Gasconade County Republican (Owensville, MO), 1936-03-05

              Gasconade County Republican "We Do Our Part Toward Making This a Better Community in Which To Live" Volume 32, Number 15. OWENSVILLE, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1936. CHRISTMAS SEALS NET $203.49, The 1935 Christmas seal sale In Gasconade County totaled (303.-49, a marked Increase over the 1934 sale. Of this amount, forty per cent, or $92.20 was remitted to the Missouri Tuberculosis Association.Nearly all schools in the county reported favorable sales. District 30, 31. 62, 63, 65 and 67 reported no rales, and districts 63 and 68 did not make a report. Their sales justifying it, St. George's School of Hermann, and all rural schools, excepting the Lone Grove, Pleasant Hill, GoerliBch Ridge, Neese, Morgan, Barharick, Canaan, Tea, Juertemann, Tayloe. Buroliard, Island, Grace, Collier, Hamby. Persimmon Pond. Red Bird, Oak Forest and Highland schools, have been awarded first aid kits. These have been ordered, and the respective schools should receive them soon. The Hermann and Ow-ensville public school, being supplied with kits, will receive a cash award, the same to be used for health material. The association also contributed fifty dollars for aid to tubercular county patients. Teachers and pupils of the various schools in the county deserve much credit for this fine work. The members of the Gasconade County Health Association expresses its sincerest appreciation and gradltude to them and the general public for the splendid cooperation and patronage in this worthy cause. NEW SUITS FILED Suit against Ed. D. Hoffmann of Campbell, formerly of Springfield, Mo., have been filed by the Richland Bank of Morrison, for the sum of $780 alleged due for interests and other payments on notes alleged collected ly.jlefendant. Lydia- Stude of near Owensville has filed suit against the same defendant for $1100 alleged due her on sums alleged collected on a mortRage note by defendant. Tillie Stude of near Owensville has sued defendant and L. F. Hoffmann for $614.27 alleged due her from defendant on a note. Lydia Stude also sues E. D. and L. F. Hoffmann on an alleged promissory note for $460.70. Malinrta Stude sues E. D. and L. F. Hoffmann for $307.13 alleged due her on a note. E. D. Hoffmann is a native of Hope. He operates the Hoffmann mortgage Co. and has offices in St Louis and at Campbell and Springfield, Mo. MISSOURI CATTLE AND MILK COWS Cattle of all kinds and milk cows have been increasing for several years in most of Missouri and In Gasconade county. Current estimates of all cattle in 1930 were 13,785 head, in 1931 14,422 and 14,996 for 1932; In 1933 the number was 15,456 and in 1934 16,508 and 13,-573 in 1935 compared with 14.253 head for January 1936. Milk cows were 5935 head in 1930 and 6277 in 1931. Estimate was 6495 in 1932 against 6665 in 1933 and 6698 for 1934. In 1935 the number was 6145 compared with 6159 head for Januaary 1936. Values have declined and made recovery as shown by the average value put upon milk cows by Gasconade County farmers of $21 per head in 1933, and $17 in 1934 against $24 In 1935 with an Increase to $41 in 1936 per head. The values of beef cows were $20 per head In 1933 and $13 In 1934. The rate was $19 in 1935 and $37 per head in 1936. SERVICE SCHOOL FOR VETERANS Arrangements have been completed for Service schools to be held as follows: Steelville, Monday. March 9; Lebanon, Tuesday, March 10 and Jefferson City, Wednesday, March 11. James J. McMahon will conduct the rchools, beginning at 7:00 p. m. The Commander. Adjutant and Service officer of each post are expected to attend the schools. THIRTY YEARS AGO I Ray Bryan and Miss Catherine Naugle were married on March 4 at Bern. The groom was 18 years old and the bride 14 years old. Joseph Kraetzl and Mi. Ada Melton were married on "Tuesday." The death of Mrs. Chas. Cole of Union was reported.. Newton Tayloe purchased E. C. Garland's property for $1250.00. Mrs. John Tipton of High Gate died on February 26. COUNTY LIVESTOCK RAISERS TO MEET Gasconade County livestock producers will hold their second annual county-wide