The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1910-07-14

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JOURNAL.
VOL. 2.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JULY 14, 1910.
NO. 4
FIREMEN'S
ANNUAL ELECTION
The regular monthly meeting*
and election of the Fire Department was held   Saturday   e
ing- in the village hall.
The reports submitted at the
meeting show a membership of
32; balance in treasury of 27.48.
Two applications for membership were received at the meeting.
All the old officers were re-elected with the exception of
the tillermen.
The following are the officers
who will serve for the coming
year:
John Dombovy, Chief
John Smith, 1st Ass't Chief
Jos  H. Grell, 2nd Ass't Chief
Jacob Nolmer, Secretary
Barney     Gross,     Tillerman,
South End
Jos Ries. Tillerman,North
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•S*   By   Dr.   M.   H.   Reynolds,   Minne-   .•
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Calf cholera,  as th.1   term  is  u.ed
. ire,    rulers    to    diarrhea    of   i
i 'Ives r.tid is to be distil from
white scours. ■<•
Di very 5 oung ca!ves.
Anything that teri<_s to les
ity and animal  v..,v.i   1
.Le develops 1
disease   de\ ■ !ops   mui 1   mere
tin-oiig   weak   and   unthrifty   <
The immediate cause is usual!:-- sudden   changes   in   feedir -..
dirty pails, irregular Eeedirs
■.er and then excess!*
.isease is  particular!}   apt   I 1
Bir.oi.se calves that are 1.  pt  in
Itary quarters, i. c, inland dan ;>.
Symptoms.—The  ea',r
trouble   is   usually   (J-_.il.     T:.
diarrhea  witu  thi-.i,
more or less slimy, |
With    au    ocioi-    n
cheese.
Prevent;*?"..—The nreveiti
troub'e is 1 bvii
What h-s he en said  nbout  •
is Include I i 1 bit iii
v, ;,te -.   :.
free-ling,   with   lie'-
re ont for the greate t of vital
ity and the irost \
Treatment,— '
cue]  Know  a-   thi
has    been    very    _
briefly f-.tated  this -
a sto- 1; solution  <
ounce of formalin  iu  f:fti
half inn 1
be  clearly   labeled   wltfi
and   should   ha  kept  iu  a  cool,   .lark
plaoe  ready   for need  whenever
may arise.   As a genual rule the feed,
usually milk, should be cut fully one-
half in ail t'.n
For medical treatment give one tea
spoonful   stock   solution   formalin   to
each pint ef milk fed and in {idi
for bad easts give tincture of e
thirty drops;   alcohol, three drams a.-
one  dose.    This   may   be   repeated   ii
necessary in three hours and a third
dose   may    be    given   'after    an
period of three hours; but the tin
of opium in the third dose should be
reduced   to   about   fifteen   drojr
the opium ahould  he entirely omitted
from   the   treat ;>. out   e
seems to  tie  made ary by the
severity   ot   the   caa*_.
tincture ol' opium
given diluted in four to six teaspoon-
fuls swe_t ski..in. •'
AN EARLY BLAZE
About 3 o'clock last Priday
morning the people of the village were aroused from their
peaceful slumbers by the clanging of the fire bell and after
hastily donning a garment or
two hind side before, everybody made a rush to the the fireworks. When they arrived upon the scene it was discovered
that a drygoods box at the rear
of P. X. Virnig's store, filled
with wast paper and refuse, had
in some mysterious manner
caught tire and the side of the
building        was also in
flames. The fire laddies easily
extinguished the blaze but had
the tire not been discovered until later the whole store and
probably the adjoining buildings
wouid have been destroyed. To
John Neisius belongs the credit
of saving the village from a destructive fire.
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Tomato as a Field
Crop for Canneries.
Le Roy Cady, Division of Horti-   "|
culture,     Minnesota     Experi-   "*
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In   a
whicli clovi
1 ait thi' loe i oi nitrogen
soil is Checked.    L_ss of nitrogen in the soil ls contiio
taking place under a |yst< 111 of
grain     raisin -     where
crops  are  not grown.    This  is
shown by experiments in
ent   parts   of   the   Btate   Under
direction  of the State Experiment .station.
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Professor U C. Corbett says that
success in the growing of tomatoes
for canneries, as well as any other
crop, requires definite knowledge and
careful practice along four lines—
first, selection of variety; second, the
growing of plants; third, the selection and preparation of the soil; fourth,
cultivation and fertilization of the
land.
Selecting Varieties to Grow. A
great many people have the idea that
any tomato is good for canning. This
is a wrong idea, as there is quality in
the tomato as well as anything else,
and e.uality in canned goods is an important factor. It is, therefore, necessary to have varieties that are of good
Quality for canning.
