The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-02

of Mrs. Estella McGeorge and family
Miss Madeline Bixel, instructor in
the Rittman schools spent the week
end at the home of her brother, DR.
M. R. Bixel and family of Cherry
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff West had as
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Gen.
tis of Ft. Wayne. Miss Isabelle Stew.
art of Findlay was a guest on Sun.
day.
Mrs. Eva Kohl is taking care of
Mrs. Arthur Hauenstein who has
been bedfast at her home on Rail-
road street for the past three
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Everett and
family of Beaverdam and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Stauffer visited Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Badertscher. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Wilson and
family of Findlay and Mr.. and Mrs.
Levi Oberly visited Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Doty and
daughter in Lima.
Mrs. Eva Kohl and sons Lysle,
Elbridge, Francis and Harold visited
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Kohl and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gulan
at Port Clinton and Oak Harbor.
See the famous 1847 Rogers Bros,
silverware at our store. The new
pattern Externally Yours, on dis
play in our window. Other patterns
available. Basinger's Furniture store,
Francis Hochstettler, who is in
training with the air corps at Bow
man Field, KY, spent week end fur
Tough with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Hochstettler of near Bluffton
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Stettler en-
tertained at dinner, Sunday: Mr..
and Mrs. j. c. Hochstettler of Find
lay, Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Neuensch-
wander and Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard
Niswander.
The -Four Kings, Bluffton musi-
cal organization which won first
prize in an amateur hour broadcast
over Lima station WLOK two weeks
ago will again be heard over that
station Sunday afternoon at l
o'clock.
Waldo Bixel and son Waldo, Jr., OF
Eugene, Oregon, arrived here on a
motor trip the first of the week and
are visiting at the home of his father,
Peter Bixel northwest of Bluffton
and other relatives and friends in this
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gratz of
South Jackson street entertained,
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Gratz
and family of Celina; Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Lawrence and two sons of
Harrod and Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Gratz, son Russell and daughter
Joan.
Richland grange will observe
booster night next Tuesday. This
is an open meeting to which mem
bers may invite guests who would
like to join. There will be a short
program followed by contests and
refreshments served by members
having birthdays in September and
October.
A number of women from the
Methodist church here were in To-
ledo last Thursday visiting institu-
tions of that denomination, including
the Goodwill institute, Flower hos
pital and Friendly Community cen
ter. Members of the Bluffton group
were Mrs. Harley Augsburger, Mrs.
Joe Stage, Mrs. Millen Geiger and
Mrs. J. S. Steiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Warren of
Orange township entertained at din
ner, Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. C. F.
Niswander, daughter Elvira and son
Dean, Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Armen-
trout and daughter Jean, Mr.. and
Mrs. Racine Warren, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Warren and sons John, Jimmie
Robert and Richard and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter of Pandora
Word was received here of the
death of Raymond Eberly, treasurer
of the Nickel Plate railroad at
Cleveland, September 20. Masonic
memorial services were held at
Woodward Masonic temple, Cleve-
land, by Coeur de Lion Commandery,
Knights Templar, Sir Knight Dwight
Palm officiating. Mr.. Palm is we'll
known here and is the husband of
the former Dorothy Murray, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Murray
of South Main street.