The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-19
Settlement

property again, the former Emil
Garau house on South Main street,
in Bluffton and moved back on their
farm this Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Bucher, and
daughters yidella and Vera and son
yeland were visitors with relatives
and friends, at Wayne county on
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Springer of
Berne. Ind, were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Neuenschwander and family.
The Ebenezer Missionary Band
held their monthly meeting in the
home of Mrs. Isaac Neuenschwander.
Misses Wilma Augsburger and
Treva Geiger visited from Friday
until Sunday with, Mr.. and Mrs.
Landolin Amstutz in Chicago.
Mrs. Clayton Bucher and infant
daughter Judith Ann were removed
to their home Sunday from the Com
munity hospital at Bluffton. Miss
Vera Bucher is doing house work
there.
Edgar Schumacher, who is in
camu at Arkansas, is expected on a
furlough to arrive on Thursday and
remain until December / to visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Memo Schumacher and family.
Mr.. Amos Thutt of Bluffton who
was kicked by a horse, at the sale
of Lloyd Frantz on Monday after
noon, was not seriously hurt and
considers himself very fortunate.
Mrs. Regina Lemley of Pandora
is doing light house work for Mrs.
Lydia Burkholder, who has been ill
for some time past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sommer and
sons visited Sunday with relatives
in Toledo.
Rev. Emmerson Slatterbach will
bring the message Sunday morning
at the Ebenezer Mennonite church
while Rev. A. c. Schultz is absent
from the pulpit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Baumar
and family visited with Mr.. anc
Mrs. Hiram Welty and family il
Ft. Wayne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wenger and
Wilbert Wenger spent the week enc
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Pau
Wenger and family at Lancaster.
Misses Treva Geiger and Wilma
Augsburger spent the last of the
week in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Landoline Amstutz in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Lora and sons
and Mrs. Edwin Luginbihl returned
from Wisner, Nebraska, where they
visited in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Francis Amstutz and family.
Harry Cherry is critically ill at
the Findlay hospital.
For a number of days fine prog
ress was made in combining soy
beans. A large acreage is still to be
harvested.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Gallant and
daughter Patricia of Bucyrus spent
the week end at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Kohl.
A musical program is to be pre-
sented at the st. John church next
Sunday evening. Selections by the
ladies' chorus and mems chorus and
also the mixed chorus make up the
program. A hearty welcome is ex-
tended to all.
Miss Bessie Cordell, missionary
from China spoke at the st. John
church Sunday evening. She re-
turned to this country several
months ago on the Swedish ship
"Gripsholm".
Ralph Diller who is stationed at
military camp in Texas is at pres
ent spending few days with rela-
tives and friends in this locality.
Mrs. Josephine Moser returned
home from lit. Vernon, Ohio, where
she had spent several weeks in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Frary
and family.
Sunday school officers elected at
st. John last Sunday were: Supt.,
Warren Bridenbaugh; Asst. Supt.,
Clarence Schneck; secretary, Nelson
Schumacher; treasurer, Evan WeltS;
Children's Supt., Arvilla Geiger;
executive committee, Mrs. Earl Dill
Ter and Maurice Grismore; pianist,
Lois Geiger; chorister, ROLAND Reich
enbach; librarian, Anna Lou Boehr;
nominating committee, Omar Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iner Basinger are
assisting in evangelistic services at
Charleston, w. Va, for two weeks.
Sam Schey and son James are
spending a week in northern Miehi-
gan hunting deer.
Mrs. Hochstettler of Wayne coun-
ty is visiting in the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Forrest Musser and fam
lily.
Hiram Wenger and DR.. J. S. Stein