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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
Tax by City
L. New Blow
AT Operators

Maybe, after all, operators were
lucky they didn't do much town
lot drilling in Shelby. Cut Bank and
Kelvin.
For, If recent California expert
ence is a criterion, by so doing they
would simply have let themselves
in for an additional tax-one Inn
posed by the municipality in which
they happened to be drilling.
Illustrative of this is the action
recently taken by the Los Angeles
city council, which has ordered an
ordinance prepared assessing a tax
of two cents a barrel on oil pro-
duced within the city limits. The
present tax Is half cent per bar
rel.
Proponents of the tax increase
assert 1t viii give Los Angeles $780,
600 additional revenue annually.
What the operators think about the
plan hasn't been reported.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
Answers Your Questions
on Prospecting

This complete. practical. Pocketsized guide
book gives many focts helpful to the pros
pector. miner. and field engineer. Covers
equipment and methods. geologic and min
erologic ddto. identification Of imporsmt
minerals. and scores Of related focts for
practical use.
Handbook for Prospectors und
Operators OF Small Mines
By NJ. w. Won Bernie Ses these dGsu
WIZ Aid to Prospeciors
o4o pages. S4-oO Lows Pertaining 10
Revised by Minsno
- ~'OA Geology In Pros
Simply and concise peciin9
ly. this book pre- Outcrops
senis everything the Somplinq and As
practical nan con scvino
~ -. -. st,,a . Occurrence in
squiment. to moking
field tests Procticol Mdfkets ono
uses Of geology cmd prices
mineroloqy ere ex- Treatment
ploined. Minerals Developing and
ere covered fully os Equipping
to their occurrence. Glossary Of Terms
and volues. Used In Mining
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
Tunnel Will
Drain Mines
At IeadviIIe

Signing of government con-
tract for driving II, 300-foOt
drainage tunnel to umwater vast
flooded metal resources In the
LeadviIIe. Colo, xinc-lead area
Is announced by Secretary of
the Interior Har0ENL. Ickes.
Authorized by specific congress
sional appropriation, endorsed by
half a dozen government agencies
and reviewed by the comptroller
general and attorney general, the
tunnel will be built and owned by
the bureau of mines. 1t viii make
recoverable an estimated 5000, 900
tons of zinc and lead ores and L.
100000 tons of manganese ores now
under water where Leadville OPP
orators have lost a half-century bat
tie with floods.
Replete with cancellation clauses
the fixed fee contract authorizes
STEERS Brothers Construction Co.,
drivers of several Colorado railroad,
irrigation, mining and drainage
tunnels, to start work within 80
days. An estimated minimum of 555
days is required for construction.
There may be some ore production
before the tunnel is complete, but
full production will not be possible
until some time later.
Preceding the negotiating and
signing of the contract, necessary
steps taken included refinement of
engineering plans, geological and
mining surveys, securing of tunnel
easement rights by court action,
portal rights by negotiation, and
endorsement. by the United States
attorney general and the United
States comptroller general of the
procedures.
The department of the interior
has invited all property owners of
the flooded region-the Carbonate
HILL Downtown, Fryer Hill, and
Iron Hill areas-to execute agree
ments which exempt signers from
statutory liability for construction
charges and assure them the right
to use the tunnel system for pros.
pecting and other purposes as well
as drainage The agreements also
stipulate payment of a royalty by
the property owners of not less
than 2 per cent and not more than
per cent on the smelter or mill
returns from minerals taken from
areas with attitudes higher than
the tunnel level, and not less thar
1 per cent nor more than 2 pei
cent royalty on the smelter or mil
returns on minerals mined below
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25

Mileage tests on gasoline that
dealers are now pumping into Gus
toner tanks show an increase when
used on the open road and a de-
crease in city driving over the gas
sold a year ago.
This was the result of mileage
tests made by the Automobile Club
of Southern California engineers
recently.
At 35 miles an hour the wartime
fuel produced 21.33 miles per gal
Ion compared with POST miles in
1912 on an open road test. Driven at
legal speeds through rs miles of
stop-and-go city traffic, the war
fuel gave 16.48 miles to the gallon
as against 1851 a year ago.
Duplicating conditions of a SINH
lar survey conducted in 1912, the
same car, piloted by Assistant Chief
Engineer H. F. Holley, was used
in the test runs routed over the
same courses, both for the nonstop
performance and the trips through
typical metropolitan areas.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25

