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GASCONADE COUNTY REPUBLICAN "If It's Worth Selling -It's Worth Advertising" Volume 34, Number 7. OWENSVILLE, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1937. 82855 Owensville Gasconade County Republican WEDDINGS WOTIPKA-WIEBERG A very beautiful wedding took place at St. Aloysius Catholic church at Argyle on Wednesday, December 30, at 8 o'clock, when Miss Laurentia Wieberg became the bride of John Wotipka, Rev. Father Schilling performing the ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wieberg of Argyle, and the groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wotipka, of near Owensville.

The bride wore a gown of white satin, made on simple princess lines, full at the bottom. The neck was round, the sleeves long and her veil of tulle was attached and held in place with a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried white roses. Miss Martha Wieberg, niece of the bride, was bridesmaid and wore a gown of tea rose crepe and carried pink roses. The bride's brother, Frank Wieberg, served 88 best man for the groom.

After the ceremony the bridal party drove to bride's home where they were served a lovely breakfast. The groom is employed by the General Refractories Company in Owensville where they will make their home. The bride and groom have a large number of friends, far and near, who wish them a happy wedded life. RUTZ-TAYLOE Floyd Rutz and Miss Irene Tayloe bave announced their marriage which took place recently. Mrs.

Rutz is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tayloe of Owensville, Route 3, and a granddaughter of J.

N. Tayloe of Cuba, and John Ferris, of Oak Hill. Mr. Rutz is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Rutz of Cuba, Route 1. They, will make their home in St. Louis, Both Mr. and Mrs. Rutz have been employed in St.

Louis for several years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rutz have many friends who join us in extending congratulations and best wishes. BEESLEY- JETT Raymond E.

Beesley, son of Levi Beesley, and Miss Adata R. Jett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Jett, both of Owensville, were married at Union on Saturday, December 26. Mr.

and Mrs. Beesley are quite well known and estimable young people of the Canaan neighborhodd and their many friends join us in extending congratulations. KEY-KEY W. P. Key of Route One and Mrs.

John Key were united in marriage at his home on New Year's Day. Mrs. Key is his sisterin-law and he has known her for a number of years. We wish them much happiness on life's journey together. They will make their home on his farm in the High Point neighborhood.

Oak Hill Correspondent. COMMITTEE MEETS CHIEF ENGINEER A committee of delegates from Owensville, Bland and Belle, went to Jefferson City Tuesday to interview Chief Engineer Brown of the State Highway Department relative to getting Highway 28 paved from Rosebud to Highway 63. The committee members were G. W. McCan and A.

F. Berger of Owensville; John Schultz and Loel Ritterbusch of Bland; W. C. Butler and Oney Wallace of Belle. Mr.

Brown informed the committee that the road plans for 1937 had been completed and that the main arterial system of roads in the state were also considered completed and nothing would be done until some change in these plans were made. ATTEND STATE MEETING OF PENSION BOARD Mr. and Mrs. H. W.

Heidbreder of Hermann, F. H. Mittendorf of Canaan and Mrs. Flora Greenstreet of Owensville went to California Monday to attend a State meeting of Old Age Assistance Board members. The meeting was called to effect a State organization.

THIRTY YEARS AGO Zinn purchased the Richardson farm. Marriage licenses were issued Henry G. Reed and Katie of Bem; Wm. Schaefferkoetter Freda Schlottach of Bem. 12 civil cases were on the cuit Court docket.

LAWMAKERS IN SESSION The United States Congress convened on Monday in regular session. Some very important legislation is scheduled to be brought before the body. Laws aimed to keep this country out of foreign wars; some changes in the social security and tax laws; some more or less radical labor legislation are among the important things to be brought before the body. President Roosevelt has not indicated what legislation he will advocate but the Congress will probably pass everything for which he asks inasmuch as it is overwhelmingly New Deal. The President's inauguration for a second term will be held on Wednesday, January 20.

