The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1911-08-17

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THE PIERZ JOURNAL
VOL. 3.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AUGUST 17, 1911.
NO. ?>
JOSEPH MEDEK
GOESJOREWARD
Died Sunday at Ihe Home of His Son,
Wenzel, at the Advanced Age
of 88 Years
Joseph Medek, one of our
oldest settlers, died last Sunday at the home of his son, Wenzel Medek, at the advanced age
of 88 years.
Mr. Medek is survived by his
"wife, one son, Wenzel of Pier*;,
and live married daughters:Mrs.
A- E. Macho, Mrs. Frank Mar-
shikjand Mrs. Math. Pauser of
Pierz, and Mrs. Johanna Viktor
and Mrs. Pauline Viktor cf Cedar Rapids, Ia. Mr. Medek was
born in Altplatfc, Bohemia, and,
after coming to America, lived
seven years in the state of Wisconsin,befofe he came <*o Pierz,
where he lived for thirty-seven
years. Burial took place Tuesday afternoon in St. Joseph's
cemetery.
Watch Tower for Foresters
To decrease the number of
watchman neccesary for fire
protection in our forest, the
state forestry board has decided to build high towers, in order to get a commanding view
of the country. A forty foot
tsteel tower will soon be erected on a high hill near Brainerd.
Attempting to Reclaim Lands
Now,that the land has proven
to be of value, a number of residents of Belle Prairie and Ft.
Ripley towns and the city of
Little Fails are attempting to
reclaim lands, in the Cuyuna
and Missabe ranges, owned by
them in former years,but which,
they say, was gotten from them
fraudulently. They received
the land under treaties of 1854
and 55,between the government
and the Mississippi, Pillager
and Lake Winnibegoshis tribes
of Indians.
Most of this land was sold to
lumbering interests for a small
consideration by persons claiming to have an irrevocable pow
er of attorney. The claiments
say that such power of attorney
was never given to anyone by
them, and they make this the
base of their contention thru
which they hope to receive
some remuneration for the land
which they held long ago.
PLATTE
August 15.  19 1
All the farmers nround here are bus}
Stacking.
O. Kelly had tho count, i'lrveyor ou
Ihe survey out his lines on his meadow
Ol'o. Hoffman is busy threshing.
It is reported that Brisk Bros, have
■purchaa d 0. Ohristenson'H cattle and
"Will go, now, into Ihe dairy business.
Geo. Siget e will run tha store.
Mrs. U. ICeo-c viBited Mrs. W. Jla;ce
Saturday afternoon.
It-^ a good thing, we had rain weather
■&r aoineof our young peopto would set
the brush on lire, sparking.
t'ornrlous Kelly of LUt'e Falls m
lieiping hi   Bon, Uedil, make hay.
.S'ldih Hnn are busy threshing,
"r.rs. c. Ileesa is on the sick list.
The v mug people s -e u to be enjoying
theuutftlViM  in this neighborhojd
A number of yonng people consisting
of the ■ in ess Barbara and Susie Kainz.
Sura R* diner. Theodore. Edward and
Bifred Richner, Frank and Bill Ha.-es,
Hern an Llosef, George Hold, Otto Fuhr-
uian, an 1 Joe Kainz. gathered at tho
home iff >f --sa Emma tieese S tnday evening and enjoyed a fine time.
Wilson Hayea and sons, Frank and
Wils went to fswan River Monday.
August 10.
Mesdames R. Klugo and F. Kaiu mer-
tqoyerof Pierz called at (J. Reese's Tues
day and r. turned home in the evenirg
with several pails ful of Uhoke Cherries
Mr, Skochinski, Mr. Maletski and son
John, ■). Ebertowaki and son Leon, left
Tor the Dakota's Wednesday, where they
will be eroplojed during the summer.
Mr. and Mrs F. Smith and s>ns , Tony
nnd Franx, Misses Sarah Rvchner and
Emma Reese visited at W. llaye.a Sunday evening.
The misses Agnes and Verda Smith
were callers at the Hayes' home Sunday
evening,
Ben Richner and wife accompanied by
John Nol and wife returned from Bow
lus Tuesday, where they attended the
party at V. Madison.
Miss Esther Sundstorm of Little Fal's
!• visiting her sister, Mrs. Cecil Kelly's
Sunday.
Frod Kelly and wife visited at Cecil
Kelly's Sunday.
Theodore Kychoer visited at W. Hayes
Sunday evening.
Tlie Death of a Fawn.
The wanton troopers riding by
Have shot my fawn, and it will die.
