The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1909-10-14

              PIERZ
URNAL.
VOL. l.
PIEUX, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNEaSOTA, dCTOBER 14, 1909.
NO.17
LOCAL NEWS    TAXES DUE0CT.30
For additional locals and eor-
respon^flfttH sec supplement.
EditorMacKenzie of the(Ona-
mia) Lake Breeze was in the village a short time Monday morning. He was on his way to the
cities.
With the thermometer LO degree; ing at this
writing we are longing for more
of that Los Aug. Les climate, a
bottle of which we received from
P. H. Berg some time ago. We
could now make use df all they
have out there and then some
P. X. Virnig made a business
trip to the comity seat Monday.
The motion picture show at
the Bijou last Sunday afternoon
and evening was a decided success. Little Clara Faust rendered the illustrated song in a
very pleasing manner. Piano
music was furnished by Mrs. FL
C. Bailey. H. J. Koop of Little-
Falls operated the machine on
this occasion but hereafter it
will be manipulated by the pro
prictor, .John B.  Faust.
The young people are beginning to warm up to the roller
skating. The rink in Hartmann'-.
hall will be open Tuesday.
Thursday and  Saturday ni|
Miss Theresia Stumpf, who
has been in   Milwaukee lor the
pasi   two years is   visiting her
parents  Mr. and   Mrs. Ad
Stumpf of Agram.
The winter sports have be
with roller skating in J.B.Hart
mann's hall  and a moving picture   show in   F.  Faust's Opera
House.
Ur. Fortier, dentist, in Pierz
Sunday, Oct. id.
SOO PASSENGER
SERVICE SOON
DESTRUCTIVE ftr-John Hennecke of Eureka.
V-rrw- iS. D. hass J. Boser add | his family i
FIRE  AVERTED   A   Sitzmann  ol Pii
;cka \ olkszeitung" and  paid the   four   years.
The   second   payment of real
estate   taxes   is   due   Oct.   30.
Those  who   fail   to pay   their!    Yesterday torenoon a specitil Phe   tWl(
3 on or before the 30th will itrain passed thru here with the  rowly   averted   at four o'clock parties are very thankful to the
have a penalty  of 10 per  cent private car of General Manager this morning by prompt action j doctor for his   kindness a
added. G.    R.    Huntington    attached,   on the part of   the citizens and   J. Boser has ,; pieuz
Aboard the car wereMr. Penning- 'fire department. bnal to Di   ttcn-
ton.   president of the Soo i. store is
and his  privati tary and  in the   sa ilding  with   thej ,	
.       j Mr.Huntington.  They went east 1 butcher sh is awakened by
A   surprise party was  given from here to ftIoose Lake to in- ■ the smok.    and   as   so
Monday evening at the home of sped  t]l„ proffresa of   th located he ' notified
Mr  and Mrs. l.ailey m honor «.t River Falls   Moose Lake  oth t the   fire- was ektin
SURPRISE PARTY
rented his father's farm
l> .   Fortier,   rcnlisr,   in    I
the second Sunday every month.
Rolland Kirsch who will leave line and from there to BtlperioV guished   after  some   strenuous
this wee^ for his home at Argyle,  and Dmuth.    Thev will  return  work.    The fire   caught in   the
Minn.     J lie evening was pleas-1 this way the lattcr ])Urt ()f  llu. ' floor ,-,..,,„ the furnace umk.r the
The Bijou Theatre
AT
antly spent   with  contests and
games.
POTATOES FROZEN
Some of the potatoes belonging to John Schmolke and which
had been loaded into a car for
shipment were badly frosted
Monday night.
WEDDING
week. When interviewed by the
ze reporter, Mr.Huntington
stated that there is about five
miles of grade just west of Superior Where deep cuts have had
to be made thru clay banks
which are giving trouble by
sliding- on to the trade, but that
large- kettle which is used for
rendering Jard etc. and spread
underneath to adjoining roonyst
The floor is ruined and some
dam, done   from sm
Had discover-
i the nick of time the whole
building including   the   butcher
he has crews   working day and  sh »p, confectionery and barbel"
THE MARKEF
Changed every Tiiuradaj
Wheat, No. 1 Northern        'x<
,, °, Northern      lr-^
.. ;•; Northern .     *'•'
Phi   ' 4:'
Barlev  ""
Rye     ■;•'
Oats 	
Hay    	
Butter, Creamer)      •
, ,     D.iry    -u
Rw»  ■„*!
Flour, Hest - • u
, .   Straight   .   .'..          - 80
Potatoes        - '
WANTS
| Ad\ I . ' •lu" n I
J ar i chined for at l he cale ot j
I five cei is per line.  _|	
FOR SALE -My house and
lot in the village oi at a
very reasonable price. 1 will
also sell my furniture, which
as g(-oil as new. at a low
For further information address or sec
Mrs. John Bolster,
Piers, Minn.
1 s
price
Fob Sale   -My eight room
house and good barn and three
lots on second street in upper
Pierz.    Inquire, Frank WUe.
Compare
my prices with others and then
you will not wonder why I sell
so much fruit.    Remember I am
.igent for a large fruit   firm
in Minneapolis and I am   giving
the  consumer   my   commission.
