The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1910-01-06

              THE PIERZ JOURNAL.
VOL. 1.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JANUARY 6,   1910.
NO. 29
A LETTER FROM
CONGESSMAN
LINDBERGH
I may not be excused fur
Writittg occasional letters to
the Press on matters arising In
in Congress in which the district is interested, for it is not
customary for public officials
to do so. But whatever may
be the custom I shall feel justified if 1 can make these letters
instructive. First, J shall con-
fin.' myself to defining some ex-
isting conditions; subsequently
I shall attempt to show why
these conditions exist.
Addressng myself to the
Sixth District does not mean
that my comments are confined
to matters in which that district
alone is interested, for one will
rind by consulting the conditions
there and comparing them with
conditions in other districts,
that the common interests of
all, on material matters, are
the Same, and that all may and
should act in concert for the
genera] welfare. No district is
in better position to appreciate
that than the sixth; for in tbe
variety of industrial, commercial and social interests it is
not surpassed in half dozen of
the I'.'.H districts in the United
States, and in the average in
telligence of its people-, it is
probably not excelled. It has
nearly 80 newspap'.-rs: numerous factories, producing many
of th isities  of life,   and,
what is best of all, a rich farming country that is supportine*
on farms of diversified production more' than 60 per cent of
the district's1 population. None
of its towns showed at the last
Census a population of 10.000
people, but more than -10 have
a population 6f from 500 tei
nearly 10,000. Witn a superb
climate, and with lakes, rivers
and forests in great abundance.
it furnishes interesting' diversions to its people and to many
others who come there' annually from other parts of the country to camp, hunt, fiish and become invigorated front its pure
and bracing air. Such conditions are ice il for an intelligent
development and Influence.
There is a broad field for improvement In the character of
the official work that is being
done at our Capita] City. 1 be
lieve that progress will be a-
chieved sooner by the people controlling their representatives in Congress than by leaving it entirely to the initiative
of the representatives; for unless the people assume more active control, experience shows,
the Selfish interests will do so,
and for selfish purposes. It is
here again a question of where'
■ he greatest activity shall come
from, whether from the people
or from the Hellish interests,
ln the past, it has been from
the side of the latter, and no
doubt these interests propose
to continue thus. 15ut the people hold tin- power of veto in e-
lections, which they may
ploy ultimately to defeat the
Selfish. The secret of public
success is to know how to vote.
The secret of Selfish success is
to prevent intelligent voting. I
do not attempt to indicate how
one should vote; that must be
srmihed by every voter individually. And when the voter,
guided by his own intelligence,
casts Ids vote without prejudice,
most of our difficulties from a
governmental view point will
be simplified. The purpose
here- is merely to relate some-of
the conditions now obtaining
and the- happenings which have
transpired, for the study and
thought of the reader.
The      4        tent at Washing-
tone, is In a large measure,  separated from the people   by   or
anizations that   operate    inde-
pently of their control.
ANNUAL MEETING OF
STATE AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY
The program and premium
list for the 1910 annual meeting
of the State Agricultural So
ty, which convenes at the New
Capitol January 11, 12, 13 and
at the Agricultaral College on
the 14, has been sent out. The
meetings are open to tie public
as well as the delegates and
will be very helpful and instructive to those who are interested in Agriculture.
The management desires to
secure a substantial increase
in the seed exhibit this year
and the farmers of every county and township if possible are
urged to send something.
The booklets which have
been sent out give, in addition
to the program and premium
list, explicit rules governing
entries and exhibits.
FORESTERS ELECT
OFFICERS
. At a recent meeting- of the
Catholic Foresters No. 710
held in the parochial school
the following officers were e-
lected for the ensuing year:
Emil Fr..enrer, Chief Ranger;
Magnus Rauch, Vice Chief
Ranger, Henry Hi nnen, Recording Secret i.ry; C. P, Virnig, Finance Secreterv; A. E.
Macho, Treasurer; John An-
germeier Banner Carrier;
Dr. E. Kerkletff, Phvsician;
Rey. J. G. Stiegler, Spiritual
Director.
The new officers were to be
installed last Sundav, but a i
account of the cold weather
and the bad condition of the
roads the. meeting was postponed u itil next Sunday alt.-r
vec pers.
