The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1911-12-28

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PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, .MINNESOTA, DECEMBER 28, 1011.
NO. 28
PERSONAL TAX
DUE JAN. I
Amounts Due for  1911 Assessment
Must Be Paid Before
March I 1912
WANTS LONGER
SCHOOL HOURS
F. J. WEIS MAKES
A HIGH SCORE
ITOWN OF GRANITE
Althafr, Math, $3 35.
Billstine, Peter, 3.71; Brummer, Louis
4.05: Brummer John, 5.40; Brintman,
Jos. 4.49; Brick, S P. 2c; Blake Peter
W, 43 65; Blake & Gross, 17.44; Baker, Adam, 4.47.
Dahman, John, 6.82.
Eisel, Jos, 4.87.
Freund, Jake, 1.13; Fleishaker,
Mary, 1.49
Girtz, Jake 5 06; Gross, Joseph, 10
43; Gross, John, 9 81; Gross, A Mary,
4 59; Gross, Steve, Sr, 11 13, Gross,
Theo, F, Jr, 1 82; Gau, Kate, 9 49;
Gross, Theo, 7 05.
Hoffman,   Carolina,   $7   41;   Haisel,
Maggie, 4 40; Hemer,  Elizabeth, 4 07.
Janorske,    Aug,      $4 70;     Johnson,
Hans, 2 57.
Keller,  Alois,   9 50; Kurtz, Ruahus,
2 86; Kalhamer Robert 1 63.
Leed, Geo, W, S5 49.
Miller,    John,    4 00!    Miss,    Hana,
1 65.
Olson, Mike, $4 91.
Portner, Joseph, 2 07.
Prigelmier, Mike, $4 41.
Ricke,   Henry,   76c;    Ricke,    Fred,
C 37.
Schomer,    John,    $5 27;    Schonuds,
John,     5 13;    Schlegel,    Christ,   6 45;
Schraut,   John   3 38;   Schraut,   Mike,
4 34;    Safe,     Joseph,     3 09;     Seurer,
Andrew,     2 35;   Steinekugle,     Ignatz,
7 40; Schomer, Katie, 61c.
Tarnala,, John, SJ 83;
Virnig, Hubert $1 38.
Will, Anton,   $2 98;   Will,   Andrew,
2 29;   Wood,   S D,   1 83;   Weis,   John,
3 50; Weidenbach, Peter, 5 69; Waller,
G W, 3 40; Wood George, 1 24.
Zeller, Joe, 2 03.
Bemidji School Head Claims Pupils And Wins  a Gold  Watch in  Six
Waste Two Years'
Work
Months' Educational Butter
Scoring Contest
Bemidj, Dec. 22—At a recent meet- ; Transcript: F. J. Wcis, at one time
ing of the county superintendents of buttermaker at the Freedhem cream-
schools of the Mesaba range,   at Cole- ■ ery, now located at Barrett, Minn.,   is
1607 VIOLENT
DEATHS IN 1909
Stale Board of Health Presents Fig
ures—253 Suicides-
Firearms First
raine, W. P. Dyer,' superintendent of
the Bemidji schools, started the gathering by declaring that the present
school system was causing pupils to
waste two years from the time they entered the grades until they gratuated
from the high school and suggested
school should commence at 8 o'clock in
the morning and continued until 5. He
advocates that all academic work be
finished during the forenoon session
and the afternoon be given over to in-
durtrial, agriculture and physical
studies and training.
Prof. Dj'er said that to overcome the
two years'waste, school should be held
eight hours daily, six days a week and
twelve months in the year, making allowance for holidays.
In commenting on this plan, Superintendent Van Dyke, of the Coleraine,
Bovey, Marble and Taconite schools,
said: "The iron ranges should try out
this plan. It is particularly feasible
owing to the fact that children on the
ranges have no outside work to do.
They rise early in the morning and are
demanding admittance at the schools
long before the doors are open."
Superintendent Ryer says the children do no home study work saying
the evening should be given over to
recreation and sleep.
one of the winners of in a six months'
educational scoring contest j'u s t
completed and incidentally won a gold
watch. J. W. Engel of Pratt won the
first prize with a score of 95 50 per cent.
