The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1911-08-10

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VOL. 8.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AUGUST 1(), 1011.
NO. M
CLOSES ITS DOORS
TO EVADE ORDER
Stale Bank of Royalton Quits Rather
Than Make Stock Assessment—
State ExaminerTakesCharge
Rather than obey an order
from Kelsey Chase, superintendent of banks, ordering; them to
levy an assessment of 30 per
cent on tbe stockholders, the
officers of the State Bank of
Royal ton closed the doors of
that institution last Friday.Mr.
Chase had warned the officers
that unless immediate steps
were taken to restore the impaired resources of the bank
he would order the doors closed.
The officers, anticipating; the
action of the state department,
suspended business themselves
and notified the state department Friday morning;.
Mr. Chase and W. J. Regan,
an examiner in the bank, arrived at Royalton Friday to
take possession. Every effort
will be made to reorganize the
institution and to protect the
depositors, who have more
than $100,000 on deposit.
Examiners from the state
department made a thorough
examination of the bank July
28 and found that the officers
of the bank li id been lending
money freely to business organizations in which the officers themselves were directly
interested. A number of over drafts were also discovered
which had been running for a
long time.
The resources of the bank
as shown bv the b oks Pggre-
jf ite $146,291.91. The admitted liabilities Mggregate $132,-
000. There was on dep sit
Julv 28, $35,000 in time certificates and $25,000 subject
to check.
The bank organized in
March, i908. It was capitalized at $10,000 with $1,000 surplus Its officers are: Steph
en Schwartz president; H. A.
Schwartz, vice president; S.
J. Schwartz cashier.
This is the second time a
state bank has closed its doors
in 10 years. The first institution to close was the State
Bank of St. Paul.
LATER — From Duluth
News Tribune:
St. Paul, Aug. 7.—Another
state bank closed, followed bv the resignation of O
P. Havill, president of the
Merchants National bank of
St. Cloud, is the direct result
of the closing la~t Friday of
the State Bink of Royalton.
Kelsey Chase, state superintendent of banks,today closed
the First State Bank ot Bow-
lus in Morrison county, the
ownership of which is closely
allied to that of theStateBank
of Royalton. Examiner Ke-
gan has been placed in charge
of the Royalton bank and Examiner Millard was sent to
Bowl us to tike charge.
O.H. Havill of St. Cloud was
president of the First State
Bank of Bowlus and as soon
as that institution was closed
he tendered his resignation to
the board of directors of the
Merchants' National bank of
St. Cloud.
The First State Bank of
Bowlus was organized in September, 1907, with a capitalization of $10,000. Its surplus
is given as $1,000 and it has
more than $80,000 on deposit.
Mr. Chase was unable to state
today whether either institution was solvent.
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY BOARD
MotleyAgricultural Fair Appropriation
Held Up—Will Look up Standing
of Agricultural Associations
Herald: The regular monthly
meeting of the county commissioners was held Tuesday
Petitions for county road in
towns of Gushing and Parker
were rejected, as a state road is
established on east side of
Northern Pacific right-of-way.
Petition of John Levinski to
be set off from district 80 to
district 130 was rejected; that
of Christ Christianson, to be
set off. from district 124 to district 123, was granted.
A number of bills were al
lowTed.
Bond of D. Trettle as court
commissioner was approved.
Resolution was passed that
the county auditor insert a no
tice in the official paper, two
weeks and one week respectively,before each monthly meeting
of the board, notifying the public of the day upon which the
board will meet and that all
bills against the county must
be filed not later than two days
before the meeting.
A committee from the Morrison County Agricultural Co-operative society appeared before
the board and asked for an appropriation for the fair to be
held this fall. There was much
discussion and as the law reads
that an appropriation can be
given only to the society that
is a member of the state organization, the board stated that it
would communicate with the
proper persons to ascertain the
standing of the organization
that is to hold a fair here this
fall. The board also notified
the auditor to not issue order
for appropriation to the Motley
association until further action,
to be taken at the next meeting
of the board on September 5th.
ADOLPH STUMPF
DIED SATURDAY
Onamia— Quale & Covill,
contractors on the new Kath-
io state read, have moved
their camp lo near the extreme
upper end of their vvorK, or a-
bout eight miles fromOnamia.
LOST—A white hand-worked
handkerchief, between Pierz
and Adolph Stumpf's place.
