The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1910-01-20

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JOURNAL
,VOL. 1.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JANUARY 2<), 1910.
NO. 31
UND3ER5H LcTTER
Public Opinion Taking Effect in Washington.
Cannonism and Ma
chine     Rule
demned.
c
On-
Public Opinion has put in an
appearance at Washington in
such vigorous form that the under current of exite-ment is creating consternation in many
quarters. Old Washington,
which had gone over to the
Trust and left us, looks very
much as if it would be brought
back to the Government of the
U. S. Public opinion is a quan-
ity which the trusts cannot corner, and money cannot control
it as long as only a favored few
are getting the real lasting
benelits of prosperity; but the
real trouble for the Trusts is
that public opinion is invincible
the outgrowth of conscience, in
the support of our common interests, and is incompatible
with the Trusts. The natural
fear of public opinion is the origin of the trust-created expression whereby the people are
designated as "the galleries."
Anyone appealing to the people
is said to be "talkingtothe galleries." Autocrats like to
term the people thus, and
while they are playing, they
charge them "box prices" for
mere standing room in the theatre of life. More directly
stated: They are "playing their
game," and the people work to
support them. %
Under the   Constitution,   we
are divided into   cengressional
representative   districts,    with
equal representative authority.
But   the    Washington   Government has disregarded the   idea
of equal representative authority,  by   refusing    to    recognize
representatives   from   districts
not suited to its   purposes.    Of
course, they can not send them
back home again, but they   are
not consulted about the patronage, nor other wishes, of   their
districts.    The direct and  indirect harm from  such   disregard
is easily exemplified in the Iat-"
est   attempt     of   the    Cannon
machine to induce the   Departments to turn   dowu  representatives who do not   submit   to
Cannonism.    It is not the   patronage that is so material,   but
the   effect   of   its   control   on
measures lo be acted upon.     It
is not assumed  that President
Taft will press   any   legislation
that is unfavorable to us   as   a
people.    Hut suppose   he   did.
It can be readily seen how  fear
on the part of weak   members,
who regard patronage for
of their friends as more   important than measures vital to the
people     such     as   control   of
Trusts and others, would largely influence such measures   ami
deprive each district of a   part
of   its influence in    legislation.
The    practice    is     wrong,    and
nothing but   public   condemnation will correct it, and   if   the
people are to be trusted to run
this government,they should be
trusted in every   district   with
the same impartiality, aud   not
be subjected to the   humilation
of having the Washington Government deny them   this   privilege.    Of course, patronage   is
a necessary part iu the   affairs
of government; but the   correct
rule     in regard    thereto   is    to
till all appointive   offices   with
persons   who   consider   public
rights     superior   to    personal
gains.    Aud    as    soon   as   the
.Machine is   disposessed of   its
control and the   people   again
exercise their   sovereign   powers, who hold office   thru
machine patronage and are ma-
(yiRS.JOH^ DAHMEN
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. John Dahmen, who
has been ill for s erne time,
died in the hospital at Little
IA.lis last Monday evening after undergoing an operation!
for cancer of the bone. After
miking-an incision the phvsi-
cian found that it would be
necessary to amputate the
arm, the cancer being h cated
in the humerus. Accordingly
after notifying her family to
be present, the arm was taken off. but she was unable to
survive the severe ordeal and
died soon after the operation.
The > ectased was born in
Cross Plains, Wis , 46 years
ago. She came to Pierz with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Virnig, in 187.S and was
married in 1884. She was a
good vsife and mother and a
devoted Christian. She leaves
a husband and twelve children
to mourn her early death, besides her aged father and two
grandchildren, all of whom
have the heartfelt sympathy
of the entire community in
their sad bereavement.
The burial ceremonies will
be hell in the - t. John's
church in Lastrup. >Jick
Dahmen, the oldest son c f the
deceased, who lives inQuincy,
Wash., is on the way and the
fun. ral will not be held until
he arrives.
Goveroment says to the people
there, that it will   not   accept
the man whom they have selected, and    as   a   punishment   to
them for not sending  the   kind
of man wanted by Washington,
their district-patronage is  taken from them.    Fortunately for
that     district,   the   State   has
neither a Piatt nor   a   Penrose
for Senator to trade on patronage, and so no direct    harm    is
done in this case except to  deprive     the    sovereign    people
there of a sovereign right.    For
that district has a right to   assert its influence  in   Congress,
and should not be   limited   by
taking     from    it   a   sovereign
right, while other districts possess theirs.    This statement  is
made without reflection on   the
present or any previous administration, for the practice is   of
long standing, and its   undoing
should have its initiative   in   a
demand   by   the   people.    The
present attempt of   Cannonism
to press members into   service
by an   attempted   use    of   tpe
Washington Government in   its
distributiou       of       patronage.
should be a signal to the   people- to possess   themselves   of
tiie      Wahington    Govornment,
and malre it a part of the U. S.