Mr. Engel was in district No. 2. In
district No. 4, composed of eleven counties Mr. Weis secured a score a trifle
over 93.54 per cent.
In this same contest John J. Roch of
Pine Island secured the highest score
on cheese and B. F. Grundeen of Mur-
dock captured the handicap prize.
ROAD CONTRACTS LET
At the meeting of the town board last
Wednesday afternoon the contracts to
corduroy with stone 12 deep and 16 ft.
wide, were let as follows:
Nick Lochner, Jr. 40 rods at $2.60
per rod.
John Pavlu, 30 ro.ls at S2.60 per rod.
Barney Block, 5 rods at 82.45 per
rod.
TOWN OF^LEIGH
Baasencr, John, 19c.
Demmick,    $4 SI;    Drews,    August,
8 56.
Ferguson, J H, 7 51.
Goble, Wm. 17c.
Leigh, J P, 10 52; Leigh,  O C,~4 90
Miller, J C 2 74.
Sommer, Richard, 43c.
TOWN OF HILMAN
Driver, I W, $4 10.
Elstad, mga, 1 70.
Juetten, P J, $5 01;
Lust, Christ, 3 58;  Lust,   Henry,   and
Christ, 8 58.
Meyer,   M   M,   $8 26;   Mohler, A O,
3 96.
Theis, Peter, $12 IS.
Voltine,    Josephine,    7 17.   Vanitne,
Henry, 3 43.
Waytashek, John, $13 67.
TOWN OF PULASKI
Aplekowski, T, $1 79.
Brisk, Ignatz, $5 10.
Christianson, Christ, $16 06; Christ-
inanson, Evne, 2 45.
Fenneman, John, $4 00; Froncak,
Frank, 7 59.
Ginther, Frank, $4 58.
Harman, Jake, 11 66.
Kaminski, Stat, So 44; Knmmet,
George 6 85
Pilarski Vincent, 8 74.
Roszck, Sr. 23c.
Shmarowski Joseph, $6 21; Skochen-
ski, John, 5 01; Smnda, August,  12 94.
Walmark, 9 12,
Zak, John, 3 16.
RICHARDSON TOWN.
Adkins, Roberd, 4 26; Adkins Cora,
1 85; Adkins, Agnes, 9 44.
Britton, John, $ .15.
Cyrus, & Pint, 8 13.
Lynn,    Nancy    E,   8 92;   Look,   T.
S., .27.
Martin, G. P.' 3 91;   Martin   A.    G.
5 09-
Pint, Leoard, 4 26.
Sims, D. W., 2 92;   Sims   Raymond,
1 39; Sims Louisa,   60c.
(Continued on last page)
130 BUSHELS OF OATS TO THE ACRE
(Clippings from Canadian paper sent
by Mike Leeb.)
News has just come to hand of a yield
of 130 bushels, 27% lbs., of oats to the
acre on an eleven acre field on the farm
of W. O. Dore, of Dorenlee. O. P.
Tronues, who guarantees the figures to
be correct, threshed the grain, which
went 52 lbs. to the bushel machine
measure.
In a recent issue we reported a yield
of 1079s .bushels per acre on the farm
of John Erickson,ralso of Dorenlee, so
large yields are quite common in that
part of the Camrose district.
This week three additional crop reports are to hand, they being fromZ.
I. Hills of Dried. Meat Lake, H. O.
Behrens of Edberg, and John Harber,
of Camrose.
Mr. Hills had 200 acres under crop
and the total yield was 16,490 standard bushels making an average yield
per acre of 85 bushels.
Mr. Behrens, who, it may be here
stated, taking a trip to California
this winter, also had excellent yields.
A 50 acre field of oats yielded 80
bushels machine measure to the acre;
13 acre under wheat yielded 45
bushels per acre" and one acre under
barley gave 65 bushels.
