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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-08-24

Ser brittle Mann, ben mir nenner
Dollen, lit Der Naturforiber Nleran-
Der bon SumboIbt. sSait elm Sabrbun-
bert lang perlebte er in boiler @lorie,
ftarb aber 1850, bes 2ebens iiber-
oriiiiig urb bon Shreden Dor Dem
Sobe. Sn elmer ieiner letten &orre-
iponoen5en finbet man ole MeuBer-
ung: nSb piinide Iieber ni6t in mel.
ner Saut au Iein. SsSn bieier 3erriit.
tnng meines troitlos berobeten 2e-
bens, in oieier 3eit iittlidber S6anbe,
bin i6 nnfabig, meine @rinnerungen
madaurufen. Ser Ibenb meines 2e-
bens 1T peinli6 uno Iebr traurig."
gtatiirli6 tpar Sumbolbt Elm nngl1u-
bigger. go gelebrt er in Der Natur-
Diiieni6aft mar, 10 untpiIienb NOR er
in Der Geligion. 9as NOR lein I'm
gliif. glls @reis bon pierunba1tsig
Sabren i6rieb er bie troItloien unb
per5meifelnoen @orte nieber: ~Gas
ganse 2eben lit Der groBte l1nItnn.
BiiBten mir penieitens, parum mir
auf Der 8elt iino! slber es lit unb
bleibt Dem 9enfer ratielbaft, unb bas
groBte Slid lit nod oas, als Slads
fopf geboren 81. iein."
Sdtte oieier @elebrte Die erlte Sras
ge i'm &atedismus geipubt, tpiirbe
ibm Ser 3ped ieines 2ebens fem &dt.
lei gepeien iein. gs feblte linn ober
ieglides GerItdnonis fir Die iiberna.
tiirlibe &eligion unb oa5u itanb er
au6 in iittlt6er 8eaiebung iebr tief.
8ie eliidli6 uno better lit baee-
gen Der abeno iener @eni6en, ipel6e
in @ottesfur6t uno Sromnigfeit unb
in bemiitigem @lauben Die Sage if
res Sebens 5ugebra6t baben! v8un-
oerbar!" ruff Montesquieu aus. rDie
Gelgiion, tpel6e fein anoeres 3iel 5u
baben ideint als bie @ludieligfeit bes
anoeren Sebens, biloet au9 unler
@liid in 6iei ietn 2eben!"
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-08-24

ietn Sterbelaeer periammelt 81 ieben.
8ie Ser 8ater Die Weaft @ottes,
10 itellt oie 01utter Die 2iebe @ottes
oar. Die 2iebe Der Mutter lit pie Die
2iebe @ottes, bonig ielbItlos, mas bon
feiner anoeren iroii6en 2iebe geiagt
Deroen fann. Wan fonnte tie it6 nidt
erfldren, nenn lie ni6t gottli6en urs
iprungs nare. SelbIt nad oem Siins
oenfau eri6eint oie WutterIiebe 10
punberbar, 10 iebr als Elm Sell Ser
lnenbli6en Site 8ottes, baB man
obne uebertreibune iagen fann, gr
babe IN oem Wtutterber5en Sein i6on-
Ites 8erf auf groen poubraft unb
in Ser gan5en Hatur fem freunoli6es
res unb lebenbigeres 8ilb Seiner ei-
genen 2iebe 5l1 11ns finOen fonnen.
u&ann Elm @eib pobl ibres &inbs
leins bergeiien? l1no penn Tie es per-
gaBe, 10 meroe Sd bod euer nidt
pergenen. -
Ser 2iebe unb Sreuoe elmer Muts
ter entipri6t ibr S6mer5; au6 Die
ier iibertrifft iebes anoere irbii die
2eib. Iie &inoer f0nnen es nien1als
ermeiien pie niele Sorgen unb
S6mer5en tie Ser Mutter bel Sag
nno gea6t perurIa6t baben. l1no
Denn tie oieielben aufge5ogen bat, 10
muB lie es nidt ielten erleben, baB
oieie gegen ben eepObnIihen 2auf
Der geatur Dor ibren Iugen zines fritz
ben SoOes iterben. 0os lit fir Die
Otutter Der S6mers oller S6mer5en
uno es entringt ith Dem Mutterber-
gen elm &lageruf, 10 bon Ser Bitter
felt unO Seelenanelt, baB i'm nidts
gu bel6reiben pernag. Sic bringt
Damn 10 reGt in oas 8erItdnonis ie-
ner 8orte: 80, ibr alle, Die ibr bor-
iibergebt am 8ege, bobet adt uno
I6ouet, oh lit Elm S6mer5 glei6 mei-
nem S6mer5e!"
Sbr &inoer, beoenft oies alles nobI
uno laBt es ni6t feblen an eurer
Sanfbarfeit uno 8egenliebe!
%, lieb', 10 lang gu lieben fannlt!
., Iieb', 10 lang on lieben magIt!
9te Stunoe fommt, Die Stunoe nobt,
gSo ou an 8rabern itebIt uno flogit!"
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-08-24
Dem Uooe entronuen

