The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
Settlement

Mary Leichty of Berne, Ind, was
an over Sunday visitor in the Memo
Augsburger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landolene Arnstutz
of Chicago are visiting among reia-
tives here.
The Living Links class of the St.
John Sunday school had their Christ
mas party and gift exchange at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Geig-
er last Friday evening. Assistant
hostesses were Rev. and Mrs. p. J,
Boehr and Mr.. and Mrs. II. M.
Kohl.
Donald Schneck has almost fully
recovered after siege of flu.
The choir of the St. John church
is to present the cantata "The Light
Eternal on Friday evening. Miss
Ruth Bixel is to be accompanist and
the choir is under the direction of
| Mr.. Earl Lehman.
A large group of students and
teachers from this locality who are
attending scolleges and universities
| and also teaching in many schools
the country over, are returning to
spend their Christmas vacation with
home folks.
Joel Amstutz, who resided east of
Columbus Grove, died at his home
at o'clock Thursday evening fol-
lowing a years illness. Besides his
wife are five children who survive.
They are Odula and Leland at home,
Kathryn and Paul of Bluffton and
Mrs. Esther Penza of Cleveland. A
son, Ray, preceded his father in
death. There is also one brother,
Jesse. Funeral services were held
at the Ebenezer church where he
was member, on Monday afternoon.
Rev. A. c. Schultz, pastor, officiated.
Cleophas Neuenschwander, aged
So years, passed away ON Thursday
evening following an illness of two
months from diabetes. Rites were
conducted in the Grace church of
which he was a member, on Sunday
afternoon. Rev. Forrest Musser,
pastor of the church, officiated.
Relatives and friends of Bradford
Steiner received invitations for the
wedding when he and Miss Martha
Ellen Milbourn are to be married in
the Belden Avenue Baptist church
| in Chicago, Christmas evening at
s o'clock.
Mr.. Steiner is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ezra Steiner, missionaries in
Tibet, and is a graduate of Wheaton
| college in the class of 80, and is now
a medical student in the University
| of Illinois Medical School in Chicago.
Pvt. Francis Niswander of Au-
! gusta, Georgia, and Mrs. Niswander
are spending some time visiting rel
atives here. Mr.. Niswander is serv-
ing his country as a food inspector.
| Ella Reichenbach who has been
bedfast for some time is gradually
becoming weaker.
| Carold Welty returned home after
spending six months at North Holly
wood, California. H@4
Those of this community who have
for years listened to the early morn
ing broadcast at 7 O'Clock from the
Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis,
Ind, were grieved to hear of the
death of the we'll known evangelist
Rev. E. Howard Cadle Monday morn
ing who passed away Sunday p. M.
Rev. Cadle has always brought
soul stirring messages to his great
host of listeners, and these messages
will be greatly missed.
The Living Links Sunday school
class of the Ebenezer church held
their monthly meeting in the home
of Mrs. A. c. Schultz. Mrs. Schultz
is the teacher of this class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Lehman and
daughter and husband of TT. Wayne
Ind, were here to attend the funeral
services of Joel Amstutz of near Co.
lumbus Grove who died last Thurs.
day evening.
Miss Bernice Olsen, of Vermont