The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Settlement


Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Welty and
family.
Mrs. Joseph Habegger is IN a
Toledo hospital where she submitted
to an operation last Wednesday. Her
condition is reported favorable.
Verena, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis Schumacher, submitted to a
minor operation at the Bluffton hos
pital one day last week. She re-
turned home Sunday.
Mrs. Noah Bucher of Lima is
spending several days this week
with her brothers and sisters.
Monroe's condition remains unchang-
ed.
Rev. and Mrs. John Thiessen and
daughters of Detroit have spent a
couple weeks among relatives and
friends here. Mrs. Thiessen will be
remembered here as Miss Rhoda
Amstutz.
An Indianapolis firm is purchas-
ing many of the potatoes grown by
our local growers.
A cablegram from Rev. Frank
Steiner, missionary returning from
China was received one day last
week from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
South America, stating that he was
we'll and hoped to arrive In New
York in the near future.
Tomato canning is soon to begin
at Pandora. Over sixty people are
to be employed during its opera
ton. A large plant is at present
being erected on the Harry Schu-
macher farm east of Columbus
Grove where canning is to be done
as soon as possible.
Abraham Suter has improved to
the extent that he is again able to
resume work at his post in the hard
ware store.
Steiner Bros. who have owned and
operated a large machine shop IN
Lima for many years have recently
sold their plant to an Iowa concern.
Jacob Amstutz was seriously in
jured one day last week while at
tempting to break young horse
He was taken to the Bluffton hos
pital at once for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfred Geiger and
family have recently moved te
Findlay. Mr.. Geiger is employed as
a salesman for a Columbus meet
packing establishment. Anna Ruth
Geiger spent last week with hel
brother Winfred and family.
Mary Schey spent last week al
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Bundy near Leipsic.
The members of the Women!
Christian Temperance Union had ;
pot luck at the Rev. Walter Schut.
home on Tuesday evening.
Irma Steiner is laid up with bacl
injuries as result ofoa fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landolene Amstut
of Chicago are spending two week
in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Menn
Augsburger and family.
The Reichenbach family reunion
was held Sunday at the school build
ing in Pandora.
Abraham Sommer is spending
several weeks in the homes of sew
eral of his children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Reichenbacf
Paul, and Mr.. and Mrs. Verl Reich
enbach and son were visitors in tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Stepple
at Monroe, Ind, on Sunday.
Mrs. Menes Gerber who has bee
ill with throat infection for severa
weeks is much better again.
Misses Wilma Augsburger an
Alice Schumacher of Pandora visite
with friends at Ft. Wayne, Saturda
and Sunday. They also attende
services at the Bible Institute an
Gospel Temple.
Dave Fisher accompanied Wilber
Schumacher to Columbus with a bi,
load of potatoes last Thursday.
Miss Bernice Olson who has bee
visiting here with relatives the pas
month left for Chicago on Wednes
day.
A. F. Sommer, Lulu Sommer an,
Esther Hoyt spent a few days tn
past week with Mr.. and Mrs. Harr.
Swigart at Osborn, Ohio.
Mrs. Barbara Welty and daughter
Susie, Mrs. Joe Probst, Mrs. Ernes
Bauman and Mrs. Dennis Diller at
tended the funeral services for Mrs
William Lehman, a relative a
Wayne county, last Friday.
Mrs. Sam King, left last Tuesda,
to be with her daughter, Mrs. Mon
roe Lora of Warsaw, Ind, who wa
seriously ill at the time she receives
word.
Miss Mary Jean Varvel, and Ed
win, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Kiefer, south of Bluffton, were mar
ried last Saturday morning in tn
Central Church of Christ at Bea
verdam. Rev. G.. d. Bright paste
of the church officiated.
Miss Susan Diller of Blufftol