The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1911-03-02

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THE PIERZ JOURNAL
VOL. 2.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, MARCH k2, 1911.
NO.ffl
IVIR
d.
PEhME OF
HASTINGS DEAD
SURPRISES FOR
NORTHERN MINN.
Game to America in 1866—Had
Lived on The Old Home
stead
>ince
1872
Mrs. Elizabeth Peine, mother
to Joseph Peine, died last week
at Hastings at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Nick Kimmes.
Cause of tier death was strangulated hernia. Mrs. Peine,
whose maiden name was   Eliza-
It
is Declared That This  Part
Minn. May Provide Reve-a-
tion in Mineral Wealth
of
L. W. A yer of Little Falls,
who.was ii. Dulutn yesterday,
said that drilling' for   iron   is
jin progress within five   miles
[of ihat town.    Explorers   are
paying* farmers $3 an acre for
A YEAR AND A HALF
IN WASHINGTON
Adam Billig of Bowdle,   S. D.,
Tells Us About the Conditions in Washington State
TONY WOLKE WORKS
FOR UNCLE SAM
Accepts Position as MailWeigh-
er onG.N.Trains 33 and 34Be-
tweenDuluth j& Grand Forks
betliKneppe-. was born at West- the privilege of drilling the
phalia, Germany, October the j land, and giving them • ptions
twenty-ninth, eiyr..teen-hundred ! to buy tiie land at $100 an
and-thirty-nine and therefore acre if commercial bodies of
seventy-two years old. She jore are discovered,
was married to   Charles   Peine)     _fir.  Longvear haid.
"There is a large part of
northern Minnesota about
which little or nothing is
known, and I believe that
there are other   mineral   sur
in eighteen-hundredand-sixty,
came to America in sixty-six
and tirat made their home in
Cannon Palls, Minn. In eighteen-hundred and seven ty-t wo
they moved onto a   farm   near
New Trier, where they remain-1 prises in store. Drilling o-
ed uutil Mr. Peine's death in ' perations are being conducted
nine teen-hundred-a nd th ree, 'in outlying territory from the
since when Mrs. Peine had madej known mineral bearing areas,
her home with her daughter, |and I have heard, with some
Mrs. Nick Kimmes encouragement."   —   Duluth
£rhe ™ft t°Ur, paUr   ,er «     ip   News Tribune.
Mrs, Michael Robert,   Sr.   E-       A/r       T (
gina, Madison, Wis., Mrs. M. | M[: Longvear forgot to
P. Schweich and Mrs. Nick j mention Theodore Billmever
Kimmes, Hastings, Minn. (who has oeendrillmgandpros-
Pour   sons:     Joseph   Peine, 'pecting Mie last twenty years
Pierz, John Peine, Farmington, Jin the neighborhood of Center
Charles Peine, New Trier.
One brother, Charles Knep-
per, Germany, and twenty-six
grand-children.
She was buried in St. Mary's
churchyard in New Trier Monday morning at ten o'clock.
Vallev.l
Notice
I got a carload of
Surprise Party at
Gerhard Terhaar's
A pleasant   surprise party
was held Monday  evening at
\ the home of Gerhard B.   Ter-
ma. I haar at which were present:
Margareth
and
farm   „..„ .
ichinery at the Soo   Depot   and'     *jer> ara,
[farmers can get their drills and  Anna Wi.kes.Barney. Regina,
lall  kinds   of   farm   machinery and CeciliaTerhaar of Agram,
land high grade buggies at  reasonable prices.
Frank Mischke,
Buckman, Minn.
LEIGH
M'"». Clavton, who has baen
.pending   r • few   weeks  with
ber parents, H.    Ruder   and
rife of Rucker. left for  home
|i Wisconsin Paturdav.
Mish Elsie Love of Vawter
{isited her brother Friday
md took the train for Onamia
^Saturday.
John Brown went to   Pierz
fonday. j
Mr.Luch and wife and Aug.
