The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1911-04-27

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THE PIERZ JOURNAL
VOL. 2.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, .MINNESOTA, APRIL _>7. 1911.
NO. 45
ACCIDENTLY
SHOT HIMSELF
William Mohs, a Well Known and
Prosperous Farmer of St. Martin
Found Dead in Field
EMMA VIRNIG MARRIED in CHICAGO Ti {TEC   CCT pftD
St.   Cloud   Times.— William
Mohs, a   prosperous   and   well
known young farmer,   living  a
mile and a   half   southeast   of
this village, met a tragic death
Wednesday afternoon.    He was*
engaged in seeding   and   when
he left home at noon he   tied  a
double barreled   shot gun  over
the top of (the seeder in such   a
way that the barrel   pointed a
way from   the   horses  and   directly at himself  if   he   should
step in front of it.     It   is   presumed he wanted   the   gun   to
shoot rabbits   or   gophers.    He
told his wife cheerfully that he
was going to finish seeding  the
field he   was   "working   in   and
that he   might  be   late   coming
home.     Along   in   the     middle
of   the   afternoon   Mrs.    Mohs
sent two of the children with  a
lunch to their father in the field.
The two boys, one of them  tive
years old  and   the   other   two
years old,found the team standing still in the field and   behind
them    their    father    with   his
clothes on fire.    The little five-
year-old boy, scarcely able   to
comprehend    what    happened,
placed his younger brother   on
the top of the seeder and drove
the team home telling his moth-
ea that his father was   burning
up in   the   field.    The   mother
rushed frantically to   the   field
to find her husband dead.    The
man in some   way  had  got  in
front of the   gun   when   it   was
discharged the contents passing
thru his breast and killing   him
instantlj7-   He was so close  to
the muzzle of the gun  that   his
clothes   caught   fire   and   were
scorched and it  was   this   that
led his little sons to   tell   their
mother  that  their  father  was
burning up.
William Mohs was 34 years
old- He is the son of "Nig. Mohs,
of St. Martin, who is well
known in St. Cloud. He is survived by a wife and four children who have the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community in the great misfortune
that befell them. The funeral
took place last Saturday.
Pierz Girl Weds Chas. Wengler of
Chicago—WillLive inWindyCity
Miss Emma Virnig, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Virnig of
Pierz, and Chas.Wengler of Chicago were married Tuesday of
last week in Chicago. Kate and
Mary Bungert. step-sisters to
groom acted as bridesmaids;
Peter Simon and Math Delort,
cousins to the groom, were
best men. The couple will live
at 1414 PletcherStreet,Chicago.
The bride's many friends in
Pierz unite in wishing them a
long and prosperous married
life.	
Notice
The time of the year has again
arrived when all back and front
yards must be cleared of rubbish. Cellars should be cleaned out and all vegetables as
well as all refuse* of the yard
be hauled to the dump ground.
All manure must be removed.
The village board of health
will soon make its annual round
and it is hoped that nothing
will be found to which it can
make objections.
EXAMINATIONS
County  Examination  Questions For
Eighth Grade Made Out—Teachers Take Test in May
JOHN H. SCHAEFER
DURAND GIVES OUT CENSUS REPORT
Crosby Will Have Another Livery.
Peter L. Newman of Little
Palls has begun work on his
livery barn on First St. South
Lake Park Division of Crosby.
A number of teams have already arrived and are being' quartered in the Carlson barn.—
Crosby Courier.
NOTICE
I am hereby ordering all the
(citizens of Buckman to clean
their back yards of rubbish and
refuse and to repair their defective sidewalks-
Prank Mischke,
45-2 Pres- of the village.
A. R. DAVIDSON SELLS MUCH LAND
Street Sprinkler For Pierz
The village council, at a
special meeting YVednesday
afternoon; b6ught"'a**six^r?un-
drc-d gallon street sprinkler
from a representative of the
Austin-Western Company of
St. Paul.
It is Largest Land Safe Ever Made
in Canada.