No one can den}* that   the   use
of patronage lor the purpose of
influencing the people's   representatives, is a mockery on   representative government.
The controversy between the
Forestry and Interior Depart-
mehts, aside from spreading all
over the country; has indeed
Created a very snappy atmos
phere in Washington. The Investigation is justified by the
importance of the subject; the
public wants the evidence-.
There no doubt   will   be
BASKET  SOCIAL  AND
BASKET BALL GAME
♦An interesting game of basket ball was played Monday evening between two quintets representing the two parts of the
village, Upper Pierz and Lower
Pierz. It was a hotly contest-
and "scrappy" game but little
or no systematic playing was in
evidence. However there were
several good individual plays
made. The five representing
Lowertown proved the stronger of the two quints and won
out by a score of 34 to 20.
.After the game the dainty
baskets brought by the ladies
and tilled with all kinds of
good things to eat, were auctioned off by Mark Vonderhaar
and netted a neat little sum of
$24 for the Pierz Athletic Association. The remainder of the
evening was spent in disposing
of the contents of the baskets
and "tripping the light fantastic."
TO RURALIZE
COUNTRY SCHOOLS
The county superintendents
of schools thruout the state
have received during the past
week, circulars from the state
department of public instruction explaining a new plan for
ruralizing- ihe rural schools.
This is one of the aims of the
prtsent departm-ant of public
instruction and to this end
State Supt. G. G. Schultz has
undertaken the organization
of "country Life Clubs."
The organization of these
clubs is to be among the teachers in the vaiious counties of
the state. The circulars
which have been sent out explain such an oi ganizationand
give suggestions for a constitution.—Transcript.
SCHOOL REPORTS
lieport of District No. 19 for
the month ending Jan. 11,   1910.
No. of days taught 20.
No. of pupils enrolled 50.
The following received certificates of award: Hubert Bans:
Jacob Bednar; Jacob Marshik;
Willie J. Meyer; Barbara O-
tremba and Mamie Redding.
Nick Staub,
teacher.
EXAMINATIONS
FOR COMMON 8CHOOJ
TIFICATES FEBRUARY
3, 4 and 5.
THURSDAY, FEB. 3.
(First Grade Studies)
A. M —8:00 Enrollment.
1 Geometry.
10:15 Physics.
P. M.—1:30  Algebra.
3.15  Physical    Geog-
arphy or General History.
Agriculture may be taken at
some one (only one) of the a-
bove periods, and may be substituted for either Geometry or
Physical Geography.
FRIDAY, FEB. 4.
(Second Grade Studies )
A. M.—3:00  Enrollment.
8:30  Professional Test
9:30  Spelling.
10:00   Arithmetic.
P.  M.—1:15   Geography.
2.45  Composition and
Penmanship.
3:40  Reading.
SATURDAY, FEB. 5.
(Second Grade Studies Con'dl
A. M.—8:00   U. S. History.
9:45 EnglishGrammar
11:30   Music.
P.   M.—1:15    Physiology-Hygiene
2:45 Civics.
4:00 Drawing.
Examinations will be held at
High school buildings in Little
Falls and Royalton. Bring
credits from incomplete examinations, also all reading circle
certificates issued during the
life of your certificate.
—M. E. B., Supt. Schools.
MARK MURPHY   DEAD
Mark Murphy, owner of the
flour mill at Royalton, died
last Thursday foil iwing an attack of septic meningitis.
Deceased had been a resident of Royalton since 1884
and was prominent in public
affairs of the countv.
The funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon.
BUCK MAN.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^     LAST IDOLS OF  AMERICAN
t io i-*        i     m-     ii ABORIGINES
Jan. 19.— I* rank   Mischke
has returned  from   his   busi-'r idolatry,   that ci: the
■>' to   b blical
tradition,  is fast   passing   a-
wav among all  tribes   of    the
who   has [earth.     In Africa, the Philip-
ness trip to the cities  where!
he purchased his spriiiL
Joseph  Kaluscha
been working in St.
about  three  years,
Thursday and is   visiting his
mother.
The young folks gathered
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Dehler Wednesday to
celebrate their daughter Ida's
birthday. All report a pleasant time.
