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VOL. 2.
CQUNSILP30CEEDIW6S
Gounci! Met :n  Regular  M
ly Session Last Satv-rday
Evening
The regular monthly meeting
of the village council of the
village of Pierz was called to
order with all members present.
Proceedings of last meeting
were read and upon motion
accepted. A motion was made
and accepted that the vil
quit handling piping and water
fixtures and sell at invoice
price what pipings and tools
were yet on hand.
The* following bills  were   allowed:
J. Borgerding & Co., Lbr.$62.78
Mike Leese, labor     8.05
F. Kammermeyer, same.. 17.85
Ed. Skinner, same 18.38
John H.   Grell,   sidewalk
rebate  —    3.33
Christ Tembreull, corp._- -38.30
E. L. Kaliher, alcohol __-    5.40
Wm. Eller, leather       .75
Journal, printing     8.83
Prank Grell, burner   tips
for street lamps  15.55
A motion was made to reduce
the Marshall's salary to $30 a
month, which motion carried.
A moth __ was made to charge
Pierz township $6 for using hall
»XERZ,
Morrison county, Minnesota, December h, 1910.
no. 28
NAME AS$t-S'       TS C( .SMOETJFiFTY   YEARS    AGO
Who  Are   to    Serve
Those
Gounty Offices Alter Jan
1911  Are Named
m
1.
Transcript: The county officers to take office the tirst of
the year announced Tuesday
their appointees to fill the positions as deputies and clerks
Board Will Meet Again in  Spe-', Popul__Hon of a Number of Coun-
Session   on Saturday lias Then and Now—
Dec. 31
ct;
St.
The Gh-.nge
Cloud
The board ot county commis
sioners met in  regular   session below a   list   of
Tuesday with all members pres-  their population
ent.
All election bills were allow-
the court house during the com- led.    Bonds were  furnished  for',remarkable.
ing two years.    The employees i the court house   roof   and   th
will remain largely   as   at   the
present time.
County Auditor elect B. Y.
McNairy has secured Leo J.
Hill stein and his own son Louis
as deputies.
Register of Deeds, P. X. E
tien will be assisted by his present office force. Zefier .Chartier
is to be retained as deputy register while Miss Anderson is to
preside ac the typewriter.
In the County Treasurer's office Miss Winnie Renick is to
assist County Treasurer Frank
Renick as heretofore.
Miss Anna ilennenlotter who
has acted as clerk of probate
court in past years, will be reengaged by Judge Shaw.
Simon P. Brick will retain
Miss Delia Brick as deputy
clerk of court, and Miss Brick
will also do  clerical   duties   in
on election day, and   $1.00 .for'in the office of Countv Attorney
every meeting. Same was carried. A. motion was mad*' to give
notice to all those who are
back in water rent and fixtures
to pay at once, and turn water
off if not paid. It was carried.
Meeting was adjourned subject
to call.
D. M. Cameron. F. X. Heroux,
present deputy sheriff, will
serve in the same capacity under Sheriff Frank Armstrong in
h'is second term in office.
County Superintendent of
Schools M. E. Barnes has made
no statement as to his appointment as assistant.
bills paid. The application for
liquor license of Frank Otremba was rejected. $100 were allowed for repairs on Platte
river bridge.
The following appropriations
were made to different towns
for road and bridge ourposes:
Buh $ 10
Granite  100
Agram 100
Pierz     75
The boflrd will meet again on
Dec. 31 to act upon the bonds
of the different county officers.
The Glad Task.
It is nottffort, but fruitless
effort which makes work distasteful; and when we learn
to use our powers rig-htlv, we
will go to our tasks as gladly
as bees to their honey-making.
Insure good health and a
cheerful '_' is position, which
are essentials in order to perform o-ir tasks gladlv, by the
ant:
leer.
School Reports.
Enrollment 2_ Dist. 129
Those attending school every
day during the month ending
Dec. 6, 1910 are:
Catherine Block, Anton Tembreull, Rosa Luking, Francis
Block, Walter Rotten, Christina
Block, John and Herman Flicker.
