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VOL. 3.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JULY 20, 1911.
RESULTS OF ANNUAL
SCHOOL ELECTIONS
Which Were Held Last Saturday Ev-
enig in the Village and Neighboring Districts
At the annual school election last Saturday evening-,
Jake Neisius and Christ Berg-
were elected to till the vacancies caustd by the expiration
of the terms of two officers.
The board now consists of
Rev. J. G. Stiegler, Carl
Kapsner, Mag-. Rauch, Jake
Neisius, Christ Berg and
Prank Marshik. Results from
other districts follow:
Shortage of Hay in South Dakota
Four gentlemen from South
Dakota, whose names we were
unable to ascertain, passed
thru Pierz a few days ago on
their way to Vineland on the
west shore of Mille Lacs lake.
They reported that the
drought had destroyed all
their grass in South Dakota
and that their mission here
is to buy stumpage enough to
cut four hundred or more tons
of hay and ship it to their
homes in the southern appendage of the Flickertail state.
In district 3G,  Joseph   Brinktnao   was
elected clerk Theo. Ortn.ann, director'
and Edwin Stuckmeyer, treasurer, hold
over,
In district 'J2 Theo. Thiolen was elected clerk. John Stuckmeyer, director,
and HermanFroelich.treasurer,hold over.
In district l'2i, Leigh, John Bassener
was re-elected director. Mrs. J. C. Miller waselected clerk for two years. August Drew, treasurer, holds over. It was
decided to hold nine nonths of school.
Dis'riot OR re-elected Nick Lochner'as
troas'irer. P. L. Girtz, director.J.B.bed-
nar, clerk, lio'd over. They will have
8 months of Bcbool.begiflnirjgOatofoer IS.
with A. C  Seifert as teacher.
District r..") re electa:! I'.J.Gau as clerk;
Joseph Gross, treasurer, and John Wise,
director, holdover. They will have eight
months of school beginning the first
Monday in October. An eight foot ad-
n  will  be built to the front of the
Bcbl
District 127 re elected  Theo. Gross as
rlirec'oi.    Wm.   Meyer, clerk, ard Eniil
FYoeVner, treasurer, hold over.    It   was
i have eglit nonths of school
to hesrin   the Hist Monday in September
m'i- as teacher.
Tn 'rlipti iol TS Louis Kobilka was e'eet-
Miss Josephine Stein Married
Miss Josephine Stein, who
taught several terms of school
in the Agram district, was,
last week, married to George
L.Barrett, a prosperousfarm-
er at Clear Lake, Minn.
Beware   of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy
the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering- it thru the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good
you can possibly derive from
them. Hall's Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by P. J. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, O., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. In buying' Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you get
Ithe genuine. It is taken in-
jternally and made in Toledo, O-
liio, by P. .1. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold   by   Druggists.     Price,
75c per bottle.
Take Hall's Family Pills  for
constipation.
CROP ESTIMATES
FORTIUS YEAR
Will Give us About Six to Eight
Bushels Per Acre—Rye and   .
Barley Good
.7 i*n K
or.
■ nr, John f.anger, clerk, and
tliilkji. treasurer, hold over. Eli7.-
i r et haebeen engaged as teach-
'strict 97, Wm.Driver was re-elected clerk, Christ Lust, treasurer, and M.
if. Meyer, d rector, hold over. Eight
months school.
In district 4f>, Ag-arn, JohnVorath was
reelected clerk.   P  O. Bolster, treasur-
. d A .  M. Rauch, director, hold over.
Trier* will be nine months of  school   to
begin the second Monday in September.
In district 129, P. J. Bollig was reelected director. Frank Konen, clerk,
and Henry Kruschek, treasurer, hold over.    Alma Elan Ion will be teacher.
In district 90 M. Thul was elected as
director. M. Flicker, e'erk, and John
S'chimcUbaiier, treasurer, hold over Beginning the first Monday in October
there will bo 8 months of school with
Nick Staub as teacher. The schoolhouse
will be enlarged by a ten  foot addition
District 19 re elected H. H. Wilkes as
clerk. Jos. Otremba, director, and Jul!
us Marshik, treasurer, hold over. The
%echool house will be enlarged by an eight
foot addition. Beginning the second
Monday in September there will be eight
months of school.
District 112 re-elected A. O. Mohler
director for two years. Math Juetten
was elected clerk for one year to fill a vacancy. Peter Theiss was re-elected
treasurer for three years. The fall term
will begin the second Monday in October.
In district 88 T. S. Look was re elected
director. Mrs. P. F. Ford, treasurer,
and Raymond Simms, clerk, hold over.
