Gasconade County Republican (Owensville, MO), 1936-03-19

              Gasconade County Republican "We Do Our Part Toward Making This a Better Community in Which To Live" Volume 33, Number 17. OWENSVILLE, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1936. BUND BOYS SENTENCED FOR VICHY ROBBERY Williar.i Crlder, Everett "Fussy Phelps and Earl Terrlll of Bland were sentenced to ten years In the penitentiary in 'lie Maries County Circuit Court at Vienna last Friday. They plead guilty of the robbery of the proprietor and five customers in the Moman restaurant at Vichy on Monday of last week. They made their e-icape In two automobiles with two slot machines but were apprehended on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. One of them had a gun. The robtiery was staged about 9:00 p. in. am) Phelps was recognized by one of the customers present leading to their arrest. Officers secured a confession from Phelps, a piece of a slot machine being found in his car. The machines were broken open near the Dingley school house and netted the robbers about $40.00. They were then thrown in a creek south of Bland. Two other boys, alleged to be Roy Branson and Hadley Sterling, were with the two when the robbery was staged but they made their get-away and so far sb we ran learn have not been apprehended.Crider Is a married man, the others involved being single. THIRTY YEARS AGO George Rodgers and Miss Belve Havener of Tea were married on March 18. A son was born on February It to Mr. and Mrs. James Spurgeon of near Red Bird. Dr. Edw. Mellies sold his property at Woollam to Jacob Wend-land of North Dakota. Jos. Satera of Minnesota purchased the Thos. Man farm. BUSINESS HAN CRfTICALLY INJURED REPUBLICANS ELECT DELEGATES TO MEETINGS Pursuant to the call of the County Chairman E. A. Meyer, the Republicans of Gasconade County met In mass meeting at Henneke'a Hall Monday. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Meyer and F. B. Meyer was elected temporary chairman and Mrs. F. A. Scliaeperkoetter, temporary secretary. Committees on permanent COUNTY COURT DRAWS HAPPY HOUR CLUB PETIT JURT PANEL! .: At the meeting of the County Court last week the petit Jurors for the May term circuit were drawn. Following are the Jurors and alternates for the various townships:Boulware John Eitmann and Auk. Gumper; alternates Arthur Koelling and Win. Weldemann. Boeuf Wm. Hesemann and Theo. organization roneisting of A. B. j Wehnieyer: alternates August Suenkel. chairman. J. J. Mueller, j Schmidt and Christ. Marsch. U W. Block, John J. Ehlert Bourbois Jos. Sorrell and C. R. ami Edw. Hesemann and on resolu- Noblett; alternates A. W. Zulauf Fred J. Schmidt, who operates a tlons consisting of Jos. T. Tate, and J. A. Skouby. garage and Implement business at chairman C. M. Danuser. C. K. J 'Canaan Dan Steffen, Arthur Rosebud, is in the Missouri Baptist ; Meyer. E. A. Meyer and Elsie W. j Seymore. W. F. Kramme and Hospital suffering with a broken Hutton were appointed. The meet- Arthur Holtgrewe; alternates-neck. .ins then adjourned. At 1:00 p. i Arthur Schmidt, L. D. Brandt, W. Mr. Schmidt was found last Fri- i m. it was called to order and the ' F. Miller and Marlon Estes. day afternoon east of Elmont on 'committee on permanent organlza-! Clay Louis Rltterbusch and the Farm-to-market road between Hon recommended the temporary j James Donnell; alternates Hy. Sullivan and Gerald with his Model ' offlcers for permanent officers. The Aufder Heide and A L. Czewhln. A Ford pickup truck on top of him. ! committee on resolutions reported.! Hniseh Creek Sam Ureter and He was found unconscious by an I The purpose of the meeting was Hy. Srhtll. Sr.: alternates Louis undertaker from Sullivan, who had to elect six delegates and six alter-conducted a funeral. He placed nates to the Ninth Congressional him In his funeral coach and took i meeting to be held at Hermann on him to Sullivan where a physician I March 23 and five delegates and ROAD WORK An official list of low bidders, rwelved at a public letting held here Friday, March 13, 1936. for the construction of 58.8 miles of ioadway, bridges, culverts