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THE PIERZ JOURNAL
VOL.2.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JANUARY 5, 1011.
NO. 29
FARMERS' FIRE INS.
CO. MET TUESDAY
Resolution Was Passed to  Join
the State Farmers' Mutual
Ins. Association
The annual meeting: of the
Pierz Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. was held at Faust's
haft last Tuesday. After the
annual report, which showed
that the Pierz Farmers' Mutual
is in a flourishing'condition condition, was read, the election
of seven directors took place
with the%ollowing result:
Agram—Herm. Terhaar, F.O.
Bolster and J. P. Lander.
Pierz—John Mischke, Henry
Langer.
Buh — Emil Froehner.
Granite—P- J. Gau
A resolution was passed that
the Pierz Farmers' Mutual Insurance company join the State
Farmers' Mutual Insurance Association and two delegates
were appointed to attend the
annual meeting of the State
Association tet be held in the
old capitol building in St. Paul
Tuesday, January 10, 1911. The
two delegates are: Frank O.
Bolster and Henry Wuellner.
The seven members of the
board of directors tlien met to
elect officers for the eusuing
year with the  following result:
Herm. Terhaar, President
J. P. Langer,   Vice-president
F. O. Bolster, Secretary
Emil Froehner, Treasurer
CLAIMS HE IS NO  CITIZEN
H.Emmel of Spring Hill is Trying
to Prove That Sen. Ahmann is
Not Qualified to Hold Office
The hearing in the case of
State Senator J- J. Ahmann of
Richmond, in which Henry Em-
mel of Spring Hill is attempting to prove that he is not a
citizen and consequently not
qualified to hold office,was held
at Melrose at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Testimony was taken
which will be sealed and delivered to the clerk of the senate.
The matter will then be taken
before the senate who will judge
as to   Ahmann's   qualifications.
It will be remembered that
Mr. Emmel claims that Mr. Ahmann's father, the late Joseph
Ahmann, recieved his naturalization papers when the son
was over 21 years of age, and
as Ahmann never took out papers himself, he is consequently
not a citizen.
It is understood that Ahmann
does not deny the facts in the
case and is depending upon his
old colleagues in the senate to
enable him to hold his seat.
The senate is the sole judg*e in
this matter and can either *-*eat
him or declare his seat vacant,
as they please. It is probable
that Ahmann will be allowed
to finish out his present term at
least.—St. Cloud Journal-Press.
PIERZ VS. ST. CLOUD
FRIDAY EVENING
A Hotly Contested Game   is   Assured When They
Meet
PLATTE
Peter Tretter and his crew spent Xmas
with their families in Huh.
Elmer Madison of Bowlus. who spent
th.- holi-lavi with Edw. and Elf. Kiehner
left for tWr h > rt ■ VI md*y.
J. B. Soeinty and A'ilson Hfiyes called
at Dhrist Reese's Wednesday.
Merlon Smith, Edward, Eif. and Tbeo.
Richner and Elmer Madison called at
Cecil felly's last week.
Mike Kainz came very near having a
runaway last Thursday when his horses
were frightend by P. Tretter's engir.e,
Mrs. Oicel Kelly, who spent the holidays with relatives in Little Falls, returned home Sunday.
The Uichner boys are busy hauling
•wood.
Lots of funny sights are seen here, but
the funniest sight was seen a few days
Bgo, when three men hitched onto a sled
yassed thru Platte.
J. B, Sveinty leaves this week for Daring, N.Dak. where he will take charge as
principal of a school. He will receive
$85 per month.
John E. Nelson and Will Golgert are
hauling logs to Tretlers's saw mill.
A. H. Nag jl is on the sick list with
rheumatism,
Wilson Hajes left Sunday for Swan
River,
Ben .tichnor and wife returned from
Bowlus this week.
Mies Emma Reese visited with Mrs.W,
Hayes Sunday.
School opened in district 71 Monday
after being closed for a two weeks vacation.
Miss Annie Kainz who   is employed in
Platte spent Christmas and New Year
at home  wiih her parents.
Robert Richner made a short call at
Christ Reese's Sunday.
Very co!d weather we are having here
now. Last Tuesday morning 40 beiovv
zero.
Edward Bichner transacted business
in Pierz Monday.
Drink Rex Beer. Duluth Brewing and Malting o., Duluth,
Minn. Geo Sargent, Di_tributor
Brainerd, Minn.