Lemons per dozen 30c
Oranges       Navels 30c
Bananas 25c
Grapes per basket 25c
Plums             „ 4«c
Apples per peck 3°c
Peaches per crate $1.15
Wxtd Candy a lb. Ioc
Salmon Imperial br U. I5C
Oil Sardines 5C
Mustard 10c
Cooking pears will bs
cheaper.
See me before    placing
fruit orrj
A.E.REYNOLDS
A wedding- of unusual inter-
«. st to the; people of tin^ vicinity to k place Tuesday, when
John Donek, Jr , son ol Mr.
and Mrs. John Donek and Katie Tretter. daughter ol Mr.
und Mrs.'George i letter W(>re
united in the holy bonda oi
matrimony. The bri L' laids
-Acre Misses Eugenia vV'erm-
erskirchen and Katie Donek,
the gT0b.ns.men, Prank Flicker and Joseph Tretter.
After the services at St.
John's church at Lastrup, the
w< dding- party repaired to the
homiof the groom's parents
for dinner. The teMni tie-
were continued thru the alter
niiiiii aid  evening.
Both the bride and groom
are well known in this c 111
munifya d highlv respected.;
A host cd f r iei ds, incliui ing
the Joikxal, wish them a
!o-g-, happy, and prosperous
vovage through their married
hie. '
Dr. Jen nee and Eugene
ind of Royalton came to
Pier:-, with the doctor's auto last
Saturday and spent a pleasant
evening with friends here. When
he started for home Sun<l;:v
the auto "Kicked ' and
he was oldiged to hire a livery.
John Selir writes to his stepbrother John  Philippi of Pierz,
he left Dawson City in the
Klondyke country September I,
and arrived in Seattle the latter
part of that month. He will
stay in Seattle a few weeks.
take in the fair and attend to
some private business, as he is
the owner of a tract of land
near Seattle. He then will visit
his relatives and many friends
in Pi
tin B. Bednar   wenl   to St.
Paul a week ago Monday, returning the foi lowing Wei
day with his wife who bad undergone three serious operations, She is feeling as well as
could be expected under the
.conditions.
The JOURNAL pencil pushcr
has been appointed village justice of the peace by the council.
It is a thankless job. About the
only remuneration a justice us
ualiy receives for dispensing
justice is injustice. However,
we are going to qualify and if
any of the members of that council are ever brought before us
a.s defendants in a criminal case
wewill give them the full limit
of the law.
night to  widen these cuts, and
that  he  was   positive   thai
tween    October   loth   and   20th
passenger service would b
stalled on this line from Duluth
to Brooten.   President Pennington   stated,    when   qui
that the   company had   planne
to arrange   time schedules an
other   details   possibly   before
November 1st.
The officials stated that they
could not say whether mail service would be inaugurated im-
mediately upon the establishing of a passenger schedule, but
that it would no doubt fo
within a short time. Mr. Huntington stated that Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy, who it was reported in the city press would be
with them when they inspected
ne hack- to eastern Canada, and from there to
.New York, and was unable to
make the trip this time. 11
senger sen ice is to come b;
end of the mouth, it is certain
that the contempla cur-
sion to Duluth andS
take plai Ii. Lake
	
Th'.- si. lirist
sold
at .1 ing discount. Sale begins
Saturday. Oct. h'». The stock
consists of spectacles, watches,
watch chains, rings etc. The
property belongs to the town
Of Pierz and they want to get
rid of it. Jewelry and optician
tools including an optician trial
case will also lie sold, cheap.
Grapes 22c per basket at
Reynolds'.
Mrs. Ouernon of Little Falls
'drs. ('has. .luster of Minneapolis are visiting at Frank
Wise's. The former is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wise and
the latter a sister of Mrs. Wise.
siiopand Macho's furniture store
and perhaps adjoining building's
i I soon ha'\ ■ in ashes.
PAPEFWMG DAMP WALLS.
.When a wall is found to be
too damp to retain wall*paper.
prepare a coa;i g ol-'the following ingredients: A quarter oi u pound ol shellac and a
quart (I u apt ha. Brush this
over the damp spots, and when
it dries the wall will be louiid
to be impervious to moi.st u re.
troin the other side. V'.VjU will
find that Golden drain Belt
Beer is an excellent autumn
bow, age See t hat vou '
a case <>n hand. Order ol ypur
nearest   1 ur  be-xti^ti
by 10. S. Tanner, Little Fa-il>
WEST RUN.
Faust s Opera   House
I have installed a new latest improved
Edison Motion  Picture  Machine
Will give entertainments cvsry
Wednesday night.Sunday afternoon & night
Entire Change of Film every Night.
Admission only
10 cents
JOHN B. FAUST, Prop.
tB>.    C$>
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MORRILL.
school stai-ied in district 5ti Monday
with .\li:-s Cousin ns teacher.
Elvin l/ohler of llilln.nn »as a Morrill
visitor Simula 1.
Thore Emerson was a LSackinarj visitor
Wednesday.
(; ,,s! Da In-r who has he n employed nt
the Mornll store want to Buckmau this
week.