Joseph and Henry Schwartz
of Royalton transacted business here last week.
Jo.in A Brandl accompanied
his brother FranK to Mimme-
apoli» Monday, where the latter attends school. After
transacting some business J.
A. returned Wednesdav.
Miss IrClizabeth Mueller returned to St. Paul Saturday
where she is emplu)ed.
Albert F. Faust has been
employed by the Miller Br-is.
to Kcate ice for them. He has
no instructions as to the distance and will probably locate
it in Ireland if the Miller
Bros, are willing to haul it.
Otto J. Dengel is now acting as barkeeper for >iick II.
Mueller in Pierz.
John Mueller and John
Hohn left on a business trip
to Minneapolis last Monday.
A crowd of young folks
gathered at the home ot Adam
Mueller Monday in honor of
Mary Pierart. All report a
good time.
Mrs. Knop of Stevens Point
Wis. mother of ,i ohn and August Knop is visiting- her son.-.
here.
of
Paul for pines and some remote parts
returned of Asia the worship of man-
made gods of wood and st
still persist, but few would
believe that any tribe of Indians in North America still
carv s out it-- elietiesand worships them. In a cave on the
Southwestern desert, a tribe
of Pueblo Indians still make
offering* to wooden imsf
There are vers' tew people in
the Northwest who an* not
familiar with golden gnin
belt beer and most of them
have a case in their cellar.
Order a case of your nearest
dealer or be supplied by E. S,
Tanner, Little Falls.
NOTICE.
The supervisors of the town
of Pierz will meet   at   the  village hall on Thursdav, Jan
1911), at 2 o'clock P   M. te.
ceive bids and let the contract
to furnish the town   6000
of oak plank and   bridge   timbers and to transact anv other
business  that   may   come   before them.
Report of district No.   46  for
the month ending Jan.  4,   1910.
No. of pupils enrolled 64.
No. of days taught 20.
Those not absent nor tardy are:
Joseph, Angela and Loretta
Kippley and Rosa Rauch.
Those absent one dar are: Ernest Block and Hubert Rauch,
Hattie liaselkamp,
teacher.
disappointment with the per
sonnel of the committee, but if
Senator Nelson goes on as a
member, Minnesota will not be
disappointed in its representa
tive. Should some members be
prejudiced, it does not necessarily imply that the committee- will arrive at a wrong conclusion; but however that may
result, the conclusion of the
committee will not determine
opinion of the people, for
the very nature of the matter
is such that all parties* will   be
Report of district No. 98. for
the month ending Jan. 14,   1910.
The following were neither
absent nor tardy during the
month: Mike, Annie, Oliva and
Mary Girtz; Thomas, Fena, Rosie, Annie and Vinceait Kastan-
ek; Herman and Fena Block;
Christina Jamma; Katie and
some JFrank Hoheisel; Anna  S.   Hoh-
ATTENDED MUSICAL
The following persons from
our village attended the piano
recital of Wilma Anderson
Oilman at Rovalton last Fri-
da\ : Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. II. C.
Bailey aid daughter Frances,
Minnie, Cresence and Annie
Faust, and Eugenia and Angi-
line Wermerskirchen Mrs.
Oilman being one of ihe best
talented pianists of the Northwest, the party was well repaid for their trip.
BASKET SOCIAL
TO
BE GIVEN
eisel; Barbara and Conrad Al-
tricther and Christ and John
Pauser. Simon S. Meyer,
teacher'
Arrangements are being
made by some of the ladies of
the village to give a basket social and card party for the
benefit of Joseph Melhart who
has been confined to his bed
for many months with rheumatism. Particulars will be
given in our next issue.
TELEPHONE HOURS
From 7:30 A M.  to 12 M.
,,       1  P.M   to  6 P.M.
„     7    „    to 9    .,
Kvery dav except Sundav.
The service Sunday will be
front 9 to 10 in the  morning
and 7 to eS in  the evening--.
WANTS
A CHALLENGE
undersigned      hereby
any five
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chine supporters as against the and tlie evideuce  of  the   facts
people  will   be   put   out   and win be broUffht out.   The  im-
p aces tilled with honest capa-jtauce of lho controversy
ble men. But we must first de- win command tne interest of
stroy the Machine that hves on the   Press    A11   material evi-
gralt.     i hat is the present bat- denC6) and the mothods ot-  pro.