an elnem SoOe bon 8aris CAB es
am s. Vfoi 1912 auf Ser giienbobn
na6 GeriailleS Elm fl1r6tbares greia-
mis-, Dos ben 8rllno sur grbauuna
Der Stride Hotre Game oe sslommes
legte. suf einem 8abn5uge entItono
6euer uno lamtlide 8aggons ltan.
ben i6nea in Slammen. Siele SaI,
iagiere erbielten 8ranopunoen. ,9rei
Gage ipdter las man in elmer 3ei-
tung:
Sin iuneer STUDENT begleitete ei-
men ietner i6perperletten ssreunoe.
namens gteder, ms Soipital. SIM
Scale oaiclbit, mo- Der &ameroo ME,
oerselegt puroe, Iaete ser 8esleiter
gu elmer garmber5igen SapeIter=. !.
,gbrtp. Sdpelter, midi bot mein Sfa-
pulier serettet! Ser ielisiten Sung
frau peroanfe id) mein 2eben. Gou
ben I'M sleiden 8asson befinoli6en
Serlonen bin ih allein Dem Eooe ent-
ronnen. Sd babe sar feline 8erIetun.
gen erbalten. @ott uno Seiner beiIi.
gen Wt11tter lei Die gbre!'~
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-08-24
Der Siebesjiineer Jeiu

Sn Dem bon ibm gei6riebenen
Goangelium nennt lib ser FL. Sobans
nes ielbit, Denn bon linn Die He6e iit,
~oen Singer, oen Selus liebte". @as
liegt nidt aIles in oieien @orten
Ius 9emut rebet er ni6t bon ieinen
anoern Gor5iigen; mas ober feline ein-
5ige @liidleligteit ausma6te, mas in
ibm oie 2iebe gum gottli6en Seilan.
De 10 bod entflammte, bas fonnte er
nt6t oerl6meigen.
gea6 oem bl. Iuguitinus uno an-
bern &ir6enbGtern poro Ser I'll. So
bannes bieier GorIiebe Seiu getpiir-
otgt Degen ieiner Sanft1nut unb
frieOliden 8elinnung, beionoers aber
pegen ieiner iungfrauli6en nni6ulb.
Seiner belonoern Geinbeit pesen
ourfte er an Ser 8ruIt bes grl0iers
ruben, uno neil bic 9feinen @ott
i6auen, eridpane li6 iein @eiIt pie
NIT aoleri6pingen 5u ser Sobe ser
@ebeimniiie @ottes. 8eil er 10 rein
parb, empfabl, pie ser III. Sieronp.
mus iagt, Der Seilano, als gr am
&reu5e bing, oieiem Singer Seine
iungfrdulidbe Mutter.
ga Ser III. Sobannes Sen belonoern
Sor5us ser 2iebe Seiu bate, emp
fano er au6 lire @irfungen ouf be-
lonoere @eiIe. gteblt Ser innerli6en
8naoe, Domit Der Serr iein Ser5
iiberitromte> erbielt er au6 GuBerli-
fe 8eDeile ser Gorliebe leines Ofei-
tiers. Gaber iene Snnigfeit uno Ser
trauli6feit, tpomit SSSelus Dor ollen
itbrigen Ipolteln i'm beebrte. gr ourf-
te nit Eetrus uno Safobus 3euge
ser Gerflarung uno SooesangIt Selu
iein. 8eim abenbmable lieB i'm Sc
Jus an Seiner 8rult ruben. ltno pie
batte Sobannes ruben fonnen an ben
Ser5en oeiien, Ser Die 2iebe>iit, obne
ielblt bon oieIer binmliI6en Slonme
erfitllt 5u ietn? Sobannes folgte treu
ieinem Weilter Bis auf ben &alparien-
berg, mo- Der Seilano ibm Seine Mut-
ter CUR liebenoen Bflege, uno i'm Ser
Wutter gum troItenoen 2iebIing emp.
fabl, menn gr gum Sater tpiiroe &C.
gongen iein. Der 2iebesiiinger nabn1
Wtaria in iein Saus auf uno beban-
bette lie als ieine eigene Neutter na6
Dem 8orte Seiu, oas gr bonn &reu5e
berab auf Sobannes blidenb, ibr gu.
rtef: r8eib, iieb' beinen Sobn!" uno
Dem Singer: uSieb' oeine Mutterl"
8ir ltno 5tpar alle, tpie Ser bl.
Baulus bemerft, 5lr gottli6en &inb.
idoft ourb Selus berufen; Ser bI.
Sobannes aber lit Ser grItgeborene,
Der an &inbesitatt angenommene
Sobn. Gr bate ben 8or5ug, bon Ma.
rie geahtet 5u meroen, als pGre iie
ieine eigene Mutter eetpelen, uno
fonnte ieinerieits ibr ole 9ienIte Ell.
mes 5artli6en uno ebrfur6tspouen
Sobnes leiiten.
I'm Die 3eit Ser 3erit0runs Seru-
ialems perbreiteten gbion unb Germ.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-08-24
lgSI 5&S@S@S& &l