Five acre under Banner oats yielded Mr. Harber 85 bushels per ^acre;
24 acres under common oats, 76
bushels; and IS acres also under common oats 75 bushels. Mr. Harber
does not g ive the acreage he had
under wheat and barley," but the respective yield   were 28 and 32 bushe1*,
From the above reports and those
already published it would be seem that
the average for oats per acre in the
Camrose district will easily reach 80
bushels—surely au excellent record!
Pine Island Record, Dec. 21 At the
convention of the Minnesota Butter and
Cheesemakers' Association held at Albert Lea last week, John Roch of this
place was awarded a gold watch as
the prize for the highest average score
in cheesemakingfor six months. These
contests are conducted monthly by the
state Dairy commission and this prize
is for the highest average score for six
months. Mr. Roch's score was 95:12
and that this is a remarkable attainment is attested by the fact that a large
ma'orityof the top notch cheesemaker's
of the state make entries in these
contests. Mr. Roch has been working
the past season for the Pumpkin Hollow Dairy Co. and has been employed
for next season by the same people at
a substantial raise in salary.
John Roch, A. W. Parkin, Charles
Schutz, Ed. Miller and Eric Landahl
attended the meeting of the Minnesota
Butter and Cheesemaker's Association
at Albert Lea last week. Mr. Roch
was honored by election to the office of
treasurer of the association.
Our basket ball team is practicing
nearly every evening and is now ready
to meet any outside team.
Barney Burton of Little Falls, was
in Pierz Tuesday. He bought a horse
of John Banak.
.No. 263 was   the   lucky   number
which won the parlor clock at
Minne Faust.
IMOTIOE
Contract will be let February 10th,
1912, for building a bridge in town of
Richardson, Morrison County, Minnesota. All bids must be sealed and in
town clerk's office before 10 A. M.
February 10, 1912.
Specifications of Bridge
Length 14 feet, width 16 feet, height
4 feet, from top of mud sill to bottom of
cap sill, to be covered with oak
planks three inches thick. Railing
3}_ feet high. Two (2) rails 2x6 pine
plank. Four (4) stringers 6x8x14 feet.
Cap sills 8x8 in. x 14 feet. Mud sills
10x10 in. x 18 feet. Support 8x8 inches
three on each end, to be mortised in
cap and mud sills.
Location of bridge between sections
20 and 21 in the town of Richardson,
north brach of Skunk Creek, Morrison
County, Minnesota.
Bridge must be finished by June
1st, 1912.
27-4 C. E. Look,
Town Clerk.
NOTICE
After January 1st
we will buy any a-
mount of shelled or
ear corn at the highest Market price.
Rich Prairie Milling Go.
Transcript: Wooing death with firearms is much more fashionable in
Minnesota than courting is with poison according to the annual report of
the state board of health, and suicide
by hanging is more popular than taking
poison. Use of cutting instruments
come fourth and drowning fifth. A
table showing the numberof deathsdue
to violence or suicide in 1909, according
to reports made the board, follows:
By firearms, 76
By hanging 64
By poison 56
By cutting instruments    28
By drowning 13
By asphyxiation 12
By jumping   3
By crushing 1
Sixteen hunderd and seven people
met death by violence or suicide, during 1909, the report says. In railroad
accidents 216 were killed. One hunderd and sixt3- five persons were acci-
dently drowned; Twenty died from
sun stroke and 24 froze to death. As
the result of burns and scalds 102 met
death. Nine died from injuries received in automobile accidents; 7 from
injuries suffered in street carea.ccidents
8 were burned to death, 49 died from
injuries received from horses and vehicles. 75 died from accidental gun shot
wounds. This last number includes
those who were mistaken for deer during the open seasen. Operation of machinery killed sixteen, and electric
shocks twenty-two. Death came to
two because of inanition and starvation. thirt3--nine carlessly went to
sleep with dangerous gases near and
failed to awake.
Although the population of the state
increased more than 42,000 from 1908
to 1909 inclusive, therj were fewer
deaths in 1909 than in 1908. In 1908
they aggregated 22,202, while in 1909
they aggregated only 22.003. On the
other hand, there were 43,963 births in
1908 and,43950 in 1909.
