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Historical Bluffton

Remember Ingalls Restaurant?

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Here's an advertisement in the 1970 Bluffton High School Buccaneer. Millie Ingalls is on the left. We'll let Icon viewers identifiy the other threein the photo.

Ingalls Restaurant was located where Tu Puebo Mexican Restaurant, 142 N. Main St., is today. 

Would you pick up a loaf of bread for me, please?

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Continuing a look at yearbook advertisements, here's one from the 1926 Bluffton College Ista. At Siefield's Bakery you could buy sandwich bread. The bakery was located in what is today The Food Store on South Main Street. The owner was Herb Siefield.

A new Frigidaire would be nice for the kitchen

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Need a Frigidaire, or a Maytag washing machine? Stop in at E.M. Kennel, dealer, at 108 S. Main St., Bluffton. This advertisement is from the 1932 Bluffton High School yearbook.

The address of this business is now part of the Citizens National Bank block. Think of it this way, Edward Jones is 107 N. Main. The Maytag dealer would have been located right across the street.

Call 364-W for an appointment to get your eyes checked

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Here is a Bluffton business advertisement from the 1933-34 Bluffton High School yearbook. The yearbook was called the "Annual Leaves" and was not yet the "Buccanneer."

The advertiser was D.C. and Gordon Bixel, O.D., optometrists. Their business was on the second floor of the Citizens National Bank building. Telephone number: 364-W.

1902 Ada businessmen

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Here's photos of business owners in neighoring Ada in 1902. 

Ada business people, top row from left,  Cylde Sharp, cashier, First National Bank; Louis Greer, shoes; Jos. August, variety store; Cliff F. Landon, druggist; Ray Sharp, millinery.

Second row from left, O.S. Melhorn, grocery, Wm. McCafferty, meat market; Louis Brewer, grain and implements; M.S. King, bargain store; John Young, druggist.

1958 Orange Township fox hunt

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There's several things we know about this photo - and several unknowns. The photo was taken as a black and white snapshot in February 1958 in front of the Orange Township garage. It's a group of fox hunters with three foxes.

What we lack is an identification of the hunters. We've enlarged the photo as much as possible without losing a viewable image.

We invite Icon viewers to take a stab at naming these men.

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