The State Legislature convened on Wednesday of this week. There is likewise much important legislation to come before it and everything advocated by Gov-elect Stark will probably have smooth passage. Among things indicated are reenacting a sales tax, probably of 2 per cent; passing legislation to meet the Federal Social Security law; some changes in the old age pension and liquor laws and some kind of safety laws for automobile drivers. Gov-elect Stark will be inaugurated on Monday, January 11. TO HOLD 4-H CLUB CONFERENCE Gasconade County teachers, 4-H Club leaders, and community.

leaders will meet at the Grade School building in Owensville, Saturday, January 9, at 1:00 p. m. to discuss plans for 4-H Club activities in the county during 1937. The main object of this meeting will be to familiarize teachers and community leaders with 4-H Club work and make plans for organizing clubs in communities where it is felt there is an interest in these activities. Arrangements have been made for Mr.

T. T. Martin, State 4-H Club Leader, to be present to lead the discussion. Mr. A.

G. Jackson, County Superintendent of Schools, will also assist with the meeting. C. E. Klingner, County Extension Agent, states that an effort will be made this year to increase the number of clubs in rural communities.

The Extension Service will cooperate with rural schools and churches in organizing clubs in the communities interested. H. C. GIEDINGHAGEN DIES Henry C. Giedinghagen, retired farmer and carpenter, residing for many years at Mt.

Sterling and later at Owensville and Bem; died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Utterling in Kansas City on January 2nd, 1937. Henry C. Giedinghagen was born April 28, 1858; died January 2, 1937, age 78 years, 8 months and 4 days. He was married to Minnie Nolting on April 13, 1885.

To this union six children were born, one daughter and two sons preceding him in death as did his wife. He is survived by one sonJoseph B. Giedinghagen of Stafford, Kansas; two daughters--Bertha M. Utterling of Kansas City and Anna Bentlage of Lockwood; also two sisters and one brother-Mrs. H.

F. Brinkmann, Owensville; Mrs. Fritz Leimkuehler, Horseshoe Bend and Walter Giedinghagen, Kansas City: and eight grandchildren. Mr. Giedinghagen recently sold his farm near Bem and had been living with his daughter for several months.

He WAS Held in high esteem by all who knew him and was known as an industrious and substantial farmer. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10:00 o'clock from the home of his sister, Mrs. Brinkmann, to the Owensville Evangelical church, Rev. C. Bohnenkamper officiating.

Interment was in the City Cemetery. PROMINENT FARMER DIES SUDDENLY FRIDAY J. H. Tayloe, one of the most prominent and well known farmers in this part of Gasconade county, died suddenly on Friday morning, January 1, of heart trouble. Mr.

Tayloe had been troubled with the ailment for some time. He had accompanied his sons-in-law, Frank Schafer and Adam Ringeisen, on a fox hunt Friday morning when he suffered the attack which ended in death. He was some distance from his home at the time. Jacob Harris Tayloe was born at Bem on August 29, 1863, where he resided his entire lifetime of 73 years, 3 months and 2 days. He died on the farm on which he was born.

He was married on February 26, 1885, to Elizabeth Obercromb, who died on February 14, 1896. On March 4, 1897, he married Elizabeth W. Dieball, who survives him. also leaves the following children: Mrs. Della Morris, St.

Louis; Mrs. Emily Ringeisen, Owensville; Mrs. Mamie Murphy, Troy; Mrs. Elizabeth Schafer and George O. Tayloe, St.

Louis; Earl J. Tayloe, Owensville; Henry H. Tayloe, Bourbon; Nora E. and Wilbert E. Tayloe, Owensville; two brothers--J.

N. Tayloe, Cuba and J. L. Tayloe, Owensville; his step-mother, Mrs. Sarah Tayloe; a step-sister, Mrs.

Oliver Downes of Steelville; and fifteen grandchildren. Mr. Tayloe was active in community affairs. At the time of his death he was president of the Owensville Mutual Benefit Aid Association and he was a member of Owensville Lodge No. 624, A.