alarm.
While undoubtedly there will be
considerable decrease in demand for
lead in the small arms program for
1914. there will be compromising
increases in demand for other es-
sential purposes, such as batteries,
cables, tetraethyl lead, etc Most of
these items. go into the munitions
program
On the basis of present demands
OF the munitions program, con-
sumption of lead in 1914 should
equal 1913 consumption, it was
said.
On the other hand, the produc-
ton Of lead from domestic mines
promises to decline owing to labor
shortages, but every effort will be
made to maintain present produc-
ton. Domestic mine production
amounts to about 40 per cent of the
total consumption, the deficit being
made up from imports and sec
ondary lead Imports may increase
somewhat during the coming year,
but the recovery of secondary lead
is likely to be hampered by labor
shortages.
The industry was informed that
the war production board had APP
proved the recommendations of the
tin-lead division with respect to
domestic mines subject to review
during the beginning of 1914 as fol
lows: Present producing mines
should be kept in operation. Present
labor forces should be maintained
through deferment of mine, mill
and smelter workers. 1t is recon-
mended that no new projects for
the production of lead involving
government financing be approved.
No lead mine not now operating
should be permitted to commence
production unless such production
would be profitable on the basis of
an "a" Zero quota 1t is also pro-
posed to maintain a certain degree
Of control to balance supply and
demand.
Further announcement may be
expected from time to time with re
spect to contemplated actions to
carry out this program.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
Mining Group
Is Revived AT
Virginia City

Resuming activity following a
dormant period caused by the fed
eral ban on gold mining, the Madi-
son County Mining association re
Gently held a joint meeting with the
Virginia City Vigilance club at Vir-
ginia City, naming new slate of
officers.
Heading the group is K. D. Lynch
of the Boaz mine at Norris, who
was chosen as president. Other Off
GERS elected were w. r. Galloway
of Sheridan, vice president, and e.
M. Smith of Virginia City, and ]. G.
Mcleod of Norris, members of the
executive committee Lyman H.
Bennett, secretary of the Vigilance
club, and Frank Carey, treasurer,
will hold like positions in the asso-
citation.
The Madison County Mining asso-
citation was organized at a meeting
in Virginia City September %, 1888.
The meeting was called by the Vir-
ginia City Vigilance club, which has
remained as sponsor of the group.
First officers of the association
were Alex Mcdonald of the May
flower mine, president; r. w. Ros-
sitter of Sheridan, vice president;
Frank E. Blair, secretary, and John
P. Erie, treasurer. Succeeding presi-
dents have been A. J. Theis of Nor
ris, 1910; w. r. Galloway of Sheri-
dan, 1941, and w. H. Brinton of
Sheridan, 1912
The association meeting was the
first since May, 1912, when the
group convened in Sheridan.
Eighty-octane motor fuel has
been designated as the standard
combat gasoline for all army We
hicles, according to the War depart
ment which recently issued new
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25

Lead Stockpiles Dwindle as Use
Mounts and Production Declines

position of while critical requires careful watching
according Producers Industry Advisory committee
producers called attention to the steadily increasing
stockple which continued viii be for
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25

Half of the $1,000 private automo-
biles in Holland are operating on
gasoline allowances of five quarts
per month.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25

the tunnel level. If collections ex-
coed the tunnel cost and upkeep,
the profits" will be returned to the
private operators on a prorata
basis.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
Report Mode by II. S.
Mother Lode Copper