WEST BUH.
Qui'e a number of West Buh voung
fulks attended the dance at Gust. Kru-
ger's place and everyone reported a jolly
time.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz and son
Charlie spent a Happy New Year at II.
Wieland's.
('rover Taylor and wife returned from
Princeton R*turd_y.
Fred Meyer returned to his work last
Monday.
Ed. Bloom has liven sawing wood in
thi* neighborhood tins week
Frank Shamal has been busy hauling
manure.
Mike Nagel was a county seat calkr
Saturday.
H. Wieland made a business trip to
Little Falls Saturda*
LEIGH
Arby Waller came home from Minneapolis Saturday.
Johnny Arnold spent Sunday wiih his
sister at Onamia.
L. Jaberg spent Sunday in Hiliman.
Mrs. John Miller went to Pierz to do
some shoping.
Charlie Sterr of Mt Morris was a Hill-
man caller .Saturday.
Mrs. Clarence Eastman of Onamia is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. VV.
Arnold.
Mrs. A. J. Thelen of Seattle, Wash, is
visiting friends at lliiimau for a few
days,
II. N. Connent of Kamey was in Hill-
man Tuesday.
August Drews and O. C Leigh went
to Pier/. Tuesday.
Mrs. Iden and son aud Mrs John
Chambers, who have been visiting in Kamey, took the train for their homed at
liwldiug-dord Tuesday.
Mr. Skoogof Duluth was a business
caper here Thursday. He is taking mi-.
Owens place with Right ii Clarkson. dur
ng the latters vacation.
Louis Larson came up from Mt. Morric
Friday and met his cousin Courad Iverson of Atwater, Minn. He will spend
several days here.
Mr. Bates of Ho'dingsford came here
on- the Saturday afternoon train. He
will teach the spring term of school at
Mt. Morris.
Quite a crowd of Hillmanites attended
the New Year dance at Mt. Morris,
Alfred Fleek  went to Onamia Monday.
Billy Poliuski fcama up to the station
Mondav to meet his sister.
Friday evening* there will be
a basket ball game between
Pierz and St. Cloud.
St. Cloud has a fast bunch
and so has Pierz. Which is the
better team, the Friday evening
gfatne will decide. This game
will give us a chance to see
two good teams hotly contending for the same honors. The
game will begin at 8:15 sharp
at Faust's hall.
There will be another game
Monday evening, January 9th,
at 7:30 between Pierz and Little
Palls.
Card of Thanks
Mv children and myself
herebv thank our friends and
relatives for the aid given and
the many acts of kindness
shown to lighten the bereavement caused by the death of
mv dear husband.
Mrs. John Stumpf.
ST. JOSEPH SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
At the Annual Meeting Held   on
Sunday, January the
First
^OTS OF ROOM IN MINN.
Gensus Shows26.7 People to the
Wile Here—It's 508.5 in
Rhode  Island
Notice
he year just closed has p«en
a v§*sy successful one taf our
creameHiy. 1 am tbap&Tul for
your liberal patronage during
the short tmje I^sCve been manager, and I at)»<sure, the coming
year, whep- weNjxe better acquainted, you willN^ontinue to
bring your cream to bjp.
Yours for a squar\deal,
August i_eiter.
The St. Joseph's society held
its annual meeting last Sunday
afternoon, in the parochial
school, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year.
The financial report of the
standing of the society will be
read at the February meeting.
Eighty-four members of the
society live in Pierz and vicinity, and quite a number live in
Washington, North Dakota, etc.
The following officers were e-
lected:
President---
M. Flicker
Vice president---
G. F. Hoffman
1st Secretary-*-
J. B. Bednar
2nd Secretary---
.1. Preiner
Treasurer---
F. O. Bolster
Banner Carrier---
J. J. I-Joser
Marshal---
J. Preimesberger
Finance Committee, 3 years---
C. Beimert
Examining Doctor---
Dr. Seguin
Life Insurance Secretary---
A. E. Macho
SULLIVAN LAKE.
Jan. 5.—Rinda andMatt Pint cfChrist-
mas lake visited at Robert Adkins' placs
Sunday.
Mrs. Ford and daughter, T. S. Look
and wife ate a New Year dinner at C.'K.
Look's.
Raymond Sims was a caller at the lake
Monday.