F. A. M. He was of kindly disposition and had a way of making lasting friendships. He was a prosperous farmer, owning one of the best farms on the Bourboise and ba had an excellent reputation for integrity in business dealings.

He was affectionate toward his family who will deeply miss his kindly ministrations. Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at the Owensville Evangelical Church with interment in the City Cemetery. Rev. C. Bohnenkamper conducted the services with the Masonic burial service being conducted at the cemetery.

A very large concourse of people attended the funeral. STOCKHOLDERS MEET The Seventh Annual Stockholders meeting of the M. F. A. Bulk Oil Station.

of Owensville was held at the Owensville Farm Club Exchange on January 6, 1937, at 10:00 a. m. The reports presented were very encouraging and a good representation of stockholders attended the meeting. The Board of Directors elected for the ensuing year: A. W.

Miller, chairman; Ferd Schlottog, vice-chairman; John J. Mueller, secretary; Frank Kosark and J. W. Kreutzer. The Stockholders meeting of the Farmers Produce Company of St.

Louis was held also in Owensville Tuesday. There was a fair attendance. A. W. Miller was reelected director for the Owensville Exchange on the St.

Louis Board. W. E. Murphy was reelected chairman and Aug. Brehe, secretary of the local organization.

LOSE INFANT CHILD Word was received here of the death of the infant child of Rev. and Mrs. Garrette Pendleton of Neodesha, Kansas. The little one was born Tuesday but lived only a short time. The remains were shipped to Owensville for burial in the City Cemetery this (Thursday) afternoon.

Besides the parents, two brothers and one sister survive. Rev. Pendleton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.

D. Pendleton and his wife the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.

Jones, both of Owensville. ATTEND MEETING AT COLUMBIA J. W. Kreutzer of Owensville and A. W.

West of Rosebud and Mr. Bruens of Hermann spent Monday and Tuesday at Columbia attending the State annual M. F. A. Manager's meeting.

FATALLY INJURED AT ROSEBUD STAVE MILL Luther Ficke received injuries last Thursday at the Rosebud Stave Mill from which he died on day. Mr. Ficke had been employed at the mill for some time but had operated the machine only a short time on which he was working at the time he was injured. A piece from a stave bolt flew and hit him in the abdomen; puncturing the vital organs. He was taken to the Missouri Baptist Hospital on Friday morning where he died.

The following obituary sketch is contributed: Death has again visited our community and claimed for its victim -Luther L. Ficke, who died Saturday, January 2, 1937, in a Hospital in St. Louis after an accident at his place of work at Rosebud. He was born April 4, 1900. Luther, as he was called, was loved and respected by all who knew him.

He shall indeed be missed. He was born and grew to manhood in the Rosebud community; married Miss Edith Holandworth. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior and was baptised January 27, 1915. He lived faithful for several year in Pentacostal faith. He renewed his faith and felt God's blessings on his soul; was ready to sleep to awake with Christ.

He leaves to mourn his death his dearly beloved wife, Edith, and five children -Lester, Zelma, Arline, Georgia and Wilbert; his mother--Sarah Ficke: and three sisters- -Mrs. Rilla Willhite, Mrs. Bertie Walker and Mrs. Margaret Jakoubek; besides a host of other relatives and friends. "Weep not dear ones for our Savior has told us he cannot come back to us but we can go to Him where parting will be no more.

Thou art gone we are lonely and sad, still we know that thou art resting in the arms of Jesus, safe in His arms of Love." A loving one from us is gone A voice we loved is stilled A place: is vacant in our home Which never can be filled. BABIES A son was born on Saturday, January 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Knehans at St. James Hospital.

The young man weighed lbs. A daughter, Beverly Marie, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Uffmann, of Maryland Heights on Saturday, January 2.

