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(Bluffton, Ohio), 1947-04-03 THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1947 THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO PAGE SEVEN are little more than museum pieces, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF in an all-states fishing derby by ALLEN COUNTY. OHIO. landing two of the largest fish in the there is a good market for them in Ross Pepple of Lima. Ohio, i No. 37,089. Plaintiff Cute Rust Craft FLUORESCENT For Your Home— contest—one tipped the scales at 23 the Amish communities in Wayne Maudif and Holmes counties of eastern Ohio. Legal Notie’ pounds and the other at 30—and on Hugh H. Pohtaui LIGHTING FIXTURES New Asphalt Shingle Roof The surrey, trundled down to Kidron et al.. : light fishing tackle, too. Oldtimers Defendants All Kinds of Electrical All Colors said it couldn’t be done and could was put up at the weekly community The defendant. 1 Walter D. Flavin, Beautiful — Fireproof auction and altho perhaps a little too address is unkn ■n ___ j______known _ scarcely believe their eyes when Don address was 7086J South Cremer Street, Chi­ Appliance Repairing Long W< aring. did it. fancy for some of the plain people, cago, Illinois, wll take notice that on the 19th day of Augiist, 1945, the plaintiff, Ros- Our plan gives Kou up to 3 April ushered in with spring sho­ it was bid in by an Amish farmer who Pepple. filed hid petition against him and years to my. wers Tuesday—which promise flo­ has doubtless by this time put it to other defendants.; in the Court of Common Those homing pigeons really come Pleas of Allen Qninty. Ohio, the same being Ellenberger Bros. Estimate Wit hot | Obligation. wers in May—we hope . anyway home—one picked up on the College good use. Case No, 37,089 jin said Court, for the pur­ Get Your J pouting in spring looked like the real thing Promoter of the Kidron auction, pose of quieting:the title of certain real es­ All the Latest in Electrical campus last week was sold three tate in said petition described, to-wlt: Conveniences Shape Before the Heavy Tuesday—unless it was an April Fool one of the largest of its kind in the Situated in the County of Alien and State years ago by Robert Potts, Bluffton of Ohio: I Hot point Sales & Service Rains Come. prank . after all it was only last pigeon fancier, to a Defiance party. state, is S. C. "Cy“ Sprunger, former Inlots Number^ 17915, 17916, 17954. 17- 105 South Main Bluffton, Ohio week that roads were drifted full of Bluffton college student who has 955, and 17958 in The Rosedale Reahy Since that time Potts has remodeled Company's Rosedale Addition to the City A. Hauenstein ne 255-T ■<now—some fence-high . and it* made the weekly auction one of the of* Lima, American Township. Allen J. A. Leatherman the bird house at his home on Spring County, Ohio;} could happen again . Peter Nus- street and the pigeon, seeking its old statewide note. Inlots Numberb 17471, 17472, 17481, 17- & Son / The Sheet W etal Man baum the other day recalled the big 520. 17521, 17x72 and the Middle 1/8 part home there, apparently w’as confused of Inlot Number 17479 in Oak Hal! Sub- 107 S. Mail i Street snow that came in May 1883—they because of the change. It was taken Maybe you never knew that Raw- Division No. 11 to the City of Umz, Amer­ Phone 152-W Bluffton ican Townshtg. Allen County. Ohio; had a bobsled ride when apple trees to Pott’s home. son had a newspaper—but it did, In lots Number^ 18369. 18370, 18380, 18381. After 6 P. M. we ei n be reached at were in blossom . but no matter some fifty years ago and was pub­ 183.89, 18390 And the West 1/2 of In lot 120 Madison Findlay. Number 18391 in Oak Hall Sub-Division Findlay phon 1034-M what the weather, Bluffton will be lished under the name of the Rawson No. 2, to the City of Lima, American all out in its finest for Sunday’s East­ Back from a 10,000 mile auto trip Herald. Township, Alien County. Ohio: thru the west are Mr. and Mrs. Men­ Inters Numbed 17126 and 17131 in Lake­ er parade . there’ll be those funny From the issue of September 20, wood Park Addition U> the City of Lima, POWER no Schumacher and their son Nelson Allen County! Ohio; little hats—you know ... all the gals 1895, yellowed with age, we read Intets Number* 16750, 16751. 16636, 16- LAWN from G to GO will wear them . and and Mrs. Philip Steiner, with no mis­ that: 504, 16506, 1*756 and 16772 in The West hap except one flat tire. They were End Realty ‘Company’s Westwood Addi­ MOWER praise be, there’ll be nylons this “On last Saturday, William Lloyd tion to the* City of Lima, American FREf-WHif UNO year . and plenty of eggs for gone for three months and drove thru Garrison Murray of Bluffton had his Township. Allen County, Ohio: I I . | > H K , ■ 18 states. Enroute they visited Mr. Inlots Numbers 16397, 16398. 