Earliness of the plants doesn't
make much difference, as what is
wanted is a large tomato of good quality. The -main point is to select Va-
8 that produce large, smooth
solid fruits, which do not re-
green or crack on the shaded side
near the stem. Those which possesa
size as their chief characteristic are
frequently of poor quality, as they are
apt to possess large seed cavities and
ri;>en unevenly. The Stone, Paragon
and Livingston's Perfection are among
the varieties that are especially adapted to grow for canning.
Variations as to the quality of different crops of tomatoes from farmers
in the same neighborhood -make a difference sometimes of from twenty-five
to forty cans on a ton of fruit, or from
C to 10 per cent, in good seasons, and
with good fruit, 400 cans is about the
maximum that can be derived from a
ton. The better the quality of the
fruit, the better the quality of the
canned product; consequently, a better price can be obtained for both the
raw and manufactured product.
Growing tne Plants. As earliness is
not a requirement, the plants may be
started in this section early in April,
either sown in flats in a greenhouse or
hctbed and transplanted to other flats;
or in a coldframe and transplanted
from this into the field. They are
sometimes sown rather thinly in cold-
frames, or even in the open ground, in
localities where the season is early,
and then transplanted directly to the
field from the first to the middle of
June. It is important during the growing season to keep them cultivated
and growing thriftily and making
stocky plants.
Land.    The tomato as a field crop ls
adapted to a variety of soils, though
a  medium  clay  is probably  the best.
Any  goo.i  potato land  ought to grow
toes to advantage.   Land that has
, ood clover sod, or soil up-
Tommy's Defense.
Mamma—Tommy   you've been fighting again.   Your clothes are torn, aud
yonr face is scratched.  Why can't you
do  like  your  little  sister?    She  never
figtttg.    Small Tommy-Well, mamma,
it's better to have a good square fight
and get all the mad out of you tban to
carry it in you  for mouths like girls
do.   Chicago New*.
GENERAL AND
PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Regulations .regarding filing,
nominations, etc.
Candidates at the primary e-
lection have two months yet in
which to file. The general e-
lection will be held this year
on November 8. The primary
election must be held on Tuesday, seven weeks preceding the
general election, which is September 20. Candidates must
file with the secretary of state
or county auditor, as the case
may be, at least "20 days before
the primary, election which
would make Tuesday. August
30 the last divy for filing.
When the candidate is to be
voted for in more than one
county the filing must be made
with the secretary of state at
the state capitol in St. Paul,
and with the county auditor if
to be voted for in a single county only.
If the office be one for which
pecuniary compensation is provided, the filing feP is fixed at
$20, except in case of candidates for the legislature, who
shall pay $10 only, either to
the secretary of state or to the
county auditor. Candidates for
county commissioner, whose
compensation is less than $300
annually, are required to pay a
fee of $5. If no compensation
is provided by law for the office
no filing fee is required.
A candidate for the legislature or for a county office may
be nominated by petition, but
the petition must be signed by
at least 10 per cent of the voters resident within the district
or political division from which
the candidate is presented. No
person who has voted at a primary shall be eligible as a petitioner for any nomination to
an office for which nominees
were voted upon at such primary. Such petition cannot be
signed until after the date of
the primary election.
A defeated candidate at the
primary election is ineligible
for nomination to the same office by petition.
Any candidate who has been
duly nominated and paid a filing fee shall be entitled to have
his name placed upon the ballot at the general election without paying an additional fee.
A   HORSE   ON   JOE
"There's no great loss without
some small gain." If there is
no hay to be mown there will
be no use for sickles. Jos.Bollig hitched onto his mower the
other day—probably from force
of habit and not with the expectation of making hay—and mowed
all the afternoon. When supper time arrived he unhitched
and thought he would take a
look at the sickle to see if it
needed sharpening, but imagine
his surprise when.he discovered
that the sickle was missing and
that he had been mowing the
whole aft* riiooii without it.
MARRIED
Henn* Kruschek and Crescen-
cia Meyer were married yesterday at St. Joseph's church. The
bride was attended by Katie
and Maggie Meyer and the
groom by Casper and Nick Meyer.
A few relatives and friends
were invited to celebrate tl.
vent at the home of the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Meyer, who live about 3 miles
east of the village.
AID   GIVEN   TO   SICK   MAN
Math Poster of Buckman,
who, on account of a long siege
of illness, is in a serious condition both physically and financially was tendered the sympa-
thy of his neighbors
in  a  sub-
stantial manner last
week. The
subscription list whi
ch was cir-
culated shows the fo
1 lowing do-
nations:
J. Schmoike
$5.00
F. Keer
5.00
Lewis Kushel
5.00
J. Winkelspecht
1.00
John Bares
.50
Prank Heigel
.60
Jos. J. Wiesbrich
.50
L. A. Billig
5.00
Adam Mueller
1.00
P. H. Mueller
5.00
Math Zenner
5.00
Herman Terhaar
1.00
P. Meyer
1.00
J. A. Brandl
3.(10
Math Mueller
1.00
Geo. G. Docken
1.00
Plaudy Sitke
1.00
$11.50
A collection was   also   taken
up in the   church   at   Buckman
last Sunday   for the   benefit   of
of Mr. Poster.
