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THE   PIERZ   JOURNAL
VOL. 4.
PIERZ, MORRISOX COUNTY. MINNESOTA,  JANUARY   :}(), \.)V,.
NO. 33.
FINANCIAL   STATEMENT
OF THE
Pierz Farmers' Creamery
RECEIPTS.
etc	
Butter shipped to N. Y
Butter sold to patrons,  	
Oil sold to patrons,  _- 	
Cash sales  	
Received for butter tubs sold to Lastrup and Buckman
Received for salt sold to Lastrup and Buckman	
Gasoline sold  	
Check refunded by bank 	
Overpaid on account from Duluth hospital	
Account of credit with J. G. Cherry Co.,	
Butter on hand 1,035 lbs., at 33c,	
One tub butter short in transit, estimated	
Total Receipts,
..$52
13;J.
47
6
39
353
75
624
25
54
40
16
26
2
76
3 00
46
*J 2
341
55
21
54
$53 68]  77
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid for butter fat, including* sales to   patrons,   (sales
to patrons $139.86,) $47
Paid for starter milk	
Buttermaker s salary __      1
Helper's salary  -• --	
Secretary's and Treasurer's salary, ($165.00 and $55.00)
Officers' fees   	
Wood and coal, (Bal. $30.00)	
Gasoline, (Bal. §93.00)..-   	
Oil, (Bal 4.00)     --
Salt, (on hand $53.00; Buckman and Lastrup $54.40)...
Tubs, (Buckman and Lastrup, 624.25)      1
Supplies,  - --  -- 	
Butter culture   _ 	
Freight and Drayage  --     	
Labor, extra  	
Pierz Journal, notices and advertisements 	
Calendars	
Stationery and stamps..   __- —
Telephone rent .and messages  _.	
Refund  	
Deducted from accounts, for shares	
Paid into sinking* fund, al. P. Langer's cutting ice	
Paid into sinking  fund     1
Balance on hand  	
Total
§53 681 T,
BUILDING  FUND
RECEIPTS.
Received from sale of shares  $ 1 450 00
Shares sold during the year 1912, (In't 85)	
Notes sold       	
Loan         	
Donations       	
Deducted from patro.is' account to apply on shares. .1.
P.Langer$5.00and$6.00workonice;Endres$11.00
Insurance refunded 	
350 35
560 00
500 CO
37 50
•22 00
31 04
$3 950 89
DISBURSEMENTS.
For lumber, cement and labor    $ 1
Machinery     1
Engine	
Freight on machinery  	
Filing papers 	
Lumber bill	
Refund to Tembreuli	
Tax on mortgage	
Balance    	
973 99
089 32
445 00
is 64
9 50
189 40
33
7 50
217 14
$3 950 89
OPERATING STATISTICS.
  169
        590,5!:,
         ..  ..    *-5,6l0
 155,921.59
Butter fat in milk       3,064.89
Total butter fat received 158,686.48
Number of patrons	
Pounds of cream received
Pounds of milk received
Butter fat in cream	
Average test of cream
Av' rage test of milk 	
Butter shipped 	
Sales to patrons	
Cash sale  >....
Butter oii hand	
Total butter made	
Overrun pounds 34,745, or
26.76
3.61
191,116
461
1,119
1,035
193,731
21.85
STATEMENT OF SINKING FUND.
Balance on hand from building fund    $     217 19
Paid   over  into  sinking  fund as levied, lc. per pound
butter fat received..-.-     1 590 89
Total
PAID  OUT  OF  SINKING    FUND.
Road to creamery	
Insurance , ■	
Desk and chairs	
Paint and Painting	
One note   .. 	
Interest on note	
Vat	
Dividend	
For all other repairs and new fbctures	
To J. Langer for cutting ice  	
Balance on hand	
§ 1 808 08
Personal Taxes Due Jan. 6th
And Mist Be Paid Before
March 1st,
TOWN OF GRANITE
Altenhoveu M;ith .-..4_, Athman Ben
.SO.
Brummer Loui* 3.32.  Brummer Jolm
2.39,  Blake P W 35.48,   Brinkman Jos
3.32, Becker Adam 3.25, Block Gerhard
1.17,   Blake  &  Gross   13.94,   Billstein
1.76.
Dahmen John 4.09.
Eisel Joseph 3.79.