Der 3eit IneemaBtes, ionbern ur-
ipriingltb bon @ott getpoat, mie es
aus ser 10 oft pieoer6olten 8erpfli6s
tltng 5u @eboriam ltno 2iebe, aus Der
5aiiung oes oierten @ebotes, roes
ein5igen, oas cine GerbeiBung bat" !,
uno aus ben i6redli6en Strafen uno
Orobungen an Die uebertreter bieles
8ebotes oeutli6 su erleben lit.
~Segne meine Seele!" ipra6 Sas
fob 5u Siaaf. Sn ser geoffenbarten
Geligion oes Ilten 8unoes baben bie
&inoer BON ieber boben @ert uuf ben
Segen ibres gaters selegt. Wtan er-
flebte uno empfing NIT gbrfurdt, auf
oen &nieen, BEN Segen oes Gaters;
man beugte ii6 unter Die pdterli6e
San6, ipie unter oie Sano @ottes.
gntieten aber erfaBte ben, auf bellen
Sarpt Ser 5lu6 Oes Gaters itb ME-
oerlieB. SCUM lit 5Dar i'm Heuen Butt
oe ser bdterlide Segen nibt mebr in
10 beroorragenoer @eile mie ebemals
Ser Sermittler oes gottli6en Segens.
slber oas @ort miro Bis ans gnoe
Ser 3eiten feline @eltung bebalten:
rDu iouit Sater uno Wutter ebren,
oanit ibr Segen iiber bid fomme
uno ou lange lebelt auf groen." " 60
fiiblt benin aub Ser 6riitli6e 8ater,
nn1nentlid) menn er auf Dem Sterile
bette ben Segen ipenOet, oaB er ettpas
8roBes tut, oaB er in @abrbeit elm
Steubertreter @ottes it, Ser bur6
SSbn iein &inb iegnet. 0as &ino aber
trdgt cine beionoere gbrfur6t Dor
Dem baterliden Segen in ieinem Ser
sen, uno ipenn Elm Gater i'm in Ser
SterbeI Itunoe ieinem i6ulobelaoenen
Sobne permeigert, 10 bennd6tigt it6
8eitiir5ung uno S6reden Ser gan5en
6amilie. 8er5ueiflung 5erreiBt oas
Ser5 oes ungliidliden, uno er fiir6-
tet, bob Inn ieinettpilen auf ieine
eigenen &inoer perfludt ieien. Sie
guten &inoer aber iinb oarauf beba6t,
an Dem Sterbebette ibres Gaters 5u
iteben uno oen lesten Segen bon iei-
men matten Sdnoen 5u empfangen.
gei6t ielten ellen iie aus fernen 2an-
ben uno iiber Meere ber, Inn nod elm
lestes Mtal oenienisen gu ieben, Der
ibnen bas 2e6en CAB, Inn nod ein-
nal Die iegnenoe Sano auf ibrem
S6eitel 81 fiiblen. gs tit oieie Got
iaAe Der Musorud zines tief I'M Ser
gen oes WenI6en pur5elnoen, 11nper-
gdngliden @efiibles uno elm 3eugnis
fir Die @obrbeit, baB ser gater in
leiner Samilie Der Stellpertreter
@ottes uno Ser erite 8erpalter ieiner
mdbtigen uno Dobltdtigen @etpalt.
fiille iit 0araus ergibt ii9 aber au6
leiht Die Bflidt Der Mngeborigen,
nidt erlt in LETTER Stunoe, ionoern
5eittg genug Die fernen Samilienglie-
Ser au bena6rihtigen, INN 10 ou6 bem
Sterbenoen BEN lesten Troit, bie Ies.
te 6reube 5u bereiten, feline 2ieben
aIIe ODER gum gr0bten TeiIe 6od) um
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-08-24
Die Glternmiiroe