Tenner and son aud daughter,'
Jho have been visiting at   the j
june   of   Aug.   Drews,   left i
lesday     for     Minneapolis,
will   go   to
homes,   the
tchs   to   Canada,   an-I
inei-s to Milbank,S. D.
Mike N.Meyer and daughters,
L na and Margareth, Eddie
and Adelaide Stumpf of A-
gr.im, and HenryTerhaar and
wife.
Th - evening was spencat progressive cinch and the prizes
were awa ded to
Regina      Terhaar,    ladies'
first prize,
Harney     Terhaar,   gentlemen's firs'* prize,
Henry Ter haar .gentlemen's
j booby prize,
j     Adelaide    Stumpf,   ladies'
booby prize.
Refreshment's were served
after the games.
of
for
Join *fi<-*re they
»ir respective
In jumping a fence one of
Carllvapsner's horses fell and
broke its neck. This is the
s cond horse Carl lost this
winter.
[is-** Violet Leigh returned
ldav from Glenwood.
Henry  Terhaar   visited  in
thej St. Cloud and St. John's college Utet week.    He returned
Mondav.
|r.   I. J.   Bates   of   Fort
?v arrived here Tuesdav.
as m^t at this   place   by
Wrt. F Steer and daughters,
!uth and Anna, of Mt.   Morris.
Rf-v. J.
business
Mondav.
J. Bassner
trip   to
Arrangements are being
made bv several farmers east
of the citv to install a telephone line to connect with the
Stromm lines between Little
Falls and Pierz. The line
would reach the farmers in
[Little Palls  town   and   be a
made   a'great convenience to them.—
Onamia j Transcript.
j    GIRL WANTED for gen-
Wm.   Drews     and    Ha Ty eral house work. Good wages.
Leigh came down   from   Hal- Apply   at  Barney   Burton's,
vorson's camp Saturday. Little Falls, Minn.
J. P and o. C. Leigh made      Read   Dr.   Klimek's  ad  on
a   business   trip   to   Vawter another page.
onday returning Tuesday.        Attorney R Lvon of Little
(t.   W.   Owen   of    Duluth Palls was in Pierz Tuesdav,
m   le a business call   in   Hill-[attending   to  legal   business
m-.n Thursday.
Bert Leigh drove to
Tuesday.
Pierz
matters.
George A. King of Duluth,
took charge of the Soo station
-.  ._ .... ■ « I Wednesday afternoon and Mr.
Qu,teaneXc.t,ngcnnnagra.;D wiJ1   ]eaVe   fof   Log
Angeles, California in a week
or ten days,
ition occured within the   lim
litn    of    Hiliman    Thursday.
While O. A. Morrill was  visaing in Vawter, his residence
Gerhard Terhaar visited his
n Fifth Ave.   burned  to the ! daughter,- Sr. Adelina, O.S.B.
■round.    The loss
,c ascertained.
could  not
in Eden Valley last week,
returned home Tuesday.
He
^making
sil's Store.
above      Frank
FOR SALE CHEAP-notorcycle and the crops   did- not   turn
Bicycle and Camera*
Inquire at SOO EEPOT.
Continued on page 8
In the following article,Adam
Billig, who lived for a time
in Walla Walla, Wash., tells
us about the condi.ions inand
about that place and Bowdle,
S. D. Mr. Billig is a son-in-
law to PrankBoehm of Agram
and is now here from Bowdle,
S. Dak., for a short visit with
relatives and friends. He
writes as lolows:
"We, Mrs. Billig and   myself, moved from Pierz to Walla Wallt. Wash.,   about   two
i ears ago.    The   country   a-
bout here is very dry, no rain
falling   during   the    summer
months at  all.    The  year  is
"divided into two  seasons: the
summer or   dr*-    season   and
winter or wet se.^on.    In the
summer months the dust   becomes so thick  that  the  people   are   compelled    to    haul
straw onto the roads.    If this
were not done the roads would
soon become impassable. The
thermometer ranges from  80
to 140 degrees during the day
time, but the nights are  very
cool.    An    instance:   Several
davs during August the thermometer    registered   85   degrees.    During the   night   it
became so cold that ice  froze
in the wash basin.    Altho it is
verv hot duri g the day time
a cool   bre ze,   coming   down
the   mountain   sides,   offsets
this.