A. R. Davidson, president
of the German State Bank ( f
Pierzand vice-president ofithe
firm'*., f Davidson &McRae, made
three large sties of Canadian
land, principally in Saskatchewan, for an amount well over
$2,000,000. One of these
sales comprised 125,000 for
which an English syndicate
paid $1,800,000 in cash. It is
reported to be the largest
land sale ever made inCanada.
John H. Grell has made application for liquor license,
commencing May 15, for next
year.
Esther Bisenius of St.
Cloud, who teaches in district
134, arrived in Pierz Saturday after a two week's vacation.
Mrs. John B. Badnar returned Saturday from St,
Paul, where she had been under | medical treatment for
some time.
Al.Schmittof Athens, Wis.,
who bought a farm near Lastrup last Monday, left Wednesday for Duluh. He says
he may return next fall.
Mary Loscheider, who was
employed in St. Cloud,returned Wednesday to visit her
mother, who is ill.
Herman Koering ifc building a fence around his lot in
upper town.
Stephan J.Gross ofLastrup
was here Wednesday.
John Gassert of Granite
left Pierz yesterday for Havre, Mont., where he intends
to take a claim.
Mrs. Katherine Schommer
of Lastrup was a Pierz visitor Tuesday.
Wrn. Eller made a business
trip to Little Palls yesterday.
Supt. M. E. Barnes has
made out the questions for the
county examinations fur the
eighth grade and the dates
for the taking of the same are
set as1 follows:
Monday. May 1
A.M.—') to 10. Grammar
11 to 12, Spelling
P.M. —1 to 3, Arithmetic
3:15 to 4, Agriculture
Tuesday, May 2
A.M.—9 to 11,~U. S. History
11 to 12, Reading
P.M. —1 to 3, Geography
The    dates   for   the   state
teachers'   examinations   have
been set  for Little Fall, and
Royalton and are as follows:
Thursday, May 4
(First Grade Studies)
A.M.—8, Enrollment
8:'30,'Geometry
11:15, Physics
P.M. —1:1-5, Algebra
2:45y physical geography -l^en eral history
4:15, ^'^riculture
Friday, Mav b
(Second Grade Studies)
A.M.—8, Enrollment
8:30, Professional test I
9:30, Spelling
10, Arithmetic
P.M. —1:15, Geography
2:45, Cnm]&ME-tiop
3.45, Reading
4:40, Penmanship
Saturdav, May 6
(Second Grade Studies'Cont.)
A.M.-8, U. P. History
9:4d, EnglishGram mar
11:30, Music
P.M.—li.S.PhvMcah-Hygiene'fper
2.45, Civics
4. Drawing
If professional test consumes less than 60 minutes,
spelling and arithmetic may
begin not to exceed 30 minutes sooner.
Poor Man, He Says, Cannot Get Start
in Fruit Growing Country—Land
Worth $1,000 an Acre
John H. Schaefer returned
last Thursday after an absence of three weeks during
which he traveled thru Colorado, Utah, Montana, Washington, Oregon and North Da
kota. He made stops at Denver and a few smaller cities in
Colorado,where he found conditions not as prosperous as
he had been led to believe.
Buildings are generally poor
and many live in dugouts or
so-called sod-chanties. One
of the principal industries a-
round Salt Lake City, Utah,
savs Mr. Schaefer, is canning
of tomatoes and man_v truck
farmers grow 8 to 10 aces
of this plant. The most striking sight in Oregon was the
growth of tropical fruits in
the valleys in contrast with
the snow-capped mountain
summits. The owner of a
ten acre peach orchard, vis:t
ed near Portland, told Mr.
Schaefer that he cleared $il,-
000 last year.
At Tocoma Wash. Mr.
Schaefer paid a visit to Paul
Boehmer, who will be remembered as a former Pierz resident. Jackmore Wash, lies
in a very fertile area, and potatoes can be seen there as
heavy as five pounds. A
s-horf stop at Missoula Montana, and Fargo, N. Dakota,
and Mr. Schaefer came
straightway back to Pier/..