Geologic studies are being con-
Quoted by the geological survey,
United States department of the
interior, to aid and encourage a re-
vival of mining activity in the
copper-zinc belt that lies a few
miles west of the famous Mother
Lode gold belt in California. One of
the first results of this work, a
geologic map of the workings of
the North keystone mine, at Cop
perpolis, in Calaveras county, is
now available to the public.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-02
Pleasant Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Huber and
son Dale and Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Peterson were Thanksgiving day din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Berdell
Huber.
Mrs. Robert Hess and children,
Mrs. Lille Fett and Miss Nellie
Huber were Thanksgiving day guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smith and
son of Deshler
Mr.. E. T. Kidd was Sunday even
ing dinner guest of Mrs. Cora Huber
and family.
Mrs. Joy X. Huber and Sondra
were overnight guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Holman, Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Huber called
on Mrs. Mabel Hilty and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Hilty Thursday evening.
Bobbie, Billie and Mary Nell Hess
spent their Thanksgiving vacation
! with their grandmother Mrs. Lille
Fett.
Paul Huber Winegardner spent the
week end with his grandmother, Mrs.
Cora Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Shortino were
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Jennings and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Leiber and son
were Sunday afternoon callers of Mr..
and Mrs. Winston Jennings and son.
Mr.. p. P. Badertscher is i'll at his
home south Of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chancey Spallinger,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Clausing and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fullerton called at the
Russell Huber home Sunday after
noon.~
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Younkmani
MIR. and Mrs. Elton Younkman and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Younkman
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Younkman and sons, Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Winegardner and daughter, Pvt
and Mrs. Leslie Thompson, Roberta
and Nolan were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Younk-
man.
DR.. and Mrs. j. J. Sutter OF
Wooster spent several days visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond STRAIT
ton and family and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Miller of Lima
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Stratton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry thinner, Mrs.
Ruby Writ spent Sunday afternoon
at the Norval Scoles home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Lung and
daughter called on Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Althauser, Saturday evening.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-02
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue OF January 2S, 1909

the bird came from Bayou La Batre,
Alabama.
David Reichenbach is quite a horse
jockey. He recently traded his beau
tiful driving horse for five year old
PAGER, getting 500 to boot.
Fred Biederman and Adolph Leh-
man cut over one hundred cords OF
wood this winter for Albert Motter.
They will ge 10 cents per cord.
Jacob Schnegg had quite an ex-
perience recently. He was trying to
break a young colt when it suddenly
became unmanageable, and by the
time the cold finished with the tant-
rum the rig and harness looked quite
little different than before.
The reading room over the Post
Office in the First National Bank
block contains much up to date liter
ature and weekly papers. The room
is an experimental project and the
use is free for all persons over six
teen. The reading room will be Civ
en- a thorough trial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleon Triplett moved
in to the Mrs. Kerns property corn
er Lawn and Blanchard avenues, or
Thursday.
Alva Anderson, mail carrier, took
prospecting trip into Michigan the
first of the week.
Mrs. William Euler of Lima is
spending the week end with her dau-
ghter, Mrs. Albert Benroth and fam.
| lily.
J. A. Hochstettler, who left here
for Arizona some time ago, writes
that he is we'll pleased with his pres
ent home in the Salt River Valley.
Miss Lowell Pepple, who has beer
visiting her friend, Miss Mabel Craw
ford, in Sapulpa, Okla, for nearl!
two months, is homeward bound.
julie Benroth and G. Schnegg were
at Columbus the first of the week
returning in a Ford automobile Tues
day evening, which the latter pur
chased for his own use.
George Long killed large snake
Wednesday, measuring four feet ant
eight inches long.
The Rev. Ray Richards, minister
FOR the Luthers church and the A /
| ington and Zion Lutheran churche!
for nearly two years has rendered
his resignation to the congregation
Rev. Richards has accepted cal
from the Lutheran congregation il
Bellevue, KY.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-02
Lafayette

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter King and
sons were Thanksgiving day guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Murl King of West
Newton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Clum and
grandson of Lima were Thursday
dinner guests of Mrs. Retta Clum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Franklin OF
Ada, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. Peterson
and Mr.. Claude Peterson were Fri
day evening dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Neil Peterson and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Shrodes and
daughter of Findlay were Sunday
evening guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Gutherie.
Miss Mary Zickafoose of Ada was
a Wednesday guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Eta Gutherie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Downing OF
Lima, Mrs. j. G. Knoble and Mrs
Louise Cloore were Thursday even
ing dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs
Warren Knoble and daughters.
Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs
Dorance Thompson entertained The
families of the Sunday School class
of the County Line church. 43 were
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Patterson
and family were Thursday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pat
! terson.
Mrs. Ethel Helser, Mr.. and Mrs
Eliza Helser ard son attended th'
Helser reunion at the home of Geo
Helser, east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Eversole O
Maumee were Thursday guests o
Mrs. Jennie Eversole.
Don Kline of Camp Hahn, Calf
is spending a furlough with hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kline
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Bierly ant
sons, Mrs. Elsie Bierly and Mrs
Russell Rex and sons were Thursda.
dinner guests of Mrs. Belle Heath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Milestone o
Lima were Saturday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. I. j. Ludwig.
Mrs. Efien, Watt Of Greenville
Penna., Mrs. Treva Menold ant
daughter Patsy of Youngstown, Ohio
and Mrs. Ralph Watt were Saturda!
evening guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. E
Watt.
Pvt. Everett Ratliff and Pvt
Clarence Owens Of Camp Reynolds
Penna., were week end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Garland Ratliff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Staley, Mis-:
Doris Staley, Miss Mary Staley, Miss
Jennie Roberts and Miss Ruth Scole:
and Miss Wilma Staley Of Lima
were Sunday guests of Miss Lilial
Desenberg and Mrs. t. w. Desen
berg.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-02
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
RROM ISSUE OF SEPT. 2. 1915