The winters are wet and
foggy and the thermometer
rarely fads below zero At
times we did not see the sun
for six weeks. Snow seldom
lies on the ground for any
length of time as the "Chinook" (a warm wind from the
ocean) will melt it overnight.
The majority of the people have to haul their drinking water from ihe rivers,
some at a distance of ten to
twelve miles iv>th eight horse
teams, iu tanks holding from
500 to 600 gallons, as the water from the wells is too warm
to use. To g'et water, one
has to drill from 300 to 600
feet but, altho the water is
clear, it is always warm; in
fact, the deeper the well, the
warmer the water.
To make up for the lack of
rainfall during the summer,
irrigation is resorted to with
the result that pretty good
crops of fruits, wheat and alfalfa are raised. The year
we arrived, the fruit crop was
a failure,as an earlv frost had
nipp.d the blossoms.but last
year a very heavy crop was
produced. The owners of
the orchards offered anyone,
who was willing to take it, all
the fruit he wished to pick up.
Fruit land sells from $300 to
$1200 per acre, all depending
upon the nearness to market,
water and age of trees.
From 20 to 30 bushels ot
wheat are raised to the acre
and the wheat land sells from
$85 to $120 per acre.
A great deal of alfalfa is also raised and from 3 to 4 tons
anacre are produced. Where
the soil is irrigated three or
four crops are gathered dur-
ingthe y ear,but otherwisethe
land produces only one crop.
Spring work begins in February and harvesting always
begins the week after the 4th
of July.
For fine scenery I would
advise anyone to take a trip
down the Columbia river,from
the Delias, Ore., to Portland,
Oregon.
In September of last year
we moved to Bowdle, *S. Dak.
This country is ordinarily
pretty dry, but this year the
rainf-jrtl was less   than   usual
Tony Wolke has been appointed mail weigher on trains
33 and I-3-. on Great Northern
Road between Duluth and
Grand Forks, North Dakota-
Train No 33 leaves Duluth for
Grand Forks at 8.45 A. M. and
train No. 34 leaves Grand
Forks, far Duluth at 7:20 A. M..
giving him a day run. He left
for Duluth on Soo line Monday
afternoon to report for  duty.
Shock Alarmed Glasgow.
Severe earthquake shocks are rare
In Scotland and therefore the districts
surrounding Glasgow were thrown Into a state of considerable alarm last
week following a gudden Jar and up.
heaval which lasted for a few seconds.
The inhabitants rushed from their
houses Into the streets, thinking at
flrst that the shocks were caused by
an explosion at a gasworks. No serious damage was done, although the
earth tremors caused many gas mantles to break. Buildings in Glasgow
were shaken, crockery was rattled,
and the girls in the telephone ex'
changes were alarmed by many bells
being set-ringing. The same area
was shaken in 1S8S.
School Reports.
Report of school district   WI
for the month ending   Feb.    15.
Xo. of pupils enrolled 17
No. of days  taught 20
Average daily attendance 14
Those present every day are:
Edward   Kidenshink,
Walter Sporlein,
Alois Eidenshink,
Bernhard Sporlein,
Francis Sporlein,
Lousia Sporlein,
August Schmidt,
Math. Thommes,
Lena Thommes,
Gertrude Thommes.
Teresa C. Meyer,
teacher
DI£D AT M'GRATH;
BURIED HERE]
Willie Braun  Died After a Few'
Day s Illness and is Brought
Here for Burial.
Report of School district 134
for the month ending Feb. 24.
