Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1927 — Page 3

FROM BERNE —by— Ui ss Helen Burkhalter July 22 —Leon von Gunten family vinited wl,h th “ Pe,er u>hlD an family, at n< “ catur ’ Sunday. jll,B Edith Squire*, of Fort Wayne. ,lined at the Jacob U. Amatuti home, last week. Mr and Mrs. Willis Baumgartner nt two children, of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Edison Baumgartand family visited with Mr. and yrß William Baumgartner. Sunday. Mr and Mrs. John Bixler, Mr. and yrs (1. C. McCune and son, Harold nd Mrs. Mary Bixler motored to Bhl ff ( on, Ohio. Sunday, to visit with relatives. Mrs. F.mil Aeschliman and daughlerg, Winifred. Florence, Frances and Gwendolyn spent the week-end at Thre e Rivers. Michigan. They returned late Sunday night and brought with them Logan Wagoner, of Three Bivers, who will visit here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ellenberger were visitors at Fort Wayne. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Habegger spent Saturday evening and Sunday a! Rockford. Ohio. Miss Helena Liechty received word Monday from Miss Agnes Sprunger, laying that their party arrived safely on Monday, July 4. at Antwerp. Belgium. She reports a very pleasant ocean voyage, and that they had expected to sail again on the “S. S. Ataersville" for C. W. Africa on July 13. Mrs. Harry McCreary and children returned to their home at Battle Creek. Michigan, Monday, after visiting a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Sprunger. Miss Magdalene Hirschy. of Muncie, spent the week-end at her parental home. Miss Leona Amstutz, of Fort Wayne, visited at her home Sunday. The Misses Florence Brewster and Laverta Sprunger returned to their home at Fort Wayne, Sunday, after visiting with Laverta’s grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Sprunger, for two weeks. Mrs. Caroline Schenbeck visited at the home of her sister. Mrs. John Liddy at Fort Wayne, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Neuhauser and family, of Bluffton, visited at the Albert Neuhauser home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Timmons and daughter, Polly Ann, of Portland, wte visitors at the William Wittwer home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan Tonner and family, of Bluffton. Robert Speicher and daughters, Ruth and Barbara Martha, visited relatives at South Bend, Sunday.

Weslpy Amstutz entertained at Sunday dinner, Mr. and Mrs. John Liechty and daughter Norma, and his Sunday achooi class consisting of Harold Sthindler, Ivan, Moser, Tilman Moser, Omer Yoeman. Vincent Sprunger. Before the class departed each one was presented with a Bible. Sam L, Baumgartner is having all his buildings moved from the north part of his farm to the'south part, so that he will have the benefit of the pike and will be nearer the school building. • Evant Lehman, Silvan and Tilman Bauman and Miss Ludella Lehman were visitors at Fort Wayne Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Abe Bagley and family and Miss Emma Gilliom visited with Frank Wagoners and Victor Bagley's »t Fort Wayne, Sunday. Last Friday afternoon the house formerly occupied by the William Thompson family, and recently purchased by the Berne Lumber Co., was moved to a lot belonging to that company on North Sprunger street. ' Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Neuhauser and family, of Napoleon, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neuhauser and family, of Markle, and Mr. and Mrs. David Neuhauser and family of Ridgeville Cornets, Ohio, were visitors at the Jacob Meuhauser home Sunday. Miss Florence Badercher, of Dalton. Ohio, arrived here Saturday to assist m housework at the home' of her sister, Mrs. Dan Morand. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schott, of Garhen Grove, lowa, visited with Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Haecker the last week. Others who visited wt thiemh ESEft Others who visited with them Sunday Were: Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Reynolds, sa « two daughters, of Montpelier: Mr. and Mrs. E. U. Hauge, of Elyria, Ohio, Dr. and Mrs. Sam Shoemaker, 01 Bluffton, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shoemaker and daughter. br and Mrs. C. Henry Smith, of Bluffton, Ohio, visited with G. A. Leh®an Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stucky and daughter, Ruth and son, Carl, Mr. and •Its. Winteregg and son, Max, Mr. an< i Mrs. Calvin Sprunger and daughler *. Jeanette and Marcella were vl sitors at Fort Wayne. Sunday. Th « Misses Flora and Helen Egle atll l Clarence Zimmerman visited with ■Uss Ola Pearl Reist at Marion, over ll >8 week-end. Miss Helen remained