Freund Jake .50, FleiachhackerMary
2.10. Fischer John 1.50.
Gross Joseph 9.48, Gross Theo 1.52,
Gross Mike   1.72,   Gross John S   6.09,
SIXTEEN   FOUR   GENERATION
FAMILIES
VILLAGE SCHOOL REPORT      GRITTNER-KAMMERMEYER      THE LOST HORSE FOUND
Pupils neither absent nor tar       Wednesday     morning     at   9
dy during  the month of Decern- o'clock, in 8 iph's   cbun
ber are: arred the marriage  of   Mike  Friday madi
ROOM I Grittner, a i Grittner Matl
and wife of Buckman, and Fra
Other  communities   seem   to
put   considerable     prominence
upon   the   discovery of   an   unbroken line of four generations.       Brunett Oliver,   Blake Ma;
,     i   . .  ■ ,,     _ i       rot   n„_-i, .r  .,.„.   <-->      .1 a,    ces Kammennever,   daughte st      Mot*
A   photograph is usually  taken  ret. Duscher Anna, trros* Alex-  __,,,,
tX i        .. in.   k-,r,t \T-,rv    \i .ii,■.rt u\, i    Frank Kammermeyer  and   wife  Motschk
of the group and sent to appear  ms,   Karst Mai} ,   .Melhart ho.si- ,       ...
•4-1 . . is.        J   MI ,vi      Wim-rli M.rn      p__*„    *,,.:      OttlieVlll.l. tied  tile  llOr"
m the great metropolitan dailies,  na, Nimscn Mary,   Poster AIm-      .,.,_ K_;j
In a few minutes time last Sun-  na.   Philippi   Regina,     Preiner
day  evening we made up a list  Elizabeth,     Schmitt    Veronica,
of sixteen families, in which the  *e'iir     Leo,     Schmitt     Anton,
line of descent is unbroken and  Stumpf Will-red, Vosen Lester,
in which   one, and in   few cases  VanderbOven Joseph.
The bride's sister, Addie,
bridesmaid,   and   the     groom's
.pring, but   the   mau   who
has had the   auiinal   iu   |
brother, frank, was  best man.    -dou since last Jui
A quiet wedding was celebra-  to part with it only on v
Total
*2r.
00
m
~7>
28
7)7
4s
00
7a-»0 00
35
77i
;;7;>
00
250
15
145
93
6
00
209
95
1 808 Os
ROOM II
Brummer    Joseph,    Duscher
Christine, Faust Joseph. Paust
Theresia. Grell Anton, Gravel
Mercedes, Hartmann Alplions,
Kapsner Felix,  Kobilka Alvina.
nia, Schraut   Elizabeth, Schraut
Anna.   Virnig Theodore, Virnig
Alvina, VanderheuvelCatherine.
Weiss Raymond. Weiss Alplions.
ROOM  III
both      of     the     great    grand
parents are still alive and active.
7.32,   Gross   John   6.17,   The  death of   Mrs. Henry   Kin-
Gross A M 2.92, Gross Peter 1.68, Gau gen and  Mrs. Joseph  Boehmer
6.45, Girtz Netty 5. .1. make ^ t.xceptions
Harsch Robert .30, Huwer Elizabeth       Tbe names  below are &iveu in
3 44.   Hoheisel  Maggie 2.82,   HoiTtnan   ., , ,    .,       „ ,,
, „.  a, ,   .   , __.     _ n_ the order of   the lineage to the
Caroline 6.94, Hoheisel Theo 2.9/. b
Johnson Hans 2.25, Janowski Au. youngest generations.
gust3.o2. Mrs. C. Vosen,   Mrs.  George ,,
_r       ,-> _    » ta  v ,     ,„, L /-,,      _    m , ■ktaub  Prank,   lembreu     Euge
Kurtz Peter 2.30, Kapsner Aug 2.04.  Tretter,     Christ    Tretter    and
Keller .-\iois 6 05, children.
l/,Th CL*. 3wi Nick Meyer, Wm. Meyer, Mrs.
Olson Mike 1.41. *     ' . .. /
Priglmeyer Mike 4.12.  Portner Joa'Henry Kruschek, children.
3.13. John  Mandt, Mrs. Jos. Boeh-
Mueilner John 4.25. Miu-iiner Frauk^ mer,   Mrs.   John   Fischer,   chil-
1'20' dren. Berg Lora, Boehmer Fran
Ricke Henry .80  Ricke Chas J.00Mrs_   Medek]   Wenzel Medek,   Braun Barbara,   Brunett Henrv,
8 irirurer Peter 1.S0. Sana John 4.35, i ...       -«-,,/ , ■ .       \      , -,
Julia   Medek   (daughter,)   chil    Brust Catherine, Duscher James,
dren. Gohl Aloysius, Grell Magdalen,
Lorenz Boser, Mrs. John Phi- Gross Louis, Hartmann Leo,
lippi, Mrs. A. J, Bednar, chil- Hennen Cecilia, Karst Peter,
dren.
Wm.    Hoheisel,    Mrs.    Peter
Girtz, Peter J. Girtz, children.
Ed.   Ruff,  Mrs. Jos. Schmidt,
daughter, children.
Mrs. John Hoffmann,  Mrs. 0.
H  Grest, John Grest, children.