Finder please leave at Columbia Hotel. 8
Chas. Gravel of Onamia
was in the village Tuesdav
and Wednesday.
BODY FOUND IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Decomposed to Such Extent That it
Could Not be Identified
The body of an unknown man,
about 25 or 30 years of age, was
found Thursday floating near
some logs in the Mississippi
river at the Trask place, about
two miles south of Little Falls.
The body had decomposed to
such an extent that it could
not be identified and had to be
buried immediately.
The coroner claims the body
had been in the river for about
a week.
The description answers to
that of a man, thought to be
insane, who was seen wandering about the woods in the
neighborhood where the body
was found. It is said that
whenever anyone tried/to approach him, he would run a-
way.
Attention!    Farmers!
Notice is hereby given that
on August 15, 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, the Farmers' Cooperative Creamery Co. will
hold a meeting in Hartmann's
hall for the purpose of electing officers. Remember, it
will be at 3 o'clock.
Tell      Your     Neighbor
All members are requested
to be present.
Bowlus Man Disappeared
Paul Gendron of Bowlus has
been missing for the past ten
days. For a time it was thought
that the body found in the Mississippi, near Little Falls, was
that of Gendron, but investiga'
tion proved the contrary.
Mrs. H. Gerdesof Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, who was visiting
here a few weeks ago, informs
us that she arrived home and
is well pleased with her visit.
She also visited her two brothers, Nick and William Konen.
in Fargo.
COUNCIL IN REGULAR
SESSION SATURDAY
With Peritonites at St. Gabriel's Hos* Nothing But Routine Business Was
pital at Little Falls After an Illness of Ten Days
Adolph Stumpf died in Sf.
Gabriel's hospital at Little
Falls last Saturdav evening
at eight o'clock, after about
ten days illness with peritonitis. Mr. Stumpf was born
in Cross Plains, Wis., July
22, 1857, came to Pierz, Morrison countv, with his father,
Reinold Stumpf, about 1872
and settled on the farm now
owned by Henrv Flicker. He
was married to Theresia Hau-
er in the year 1880 and moved
onto the farm four miles west
of the village, where he lived'
until the time of his death.
Theresia, his eldest daughter, now Mrs. Albert Reimer,
lives in Milwaukee; Adelaide,
now Mrs. Grover Schmidt,
lives in Staples; Reinold, the
eldest son, is employed in the
N. P. roundhouse in Minneapolis Four children of younger age, Kate, John,Gertrude
and Alfred, are still on the
old homestead.
The funeral occurred Monday morning in St. Joseph's
cemetery.
LITTLE GIRL SCALDED TO  DEATH
Died Wednesday of Last Week From
Burns Received From Spilt Soup
Herald: Gertrude, the two-
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Ringwelski of the
West Side Tuesday noon scalded herself with a large bowel of
steaming soup, which had just
been placed on the table, and
died the next day. The little
girl,in pulling the bowl towards
her, spilled the soup all over
herself. A physician was called
but her burns were such that it
was only a question of a short
time when her young life would
be ended. She died Wednesday
afternoon, at 12:45 o'clock,after
much suffering.
Transacted at The Meeting
Held Saturday
The regular monthly meeting
of the council was called to order Saturday evening with all
members present. The proceedings of the previous meetings were read and accepted.
The liquor license bond of
Mary K. Wermerskirchen was
read and accepted.
The following bills  were   allowed:
J.B.Faust,work on well..$ 1.40
And. Faust, same     2.63
Mercantile Supply Co., repairs       .85
J.   P. Virnig,   freight   on
globes       .43
Journal, printing 22 55
E.   H.   Kerkhoff,   fee   as
health officer     5.00
J. Dombovy, same       4.00
John Dombovy, repairing
engine     2.95
J.   L.   Gross,   sprinkling
street     3.80
Preimesberger Bros., drilling well  85.32
Bid   of J.  B. Hartmann   was
laid over to next meeting.
Meeting adjourned subject to
call. F. Grell, recorder.
Mrs. Jos. Blake of Lastrup
was in the village Tuesdav.
STILL EXPLORING
CO. FORJRON ORE
Options Continue to be Taken on Morrison County Land—Outlook
Promises Good
CLEVER SKIN GAME BEING WORKED
School Board Met Monday.
The school board held its
regular monthly meeting
Monday Aug. 7th. Herman
Koering was appointed director in place of Christ Berg.
It was also resolved to repair
floor of building and prepare
for opening school in September.