TRAINS STOP AT
CENTER VALLEY
Passenger trains will make
regular stops at Center Valley
station hereafter. The people
of that place seem to be real
boosters. Tney succeeded in
getting a postoffice established
there some time ago and now,
by their persistent efforts, have
induced the railroad company
to give them the same service
that is given to larger towns a-
long the line.
I tacb loom and Confectioner.)
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MINNIE   FAUST,   P-
Wream, Sodas, Candies
GIVE   US   THE   NEWS
The Journal would be glad
to publish all the news of the
village and the whole surrounding country if we had the
means of obtaining the same.
The profits from the publication
of a country news paper are
not large enough to warrant the
expense of keeping a corps of
reporters in the field g-athering
the news, hence we are obliged
to depend to some extent upon
voluntary contributions, . but
they are sometimes few and far
between.
We would consider it a great
favor ii the people of the village and of the surrounding
country wwuld form the habit
oi reporting to us any happenings or matters ol general interest oi which they have
knowledge.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs.
John Fisher on Wednesday,
Julv 8, a boy.
Frank Wanninger just returned from Onamia and info'ms us that he secured a
contract for the building- of
cement sidewalks at that
place. It will be about a
three months' job.
Mr. and Mrs. CarlBeimert
returned from St. Joseph
Monday. Sundav Katy was
consecreted as SisterCrescen-
tia, U. S. B.
Dr. E. L. Hawes, the Dentist,
will be in Pierz on July 18, 19. Remember the dates.
B. Billig, who has been visiting- with relatives for about a
weeV, returned 10 hi 5 home in
St. Cloud last Friday.
IT   DIDN'T   CURE   HIM.
PLUCKED ONE
FROM LAURELS
The 'T.aurles" of Tattle Palls
left some of their aromatic
leaves in Pierz last Sunday, the
same being plucked by the local team or rather an aggregation made up of Pierz and
Vawter players.
It was an interesting game
from start to finish altho many
errors were made on both sides,
and it was nobody's game until
the eighth inning- when the locals ran in five scores making
the score 14 to 9 in favor of the
home team. No scores were
made in the ninth.
Batteries: Little Palls, Thol-
en pitcher; Lebeau, catcher.
Pierz, Wermerskirchen pitcher;
Kopveiler catcher.
FISH     LAKE    RESORT
lash Lake is becoming more
popular as a summer resort
each year. A number of families are now taking* their summer
ig Un re. Among tliem are
families oi Peter Kiewel
and Math Blake of Little Falls
and C. E. Gravel of Pierz.
There is a general exodus
from this village to the lake every Sunday.
BIOS  WANTED
Notice is hereby given that
bids will be received at the
village hall in the town of
Pie-'z, July 25th 1910 at 10 a.
111. to cover with clay, 8 inches
dkeo and 12 feet wide for (>0
rods or more on the state road
between Pierz and Li tleFalls
at P. Jendro's place in section
9. Said work to be done according to specifications under the State Highway com
mission. Said clay to be gotten from a hill on said road
2% miles away." I reserve the
right to reject anv or all bids.
F. X. Virnig,
County Commissioner.
SPEARING   THE   CACTUS.
Why
Fresh FruitCannedGoods
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TO BEGIN  IMPROVEMENTS
Carl H. Stucke of Appleton,
Minn., who recent Iy purchased
acres of school kind in the
town of Granite, about six
miles east of Pierz, was in the
village Saturday and stated
that he will soon begin the e-
rection of buildings upon his
place prep.; o making it
his ; :e.
One  Man   Has  a   Distinct  Dislike
^^^^H       For  Buttermilk.
"When 1 was a youngster," said a
state official the other day. "1 was
poisoned by an ivy vine. My nose got
very red and swelled up twice its
natural size. The Infection spread to
my cheeks, and they were all covered
with blotches.
"t was told to use buttermilk. I
bought 11 gallon and drank it. 1 bought
another gallon the next day and got
outside of that. In fact, 1 drank so
much buttermilk that the price went
up about 15 cents a gallon in that
community within a very few days.
But the poisoning was uot getting any
better. It was not improving oue bit,
and I couldn't understand it.
"1 told the pe-e.plo who had recommended the buttermilk that it was not
helping me. 'Why. I bet I have swallowed a barrel of buttermilk within
the past week.' t told them.
" 'You drank it'.' they shouted back
at me.
" 'Of course.' I replied. 'What did you
expect me to do with it?'
" 'Why. we meant for you to bathe
your face witli buttermilk, not drink
it.' was the answer.
