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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28

unable to punch over for a score,
while the Polar Bears tailed once in
the first and again in the third and
fourth periods.
The Beavers were unable to con-
troll the ball for any length of time
in the first period, and the Polar
Bears drove for their first touchdown
of the evening when, with four
minutes remaining in the stanza,
Robertson Tipped a short pass to
Gren in the end zone. Brinkmeyer's
attempt at conversion was good, and
the Polar Bears led, TO.
Midway in the second quarter, the
Burckymen, spanked by spectacular
forty-four yard run by Hugh Frost,
drove to the Northern defense.
Northern tailed their second I'd
of the evening late in the third
quarter, when they again made a
drive from their own territory,
kitzler scooting for nine yards
around right end for the score.
Brinkmeyer again split the uprights
with the conversion to make the
score 14-0.
The Polar Bears ended the scoring
in the closing minutes of the game
when, after taking the ball on the
Bluffton twenty-eight yard line, they
covered the remaining distance on
two plays, Heck skirting right end
for fourteen yards and a first down,
and Gren covering the remaining
distance around left end. Brink
meyers conversion attempt was wide
this time.
The Burckymen marched into
Northern territory again in the clos
ing seconds of the game, but the
final gun found the Beavers on the
short end of a 300 score.
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plant seeds which came from France.
Few of the colonists knew how to
make a garden but some had books
brought from France, telling how it
was to be done. .".
The emigrants paid hunters to
supply them with game and the
settlement began to improve and
take on a good appearance. At first
they were little troubled by Indians.
The French, in Canada, were friends
of the Indian.
But the savages soon learned the
GalIipoIis citizens were different
brand of Frenchmen. One settler,
irving to raise corn at some distance
from the town, saw an Indian and
shot him in the shoulder. A French
man was killed in retaliation. Then
man and woman were captured.
They were out collecting ashes to
make soap.
Indian Depredations
Cattle were stolen by the Indians
and other depredations were COM
mitted. At the end Of six months
the company ceased supplying prov
isions to the new colony. That winter
the creek and the Ohio River were
frozen. 1t was deadly cold.
Hunters no longer had any meat
to sell. Flat boats could not come
down with -four as they had done in
summer and fall and famine struck
the colony. One family of eight
lived on dried beans, boiled in water
and without meat, salt, grease or
bread, for 10 days. Before, they
never had wanted for anything,
being wealthy Parisians.
Weary of confinement on few
acres of land and their money almost
gone, the French emigrants were
separated from their friends in a
distant wilderness, many wandered
out of the settlement; some starved
and others were killed by the In
dians. Some went back East and
took up trades and professions.
Seek Aid
Finally one colonist made his way
to Philadelphia, with a petition
signed by all, asking relief and
succor. There, a French lawyer, NJ.
Duponceau, obtained from Congress
grant of 24.000 acres of land op-
posite Little Sandy, for the French
still at Gallipolis. 1t was called
| "The French Grant"
The carrier of the petition got
1000 acres and the rest was divided
among the survivors at Gallipolis-
only 80 persons, married and single,
out of the original 500 emigrants.
Each received 21712 acres. Some
sold their share. Others put ten
ants on it. Many left and 100 years
ago few of the original settlers re-
mained.
After more than $50 years how
ever, Gallipolis still retains its quaint
French appearance and many of the
residents bear French names.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain( bushel prices) - Wheat
$217; corn $1.30; oats 72c; soys
$2.37.
Poultry-Heavy hens 27c; leghorn
hens 25c; heavy rock springers, 34c;
heavy red springers 32c; leghorn
springers 23c.
Eggs-Large white 66c; large
brown 64c; medium white Soc;
medium brown SAC; pullet 43c.
Butterfat-61c.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
Putnam County One-Mill Levy Would
Provide Field House At Fairgrounds

A one-mill levy to provide a new
community building-feld house at the
Putnam county fairgrounds will be
voted on at next Tuesdays general
election. 81
The proposed building, seating
around 4,500 persons, would have a
large arena in the center, with a
stage at one end. Space under the
seats would contain display booths,
concession stands, offices and rest
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
True Tales About Ohio