Bids Wanted
The town board of the town
of Granite, Morrison county,
Minn., will meet on the 12 day
of August, at one o'lock p.m.,
at the place of Frank Steger,
in said town, for the purpose
of receiving sealed bids for
the construction of a steel
bridge between Section 20
and 21, township 41, range 29,
substruction (abutments) and
superstructure isolated.Plans
and specifications can be seen
at mv office. The right reserved to reject any and all
bids. Otto Hoffman,
6-3 town clerk.
An Exodus for N. D. Harvest Fields.
Jos. Meyer, John P. Faust,
P. J. Girtz, Val. Schraut,
Nic Langer and Joseph Ko-
bilka left Saturday morning
for the harvest fields near
Hope, N. D. They will be
gone about two months.
St. Cloud—The Stearns
county board of county commissioners his designated a
county ditch thru the towns
of North ForK, Raymond and
Getty. Mat Cleveland, deputy county surveyer, was appointed engineer. Ben Kost,
FranK Wegner of Roscoe,and
Fred Borgman of SauK Center were appointed viewers.
The ditch is to be about fourteen .miles Jong.
Look Out For Fellow Who is Waiting
for Check From Former Employer
A new skin game is now being worked, and in most cases
on the farmer. The Clara City
Herald gives this version of it:
"A man will hire out to a
farmer and incidentally announce that he has a consider-
erable sum of money coming
from a farmer in another part
of the state for whom he has
worked. After a few days a
check will be received which
the present employer will be
asked to identify;then the hired
man skips and the farmer is
left to make good a forged
check he has endorsed.
Letter From Joe Ries.
John Dombovy last Saturday received a letter from Joe
Ries, our erstwhile clothier,
who recently moved to Gully,
Minn. Joseph speaKs encouragingly of his town and
crop prospects. In part he
says: "The crops are fine he: e.
Wheat will go from 20 to 25
bushels per acre, and potatoes
and all garden trucK are number one. The crops are the
best I have ever seen."
Write again Joe!
Another Wireless Telegraph
Because light travels so
much quicker than the waves
used in wireless, experiments
are being made in making a
sensitive instrument that will
record transmitted light
waves. If this turns out successfully, wireless telegraphy
will be greatly simplied and
quickened. You could order
your case of golden grain belt
beer in the twinkling of an
eve, before "Central" would
have time to grab the plug.
By the way, don't forget to order another case before the
last bottle is gone. Company
might come. Secure your
supply from E. S. Tanner,
Little Falls, Minn.
Royalton Again to Have Two Banks
St. Cloud Times: Kenneth
Martin, cashier of the First
National Bank of Little Falls,
has made application for a
charter for a slate bank at
Royalton. The new banking
institution will be opened in
the near future.
Herald: The increasing activities by well-known iron ore
men, who are operating drills
on Morrison county lands, tend
to show that operators have secured enottgh evidence of the
existence of iron ore in paying
quantity to warrant further
ploration the county.
Very little can be learned
from them; but the fact that six
drills have been at worksteadily
on the west side of the Mississippi river in this county is ver-
y suggestive. One operated by
Judge Hale of Deerwood on section 35, twp. 102, rge. 80, has
been actively engaged since
last January and three other
drills just northeast of Randall
have been in continuous operation since last spring- Last
month two other drills were
started up, one in section 31,
twp. 132, rge. 29, operated by a
Mr. Spencer of Duluth, and one
on section 4, twp, 131, rge. 30,
operated by Judge Hale. Each
drill requires a crew of from
four to five'men, consisting of
waterman, runner and two to
three helpers to operate it.
Options continue to be taken on
land in the vicinity of Randall,
Rail Prairie and Belle Prairie.
Wednesday an option, taken
April 26, by Wm. A. Hunt of St.
Louis county, on land belonging to John Knudson in Rail
Prairie, being on the east half
of the northwest quarter of section 12, twp. 132, rge. 30, was
registered in the register of
deed's office.
Will S. Pitt and Mr. Gould of
Gaylord & Gould of Crosby
were here and about Belle
Prairie town Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of last week, during which time Mr. Pitt secured
options on iron land in sections
4, 5, 8 and 9, Bell Prairie town.
Drilling is to be commenced on
this land within 30 days, the
firm of Gaylord & Gould to have
charge of same.