Mr. Sparrow of Royalton was in this
vicin'tv duyiog cattle Wednesday.
.Mr-. Miller and daughters Bessie and
Helen of Royalton were visiting relatives
and friends in this vicinity last week.
Mr   Pohl.   the   ne«   proprietor of   the
Morrill Btore took possession of the build
ing this wei I;.
The parties that so'd cattle in this
place will take then: toKu) altonWedues-
da\.
Grapes 22c per basket at
Reynolds'.
The Supervisors of the town
of Pierz will meet at the Village
Hall on Tuesday Oct, 7 at 2 o'clock P.M. to receive bids and
let the contract to grub and
grade the road on the cast line
of S I 2 ol Section 14.
Jacob Xohner and son .John
returned from North Dakota
last Friday. Mr. Xohner left
again this morning EorAberdeen,
S.   1). where   he   will file   for a
claim.
P.L.Poster and sons returned
Mr. Xohner is exhibiting a few
ears of corn grown on his farm
near VVahpeton. N. D. They
are large well-filled ears and
prove that corn can be grown
successfully in that state.
Roland Kirsch, brother of
Mrs. H.C.Bailey, and who has
been employed in the JOURNAL office sin e the paper was
started, left for his home at
Argyle, Minn, this  morning.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given to all
parties that are owing me to settle their accounts by Nov. 1. All
accounts not settled for at that
date will bear io per cent interest
from date above mentioned.
P, A. HARTMANN.
-need
Monday with IWiss .'.
Falls as U-Holier.
The rain h is done a ;,'r.-at, deal of good
for tho:
8   i'. Whitney,   who forinerU  lived in
•eek at d
► hip|>' d a ci
doing
Mra.Her ad utter ded church
in Little   Kails bund«\   and »»s ai
i baah   ht .   ■
lire wei
(,'  Heekrri.-.n and Kobt.Holnistroin have
their uew hold es alu <>. t ootnpu
Alfred Johnton called on A'alter W'ie-
fcjundaj.
. d and Alice N
anl Arthur- Wieland wei e at Little Kails
yaturdaj.
llans Brickson w.-,s in the neighborhood bidding his old friends good-bye
before leavii g for Montana, We all regret to lose Hans, especially the fir's,
who are weeping their eyes out over his
lots.
1 ;hi >ell  again  after his
at t;nk . f appi :
The auction   at  Rriclt    I'aickson's was
rerv we'll   attended
sold v. Mr. Brickson is to leave
for Molilalia Wedneedaj.
< Ijullin who took ri|i a hon 1
rntana will e soon.
A girl -.vi.s born to Mr, and Mrs. S. It.
Whitney of International Palis a week
ajro and was na I ional
in  honor of her birthplace.   Long may
she ware,
Agram.
Oscar Guenther and wife visited at
Arnold Nagel's Sunday.
Miss 'Cillia Vanherke is visiting with
sister Mrs. John Neisius.
Mrs. Henry Wuellner w.-dn-d with Mrs.
John Kippley Sunday.
Mrs. FrankStumpf is on the sick list.
N'ick Thomas called on Henry Zimmer-
inauii last week.
'1 he "Jolly Club" met at Kippleys last
Sunda\.
John Schmolke was aroucd buying p<v
tatoes Saturday.
Quite a few people from Agram attended the Froehlieh auction Tlmisdav
Math. Meyer. .Math. Thomas and John
Kippley went to Granite City win-re they
will get the tiling they purchased at the
GOLDEN RULE
1
ttusn
Too BUSY to WRITE an ADD
auction Saturday.
The   pupils  neither absent  nor tardy
during the month ol Sept are: Earnest I
Block.   VValttr Block, Loretta  Kippley,
Margaret Stua pf. Henry Terhaar, Louisa
v\ uellner and Lydia U uellner.
Ha'.tie Haeelkamp, teai:her.
Get your I umber, Sash ind
Doors, Lime and Cement from
John Borgerding & Co.
Follow fhe crowd and you will
land at the
| GOLDEN RULE |
The people know where to find
the best selection in
DRY GOODS
They know our prices are lowest
SAVE MONEY
by  following  the crowd  to  the
GOLDEN RULE.
Yours in haste
Ir. X. VIRNfG & CO. Ine'.
sterday,       Everything it
where they   were working thru can be had at
tht.-   liar
seas
Everything in f.ie lineof lumber
reasonable  prices
at John Borgerding &  Co's Lum
ber Yi.rd.
FALL
i|J\HMncry    (J)!i"in9
        aaai	
I wish to announce   to    my
v patrons that mv fall and
winter stock has arrived and
is Utrjrer than ever before. It
includes all the latest styles
up-to-date, and hears all   your
inspection.     Yoi: are  cordial
united to
Clara Nohn Minn
Royal Fancy Patent $2.90
White Rose Patent       $2.80
EorSale by all the leading merchants. We
guarantee every sack. Having made arrangements to ship wheat, we are now prepared to buy a I wheat at the highest market price.    Give us a trial.
I
YOURS FOR BUSINESS
RICH PRAIRIE MILLING CO.