Concluded from page II
ment land contract, to sell lots in
it. Barlow was helped by the
French newspapermen, who knew
how to smear it on anyway and
liked to write fowery stuff. Then,
the pretentious prospectus put out
by the land company whooped things
up bit, too. Of the new, swampy,
unsettled and Indian n-infested Ohio
wilderness it declared:
Wonderful Ohio
"A climate wholesome and delight
full, frost even in winter almost en-
tirely unknown, and a river called
by way of eminence, "the beautiful" !"
and abounding in excellent fish of a
vast size. Noble forests, consisting
of trees that spontaneously produce
sugar (maple) and a plant that
yields ready-made candles (myrica
cerifera). Venison is plenty, the
pursuit of which is uninterrupted by
wolves, foxes, lions or tigers. A
couple of swine will multiply them
selves a hundredfold in two or three
years without taking any care of
them. No taxes to pay. No military
service to be performed"
July 8, that year, the Bastile had
fallen and to the upper classes and
arstocrats, the Ohio promise was a
burst of sunshine.
Besides the fowery claims about
the isolated Ohio wilderness, the
company agreed to take the colon
lists to their lands and pay the cost,
and the settler might bind himself
to work three years for the compa-
ny, for which he would receive so
acres, a house and a cow" Hence
the 80 ready built log cabins waiting
in rows.
Most of the French emigrants how
ever, were wealthy, used to an idle
life, and paid their own passage and
bought land on their own account.
All were ill-ftted for life in the
backwoods.
Almost hysterical over the adver-
tisements and prospectus, Frenchmen
talked about little else than the
paradise in Ohio. Buyers of lots
became numerous and importunate.
Single persons and whole families
disposed of their all, bought a lot
and fattered themselves that they
had made an excellent bargain.
First Boatload Arrives
October 20, 1890, the first boat
load of French emigrants arrived at
Gallipolis. They had started on May
l and it had been long and tire
some journey.
Robert Stafford was in the party
and was the first to spring ashore
He celebrated the landing by cutting
down sapling with a camp hatchet
the first blow towards making a
settlement. Stafford died June 26,
1863, at very old age," still a
settler of the community.
The settlers named che village
premiere Vile" first town, but the
Ohio company had called it Fair
Haven-which promised much. How
ever the ground there was low and
liable to overflow so Gallipolis, into
which the French town changed, was
located four miles below, on a high
bank, 10 feet above the food Of
1882.
United For Pioneer Life
Though willing to work, clearing
the American wilderness was a Job
too big for the French aristocrats
to do. They were unused to such
work. Only a half-dozen farmers
were among the whole five hundred.
The colonists hired American hunt
ers to prepare their ground and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
Railroads Run for Everybody
Not EMPLOYEES Alone

The railroad industry must serve not one but
many groups-producers, businessmen, ship
pers, passengers and the general public
night and day, every day of the year. These
unions are proceeding in utter disregard OF
this important difference between railroads
and other industries Industrial plants can be
shut down over weekends and holidays, but
freight, mail, express and passengers must
continue to move. Everybody tuho enters rail-
road employment knotUs this.
Strike Threat
On September Is, 194s, the leaders of thess
16 unions began taking strike vote. But ths
threat of strike uiH not alter the opposition of
the railroads to such unreasonable aen,andsf
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rooms.
Much needed space for fair exhib-
its, basketball tournaments, stock
shows, winter circuses and other SIM
liar events would be provided by the
structure, it was pointed out this
week.
Present county facilities are made
quate to handle any such largely
attended events, it was stressed by
sponsors of the levy.
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Northern Bears Top BlufftOn In
Hard Fought Game Thursday

game under the lights at Memorial
Park at Ada, Thursday night,
BIuffton eleven succumbed to Nor
thern 300.
Making several marches into Nor
thern territory, the Beavers were
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28

Playing on nearly even terms
throughout the game, Bluffton Coll
lege Beavers absorbed their fourth
defeat in FIVE starts at the hands of
a heavily-favored aggregation from
Ohio Northern. In a hard-fought
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28