A son was born on January to Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Scego of Oak Hill. Mr.

and Mrs. Bill Stubblefeld are the proud parents of a baby girl born December 28. This is their first born and Wm. is all smiles. Mother and baby are reported doing nicely at the St.

James Hospital. The young lady will answer to the name of Edna Lee. Congratulations. -Oak Hill Cor. George Kohrman, and wife of Overland are rejoicing over the arrival of a 10 pound and 10 ounce daughter in their home.

The mother and babe were reported doing well. FORMER OWENSVILLE BUSINESS MAN DIES Andrew A. Hunter died in St. Louis on Friday, January 1. Funeral services and interment were held on Monday at Russellville, his former home.

Mr. Hunter is survived by his widow; one sonHorace and one daughter--Mrs. J. Arthur Davis. For a number of years the Hunter family lived in Owensville and were highly respected and prominent citizens of the city.

Mr. Hunter owned and operated the Owensville Lumber Yard at that time. Mrs. Ida Eggers and son Floyd, went to Russellville Monday to attend the funeral. FORMER RESIDENT KILLED Bill Petty, who lived in Owensville several years ago, was killed by a Santa Fe passenger train on December 22, 1936, at Gorin, Mo.

He leaves two sons- Charles and Cecil Petty of Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Petty was a brother-in-law of Mrs. R. Parcel of Owensville.

MOVED R. W. Dodd and family moved Thursday from the Ajax Pump Station to the upstairs suite of rooms in the B. F. Murphy residence.

The house vacated by the Dodds family is occupied by Emery Fisher and family, who moved here from Dixon the same day. Dr. and Mrs. J. W.

Mills moved Wednesday from the suite of rooms they occupied in the Sassmann building to their handsome new combination residence and office just west of the M. E. parsonage. IN COUNT COURT The county court convened last Wednesday and adjourned Thursday. It was their last session in 1936.

The new associate judges, Louis Witte for the northern district, and Chas. Schoen for the southern district, were sworn in Thursday and succeed Ernst Meyer and Louis Schoening. Judge W. L. Langenberg, presiding judge continues in office two more years.

A petition for the location of a nearly 2-mile stretch of county road leading from the west city limits of Hermann near the Emil Burkhardt place, continuing past the Chr. Haussels farm and leading to the August Hans and Hugo Fricke farms and further, was fled by Wm. Walkenbach, A. B. Walker and others.

James G. Johnson was granted a license to operate a ferry at Fredericksburg. Mrs. Blanch Watson of Gasconade, who recently was released from the State Hospital at Fulton, was ordered reinstated there as a county patient. The representatives of the State Auditor's Office Thursday made reports of their findings in a recent audit of the county offices and A- nances, receipts and expenditures.

The report 1 in general states that our county is in praiseworthy condition financially, that all officers have done their duty honestly and efficiently and have properly accounted for all funds that came into their hands. The audit further shows that the affairs of the county have been conducted according to law. The report is replete with friendly suggestions as to how to lighten the administration of the county affairs and in no instance makes adverse criticism. Regarding the County Farm the audit shows that the cost per inmate per month in 1935 was 41: this sum is regarded higher than in other counties, but the audit finds that this is due to the cost of many improvements made on the County Farm building in 1935. The cost per inmate is figured on the total expense of improving and maintaining the premises, as well as salaries paid and food, supplies and clothing used.

The examiners show that the county in 1934 and 1935 spent $153.022.01 for legitimate purposes. FRED W. PLUMER OF ST. LOUIS PASSES AWAY Frederick W. Plumer passed away at his home on 3875 Connecticut Street in St.

Louis on Friday, January 1, 1937, at the age of 84 years. He leaves to mourn his sad departure his loving wife, Julia Plumer, nee Doctor, two sons, Alfred and Fred; one stepdaughter, Spohia Schellenberg! two grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Hy. Mueller, and a host of other relatives. Funeral services were held at Wacker-Helderle Chapel Monday, January 4, at 1:30 p.

m. and he was laid to rest in a crypt in the Oak Grove Mausoleum in St. Louis County. ATTEND FUNERAL AT HERMANN Mr. and Mrs.