CLNTLR   VALLEY.
Henry Zempel an 1 family visited at
Christ Lu t's place Saturday.
Mrs. Billmever is on the sick list.
The supervisors met Wednesday at
Henry Zeu.pel's place for the purpose of
appointing a new town clerk.
Chas. Lust called at Henry Zempel's
hoxe Mondav.
Chas. Stucke was at the postoffice last
Tuesday.
Henry Zempel made a Ll .  t,,
Little Falls Tuesday.
Teter L. Virnig railed on Chas. Lust
Saturday.
Mrs. U.ai visited at the Zempel home
Monday,
Math. M. Meyer called on I. W. Driver
Sunday.
Henry Zem el made a business tripto
Buckman Thursday.
Mr and Mrs.Dave Bu'terfield are here
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rochus Kurtz.
CYCLONE FORMATION.
I buy a!! kinds of white oakand
tamarac ties.
C. E. Grave!.
Miss "DoraGruber returned
from Little Falls Tuesday
morning where she is learning
dressmaking.
It w.s 38 degrees below
zero Tuesday mor. ing.
The fire department relief
association of Pierz wi 1 he d
its annual meeting Saturday,
January 14, at 7 o'clock P.M.
in the village hall.
"Windy" Mueller of  Buck-
man brought a load  of  cieam
o Pierz today.
Winter set in for goodTues-
day morni ig when ihe 11 _ j. -
mometer registered 38 below
zero. An exchange claims
that cold weather is made in
Medicine Hat. Pierz and vicinitv certainly got its share
of the surplus manufactured
at that place last Tuesdav
morning, and is not anxious
<o have the dose repeated.The
lowest the thermometer sank
last year was 32 and the year
before only 22.
John Kapsner and Math.
Zinner braved it to Pierz last
Tuesdav facing the cold wind
and snow flurries.
Henrv Kfingui of Lastrup
was in town today.
Frank and Nick Schraut left
for Blackduck last Thursday,
v here they will work in the
pineries.
Tha Mechanical Laws Ara the Same
a. In a Whirlpool.
Any one can make tho exact counterpart of a cyclone _C he so desires. Of
Course a cyclone is caused by the air
over a big area netting warm ond
light with small pressure. This air
consequently tries to rise almost ia a
body and leaves a partial vacuu.h behind, but the outside cold air rushes
In from all sides. Xow. it Is a scientific und mechanical truth that when a
fluid runs in from all skies toward a
central point it causes a whirlpool or
Rotation of the fluid. The exact analogy of a cyclone, then, although with
the fluid water Instead of air. is seen
the stopper Is pulled out bt the
bottom of a basin full of water. An
almost perfect vacuum; ns far ns the
water is concerned; ls caused by the
water immediately over the stopper
•nmti.ng out. The rest of the water
ruslies in frotu all directions, and a
whirlpool is the result. There is ou9
difference her;? from the air cyclone.
In the air the force witli which it
rushes toward the center greatly compresses the air whi*'lii;jr nt that point
and makes it very dense—so dense. In
fact, th-it a stra*v carried in the central whirl ean be driven into a big
block of wood without bending. Of
course in a whirlpool the water is not
coippressed. remaining practically the
same in density all the time. That
ls one highly important property of
water: it is practically Incompressible.
Nevertheless it is very interesting to
see the whirl form in a basin and
know that the mechanical laws nre
the same ns iu the formation of a cyclone many miles wide.—Harper's
Weekly.
Washington, Dec. 29.— Rhode
Island has r>.i>.G persons to the
square mile, according to census bureau figures, leading the
list of states in the matter of
density of population. Neveda
with only, seven-tenths of a
person to the mile is the lowest.
Second in the density list,
Massachusetts, supports 418.H
people to the square mile; New
Jersey, ;>:,7.7; Connecticut,231 3;
Gew York, 191.2; Pennsylvania,
174; Maryland, 130.fi and Illinois, 100.7.
Montana, South Dakota and
North Dakota all have fewer
persons than ten to the mile.
Iu the following states figures
are: Michigan, -_*-t.9; Wisconsin,
42.2; Iowa, 40, and Minnesota,
"2_.7—Minneapolis Tribune-
Conspiracy Case Dropped
By State
District Attorney Archie
McKay this morningannouuc-
ed that the conspiracy case a-
gainst C. A. Woh'k. A. L.
