The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-13

/ And it did arise from time to time
when a sale cryer was needed at the
school box socials. "Why, Clyde, there
is an auctioneer," they'd say, and he'd
be pushed up to the block to sell off
the goodies.
Well, from box socials the local
auctioneer just naturally gradual
ed to sales of household goods
and then to a day when a man
was willing TO entrust his life
time accumulation of farm prop
erty to his hands. Now Clyde
| Warren probably averages some
what more than a sale week.
Although he has kept no records,
thousands of dollars worth of
property has changed hands
under his hammer as he coaxes
the top price out of each item for
his client.
Strangely enough, just a couple OF
weeks ago he sold out A. w. Norma
maker, son of the man who had
really launched his career as ar
auctioneer when he was boy in knee
pants.
AND SPEAKING OF COINCI-
DENCE, it was lucky one for young
Tony Travis recently that the wallet
containing the profits of last sum-
mer's vacation work was picked up
way down in Louisville, KY, by the
young son of none less than a Bluff
ton college grad, Class of 1886.
Tony had been shopping in Louis
vile during visit with his grandma
for a gift for brother Dave. 1t was
upon his return to his grandmother's
home that he noted the wallet was
missing. A complete search failed to
turn it up and back in Bluffton early
last week he had just about abandon
ed hope.
But Wednesday Postman Ralph
Reichenbach left a parcel at the
Travis home addressed to Tony.
1t contained the missing billfold
and money.
A note from Clifton Lehman, execu-
tive secretary of st. Matthews
Branch YMCA in Louisville, stated
that his son, Freddie, had found the
billfold on the street while they were
taking a walk. The Bluffton address
particularly interested Mr.. Lehman
since the town was we'll known to
him as the home of his Alma Mater.
Lehman is a native of Berne, Ind.
AMBITIOUS GARDENERS, we are
told, can get a head start on their
neighbors next spring by spading up
the garden plot in the fall. Often,
then, it is covered with straw. And
when the first balmy days of spring
approach, long before the soil is dry
enough to work in other gardens, the
eager beaver is ready to go.
At 81 years of age, Henry
Gratz, is still an advocate of this
fall spading procedure. He spad-
ed Mrs. Ed. Steiner's garden on
Spring street Tuesday morning,
and noted the ground was "just
right" for the treatment. Henry
said he needed the exercise and
likes to be out of doors.
FROM YOKOHAMA, Japan, Pfc.
Howard R. Hamilton telephoned his
wife Mrs. Mary Ellen (Hector)
Hamilton last Friday evening at her
home on r. r. 6, Findlay. Howard
who is serving with the 25th Division
in Korea, is now spending a 5-day
leave in Yokohama. Prior to enter
ing the service, he was employed at
the Farmers Grain Co., Bluffton.
NJ. NJ. "DODE" MURRAY has
nothing on younger voters who
cast their first presidential cleo
tiOn ballots in 1920. Mr.. Murray
has been noting that the score is
now even as to terms served by
Republican and Democrat presi-
dents since he cast his first bal
lot. Now L. r. Bauman has
figured it out that the score is
also even since he cast his first
ballot in 1920.
U. S. farmers will produce about
lit million tons of feed grains this
year.
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