Those who Were absent one
day or less are:
August and Nlathew Otremba
Prank Prenne.sbevger, Lambert
Fleckenstein, Edward Konen,
John Kramer.
Alma Hanlon, teacher-
Report of school Dist. 90 for
the month ending Dec. 2, 1910-
No. of pupils enrolled 41
No. of days taught 18
Average daily attendance 36
Those neither absent nor tar-
day during the month are:
Anton,Ignatz and Regina Boser,
Henry,    Theresia,   and   Louise
Flicker, Katy and Annie Peine,
Hubert    and   Anna   Schroeder,
Frank and Mamie  Thul,   Katie
and Lizzie Tamaia,Frank,Peter,
Katy and Mary virnig,   Albert,
Annie and Theresia Vosen.
Nick Staub.
teacher.
Report of District No. 19.
No. of days taught 20
Enrollment 54
Average daily attendance 46
■ 'Neither absent nor tardy
were Barbara Bares, Ed. Otremba, Jacob Bed:: ephan O-
tremba, Christ! .'ar,Leonard Otremba, ! Marshik,
Mamie Otrem! < Medek,
Barbara Otren
ba,   An 1   M.
Injur, Ki
■ Otremba,    M .   Ar
noid   Harold, raid,
.(.''rank Becker.
Charles J. Lake,.
teacher,
We
hearty
expr<
_ss   ou:
thanks for  the   kind
ness and  sympathy shownus
to   lighten   the   bereavement
caused by the   death   of   our
dear mother
John Preimesberger,
Josephine   Schmittbauer,
Julia Wagner,
Antonia Gross.
Thel
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t
fa
£  tO.
Fridav  last  week   was
Idest day we   bad   this
The     thermometer    sat.
t h t ee degr*. es bc-iov
W. J. Boether representing
the Bradshaw wholesale millinery house was in town Tuesday on his regular trip.
John M.ahmer returned to
New Trier Saturday.
A meeting of the Granite
town officers was held it.Lastrup Motul.vy.
Joseph and Hick Mueller of
Buckman  were visitors at R.
daily
Belt
an   ideal
w.ho'.esdm
of   Golden   Grain
This beverage i-
food    drink—pure'
Times: We print
counties and
50 years ago
together with the census number this year. The changes are
Fillmore winch
headed the list is now tenth.
Stearns county which was sixteenth is now fourth. Hennepin has increased from 12,849 to
333,480,and Ramsey from 12,150
to 223,675. The per cent of increase in the older counties in
tbe Southern portion of the
State is far below the uorthern
counties, as a matter of course.
The figures are interesting, and
here" they are:
County 1860
Fillmore 13,542
Hennepin 11,849
Ramsey 12,150
Olmsted   9,524
Winona 9,208
Dakota ._■ 9,093
Goodhue 8,977
Rice 7,543
Wabasha 7,228
Huston G,165
Washington 6,123
Le Sueur 4,318
Carver 5,106
Blue Earth 4,803
Scott 4,595
Steamer.
Wright	
Meeker, _. _
Benton	
Sherburne
ami
nouns
hi no-. 1 Morrison	
Order of your nearest dealer or
be supplied by E. S. Tanner,
Little Falls.
ROUTE 3.
Mrs Aggie Lespu'.d is visiting
her sister Mrs. Lawrence
Boser.
Mr. anb Mrs. Annibus who
have been visiting at the home
ot Henrv Flicker returned to
Wisconsin Mondav
4,505
3,729
928
626
723
587
195
76
Douglas 	
Kandiyohi	
St. Louis  262
Todd  430
Polk  146
Otter Tail  178
1910
25,680
333,480
223,675
22,497
33,398
25,171
31,637
25,911
18,554
14,297
26,013
18,609
17,455
29,337
14,888
47,733
28,082
17,022
11,615
8,136
24,053
17,960
18,969
163,274
23,407
36,001
46,036
MINN.    18    GROWING
Population as   Reported   by   the
Census   Bureau   is
2,075,708
The population of the state
of Minnesota is 2,075,708, according to the thirteenth census
made public last Wednesday,
Nov. 30. This is an increase of
324,314, or 18.5 per cent, over
1,751.394 in 1900. The increase
from 1890 to 1900 was 450,160,
or 33.8 percent.
