Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 23 June 1927 — Page 3

CONDITION OF ROADS IMPROVING Maintenance Men Are Work, ing Diligently To Improve Adams County Roads Hard woik by road workers h;i made 1* poesOile for Adams county to boast of the best road conditions that have existed In tills county for several years. Most of the roads running in all directions aie said to be in first class shape. Work on the roads will continue throughout the summer and fall, and those In charge say that the roads will continue to improve. Only a tew rough miles at present ale noticeable in the entire county, and these spots are heIng worked out as quickly as possible, according to Charles Magley, county highway superintendent. There Is only one detour In the county at present. It being the federal roild running south from Decatur to M tiroe which is being resurfaced with tarvia. Tills toad will not be completed until fall, but the detour is being kept in

® I 8 ’notice I The ECONOMY Says Decatur Can and Will Repeat I For obvious reasons some HFf Lisle A o®> Zrx* /Kk ■■ 0 BtBR HBMI 0 a Z’Sk cart KJ , " 1 ? v\ K,, i£ ■ stores may attempt to copy ■ff \ R ST tA U U fl I? H H 1«f T ' I: Us fYv I Genuine \A itj Remember every item in ■ H “d ■ this ad and try to undersell ■|J . n t m RliHi I ■ Ini M B 0 Ift ra BEr mF Gold * Seal U 1 this store is guaranteed or Hfl “■ i jj.ujyhnnUr | c, x" m flp ■ merchandise be advertised or ■ W |O, ( M Jj J ™ ® S® B ““» ♦a* 7 « A 9xl‘» IS ■ ” rs * Quality merchandise I ■ sold for less elsewhere, we will H Yuk 1£ (. /j vk ,r 4 \. 0r B only. We never advertise Bjj JR ■ still further reduce this item. .v> ■■ K /. 11 ~ 1 I Lowest I£' I B FO 3 RPmsto" I V tX I *"| 4 —■ X fl I ► \ ® MENS $5.00 iZZ "j I N W I ‘' **“ l! Ad | H j SUITS Sale Starts FRIDAY. June 241— Wats J| 0' ! > I Unbleached I lixti-i i.... > hath I -S. .S. KI ■“a C ■ d Imustin /• I T he °l>inion of Many Business Men was That Our Great Success in Our $5,000 Week of I 1 fl Jf yj S 3 J Ho. • (■*/■* | Sales Lust June was That It Was Another “Fortunate Business Occurence" And Deca- B TOW ELS, reg."l n„3 formerly up M §■’l ji rjj ’ ’ 1111 '• jard-- OV| tur Could Not Repeat. We Sav We Can Repeat And We Are Offering In This Great | 29c value liv l to $5.25. ii IR ■I ■ ■ Isi 3 I IraonMHHMBBMMi THE GREATEST VALUES THE ECONOMY EVER OFFERED. I _F Newest colo rs. S * M/liUU I j . —b 1 A panK ~x o 9Q JI 250 BEAUTIFUL SUMMER SILK X'T "T? Jfi , ~ i ... .... I 112 in., vard..£ojC| 1 t ___ ih liriMe'rns vard li)C I E ,he Quamty h‘ s,s — I W A we Another demonstration ol the g d ? Bl“ uterns - ' ard I cho ice of the U ir Economy Department Store, § g A y ra BJy Bj fh»>. g inr«aOHmMnEMa9BKO9M store, only □1 of value giving. S wraKRmaBBSUBMR | F J b jf* j. So Hurry’! ■ - | A M ' ; QQpl I /■' W Z/W Very high I Icrepe and OH „ | JKMHWI U ® Mens 59c I Mens 15 c M gos l»«ern«. yd OOC |g.■ . QL\ Ak V I ; VW ■■ | r.insede . . ..J I< gg ~a d|eK 7 .-„. LAI)IES ;■ , I R »-wwwic«Naßi®ram4WoM '.- A. ' fl ,r , H ■•STF SH. 5 3 Silk up <n t£ Blue Work | JJ ()SE Z ,4 v- ... Beautiful Styles. AH WL® | )oh)| , SIIA SH,RTS 8c I IIP 46c|| HOSE | 'lmp ii tor tbis a very se ns.i- m 1 *™ss otJC S J„ “i- U,,si2c •' ■ w- tearjTcl || ■■„=:•■ j| ' 1 irTr~TT-—tt— "~~~~ rz; z ■mu im■ m i ■hi hi min iiiiiih t~ — — S nr*rnno H Mens Nobby New Wool R MENS HIGH GRADE DRESS || EXTRAORDINARY SHOE BARGAINS | BOYS NEU ShITS L w/ suits I shirts omens Shoes | *fi 150 BOYS NEW 4-PIE( E R R J\ vW Collegian and Conservative R Genuine English Broadcloths B at sensationally Jfi | fejk O Lsr-rso/w TW . formerly sold up to -SS.! 5 $3.99 I I (T Qfl fl I l I SEE SEE !fi I SWSft S„i rUK ZT JO.UO OvV K® : Hl® ® I S--S » l: Al ,| " MW * - 81-77 $2.77 ® flg style, elastic back T SB , Mens $1.50 Night Shirts! iMENS W( IK OR Qlf» i 8 Paysley and Blonde Kid trim, low College. Military, Cuban. Spanish, R ffi] M and full cut, anti tan y gg \ \ \'\ Blain white 7Q,»1 | DRESS PANTS rerc and Spike I.eels. Yen will buy two or more pairs when >ou we ImH Jfi sizes 2to | | t.A fancy trimmed • </v g g Made of good wearing cloth. g g these values. M S ————— OIMBOOOHOBBMOOOn HSIMOBMHHMHHHBBI ■MOOUOMHBMBBOMH MHMHHnHHHHMBEF HHHHJHMHannHHMHanWHi Sg ' g Lot No t | ROYS OXFORDS in Tan I I Boys and c, ir | B $1 j () M.n»3se | I Mens SI.OO Sgring CAPS. I $5,000 WEEK Mens np t. »4.00 I "™" n Xl"*?i L S "° ES | o “’ |^ ,c $2.49 89c I SMBS.... Jte ™*"™ “'.X... || t «n<r md short sleeves. WOOL fl?O QK Made of fine check nain- B OXFORDS, OXFORDS Ladies lr _ YZ. <-<1 Long and shoit .Meevei PANTS tbZ.OO sook cotton, elastic back I I I 51.50 &$2 *3l Jfi Jfi MENS Not over 3to a customer. lAin i ft.. g SLI i» PERS Bl Q 9 or W ® lr hr STRAW Men look at these All Wanted Ligh, medium (IM H <0 DreSS <7 « # l* HA 1 s Mens SL2S B _! I <«<>* Al k< N/ S II Is. I h=- The ECONOMY DEPT. STORE | | \|r W j more at this 78C | DECATUR S ORIGINAL UNDERSELLING STORE | /A’A’A’A’A’AX ® /A°A , A*A*A 3 A\ I P " Ce " Bargains Galore In All Departments—Shop Early. ramB&«aE«KiKJaHHK»NHHHHHMB *“ " «- . ... ■■* f