and a viaduct on Twenty-third Street In Kansas City, involving an estimated total cost of $1,781,500, was announced today by George V. Olendorf, Chairman of th. Missouri State Highway Commission. A total of 191 bids were received. Projects included the building of 3.4 miles of concrete pavements: 43.4 miles of gravel; 12.0 miles of graded earth, bridges and culverts; and represent a cost of approximately $34,000 In state construction funds, $1,617,500 In Works Progress Administration funds and $65,000 in Federal Aid Funds matched with $65,000 in state funds. No work is In Gasconade County. Fietraschke and Edw. Thenhaup. Third Creek John Ijuibert and Aug. Stude; alternates Aug. Aufdcr Helde and Aug. Neese. determined that his neck was five alternates to the State Con- Richland Louis Lalk, Herbert broken and had him sent imme- vention to be held In St. Louis on , Toedtninnn and Emil Helle: diately to St. Louis to get the April 27. Delegates elected to re- alternates Herbert Baecker, Frank l wife. night and that his car was not bones set. One bone is broken present the county at the CongresB- j Johnson and Peter Kuebler. j Wolfe, aged 20 years, was said In the garage. Added concern was and one fractured and Mr. Schmidt's lonal Convention were: Mrs. F. A.I Roark Wm. Faerber, Hy. Rohl-jtn have been intoxlrated. The car felt when he failed to arrive at condition is serious. ; Scliaeperkoetter. Mt. Sterling; Fred. 'Auk. Chas. Bruens, Leo Bohl and he was driving had been stolen from 'he St. Peter's Evangelical Sunday Just how the accident happened Lahmeyer, Bland; J. J. Mueller, Ed. Barter: alternates -Vernon ; Gus Fredrlchs at Mt. Sterling. School where he was secretary. He CHAS. W. TAPPMEYER DISAPPEARED LAST WEEK Consternation reigned in Owens-ville Sunday. March 15. when the word got out that Chas. W. Tapp-n eyer had disappeared. Mr. Tappmeyer. who is a salesman for the Krennlng-Schapp Grocery Company in St. Louis, was in Jefferson City on Wednesday and wrote two letters from that place, one to his sister. Mrs. Ida Koch, of St. Ixiuis whom he was to meet in Owensville Friday and one to his grocery house where he Intended to report Saturday. He left Jefferson City about 7:30 p. m. and had an appointment to stop at Linn, but he never filled Jess Martin, aged 50 years, was! 'he engagement and nothing has fatally Injured Sunday at Chamois i been heard of him since. Mrs. where he made his home. He with ! Koch and another brother, Ray-two other men were walking along ' mond. came out Friday and w aited a road that leads from the river ! for him but he failed to arrive. The Happy Hour Club met at neke's Hall last Friday after noon. They were favored by an excellent talk on exterior decoration by a representative from the Collage of Agriculture. After a business session delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses Mrs. J. H. Hansen, Mrs. Flora Greenstreet and Mrs. Oliver Greenstreet.. Forty-two members and visitors were present. We were glad to welcome the rural ladles. MAN FATALLY INJURED AT CHAMOIS LAST SUNDAY when Martin was knocked down and run over by a car driven by Guy Wolfe, who lives west of Mt. Ster- However, no concern was felt about him unltll Sunday morning when Raymond called over long distance ling in Osage county. Mr. Martin! for him. He has a room upstairs was taken to St. Louis where he'i the Tappmeyer residence in Ow-dled on Monday morning and his j ensvllle and when his aunt. Mrs. remains were returned to Chamois ' Martha Kuhne, who also occupies Monday evening for funeral services rooms there. Investigated she found and burial. He is survived by his 'hat he had not come in Saturday has not been determined but there Drake; C. M. Danuser. Hermann; , Vnllertson. Aug. Elkermann. John! is a dangerous curve at the place J. J. Ehlert. Rosebud and Elsie W. j Dufiier. Virgil Flelsch and Wm. BASKETBALL BOYS and It Is presumed Mr. Schmidt Hutton, Owensville. Alternates are , Beckniann. lost control of the car. ; E. A. Meyer, Bay; B. F. Murphy, I Other court news: . Owensville; Mrs. Paul Tappmeyer,! The court exempted Arthur Broe- had