Son Dem Augenblide an, mo- oie
@be iib aur Samilie erpeitert, Ser
Mann gum Gater miro, unb oie Srau
ii6 Weutter nennen bari, iett @ott
beioe au Seinen Stellbertretern Elm
unb geItattet ibnen cine iiberrei9e
Seilnabme an Seiner Mo6tpoafonl-
menbeit uno 2iebe. Sa, Die Namen
u8ater" uno uMutter" iino pabrbaft
relieioie Namen. ~Sn DEM Muge ei=
mes 8aters pobnt cine Wa6tfiiGe uno
in oem 8lid elmer Mutter cine 2iebe,
oie @ott auein perleiben fonnte, unb
Die oonieiten Der &inoer gbrerbie-
tung, @eboriam uno @egenliebe se>
bieterild forbern."
Oie Wa6t uno 8iiroe bes Sami-
lienpaters lit Die alteite, ungemeinite
unb beiligite unter alien menidliden
@etpalten. 8enn er ipri6t: u9as lit
mein Sobn, bies lit meine Eo9ter" ,
10 gibt er bamit ieinen &e6ten ipie
ieinen 8flidten einen 10 enti6ieoenen
Iusorud, uie es feiner anoeren ir-
oiiden @epalt ienals nogli9 lit.
8ie ldmah flingen biergegen Die
Iusbriide: u9ies lit mein 9iener,
mein arbeiter, mein untertan"! 81,
BEN erlten 3eitaltern Der Weni6beit
maren bie Samilienpater oie einsi-
gen &onige auf Der 8elt. ltno nod
beute gilt Der gbrenname zines Ga-
ters bes 8olfes, 8ater oes 8aterIan-
oes fir ben id0niten SSobn, ben elm
@roBer oieler groe itb ertperben
fann. l1nb in 8irfli6feit lit ia au6
Der Sarnilienpater Elm bot @ott geleb>
ter Serrider; iein 8eib unb feline
&tnoer, ibr 2eben uno ibr Slid Bill
ben lein &eid. gr berri9t in leiner
5amilie, bat bas entiheibenoe @ort
in aletn, banbelt uno befieblt au ban-
oeln. llno oieie Wabtbollfo llfommenbeit
fann niernals perloren geben; ia, ni6t
einmal nieOergelegt ueroen, = mas
BET ieoer anberen tpeltlihen @etpalt
mogli1 lit. 8a es nun audi erite
8flidt bes gaters lit, oieie @etpalt
benz &inoe gegeniiber 5u bebaupten
nno 5u betpabren, lit ie6em tpobI flar.
Niht bob er berriben ion ais Eprann,
als DiI1fiirliber @emaItbaber, ion-
bern in elmer 8iiroe un6 8eitimnt-
belt, melde burh bie 2iebe mnb Dos
geDubtiein Ieiner boben @erantmort.
lidfeit geniloert iit. 9em &inb aber
liegt es Oh, iid 6ieier beiIigen, bon
@ott geiesten @eipaIt tpilIig uno ge.
boriam au beugen. Oiefe Wa6tfiIIe
|tit nidt etDos nabtrdgIi1 i'm 2aufe
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-08-24
pa K@9g a@ @@ 2e. .is|l Tl
Uuttertreue