American Foundation for Animal
Health, which says that outbreaks of
the disease have occurred in cattle
herds in many sections of the
country. Farmers are urged to have
their herds tested to be sure they
are free of infection.
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SHORTS AND MIDDLTNGS

Winter squash and pumpkins, if
we'll matured on the vines, can be
stored for several months. They will
stand some frost but not a severe
freeze. They may be left in the
garden or field for q time to harden.
If piled up and covered at night.
New anxiety about bovine tubercu-
losis is being expressed by the
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they must have still further rate and fare
increases.
hAx
Demands Unreasonable
These employees have had substantial raises
during and since the war. Their average week
ly earnings are higher than the average weekly
earnings of workers in manufacturing indus
tries. They have more job security than the
average worker in American industry. They
also enjoy paid vacations, retirement sys-
tenn and Other advantages more generous
than the average worker receives.
In contrast with the demands of these I6
unions, which add up TO the equivalent of 4sc an
hour, the Conductors and Trainmen recently
settled their wage request for an increase OF loe
an hour.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28

The wheat jointworm, ranking
next to Hessian fly as causing heavy
losses to the wheat crop, was present
in many fields this past season. The
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28

areas most heavily infested were
southern Illinois, central and south
ern Indiana, southwestern Ohio,
Kentucky, and several localities in
Missouri. The Department of Agri-
culture is warning farmers to make
use of known control measures to
avoid severe and widespread infesta-
tions in 1949.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28

News Want bring results.
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TX Billion Dollar Road Block !

RAILROADS MUST OPERATE around the clock
every day and night of the year.
Although they know this, leaders of 16 rail-
road unions are demanding ive-day, Mon
day through Friday, week for one million
railroad employees.
They want 48 hours pay for 40 hours work
in itself 20%o wage increase.
They also demand a minimum of IL hours
pay for any work performed on Saturdays,
and 16 hours pay for any work performed on
Sundays and holidays.
On top of all this they want an additional
increase of 25c an hour for every employe!
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28

they must have still further rate and fare
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
You'd Pay the Bill!

Summing up these demands, they mean that
these union leaders seek to force the railroads
to give one million employees an annual raise
utieh soould average $500 per en.pIoye!
The total cost of this would be no less than
III billion dollars per year, which Is more
than twice the expected net income of the
railroads this year,
YOU'D pay the bill, because IL thess In
creased costs are forced On the railroads.
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Though willing to work, clearing
the American wilderness was a job
too big for the French aristocrats
to do. They were unused to such
work. Only a haf-dozen farmers
were among the whole five hundred.
The colonists hired American hunt
ars to prepare their ground and
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-31
Laurel News Items

Mrs. Hilda Leuthold of Billings
is visiting at the home of her son
Albert Leuthold and family.
Home from Bozeman where they
are attending Montana State col
lege were Jesse Long, Jr., James
Sherrow and Eugene Coombs, who
returned Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Burns had as
their guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Mccall and daughter Colleen
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mccall,
all of Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sekora and
family spent Sunday in Joliet the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Sekora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cunningham
and daughter Frances of Billings
were guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. B. Sturtevant.
Adam Lantz was a dinner guest
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. j. Adams.
At a meeting of Lambda chap
ter of Beta Sigma Phi at the home
of Mrs. E. w. Bray of Billings
announcement was made that the
next meeting of the group will be
with Miss Rosetta Fritz at her home
on April 9.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-31

