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THE PIERZ JOURNAL
VOL. 4.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JULY 25,  1912.
NO. U
KUNZA-TERiiAAR
John K'un/.a. son of Mrs. Eli
zabeth Kunza, and Mary Terhaar, youngest daughter of Gerhard Terhaar were married by
liev. .1.(. Stiegler in St. Joseph's church la.st Tuesday morning.
John Terhaar, brother to the
bride, was best man, and Mar-
gareth Terhaar, daughter of
Herman Terhaar was maid of
honor. The wedding was celebrated at the brides   home.
The groom, who is a young
man of sterling qualities, has
for a number of years been employed as locomotive engineer
on the Canadian Pacitic R. R.,
with headquarters at Winnipeg.
After a short visit with relatives in New Trier, Mr. and
Mrs. Kunza. will leave for Winnipeg, their future home.
That they may find happiness
and prosperity in the Northern
city is the wish of their many
Pierz friends.
Martin Gelhar and daughter
Catherine of Buh last week attended the silver wedding of
Mr. Gelhar's sister, now Mrs.
Utecht of Stillwater. The following is from the Stillwater
Gazette:—Mr. and Mrs. August
Utecht are celebrating their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary today at their home in
South Stillwater.
This morning at 10 o'clock at
St. Mary's church there was a
solomn high mass- Rev. Conrad Glatzmier was assisted at
mass by Rev. George Scheffold
of the Assumption church, St.
Paul.
Mr. and Mrs. Utecht issued
75 invitations for a reception
to be held at their home at three
o'clock this afternoon.
POSTPONED MEETING
Owing to the large amount of
business last Saturday evening,
relative to the school bond and
other matters of importance,
district 41, in the village of
Buckman, postponed the election of officers until the coming
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.
"Tlie rain which fell lastTues-
day was not needed" is the unanimous verdict of the farmers.
"Still," say a few, "if we should
not get another heavy shower
until late in the fall, Tuesday's
rain will make it easier plowing."
Mrs. Rose Dreier and Mrs.
Matt Pomasel of Durand, Wis.,
returned to their home yesterday* morning after a week's visit
with the Wm. Leidenfrost family of Agram. Mrs. Dreier is a
sister to Mrs. Leidenfrost.
WORK ON LINE BEGIN
Jacob Neisius has the distinction of being the first man in
the village to have his store and
living rooms wired for electric
lights. Two motor truck loads
of material were brought out
from Little Palls Monday morning and a crew of linemen began
work on Jake's building the
same afternoon.
Mr. Gordon's plan is to so arrange the work between the
construction of the line to Little Palls and the wiring of the
buildings, that the current can
be turned on about the time the
line is completed.
LETTER FROM MONTANA
GRACEVILLE, MONT.
July 18th, 1912.
lor, Pierz Journal
Pierz, Minn.
Dear sir: As many of your
readers would no doubt like to
know how everything is getting
along in this corner of the world,
I will try and give an idea, of
how the crops are this year and
also the soil and climatic conditions as I have found them in
this part of the country.
Winter-wheat harvest has begun and will be a bountiful one,
yielding from 20 to -10 bushels
per acre according to the stand
secured last fall. We have a-
bout 50 acres that will go 30 or
more bushels per acre, the rest
we estimate at about 20 bushels
as we secured a rather poor
stand. Just to convince you
that 40 bushels of wheat per
acre is not an impossible thing
I will send you a couple of heads
from a field of ours that required 2 pounds of twine per acre.
Any farmer of practical experience will know that wheat
with heads the size of these and
filled as they are, that has medium small straw and requires 2
pounds of twine per acre, and is
also free from weeds, will yield
an enormous crop. Spring
crops are also looking good but
owing to a cold wet spring are
not as far advanced as in former years.
The hay proposition is the only one that troubles the farmer
of this section to any great extent, and alfalfa has already began to solve that problem for
them. Have had plenty of rain
here to raise a crop by drj'-land
farming methods.
The soil here is a brown clay
from one to two feet deep and
will raise most anything that
the climate favors. The climate
is not all peaches and cream as
most people back there think it
is. We do not have any severe
cold weather and snow seldom
lays more than a couple of weeks
at a time; jet,we can expect a
snow storm any time from the
middle of August to the middle
of May. I will close for this
time by promising to let you
know* at some future date what
progress the white race is making in this part of the world
that was supposed to have been
created for the Indian or Buffalo, but the former after consuming the latter, died of starvation
and now we are trying to convince the rest of the world that
it is not altogether useless.