not been absent from Sunday I School In more than twenty years. C0LLDJS-M0RRIS TEAM SUFFERS FIRST DEFEAT Drake; F. B. Meyer. Bay. F. J. , ker of Potsdam from road work for Hahne, Morrison and H. F. Wlese, Owensville. Delegates elected to The Collins-Morris Shoe Fietnrv i the State Convention were Jos. 1. Basketball team of Owensville was'Tate. Owensville; L. W. Block. Her mann; E. A. Meyer, Bay; R. A. Breuer, Hermann: and H. E. Ochfr-ner, Hermann. Alternates elected were A. C. Mueller. Hermann; Mrs. defeated for the first time on last Friday night by tha Washington. A-C team, score 21-23. The game was played at Washington. The Collins-Morris team won twelve successive games before being defeated.The game progressed slowly with Washington in the lead throughout the entire time of play. The first quarter's score was 6-3 Washington. ARE GIVEN LETTERS Af,er ne waa reported missing here. ! his brother came out from St. Friday at 3:15 a short assembly Louis and went on to Jefferson was held for the purpose of pre- City where he arranged a broad-sentlng basket ball letters to those cast over WOS. but so far no trace who had earned them the past bas- of Mr. Tappmeyer or the car he ketball season. Coach Spurgeon ! was driving has been found. A gave a short talk on rules of the party In Rosebud reported he saw Missouri State High School Athletic him driving east through there on Association In regard to awards ' Thursday morning. five years because of physicaldisability. A survey of the location for a new public road to connect with ! Highway 19 near Drake petitioned! for by Theo. Lleeemeyer et al. was ordered made made to High School athletes, and j A party from Owensville thlnk- August Pohlmann of Bay, In what the letter should mean ioing he might have had an accident. Paul Tappmyer. Drake; F. B. destitute circumstances, was grant-jeach individual who had one. Let- went over the highway Monday but Meyer, Bay; B. F. Murphy. Owens- ed county aid of $7.50 a month, vllle and Ralph E. Warden, Owens- Otto Bock, formerly of Stolpe, pa- vllle. tlent at Emniaus at Marthasvtlle, F. B. Meyer gave a short address was ordered placed In charge of impressing the seriousness of the hla daughter, Mrs. Ben Pohlmann political situation In the coming at Bay, the latter to receive $12.50 ATTEND CELEBRATION Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wacker, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Dlestelkamp, Mrs. Lottie McCurdy, Mrs. Elizabeth Hundley. Mrs. J. H. Kormeier, Mrs. H. P. Huxoll. Mrs. E. R. Pryor, Mrs. H. P. Huxoll and Mrs. Ella Hackmann, members of Owensville Chapter No. 414 O. E. S. were guests of Rlverview Chapter at Hermann Saturday night when latter Chapter celebrated their 25th by ,he Washington ElkB. anniversary. All Chapters of the 32nd district were Invited and a large crowd was present and thoroughly enjoyable evening of entertainment provided. ters were presented by Mr. Vaughan found no sign of an automobile to the following A team boys' Lo- accident. well Dunn, Lloyd Flcke, Stanley :Mr. Tappmeyer collected bills Jonas. George Korff. Eugene Meyer, for the Grocery Company and sonie- Vlrgil Morris. Ellison Nicks and times had larce sums of money on Clarence Tackltt; B team: John his person anil it is feared that The second quarter ended with the!?lection anrt a few remarks were per month for his support. Wm. Aufder Helde, Alfred Helms, he met foul play at the hands of score being 9-5 and at the end of niBt,e Dy Representative H. L. The annual settlement of Hugo , Gordon Huff. Donald Koch, Bernard holdup men or hitch-hikers. the third quarter, Washington was Stolte and Job. T. Tate, candidate E. Ochsner, county collector, was Pollock. Wade Scantlin. Albert Cff-, Mr. Tappmeyer has resided In still leading. In the fourth period . fo1 State Senator. The report of fully examined and approved by thelmann and Eugene West. Mr. Owensville practically all of his the Collins-Morris team started to hit with Hosfeld making some long shots. The rally was too late and the game ended with the score at 23-21 for Washington the Resolutions committee follows: court. Vaughan explained had our colors, life. For many years he was In REPORT OF RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE We, the Committee on resolu- On Monday afternoon the court! Orange and Black, came to he the mercantile business with his made a trip of Inspection to the j chosen as our school colors, which father, the late John Tappmeyer. bridge across the Bourbois River at (was of much Interest to the faculty He was highly respected and so the Iron Ford. land studenthody. well known, not only here but over the county, that his dlsappear- A group of basketball players tlons, beg leave to submit for your The court was In St. Charles from Bland have challenged theaPProval tlie following: Wednesday afternoon to make ar-: SPEAKS ON DENTAL EDUCATION ance has aroused the people more we me ncuuunu.il. u. Uwn.unaui- rangements for Miss Amanda Fred-County, Missouri, assembled in . , , " ,. , n ..,,, , rick as a county patient In the mass meeting in Owensville, Mis- ' souri, this 16th day of March. 1936. Emmaus Home for the Aged. Miss Collins-Morris team for a game and the game will be played on Monday evening. March 23. In the High School gym. The Coliins-Moriis team has been Invited to play in a town team than any recent happening. Dr. C. A. Ehling will give a talk condemn the socialistic tendencies Frederick la a patient In the at 9 a. m.. at the high school on of the New Deal Government, its Christian Hospital at St Louis suf-! Public School Education to which' on Wednesday morning. March 25. OPERETTA PLEASES AUDIENCE repudiation of Its Platform of the luflt plpetlnn the annulling wasLe tournament at Washington to he I In Government administration and ln fa" on the ice here, which held this weekend. It is sponsored ; the heavy taxation now Imposed up- physicians feel will not mend. The operetta. "Sunny of Sunny- all narents are Invited to attend. This talk Is arranged for by the Ririe'" lvpn bv ,he sra",,R ..t u . . i-1 : .. i i A v Missouri State Dental Association l,,r '" JOST LICKLIDER Jimmy Jost and Miss Sylvia Licklider were married Saturday, March 14, 1936. Mr. Jost Is the oldest son of Wm. Jost and a very prosperous farmer of this place and Miss Licklider is the estimable daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Licklider of Pond Prairie. They were given a charivari Sunday night at the home of his father. They have many friends who wish them a long- and happy wedded life. Oak Hill Correspondent. 0. E. S. DISTRICT DEPUTY VISITS OWENSVULE Mrs. Laura Alsobrook, of Pacific, O. E. S. district deputy for the 32nd district, made her official visit to Owensville Chapter last Friday evening. Several members of Pacific Chapter accompanied her and there were other visitors present from Belle, Hermann, Boonvllle, Maplewood. Clarksville and Hannibal Chapters. After the work of the evening waa finished lunch waa erved. MONROE CRIDER on the people of the nation, and the The Countv Court nrmmnnnled : to Inform Barents and student of ll8,,al larK crowd that attend the dental conditions among the school Krane Bcn001 P"'Sms. i ne au.n-chlldren ln Missouri. Parents espe- pnce was w,n PeaHe(1 wlth the Inevitable heavier burden which Leroy Mochel. rural mall carrier, lhav ninat hoar If thA nhltcatlnnS of the present National Govern- to look over the proposedre-loca-ment are to be honorably dls- tlon of the road connecting High- ! charged. way 19 at Swiss with the Mt. Monroe Crlder died at the home; we believe that all needy people a. ... . . .., , should have adequate relief and 7 that none should suffer for the There Is a petition before the court necessities of life, but we do con- now by H. W. Krull and Barth demn the present relief administra- Sutter for re-location of the road, tion because of the waste and ex- The court ago mB(le requalUon travagance that exists between the flme the money is appropriated at for 121.274.96 of the State School Washington. D. C. and its ultimate monies, which comprises the coun-receptlon by those In want. We ty'g part of the second payment for are also opposed to the great poll- 1935-1930 tlcal machine that la