livestock meeting at the Farm Club Exchange in Owensville, Friday, March 13. The meeting will start at 10:00 a. m. and continue until about 3:30 p. m. County Agent C. E. Klingner has I made arrangements for two special-; ists from the Missouri College of , Agriculture to assist with this meeting. Mr. T. A. Ewlng, Extension Animal Husbandman, who assisted at last year's meeting, will be present again this year to dls-jcuss the practices in livestock pro-jductlon which are giving most satisfactory results under present mar- ket and feed conditions. Dr. Paul j Piercy, Extension Veterinarian, i will discuss some of the most I common livestock diseases and answer questions that farmers may j have pertaining to such diseases. WILL LIQUIDATE BANKS Deputy Finance Commissioner W. B. Whitlow has been appointed to succeed Edgar E. Smith as liqut-dator of the Farmers & Merchants, i Owensville and Rosebud banks in Gasconade county and banks at jfierald, Pacific, St. Clair and Cata-Iwissa banks in Franklin county. ! Mr. Whitlow will take over t'je i work Friday of this week. He Is also liquidator of the three closed i banks at Hermann and some forty-, five other ones. ' Of the RFC loan contracted to pay a dividend to depositors of the Farmers & Merchants Bank at Owensville, only $15,000.00 now remains to be paid. 70th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lambeth of Useful in Osage County celebrated j their 70th wedding anniversary Sunday, March 1st. Mr. Lambeth j is 96 years of age and Mrs. Lam-I beth is 89 years old. Mr. Lambeth was born in Tennessee and came to Missouri in 1840. They have lived on their presen place since ' they were married. Mr. Lambeth ; served in th Union army during : the Civil War. They were blessed iwlth nine children of which six jare living at present. They have !30 grandchildren, 45great-grand-j children and one great-great-grand- child. They both enjoy good health 'for their age. We hope this venerable couple may live for the Dla- mond Jubilee. FEEDS BIRDS The Izaak Walton League through the new State organization, the Restoration and Conservation Federation, are distributing grain in various sections of the state to feed the quail and birds. I W. Ed. Murphy of Southern Gasconade County has contributed his time and labor In putting out this grain in the vicinity of his home. WORK BEGUN Both contractors on theFarm-to-Market road between Drake and Owensville began actual work this week. The Porter-DeWltt Company ha the contracts on the north end and the Menefee Construction Com? pany the contracts on the south end. NEW STORE ROOM A partition has been plared In the store room occupied by F. L. Rleke and another store room made which we understand ha been rented by Mrs. T. 8. Fitigerald for her ladles furnishings store. OWENSVILLE PUCES THIRD IN REGJMl TOURNEY The Owensville High School basketball team proved to be one of the upsets at the regional basketball tournament held at Washington last week when they finished in third place. There were Blxteen teams entered and these were placed in two divisions. Owensville with a season record of eight wins and eight defeats was considered a weak team and drew as their first opponents the strong Warrenton team with a record of ten wins and two defeats. The Owensville team was ahead in the game until the last few minutes when War-nerton tied the score and in an overtime period OwenBville won 24-22. Owensville then played the Cuba team for a victory of 26-21. Meantime Bland won from Union, score 24-16 and Pacific won from Wright City and then met Bland whom they defeated, score 31-27. This made Pacific the next team for Owensville to meet. This was another close game, the score being tied at the end of the game and the first overtime period and in the second overtime period Pacific defeated Owensville hy the score of 33-31. This made Pacific the contender In the finals and Owensville. loser In the semi-final? played Troy, loser in the other division for third place, defeating Troy by the score of 35-24. which gave Troy fourth place. In the second division Louisiana won from Hermann, Hannibal and Troy In order to