* „      . , , ' duction, will be published,  and
Consider   our   nearest   home   ^       ^     wU] tadepen-
point to which the influence ^of dently on  tlK,  uicls  in  which
patronage is applied;   the   Second district in our  State.    Its1
ent       representative      has
there may be a conflict of testimony.    Tbe committee wil
the mere instrument thru which
The ^^^^^^^^^^
challenge any tive persons of
the village of Pierz or vicinity
to play a game of basketball.
size, color, sex, or previous
condition of servitude not
barred. The only conditions
made in this challenge are that
no persons who have ever
played in a regular game shall
be accepted and that the game
shall be divided into quarters
with an intermission of at least
rive minutes between each quarter.
Frank   Mischke's   stock
furniture arrived Tuesday.
Peter Kollman moved his
household furniture to Rovalton this week where he shipped same to Stillwater, Minn.
having accepted a position as
buttermaker there.
Lizzie, Mary and Jos. Dengel, and Math. Kelsenberg
were visitor--, at Nick Muellers
of Pierz Sunday.
Hubeit Kelzenberg and
Anna Roos were united in
marriage here in St. Michaels
church, Tuesday at 9 A. M.,
Rev. Lange perfotming the
ceremony. Nick L. Mueller
nephew of Mr. Kelzenberg
acted as be>t man and Miss
Josephine Roos, sister of the
bride acted as maid cf honor.
After the ceremony the couple retired to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Roos Sr.
where a bounteous repast was
partaken ot. Only relatives
and close neighbors attended
the wedding. The young
conple are both favorably
known, and their host of
friends unite in wishing them
a long and happy wedded life.
James A. Dengel had the
misfortune of breaking his
left leg below the knee Mondav by upsetting a load of
wood which caught him. As
the accident is not very pain-
I f ul it will lay him up  a  short
'John H. Schafer and   Hein-,lime*    The fractured member
j is receiving   treatment  in St.
Ad ts in this e-iiliiBiii I
are  charged fe>r nt  the  rat»-
LOST    Ladies    Cold   Watch
and Chain between the church
and store- at Lastrup. Kinder
leave at P. X. Virnig's or at
Lastrup store for reward.
FENCE POSTS   FOR SALE
We are   prepared   to   furnish
cedar    fence   posts,   regulation
size,     for    ten    Cents   a   p
. e your order at the Mill.
E. Cra
FORESTERS  WILL MEET
The Catholic Order of Foresters will hold a special meeting next Sunday after vespers
at Jos. Hartmann's hall for
the purpose ot initiating new
members.
MEAT MARKET SOLD
All persons holding onler
gainst School district No. 1-7
are requested to present them
at the German State Bank on
Saturday afternoon for payment. E. I'm.liner, Treas.
ForSale.-Two farms
with improvements,
each containing 120
acres. Inquire of
Jacob Neisius.
Wanted—To buy 1000 bushels
of oats at on
P.   A.Hartmann.
rich Zinkibel have purchased
the F. X. Schwankl butcher
shop and will conduct same
under the firm name of Schafer and Zinkibel. As both are
practical bu:chers there is no
doubt but what they will
meet with succe
Paul.
Chas. Buetgen is now
Signed:
twice been selected to repre- the case will be developedj and
sent them; but in spue ol that the people will give the verdict,
fact, the audacious Washington
A. P. Stoll,
ank Faua
el,
Dr. E. H. Kerkhoff,
H. C.   11
 busv
staining and varnishing the
new benches in the basement
of the St. Josephs Church.
John Held whose home was
de.stroved bv fire Sunday
morning Jan. 9th.  1910.    The
amount realized was S-7.
Carl Heurung sold his 80
acre prairie farm to Rinold
Aveful. Consideration  $1000.
Ed Ruff who was visiting
his daughter in Pierz return-
td Fridav.
John Braun and wife will
depart for St. Paul Thursday.
Peter Braun and wife, Mrs.
Math Braun and Mrs. Peter
H. Mueller caled on Math.
Braun of Dixville Tuesday.
For Sale. The stumpage
on S'A of N. W.Ji of Sec. 27,
town of Hillman. Will make
about 1000 loads of wood.
Jos. H. Grell.
Everything I have is going at
cost price. Come and see the bargains I am offering.
A. E. MACHO.
Wm. H'hn expects to leave.
s where he will'
attend the agricultural sci.ool. j
EL Wieland anei family and   Miis.-
aou visited at Pet«r Van Ilerkt- s Suoday.
Olof Malm of Belle Prairie was in this
neighborhood last week lookicg for a
good team of horses.
Ethel, Charlie,    and James JohDson
I were at Little Falls Thursdav.
H. Wieland was at Biaioerd on busi-
ness Friday returning home on Saturday*
ra are busy hauling man-
.ds.