jamie Huntington's sixth birthday
was celebrated when her mother.
Mrs. Marshall Huntington entertain
ed for a group of children at games
and a lunch last Wednesday. Guests
were Michael Marsh, Susan and Kar-
en- Stevens, Keron Chapman, Sandra
Hartley, Denny Nottingham, Bobby
and Dickie Egnew, Kenny Nolte,
Buzzie Herbert, Frances Revell,
Judy Alters, Sherry Floery, Diane
Brown of Billings and jamie, the
honor guest.
Mrs. Adam Lantz left recently for
a visit in Santa Ana, Calf, with
her sister, Mrs. John Hertz and
family, and her son, Matthew Lantz,
of San Bernadino, Calf.
Mrs. Robert Fry was hostess to
her bridge club and guests, Mrs.
Charles Garlock, Mrs. J. w. Fry
and Mrs. Clarence ALEX. Awards
were won by Miss Grace Stadal-
man, high and Mrs. Garlock, second.
A guest last week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Void was
Miss Pauline Drollinger of Chey-
enne, Wyo. Miss Drollinger was
en- route from Lake Success, N. Y,
where she had attended a commit
tee meeting on education.
The Opal Camp of Royal Neigh
bors were honor guests at a pot
luck supper recently when the Bit
teroot Camp of Billings entertained
at the l. o. o. F. hall in Billings.
Hostesses who entertained at the
Past Matron's dessert bridge Sat-
urday afternoon at the Masonic
were Mrs. C. w. Laird, Mrs.
]. w. Long and Mrs. j. F. Mac
Donald. Awards went to Mrs. 5.
A.. Sherrow and Mrs. Paul Void,
md Mrs Campbell Calvert received
door prize.
Miss Adelpha Vaught spent the
week end the guest of relatives in
Ireybull, Wyo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Bait were
at Easter dinner for Rev. and
Hrs. H. c. Haemmelmann and son
.eo, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Frank and
hildren, Sheila, Leland and Karen
f Park City and Mrs. Herman Sorg
md son Ronnie.
Mrs. Philip Benin was honor guest
t the last meeting of the birth
ay club which was held at the
ONE of Mrs. George OSWALD with
Irs. Adolph Hammered as hostess.
was entertainment.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-31
FAMILY HOSPITAL
CovERAcE
LIFE INSURANCE
with Savings Plan
JOHN A. DYER
311 Fourth Avenue
PHONE 165-M

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. R. Stickelberger
have had as their guests Mrs. Stick
elberger's mother, Mrs. Pearl Rice,
who returned recently to her home
in Doyon, N. D., and Mr.. Stickel-
berger's mother, DR.. Josephine
Stickelberger of Oberon, N. D. DIR.
Stickelberger plans to visit here and
with her niece, Mrs. Tom Burke of
Billings until some time in April.
Mrs. Sam Propp of Sidney was a
guest last week of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Bait. Mrs. Propp was en- route to
her home from a visit with her
sons at Miami, Fla, and St.. Louis,
Mo.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-31
Value of Legumes

Well-fed, ~deep-rooted legumes
have a twofold value. They supply
a low cost and abundant source of
proteins, minerals and vitamins for
livestock. They will rebuild the or
ganic matter supply and break up
packed soils. Legumes that have
had plenty of phosphorus and pot
ash will push mineralized organic
matter down below pillow depth, re-
storing to good filth the top 18 to
rs inches of soil. The tap roots will
penetrate closely packed soil, her.
ate it and enable crops following in
the rotation to send their roots deep
er for plant food and water.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-31

Entertaining at a family Dime
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. John Holme,
were hosts to a number of ou
OF town guests. They were Mr. anC
Mrs. o. j. All of Edgar and from
Billings were Miss Verona Holmes
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Holmes, Mrs
Carl Hicks, Mrs. Sidonia Barnes
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Schlenz, Johnny
Schlenz, Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Schrei-
Der, Tony Schrieber.
j. H. Jordan was a dinner guest
Sunday at the ranch home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. T. Winters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Sorg had
as guests at Easter supper Mr. and
Mrs. George Schreiner and son.
Mrs. Mary Ann Drury has re-
turned from Forsyth where she Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. A. C. Ander-
son who had been hospitalized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kastelitz
and family of Joliet visited this
week at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Wallace.
Miss Adelpha Vaught, Laurel high
school graduate, has enrolled as a
student in the American Beauty
school of Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Zimmerman of
Wyo., spent the Easter week
end here with Mr.. Zimmerman's
mother, Mrs. Ida Lewis.
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A business meeting will be held
April 6 at the club house in River
side park, with Helen Toombs, Ad-
cline Giblin, Mabel Edwards and
Emily Heebner as hostesses.
A film on Latin America will be
shown by Edith Packard, Pan Am
erican chairman. The members of
the Legion are invited 10 see this
film.
We are happy to that
Billie Lou BARLEY was chosen to
represent Laurel at Girls State in
Billings, June Ills. Congratula-
tions Billie Lou.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-31
The News
ofLAUREL !