play the finals which they won from Pacific by the score of 32-20. Bland played the Hannibal team to determine the winner of fifth place and Bland placed by the score of 34-15. The consolation finals were played by Washington and Union and Wash ington won 26-23. The Bland, Canton. Sullivan and Louisiana teams were seeded because of thetr season's records and were expected to play the semi-finals and finals. However. Sullivan was defeated in their first game; Bland and Canton in their second games, leaving only Louisiana to make the finals. This is the third time Owensville team played in the semifinals. The first time they played was in 1923 when they lost to Rolla by a close score. Seven years ago they lost to Steelville by one point in an overtime period. A. A. Spur- ! geon is coach of the Owensville I team and two semi-final games were ; played under his regime. The girl's team In 1923 played in it he finals but lost by one point. 1 The Owensville teams play the ! final games of the season at Steel-! ville Friday night. MARRIED Chas. Heidbrink and Miss Lena Berger were united in marriage on Monday, February 24, at the home of the bride's parents. Rev. Albert Kuhn of near Drake officiating. Mr. Heidbrink is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Heidbrink and his bride the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Berger, both of Route 1, They have many friends who Join in extending feltclatlons. SURPRISED Mrs. Wm. H. Uffmann was tendered a surprise Friday evening in honor of her birthday anniversary, which was Saturday, February 29, which allows her only one year in four in which to celebrate. On Saturday evening another group came to surprise her. A Jolly time Is reported by all the guests present. ENTERTAINED The Owensville liigli School bnB-ketball squad were given a party at the High School Auditorium Wednesday night In honor of the team placing third in the regional tournament la t v.tek. The squad, their parents, friends and faculty were Invited and a very enjoyable evening is reported. DAUGHTER A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Koaark on Thursday. February 27. REPUBLICANS WILL MEET AT HERMANN Republicans of the Ninth Congressional District will meet at Hermann on Monday, March 23, to elect delegates to the National Convention to be convened at Cleveland, Ohio, on June 9th. according to a decision of the Ninth District Congressional Committee, which met at Warrenton last Saturday. The Congressional Convention to be j held at Hermann will elect two delegates and two alternates to the National Convention and each i county will have representation at ! the Congressional Convention on j the basis of each 400 votes, or j major fraction cast for Herbert j Hoover for President in 1932. The thirteen counties of the 'Ninth Congressional District will send a total of seventy delegates ami as many alternates to the Her-mann Convention. The delegates apportioned to the various counties j are as follows: Audrain 5 Callaway 5 j Franklin 13 Gasconade 6 Lincoln 4 Maries 2 Monroe 2 Montgomery 7 Osage 4 Pike 6 Ralls 2 St. Charles 9 Warren 5 A total of twelve delegates at large will also be elected hy the Hermann Convention to represent the Ninth District at the Republican State Convention to be held In St. 1-ouis on April 27th. At the Congressional Committe meeting held at Warrenton last Saturday Frank W. Jenny of Union presided and Carl E. Starkoff of Warrenton served' as secretary. . MRS. P. C. W. SPURGEON i Mrs. P. C. W. Spurgeon died at her home near Red Bird on Saturday, February 29 after six weeks illness of gallstones and pneumonia. Funeral services were held Sunday from the home to the Mt. Pleasant church with interment in the Bowen cemetery. The pastor. Rev. J. F. Brand of Steelville conducted the services. Frances Harriet Spurgeon, nee Ellis, was born on November 14, 1866, at Red Bird and lived all her life In that community, her grandparents having been the first settlers at Red Bird. She was mar ried on November 13. 