Ungentle men!    They cannot thrive
Who killed thee.   Thou ne'er didst alive
Them any harm: alas! nor could
Thy death yet do them any good.
I'm sure I never wished them ill;
Xor do 1 for all this, nor will:
But if my simple prayers may yet
Prevail with heaven to forget
Thy murder, I will join my tears
Rather than fail.    But O niv fears!
It cannot die so!    Heaven's kicg
Keeps register of everthing;
\nd nothing may we use in vain:
Even beasts must be with justice slain.
-Andrew    MarvellTn,     "Our     Dumb
Animals.
Mrs. Kluetsch and her son,
Frank, of Lastrup and Mrs.
Jacob Duscher of Pierz attended the funeral of Mrs.
Geo. FLischhacker in St.
Mathias last Monday.
Rev. Brander and Frank
Mischke of Buckman were
business callers in Pierz
Tuesday.
Victor and Benjim^n Herold left Monday £for a trip
thru Canada.
Frank Marsh k of St. Cloud
came  to   Pierz   Monday   ai d ,
U ft again Wednesday.    He is
solicili tg for an   accident   insurance company.
Mrs. J. Viktor and Mrs.
Pauli e Viktor of Cedar Rapids, Ia , arrived Monday evening to attend their father's?
funeral.
C. E. Gravel and A. P.Stoil
went to Little Fails Sunday
to witne-s the ball game be-
tvuen the Conrads of St Paul
and the B'ues of  Little Fal!s.
Lucas Backes and wife left
Friday f r the Twin Cities,
where Mr. Backes in ends to
enter the employ of a wholesale house.
A checking* account is a
sensitive indicator which telis
vou at all times how your business is running. Pay by
check and by so doing you g*et
a receipt for every transaction.—German State Bank of
Pierz.
St. Cloud.—Reduced to a
physical wreck and tired of
bumming and being hunted,
Lester Lloyd, aged 26. on parole from the St. Cloud reformatory, Tuesday walked
into the offices cf the board of
control at the capitol and gave
himself up. Wednesday an
officer brought him back to
the reformatory in St.  Cloud.
This is the second time he
has done this, the other time
being March 2^, 1905.
Madison— G. Monroe Ka-
nouse, for many years under
sheriff of Dane county, ma)'
be selected as marshal, to the
state su^ rerae court,lo fill the
vacancy caused by the death
of Capt. James B. McCoy.
Right in your busiest season when you
have the least time to spare you are moEt
likely to take diarrhoea and lose several
days' time, unless you have Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at
hand and take a close on the first appearance
of the disease.    For sale by all dealers.
RIPLEY ORE
ASSAYS 59.09
Chas. VanHercke Serrt Samples to $%.
perts WhoSay it is of the
Best Quality
Transcript: Prom samples
of iron ore sent to assayists
taken from the southeast quar
ter of section 24 in Ripley town
owned by Chas. VanHercke, a
percentage of 59.09 is assayed
for iron and also a small percentage of gold and silver.
This land lies directly in the
line of attraction of the Little
Palls and Mille Lacs range and
the prospects for good commercial iron ore and other minerals
there are good.
Pew people have any idea of
the mineral possibilities of Morrison county. Besides iron already found around Randall
and the best of prospects of
of finding good commercial iron
in Belle Prairie, there has also
been found gold and silver in
small quantities with a possibility of finding paying quantities along the line somewhere.
Indications of granite are re
ported in section 13,Platte.
While a great many floats
have been found all over the
county, running from 35 to 68
per cent hard iron, many Of
floats show that they have traveled but a very short distance
which proves that the iron ore
is here of good quality and
in large quantities.
Thou Shalt not Steal
Some unprincipled boys stole
all of Mrs. J. J. Faust's plunls
last Friday night.
It might be said in passing,
that a person who plants a tree
in his own garden and takes
care of it to maturity, naturally places more value upon its
fruit than the cold dollars and
cents such fruit might represent in the commercial market;
and there is absolutely no reason why boys, who will sneak
into others' premises in the
dead of night, and not only rob
such a tree, but break its limbs
and the garden fences as well,
should not be held as accountable as the criminal, who picks
pockets onpasses a forged check.
There is no reason for considering apples, plums, water melons and other garden truck
legitimate bootv for thieves.
Some Corn
G. H.Powers of Little Falls
has on display, in front of his
office, several stalks, of corn
which was taken from the
place of C. W. Kemp at Little
Elk. The stalks are sev n
feet and a half high and the
ears are twelve inches log;
but the interesting part is
that the corn is mature and
out of danger of frost and only averages from eighty-three
to   eighty   days   old. Mr.
