Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-07-22

Youth VINO would Live Long ana lie
Happy; Mrs. Blaich Was Youngest
Daughter of Baron william Won Kettler.
Celebration of the Goth wedding an
niversary of MIR. and Mrs. Christian +.
Blaich was the occasion of a party at
Wolf Point the other day. MIR. and
Mrs. BIaich were married in Cleveland,
July, 1867.
Mrs. Blaich was born at Krautcnath,
Germany, April 5. 1842, and was the
youngest daughter Of Baron Wilfred
Frederick Won Kettler. Her uncle was
William Emanuel Won Kettler. bishop Of
Mainb, popular for many years as a
labor bishop Baroness Amalia Won
Kettler was given the best education
available for girls in those days and was
sent to a finishing school In France.
When she was is, she came to America
with an uncle, ostensibly to tour the
country, but in reality to carry out a
plan to marry a young man to whom her
parents objected because he was not OF
the nobility. The marriage took place
and arrangement from her family re-
suited. For seven years h lived happily
with this husband. About two years
after his death, she met Mr.. Blaich.
Unusual Meeting
The story of their meeting is interest
ingly told by the Blatches. Mr.. Blaich,
a cigar maker. when in Cleveland always
occupied a certain room in the house
where he boarded. On one occasion he
had been way and when he was told
that he could have the room the next
day as a lady from New York was occupy
ing It.. But the lady from New York was
not used to having to give up her room
for a man, no matter how popular he
might be, and she expressed a desire to
meet Mr.. Blaich. was the re-
suit, marriage INC hen so years Of we'd
ded life.
MIR. Blaich was born in Philadelphia,
April IT, 1874. Eight years later the
family moved to st. Louis, and there he
grew to young manhood. His father was
a cabinet maker. The boy became a cigar
maker by trade. He tells of working at
his trade In 36 OF the states.
When the Civil war opened, Blaich en-
listed in the infantry at Cincinnati in
the fall of 8 and was assigned to
Company c, goth Ohio volunteers. He
served in the Atlanta campaign, marched
with Sherman to the sea, then up
through the Carolina and Virginia to
the grand review at Washington. Mus
tered out he returned to his old trade.
In Cherokee Stampede
When the Cherokee strip was opened
for settlement, Mr.. Blaich made the run
and was successful in securing the piece
of LAM he had previously selected. i
had a swift little Indian pony" he says,
and every night for a week before the
opening / rode that pony around q Sec
ton Of a. Just as hard as he could rum
The lane wanted lay Just four miles
from the Kansas line. When the time
came for the race, l beat all my COM
p~etitors for hat piece. I held 1t for a
year and then sold the relinquishment
for 5000"
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaich are pioneers at
heart and when the Fort Peck reserva-
ton was opened up for settlement, they
secured a good claim They have been in
northern Montana since 1914. MIR. Blaich
was instrumental In organizing the Fort
Peck Settlers association and served az
Its president for many years.
When he was called upon to speak at
the party In his honor, Mr.. Blaich, besides
relating several incidents Of his life, gave
this advice to young people just starting
out in life: Never let your temper get
the best OF your brain, keep cool. and
when spats arise in the family, don't let
them become quarrels. Obey the 10
commandments and do unto others as,
you would like to have them do to YOU
Live clean. Work hard. Labor makes life
sweet. / know these things are SO for l.
have followed them and I have had a.
happy life."
Doesn't Like Cosmetics
When she was called upon to SPEAK,
Mrs. Blaich gave a talk full of wit and
humor and amusing incidents, and more
than once caused a hearty outburst Of
laughter by SOM quip. Speaking OF the
changes Of style, she said that in her
young day a girl would have been
ashamed to use cosmetics, out that now
the young birls must fix themselves up
and look pretty or they will receive no
attention. She does not condemn the
modern iapper for following the style
but does think ut Is rather hard on the
modern young man to have to kiss away
several coats OF paint before he gets to-
the girls cheek"
Running through her talk was a thread
OF seriousness as she told married wom-
en- how to live so that their homes may
be filed with happiness. In brief she
told them to have patience, to overlook
little faults and to Judge people by their
intentions rather than by their actions.
Above all she says q wife should not try
to make over her husband too completely
nor to keep him tied too closely to her
onrnn string