The CHINO. meets at the church
Monday evening fora mother-daugh-
ter meeting.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

Sunday services at 10:30 a. aI1.,
subject: adam and Fallen Man.
Testimonial meeting at 7:30 We'd
nesday evening.
The reading room at the church
is open every Wednesday from 200
to 400 p. m. The public is invited
to all services and to visit the read
ing room.
This society is a branch of the
Mother Church, the First Church of
Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass.
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EBENEZER MENNONITE CHURCH
A. c. Schultz, Pastor
Thursday
500 p. m. Prayer service and teach
er's meeting.
$3.50 p. m. Choir rehearsal.
Sunday
9:30 a. m. Sunday school.
1890 a. m. Morning worship. Ser
mon topic-"Christianity and Wom-
an"
7:30 p. m. c. E. program.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the services of the church.
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SEMINARY BOARD MEETING

The Witmarsum Theological semi
nary board will hold its annual
meeting at the Y.MC.A. hotel in
Chicago, Thursday. Matters per-
tanning to the possibility of re-
opening the seminary will be dis
cussed. Attending from Bluffton
will be DR.. L. L. Ramseyer, Rev.
Paul K. Whitmer and Rev. H. T.
Unruh.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-08
STOCK SALES

Wanted-Unlimited amount of fat
cattle connected with Eastern order
buyer. Call N. P. Steiner, Bluffton
phone 5S2-R. If
For sale or trade-Good work
horse; will sell shoats, sow and pigs
or sheep. 7. G. Young, 2 miles west
of Beaverdam on Lincoln, Route BON.
For sale-Horse; also o. |. C.
boars. Delbert Davis, Ada, r. r. 3.
For sale-Chester White sow and
8 pigs. NJ. L. Gilbert, l mile north
and u mile west of intersection of
Routes BON and SO.
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~ This Sunday in the
kgl f1l1trt1R8H
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
l. A. Weed. Minister

Thursday, 3:45 p. m. Junior Choir
rehearsal.
SUNDAY:
900 a. m. Church school.
1000 a. m. Morning worship, with
music by Junior Choir. Mothers
Day will be observed as the Festival
of the Christian Home. The pastor
will have as his theme, "It Takes a
Heap o. Livin'."
11:15 a. m. Young Peoples Choir
rehearsal.
600 p. IN. Epworth League devo-
tional service.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
Charles NJ. Armentrout, Pastor
Rockport-
9:3O a. m. Morning worship.
10:30 Sunday school, Mr.. Guy May
berry, Supt.
1880 p. m. Christian Endeavor.
Button
$3.50 a. m. Sunday school.
1850: a. m. Morning worship.
500 p. m. The Sound Picture, "Re-
birth of Nation" will be shown un.
der the auspices of the Member Mind.
ers.
The public is cordially invited tc
attend the services of the church.
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FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH
TT. It. Unruh, Pastor

IT. /. Unruh, Pastor
Thursday, 7:15 p. m. Choir re-
hearsal.
SUNDAY:
900 a. m. Church school.
1000 a. m. Morning worship we
shall observe this day as Christian
Home Day.
600 p. m. intermediate c. E.
7:30 p. m. Junior c. E. and even
ing services.
We invite you to worship with US.
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CHURCH OF CHRIST

Lee B. Remaley, Pastor
9:15 Sunday school.
1915 Communion.
1O:30 Morning worship.
$3.50 Christian Endeavor.
The public is invited to join with
US in our special worship for Moth
er's Day.
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MISSIONARY CHURCH
A. +. Albro, Pastor

IA II . 4AEVtVt u5tDA
Sunday
$3.50 a. m. Sunday school.
10:30 Morning worship.
7 p. m. Children's meeting.
7 p. m. Young peoples siciety.
7:30 p. m. Evangelistic service.
Wednesday,
s p. m. Prayer meeting.
9 D. m. Choir Practice.
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DEFENSELESS MENNONITE
E. G.. Steiner, Pastor

Sunday school at $50.
We expect to have speaker
from the Ft. Wayne Bible Institute
for the morning and evening service.
Evening service at 7:30 o'clock.
A special Missionary Rally at
7:45 Thursday evening, with Rev.
and Mrs. Henry Toevs, and Miss
Anna Quiring, missionaries home on
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT


Allen County, ss.
Estate of John j. Klay. Deceased.
Theodore E. Stepleton of TOT College Ave,
Lima, Ohio has been appointed and qualified
administrator of the estate of John j. Kiay.
late of Allen County, Ohio deceased.
Dated this End day of May, 1871.
RAYMOND p. SMITH,
Probate Judge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-08