Time will tell!
Yours very truly,
Thomas Robinson
Graceville
Mont.
hi tun
$25.00 REWARD
$25.00 reward will be
paid to any person who
can bring evidence to pro-=
secute the person who
cut my heifer.
5-2 Jos. F. Brinkman.
MONEY IN RYE
Fred Kehr of Dixville was in
the village last Saturday. Fred
sowed 347 acres of rye last fall,
200 acres of which had already
been cut at the time of his visit
here.
Let us do a little farming on
paper. Three hundred and
fourty acres with an average of
25 bushels an acre will yield
8,675 bushels. At 60 cents a
bushel 8,675 bushels will bring
:(*5,205.00.
Deducting from this amount
$1500.00, which ought to cover
seedrye, twine, threshing and
other incidental expenses, Fred
will still make a stake ot $3705.
for his season's work.
Our shingles are manufactured
by one of the best mills on the
coast. Don't be fooled by an
inferior grade.
J. Borgerding & Co.
A. E. Macho, Agent.
Little Falls, July 15th.
The board of county commissioners of Morrison county. Minnesota, with the auditor met at
the office of the county auditor
as a board of e ■calization, all
members being present.
All members of said board ui
equalization having taken their
oath to faithfully and impartially perform their duties as members of such board, a motion was
made and carried that Henry
Gassert act as chairman of the
board and B. Y. McNairy as
secretary of the board, then proceeded to equalize personal property in Morrison county.
Onr-Year-Ot-d Horses.
Agram reduced 40 per cent.
Two-Ykak-Old Houses.
Buckman raised in percent.
Morrill raised 10 per cent.
Pulaski raised 30 per cent.
Threk-Yeak-oi.t) Horses.
Leigh raise! 40 per cent.
Pulaski raised 10 per cent.
Stallions.
Granite raised 30 per cent.
One-Year-Old Cattle.
Bull raised 25 per cent.
Pulaski reduced 30 per cent.
Pierz raised 10 per cent.
Two-Yeak-Oi.i) Cattle.
Agram raised 10 per cent.
Pulaski reduced 20 per cent.
All Othi-.k Cattle.
Buh raised SO per cent.
Pulaski raiseJ 80 per cent.
Pierz raised 20 per cent.
Platte reduced 10 per cent.
Wagons, Carriages, Etc.
Agram raised 80 per cent.
Buckman raised 100 der cent.
Buh raised 25 per cent.
Granite raised 150 per cent,
Hillman raised ISO per cent.
Leigh raised 100 per cent.
Mt. Morris raised 150 per cent.
Pulaski raised 3(.() per cent.
Platte raised  70 per cent,
Pierz raised 50 per cent.
Richardson raised SO per cent.
Automobiles.
Buckman raised 1(X) per cent.
Melodions and Organs.
Agram raised 80 per cent.
Buckman raised 110 per cent.
Buh raised 50 per cent.
Leigh raised 50 per cent.
Morrill raised 40 per cent.
Platte raised 50 per cent.
Pierz raised  10 per cent.
Richardson raised 10 per cent.
Pianos.
Buh raised 100 per cent.
Household Goods.
Agram raised 90 per cent.
Buckman raised 150 per cent.
Buh raised 100 per cent.
Granite raised 200 per cent.
Hillman raised 50 per cent.
Leigh raised 50 per cent.
Mt. Morris raised 150 per cent.
Morrill raised 50 per cent.
Pulaski raised 200 per cent.
Platte raised 100 per cent.
Pierz raised 90 per cent.
Richardson raised 70 per cent.
Agricultural Tools & Implements.
Agrain raised 25 per cent.
Buckman raised 100 per cent.
Buh raised 60 per cent.
Granite raised 150 per cent.
Hillman raised 100 per cent.
Leigh raised 100 per cent.
Mt. Morris raised 200 per cent.
Morrill raised 60 per cent.
Pulaski raised 250 per cent.
Platte raised 90 per cent.
Richardson raised 50 per cent.
Retail Merchents.
Buckman raised 40 per cent except
Mischke, reduce F. Mischke, line 16
B, to 16.30.
Pierz raised 20 per cent except John
H. Grell, he being raised to 100 per
cent.
The board divided all lands in three
classes, class one to be $6.00 per acre,
class two to be $5.00 per acre, class
three to be $4.00 per acre.
Real Estate.
Agram raised 80 per cent.
Buckman raised 90 per cent.
Buh raised 80 per cent.
Granite raised 110 per cent.
