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1 YOUR HOME The Bland Courier A means cross your mark sub- here scription has exMERCHANT FIRST new pired. Please immediately. To The Betterment Of This Community" Vol. 11-No. 47 Bland, Gasconade County, Missouri, Thursday, October 3, 1935 Only $1 a Year Bland School Fair October 11th and 12th The Bland School and Community Fair will be held this year on Friday and Saturday, 11th and 12th.

There will be a ine selection of exhibits of field crops, fruits and vegetables, poultry, dairy cattle, horses and mules, flowers, domestic arts, culinary arts, old relics, etc. As in the past, the school exhibits will also prove to be very interesting. Many prizes will be a- warded on exhibits as well as on various athletic events which will be held both days. Read the large advertisement elsewhere in this issue and plan to make Bland your headquarters Friday and Saturday of next week. An Easy Job One of the easiest jobs in the world is being an editor.

All an editor has to do is to sit at his! desk twelve hours a day. six or seven days a week, for five or six weeks in a month and twelve months in a year and straighten out such stuff and correspondence as the following which reaches his desk by the cord at times: Jones of Cactus Creek let a can-opener slip last week and cut herself in the pantry. mischievous lad of Punkville threw a stone and cut a Mr. Pike in the alley last Tuesday. "Tom Brown climbed on the roof of his house last week, looking for a leak, and fell, stricking himself on the back porch.

"While Harold Green was escorting Miss Violet Wise from the church social last Saturday, a savage dog attacked them and bit Harold on the public square. "While Farmer Frank was harnessing a young colt last Saturday the colt whirled around and kicked him near the corn-crib." -Chicago Journal of Commerce, American Legion American Legion The Wittrock-Davis Post No. 383 meets on the first and third Thursday of each month, at Schroeder's Shoe Shop. in Bland. Dr.

and Mrs. R. F. Lichte, of Union, were in Bland, Sunday, Wurst Markt The ladies of the Evangelical Church are serving Wurst Markt dinner and supper in the church basement in connection with the Annual Mission Festival on Oct. 6th.

All are invited to take their Sunday meals with us and to attend the services. Adults 30c Children 20e Served family style. Hunting Notice We, the undersigned, positively forbid fox chasing, fox hunting or hunting of any kind, day or night, on our land or any land that we may have rented. Mrs. J.

G. Gleize Chas. I. Skouby 30 Years Ago The following items were taken from the Courier files of 1905. Issue of Sept.

1, 1905. G. H. Essmann, merchant at Cleavesville, returned last week from a trip to New York. Mrs.

Michael White died near Viesman (Burboise) August 17. Miss Emma Baxter and August Baumgarter, of Steen's Prairie, were married Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Anna Mosier, formerly of High Gate, died in Indian Territory, last week. Last Saturday Mr.

and Mrs. Adolph Bieber celebrated their silver wedding anniversary. William Dodson, 16, son of Thomas Dodson, died at his home, two miles east of Bland, on August 25th. The Russian-Japanese War has just ended, the terms of peace having been reached by the envoys Tuesday. Issue of Sept.

8, 1905. Wm. Rudolph reports the birth of boy No, 2 at his home near Canaan on Sept. 4. Mrs.

J. H. Koenig died at her home in Eldon on Aug. 25tb. Chas.

Tschappler and Miss Flora Buecker were married at St. Charles on August 31st. W. F. Phelps, publisher of the Courier, has taken charge of the Belle Review.

Elisha Hollandsworth, 77, died Sept. 3rd at his home near Canaan. Oswald Fluhr, 72, of Hermann, JUST KIDS- A Matter el Choice. By he Carter DID DO IF ITS ALL THE SAME TO YOU RING THAT TIME YOU WANT I YOU LIVE KIN DACK 'REST THERE ME NMY CAUSE TOO TO BACK TO ARREST THAT LADYS HOUSE POP IS HOME! YOU OR TAKE 106 INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CO. 5 Ben Eaton Killed When Embankment Caves In; Two Others Entombed Last Friday at about 11:40 m.

our town almost "went when it was learned that an embankment of the sewer ditch, which was being dug in the street between Cobb's Garage and Mash's Store, had caved in, entombing three men. Rescue workers jumped into the ditch and began digging and shoveling dirt fast and furious. Their discovery revealed the body of Ben Eaton, who had been killed instantly, when a large stone struck his head, severly crushing his skull as well as breaking his shoulder. The body was immediately taken to the Sassmann undertaking parlor and cared for by Elmer V. Lehr.