Lime, phosphate, and proper graz
ing are the first rules of pasture
management.
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His memory keen, despite his
ninety-two years, 2. T. showalter,
Of Button was featured in a pro
gram Of the 1T. Cory Parent-Teach-
er association Tuesday night. Mr..
showalter gecited a poem he had
learned eighty years ago.
J. y. Kayser, 08, Of Mt. Cory and
well known here, also recited the
Twenty-thirl Psalm from memory.
The program was in charge of the
"old folks.
A slight rise in the national aver
age of farm real estate values dur
ing the past year is reported by the
u. s. Department of Agriculture.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-27
Finlayson Resident
Is Called Monday

Death came Monday of this week
for Fred Parlow, sc, at the home OF
his nephew, Gust Entner, of the Fin
layson community. The cause OF
death was heart trouble. He had
been ailing for some time and the
past two weeks was confined to his
bed.
He was born to Mr. and Mrs. VIM
Parlow on February II, 1874, at Pand-
kow, Germany, and came to the
United States in 1894 to live at Gay
lord, this state In 1905 he moved
to Giese where he was united in mar
riage to Hattie Dapkie in 1909. They
farmed in that community until Mrs.
Parlow died about year ago, Mr..
Parlow then moving to Finlayson to
make his home with a sister, the late
Mrs. Fred Entner.
The funeral will be held this aft
ernoon at 100 p. m. at Giese from the
German Lutheran church with, Rev.
H. Sporleder in charge. Burial will
be made in the cemetery there.
The deceased is survived by several
nephews and nieces of whom Gust
and Otto Entner and Mrs. Otto Petry
live near Finlayson. The relatives
have the sympathy of friends in their
bereavement.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-27
Shipping Group
Notes Fine Cain
Moose L a k e Association
Reports Fifty-one p e r
Cent Increase in 1910.

A 81 per cent increase in business
in 1910 over the previous year was
reported at the annual meeting of
the Moose Lake Coop Shipping As
ISOLATION, held at the Odd Fellows
hall in Moose Lake Saturday, March
%. A total of 165 truckloads or
1880 head of stock was shipped last
year. The association gained ITO
new members to boost the number
of shippers to 635.
Central Representative Talks.
President L. j. Beck called the ses-
sion to order and the annual report
was read by the manager, V. L.
Redenbaugh. Ray Lauderdale of the
Central sales force was the main
speaker of the afternoon. Henry
Blasjo of Sturgeon Lake, and Glenn
Ferguson of Kerrick, gave interesting
reviews of the annual meeting and
convention of the Central Shipping
Association which they attended as
delegates in February.
Jack McVicker of Sturgeon Lake,
gave some of the highlights of the
tour last summer through the stock
yards at South st. Paul The board
of directors of the Moose Lake group
was appointed as a committee to
sponsor another tour some time next
June.
Pick Board of Directors.
The election of new board of di-
rectors resulted in the following be-
ing picked for a two-year term: L.
j. Beck, Barnum; Bertal Brink, Stur-
geon Lake; and Art Waisanen, Ar
thyde. Those chosen for the term of
one year were Glenn Ferguson, Ker-
rick; l. A. McVicker and Ben Street,
Sturgeon Lake; and Frank Dervalfe
of Barnum
Refund checks on the commissions
collected on the 1910 sales were given
out during the meeting. A free lunch
was served at noon to nearly $50
people.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-27
All 4H Plays At
Sandstone Friday

At a meeting of the All Club
council held at Pine City Monday
night, March "a, it was decided to
cancel the One-act Play festival which
had been planned for Pine City for
Thursday night, March q, and have
the plays that were scheduled for
Pine City be given at Sandstone on
Friday night, March %.
This was decided in view of the
fact that there were only two plays
to be given at Pine City, and this
in turn was due to the fact that the
roads have been so badly blocked
the past few weeks that it has been
impossible for the clubs to get to-
gether and practice.
The clubs that will give plays at
Sandstone on Friday night are the
Ambitious Pines, Pine City; West
Rockets, West Rock; Hobby All,
Sandstone; Poppy Peppers, Sandstone;
Bruno All, Bruno; and the Grindstone
Gophers, Sandstone. There will also
be some musical numbers.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these plays.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-27
Coop Society At
|Finlayson Shows
Sales OF $4,000
Group Acts on Disposition
of $2,453.89 Net Earn
ings Made During Year.