being built j under disguise as relief. We condemn the Tom Pendergast FIRE machine and Its dictatorship of the policies of the State Adminis tration. of his son, Everett, near Hadley on Sunday. March 15, aged 80 years and 5 days. Funeral services were held on Tuesday from the home to the Crlder cemetery. Rev. Marvin Neal, pastor the Beulah Baptist church, of which Mr. Crlder was a member, officiated. Surviving are four children Everett of Hadley: Dan of Kansas City, Kansas: Mrs. Mary Newton of Granite City, Illinois and Mrs. Josle Baker of Belle. His wife and two children preceded him In death. Dan Crider, who was called here by the serious illness of his father, was called back to his home in Kansas City. Kansas, on Sunday by the serious illness of one of his children. 48 PENSIONERS During the month of March twenty new old age pensions were granted to persons in Gasconade county. This makes a total of 48 pensioners now In the county. LATE Copy and information which we did not receive until this morning makes the Republican late today. The Woollam Evangelical con- We commend the Supreme Court 8reat'n 8U,rered. the ,0 f thelr of the United States for Us un- wooasnea me otner ween Dy nre. faltering stand In up-holding the The cause of the fire Is unknown. Constitution of the United States, it contained a lot of wood and and we unalterably oppose any new kln movement to make any changes In 0 , thia Instrument which has safely building caught fire. Woollam directed the course of our nation Correspondent. In the past. A forest fire was reported to be We commend both the national raglng. , the Mt sterling nelgh-and state Republican organizations . for their good work and pledge brhood I- night. them our hearty support In the coming election. Jos. T. Tate. C. K. Meyer, C. M. Danuser, E. A. Meyer, Elsie W. Hutton. ATTENDS CONFERENCE Rev. Harold R. Dude spent Monday and Tuesday at Eldon, attending the District Conference of dally are urged to attend. WILL MOVE TO OWENSVILLE presentation, and the play showed that the te,.chers had done a very great deal of work, both In training the pupils and In arranging the cost limn Ine and stage settings. Mrs Frederick Aufder Helde has rented rooms upstairs in the residence of Mrs. Mary Hobein andi-H CLUB PICTURE POSTPONED will make her future home In Owensville. We welcome her and trust she will enjoy living among The 4-H Club picture which was to have been presented Friday us. Mrs. Aufder Heide will leave ! even'ng at the Owensville High Saturday for a trip to Olenvil, Scno0' building has been postponed Nebraska, to visit relatives before coming to Owensville to reside. MAKE TRIP TO SOUTH MISSOURI indefinitely. Unexpected engage ments will prevent members of the State 4-H Club staff from coming on that date. Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Sherman ! of Cuba. Route One. made a trip ! nvAr tha urAolranri t n Parthoo-A ' where they visited Mr Sherman's brother. C. F. Sherman. The latter has a good farm on the Spring River. Mr and Mrs. Sherman re turned home Monday and report a splendid visit. OUT FOR FUNERAL TO OPEN BUSINESS A poultry anit produce house Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hughes and Mrs. Toledo Doermann of St. Louis stopped at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louts Schoening on their way to the funeral of Mrs. Doer-mann's niece, Mrs. Gus Mellies, at Freedom last Monday. BREAKS ANKLE Mrs. Wllhelmlna Ruffner of the Methodist church. Rev. J. W. land distributing exchange known Canaan had the misfortune recent- BABY A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. L. A. Krueger on Sunday, March 15. Borah of Bland. Rev. Wm. Ratjejas the S & S Exchange will be of Drake. Rev. E. L. Rathert of opened next Monday. March 23. Leslie, Rev. W. A. Dahlem of Ber-ger and Rev. Carl Opp of Hermann accompanied him there. in the Old Standard Garage Building across the street from the Masonic Hall. ly to break her ankle at her home In a fall. She waa taken to St. Louis to get It set and Is now at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Fred Pollniann of Owensville.