Hillman raised 70 per cent.
Leigh raised 100 per cent.
Mt. Morris raised 40 per cent.
CARE OF CREAM ON FARM     ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETINGS
Selected by Jake Pflepson District 14   in  the village re-
It is a recognized fact that elected Karl Kapsner clerk and
better butter is made during the Magnus Rauch director,
month of June than at any other J J.i-t. I'd -Wenzel Medek was
time of the year and this is, in a I elected elerk. M. Herold was
large measure, due to the fart (elected director to till vacancy
that cows are not stabled, the caused by the resigmation of Jos.
fly is not in evidence, the spring otremba. Victor Kaas has been
rains have washed the cows ],(,-,.,! teacher. School will com-
clean and the old winter coat of
hair is gone. We hardly expect
the average farmer to curry his
cows as much as he does his
horses, but a few practical suggestions should be observed.
First, clip off any long hairs
found on the cow's udder; second, before milking, wipe the
flank and udder with a damp
cloth, not entirely with the idea urer
of cleaning but also to cause the
particles of dust and dirt to adhere to the udder rather than to
drop into the milk pail.
We strongly recommend the
covered milk pail. Experiments ing 2nd Monday in Oct.
show that the covered pail reduces the bacteria fully 50 per
cent over the common open pail.
We advise the simplest form of
hooded pail without a strainer
for milking purposes. There is
now on the market a practical
pail of this  sort known   as   the
mence first part of September.
Dist. <)H—John   B. Bednar   re
elected   clerk.      Nick   Lochner,
treasurer and   P. L. Girtz director hold over.    A. C. Seifert will
teach the next term.
Dist. '.1*2—G. A. Hoffmann was
elected i .rector.   Iheo. Thielen
clerk and  Herm. Froelich treas-
hold over.     Kight   months
ool, commencing Oct. 1st.
Dist. U7—Henry Valtin elected
director. I. W. Driver clerk and
Christ. Lnst treasurer hold over.
Eight months   school, commenc
g 2nd Mi':
Dist. 1*27 Wm.Meyer re-elected clerk. Theo. Cross director
and Emil Froehi.:* treasurer,
hold over. Eight months school.
Margareth i oerner teacher.
Dist. 39—JohnEndres re-elect
ed director.    .John  Boser   treas
"Borden Pail.'- It has no tubes ' urer and John I letter hold over.
or acute angles and is thns easi-' Eight morths school beginning
ly cleaned; it is not a patent .and   first Monday in Oct.
may be procured   at   a   nominal
price. [C°ntinued next week.]
A. H.   Kramps,   the Royalton
druggist, died this morning.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK
The Pierz Post Office becomes
a Postal savings Bank the first
day of August. Those interested may get all the information
from Postmaster Hennen.
LIGHTNING STRIKES IN VILLAGE
Lightning struck into Mrs.
Vosen's house about twoo'c'ock
Tuesday morning and completely demolished the chimney and
stovepipes. From the visible
traces it seems that the bolt
pierced the   baseboards   of   the j Bollig who resigned
Dist. 124—West side of Sullivan lake- A. W. Cook elected
clerk. P. Walmark director and
John Finneman treasurer hold
over. Six months school, commences Sept. 1st. A new school
will be baill this summer.
Dist. 55—P. J. Gau re-elected
clerk. John Weiss director and
Jos. Gross treasurer hold over.
Eight months school. Lizzy
Streitz teacher.
Dist. 78—John Kobilka was
re-elected treasurer. John Langer clerk and Louis Kobilka director hold over. Eight months
school.
Dist. 129—Henry Schulte was
elected director in place of P.J.
Frank Ko-
wall which separates the kit
chen from the frontroom and
ripped the carpet in the front-
room for a distance of six feet.
One piece of stovepipe was
hurled across the second story
bedroom to the wall opposite
in which it made a very perceptible dent. Not in any season
within the memory of even the
very oldest settlers   has   light
nen clerk and Henry Kruschek
treasurer hold oyer. Eight
months school.
Dist. 46—Frank   Bolster  was
re-elected     treasurer.       Anton
i Rauch director and John Vorath
clerk hold over.    Eight months
school.    Nick Staub teacher.
Dist. DU—Geo.   Leeb  elected
treasurer.     J.   Schoinmer   clerk
summer.
ning struck as often   in   Pierz : and Tony Will director hold over.
and neighborhood as it has this Six months school.
Dist. 125—Aug. Drews was reelected treasurer. Mrs. J. C.