An eight months term, beginning September 1, will be held in each of the
two schools in this district. The fall
term will last 5 months and the spring
term 3 months.
Real Estate Transfers
The following- real estate
transfers published by C. H.
Eiston, abstractor, at Little
.balls, are of interest here:
Geo.MHoffman and wife to
Nick Sehr, ne of sw   29 41-30.
SI,000
Nick  Sehr (single)  to Geo.
M. Hoffmann, n of ne 29-41-30
$2,700
Carrie Rucker and husband
to Samuel G.  Lamott,  lot 1,
section 32-42-23. §500
Our Mid-Summer Clearance
Sale will continue until August
first.        stf J. H. Blake
ALFALFA GROWS
AT REFORMATORY
Experiment Being Made With That
Grass Proving Satisfactory—Second
Growth Cut Saturday-Ton PerAcre
St. Cloud Times:     It is being found by experiments row
in progress at the Reformatory farm, that alfalfa can be
i[rovvn with desirable results
in this section of the countrv.
The experiment is being- tried
on a six-acre tract of land and
will next year be tried on
double that area. This year
the crop is being1 reserved for
feeding the younger stock for
which it is particularly adapted.
In alfalfa country, the
southwestern states and California especially, six crops of
grass are harvested annually.
Thus far this summer two
crops have been taken at the
reformatory. The first cutting-occured Junel0,when the
yield was about a ton to the
acre. The second cutting was
done Saturday when the yield
was the same as in June.Some
of the California crops have
run as high as three tons to
the acre but in that territory,
so called alfalfa country, the
normal yield is one and one-
half tons to the acre. With
favorable conditions during
the remainder of the season,
the fields mav yield two more
crops. It is necessary, how-!
ever, in obtaining this result
that more moisture be received as alfalfa is a grass demanding" considerable water.
Happiest Girl in Lincoln.
A Lincoln, Neb., girl writes, "I had been
ailing for some time with chronic constipation and stomach trouble. I began taking
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and in three days I was able to be up and
got better right along. I am the proudest
girl in Lincoln to find such a good medicine."    For sale by all dealers.
Joseph   Orth   of  the   Merchants  Hotel,   Royalton,   and
his father were in Pierz Monday.
The crop verdict can now be
forecasted with some degree of
certainty; and judging from
the various estimates given by
men whose farms are widely
separated and whose lands are
fairly representative of the
soil in their districts, wheat
will give a yield of from six
to eight bushels per acre.
Taking-, — as it is usually
reckoned here-fifteen bushels
as a standard, weshall probably have to be content with less
than half a crop. Why an average of fifteen bushels per a-
cre is looked upon as the
standard, we cannot sav; it is
certain that this average has
not been readied during the
writers residence here of eleven years. Almost without a
single exception — and we
think our farmers will bear us
out in this statement — our
crops always suffer for the
want of rain in Julv, about
the time wheat is forming-
heads. Our soil, and especially our sub-soil, cannot produce the best results without
an abundance of rainfall during the entire season; and the
farmers of eastern Morrison
would undoubtedlv do better
with such grains as rye, barley, and winter-wheat, if it
does not winter-kill, which
come H;o maturity before the
arrival of the annual drouth.
Why not investigate the
possibilities of winter wheat?
Henrv Wilkes says during
the last term of court he made
the acquaintance of August
Fagermann cf Elm D^le, who
claimed that his winter-wheat
had averaged him 24 bushels
per acre a year during the
last five vears, and that he
had sold it for the price of
spring wheat. To prevent it
from winter-killing he gives it
a light mulchof straw with a
manure spreader. Mr. Pager-
man invited Henry over to
show him the wheat, but owing- to press of work and the
injury to his foot, the visit
was postponed.
Of the small grains,rye and
barley have been for many
years our most dependable,
and are again this year, our
best crops. Aside from
greater returns from early
grains is the advantage, in
case of failure, of putting the
the ground in buckwheat, millet, fodder corn, etc.
HUNTERS NEED
Our Boss Builders
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    When it comes -.
TWA I IfE\ICEC't'°11, ;is '■' wno nas done ,nt"
I yYU   LivLmOLO I most to make Pierz   grow,   in
the v putting   up
Those Who Wish To Bag Both large "nf
and Small Game Have to
Dig Twice
the
must
build-
St. Cloud Times: This
year it will be necessary that
ever}' hunter who sallies forth
for bift-and small game procure two licenses rather than
one as has been permissible in past years. County
Auditor J. P Rau received a
letter of advice from Executive Agent, H. A. Rider of the
game and fish commission,
stating that such is the case.