Twenty boys of the Bluffton Boy
Scout Troop are home from O'Con-
ner's Landing at Indian Lake. The
boys accompanied by Doctor j. S.
Steiner, Scoutmaster of the troop
said the weeks outing was "the best
yet" and all thoroughly enjoyed them
selves at camp.
Extremely wet weather caused a
change in plans and the troop stayed
at cottage at the lake. Five of
the scouts, Steiner Geiger, Ruel Mis-
wander, Theodore Scheid, Donald
Augsburger, and Nathan Block made
the return trip from the lake home
by hike overland. Other scouts en-
| joying the weeks camping were
Asst. Scoutmaster A. c. Luginbuhl,
Robert Eaton, Ivan Amstutz, Albert
Block, Thomas Donaghue, Donald
Wise, Marion Arganbright, Tesla
Stearns, Willis Townsend, Byron
Spangler, Thomas Fenton, Donald
West, Doris Bogart, Howard Stauffer
and William Griffith.
Complimenting Mrs. Walter Mis-
wander whose wedding was recently
announced, Misses Corrine Kimmel
and Minnie Bigler were hostesses tc
eleven friends of the bride at mis-
cellaneous shower at the Sam Kim
mel home, Thursday evening. AS q
novelty the guests arrived attired in
short dresses, each with go-cart
containing doll. Those enjoying The
event were: Mrs. Walter Niswander
Mrs. Scott Woods of Rawson, Misses
Iona Amstutz, Verna Stoner, Grace
Murray, Hazel McGriff, Esther anc
Cora Greding, Rose Stith, Agnes
Sechler, Mrs. Carl Miller and the
hostesses, Misses Minnie Bigler anc
Corrine kimmel.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-02
Settlement

Rev. Landolin Amstutz of Chicago
was ordained into the ministry on
Sunday evening at the Ebenezer
Mennonite church of which he was
a member. The four General Con-
ference ministers of the community
officiated at the services. The serv-
ice was largely attended. Rev. Am
stutz was reared in Bluffton by his
aunt and uncle Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Lugibihl.
Mrs. Samuel Augsburger near
Beaverdam is seriously i'll at the st.
Rita's hospital at Lima with pneu-
monia and hear ailment.
Mrs. Maurice Grismore of north
east of Pandora is staying in the
home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Nusbaum of Bluffton where
she is recuperating from her recent
operation.
Christmas boxes were packed on
Wednesday for the soldier boys in
the Ehenezer church in the home of
Mrs. Oscar Lora. She was assisted
by Mrs. Isaac Neuenschwander and
Mrs. Chris Gratz
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Burkholder
and son of Republic, and Miss Melva
Burkholder, R. n, of Dayton, at
tended communion services at the
Ebenezer Mennonite church Sunday
morning. They were guests of their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Burk-
holder and family of near Columbus
Grove over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Zuercher have
moved from Ft. Wayne to the Clark
Frazier farm near Rawson where he
will be in charge of supervision of
the AS acre tract. Zuercher, who
formerly had charge of the farm left
last spring for Ft. Wayne to ac-
cept employment in the Studebaker
plant manufacturing war materials.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-02
ElrOSe