Miller clerk and John Bassener
director hold over. Eight months
school, beginning Oct. 1st. Dan
Sommer teacher.
Dist. 90—John Schmidtbauer
was elected treasurer, the other
officers hold over.
Dist. N8—(two schools in one
district) H. H. Smith elected
treasurer. Chas. Sanborn was
elected clerk for one year to fill
vacancy. T. S. Look director
holds over. Eight months school,
beginning in both schools on the
first Monday in September.
FARMS FOR SALE
I have tlie following
farms
for sale:
Jolm Schaebel's
120
acres.
Heu. Gassert's
280
M. Schommer'B
100
Paul Virnig's
160
Frank Boelim's
160
L. Spanfellner's
160
JOS. H
. GRELL.
$25.00
buys a choice Holstein
bull, one year old, nicely
marked, from thefleadow
Brook Farm herd of "Hol =
steins." Write, call or
phone to
C. W. MILLER,
R. 2 Royalton, Minn.
Morrill raised 30 per cent.
Pulaski raised 100 per cent.
Platte raised 10 per cent.
Pierz raised 40 per cent.
Richardson raised 5 per cent.
Cream kkiks.
Pierz raised 50 per cent.
Buckman raised 200 per cent.
Line 19, New Pierz, reduced :
;<)7.
Little Falls—Men are at work
repainting and repairing the
steeple and cornice work of the
Belle Prairie church. The cross
which has stood at the top of
the steeple for over thirty years
was removed and found to be
sound, and after being covered
with galvanized iron and gold
leaf, will be replaced.
Dodd's Lightning rods
are the best. Let me tell
you about them.
P. A. Hartmann.
MRS, STUCKE DEAD
Mrs. Louisa   Stucke,   mother
EL Stucke in east Granite,
died last  Tuesday   at    the    ad-
vam ol   -7   yeans.    IKr
husband, Henry Stucke, died in
Henderson, Minn., 33 years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Stucke came from
Hanover, Germany   to Chi.
in .{_."<::. when that great Metropolis  was   little   more   than   a
swam]'.
Mrs. Stucke leaves three sons:
Carl of I'ierz, Ferdinand   oi
Cloud and Henry   of   Arlington,
Minn,    besides twenty     grand
children and four   great   grand
children.    The     remains    were
shipped to Henderson    lor   burial.
FARMS SOLD DURING LAST WEEK
Joseph H. Grell reports the
following farms sold during tin-
last week:
The John Peine farm, known
as the old McGregor place, to
Tony Welle of St. Martin,
Stearns ( !<*>.;
The old Sp i ufellaer farm to
Wm. Fessenberg of   Luxenbe-g,
Steams Co.;
The Christ Schroeder farm to
Wm. Fessenberg for   $15.(Ki per
acre;
Tlie   Haul    Hoheisel    farm in
Lastrup to Henry Steering of
Freepo  !, Stearns Co.;
The Peter   Kan att    place in
Agrain   to   Peter    Langer For
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The George A. Hoffman place
in Huh fo Mrs. Hail   Hoheiselj
Phillip Kray's place in Huh to
Henry Virnig.
The Louis Feucht farm by   H.
J. Young <>f St. Cloud   to   I
hard Block-
"QUEEN MINNIE"
our gasoline launch will
run   on   Fish   lake   next
Sunday at half rates.
RAUCH BROS.
THE MARKET
Wheat, No. 1       98
Wheat, No. 2  9.
Flax,        2.00
Barley      90
Rye       80
Cats     r.o
Ear Corn     80c
Hay     $5.00
Butter, Creamery ..       28
Dairy       _1
Eggs       Id
Flour, Beat     3.20
"    Straight      3.10
Low grade flour t.60
Bran    1.35
Shorts   l.K)
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.40
Ground Feed     1.45
Potatoes        40
Beans      2.00
Onions .J|__^^__l    s">
Butterfat Market
Thursday, 271
Friday,   27*
Saturday, 27*
Monday, 27*
Tuesday, *27|
Wednesday, 27*.
Average _*27.1
SOUTH ST. PAUL HOG MARKET
Ave. Price.
Thursday   7.30
Friday 7.30
Saturday 7.85
Monday 7.34
Tuesday 7.38
Wednesday 7.43
ST. PAUL LIVE STOCK
Steers $6.00 to
Cows and Heifers, __$3.25 to 7.00
Calves,steady $4.00 to 7.50
Feeders, steady, ___S3.50 to 5.50
MARKET DAY will be held In Upper Town, Saturday, August the 3rd.