Mr. Schaefer impressions
are: A man with small mean--
cannot gain footing in a fruit
growing region, where land
j sells at$1000, and often more,
acre. For such a man
the Dakotas and Montana
are better, where a man can
still take a homestead and
grow up with the country.
Population of Pierz Increased by 178
During Last Decade
Reader-* of the Journal may
be interested in tbe census of
I910,of the incorporated cities
and villages in our neighborhood as compared with tbe
census of 1900. 1910    L900
Aitkin   1,638
Albany      657
Alexndria _   3,001
Anoka 3,972
Avon       277
Belgrade      448
Bemidji  5,099
Blackduck      942 .
Howl us       11)4   .
 8,526  7,524
1,719
517
2,681
162
450
i', l-:;
NEW BAND'S FIRST
APPEARANCE
Last Sunday Afternoon in  Front of
Village Hall — Promises to
"Make Good"
Brainerd ___
Brooten      562
Buckman       137
Cass Lake  2,011
Cold Spring	
259
546
186
Duluth 78,466 52,969
Eden Valley   ...     7:;7
Fergus Palls 6,887
Freeport      450
Gray Eagle      378
Hinckley      678
Holdingford      ?76
Little Palls  6,078
Long Prairie    1,250
Meiers drove. .._.   _      163
Melrose   2-591
Milaca   1.102
Minneapolis 301,408
Moose Lake.       526
Morris   1,685
6,072
318
313
459
191
5,774
1,385
Kir.
1,768
1,204
202.718
354
1,934
404
136
Our band made its initial outdoor appearance Sunday   afternoon    in    fn village   bali   and   played
selections.    This band lias   the
material,   ability   and   enthusiasm and will   undoubtedly
velop into a  first  class ag*)
gation of players.
Harmony, one of the requisites of a good band, not only
in the concord of musical
sounds, but also in a personal
sense, is said to prevail in the
new organization.
A good band puts life into
any town and seems to dispel
all discords and dissensions.
Let us give the band the encouragement and support nee-
cessary to maintain it
Motley         428
New  Munich       L90
Onamia         314    	
Park Rapids      383
Paynesville       901      373
PIERZ      545      358
Princeton    1,555   1,319
Randall       195
Rice      262
Richmond       563
Rovalton      676
St'Cloud 10,600
St. Joseph. .         706
St. Martin       177
St. Paul "214,744   163,065
Sauk Center 2,154   2,226
Sauk Rapids  1,745
Staples  2,558   1,504
Starbuck      497     469
Stillwater 10,198 12,318
Swanville      ;Ut7     244
Walker      917
Winona 18,583 19.71 I
232
600
664
663
549
170
GREAT CROP
YEAR_PREDICTED
So Says State Farm School Expert
After Tour of Minnesota—
Acreage Much Increased
Seeding   of    the     smaller
grains is practical! y completed
Pierz Mill Branches Out
E. Gravel made atrip east
The dance in Faust's
last Monday was fairly
attended.
hall
well
Al. Schmitt of Athens, Wis ,
has bought the N. */2 of S. F.
%, Sec. 1, in thi town of Buh,
one mile north of Lastrup,
for $1,600. The deal was
closed Monday by Joseph H.
Grell.
Clara Ferguson of Rucker
was in Pierz Wednesday.
August Leiter left Tuesday for Brooten. He returned
to Pierz todav.
was
C. E. Look of Sullivan
in Pierz today.
Geo. Hingsberger left for
Bowlus Satu rdav, on the 11:27
train and returned in the afternoon.
Simple Mixture Used In Pierz.
Many in Pierz are now using
the simple buckthorn bark and
glycerine mixture known as
Adler-ika, the new German Appendicitis remedy. A SINGLE
DOSE relieves constipation,
sour stomach or gas on the
stomach almost INSTANTLY.