A coroner's inquest was held in the afternoon. Eaton was a local man and a shadow of gloom was cast over the entire community. The other two men who came very near being "buried alive" were Bill Drewel of Bland and John Elton of St. Louis. They were working in the ditch, a short distance from Mr.

Eaton, when the cave in occured. Realizing that he was in a trap of danger, Drewel grabbed hold of one of the tools in the ditch and braced himself onto the handle. Elton braced himself by to Mr. Drewel as this is reported to have been his second experience of this kind, hence he knew what to do. Neither of these men were seriously hurt and it is thought that no large rocks were! in the dirt that struck them.

The ground above the ditch was soft, due to a rain the previous day and the heavy ditching machine had been operating only a short distance from where the men were working. We understand that the ditch was more than six feet deep. FUNERAL SUNDAY The body lay in state at the home of John Brumely (Eaton's uncle and where he had made his home) until Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock when funeral services were conducted by Rev. R. C.

Jett at the Liberty Church, south of Belle. In his talk, Rev. Jett said that he had been a life died Friday morning. Geo. Essmann of Cleavesville and Geo.

Ott of Bem started for Sedalia Friday to attend Business College. On Aug. 28th Dr. Wm. Ezra Seba was issued a license to practice medicine in this state.

Issue of Sept. 15, 1905. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Newton Carter on Tuesday, Sept.

12. Wm. Rogers died Tuesday night. Mrs. J.

D. (Sarah) Perkins died Sept. 9th. A nine pound boy has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Gus. Owens of Cooper Hill. Last week a new boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Aug.

Drewel of Grove Dale. An electric light plant is being constructed in Owensville. Hurst Richardson, of Canaan. will teach school in Owensville this winter. J.

P. Biles and W. F. Matthews were doing St. Louis Thursday.

Issue of Sept. 22, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Danuser Emmett Lee Banton, only child of Mr.

and Mrs. Lee Oscar Bunton, was born February 9, 1934. and died September 29, 1985, at the home, miles south of Bem, Mo. He had reached the age of only 1 year, 7 months and 20 days. Death was due to a stomach ailment with which he had suffered 15 weeks.

Funeral services were held at Bem on Monday, Sept. 30th. and interment was made in Warren Cemetery, with Sassmann sere vice, under the able direction of Elmer V. Lehr. Buy The Best The Market Affords From The Courier Advertisers.

Dead Mt. Zion News By Mrs. A. C. Horstman.

Everyone rejoicing over the nice rain last week. Some reports of frost Friday morning. Mrs. Fred Jannick had the misfortune to fall and sprain her ankle Tuesday, which has kept her in for several days. Mr.

Buel Jannick of Linn spent the week end with home folks, Mr. and Mrs. John Jannick. Mrs. A.

J. Groff and sons. Oscar and Russell, helped Albert Horstman work in the cane and corn, Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.

Herman Haring spent Sunday afternoon with the former's sister, Mrs. Emma, Schalk, of Woollam. Webster Jannick has been having a short vacation on account of the Belle school being closed for scarlet fever. Sorry to hear that Tom Shockley's little girl got bit by a copper head snake while coming to school, Monday morning. Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Jannick were Sunday guests at the Ed. Wittrock home. Mr. and Mrs.

Aug. Bentlage and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kraenow were Sunday guests at the Alvin Kraenow home. Arthur Tipton hauled cane to Fred Shockley's molasses mill, for Albert Horstman, Monday.

Jim Barbarick of Belle was Sunday guest at the John Jannick home. Gasconade County Day At Dairy Show long friend of Mr. Eaton and made the remark that it was the most difficult sermon he had ever attempted to preach. Interment was made in the Liberty Cemetery under rites of the WittrockDavis Post American Legion. It was a typical military funeral and the deceased's comrads paid their last respect in a most fitting way.