P. X.    Virnig  lias   been   at
the County    seat    ior    several
el ivs this wee . in   a'tend.,
at       COU   ty
meeting.
commi-sioners
ditions to make representatives
afraiel of their own   constituen
dies, arid to  place  them  under
protection of. and obliga
tion to, the machine rule. In
exchange for that protection,
thej are granted certain personal favors thru the combina
tion, which it is their privil-
cploit at home as an inducement to their constituencies to re elect them. But the
price of this privilege to a representative is that he must
stand by the machine. The
practice Of the organization has
i principally to work" along
the lines of personal interest.
tht> that has not necessarily implied personal dishonesty on
tin- part of Members who have
voted with the organization. It
has rather been a conformity
In Members to what they have
led to be unavoidable conditions. These conditions
themselves and their remedies
must be considered. The method, for* method it is, of maintaining organization lias been
reduced, at Washington, to a
science, but the effect, if not
the purpose, of that science, is
control for personal purposes
rather than for the public welfare. It has not been the intention of Members to create
such conditions,   but   the   very
PIERZ 45;
ALL STARS 6
The game i
the   All   Stars   of   Little
Kails and the Pierz quint played
here New Year's   afternoon   resulted in a decb feat  for
the visiting   team.     '1 ;
[forced by Frank
Marshik who was at home during the holiday vacation, made
a very formidable "bunch" to
contend with. They played a
good, strong game with the
ception of free throwing for
baskets on fouls.
It could be seen early iu the
game that the All Stars were
outclassed and it was not until
near the end of the second half
that they succeded in making a
basket from the field, the only
that they secured. However they were quite successful in
throwing baskets from the foul
line.
The boys all played a good
game and it is hardly justice to
bestow credid upon any particular one without dividing the
honors with others. Marshik
and .John Faust excelled In
making held baskets, the former throwing 9 during the game
and the latter (3 in the last half
but the credit should be shared
with others who made it possible for them to do so.
ENTITLED TO RAILWAY
MAIL SERVICE
We have had daily train ser-
on the Soo for some time now
and still no signs of a better
mail service. fhe authorities
whose business it is to look after this matter do not have to
er the Lnconi enience ol having their mail get stale before
it is received and therefore are
not particularly concerned a
oout the matter. The people
alono- the new Soo line should
stir up the postal ■ authorities
and demand their rights.
The Pierz Parmer' Mutual
Fire Ins Co In Id their au-
nual raeciing Tuesday but
owing to lack of time and
space we are u ab e Lo give
particulars this week.
evolution    of   the   process   has
brought it about.    The  remedy
lies in   the   knowledge   by   the
general    public  of   the  actual
conditions    and   their   results.
Public sentiment,   shaped   thru
such   knowledge,   would   work
the correction.    It is that know-
ledgethat certain interests seek
With   to   keep   from   the   public,   by
the organizations   it   is not   so forming systems to mold public
b a   question   of   what   the  opinion.     Agencies  have   been
like as how   much   thev  established,     not   by   political
will    stand.      These    organisa-  parties,    but  by   the   interests
owerful enough to in- that    have   usually  controlled
timidate many   representatives the machinery of the parties.
who are lamest, by mak-      This introductory   letter   has
. them that thev.   necessarily     been    abstract
heir   dis-   form, but   it is   my   purpose   in
tricts or States,   are  Incapable the next to begin showing in de
:pt   thru  tail the methods referred to.
the o tions.    The   mach-
scon-i
FREAK   CATALOGUING.
British Museum Has a System That
Few Can Fathom.
It may seem ungrateful In an olii
reader who has reaped so ninny bone-
lits from tin- jtrcut library in Blooms-
bury to lind fault wltb the arrangements, anej if I stood aloue in this
complaint 1 would retain my Isolation,
but the grievance is ventilated by
many.
ln the first place. I and J are treated
as the same letter, as 0 aud V are.
That was all right when the catalogue
was begun and was iu manuscript, but
now that printing has superseded
handwriting the- obsolete fashion ot
cataloguing Jones and Ives under the
same letter eir Vale' and On win as having the same initial might be dlseou-
tinue'd and the meiele'rii usage adeipte'd.
In the second place, anonymous
work* are cataltigued according to I
bewildering system, the object of Which
seems to be to hide the Identity of the
work.
Take the case of tbe valuable little
book with iIn- following title: "An Account of the- Origin of Steamboats. In
Spain. Ureal Britain and America and
of Their Introduction and Kraploymeut
L'pi.n the- Hirer Thames Between Loudon and Urave'send to the I're'se'.it
Time"-i. e.. Ifrttl. One would think
that it would be catalogued under
•'Steamboats." that bciug the main
■abject, hut no—It is catalogued under
"S,*eain." I am teelel the rule is to tnlce
the tirst proper name.
Thai rale, however, is not applied in
the next rase A tt,.[| written little
book published In UHIT is emitlt-d
"Devon, tile Shire- eif the Sea Kings."