1887, to P. C. W. Spurgeon, who survives i her. To this union six children i were born of whom one son, Arvll Ervln, preceded the mother In j death. Those surviving are MrB. Olga Price and A. W. Spurgeon of i Bland, Route One; O. R. Spurgeon of Red Bird; Mrs. Gertrude Deuker and Mrs. Bessie Stovall of Oak Hilt, Route One. She leaves three brother W. J. Ellis of Hermann; T. 0. Ellis of Rolla and A. T. Ellis of Oak Hill; and thirteen ; grandchildren; six sisterB having preceded her in death. When eighteen years of age, ;Mrs. Spurgeon was converted and joined the Mt. Pleasant Baptist 'church, remaining a consecrated Christian for fifty-one years. She J was known for her hospitality, every one being welcomed to her jhome and treated with courtesy and i respect. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She had reached the age of 69 years. 3 months and 15 (ays. NARROWLY ESCAPE DROWNING Herman Tcpel. Jr., and Roscoe Kreftmeyer were crossing the Barren Fork over the concrete slab at the former's place with a team and wagon Wednesday morning. The creek was up and swept team and wagon downstream In deep water, Roscoe Kreftmeyer managed to cut the harness to release the team which was almost totally under water and near drowning. The team of mules then could be gotten out. Mr. Topel, who could not swim, being pulled with the team by holding on to the lines. Stony Hill Correspondent. GETS HERMANN POST0FFICE Geo. Petrus of Hermann was el-! ected postmaster at Hermann by the Democratic Central Committeemen eligible to vote on the candidates at an election Tuesday. Mr. Petrus must receleve the appointment from ' Congressman Clarence G. Cannon and his commission from the de- partment before taking charge. The term of the present postmaster. J M. Schermann expires April 1. HOMEMAKER'S MEETING ON FRIDAY, MARCH 13 j Gasconade County homemakera will have a timely opportunity to ; familiarize themselves with the latest nnrl m.isi ni-nrticnl infovma- ., , , . . . it ion regarding exterior and Interior i . ., , . ., . i npfiirAtinn for homes, at the all- I . ulay meeting wnlch Is to h? held In Owensville. Friday, Mn'fh 13. Miss Julia M. Rocheford. Extension Specialist In Home Furnishing", will be present to lead the discussion.j This meetings is scheduled for the same date as the county-wide livestock meeting so as to provide a program for the women who may desire to accompany the men at-I tending the livestock meeting. Ar- rangements will be made for a place for all those desiring to bring their dinner to eat together. the Teachers' Examination at Her-GIVE GARDENS GOOD WORKING ' mann on Saturday, March 7: lAvonell Hosfeld, Lena Moaes, Proper preparation of the garden 1 Mildred Sunderwlith, Audrey Meyer, soil before planting cannot be over- En,ory Bullington. Raymond Schae- emphasized, as no amount of subse-1 pevkoetter. Erwln Stoenner. Elmer jquent cultivation will take the Waldecker. Edgar Linenbroeker, place of It says C. G. Vinson of prands Waldecker, Harry Zeman the Missouri College of Agriculture. am Harold Nullineyer. jThe gardener will find his efforts Tn(, R 0 h Cb members met in properly fitting the soil greatly a( thp 10me of Ta Berger Tues-rewarded in better growth of crops l)ay eVening, March 3. for their and in lessened trouble with weeds. n.Kiar meeting. A study of shoes Garden plots which were not nenK ma,e. This study is to plowed In the fall should be plowed ! Pxten( over 8everal meetings. aa early In the Bpring as the ground, is dry enough to permit working without becoming hard an drying. Shortly after plowing, the ground should be worked down to pulverize it thoroughly before It has become Aytes are absent this week due to I too dry. If the turned soil Is not illness. worked down until after it has The Reading class is memorizing dried, then much difficulty is likely the poem. "Wynken, Blynken and to be experienced in breaking up Nod," this week, the clods. The following made 100 on the Fairly well rotted barnyard last Spelling test: Billy Matthews, 'manure may be applied heavily be-! Kenneth Shnckley. Lois May Ferris, fore plowing. Limestone rock dust, Emory Gene Aytes. Vernon Mantels, partly decomposed leaves, or other Virginia Brown. Norma Buchholz, plant material that may readily be