No of pupils    enrolled 22
No of days taught 19
No of  holidays 1
The following received certificates of award for being neither absent nor tardy during
the month are: Theodore,
Matt, Lena and Gertrude
Schommer, Armin and Elvira
Portner, Andrew and Mike j ,
Wiil, Antonia Kahlhamer and |da-yi?.as'0
Veronia Girtz,
Esther M, Bisenius
teacher
Willie, the nine year old son
of Casper   B*aun,  McGrath,
Minn., died Tuesday evening
at nine o'clock after onlv a few
days' illness. The body was
brought to Pierz on the Soj
line Churaday Burning and
buried in St. Joseph's churchyard at two o'clcck in he
afternoon. Casper Braun is
a son-in-law to John Schaefer,
our baker, and is now employed as section foreman at
McGrath.
A Wise Woman.
A woman in this village
made the following wise remark   tc  her   husband a   few
Portuguese Legion of Honor.
One of the flrst acts of the new Portuguese government on coming Into
power was to suppress the Order of
Christ of Portugal, the red riljWbn of
which was so much esteemed. Then a
difficulty arose as to how they were to
reward their revolutionary friends.
Numbers were clamoring for recognition. Then the council met ln solemn
conclave, and after a long discussion
It was decided to create a Portuguese
Legion of Honor, and naturally they
decided that the ribbon should be
purple. The reason for the suppression of Portugal's famous honor Is
stated by a Paris    contemporary    to
SULLIVAN LAKE.
H. Hoskins returned, Monday, irom an extended visit
in Vineland.
Several friends and relatives of Mrs. T. S. Look gathered at her home, Tuesday
evening1, where a enjoyable
time was spent, the occasion
being Mrs. T. S's brithday.
Miss Edna Lynn returned
from OnainiaWednesday.
Miss Alice Cook visited at
C. E. Look's Thur-day.
F. A. Johnson went to Little Falls Thursday.
A large crowd attended the
dance at D. W. Sims',   Satur-
i find that by watching the
Market Day bargains and other special sales prices, I can
buy much better goods at a
much cheaper price from our
own stores than from the cat-j
ologue houses.
the anti-clericals.
e to a desire to placate   day, and every body reports a
good time.
II.if Walmark called  at   C.
E. Look's Tuesday.
The Monitor and Marrimao.
The famous naval battle in Hampton Roads was the flrst real, test of the
ironclad vessel. Before that memorable a-ffalr there had been one or two
armore^i craft, but they had not been
tried in battle. The Hampton Roads
fight sounded the doom of the wood-
an warsMp. It was seen at once that
such vS-fels were useless against
craft lik»' the Monitor or Merrimac,
and the navies of the world were instantaneously revolutionized. Since
1862 no nation has bad other than armored warships.
New Postal  Function.
"Another  function   seems  likely  to
be added to the'already numerous du-   Bull has been here looking
ties of the postoffice authorities," says
the Japan Mall of Tokyo. "Letter carriers are to be intrusted with the duty
of collecting debts. Formerly the Red
Cross society, which has large collections to make from many quarters,
had recourse to tbe assistance of ward
officials, who collected for .the society
at the same time that they collected
municipal dues. The government,
however, vetoed this procedure as irregular, and the Red Cross society
had to spend a considerable sum on
special collectors. The idea now*is
to delegate to letter carriers that duty
of collecting."
LASTRUP
Louis and Peter Schlegei
left for the west.
A social crowd gathered at
Mr. Kirgen. Mr. Rauch who
passer! thru here from Pierz
with his guitar furnished the
music. Besides the"Boston
Trot", Mike Schmidt performed thecelebrated ''Broom
Jig."
Mr.   Wieland   from   West
o-
ver his political fences.
Peter Buesseler and Adolf
Saskoske are fishing at Sullivan Lake.
Mr. Thommes, our blacksmith visited with his parents
in Pier/, over Sunday.