SULLIVAN LAKE.
Mrs. T. S. Look was a Pierz visitor
Tuesday.
Mrs. Martin and son Alva were
Pierz callers Thursday.
Merle Look visited with John Bollig
of Pierz Thursday and Friday.
Miss Florence Degnan returned to
her home at Pine River for the Christmas vacation.
Mazie Look visited with Mary Brunette of Pierz Friday and Saturday.
Sherman, the fur buyer from Little
Falls was in this vicinity Friday.
Peter Berg of Pierz came up with
the mail carrier Saturday and returned with a fine Christmas tree.
A few of the fishermen went home
to spend Christmas.
Those from this neighborhood who
attended the dance at Mr. Waller's
were Messers Martin, Sims and
Christianson, the Misses Ethel and
Martin, and Mrs. A. W. Cook and
daughters.
T. S. Look came home Sunday and
will stay until after New Year.
Ray Sims called at C. E. Look's
Sunday.
Irven Christianson and sons spent
Sunday at Vineland.
D. W. Sims and family ate Christmas dinner at John Britton.
Henry Smith and family spent
Christmas at the Lynn home'
Mrs. Ford and daughter T. S.
Look and F. A. Johnson spent Christmas at C. E. Look's.
P. Walmark and family visited at
Henry Grand's on Platte lake Monday.
Ernest Brand visited with Merle
Look, Monday evening-.
The young people spent an enjoyable
time at Mr. Pierce's dance Christmas
night.
-A. W. Cook left for Lake Minne-
touka Tuesday to visit with friends
and relatives.
ORPHANS TO
HAVE TREAT
Business Men Have Provided  Christmas Packages for Children at
St. Otto's Orphanage
Transcript: As has been the custom for several years the children at
St. Otto's orphanage were gi\en a
Christinas treat by a number of business men Monday. The treat was
presented at 3 p. m. Monday in the
assembly room at the orphanage and
everyone was invited to be pri
The mother Superior states that the
Christmas treat is looked foreward to
by the children for months and that it
is the happiest day in the year for
them. Those who have been present in
other years say that they have never
seen such true Christmas happiness as
the treat affords the orphans.
The money for the treat is raisafd
among the merchants aud no difficulty
is encountered in obtaining the necessary funds. No one is allowed to contribute more than one dollar to the
fund. This 3'ear candy, nuts, apples,
oranges, bananas and eight different
kinds of cookies have been purchased.
Several ladies have divided the s.
and put them in bags ready to be presented. There are 74children and each
of them from the largest to the smallest will receive an equal amount of
the sweets. In addition lo the bags of
candy and fruit, chickens will be supplied for the Christmas dinner.
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bit im Journal publtjirt nxroen.
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fen unb meirten alien ^reunben unb
Sefannten einen canabifdfen ©rug
entbieten.
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r/arte Jyiteu. Jdj uvbnte 40 J
len rou ber ndbefteu Mnfieblung unb
mitWos$75 <5elb, £rau unb fdnf
Heine Kinber. Jdj batte 3 pfcrbe
unb <* l.iifjc, rerlor abet im erf-en
Jafjr ein Pferb unb 3 luibe. 2tucb
Kranfbeiteu in ber .familie bo ben
mid) surfltfgefefct. Jdj .aun fagen,
es l/dt 5 jabre genommen ef?e id?
roirfltd? einen Hnfang batte. ~v.*i*t
abet aebt es beffer. 2T..inc Kinber
fiub _jerangen.ad7f.-n, mein V'wh-
ftaub tjat fid? auf 50 rermebrt, aud)
babe id} 9 pferoe unb'alle uotf-
£arm«<5«ratl}fd}aften. Kn.j gefagt,
ein fdjulbenfreies f^cim im ibertbe
Don $8,000. c7y,. (Etfeitfafyi babe
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ben mir iiberall.
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ten. <£s finb \d)on jwei ITTineti gc«
offuet unb anbere merben folgen.