Powers thinks that the corn
will average about sixty bushels to the acre.
CREAMERY ASSN.
ELECTSJFFICERS
Theo. Thielen is First President, Wm.
Meyer, Vice President, Carl Kaps-
ner,Secy.,Math Thommes, Treas.
The shareholders of the Pierz
FarmersCo operative Creamery
met in Hartmann*s Hall last
Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of perfecting the new organization, adopting a constitution and by-laws, and electing
officers..
Informal speeches were made
by Theodore Thielen and Mr.
Lindbergh of the State Dairy
department. Mr. Lindbergh's
remarks were well taken and
often interrupted by applause.
The gist of his talk can be embodied in the word CO-OP E-
R-A T-I-O-N. -'This is a jpng
word,"said Mr. Lindbergh, "but
its meaning is simple—it means
working together."
The following officers were e-
lected:
President—
Theo. Thielen.
Vice president-
Win. Meyer.
Secretar}*—
Carl Kapsner.
Treasurer—
Math. Thommes.
Directors—
Christ Faust, Henry Kru-
schek, Peter Girtz, Mike Thul,
Theo. Gross.
The new organization is now
fatrl}' launched with about 100
shareholders, who all display
unbounded enthusiasm, interest, and energy: and if all members remain true to the spirit
of co-operation, the success of
the Pierz farmers Creamer}'
is assured.
Letter from John Sehr
John Sehr, the globe trotter, who has been in Alaska
and toured all foreign countries
including Japan, China, Siberia etc. has decided to make
his permanent home in Red
mond, Washington, a town
near Seattle. He wrote a few
days ago to John Philippi that
he had bought a forty acre
tract of land and intended to
remain there. He reports
that dining the entire summer, with the exception of a
few days, the thermometer
did not register above 80 degrees in the shade.
How is This For an Old Man?
John Heach, who helped Henry Wuellner in the lharvest
fields this season,1 reported a
few days ago that he all alone
had shocked 110 acres and built
fourteen stacks of wheat and
two stacks of oats. "'And more
grain yet to stack! How is that
for a man 83 years old'' said
John as he stood squarely on
both feet with back as erect as
a straight edge and right hand
thumping his full and rounded
chest with such force that the
thud could he heard a block a-
way as his fist rebounded to
full arm's length.
Real Estate Transfers
The following real estate
transfers published by C. H.
Eiston, abstractor, at Little
balls, are of interest here:
George Denzen and wife to August
Dehler, 6x12 rode in sw of e\v,
1-39 30 $223
Harriet M. Joslin (widow) to James
iialoney, e of nw and ne of sw, 33-40-
32 81,680
Andrew Faust et al to Joseph Trachta. s of lot 2. block "li," Kapsner'B addition to Pierx. $100
C H. Buckman and wife to Edward
E. Smith, undivided % of ne of ne, 12-
132-30 SJ68.75
Stephen fchwartz and wife to John
Schwartz, Jr., n of nw 29 39-31; w of
se, se of sw and ne, 21-39 30 $t,210
Executors estate of John Faust, deceased, to Andrew Faust et al, s of lot
2, bluck "B," Kapsner's addition to
Pierz S50
Administrators estate of Alex Pilon,
Sr., deceased, to C, B. Buckman, ne of
ne, 12-132-30 fUGO
Next Saturday an examination for a new rural carrier on
route 3, vacated by '•Jeff"
Virnig, will be held at the
Little Falls Post Office, It
is reported that 9 or 10 applicants will take the examination.
Born -To Mr. and Mrs.
John Altrichter/a son.
Did Not Let Bridge Contract
A representative of each of
the firms of Great Northern
Bridge Co., A. Y. Bayr
Co., Minneapolis Steel .and
Machine Co., Jolliet Bridge
and Iron Co., J. M. Var.ce,
Beech Mfg. Co., Fargo Bridge
and Iron Co., W. B. Bossett
and Minnesota Bridge Co.
passed through Pierz Saturday forenoon in two autos, on
their wav to Otto Hoffman's
place in Granite to present
bids for the construction of a
steel bridge across the Skunk
river at P. J. Gau's place.
A party of four more bridge
builders' representatives, arrived later in the afternoon,
making altogether, thirteen
bidders. The town board rejected all bids and did not let
contract; it considered a'l
bids too high.
Frank Waninger got the
contract to» build the cement
abutments, 34x16 feet, for
$223.00.
