Barrow was later sent to jail for burglary. Bonnie smuggled a gun to him, and he escaped but was later recaptured. Their life of crime lasted until they were killed by law officers in Louisiana in 1934. Contestants will be urged to dress in depression-era clothing, but costumes and entry into the contest are optional. The community will erect an interesting reminder of its centennial Saturday - a tombstone.
Organizers also plan to bury a time capsule beneath the tombstone.
The time capsule will contain photographs of the town's 14 businesses, St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Zoar United Church of Christ, newspaper articles about the centennial, committee notes about plans for the event and other items of interest. Matschek said the citizens then hired a night watchman to guard the tombstone, as well as the alcohol. The next day, the night watchman was found unconscious. The tombstone was gone and, not surprisingly, so was the liquor. In the past 87 years, the tombstone has been stolen twice.