John Holt, J. E. Bryan and family went to Hermann Sunday to attend the funeral of the ladies' aunt, Mrs. Amelia Koeller, who died in Chicago, Illinois, where she made her home. She was 85 years of age.

Surviving are three sons; two sisters-Mrs. L. H. Dieckgraefe of Sullivan and Mrs. Amanda Poeschel of Hermann ond one brother--Chas.

Colling, who lives in California. SCHOOL NOTES Walter to Carroll and Cir- HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Billy Thompson enrolled in the Junior class on Tuesday before Christmas. He was formerly a student in the Sapulpa, Oklahoma, schools. On Monday of this week, Elmer Fisher enrolled in the Senior class and his sister, Miss Louise, enrolled in the Sophomore class. We are glad to welcome all three students into our School system.

Miss Neva Miller of the Senior class plans to move to Hermann at the close of the first semester on January 15. We regret losing her from our school but our best wishes go with her into her new field of schoolwork. A number of our former students were welcome visitors with us just before the Christmas holidays. Misses Eunice Giedinghagen and Clara Ridder of the Senior class attended the funeral of their relative, Mr. H.

C. Giedinghagen on Tuesday morning. The sincere sympathy of the 0. H. S.

is extended to the bereaved families. We were also sorry to hear of the sudden death of Mr. J. H. Tayloe.

His son, Wilbert. is a member of the class of 1928. We extend sincere sympathy to his family. The English IV class is now reading the famous classic "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Mr.

and Mrs. Vaughan and Mr. and Mrs. G. W.

McCan saw this classic staged as a play during Christmas week, at the American Theatre in St Louis. It was an admirable rendition of the classic. The Sophomore English class is making an intensive study of the conjugation of the verb. Several cases of severe colds are reported among our students. Mild, damp weather is conducive to such an epidemic.

Lowell Smith of the Sophomore class spent a part of Christmas week visiting his sister, Miss Doris, in St. Louis. She is a member of the class of 1933 and is now employed in the office of the Bell Telephone System in St. Louis. Marvin Neese of the Sophomore class was absent on Wednesday of this week on account of illness.

The Owensville High School basketball teams meet Salem at Owensville Friday night. Owensville, Salem and St. James are tied for first place in the conference, each having lost two games. Come out, help our boys win this battle, for it will be a hot game. St.

James will play the strong Steelville team. GRADE SCHOOL NOTES GRADE IlI We were glad to have Walter Bennett enroll in our class Monday. Mrs. Leslie Aytes visited our room Monday afternoon. The following made a perfect score in their first periodic review Tuesday: Roy Meyer, Milford Mistler, Dorothy Krause, Anna Ellen Vaughan, Robert Vandegriffe, Elwood Hartmann, Doris Ewing, Maxine Pletz, Norma June Buchholz, Melba Helling, Emory Gene Aytes, Donna Marie Miller, Gloria June Wenkel, June Hawkins and Geraldine Mistler.

GRADE IV The Arithmetic class had their third problem test Monday. Four of the class solved the 10 problems correctly. They were: Irene Busen, Billy Joe Tate, Charles Bade and Kenneth Ruffner. GRADES VI AND VII Dorothy Fisher from Dixon entered the Seventh grade Monday. This brings the enrollment in our room up to 40.

The room Monitors elected for January are Paddy Jones for Grade Six and Dorothy Fisher for Grade Seven. GRADE VIII The pupils of our room are working upon some music notebooks which they have made. The Eighth grade Agriculture Class has begun a study of sheep. Our Seventh grade is studying discount in Arithmetic and our Eighth grade is studying surfaces of cylindrical and rectangular solids..