@erbausnisboG idliekt iid bas Sebem
1lns ant,
Hno iuanfenb beginnet Der WenId fets
men Gamf,
Gr itrandelt am 8ese, nod ididtern
1tn6 bltnD -
9a leitet bic Wtntter bas biIfIpi e
Sinh.
@enn tanienb 8efabren bic Snsenb
I. umtpeb'n
limb bendelnb iie giftige Sdmeidler
nmiteTn,
Wenn aaes anf Srng ,tnb anf 2iise
nnr itnnt,
Damn iparnet bic Wntter bas irre IT.
be Sinh.
nnb tuemn, trot Der 8arnnng, bas
Sdtpade erltegt
ltnb Salidbett nnb Side bic Sngenb
beitegt,
Sa nabet &ersebnng iid innia nnb
limb -
Die Wntter nmidlineet bas en G e
Sinh.
@enn bittere 2eiben, ipenn 2iebe nnb
Sdmers
Wtit gliibenbem Sabne nmfailen bas
Sers,
Sas Geben MIN tribe rnb tranria
berrtnnt,
9a trDitet bic Mntter bas N / n n
be &tnb.
ltnb iuenn bann Der biiitere Hebel ent-
fliebt,
Ser Snnfe Der Srenbe berbeifenS er-
gliibt
1tnb enblid Elm frennolides 9aiein
beginnt -
Sa iesnet bic Wntter bas 9 il d j.
DE Sinh.
Griffin Elise Schick
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-08-24
u1aria pom Siege

SIM Sabre 1888 fam Elm fiinfuno-
atpan5igiGbriger @eiddftsmonn na9
Baris. Na6 8eenoigung ieiner @e-
i9dfte ltiir5te er ii6 - es NOR gerabe
an einem Sanstag - in ben Struoel
oieles 8abels an Der Seine. @s mar
Elm piiIter, greuelpoler Sag. SSn iei-
nem Sinnestaumel fom er abenbs
balb neun l1br in eine StraBe unb
fanb ii6 geraoe Der Stride Waria
bonn Siege gegeniiber. 9a Die Sir
nod often itano, trat er aus geu-
gierbe elm, ging Dor uno iab einen
8eidtltubl, an neldem er boriiber-
fam, bon Wannern umgeben.
uSb" ld6elte er, nMGnner. pel6e
beidten! Dieie Dummfopfe!"
gr ging tpeiter unb fam Biz 5u1n
MItare bes bitten Ser5ens Warid.
9ie Stride NOR nur i6Da6 beleu6tet,
aber auf bas Bib Ser @ottesmutter
fiel Elm 2idtltrabl, 10 oaB es in Der
0a6t ettpas ltngemein @ebeimnisbol-
les bate. gr blieb iteben, Inn es au
betra6ten. l1nb tpdbrenb er 10 ba-
itano, borte er pie Elm Mann ben
9eidtitubl berlieB uno Elm an6erer
eintrat.
uDieie ginfdItigen!" 6abte er nie.
ser. Iber er Iagte es i6on mebr ge-
5nungen; benn es tqubte cine grin-
nerung in linn auf, oaB er ia friiber
au6 aur 8eift sesansen lei. Ct fonn-
te nidt leugnen, oaB er oamals gliid-
lider gemeien mar. uno iest? 8el6'
Elm 3uItano berri6te in ibm!
Gin @e6anfe idlug ben anbern. gr
ibd1nte iib Dor iib ielber. gr mo9te
ii6 8ortpiirfe. gr badte an feline gu.
te Wutter lnb on bas, mas lie linn
auf Dem Sferbebett seiagt batte.
2ange muB er tpobl Dor Dem Wut-
tergottes -8iloe geitanben baben. uno
lie langer er ba itanb, oeIto mdrmer
marb es ibm ums Ser5. gr fiiblte
Ibi9eu iiber iein 2eben. Cine Srdne,
Die erite na6 LANCER 3eit, itano in
ieinen augen. $50 er in ieinem 2eben
ieit einigen Sabren bini6aute, nidts
als i6par5e, boripurfspone Taten!
gr rang nad 2uft, er tpollte bon bier
meg; auein, lein 8lid traf nieoer bas
liebli9e 8il6.
uWie finoe i6 Gube? @ie, tpenn
au1 i6 beidten tpiiroe? gs lit 511
idper fiir mid, oieie 2ait Ser Siinoe
5u trasen! Sonte id lie ni6t bier
ablaben?"
Simmer Itarfer podte oie @nabe an
iein Sera. @s mar, als Oh iie bonn
9brone Der @nabe fommeno burb
oos Sera Der Muttergottes ging 11no
bineinitrablte mie elm erquidenoer
Sonnenltrabl in Die 10 franfe, 10
i6ner berpunoete Seele.
n@enn i1 bei6ten piirbe, ipie
glmdlib tpGre i6! @arum ionte
ih es ni6t tl,n? l1no marnm nibt
iebt? Niemanb fennt mid bier. llnb
mas fam es mir am gnbe i9aoen,
ipenn i1 erfannt niirbe9">
Noh elm 8lid auf oas 8ilb, bas,
/ lie ldn9er er es anidaute, cine beito
ein6ringli6ere Sprahe al linn a.,
ipreden ibien: "Sab' Mut! 8ift orl
|nint elm Mann2 8arnm 10 feige?
gs lit ia balb seideben!"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-07-04
General Community Vacation Week
Slows Industries And Stores Here