The distribution and comparison of the population by counties in the Sixth  Congressional
district follow:
County 1910 1900
Cass 11,620 7,777
Hubbard 9,881 6,578
Wadena 8,652 7,921
Crow Wing 16,361       14,250
Todd 23,407       22,214
Morrison 24,053       22,891
Stearns 47,733       44,464
Benton __ .11,615 9,912
Sherburne 8,136 7,281
Meeker 17,022       10,153
Wright 28,082       29,157
CO. RATHJJNCHANGEO
New   Tax  Rate  Shows   County
Rate Identical With That of
Last Year, 8.96 Mills
The new tax rate which has
just been completed by County
Auditor Butler shows the county rate identical with that of
i last year, it remaining at 8.96
mills.
The items in the county  rate
ate:
Revenue fund : 5.
Road and bridge 1.8
Bond _: ___ 1.25
Sinking :__._...:   .36
State bond ._-.. 55
All Brainerd saloons
closed Tuesdav.
were
Shelled and ear corn for sale by
the Pierz Elevator_£fi, as_a
Died—Monday morning at
four o'clock Mrs. Josephine
Priemesberger, mother to
Mrs. Andrew Schmidtbauer,
Mrs, PeterWagner,Mrs.Steve
Gross and John Priemes-
bergenjraTter   a    short     ill-
Total  8.96
The state revenue rate is 1.47
mills and the state school 1.28
mills.—Transcript.
Pi
lerz
KI
U£t
Mondav.
Otto Hoffman was in
Monday
St" Nicholas visited the
.schools in district i29 and .39
nday afternoon.
Mathew    Schulte is   back
from Nebraska
Miss Alma Hanlon visited
with Miss Rose Courtney at
Center Vallev Saturday
Miss Elizsbeth Keller called at Adam Tembreull's Sundav afternoon.
I  pay
hides.
7 to 8 cents for  green
Frank Orel!
Jos. H, Grell went to Clarissa Mondav and came home
by way of St. Cloud Wednesday.
The newwell duller recently bought by the Priemesber-
ger boys, was tried in the old
we'd on their fathers farm.
Af rer dtepening it seven feet
with the drill they got an a-
bundance of water.
ness, at the advanced age of
81 years. The last years she
had made her home with Mrs.
And. Schmidtbauer. She was
buried in St. Joseph's cemetery Wednesday morning.
She leaves beside her children
43 grandchildren and 27 greatgrandchildren to mourn her
death.
CENTER   VALLEY.
The town  board  met at H.
Zempel's place.
Christ Lust went to Pierz.
Tuesday.
Rochus' Kurtz wai_ at the
postoffice Monday.
Frank Boehm and Joe Grui
ber were in Center Valley
Monday looking lor wood.
Jennie Niss was at the post-
fi.. c k 111 a j.
Carl H. Stuck called on Ch.
Lust Sunday: <
J. W. Driver went to Pierz
Tuesday with a^load of wood.
Louis Schabel of Granite
shot o black juck rabbit in
Center Valley Friday.
Martin   Epler  sold all
personal   property    and
soon leave for Arizoua.
his
will
1  pay
hides.
7 to 8 cents for green
Prank Grell.
k GEOLOGIC  PHENOMENON.
...20
.J23
5
He port of Dist. 92. ior month
ending Nov. 25.
No  days taught ....
Enrol I me nt '.	
Average daily a. ice 2
Those present e\ ay  were
Olivia Boser, Tracj Boser, Josephine Hoppke, Katie Paust
Hose Stuckmaver, Susie Thielen, Lena uhielen, Anna Froel-
ich, Joseph Hoppe, Anna Stuck-
mayer.
Those absent one day or less
were Ed. Thielen, Mary tlopke,
Joseph    Paust,   Will   Proelich,
Gertie Paust, Henry Boser.
