The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

said he never blew up so many bal
looms in his life as he did Saturday
morning. Assisting his sister Mary
Elizabeth who was on the program
committee for the junior-senior
banquet at the high school, David
was given $50 balloons and told to
blow them up; so in a spirit of SER
vice David blew for the Juniors and
blew for the seniors.
The hunting dog belong to Reese
Huber south of town had pups this
week. All of them are black and
white except one which is snow
| white.
The first day school is cut will
see five enthusiastic baseball fans
ranging all the way from a 9th
grader to senior in high school in
| Cleveland watching the Indians play
| the New York Yankees. Planning
to make the trip in an old Model T
Ford are: Kenneth and Harold
Hartman, sons of Mrs. Mildred
Hartman; James Clark, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Clark; Robert Fisher,
! son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Fisher and
Otto Klassen, son of Prof. and Mrs.
Jacob Klassen.
Not having much luck in their
! search for mushrooms, Clarence
/ Stonehill and his son Elmer decided
to separate for the search. Elmer
got by far the best of the bargain,
finding a large group of 8-inch
| fungi.
School bus No. A, driven by Aaron
| Messenger, cuts across the lane and
plowed field of Melvin Hilty in order
to get to the Gid Garmatter resi-
dence in a shorter time.
Robert Ramseyer,s pet dog, Bus
ter, evidently considers turtle soup
a delicacy too, as Robert, son of DR..
and Mrs. Lloyd Ramseyer, found the
dog carrying big turtle out of the
college lagoon. Although bearing
the marks of some chewing the
turtle was apparently unharmed and
placed back in his habitat.
There is no chance of boredom at
| Camp Grant, ILL.,, according to a let
ter written to the machine shop
gang at The Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co. by Don Berry, a
former employe in that department.
Berry was drafted in April and was
sent to Camp Grant for training in
the army medical corps. He wrote
that draftees are kept busy from
morning until nightfall with their
duties, and have little time for any
thing, including the writing of let
.ers.
If you noticed a yellow airplnae
circling over Bluffton Sunday after
noon, it was Dave Carr, northwest
of town, and Jess Yoakam, w. Elm
street, trying their hands at aerial
photography. The plane is owned
by Carr, and Yoakam went along as
the photographer.
Quarantined in his home for four
weeks by whooping cough, Charles
| Hilty, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Hilty, of South Main street
| had a chance to get posted on his
presidents. The -year-old not
only can recite in order every presi.
dent of the United States, but he
also can name the 18th, 18th or any
other you may ask him for, in the
wink of an eye.
Apologies are offered A. E
Lichtenwalter by this column fol
missing his trip to Chicago, week
ago Saturday. 'Lich" acquired 8
new daughter-in-law at the marriage
of his youngest son, George, on that
day.
If you want to get that rusty
feeling" out of your system, buy
beg or borrow set of golf clubs
and get ready for the gala officia
opening of the Bluffton Golf course
on Memorial Day. Greens and fair.
ways at the club are in excellent
shape and fine season of outdoor
recreation is available for exercise
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