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San Franscisco (I-I-N Special).—A dirgible airplane, capable of carrying 5(1 passengers! 1 hat’s the canception of Claude 11. Freese, San Francisco tiesigner, formerly with the Zeppelin Company. He has conhopes to have untier construction within a short time. 1 he central part of the full-size ship is to cnosist of a duraluminum hag. 78(i feet long ami 111 feet in diameter al its wiliest

point. This will give the rigitl cubic feet, anti enormous lifting From the central part will stretch five sets of wings, each 200 feet long, giving a huge flying surface never reached before in airplane con--Ist ruction. Five motors will drive the ship, iving it a maximum speed of about 150 miles an hour. So bouyant will be the liner that the speed can lie cut down to a few miles an hour,;

there, where she will visit for some time with Miss Reist. The Intermediate Society of the Reformed church held their regular monthly meeting Monday evening, at ' the home of Walter and Miss Maggie 1 Amstutz. Mrs. Verena Amstutz will leave j Thursday for Council Bluffs, lowa,| where she will visit with her daughter, Miss Sylvia, who has charge of i a city mission there. Mr. J. F. Lehman attended the International Chick convention at Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wednesday and Thursday. The Misses Leona and Martha Depp, Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Shindler and fam- i ily, and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Stucky i

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bag a gas capacity of 1,500,000 power. eliminating much of the danger in landing, and the huge craft to land on a field only several times its own length. Thirty tons of fuel may be carried in the hollow wings, giving the ship a cruising radits of 10,000 miles,, acf cordng to the estimates made by Freese There will be space for 500 passengers, oil, supplies, spare parts.

and family will leave Friday for a two week's trip to North Dakota. They will visit relatives at Lisbon, North Dakota. The Mennonite Male Choir will sing lat Salamonia, a town southeast of Portland, Sunday. July 24. On the following Sunday, they will give a concert at the Irene Byron hospital at Fort Wayne. Menno Burkhalter, local postmaster, is attending the Tri-State Postmaster’s association convention at the Claypool hotel, at Indianapolis, this week. Tennis players belonging to the Dr. Rufus Von Gunten club are planning to stage a tennis tournament in the near future. There are ten members

I There will be sleeping quarters, dining ooms, and recreation facilities. Tho added weght of engines and 1 wings w'ill make the craft slightly ■ heavier than air. This will premit it to be under full control at all tines . and will make it less a plaything of winds and storms than an ordinary ■ dirigible. The ship, however, is to be lighter than water, and of such construction to enable it to ride out a severe storm on the tea. 1 Freese’s design has not received ‘ Army and Naavy aproval as yet. and I while some experts pronounce it as “posible but not probe bale,” tests on 1 his eight-foot model have not proven i the success of a full sized sip. Many I difficulties are to be overcome before r the Freese biid takes flight, but the ) designe is confident that he’ll be able to take the air in his liner some day.

and part of the eliminations have been played, the remaining ones to , be played this week. Otto Coffin was a business caller at Fort Wayne Wedensday. Mr. and Mrs. David Bixler attended the funeral of Henry Krick at Decatur, Tuesday. The Alfred Lehman family are moving into their new home in the Nussbaum addition. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eicher and son John. Mr. and Mrs. Sam P. Schwartz and baby, left Tuesday for Arkansas, where they will enjoy a few weeks' vacation. Mrs. George Baumgartner and daughter, Adah, of Fort Wayne, are visiting with their parents and grand-

parents. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Burkhalter. Ray Hawkins, of Middletown, Ohio, Is a new barber at the Big Four since Wednesday. Mrs. Sylvan Strahm, of northwest of Berne, is very ill with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ray motored to Fort Wayne, Tuesday. Mrs. Ray will remain there for a few days to visit at the home of her daughter, Rev. and Mrs. O. O. Lozier. Mrs. Charles Christner and her little nine-day-old son, Clair Blair, left the Rossman hospital, Wednesday, and were taken to their home, north of Monroe. Mrs. Ellen Hocker and Miss Salome Schug returned home Tuesday, from Denver, Colo? when l they had been visiting at the home of Mrs. Hocker's daughter, Mrs. Daniel Adler, for the past month. Fred Wechter and daughter, Txtla. and her friend, Walter McCormick, all of Newcastle, were in town Sunday and took home with them Mrs. Fred Wechter. who has been spending a week here with her sister, Miss Marthat Hossman. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Amstutz and son, Ezra, and Mrs. Carey Templin and Mrs. Peter Fox were at Pandora, Ohio, Sunday, to visit with tho Sam Diller family. The FIRST AID in Stomach Ache! When some food results in a j bad stomach ache — just a ' little Chamberlain s Colic L f A Remedy in water will give jjy quick relief' Be prepared— Eet this reliable remedy from J your druggist today • For trial size, send 4c to Chamberlain Medicine Company. 706 Sixth Avenue. Des Moinas, lowa. Chamberlain iCOUC™? DIARRHEA, |TH£Cg_ST AIPJHSTQH.CH

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