This simple mixture antisepti-
cizes the digestive organs and
draws off the impurities and
people are surprised how
QUICKLY it helps. E. L. Kaliher, druggist
C
on the Soo line last week and
appointed agents for the sale
of his flour and feed atMcGrath
and Denham. He intends to
establish more agents up the
line later.
in the central and southern
parts ot the stave and isfairlv
under way in Minnesota, according to reports brought to
the state agricultural college
yesterday bv O. M. Olson of
the extension division, who
has been touring the state in-
1,391 specting the rural schools,
says today's (Tuesday) Pioneer Press. Mr. Olson reports excellent conditions,
and, judging from indications
as to soil conditions, looks
for a good crop.
In the central part of the
state, particularly in the counties of Renville and Sibley,
Mr. Olson said that the grains
Peter Mueller of Buckman
called on his Pierz friends
Tuesday.
Tom Opate of Bowlus arrived in Pierz Wednesday on
his way to Buckman for a
short visit.
Frank Schraut and Conrad
Stangl left Monday for Frazee, where they will work on
the drive.
Henry V-rlenheuval in Canada
Mrs. Henry Vandenheuvel
came down last week from
Blackduck lor a short
visit with her ■ parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Brummer of
Lastrup. Mrs. Vandenheuval
reports that Henry is now doing railroad work in Canada for
which country she left last
Tuesday morning.
i Horse Ran Away and  Upset Buggy
' While George Boser. Jr., of
I Buh was driving home from
1 Pierz last Tuesdav morning
his horse shved near Gu*-t.
Hoffman's place, one half
mile west of the village, and
upset the buggy. Mr. Boser
sustained a few painful, tho
not serious injuries.
J. N. Rauch
man Monday,
some  engine
left   for   Hill-
where   he   did
repairing.    He
returned home Wednesday.
John Ronier and Jos. Hamle
of Little Falls were sight
seers in Pierz Sunday. Mr.
Hamle is working in the Kiewel  Brewery.
There are still some of the
Farmers institute books left,
which can be had at the Journal office.
Look for my Market Day
gain ad next week.
Frank Grell
Bar
AY
SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1911
May 6th will ;be market
day in upper town. There
will be a big list of bargains
on that day and. every body
from far and near is invited
to come to town. If the weather is favorable the crowd will
be a record breaker. Every
store and business house will
make an effort to accomodate every person, no matter
what   his     wants  may   bi.
Familiarize yourself with the
inducements offered as it will
facilitate selection. The free
auction will be held as usual
at two o'clock, which will afford the buying, exchanging
and selling of property free of
cost.
A short time before auction
begins,about one o'clock.therc
will be a TUQ-OF-WAR  be
tween the  Heavy-weights of
Pierz and Buh. There will
be a team of eight men on
each side. John J. Boser will
be the anchor-man for the
village team which certainly
means that there will be
iome tugging before the op-
nosing teams win. Come and
see the contest between the
giants. This contest alone
is worth a trip to town.
Come and see the fun.
il ready have sprouted from
the soil. There has, of course,
been no seeding of flax and
corn as yet, but Mr. Olson
predicts that the acreage in
these grains will be far greater than in past years. A
grasshopper scourge, according to the agricultural expert,
is the onlv thing now that
stands in the way of a bountiful harvest.
Speaking of the crop conditions after inspecting many
parts of the state, particularity Wilkin county, Mr. Olson
said: "The crop outlook is
verv encouraging. In the
northern part of the state
seeding is well under way,
and this condition pervails
from fifty to one hundred
miles north ol Fargo.
"In the southern and central parts of the state seeding
is practically completed, and
in Renville ar.dSibley countie.
the grain already was coming
up from the ground.
"Seeding of flax and corn
has not been started, but indications are there will be a
big acreage of the former
this year and also a large increase in the acreage of corn.
The only discouraging feature
of the crop outlook thus far
is the possibility in some
quarters of grasshoppers.
They threaten to be particularly bad in the Red River
Vallev section.
"All over the state the seed
beds are in good condition
and there is plenty of moisture for some time. The outlook at the present time is
promising."—Transcript.
The School board of district No. 98, known as the
Nick Lochner district has
bought 25 Carolina Poplar
trees, which will be planted
on the school grounds.
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