The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
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Comes October-the name signify
ing eight--being the eighth month of
the year on the old Roman calendar
but things have speeded up a lot
since Caesar wrote his Gallo wars
and we've streamlined the calendar,
like everything else and given two
extra months priority-bet the old
Romans never heard of priority
either-and SO now October is the
tenth month only two more left
/ this year-maybe it's time to think
about Christmas shopping-then
there are those New Years resolu-
tions We so blithely resolved last
holidays-not much time to carry
them out and it's the month of
brown October ale-with cider press
es running at Seth Basinger's and
Albert Augsburger's after skipping
a season last fall . and frosts nip
ping at the corn-hope we don't get
a killing freeze for another week
. schools closed for the Ottawa
| fai1 Thursday and they say
hickory nuts will be scarce this fall
squirrels, forehanded as usual are
storing up beechnuts E. that's bet
ter than we did when we didn't get
cur coal bin filled last summer i.
and speaking of getting things done,
if you didn't get your drivers license,
better stay at home until you do, for
there's usually a spot check just
about this time and football en-
thusiasm and attendance getting bet
ter day by day-or perhaps more
literally night by night-as Cotter-
mans boys are hitting a winning
stride and remember to vote at
the primary next Tuesday-nothing
you may have TO do is more import
ant that day-with world affairs in
their present state and the whole fu-
ture of mankind at stake, it's vital
that we send our very best to con-
gress now.
With prospects of an oil boom in
the Bluffton territory, some of the
over credulous thought there was
well being drilled on the Mrs.
Maude Curry property on East Elm
street last week. 1t was well-but
they were drilling for water instead
of oil. Himdall e. Steinman of Gil
boa are doing the work with Law
renee Mccullough in charge. Mrs.
Curry says she prefers having her
own we'll instead of the regular city
supply.
You may have seen him here last
week-that transient with truck
who was on South Main street sell
ing Michigan peat for S1.20 a bushel
which retails at local nurseries
around twenty cents. Pickings here
| apparently weren't too lush, so he
moved to greener pastures and was
picked up by Lima authorities day
or two later and given the buns
rush out of town.
| $50
That big round gray safe, q
familiar sight in the loby of the Cit,
izens bank was moved over to Lei
ber's jewelry store Monday. The
safe, forme8 strongbox of the late
Commercial bank has been standing
empty in the Citizens lobby for a
number of years. Leiber, the new
owner, whose show window was
burglarized some time ago will use
it for overnight storage of valuable
| jewelry and diamonds.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Waid Fisher, former
Blufftonites, stopping here last
Thursday enroute to their home in
Ecorse, Mich, after a motor trip to
Florida. They were about 30 miles
from Tampa when the hurricane
swept that city. The storm did nc
damage in their immediate vicinity,
hut they encountered plenty of evi.
dence of it's fury as they neared
Tampa.
Don Robinson, Bluffton college
student and former landscape
gardener is turning his knowledge in
that field to a good account, not only
for himself but for some of his fel'
low students. Don has found enough
business doing landscaping and get
ting lawns in shape for the winter
to occupy all the time he can spare
from his studies and also has enough
work lined up to keep four of his
buddies busy which helps to make
ends meet in these days of high liv-
ing costs.
| Icecream bars were declared sur
plus Friday night after the Pandora
game-fact is they were being giver
away free by the high school juniors
who had the refreshment concession
The chilly fall evening and resulting
falling off of sales left them with g
large portion of their stock of bars