Each license, for residents,
is to be procured at payment
of a fee of $1.00
Licenses for the shooting
of small game will be on sale
by August first but it is required bv law that those for
the killing of big game be
withheld until within three
davs of the opening- of the big-
game season, November 10.
lev
Farmers! You are clinging to a sinking ship, which
has long- been oarless in a
heavy sea! Take to the lifeboats, ere you sink to the
depths with that heavy"plast-
er" on vour land!
Wheat is a delusion and a
snare. With the most favorable weather conditions it will
not average more than ten
bushels to the acre. It runs
to straw. It is not unlike
the English dandy—of faultless stature and good to look
upon, but the head, high and
erect, is devoid of kernels.
It is a fit parellel to the
golden brick of the bunko-
man, which lures with dazzling promises, but which, upon close analysis, is found to
be the merest dross and brass.
But if we are not in the
wrong, slight moves for better methods are already in evidence. Where a few years
ago, cornfields of ten acres
were very few and
far between, there are today
dozens of farmers who put 25
and even 30acres in corn.
We are convinced that with
advanced methods of diversified farming and proper rotation of crops, combined
with the ever loudening song
oi the  cream   separator,   we
Jurors for September Term of Court
For the September term of
district court the following
have been selected to act as
jurors:
GRAND JURORS
P. J. Walmark, Richardson
Ernest Kastner, Little Falls
J- J. John, Ripley
Mede Doucette, Ripley
Frank Mason, Belle Prairie
John Pollig",   Huh
George Tretter, Buh
Carl Hoheisel, Pierz
John Gross, Granite
J. O. Blake, Morrill
Minert Larson. Mt. Morris
James Hollenbeck, Royalton
Vincin Lyantack, Two Rivers
Anton Viechprek, Swan River
M. J. Madson, Swan River
Harry Anderson, Swan River
John Rudek, Pike Creek
. Swanson, Rail Prairie
Gust Mostrom, Scandia Va]
John Berg;fund, Motley
Lewis Larson, Rosing
E. W. Sullivan, Parker
John Nag-el, Pierz
PETIT JURY
Jac. Chamaraski,  Platte
C. E. Look, Richardson
John Cowick, Little Falls
Sam Bloom, Belle Prairie
George Kay, Little Falls
William Konen, Buh
Herman Wieland, Buh
P. L. Poster, Pierz
Jac. Nohner, Pierz
P. X. Buessler, Granite
Frank Trettel, Two Rivers
C J. Nelson, Lakin
Barney Miller, Morrill
W. C. Muncy, Bellevue
C. O. Dahlquist, Randall
Fred Anderson, Gushing
J. F. Bentler, Darling
Chas. Chandler, Parker
S. S. Durham, Clough
Nat Simons, Swan River
Paul Herman, Swan River-
Fred Axcel, Culdrum
John Yanitz, Elm Dale
Michael Casey, Swan River
....^.,   j...v-   palm   ^^^^^^^^
John Grell and Hubert B;
If vou have vour doubtsabout
it    we   can    easily    count the
build rgs to ronvim
John built the butcher s
building- in upper town. D<\
Seguin's residence, the dwelling house south of the Drug
Store new occupied by P. X.
Virnig and the building in
which he himself i=> now conducting a saloon.
Hubert built the butcher
shop building in lower lown,
Mrs.Neu man's dwell ing house.
Christ Tembruell's residence
on Ed war J street, the larga' hotel barn, besides the house,
barn and other buildings on
the farm in Agram.
One thing remarkable is
that eacli built a butcher shop
and a doctor's residence.
Both are in the salcon business.
COMMISSION:
PROCEEDINGS
;do to Mottej Fs
Ta\ Levy—!
Roads
Coming to Pierz to Live
Jos. Trachta of Cogswell,
N.Dak.,has bought a lot south
of Mrs. Fleckenstein's place
in lower town, on which he intends to build a dwelling-
house and make his home in
Pierz. Mr. T rachta i s fat h e r-
in-law to Math. Kubitschek.
Bids Wanted
For an addition to the
school house in district 55.
Said addition to be 8x20 and
12 feet high, to be finished on
or b fore Oct. 1, 1911. For
particulars inquire of any
member of th3 school board.
5 P. J. Gau, Clerk.
Careless About Appendicitis in Pierz
Many Pierz people have
stomach or bowel trouble
which is likely to turn into appendicitis. If you have constipation, sour stomach, or gas
on the stomach, try simple
buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc.,
as compounded in Adleri-ka,
the new german appendicitis
remedy. E. L. Kaliher, Druggist, states that A SINGLE
DOSE of this simple remedy)
will remove bowel or stomach
trouble almost INSTANTLY.