For the third successive year, the
first week in July is being observed
as general vacation period for
Buttons major industry and for
quite a few business establishments
who plan to take time off from work
this summer.
Three years ago the community
vacation collaboration plan was
launched here as a wartime measure,
and so successful were the results
that the procedure is being contin-
ued again this summer on an equally
broad scale.
Industry and business generally
will slow down throughout the week,
with all plants of The Triplett Elec-
trical Instrument company, and The
Boss Glove Factory closed, and sew
eral retail stores, restaurants, beau
ty shops, dry cleaning establish
ments and other businesses following
suit.
With all restrictions on travel lift
ed because of the end of the war
probably never before in history have
SO many Biuffton persons been Out
of town on vacation at the same
time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-07-04
SylUanus Welty
Rites On SATURDAY.

Funeral services were held Satur-
day afternoon in the First Mennonite
church for Sylvanus Welty, So, who
died suddenly at his home one mile
west of Bluffton at $3.50 a. m. last
Thursday.
Born March %, 1893, in Putnam
county, he was the son of Amos and
Sarah (Sutter) Welty. On June 80,
1916, he was married to Miss Zoe
Augsburger, who survives.
In addition to the widow, survivors
include two children, Omer Welty
and Mrs. Naomi Jones, both of Bluff
ton; three sisters, Mrs. Cordella
Whitney and Mrs. Lawrence Balmer,
both of Toledo; and Mrs. Elmer Bad
ertscher, Bluffton; and five brothers,
Hiram Welty, Robstown, Texas; Ru-
fus Welty, Toledo; Elam Welty, Pan
dora; Harvey Welty, Lafayette, and
Willis Welty, Bluffton.
The deceased was member of the
First Mennonite church, where last
rites were held, with Rev. j. N.
Smucker, pastor, officiating. Rev. G.
T. Soldner assisted. Burial was in the
Ebenezer cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-07-04
Former Resident Dies
While Visiting In Lima