Attending the special ceremonial
Of Bath Zabbia temple, Daughters
of the Nile of Billings were Mrs.
G. w. Fenton, past queen of the
temple, Mrs. Roy Edwards, Mrs. l..
w. Hageman and Mrs. o. R. Bur
dette. The event honored Supreme
Queen, Mrs. Norma S. Hubble Of
Rockford, Ill. Members were pres
ent from throughout the state and
from many distant points.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-31
Home Use OF Paper

From 1929 to 1910 expenditures
for miscellaneous household paper
products increased 81 per cent.
Evening star., 1948-12-10
Boy, 3, Burned So He May Die,
Waits for Birthdoy-dnd Santa

would take more for him." Mr.
Rector said. THE doctors said they
have taken all they can get of
me because I'm not fat enough
The fathers skin was grated onto
the back of Michael's legs and along
his spine.
Mother Next Donor.
Michael'S mother said she will
submit to skin grating operation
as soon as Mr.. Rector is we'll enough
to come home and, take care of
three other boys and two daugh-
terS.
The son-in-law Of neighbor. a
young man whom Mr.. and Mrs.
Rector do not even know, but who
Michael says is his friend, has VOL
unteered to sacrifice some Of his
skin.
We're mighty grateful" said Mr..
Rector, because its really more
than you could expect folks to do. -
The doctors and nurses at Casualty
who have labored night and day to
turn back death which constantly
beckons for Michael don't like to
talk about his condition. Last night,
they said, he slept soundly-the best
night he's had since he was admit
ted to the hospital.
13 Days to Go.
And it's only l3 days to birthday
party-15 days till Christmas.
And it's not too late for the 10000
persons who did not contribute to
the Red Feather campaign to throw
their support behind little Michael S
gallant fight for life. It's Red
Feather money that is helping the
hospital sta9 and his parents
through the icritical hours.
Evening star., 1948-12-10
Army, Air Force Stand
I0n Guard, Other Shifts
Put Before ForresfaI

Comments from the Army and Air
Force on the controversial Gray
Board report, which includes plan
for shifting control of the National
Guard from the States to the Fed
eral Government, are before Defense
Secretary Forrestal, but his Office
refused today to make their contents
known.
Informed sources said that while
there was no question that the Army
favored the proposal, they look for
only lukewarm support should a
showdown fight develop.
The boards report includes about
I95 recommendations on National
Guard and reserve problems and the
Navy has not yet completed its COM
ments to Mr.. Forrestal on all the
proposals.
Policy Not Yet Set.
Mr.. Forrestal requested the three
service Secretaries to comment on
the recommendation before he
formulated an opinion for trans
initial to President Truman as a
basis for possible congressional ac-
ton. At the time the report was
released, Mr.. Forrestal went to great
lengths to explain that the recon-
mendations were not yet national
military policy.
Army Secretary Royal had two
high level recommendations to take
into consideration in presenting his
departments official stand.
Assistant Secretary of the Army
Gordon Gray was chairman OF the
Interservice Committee which drew
up the recommendations and along
with all the other members con-
CURED fully in the conclusions.
On the other hand, a general
staff committee on National Guard
and reserve policy two weeks ago
expressed disapproval on the pro-
posed liberalization of the Ma
tional Guard
One high Army spokesman said
today that the committees action
came as "a complete surprise"
especially in view of the fact that
the FIVE reserve members joined the
Regular Army officers on the COM
mittee.
He saw the action as deal be-
tween the. National Guard and
Organized Reserves in which the
former put a damper on moves
toward liberalization and the re-
Evening star., 1948-12-10

servists received certain unit as
signinents in the overall Army table
of organization, thus allowing some
of its top-ranking officers more of
an opportunity to obtain division
commands.
Previous Stand Different.
Previously, high officials of the
Reserve Officers' Association had
strongly backed the proposed fed
eralization of the guard. Col. Will
liam H. Neblett, association presi-
dent last year, and Maj. Gen. Harry
H. Vaughan, military aide to Presi-
dent Truman and reservist, were