tainted W |t h tho rtnu]s ' lu ’ I iK»m l( ,., 111 If , ((n : 'i apring months. FISHING lifSSEI IS SUNK AT SEA I'niuhter Ranis Lighter \essel In Dense Fog; I hree Sailors Missing ? Truro, Mass., J llne 23.-(I'Pl-Tht. | C’.vde Hue freighter Ozark rammed l«n<’ "unk the steam trawler Surge in II dense fog about five Inillnfr Truro today. Nineteen members of the Surge’s crew wete rescued by the crew of the Ozark. The other three seamen were I Sported missing. With a gaping hole in her bow, the ‘ Ozark wont Ilirroimd thfA.l

RECAIUB DAILY DEMOCRAT TIintSDAV. ,11’N’E 23 1927

'' ' lV!| - 8 utlon and her position wus 'Hilly iliingurauH J’ttly the f| l( . t that th „ R( , a waR | , ' | m prevented n henvy loss of life, must gnat ds said. ' —; o U’TIIERANS PICK ANNUAL OFFICERS ' iimKD i it<ni PAQB OMB) | Columbus; Ixmls Scheldt, Coluinb7~ Li .Igo Information bureau: Rev. . '•"Oige Blievernicht, Toledo; Rev. .1, | T. Ilesihion, Seymour. I-'» t Wayne auditors. K. Juergensen I and William Hltzemann. Business committee for the Mes'-on ker, a Lutheian publication: Rev. E. H l> a<'t. Sdymour; Rev, E. Markworth, New Palestine; Rev. L.mis' Wambsganes. Indianapolis. Board of finance: Rev. E. ii. Eg-! Kers, Seymour; J. W. Iloehne. Evans-' 'Hie; Charles Riciimond. Tipton. l'’inancial secretary, A. 11. Ahibrand Seymour. Necrologist. Rev. Phillip Wombs- ’ kanss, Pert Wayne. Legislative committee; For Ohl >,' i Rev. .1. 11. Meyer, Lakewood; fir Indiana, (). E. Schroeter. Indianapolis, lor Kentuckv tt.>v te > 0.. i