"Devon" would'seem to be the natural
heading, bui no—in the- catalogue It
will lie feiund uuder "('rent Western
Railway."—I.eiuiitui  Notes and Queries
FAMOUS
SHORTHORN HERD
The bic-f/est sale of line
bred cattle occurring in the
history of the state was consummated today when Arch-
idald S, White ef New York
and Leslie Smi'h of St. Cloud
purchased of N. P Clarke
his entire herd of full blood
Shorthorns, known the world
over as the Meadow Lawn
herd. This is undoubtedly
the best bred herd in thi*
country tod tv. It is the culmination of 35 years of effort
and skill in the successful
mating of the best strains of
Shorthorns. This has onlv
been accomplished by a vast
expenditure of money, and
the world has been searched
for the best animals ol this
blood. No American herd
h ts won so manv grand prizes
as has th.t of Meadow Lawn.
This farm has heen represented in all the big contests
and exhibits for a third of a
century, and has carried off
the highest honors in all thene
years. No other breeder in
the world has been the victor
of so many big contests as
has Mr. Clarke. It was largely in r> cognition ot the Clarke
catlte that the National exhibit was brought to the Minnesota state 1 tir, and their sale
and removal from the state
is not only a grfat loss to St.
Cloud, but to Minnesota and
the whole nort liwe&t.
It is, however, a matter of
satisfaction that ihey will be
continued as a. herd intact,
ai d will not be scattered i_-
mong different breeders
they represent the best in
their line, and their progeny
should be the winner** of future grand championships.
Tne famous herd will be
taken to Mr- White's big
farm near Cincinnati. Mr
•smith has been in c arg« 0.
this hrrd for the past 15
years and is recognized by experts to be the foremost man
in the country as a successful
breeder and handler of stock.
He will continue in charge oi
the herd, and Mr. White is to
be congratulated on securin ■
his partnership in this deal.
The amount of the purchase
price is not given to the public, but it was a 1< ng price—
and undoubtedly the largest
sum of mt>n y ever paid for a
single herd in this count* v.
Among the animals purchased is Dorothea II., the
champion Shorthorn cow oi
the world, whicli carried oil'
the grand championship at
the late Internat onal exhibit
at Chicago, as well as at the
American Rota! slock show
at Kansas City. Another is
Ringmaster, the best yearling
show bull in America, and
who lias won nuire triumphs
than anv other animal of his
age. The herd consists c>i
3b femaUs and six bulls.
The new owners ha e taken
■ ssion of the cattle, but
thev will not be sent to Ohio
for couple ot months.—Journal Press.
Selectiiin Soil Fer Alfalfa.
The best soil fur alfalfa is 'ine with
a surface- sr.l'.iciently heavy to retain
nu abundance of moisture and furnish
a -rood Morehouse for plant food, one
with a fairly deep subsoil tutUdently
porous to allow   good underelraluagu.—
J|nrv. ■ |    „..,.  >   v!..,tir>n
Cho-vcd r,:d Cabbage Pic:
|i (not too line- one head of either
red or white cabbage aud two -
peppers (remove seeds), one table-
spoonful of mustard, one-half tearful of cloves, two tenspoonfuls
of salt, one tablespoonfnl of white sugar aud mix with the cabbage and pa-Opera, Boll about oue pint of vinegar.
pour over while boiling hot and put In
a stone or glass jar.
A   LOVE  TRAGEDY.
Ruskin's Adoration of the  Lovely Rot*
La Touche.
I ■-1   is:,s.   wt-y-n   ItiMattn   w
fortieth tear, . Iced by a friend
s in draw un: i<• a
child   till tiled   Ueise   l.i    1'i.u.lle.
I Imse
family   were   Irish      J lie-re spniug   up
very
'   I lie  time   could   be   Uuthiug
lip.      "1 tii-y    wrote   eae li
uthe-r letter* ai
and then ;
well h)   i.e.|i.re t lift
eaeh    eil bt-r        MettUM. li
wheiin   In-   hael   reii:
eyed,   saucy,   rlever   litl wlin
ripe  red   llpM  und   ;
(Told,  hael  bevnlue ;i   very   lovel)   j
woruuu   ol    nuii'ti'e'ii       I he't    resumed
their e.id acquaintance,   inn   Iu  a   very
I'lieniifb   i:u.-.uiii   was
now  nearly  fifty,  lie gave to H<*~
Touche   an   adoration   anei   a   |him
auctl as he. had never teli  before     on
her siele' hIm* im luuger IboUKbl «>t   him
is   "Verj    ugly."   but   «as   singularly
drawn   t.i   Ulm   despite   tbe   diflereii. e
in  their years.
Tile Iwn  met often.      I lotm
streills  logetber  in  the pieawrni   tieitl«i
eif  Surrei.  and  ill   last   llii>km   be
her tee make him  happy anil  to be his
wife.   Oddly euoilKh. hei\vt'»vr. si'.