"i   pretty  nearly collapsed.    Tee
day   1   can't   look   buttermilk   iu   the
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Customs of ths Natives of the Mexican State of Sinaloa.
ion is a long state, comparable
almost with Chile, as it lies along tho
west cgast of Mexico, just as Chile
lies along the Pacific shore of South
_S_uierica.
Like most new countries, the most
interesting part of this fertile state Is
Irs Inhabitants, possibly because the
ll'y i:> so Fertile. Game is abundant anil easily caught, and the fruit of
;v;et pithaya cactus is ripe almost
from season to season. Every native,
whether tflounted or afoot—and most
natives Hrie—carries a slender stick
ten feet long, sharpened at one end
and the point hardened with tire.
One supposes these sticks to be rather primitive lances until one sees the
Indian spear a cactus fruit from a
branch se'ven or eight feet above his
h;-ad These pithayas contaiu tunny
seeds and a little blood red pulp, all
of which, except tbe spines, is food for
rb<* Indian.
Ail day leeiig these Indian men wander through the jungle, a wall of green
broken only here and there by the old
n.-ails of half wild cattle, gathering the
cactus fruit. It weiiiki seem that some
would be Cried or at least taken to the
li jacal. which represents home to
tin' Indian. But. no; he sits down aud
eats what he gathers Immediately. If
liis wife' wants any of the fruit slip
goes and gets It herself. 8be also
gathers the fond for the babies.—Forest anil  Stream.
MEAT  MARKET   SOLD
Henry Zirngibl proprietor   of
the upper town meat market has
sold his inte'ivst to Prank Grell
who will continue the business
with T. S. Lool. in charge.
THE"AERONETTE"DANCE
The' "Aeronetfe" Dance, now
the Page in the ballrooms of
Europe, is distinctive from other dances in the fact that the
elbows keep time lo the music
as well as the feet. These, held
sharply out, are inclined while
turning in the evolutions in imitation of the working of the
planes of an aeroplane in rounding corners. The present way
of living, which sometimes forces us to strain the limit of the
laws of nature, makes necessary
the use of a good malt tonic,
such as golded grain bell beer.
Order of your nearest dealer or
be supplied by P. S. Tanner,
Little Falls.
STRUCK A SNAG.
A   Painful   Jolt   For   the   Good   Roads
Ambassador.
I'll never forget the night 1 called on
the Widow Yarn. She owned forty
acred on the main road, whicli 1 hoped
to have improved. In practically every
house 111 the comity I had been hospitably rc-cived lie-cause I was a human being. A pioneer citizen, member
of the Good Heads club, took me in a
carriage to see !l:e widow. "I'll watch
the horses." this wise old citizen said.
"I don't know what would frighten
them," I suggested, but he seemed te>
expect a brass band or some other unusual sight, although It was S o'clock
at night. I soon knew why lie preferred to sit out there in tin. cold.
"Mrs. Yarn. I believe?" 1 began Ingratiatingly when the door was opened.
"Well." the person who stood there
observed. "I've been lure forty years.
You ought to believe it.1'
"This." thinks I to myself, "Is a
strange [dace for curbstone humor."
And then aloud: "I have been talking
for good roads, madam. We have decided to run a rock road by here, and
as"—
"Who has decided?" This in tho
voice of a conductor when he asks you
how old your little leeiy Is.
"W'liy." I stammered, "the Good
Koads club, and"—
"I don't belong to it. do 1? They
wouldn't have a woman member.
would they?"
"I'm sure I don't know. I have been
chiefly"—
"Sure you don't!" the Widow Yarn
snapped. "You're chiefly concerned
about taxing my forty acres into the
county treasury without letting me
(vote on it. What right have you to
come over here to build roads? Are
you a road builder? Did you ever
build a road or pay for one?"
"Madam," I said, "you really do have
a vote ou tills question if a road district is organized. You have forty
votes—one for every acre you own.
and" —
Her face lighted up with a light that
never was seen before on human face
unless perhaps In riding on an old
transfer or getting rid of a bad nickel.
She opened the door wider—1 had not
been admitted up to that moment—and
asked me to enter.
"You sny I have forty votes?" she
Incpilred.
"You have." I assured her, feeling
like the bearer of good news.
"Well, glory be'." the Widow Yarn
sighed, rocking herself comfortably.
"Glory be. say I! I'll cast them all
against your old rock road. Now I
must be getting ready for prayer meeting."—Charles Dillon in Harper's
Weekly.
The Pierz Journal
Is now a "legal" newspaper and
is therefore qualified to publish
all notices required by law relating to proceedings before Justice,
Probate or District Courts. If
you reside in this part of the
county, inslrucl; your c ttorney or
other officer issuing the notice to
have   same    published   in   The
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FOR    A CLEAN SHAVE   AND  A  NEAT  HAIRCUT GO  TO  REYNOLDS