Louisville; Walter Pohl, sot West Virginia. Rev. Theodore Sehuidel, <f Cleveland, Hie vice-president of the c -ntr:il •listii< tof i>i<> synod, preached to the delegates ,as. night at the < one or» dla Lutheran church. The service was In charge of Rev. Walter Klaußing, pastor of tli° Concordia church. Dr. Paul Kretzman. < f Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. urged ihmough endoctrlnatlon of young people and adults befote they are given membership in the church. He leported ou the Lutheran mission work in Mexico. He stressed the Importance cf having native missionaries in Mexico betansi* of the new Mexican church ttiles. Dr. Kretzman reported that the es forts at union between some of the Lutheian bodies of America, were sa far ccmlucted witli promising results, but lie emphasized that union could be effected only on the basis of the Word of God. Carl Zorn, a representative of the laymen's circuit conference, made a pela before the delegates that the Luthian layman's League be granted permission tc solicit ccnti Illations tori the maintenance of radio station KFCO. tlie Missouri syned's broadcasting station at St. Louis. His request

----- — » was granted. Tlie delegates passed a resolution! creating n position of u field sceietiny foi iiilssliiiis. The resolution cm. powers Hie mlsiun ho,ml of tlie distr'et to promptly caJl a uliable man for this office. Th<‘ new field set rotary will make systematic i porta to keep tin mlssioamy woik of tlie district contantly before niembeis of the church. Prominent among other speakers ;>: the convention yesterday were Rev Paul Kit kstuedt, t f Laporte; Rev. Theodoio Klaus, of Indiana Harbor; Rev. Paul Klienhaus, of Cleveland; Rev. W. H. Storm Rev. Arnold Miller. - .n—— I. mi Workmen Find Cartridge Belt While Excavating Wauwatosa, Wls., June 23 d l l Workmen digging a new liateral to the wutermain here came across an old cartridge belt containing uhout fifty. 30-30 cartridges. The belt was biirie | under ah ut six feet of ground. In an effort to determine whet her or not the cartridges were still alive, Stanly Nogalsky, workman, laid one. | on a rock and struck it with his [tick, i The bullet tore off part es ills’ right thumb and sang past the ear of air th- 1 >1 T workman a few feet away.

MISSIONHIES LEAVE BERNE Party Os l our Missionaries Depart For Congo Island Mission In Africa Berne. Juno 23—tSpeclni To Dally Democrat i -Four missionaries to Africa, Rev. and Mrs. Henry Mi ser an 1 little son, ami Agnes Sprunger, all of Berne, and Miss Theresa Gustafson of | Minueajtolis, Minn , liade farewell | Wednesday to their many friends. Th<> I pat ty of tnissloiiiiiies set forth on a two month voyage to tile Mennoulte, Congo Island Mission station In the reI n of Charlesvllie. Africa. Next Satin day, they will embark from Nev York harbor on the S. S. ifelgen. This i is said t > lie tlie largest steam-ship of the Red Star Line. At Antwerp another vessel will be boarded, which will carry them to Africa, and until finally the destination will be reached. I tlie greater portion of Hie summer will l have passed. Ships sail only every tin co weeks from Antwerp and it is probable that there may be a holdover al that point i f the jouiney. They ex-

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| pact to arrive nt their mission someI time In September. Vesteiday niornliiK nt tlie outset of 1 | the Journey tlie Misses Sprunger nmi | Gustafson were accompanied to Pott j Wayne by Mr. mid Mrs. Jeff Lleclity and the Misses Judith and Heleaa Jl.lechly, Rev. mid Mr-. Moser wofe m i mpanled to tlie Fort Wayne depot by Mr. and Mis Palmer Moser. Amt theie heme folks were parted with t sot several years. «, Miss Sprunger, who is going to th® I African field for the third time, lias j been In the states eleven months of her furlough Tlie Mosers mid Mis.i I i Gustafson ate g ing to the field for th® , second time. The Moaers have been In i tlie -tales only eight months since • they left theft station, while Miss Gustafson lias been at Minneapolis about two years. ——_l o— ——_—_ Lindbergh's Namesakes Gresham. Ore., June 23. -(Unltr-d I Press) Two kittens belonging to E. 1 J. Staley, Gresnam resident, were 1 . born tlie exact minute 10:21 I*. M., ■ Paris tlwn that '('apt. Charles LindÜberh arrived in Paris from New York. So Staley named tlie male feline U"Charles," and the other, a female, Spitll of St. Louis” —"Spirit” for short.