The unusually large crowd which attended the funeral and the beautiful floral offerings attested to the high esteem in which Ben Eaton was held in community. OBITUARY Benjamin F. Eaton was born near Feuersville, in Osage County on March 15, 1892 and died September 27th, 1935, age 43 years. 6 months and 12 days. He was the youngest child of Mr.

and Mrs. Clark Eaton. His father died when Ben was only five years old, his mother passed to her reward only three months ago. He leaves to mourn his passing one brother, John Eaton of Gasconade; four sisters. Mrs.

Cynthia Pointer of Bland, Mrs. Mary Jett of Owensville. Miss Ida Eaton of Hughesville and Mrs. Stella Pointer of Belle; also two uncles, John Brumley of Bland and Walter Brumley of Arkansas and a large number of relatives and friends. Ben heard the call of his country during the World War, enlisted in the army and served for a number of months over sea, willing to die if need be that the land which he loved might still be the land of the free.

From a child up he was always big hearted willing to divide whatever he possessed with his friends. He could never be called selfish, neither being of a disposition to worry, always apparently satisfied that tomorrow would take care of itself. He had a large acquaintance which was shocked at his sudden departure to the great beyond and his passing is more evidence that God works in a mysterious way. of Potsdam, are rejoicing over the arrival of two six-pound girls. The Gasconade River has 20 foot rise.

High water everywhere and many wash-outs have been reported. Mack Campbell, Thos. Seitz, Leander and Benton Perkins, Ferdinand Czeschin and families went to Cooper Hill Wednesday for a fishing trip. Cora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Valentine, who formerly resided in Bland, died in Saline county last week. Last Sunday a boy WAS born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Naugle, of Canaan, Issue of Sept.

29, 1905. Rev. H. and Mrs. Miller are now busy with the furnishings of their new home, east on Colorado avenue.

Last Friday, near Vichy, Geo. Ballance killed Jasper Copeland by cutting him with a corn knife. John Dittmann, of Canaan, i is shipping a car of fire clay per day. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.

A. F. Aufder Heide last Tuesday morning. A meeting is to be held in 0- wensville, Saturday evening. October 5, at 7:30 p.m.

for the purpose of making plans for a Gasconade County Day at the National Dairy Show which i is to be held in St. Louis from October 12-19 Mr. C. M. Craft, on the Sanitary Milk Producers Association, will speak at this meeting and will assist in making plans for getting a large number of our county dairymen and others interested in the dairy industry to attend the show ih a body on one particular day which will be designated as Gasconade County Day.

The meeting Saturday evening will be open to everyone interested in attending the Dairy Show. Married Miss Eva Kamper and Kermit Bosch were married Saturday afternoon, Sept: 28th, by Rev. Hawthorne Bosch, cousin of the groom, 2421 Lucas and Hunt Road, Evangelical St. Peter's Church, St. Louis.

The bride is the daughter of Mrs. E. J. Harness of Red Bird. She graduated from Bland High School with the class of 1930 and attended State Teachers College at Springfield in 1931.

She is now imployed with the International Sho Co. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Roesch of this city.

He is a graduate of Bland High School class of 1931. He is employed with the J. McMahon Construction Co. The couple will make their home in Bland. The Courier joins their many friends in wishing them a long and happy married life.

Mrs. Henry Bollman was week-end guest at the Henry Fischer home. Some stray dogs got among Herman Haring's sheep last week, killed a couple and crippled some. Better keep your dogs at home. AMAZE A MINUTE SCIENTIFACTS BY ARNOLD CONCENTRATED THOUGHT VOLTAGE! TWO MILLION PEOPLE THINKING AT THE SAME TIME WOULD TOGETHER GENERATE ENOUGH ELECTRICAL VOLTAGE TO LIGHT ONE ORDINARY CENT LAMP.

CHEAP DIAMONDS DIAMONDS cost g00 A CARAT TO PRODUCE IN SOUTH AFRICA. WORKING AT GOLF As MUCH ENERGY IS USED IN PLAYING THREE ROUNDS OF GOLF AS IN PLOWING AN ACRE..