Itated.    mil    lu-e ause   he   »as   sei   niil-h
oilier I ban herself, but lan-auae he hael
ee'.i^e'd in li* what she regarded
true   believer."     Hume   eif   the   Unties
thai   he   Had   writ leu   shmketl   her  as
It heist lc.     She  was  herself, u;   hai .alb all her'uaiety of man
ner. a  nu 1 and liucoiuproiillxluu I'rm-
I       ShaV    Used    phrase-   from   the
in  hei   ordinary  talk, and   when
..t  niarrliiKe with John Itus
kin Khe wild thai Mile t'ntlld uot ei
tei  lie  "yoked   with an  llllliell
Vet   her heart  was teirh at the t bought
of sending htm awa.v. and sei foi
eral   years   lUelr   intimae-y   continued,
he pleadiug with her and striving hard
to  make'  her  se'e  thai   hue   was  eve%)
tblng.     She,  on   Ihe eiiher   hand,   rend
over those  passages ed  the Old   Tetsla- I
ment    which   st-emed   to   bar   all   com- !
promise.
At last, in 1ST'-', when she wast wen   !
ty-four   and   he   was   fifty-three.
gave him ber linal answer.    She would I
not inarry  liiiu unless he could believe
did.     His  honesty   forbade   him
to deceive  her  by a pretended  conversion, and  su  Ihey   parted,   never  to see
other again. How deeply she was
affected is shown by the fact that sin-
soon fell ill. She grew worse and
•■ until at last it wns quite certain
that sin- could not live. Then Ituskin
wrote te> her anei begged that lie might j
set. hrr She' answered with a mite In
whiih she feebly traced the word
"Veiu may come if you can tell me
that you love I'od metre than yeui love
me."
When Ituskin read this his vei .
was  racked  with agony, and  he cried
out:
"No. no; then I cannot go to her, for
I love her even more than i'od!"
When she died, as she did soon after,
the light of his life weut out for Rus-
kin.—Lyndon Orr ln Muusey's Magazine.
jU^^at^^l. ^-^4-'l^-i-Tir*)t'
t      A FINE LINE OF
BIGGEST    B&-SKET
IN TtiE WORLD
made :t monster ba
red to
one in the   world.
high, twei,
curaference and  w
pounds.
twigs, \ cillfulli
of line grain.    :
abounds in
prod
corns, of    which the   Ind
are verv fond      rlundi
bush
ed and stored  in   1
rainy    days.     ! familv
should i
grain belt beer in their.c
and should I
with    their
cast your   nearest
dealer or b<3 suppli
Tai ner, Little Fa.
Born- and
Mrs. F. O. P.-ilster, a b
NOTICE
iled bids w ill
until Jan.  10, b
man Russc 1 Co. to fill the
house at thi- ert amen .
TriLbPHONt: HOUKS
From 7 . to 12
1   P.M   to ti  !•
7    .,     to 'I
Every da
The service Sunday will
fromt 9 to U» in the  n
and 7 to 8 in
WANTS
*
I
JE
Watelui:
igloteks.
Ad vi
J are
i — —~—.~_————.~-
ForSa!e.-Two farrr s
with   improvemei
each containing 1
acres.       Inquire
Jacob Neisius.
Wantei
of oats a
P.
FOUKEP
llotn      < Ht n me
by proving nd *i \
injj- for this   notice.      Inquire
at JOURNAL
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-}•    REPAIRING,   if
1*   F. J. Gilbride. Propritor. «f
4.        At DURG BTO .-
r   Sale.    Th.*   stump
on S# of N. \V
town of Billman.     'A i 1   n
about 11
Jos. H. Grell.
When city for
or a wet k.   dont   forget
com! a    home,    at    the
New Beaufort Hotel,    Mi
apolis.    Opposite the
Bee.
iiry all.
With holly elress ihe festive hall.
Prepare tiie son;;, ihe l\\ist. the ball,
Tu wekor.ie .'lorry Christmas.
Why the Sea   Is  Salt.
In tue .uolele'ii a;:e.. r;*ns un-
lese>nd.  the eartli  was ruled  tiy I
pained r'rudi, who, auieiun other n
■aiitiful hand mill thai
iTfeund out gold and happiness and
peat e and iiurtbitlt: else that it was
asked for. the -.Tinders were' two
giantts-t's ruled over by Krodi. ai
went ive:i iiniil a sea rnver apv
ou the stene. Attn* this, however, all
Ivldly, feu* ihe reiver slew l-'reidi
and mntl   mill   utid   tht>
IU sea, « I.ere lie or
ihei;. Is for a  .
hill   wlien   ni-ibt   eanie
i
The Bijou Theatre
AT.
Fausts Opera   House
1 have installed a new latest improved
Edison Motion  Picture  Machine
will give entertainments every
Sunday night only Sunday night
Entire Change of F.Im every Night.
Admission only
io cents
JOHN N. FAUST, Prop.
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ATTEND THE BASKET BALL GAME AND DANCE AT FAUSl'S, JANUARY 7, 1910,