The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-06-12

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/, Northwestern Ohio second only TO
Toledo. The attorney did locate in
Y Kalida, but later moved to Lima.
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Ell Where Allen county got its name
is not so certain-generally it is
believed to have been named for
: Ethan Allen, Revolutionary soldier
of Green Mountain Boys fame-how-
4 ever some there are, who claim it
i was named for one Col. John Allen
: of the war of 1912.
However the names of most of the
r Northwestern Ohio counties are
traceable directly to noted men of
i events closely connected Herewith.
! For instance Defiance county gets
its name from Ft. Defiance named
! by General mad Anthony" Wayne
: in defiance of the Indians whom he
defeated at the Battle of Fallen
Timbers near Maumee.
Lucas was named for a former
Ohio governor. Fulton county got
its name from Robert Fulton, in
ventor of the steamboat. Paulding,
Williams and Van Vert were named
for three continental soldiers, John
Paulding, David Williams and Isaac
Van Vert who captured Major
Andre, British spy who had conspir-
ed with Benedict Arnold during the
Revolutionary war for surrender of
West Point.
Catnapping-that's the word which
describes the escapade of Bing, pet
mother cat of the Harold Balmer's,
narrated in this column two weeks
ago.
You will remember how Bing, when
her own kittens were given away,
stole a baby kitten from a neighbor's
cat. At that time we said there
ought to be a word for it-and sure
ly enough, one of the good readers of
these notes comes up with the per-
feet suggestion-catnapping - what
should be more appropriate?
Speaking of delays due to govern
mental red tape, that just doesn't
apply to Bluffton's municipal legisla-
tive machinery, the wheels of which
can whirr at record clip when the
occasion demands, as witness what
happened last Wednesday.
Mayor w. A. Howe dropped into.
the office of the highway divisional
department at Lima at II a. m. TO as
certain what had been delaying some
repairs for Route 25 on Bluffton's
South Main street.
He was informed that before any
action could be taken it would be
necessary for the town council to
pass an ordinance therefor.
From then on things started to
happen. At 12:45 p. m. special
council meeting was convened and
the legislation enacted and at 2:15 p.
m. the same afternoon copy of the
ordinance was laid on the desk of the
highway division superintendent in
Lima-everything taken care of just
a bit over three hours after things
started to move-all of which should
qualify for a legislative machinery
speed record.
An unusual hobby based on her
long service in Sunday school work
at the First Methodist church is that
of Mrs. Fred Hahn, N. Lawn avenue.
Each year Mrs. Hahn has the 52
issues of the junior departments
Sunday school papers bound into fine
library volumes. These books then
are awarded to members of the Sun
day school class who have perfect at
tendance for the year.
Coach Ken Mast, of Bluffton col
lege, who was runnerup last year in
the National left-handers' golf tour
|nament, is sticking to the green's
again this summer perhaps with the
thought of taking another shot at the
little. For the vacation months he
has accepted a position with the
Springbrook golf course in Lima.
Higher education is an expensive
procedure these days, Bluffton folks
learned the other day when President
L. L. Ramseyer's report to the alum
nj disclosed that Bluffton colleges
budget for the coming year will be
5000, $50.
Most of this money, sufficient to
operate a small industrial operation,
is spent in the Bluffton community,
and the expenditure has no little ef-
feet on the towns economy.
OF the 5000, $50 budget, more than
$4,000 will be spent for salaries,
which average $2,665 per professor,
the report shows. An indication OF
the quality of Bluffton college admin
istration is the fact that the college
budget has been balanced for the last
IL consecutive years.