The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Settlement

W lifS4it 41ieS
Ralph Diller of Kokono, Ind, spent |
a short time with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Diller last week. He had
been in several of the eastern states
before coming here.
Mrs. David ID. Suter passed away
Saturday evening at her home where
she resided for more than sixty years.
Besides her ten children, she has two
brothers, David and Amos and many
other relatives and friends who mourn
her departure. Funeral services were
held at the Grace church of which she
was a member for many years. Rev.
Forrest Musser, her pastor officiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Basinger of
East Canton, are spending a few days
visiting with Mr.. Basinger's mother
and brothers, Harley and Haydn and
family.
Farmers who contracted with A. j.
Mack of Columbus Grove for their
acreage of tomatoes are at present
setting out their plants. The sugar
beet acreage of this locality is quite
large also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Welty and
family of Ft. Wayne, Ind, spent Sum
day with relatives near Mt. Cory.
They were accompanied by Mrs. c. c..
Welty also of Ft. Wayne who visited
with Mrs. Saloma Welty and daught-
ers.
Marcile, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ezra Amstutz, who is in nurses train
ing at the Memorial hospital in Lima
is spending a month with her folks.
at home.
Lucille and Ruth Geiger who have
been students at the Ft. Wayne Bible
Institute are employed at the Meter
Works for the summer months.
Mrs. (Dr.) Sewell Pender of Ever
glades, Fla, is here for an extended
visit with her home folks.
Miss Esther Hoyt who has spent
several years with Miss Lulu Sommer
as Missionary in several of the Euro
pean countries, spoke at the st. John
church, Sunday evening relative to
their work there. Her message was
greatly appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lehman anc
Mrs. Martha Zimmerly visited last
Sunday in Toledo in the homes of Mrs
| Adolph Lehman and their sister, Mrs
Wilma Badertscher and family.
A representation from the State
Guernsey association is ito accompany
the breeders of Guersey cattle on theil
annual tour which has been announced
to be an event of Friday, June 26th
The local herds which are to be visited
are those of Levi Welty, Robert Cool
and Clyde Waltz.
The boys and girls of the Daily Va
ovation Bible school presented splen
did program at the st. John church o.
Friday evening. The Jubilate Tri
which conducted the school of tw
weeks duration and also supplement
ed this program with several specia
numbers of music deserve man,
words of commentator for the yer.
splendid contribution they made t.
this locality.
C. C. Wehrly is making some in
tensive improvements on buildings o.
the farm which is being operated b,
his son, Carl and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Steiner o
Cleveland, Tennessee arrived here tn
latter part of the week to spend som
time with home folks. doc" is ex
pecting continue his school work i
Chicago for the greater part of tn
| summer.
/ A daughter was born to Rev. an
Mrs. George Dick of Lima, recently.
Miss Lydia Geiger of Bluffton un
derwent an operation on Tuesday a
the Community hospital at Blufftor
Miss Geiger is the daughter of Nh
and Mrs. Aaron Geiger of Blufftor
Her condition is fine and we hope sh
will soon be well again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Amstutz
Mrs. Estella Reed of Lima and Mrs
Mary Diller of Cairo attended the flu
neral of their cousin, Maxwell Zim
norman of Fostoria. Mr.. thinner
man was the son of Ezra Zimmerma
of Fostoria. Mis- mother, Mrs. Kati
Zimmerman having preceded him i
death only six month ago. Funers
services were held last Friday after
noon at the Methodist church, Fos
toria and burial was made in tn
Maple Grove cemetery at Bluffton.
Noah Leichty and family who form
erly lived on his fathers farm cas-
of Bluffton is on a farm near Uppe
Sandusky.
| Richard, youngest son of Mr.. an
Mrs. Harry Suter, had the misfol
tune of having his leg fractured
week ago Tuesday.
Mrs. Barbara Basinger visited wit
her daughter Melvena the past wee
who is still confined to the Luthera
hospital at Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Miss Lulu Sommer who spent tn
past winter i'm Florida for her health
is much improved and is staying wit
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