Mrs. Rozalia Hilty, 50, Bluffton
native who has lived for many years
in Pasadena, California, died Tues
day in Lima while visiting at the
home of a niece, Mrs. E. L. Neis-
wander.
Death was attributed to a heart
attack with which she was seized
last Friday night.
Mrs. Hilty came east by plane
from California last month and was
spending several weeks with rela-
tives and friends in Bluffton and
Lima where she became i'll.
She was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. jeff Bentley, a pioneer Bluffton
family. Her husband, Jacob Hilty
died twenty years ago and is buried
in Maple Grove cemetery here. She
was a member of the Methodist
church in Pasadena.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Harry Heck of Pasadena, Calf; and
four sons, Robert of Lansing, Mich. /;
Mac of Detroit; Harold of Ashland,
Ohio, and Thomas of Crystal, Mich.
Also surviving are two nieces Mrs.
Charles Killen and Mrs. Julia New
lille, both of Lima.
The body is at the Paul Diller
funeral home pending the compile
ton of funeral arrangements. Burial
will be at Maple Grove cemetery
here.
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|COLORFUL RODEO
AT HARMON FIELD
THURSDAY NIGHT
Thrills OF The Old Wild West
Will Be Recaptured In
Holiday Fete
Ohio, Indiana and Michigan
Riders Will Compete For
$3.50 In Prizes

Bringing to Bluffton's Harmon
field all the color of real "Wild West"
horsemanship, a gala rodeo of ii
major events will be held under the
floodlights here on Fourth of July
night.
In duplicating all the colorful set
ting and thrilling events of the old
time rodeos, the holiday show here
will eature trick riding, bronco
busting, steer riding, keg racing,
steer dogging and calf roping.
One of the features of the per-
formance will be the competition of
Bluffton area horseman and horse
women against some of the best
riders from three states, for a share
in the $3.50 offered in prize money
this year.
Parade
Pre-rodeo activity will start here
this Wednesday night, on the eve of
the holiday, with a parade of horses
and riders and farm equipment thru
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-07-04
Recreation Committee
Reports On Funds

Report of the Community Recrea-
ton committee made this week shows
total receipts of s1,581.3S and ex-
penditures of $32113, leaving ball
ance in the fund of S1,20.25, it was
stated by the treasurer, Leland Dill
Ter.
Receipts include contributions of
81 ,190.26 during the present canvass;
together with special contributions
of s270.17; softball dues S69.50 and
collections from softball games
S514
Expenditures include salary of
Kent Cotterman, recreational direct
or, two picnic tables, equipment and
miscellaneous.
The current recreation fund of
S2,50o is still short of the halfway
mark, with less than 4S per cent of
the total having been contributed, it
was stated.
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BLUFFTON PLANS
QUIET FOURTH OF
JULY CELEBRATION
Business Will Be Suspended
Generally; Post Office
Also ~ Close
Rodeo Will Be Feature OF HoH-
day; Fireworks viii Be Miss
ing From Celebration

With many residents out of towr
because of an almost general com.
munity observance Of vacation week
and banging firecrackers barred By
state statutes, Blnffton is making
preparations to celebrate a quiet
Fourth of July on THURSDAY.
The day will not be without its at.
fractions for those who have re.
mained at home. however, for a gala
rodeo on Fourth Of July evening will
bring breath Of the Old Wild West
to Harmon field.
Otherwise, however, the holiday
will be observed quietly here, for
noisy celebrations of independence
Day now live on only In the memory
of those who can recall when the
Fourth would open with a barrage
of noise: when fire crackers, torpe-
does and toy cannon roared all day
long; and when roman candles, sky
rockets, pin wheels and sparklers
provided pyrotechnical aurora
borealis on the holiday night.
No Mail Delivery
Business generally viii be suspend
ed in Bluffton over the holiday, and
there will be no delivery of mail on
town or rural routes.
Bluffton's major industry, The
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co.,
will suspend operations for the entire
week, to permit employes to enjoy
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Hitch-hiking Sailor
Injured In Accident

Don Robbins, %, hitch-hiking sail
or recently discharged from the
Navy, was burned about the face
and hands by steam from an auto
mobile radiator, Sunday afternoon.
The sailor, enroute from the At
lantic coast to his home in Portland,
Oregon, was riding with passing
motorist when engine trouble de-
veloped on the Lincoln highway near
the Hiram Reichenbach farm four
miles south of Bluffton.
Robbins was burned by rush of
steam as he removed the cap to the
cars overheated radiator.
He was removed in the Diller am
bulance to the office of DR.. M. r.
Bixel here, given first aid treatment
and later released.