Henderson, Iv imek Bros, and
H. E. Glendore would be
dropped in consideration of
the firm's agreement to piy a
feeofS75for doing business
as transient merchant--, and
taking out a state licerse to
conduct auctions. The case
for doing business in this
State as a foreign corporation
without, first having* filed articles in Wisconsin \\ ill be prosecuted.
The latter is now the only
case against Klimek Bros, a 1
of the. others having been settled out of court by the firm
agreeing* to take out the license upon which the authorities have been insisting.—Su
perior Telegram.
A Sailor's Hands.
A sailor is betrayed by his hands,
though his gait might betray him.
They are permanently half shut. Walking, talking or sleeping the sailor has
his hands half shut and could not open
them (iat if he tried. This is the result of years of climbing and pulling
ropes.—London Chronicle.
The Joke on Her.
The   Friend —Vour   wife  doesn't  ap
pear to be in very good humor
Hus-
!/>.,:        ...      _._      ,_j       .-.,..      fevruu      uu___«, _._.-__
band—Xo; she thinks I've invited you
to dinner.—Jean Qui RIt.
NEW   JERSEY  TEA.
Red   Raoi.,  Tb_>t   Did   Good   Servica  In
Revolutionary  Days.
You housekeepers cf today whose favorite brands of Orange Pekoe. English lire■'.kfast. India and Ceylon, etc..
diffuse their fragrance over your tea
table would hardly suppose that tea.
or. rather, a fairly good substitute for
if. was once made from the leaves of
one of our prettiest Xew Jersey wild
flowers. _et so it was in the old turbulent days of the American I.evolution, when they had so much trouble
over tiie imported article and used
various beverages as substitutes for
that to which they had become accustomed.
Xew Jersey tea, or red root, as it is
also called, is a low growing shrub
with many branches, seldom over
three feet high, and is found from
Canada to Florida, growing usually In
dry wooded sections. It is very abundant iu Xew Jersey, for which it is
named. It blooms profusely in July
and is so showy, with its many pan-
icled while blossoms, as to be quite
worth a place in the gardens as aa
ornamental shrub. It has a dark red
root, with leaves downy beneath and
very much veined, by which it is easily
distinguished from the pure tea. An
infusion of the leaves prepared in tho
same manner as the genuine article
has somewhat the taste of ordinary
grades of the tea of,the orient, but is
not supposed to possess any of its
Stimulating properties.—Exchange.
The Dest Way.
There is always a best way of doing
everything, if It be ouly to boil au egg.
" Emerson.
The 'report of the "Kansas Experiment Station, on the use of oil on
roads in that state, seems to warrant
greater use of oil in road construction.
The experiment was tried on a quarter of a mile of sandy soil, in October,
1905. Several applications of oil seem
to have been made, and each application was followed by the harrow
Alter thus applying one gallon of oil
to each square yard, the soil seemed
saturated to a depth of from four to
four and or.e-half inches. After the
final harrowing, a heavy float was em-,
ployed to smooth the surface, when
work was suspended for a week. Then
a twelve-ton roller was used until the
bed seemed thoroughly firm. The
road was closed for a week and then
opened for traffic. While it was firm,
it was not hard; but no injury resulted from cither heavy traffic or sharp-
calked horses driven at a rapid gait.
Freezing ia winter did not appear to
affect it, and the oil coating seemed
to have the effect of keeping the underlying soil dry enough to prevent
serious heaving by frost. The following spring, a coat of oil was applied,
and this was lightly harrowed and
floated. When the report was made,
over two years later, the road was in
excellent condition. The grade was
slightly over an inch to the foot and
so well rounded that the rain water
quickly ran off.
ANNUAL RCPORTOF
FARMERS'FlREfNS.CQ.
314 Farmers Are Insured  in  the
Company—Insurance Aggregates $528,653
Report of Pierz  Mutual   i
Insurance Co.   held   at   Faust's
hall, January 8th,  1011.
KE
Cash on hand at beginning of year *;:
Recieved   from   ass.
ment No. 4     937
Recieved as   tirst   payment new policies     5J3.51
Total reciepts fromDec.	