Prank Becker and Norbert
Brummer began work last
Tuesday on the Jos. Trachta
building in lower town.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs.
Norbert Brummer Wednesday a son.
Our Hid Summer Clearance
Sale will continue until August
first. 5tf J. M. Blake.
shall again become deserving
of the good name so heartlessly taken from us — RICH
PRAIRIE.
New Telephone Line For Pierz
John Stroman, while in the
village a few days last week,
expressed his- intention of
building- a farmers' telephone line into the country
east and northeast of the village. The farmers in the
territory east and northeast of Pierz seem to have
been slightly neglected in the
past in the line of mail and
telephone service, and we feel
assured that the news of Mr.
Stroman's project will be received by them with a hearty
welcome.
Comply With Rope Law
In compliance with a new
law, our landlords, Mel Wermerskirchen and Hubert Pares
have provided ropes for all
the rooms on the upper floors
of their hostelries. The object of these ropes is to provide a ready means of escape
in case of fire. With one end
securely fastened near the
window sills, these life savers
are neatly and deftly hidden
among the folds of the curtains, that the suicidal appetites of the lodg-ers mav not
be excited. (For economic, as
well as philanthropic reasons,
suicidal appetites are most
carefully guarded against in
all modern hotels.)
So hereafter, guests must
heed the directions that when
the dismal cry of fire startles
them from their midnight
slumbers, to throw the loose
end of the life-line out of the
window, take the trousers in
one hand and the suit case is
the other and glide to the
ground—not in a smooth and
rapid descent, but with many
interruptions, for there is a
big knot about everv twelve to
fifteen inches in these ropes.
Sister Francis, O. S. B., of
the convent at St. Joseph,
was here a few days last week
visiting with her mother Mrs.
Anna Vanderhaar and other
relatives. She returned to
St. Joseph convent last Saturday.
Mr?. J. B. Hartrpann  i.
iick list.
raid:     "t -lfls-
siomrs  met in
Monday and
Petition
tfer to t otT fi ■
134 to 123.    Hearing v..i
ed.
iplication for liquor
oi  Win.   Holm  ol" Lastrup
gram
' itiou of Christ Chria
to be set oil from district 124to
district 123, was grant-
Motion carried that the   Morrison County Agricultui
ciation located at M. • al
ii   out  of  the genera i i
enue fund i aid   th
ciation in conducting a fair at
•v in the fall  ol  1911,
rant to be drawn on cou
enue fund in favor of B.
maker, Aug. 1, 1911.
Petition   for   establishing
county road in town of Hillman
was rejected.
The    board   checked   i
surer, there being On  h
$62,228.08.
The board considered the
of uncollected personal property taxes and cancelled such '
es   which   they    were   satisl
could not be collected.
The tax levy on real and personal property for the year i
made as follows:
Salaries of Co. officers.
District court  expenses       7
Probate court expenses
Printing and advertising     1.
Miscellaneous expense*.  11,
Interest on county   bonds 7
Sinking fund 	
Co. road and bridge      1 I,
State road under423, laws
1905 and 1907      .   1,0
A   levy   of  one-tenth ol   ■
per cent, known as the one mill
tax,   was ordered   levied  upon
all real and personal   property
in the county for tin; suppor
tbe public schools.
Tony Kerich  was,   by ui;.
mous   vote,   appointed   janitor
for courthouse and grounds  for
the ensuing year.
A number of bills were allow
The following appropriations
for general road and bridge
purposes were made:
Mt. Morris  J
Morrill	
Two Rivers    10
Lakin	
Motley	
Darling   100
Richardson     50
Clough	
Swanville    100
ElmDale	
Culdrum  200
Pike Creek	
Swan River 200
Green Prarie	
Belle Prairie     50
Granite   150
Abatement of George Wilson
was approved.
BondsofPhil S. Randall as
County Surveyor were approved.
Adjourned until July 18, 1 o'clock P. M.
Stay at Home
Peter Solinger and Frank
Otremba wish that their Las-
trupf riends,and especially the
one, who ought to be belli nd
the bar, would stay closer to
home during the day-light
hours. The above named
gentlemen report that during1
their stay of several hours in
Lastrup last Monday afternoon, they had to endure indescribable suffering for the
wart of liquids to quencli the
burning hankers of a giant-
thirst. Hohn, the dispenser
of joy and happiness at so
much per, was nowhere to be
found and even the brewery
across the street, where in
cases of dire distress,
first-aid, may now and then be-
had, seemed to be deserted.
We strongly suspect, that
both Hohn and Steger knew
what was coming and took to
the woods to save the four
barrels     in   . stock   for