Eleanor Bettenberg,
teacher.
I buy all kinds of whits oak and
-a-narac tigs.
C  E Gravel
Christ Schlegei, Geo Leeb
and Jacob Freund of Lastrup
were here Monday.
I pay 7 to 8 cents tor green
hides. Frank Grell.
Cecilia and'Christine Blake
went to Little Fails Tues lay
ane returned Wednesday.
A social party was held at
Nick Sehr's place Wednesday.
Mrs. John Neuman was in
Lastrup visiting Tuesday.
Mrs.Robert Kluge returned
from Brainerd Tuesday.
T-b~rn — To   Mr.   and  Mrs.
Lawrence Boser, a son.
Nice young beef by the quarter
5- nnd 6c at J. H. Schaefer's.
We are informed by T .S
Look that the Journal correspondent of Sullivan was foun-
ed on Thanksgiving day.
Market dav last Saturday
was well attended, and our
business houses were crowded all day
John 1*1. Schaefer, dealer In livestock, hides and poultry. 1 pay
the highest price.
Born—To Mr, and Mrs. Joe
Fleckenstein last Tuesday a
daughter.
August Otremba went to
Little Falls Tuesday and returned with his son, Charles,
who underwent an operation
for appendicitis at the St.
Faphael's hospital.
Mr_; Conrad Stangl visited
friends in St.Cioud this week.
The peculiar properties of
Chamberlain's Cough remedy
have been thoroly tested during epidemics of influenza, and
when it was taken in time we
have not heard of a single case ,
of pneumonia. Sold by all
dealers.
Shelled and ear corn for sale by
the Pierz Elevator Co. 35-2
John N.Faust and J. P.Vir-
nig drove   to  Royalton Tues-
Ear Corn for sale at the eleva
tor, 24 2
A sprained ankle will usual
ly disable the injured person
for three or four weeks. This
is due to lack oi proper treatment. When Chamberlain's
Liniment is applied a cure may
be effected in three or four
days. This liniment is one of
the best and most remarkable
preparations in use. Sold by
all dealers.
n Christ Schlegei of Lastrup
has joined the sports. He
bought a trotter who is. we
are told^ second to no horse
excepting Dan Patch. He
[challenges all sports that own
fast horses to meet him. £
P. J. Bollig of Buh received
day.
Ella Schmolke was in the
village Wednesday.
Wm, Tourteh-*tte of Little
Falls was "here Tu*siay.|
John Grell sold 2+0 acres of
land to Math Pitzl,' the New
Munich brewer.
Read all the ads this week
Mike Feucht of Wisconsin
arrived here Saturday for a
short visit with his brother
Louis. He returnedWednes-
dav.
Frank Otremba of Agram
went to Rochester Mondav to
receive medical treatment.
John Hennen is one of the
regular broncho-busters now.
He broke three this week.
L. Winer returned from
Greenwald Monday. He shipped a carload of cattle to Duluth today.
Geo. Kiewel passed through
Pierz Wednesday on his way
to Onamia.
Jos. Eich ofLittle Falls was
here Wednesdav.
a letter from Otto Kerl of
cross Plains, Wis. Mr'Kerl is
known to all old settlers in
this licinity thai came from
Wis. He is now 87 years old.
If you are suffering from biliousness, constipation, indigestion, chronic headache, invest
one cent in a postal card, send
to Chamberlain Medicine Co.,
Des Moines, Iowa, with your
name and address plainly on
the back, and they w*ill forward
you a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.    Sold by all dealers.
A little surprise partv took
place at the home of N. H.
Mueller Monday evening.
About fifteen of his Buckman
friends spent a pleasant even-
ingat cards, singing etc. until after midnight"
A party was held atAndrew
Faust's place and, according
to reports, all who attended
had a fine and sociable time
Mrs. John Janish of Bowlus
visited at the home of Mr.and
Mrs. Wm. Nimsch and Mr.
and Mrs. Math. Neisius of the
village over Sundav.