16399, 16400, Auton latic home-coloring—altho you may have brother Med to haul him to Mt. Cory 16401, 16402,* 16417, 16419, 16421 and 16422 and Mrs. Adam Brillhart, at Hobart, in C. R. Baechler's Third Addition to the to take brown ones if you wait too where he took the train for Findlay City of Lima, Allen County, Ohio: long . chocolate ones will be Okla., former residents here. Mr. and purchased a marriage certificate A strip Y-l/V feet in width off of the Au JlwW south side of Inlot Number 390 in McDon- KODAK FILM scarce—and jelly beans still a war Brillhart, cousin of Mrs. Schumacher, which read ‘Miss Carrie E. Ramsey el’s Addition to the City of Lima, Alien has since died. Also they visited Mr. County. Ohio. UtH He; casualty . but there’ll be gaily of McComb and W. L. G. Murray of The prayer of said petition is that the de­ wun, colored chicks for the kiddies . and Schumacher’s brother, Sam at Phoe­ Bluffton.’ He came back to the P. A.- fendants, and each of them, be compelled iUHSTTO. nix, Ariz., and his sister, Mrs. David to show 'their interests in and to the oraun now they can have real live bunnies Y W. railroad crossing and walked premises 'therein described, or be forever bar­ Shank at Lomita, Calif. Mrs. Steiner red from aseefting them: that the claimed rw cm . and the Legion Auxiliary putting into Bluffton. Sunday, bright and interests of said defendants in said real es­ on a party for the little tots Satur­ spent some time with her daughter, early he went to Leipsic and the tate be adjudged null and void and that Controls Mrs. Karl Quenzer, the former Mae- plaintiff's title be quieted against said claimed day afternoon . and you don’t have couple were married. Congratula­ interests, and for such other further legal anna Steiner, in Eos Angeles. and «j uh able relief to which plaintiff may Immediate Delivery to carry your draft registration card tions, of course are in order.” be entitled. any more—but it’s worth keeping as Mr. and Mrs. Murray now living Said defendant, Walter D. Flavin, is re­ for any type furnace Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Spangler of quired to answer said petition on or before a means of identification—so think on South Main street celebrated May 10, 1947, or judgment and decree will $143.00 twice before you throw it away . Stanton, Neb., celebrated their Gold­ their Golden wedding anniversary be taken against him in accordance with the Start yoor picture­ en wedding anniversary last Sunday. prayer of the petition. and Dave Risser, restaurateur, back two years ago last summer. ROSS PEPPLE. making right with depend­ Now you can have Oldtimers wall recall the family as 1 Plaintiff able Kodak Film in the yel­ on the job after a siege of flu, found By: REID & DAVISON, BLUFFTON FARM a bouquet of cut flowers sent by residents of Orange township 47 LEGAL NOTICE / » z His Attorneys 52 low box—the film that get! regular and con­ years ago when they moved west­ Q LX/. \------------- the picture. Then send ui EQUIPMENT CO. some of his thotful friends awaiting Lester Sinead, also known as Lester Hol­ the exposed rolls for expert Massey-Harris Sales & Service ward. Mr. Spangler was at one time lis, whore place of residence W unknown and him on the lunchroom counter—the cannot with reasonable diligence be ascer­ NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT developing and printing. E. F. Schmidt, Prop. a teacher in the Orange township THE STATE OF OHIO stant heat flowers, there were four of them, tained. is hereby notified that Josephine T. Allen Cuntyj ss. 105 E. Elm Street presumably were roses—at least the schools. All of their ten children w’ere Smead, also known as Josephine T. Hollis, Estate of MaRy Catherine DeVier. Deceased. SIDNEY’S DRUG SHOP Bluffton phone 260-W has filed her petition against him for di­ Ernest E. Deyier of 123 E. McKibben St.. label on the container, a bottle, said present at the Golden wedding. vorce, custody of children, injunction and Lima. Ohio, has been appointed and qualified Open Saturday Evenings Automatic Heat Control, all proper relief, on the Rounds of gross four roses . and an old landmark, neglect of duty and extreme cruelty, in cam:case Administrator o| the estate of Mary Cather­ No.
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