The annual membership meeting of
the Finlayson Cooperative Society
was held Saturday, March %, at the
Finlayson school. Over 200 people
were present of which about 80 were
members. Fred Schoenrock, presi-
dent of the group, acted as chairman,
and Arthur Jacobson was secretary.
The financial report showed net
sales for the year 1910 of $4,000, or
a monthly average of Sc 1863; a gross
margin of 1901 per cent, and total
expenses as 1047 per cent, leaving a
net income from trading at 5.54 per
cent ($2,2379D. Other income from
rent of apartments, rebates from
other cooperatives, ETC., amounted to
$215.98, making a total net income
from operations of $2,45389, or 6.O8
per cent of sales.
Disposal of Net Earnings.
The membership voted on the dis
posal of net earnings as follows: Three
per cent interest paid on share CAPT.
tai; six per cent patronage dividend
payable in shares of the society, based
on register tickets returned to the
store for the year of 1910, payable to
non-members as well as members,
and the balance to be paid into the
surplus reserve.
CONTINUED on Page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-27
Work Under Way
On New kerrick
Service Station
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Beck
strom to Operate N e W
Super Service Unit.

Wednesday of last week marked the
day of the breaking of ground at
Kerrick for the new super service
station, restaurant and dwelling to
be owned and operated by Mr.. and
Mrs Milton Beckstrom.
Situated on a lot 1875 feet by 1875
feet, on trunk highway %, at the
lower portion of the former school
grounds, "Beckys" will be a struc-
ture 38 by 48 feet An overhead
door will lead to grease room, IS
by %, for the servicing of automo-
biles. The restaurant proper will be
"a feet long and % feet wide, &C
commodating four booths and count
er of eight stools.
Modern Dwelling.
The dwelling will feature two bed
rooms, kitchen, and parlor. Adj
joining the office, two complete mod
ern rest rooms will be provided, with
an additional powder room for the
ladies' The basement will contain
furnace room, laundry and 80 by
"a ballroom for dancing and private
dinner parties.
The restaurant and ballroom will
be equipped with multi-colored fluor-
escent lighting and will be steam
heated, with fans to provide even
heat at all times. These two rooms
will be finished in Nu-wood, giving
a soft touch, and the building will
be of white stucco on the outside
A curved front with large windows
will open to the restaurant
Easy Access.
Set back 80 feet from the present
right-of-way, the entrance will pro-
vide easy access. Parking space,
both in front and rear of the build
ing, will afford room to accommodate
a number of cars.
Construction on the building will
begin at the end of this week and it
is expected to be open for business
about June l.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-27
Rush City Loses To
BuhI In Regional

Rush City, carrying the hopes of the
25th district at the region basket
ball tournament in Hibbing last week,
was eliminated in its first game by a
strong Bull team, so to 80. Both
teams started fast, the southerners
holding on to stay only five points
behind at the half Is to 20 but from
then on the highly rated Bull ag
gregation pulled steadily away.
In the other game of the evening
Virginia swamped Duluth Central AZ
to 20, but was defeated by Buhl the
following night in the finals.
The state tournament will get I'M
der way this afternoon with Bemidji
paired against Moorhead, and Austin
matched with Red Wing. Buhl and
Mankato will clash in the first eve
ming game followed by the Lester
Prairie Washburn contest.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-27
Former Sturgeon
Woman Succll,nbs
Mrs. C.. C.. Dahl Dies Last
Thursday at H o m e of
Daughter in Faribault.

Mrs. G. c. Dahl, formerly of Stur-
geon Lake, passed away March 20
at Faribault where she had made her
home for the past five years.
She was born in Trogstad, Nor
way, October %, 1858, and was mar
ried in Norway to Gunnarias Dahl
on March %, 1873. In 1881 they
came to America and established a
home in Eklund, Mimi, where they
resided for 33 years, moving in 1914
to Sturgeon Lake where Mrs. Dahl
lived for % years. She returned to
Faribault in 1885 to make her home
with daughter, Mrs. P. A. Frederick
sen, until the time of her death.
Leaves Eight Children.
Surviving her are eight children
Mrs. P. A. Fredericksen (Tena), OF
Faribault; Mrs. Louis Switzenberg
Emily, of Faribault; Mrs. H. Lam
son (Marie), of Dayton, Ohio, Gil
bert of Faribault, Charles of Pipe
stone, Christ of Colorado, George OF
Sturgeon Lake, and John of Goodwin
S. D. There are 80 grandchildren
20 great-grandchildren, and one
brother in Norway.
Mr.. Dahl preceded his wife in
death in 1929 and one daughter,
Julia, died in 1905. Funeral serv-
ices for Mrs. Dahl were held Sunday
and the body was laid to rest in the
Eklund cemetery.
Friends in Sturgeon Lake as well
as elsewhere extend sympathy to the
relatives.