A Visit to Sullivan Lake
Wm. Filer, who made a trip
to Sullivan lake last week for
a few days outing, expresses
himself only in the highest
terms of praise in speaking of
the hospitality of the people
who live on the shores of that
lake. He says that though
the houses may not be models
of architecture, yet when one
steps inside, all furniture will
be found clean and neatly arranged, and their meals are
at least equal to those served
at manv of the much more
pretentious hostelries. Mr.
tCller called at the homes ol
Mrs. T. S. Look and Mrs.
Ford on the east shore of the
lake.
The Iron Hostler.
No more muscle needed now
to curry and brush the horse.
A perfect grooming machine
is used now7, by all who can
afford it, especially in large
stables, and the horses are
taken to the machine just as a
well groomed man goes to his
bath tub every morning. The
horse steps in and the machine
does the rest. All you have
to do to keep in good condition, is lo step to the telephone and order a case of golden grain belt beers. The)'
will do the rest by appetizing
and strengthening, and assisting* nature to re-build the
waste. Secure your supply
from E. S.Tannsr LittleFalls
Mir.n.
Madison — Mrs. Catherine
Steckelberg,a widow, aged 82,
was killed by a street car.
St. Cloud—John Mossberg,
a pioneer residentof this city,
was stricken with heart failure Monday morning while at
work about his home, dying
instantly. Mr. Mossburg was
born in Sweden in 1840. He
He came to Minnesota when a
young man. For years he
has been a respected citizen
of St. Cloud and leaves many
friends to mourn his death.
He is survived by his wife
and two children.
Mike Bitzan of Douglas Co.
is here visiting with his
friend John Dombovy. Mr.
Bitzan is looking for a suitable location for ageneralstore.
P. L. Poster is building a
cement walk between Herman
Koering's store and the Post
Office.
DEATH CALLED MRS.
GEO.FLEISCHHACKER
Of St. Mathias Last Friday — Better
Known Here as Anna Kluetsch,
Sister to Frank of Lastrup
Mrs. Ceo. Plelschhacker, bet*
ter known here asAnna Kluetsch
died last Friday morning at one
o'clock at her home in St.
thias, ('row Win? Co. Heart
failure is .said to have been the
cause of her death. Mrs. Fleisch-
hacker came to Pierz with her
parents. Mi*, and Mrs. .John
Kluetsch, forty-four \rars ago
and settled on the farm south
of Frank Konen's place in Muh,
now owned by Henry Schulte.
Married to Geo. Fleischhaclu-r
twenty two years ago,deceased
moved a few years later onto
the farm in St. Mathias, on
which she lived until tin- time
of her death. She leaves a husband, five children, her mother
and brother Frank of f-astrup,
besides one brother and two
sisters in the state of Washington.
Burial took place last Monday in the Catholic cemetery
in St. Mathias.
Autos That Pass in the Night.
A party consisting of t_ ha**,.
Gish, Arthur Bovce, Louis
Gravel, Anna Gish and
Gladvs Eyno;i, broke down
last Friday near the cream
station in Granite while auto-
ing from Onamia to Little
Falls. Mich. Priglmeyer towed them to the village in the
afternoon. Chas Schroeder
of Little Falls was sent for,
who, after looking themachins
over, decided that the damages could not be repaired
outside of a garage. At the
approach of the evening twilight the party sadly resumed
its slow and laborious towage
toward the Occident.
While in our village, Mr.
Schroeder answered another
call of distress from a Little
Falls chauffeur whose auto
had ceased to automobilize at
the foot of a hill north < f
Buckman. We were told that
the ailment of the second auto was of such a nature that
it, too, had to be taken to the
repair hospital the same night.
Party From Greenweld Here Thursday
Adolph Vonderhaar, Paul
Eller, William Zeiske and
Albert Spaeth of Greenwald
came up to Pierz last Thursday evening in Adolph's auto.
They expected to arrived here
early enoug*h to attend the
dance in Faust's hall, but a
busted tire delayed their arrival until after midnight.
They returned Friday morning*.
A King Who Left Home
set the world to talking, but
Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo, N.
Y., says he always KEEPS
AT HOME the King of all
Laxatives—Dr. King's New
Life Pills-—and that they're a
blessi lg* to all his family.
Cure constipation; headache,
indigestion, dyspepsia. Only
25c at E. L. Kaliher.
C. B. Buckman and Barney
Burton of Little Falls spent a
few hours in Pierz Tuesday.
They came out in Mr. Burton's auto spinning thru the
country in our vicinity.
Mrs. Jacob Roch transacted
business in Little Falls yesterday.
TIME ANNIHILATING  STEEL STEEDS THAT WILL RACE AT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.   GREA*FA¥r*^r^ANE~M^^ wEE~K~SEPT7TTd 9