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Stauffer of
Bluffton and Kaye Nonnamaker were
Thanksgiving supper guests in the
Mrs. Emaline Nonnamaker home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Koontz
spent Thanksgiving day in the J. r.
Fisher home.
Miss Betty Eddinger was Thurs
day dinner guest of her sister, Mrs.
Harold Bell in the A. j. Nonnamaker
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Koontz and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Ebay and family spent Thanksgiv-
ing day with Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Ebay near Ada.
The L. A. S. of the Olive Branch
church will hold an all day meeting
this Wednesday with Mrs. Emaline
Nonnamaker and Mrs. Lendon Bas-
niger. A >pot-luck dinner will be
served at the noon hour.
Master Robert S. Koontz spent
Friday in the Adrian Pifer home.
Mrs. Emaline Nonnamaker spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Nonnamaker and family. Other call
ers over the week end were: Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Koontz, Flo Stratton
Mabel Battles and Mrs. Harry Ed
dinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Koontz, sons
Russell, Richard and Raymond spent
Friday in Findlay.
Thanksgiving dinner guests in the
Carson Marshall and John William
son home were Mrs. Herbert Graham
ard family of Waynesville, Ohio
Mr.. and Mrs. d. d. Williamson ano
son Walter, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mar.
shall and daughter Avis and Mr.
Shaller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Klingler ant
family spent Sunday with the Huber
Jennings family near Clyde.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-02
ArmOrsville

Past week callers. of Mrs. Erwin
Moser were Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Anderson, Mrs. Horace Stratton,
Mrs. Marion Fox and son, Mrs.
Lenore Montgomery and daughter
Sue and Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Fiesler
and family of Columbus Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Beagle and fam
ily, Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Moore and
daughter of Detroit spent their
Thanksgiving vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. W.. |. Moore and other rela-
tives.
Sunday afternoon callers of Mrs.
Mabel Hilty were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest klingler, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Schaeublin and daughter Rachel,
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Klingler.
Joe Hilty flew home from Prince
ton, N. j., Sunday and spent three
hours with his father and mother,
wife and son. 1t being his fathers
birthday. Other visitors at the H.
o. Hilty home were Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Ream, Lima, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Young and son, Miss Roseann
Hilty. Miss Marjorie Niswander of
Bluffton.
Mrs. Chas Montgomery and dau-
ghter Sue were North Baltimore
callers Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. Kaufman called at
the C. E. klingler home one day last
week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-02

Great Lakes, on Sunday.
James A. Delhi is employed at the
Meter works in Bluffton.
Miss Rose Gerber, who is in the
Putnam county home, is very i'll at
this time.
The young people of the St. John
church We're entertained at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Hilty last
Wednesday night.
Miss Anna Ruth Steiner, teacher at
Byhalia spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Steiner
and family.
Miss Ruth Bixel of Greenville, H.,
spent the week end with her father,
Noah Bixel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Miller and
sons of Simthville, visited at the
Noah Bixel home on Sunday.
Miss Marjorie Basinger is at home
with the mumps.
Miss Dolores Baumgartner' spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs. David
Culp and daughter in Lima.
Miss Margaret Hilty of Old Fort,
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hilty.
Misses Nettie Mae, Elnore and
Odula Basinger spent the week end
in Fort Wayne, visiting relatives.
Misses Mary and Olga Steiner were
at Grabill, Ind, on Sunday where they
visited their brother, Rev. Armin
Steiner and family.
The Junior class of Pandora High
School will give their class play,"All
American Family" on Wednesday
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-02

Jacob Lugibihl met with an acci-
dent a week ago while passing the
concrete mixer at the NJ. E. Church
under construction. The horse SHE'D
and upset the buggy. Mr.. Lugibihl
was seriously hurt at the knee.
Francis Marshall of Rockport left
Tuesday for Ashtabula to attend the
Boys Stock Judging contest of which
he is manager
Donald Flick has accepted a po-
s;tion with the Pennsylvania r. r. at
Lima as night ticket agent.
Asa Stratton is building a do 60
garage on the corner of his lot on
Elm street. The building built of
Bluffton Cement blocks will be occu-
pied by Cliff and Charles Stratton
who will be in charge of the business.
The college quartet is furnishing
the music for the Putnam County
Teachers Institute. Members of the
quartet are Clair Huber, Harry Koh-
Ter, c. O. and G. A. Lehman.
Prof. E. j. Hirschler and H. w.
Berky who are attending summer
school at Chicago will arrive home,
Saturday.
Several hundred people witnessed
the telling of the old smoke stack
at the water works. The stack hit
the ground intact and then shattered.
The job was done by replacing the
brick on one side with wooden blocks
and then burning them away. The
old stack rs feet high will be replac-
ed with a new one 10 feet high.
In Putnam County, David Risser
and Raymond Schroeder were named
as alternates to represent Putnam
County corn boys at the state fair.
There were sixteen candidates up for
the honor.