Mrs. Albert Reimer of Milwaukee, was here Monday to
attend the funeral of her
father, Adolph Stumpf.
Jos. L--igh cf the town of
Leigh came to town yesterday
with a flock of sheep, numbering 44, which he sold to
Meyer Bros.
KICKS CHILD FROM R.  R. TRACK
Locomotive   Engineer   Saves
One Sitting on Track
Little
Try Midnight Sun kerosene
oil. No smoke nor smutty
lamp globes.    At 8-1
Hsrseh & QreH.
Glenwood, Minn., July 29.—
W. A. Beardsley, engineer on
freight No. 71, running between
Glenwood and Mahnomen, was
running: his train out of Dent
when he saw what seemed to be
a blue parcel lying between the
rails about twenty car lengths'
ahead. But it turned out to be
a child, who arose and sat down
on one of the rails.
The emergency brake was applied, but it was impossible to
stop in time. Mr. Beardsley
ran out on the pilot, intending
to pick the child up. He reached the pilot too late, but had
time to extend his foot and kick
the child off the rail and down
the embankment.
The train was stopped, the
child picked up and brought
back to the hotel at Dent. A
doctor was summoned and it
was found the child was unhurt
except that it had a bruise
where the engineer's shoe had
struck it.	
Co.to Lose NothingThru BankClosings
Transcript: Morrison county, which is usually a heavy
depositor in the banks of the
county, will lose nothing thru
the closing of either the Bowlus or Royalton banks, as the
county is always protected by
a bond. At the present time
the countv has in the Royalton
bank $?.072.28, and $309.18 in
the bank at Bowlus.
AN ELECTRIC
LINEJO PIERZ
Will be Built From Lltli
tal Tonnage of Freight W,
rants Expeodito
TheP mmercialC
it.    regular
meeting   last   Mond.v.
nig.      The    president    called
the   meeting  to  order.      ,
proceeding   of   the   previous
meeting were    read   fli
cepted.     At   the   election
officers for the   coming   \
the following were elei ted:
President—F. X. x\<
Secretary—C. E. Gravel
Treasurer —A. P. Stoll
Collector—J, M. BlaKe
Jacob  Pflepson   wan   larccn
up as a member.
F. X. Virnig reported i| at
during his visit to the Twit.
Cities last week, he had had a
conference with the General
Freight Agent of the North-
ern Pacific R'y in regard to
our freight problem. That
official directed Mr. Virnig to
obtain, as near as possible,
from our merchant", creamery, lumber yard, mill, etc ,
the total tonnage of frei
handled here during the last
year. He further assured Mr.
Virnig lhat if the total tonnage of freight received aid
forwarded at this point would
warrant the expenditure, hiq
company would build a so-
called "electric feeder" from
Little Falls to Pier/..
A committee of five was
then appointed to gather the
tonnage figures and report at
the next meeting,.
Letter From John Roch
Pine Island, Minn
Ayg. 6, 1911
Dear Friend Dr,—
I am sending yotl a page out
of the Pine Island Record to
show you some facts about the
greatest cheese in the world
and how it v\ as made. The
report that I made it is wrong,
as it takes someone in the
business longer than I have
been to do a stunt like tha*.
But I had a hand in it, as you
will see by the paper, as J
furnished the curd from our
factory.
As ) ou will see, there are A
few factories in this part ot
the country. Here you will
findalactory every four or five
miles, and all are doing a fair
business.
This is the heart of the
cheese industry in this part
of the state. In Ihe flush o{
the season as high as two carloads of cheese are shipped
out of this town in a week.
So you see, this is quite a
dairying country.
Farmers here' do not raise
much wheat, as that is a thing
of the past. Some threshing
has been done. Small grain
is poor on account of the hot
and dry spell in June. Barley
averages from 20 to 30 bushels
per acre; oats about 35 to 40.
Corn looks splendid. Pastured
are in fair shape as we had
lots of rain lately.
Tell all the Pierz people
not to miss paying a visit to
the dairy hall'when they attend the state fair. To see
the Mammoth cheese will a-
lone repay them for a trip to
St. Paul. I shall also have
some of my cheese on exhibition there, as that will be the
fourth month of our sis
months' cheese contest, conducted by the state.
Wishing everybody good
luck I remain
Yours very truly
John Roch,
Pine Island.
Mrs. Grover Schmidt of
Staples was here Monday to
attend the funeral of her fatb*
er, Mr. Adolph Stumpf,