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gute ©egenb. Per Sobcn ift fd?_oe«
rer Cetjm unb fetjr fruebtbar. V.m
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foldjei- XDudit, l)ier burd}, bafe uicbt
ein f*»alm auf mcinem £anbe ftcben
blieb. 3" P'or5 un'irbe man bas
£a-ib umgepftflgt baben, bier ift es
anbers; nacb einigen itagen n-ar
mein .fclt> tuieber grfin, unb am \6.
atugufi fiug id) an 511 fdjneiben, id)
ermartete nid-t, bag   b<M ©etreibe
on his way to Crow Wing   Co.,   where   rc'f mtirbc C-)e _froft fc'ime.     3*be'
he will dehorn cattle and take pictures, j fam I'SO Cotmcil flitter, nxlcbes id.
John Boser of BuhTcalled   at   Christ 'K1?* 3U *6 bie CoitUC IHU'faufe.    Wo
Reese's on business Saturday. Fein  f^agelfturm ivav gab es gut*
Wilson Hayes and wife gave a din- Crttlen.   --Handle farmer baben 50
ner Christmas. Those who atteneed j Bllfbet IPeijen, 60 Bllfb.l ©erfte
are C. Reese and wife and daugh. I unb J00 Btlffjel f^afcr befcmmcit
ter Emma, Ben Richner and wife and md]. ^^ ~.Qr , ^ -^ n
son Edward   and   Walter   Hayes   and   ,_,_, _,,- «       ,_ „„    ' L.   ..   ,   _J
.... t80 .Ucfer  \2,000  Bufbcl ©etreibe
children. _ ' ' •
Defommen.
Jfir  baben  fdioues ITetter Ifitx
unb bie Orefd)mafd)inen fiub nodi
jan ber -Hrbeit unb es ift fraglidj ob
business    in
Platte
C.    Reese   transacted
Pierz Saturday.
Bill Hayes of Little Falls visited his
uncle W. Hayes several days this
week.
Hayes boys transacted business in
Pierz Saturday.
C. Reese is busy hauling slabs from
Sorensens.
Andrew and Joe Kainz are busy
hauling firewood.
Ben Richner and son Edward are
busy hauling stones.
A large number of people are hauling fire-wood from C. Kelly's.
A fur buyer was around here Saturday .
J. Seibert of Pierz passed thru   here
NOTICE.
We wish to announce,   that we have
sold   our   building   and   will   have a   r; , k;__  •*«_,.
I fie otes Jalu* fertig merbeu, oa man
special sale on our goods from now on
until sold.
Joe and Anna Melhart.
Ends Winter's Trouble.
To many, winter is a season of trouble. The frost-bitten toes and fingers,
chapped hands aud lips, chilblains,
cold-sores, red and rough skin, prove
this. But such troubles fly before
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A trial convinces. Greatest healer of Burns, Boils,
nid)t r/offen Fann ba% bas IPetter
lange fo bteibeu roirb. ^arm.2.r>
beiter rerbicucn _}icr $50 bis $40
per ,TTomit, ober $(.50 per liaa, unb
$2 bis $3 per ilaa* roabrctib ber
€rute.
Michael Leeb.
St. Cloud—That there have been over
230 new residences completed in St.
Piles, Cuts, Sores, Bruises, Eczema ^knid during the past two years and
and Sprains. Only 25c at E. L. Kali- that every one of them is now being
"er- I occupied is the showing made by  John
H. Ley,  who lias   just   completed   the
Cashier   Stoll   returned   from Little
Falls Wednesday.
NOTICE
After January 1st,
we will buy any a-
mount of shelled or
ear corn at the highest Market price.
Rich Prairie Milling Co,
task of compiling   a   directory   of   the
city and its suburbs.
Little Falls—In examining his records Wednesday,Clerk of Court S. P.
Brick found that during the month
of December last year he issued sixteen marriage license and that so far
this month only two have been ie
a\.s a result he is considering a plan
of offering special C . bargains
in order to keep up with the record.
NOTICE
We will grind i with
: cobs ! grind   fi
Pkime:-bercitr I'kos.