2C, 1909 to Dec.   1.Uu.Si —
nisi.n.sKM.EN
Losses by tire and lightning      .        |
Paid to agents  and  directors     307.12
Paid for hall rent	
I*      ;;    fuel  .50
postage        6.86
"      "    printing l^.-JTi
"      "    collecting fees      1~.7**<
"     ^    Ins. Dept. fees
return    premium  ...        4.25
Paid   for   return   premium withdrawn       14.28
Total    disbursements
from Dec.    20,    1909   to -
December, 1910 $1333:54
Amount
Policies in force of Ins.
at beginning  of ,
year 301    $476,487.00
Policies   issued
during  year...   91      106,210.00
Total 362   $582,647.00
Policies which
ceased to be in
force 78       §3,994.00
Total amount  —
in force Dec.HO, .
1910 314   $528,653.00
New members insured     3o
Renewed	
Total      (.'l
One assessment of  two   mills
was levied during the year.
P. O. Bolster/Sec.
FRATERNAL   SPIRIT   SHOWN
Nebraska Villagers Entertain Farmers
During "Extension" Week.
Nebraska is conducting agricultural
extension work through the medium of
so called "Extension Schools" in different localities. Extension workers
devote a week to each school, and village people are co-operating generously by opening their homes for the entertainment of those farmers and their
families who reside too far from town
to go back and forth each day. At
BroKen Bow village, people supplied
lodging?, breakfast and supper during the week of the school. This was
en incentive for farmers to attend. It
Was a magnificent exhibition of the
co-operative spirit, and brought the
country and village into closer sympathy in the development of better agricultural conditions. Similar entertainment, has heretofore heen extended to the Minnesota Farmers' Institutes in seme piace3 in the state; and
it. has been found exceedingly helpful
in procuring a large attendance.
A Misnomer.
Tt is becoming daily more dangerous
to refer to "the weaker sex" ou account of the increasing doubt in the
reader's mind which sex is meant.—
London Saturday Review.
MEASURES  OF   LENGTH.
Light Waves and tho Wonderfully Ae-
currto lnt»rferometcr.
At the bureau of weights and r
' ures  at.Sevres.   Frnm-e.  the fttaudara
i meter of metal, which .s the stiindard
j length of the world. Is kept carefully
' Jn   au   undergrouud   vault   and   is   in-
i spected   only    at   long   intervals.    In
! Great Britain similar care is exercised
in guarding the standard yard  measurement.   As it was possible for these
! metal   standards   to   be   destroyed   or(
1 damaged in the course of time, it was
decided a number of years ago to determine the exact length of the utand-
' ards  in  wave  lengths of  light,  which
; would be a basis of value unalterable.
and   Indestructible.    Kor  this   purpose
the   instrument  known   as   the   interferometer was invented.    This Instrument represented the highest order of
workmanship and the greatest skill of
the   best   opticians   of   tin?   world.    A
series of refracting plates were made,
the surfaces of which were flat  within one-twentieth of a wave length  of.
light,  with   sides   parallel   within   one
second, representing the utmost refinement   of   optical    surfaces   ever   attempted.
!    With   the   interferometer   perfected.,
thte  attempt  was  made to  make  the
wave length of some definite light ai>
actual and practical standard of length.
For over a year scientists  worked  to
secure   this   result,   and   experiments
finally showed that there were 1.553.-
164y_t   wave   lengths   of   red   cadmium
light in the French standard meter at.
15 degrees centigrade.   So great is the
accuracy   of   these   experiments   that
they can be repeated  within one part
In    two    millions.     So    Inconceivably
small is such a possibility of error that
should the material standard of length
be damaged or destroyed the standard
wave leusth of light would remain unaltered as a  basis from  which an  exact duplicate of the original standard
could  be   made.—Chicago   Becord-IIer-
ald.
Buttons.
The Elizabethan era gave vogue to
the button and buttonhole, two Inven
tions which may fairly be regarded as,
important, since they did much to
revolutionize dress. The original but
ton was wholly a product of needle-,
work, which was soon improved by the
use of a wooden mold. The brass but-.
ton is said to have been introduced by
a Birmingham merchant in 1C80. It
took 200 years to improve on the method of sewing the cloth upon the cover-,
ed button. Then an ingenious Dane,
hit upon the idea of making the but-,
ton in two parts and clamping them
together witli the cloth between.
the New I ear s Uance at F aust s
the LITTLE FALLS-PIERZ   Basket   Ball Game!
Hall^ Monday, January 9
Same   Evening at 7:30 P. M. Sharp"