Raised Beaches ar.d Cavts of the Island
of Arran.
The lslai.,1 of Arran Is one of those
p.a<*©_ on tint west uf Scotland where
the geologic phenotnenuu Uuown as a
•'raised bench" La very apparent. AU
i*.lo;*.^ the const thorn are evidences
that the laud has been considerably
elevated at solM period of the world's
history. Oue of these proofs Is tho
preuenco of caves of various sizes
formed by the action of the wares In
the past, but which ar© now well
above the present high water murk.
The fanners use some of tho larger
caves as shelters for shoep ln stormy
weather.
ln a remote corner c* the island one
of these caves has been converted Into
a human habitation, where a family 0.
several persons dwell lu absolute seclusion. Their occupation is the gath-
eriog of whelks, an employment which
la said to afford but a precarious livelihood. As tho gathei-ins of the shellfish can only be done at low water ar.d
as the fishers have no boat or other
occupation, they have ample leisure to
enjoy the pure air and bask In the sunshine.
Except for the drip from th» face of
the high rocks above, which ls skillfully diverted, the cave hi absolutely
dry. The interior is shaped like n tii-
anr:le. tiie floor forming the base. Save
at the widen there is ample room to
stand upright and move about inside.
Besides tha beds and cookli..; utensils.
the cars contains many articles of various kinds, giving the Interior quite a
homelike _.p>-«>:* ranee. Th* apology for
a fireplace Is some way back from the
entrance, through which the smoke
finds Its way outside.— Wide World
Magazine.
Obituary Gams.
When .lohii Sherman of New Haven.
preacher. mathematician. almanac
maker and father of twenty-six children, hi .rd of the death of his good
fr_«n<- .iouathan Mitchell, a Harvard
pastor, be explalmad (after due thought
and many poetic pan__sr.
Hem Ue» ths calling of his tim«.
Mitchell expired In his prime.
Who tour years short of forty-seven
Was found full rip* &o& plucked for
heaven.
When Thomas Dudley, father of the
first   American   poetess.   Anne   Brad-
street, came to his deathbed, says the
South  Atlantic  Quarterly,   he  showed
where his daughter had received her
surprisi-.'S gift by composing such farewell lines as:
Dim eyes, deaf ears, cold stomach shew
My dissolution  is in vletv.
Eleven tlrr.es sev< n near lived have I,'
And n<jv.- I willing die.
John Wytasek enjoyed supper with our postmaster Monday evening*.
The passenger stopped las"t
Saturday.
John Banak is moving soms
of his stone piles iu his field.
Math. Msyer transacted
business in Pierz Saturday.
Henry Voltin and his sister
Viset were were at Math Jet-
tens piace Sunday.
John and Henry Nagel of
Pierz called ou Henry Zempel
Monday.
Henry Lust went to Pierz
Tuesday.
Fred and Theo. Billmeyer
visited at JohnWytask's place
Sunday evening.
Jim Arnold Called on the
postmaster Tuesday.
Martin Epler went to Pierz
Tuesday.
1 bug all kinds of white oak and
tamarac ties.
C. E. Gravel.
WANTS
Aaverusementa coluiunin this
are chaiged for at the rate of
tive cpi ts eer line.
b'OR SALE—120 acres land
in Section 32, township 42;
Range 2(). Only 2 miles from
Lastrup churcH. Er^ink We-
verka, 494 Banfil; St. St.Paui.
huK Q ALE—An almost
new fine .mid coal heater.    Call at Journal office.
,
FOR   SALE—I   offer
sale it) 80 and 1(>0 acre pi
for
'■'s i
mv entire farm, known as thel
Buckman farm. The highest!
bidder gets it.
Jos. Froehlich.
FOR   SALE—A   piece _of|
land in town of Pierz, Sectiot
11, 160 acres, 70  acres undei
cultivation, fair   buildings  01J
it.     \Yill sell at a  bargain  01
easy terms.
24-3 John Joseph.
OV     5   PICTURE SHOW  AT  BUCKMAN  EVERY  SATURDAY  EVENIN<