The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Settlement

While following curve on route
II east of Pandora Mrs. Lorraine
Badertscher fell out of the car door
upon the highway and was thought
at first to be seriously injured
and was taken to the Bluffton hos
pital at once for treatment. Her
condition, however, proved not to be
serious and she was taken to the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Val Drury in Columbus Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Shelton and
daughter, Carol, who have resided
in Bowling Green for several years
have moved to Dayton, where they
are both employed. Mrs. Shelton
will be remembered by her friends
here as the former Miss Maurine
Probst.
DR.. Harvey Bauman, who with his
wife and children recently returned
from the mission field in India spoke
to large audience at the St. John
church Sunday evening. His mes
sage was greatly appreciated.
Announcement was made from the
st. John pulpit last Sunday morn
ing of the coming marriage of Miss
Martha Gerber, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Names Gerber and Mr.. Carl
Brown, of Marion, Indiana. The
event is to take place at the church
on Sunday evening at 5 o'clock,
Sept. 9Th.
The Amstutz Cannery is operat-
ing at full time at present. Most
of the time is being devoted to the
canning of corn. Although many
other vegetables and peaches are
important items.
Mrs. E. E. Miller and daughter
Selma were visitors in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Schumacher in
Findlay on Tuesday.
Mrs. Clarence Habeggar and
children of Berne, Ind, Mrs. Elisa
Habeggar and children of Chicago
and Mrs. Forrest Kessler of Colon,
Mich, were visitors in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Amstutz and
family the past few days.
Our present weather has a touch
of autumn days. Temperatures under
40 degrees were reported Tuesday
morning.
The directors of the Bluffton
Mid Winter fair have decided not to
hold the annual event this year.
The delegate representing the four
Mennonite churches of this locality
at the Middle District Conference
which was held at Sumnerfeld, ILL.,,
| the previous week, returned on We'd
nesday and reported a fine program
at all of its sessions. Various
churches Of the conference extended
| invitations for its session next year
and the one of the st. John church
was accepted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Moser OF
Toledo were Sunday visitors in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Haydn Bas.
niger and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Somer are
the happy parents of a baby boy
born to them last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Armin Steiner ano
| family are expected to move in the
near future to Grabill, Indiana
where he has accepted a pastorate
of the Missionary church of that
place.
Mrs. Alfred Hammond is to have
a public sale on Friday, Sept. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas are
rejoicing over the birth of baby
boy born to them last Saturday
Mrs. Thomas was the former Miss
Hilda Amstutz.
Ben BURY has sold a good mum.
Der of western feeding cattle to the
local feeders during the past week
The intermediate C. Z. of the
Ebenezer church gave a farewell
party at the Harvey Moser home
Tuesday evening in honor of the
Misses Doris Garmotter and Rebeccs
Hofstetter. Miss Garmotter viii
leave for hospital to do nursing al
Bloomington, ILL.,, and Miss Hof
stetter will enter school at Wheaton
Ill. At the close of the evenings
entertainment they were served re-
freshments.
! Mrs. Joseph Habegger, north Of
Bluffton has been brought to hel
home from Toledo hospital where
she recently underwent an opera
ton.
A daughter was born to Mr.. ane
Mrs. George Bowersox last week a
the Memorial hospital at Lima. Mrs
Bowersox was the former Patricis
| Zimmerly. She and infant daugh
ter were removed from the hospita
to the home of her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Wilbert Zimmerly near Gilboa
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Haas ane
family have moved into a suite o.
rooms in the farm home of Mrs
Gid Lehman, near Beaverdam.
Joel Amstutz, who has been il
failing health the past severa
months is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Herr and Miss