Miss Anna Muellner returned from Pierz, where she
has been working.
Frank Rajkowski of Rices
was here visiting with his sister for a few days.
Recently while working   in
the woods, John Brummer had
the good fortune  of  felling a
hollow oak   tree   which   con
tained a swarm of bees.
The amount of cream re-
rip to s i ceived by the Lastrup erf am-
and laid in a generous supply of hos- ery is steadily on the increase
iery and underwear and outer garments for the old mammy. The gifts
were received with gratitude, but
presently the cook was at her old
tricks, asking for stockings, aprons
and wrappers. "What did you do
with all those things I brought you
from  St Louis?"  demand|d her em-
Saving Them for Her Funeral.
Tiie wife of a prominent southern
statesman tells a story of her ancient
colored cook, who took a liking to
every article of npparel in her mistress' wardrobe. It was "please give
me this" and "please give me that,"
John Noll was  around
week and sawed firewood.
last
ployer.
"Why, misgie," answered the woman, "I couldn't use them things. Not
for nothing. I am saving them all to
be burled ln."
Nature Makes a Kick.
Nature sometimes makes' a kick
when Inquisitive little humans annoy
her too much. At a Bathurst, (N. S.
W.) echool one day lately, the science
teacher, Mr. Leslie Rose, was conducting experiments, and when mixing chemicals ln a vessel an explosion
occurred. A pestle was blown into
the air, striking Mr. Rose on the nose,
and temporarily dazing him, and a
scholar named Harold McLean was
blown some distance, but escaped
with a severe fright and a considerable  shake-up.
FOR SALE CHEAP
Improved  farm-A.   P.  ATOLL,
The auction sale of Jo^.
Widmer, on the old Fleck-
enstein farm last Tuesday
was well attended and what
was sold brought a fairly good
price. One cow was sold for
$51.00.
Christ Virnig and wife who
have been visiting relativ-s
here and Little Falls for the
past month, returmed to Harvey, North Dakota last Monday.
Mrs, Jos. B. Hartmann is
on the sick list.
Xavier Hurrle of Buckman
attended the Widmer auction
Tuesdav,
Warrant Is Issued for Arrest of Missing Man.
A warrant has been issued
for the arrest of Amos Cross-
land, who about two weeks
ago, disappeared from Royalton, and who, it is alleged, defaulted in the sum of $600 of
the Powers Elevator company's money. An agent of
the bonding company, who
was in the city and swore out
the warrant, said that the
shortage in Crossland's accounts would probably be near
S2000, but the warrant was
based on the amount of moneys collected by him just previous to hisdisappearance. It
is understood that the bonding companj' has stttled with
the Powers Eh vator c mpany
for the sum of $1.70i». No
trace of the alleged embezzler
has been found since ht left
Royalton.—D. News-Tribune
CENTER   VALLEY.
Martha and Jennie Niss
were Center Valley visitors
Saturday.
Ed Schwankel sawed wood
for John Woytasek Friday.
Math. Meyer m::dc a fl\ i
trip to Pierz Saturdav.
JoeKur*z called a. the post-
office Saturdav.
Henry   Voltin   was   Cei
Valley caller Saturdav.
J. Woytasek called on Lu t
Bros. Saturday.
Henry Lust was a visitoi
the Kurtz home last Saturdav
evening*.
Louis Schaherl called on
CHas. Lust Mo. day.
The train stopped Monday
to let off some nice young
girls.
A bunch    f
young folks spei t a •■ ■
evening at tfu
last
Dartn
Thi
bo-i
will.
Edwin
pOt-
tion  fo.ema
t. lias. Lust trans.,
ness in 1
Quite a nun,
Valley *
the dance  in  Pierz Monday
evening.
H. F. Spencer resigned his
position as foreman
eight on the So. ■
da.     Otto   H.
had charge of section fiv.
Holdinford, will takehisp.
Andrew Stn man   , ....   .
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