June Hawkins. Melha Helling. Dor-worked into the soil may also be othy Thurmond. Glenn Mose Dor-used. The organic content of a othy Krause, Elwood Hartman. Ken-. garden soil, as evidenced by the neth Mohesky and Henrietta Scant-j visible presence of plant remains, lln. must be high in order to have a GRADE III productive soil. For thiB reason Those making 100 on last week's It Is advisable to turn old plant Spelling drill were: Virginia Lee j material, excepting where It is Bryan, Rose Buchliolz, Doris Cooper, known to carry over diseases or Betty Jean Jones. Donnie Miller, insect pesu. Betty Shockley, Charles Bade. Eil- ! In breaking garden soil It should gene Blaske. Alvin Maclejewski. Eu-; be spaded or plow ed to a depth of ; gene Maples. Kenneth Ruffner. Wil-j at least 8 inches. Deep, thorough j liam Ruffner, Paul Scego. Bob preparation is always advisable. All Smith and Norinaii Wacker. ! trash or plant debris should be j GRADE IV I turned under well beneath the sur-: We are very sorry to lose Ray- face. Plow furrows should run across the slope, where there Is a slope, and there should be no dead furrow. BODY OF MAN FOUND The body of Harry Deppe. who disappeared from his home at Pershing on December 4, was found on Tuesday of this week lying on a dike In the Gasconade river. The body was In fair state of preservation, due no doubt to the low temperatures that have prevailed recently. It was found some four miles from where It is supposed he .utter which he gave a very Inter-Jumped or fell into the river. Mr. jesting and inspiring talk. Deppe, who was 39 years old, dis- twe are working very hard on the appeared and all efforts to locate two-aot operetta, "Sunny of Sunny- him or his body had been futile. He was suffering with a nervous breakdown at the time of his disappearance.BARBER SHOP MERGER Edw. Stude, who has been operating a barber shop tn the Gasconade Theatre Building, and H. M. Llckllder. who has been operating his shop in the Hobein building, effected a merger of thetr shop last week. They will operate one hop In the Hobein building. SCHOOL NOTES HIGH SCHOOL NOTES On Monday morning at 9 o'clock a special assembly was held In which Coach Spurgeon presented the trophy won at the Regional Tournament at Washington, to the haskethnll sound who In turn by thHr cRptan vlrg Morrl- prp. !flentP(i t0 , ,chool Tne a S. is proud of the achievements of their boys at the tournament and congratulate Coach Spurgeon and his team. On Wednesday morning Rev. Mauzy. the songleader for the revival meeting now in progress at our local Baptist church, gave us an Inspiring hour of song servire it the auditorium assisted hy Mrs. A. A. Spurgeon as pianist. Rev. Raines was also present as our chapel guest. We greatly appreciate this good program. Raymond Helling of the Senior class Is ill of mumps. We hop ha will soon be able to return to school. A few cases of flu of a mild type are reported. We trust that there will he no epidemic of flu this year. To Roy Ferris goes the honor of being valedictorian of the Senior class of 1936 and Erwln Stoenner will be salutatorlan. The following Seniors will take GRADE SCHOOL NOTES GRADE II Vernon Mantels and Emory Gene mond Pope as a member of our clas. He has moved out of town. 'The following did not miss a word In a series of three Spelling tests: Laura Elkermann. Everett Helton, Howard Heidbrink. Jacky Hansen. Mary Louise Pollock, Mary June Koskl, Louise Hartman, Harold Moses, Billle Jean Raines and Aimed! a Moore. GRADE VIII Rev. Raines and Rev. Mauzy were welcome visitors at our Assembly last Tuesday morning. Rev. Mauzy. who is conducting a revival at the Baptist Church, led in song service. side." which we will present at the High School Auditorium on Tuesday evening, March 17, at 8:00 p. m. About ninety pupils will have parts in this operetta. Our Agriculture class Is making a study of wood, leather and ropes. Then we will take up the study of concrete for the farm. Our Arithmetic class Is studying bills. Invoices and receipts. The pupils of grades five to eight, inclusive, are very much Interested tn the harmonica band which Is being organized.