Mrs Stumpf, Mrs. Henry Kin- Hubert. Tembreull Clara, Van-
gen, Mrs. Fred Wolke, children,   denheuve! Anton,  Weiss, Clara,
Wermerskirchen Hugo.
ted at the bride's borne
The   coupl.-   will   make
home in   Buckman.
their
HEROUX-STUMPF
Eugene   Heroux.   son   of   Mr.
and .Mrs. P. X.    Heroux,   Little
Neisius Gertrude, Poster Walter,   ,,.,„„.  ;uul    Adelaide   Stum f   by law in the Brail
Stumpf   Prank.   Sehr Nicholas,   (Uui^llU.r ol Ml, ;ilul Mrs. ,,..„.,.      Mr. Motschke claims
ight
Stumpf of Agrain were married
in St. Michael's church Tuesday
morning. Fran. - impf, the
bride's sister was maid ol honor,
ami Adolph Heroux, the groom's
uncle served as best man. The
wedding was celebrated at the
Frank* Stumpf home.
Sehommer Mike 1,on, Smuda John3.16,
Seuers Andrew 2.72. Schraut John
4.55, Sohmidtbauer Jos 2.82, Schoen-
bergjos .50, Schabel Frank .75, Stein-
kugler Iguatz 8.80, Schlegel C 5.45,
Safr Jos 3.0X1. Sehommer John 4.34,
Stemkugle. Joseph 4.20, Steinkugler
Alois 1.65.
Tamala John 3.28, Freichels Loren,;
2. 72.
Virnig Hubert 1.23,
Will Anton 3.78, Will Andrew 1.36,
Waller G W 5.90, Weidenbach Peter
2,89, Wood George 1.67, Wood SU 2.35.
Ziegler Math |.96,  Zeller Jos 2.13.
dition-. Mr. Mots
six months, or he will   paj    Mr.
Motscbki   -
all claim against the hoi
t row Wing man
to the borse on tl
that he advertised it
by law in tb<
lave
: Used tl
in the same paper as tbe holder
of the horse, and the la' *
not    deny    having tbe
Motscbki 'lent.   H
ever that  may   be, Mr.
and the boj   came   w itliout
horse. Tbe courts w ill    prol
ly have to decide   th
A FAREWfcLL PARTY
TOWN OF HILLMAN
Driver I W 2,10,
Juetten Math ] .81, Juetten P J 3.31.
Lust Charley ,03.   Lust Christ 2,2<i,
Lust Chnst and Henry 4.32.
Mohler A 0 -39, Meyer M M 5.68.
Theis Peter 9.12,
Voltin Henry 5.57,
Waytasek John 8.41.
TOWN OF LEIGH
Benton   Marion   .44,   Boosener  John
.40,
Diminiek M L 1.18, Drews Aug 5.04.
Fuerguaon Henry 10.50,
Goble Willian 1.04,
Leigh Jo, P 7.32. Leigh O C 16.05.
Miller John C 4.76,
Somer Richards ,03, Scott Carl 1.86.
TOWN OF PULASKI
Koering John, Meyer Agnes,
Meyer Nick, Nimsch August,
Xeisius Florence, Poster Peter,
Rauch Crescentia, Schraut Barbara, Scoles   Bex,   Schmitt  Jo-
Math. Eisel, Jos. Eisel, Mrs.
Benson, children.
Mrs, C. Virnig, Adam Virnig,
John Virnig, child.
Mrs, Prank Konen, Mrs.Henry
Traut, sons, children.
Joseph Virnig, Mrs. Joseph
Rauch, Tony Ranch, children.
Prank Kapsner, John Kapsner, Mrs, He-nry Terhaar, children.
Jacob S:hmolke, John Schmolke, John M. Schmolke, children
Frank Weiss, Mrs. Michael
Flicker, Frank Flicker, children
MorriliLine Connected With N.W.
A farewell party was held   .11
The Morrill Rural   Telephone   the Mike Thommes    home    last
line is nowcounected   with   the  Sunday   evening   iu    houoi
Northwestern local exchange.     their daughter who left t .
Owinc to a dispute and   mis- ago last Tuesday.  Those   pi
understanding     between       the ent:    .Mich.    Meyer   and   w
seph,   Schmitt   Frank.   Stumpf J Morrill people and   John   Stro- Christ   Paust,   Math   Thommes
John, Stumpf Theodore, Stumpf,  man about the territory east  ol  and   family,
the   Pierz-Buckman   road,   the Cathryne     Stumpf,     lieinbard
N.W.   Co.   refused    until   last  Stumpf. Gertrudi  Stumpf,  Miss
Thursday  to   concede   tbe   de   Hoerner,   Nick    banger,   Pi
mandso. the Morrill line. Langer, Valentine Mi
on that d.i\     Bert  Che.-ley.  garetb Faust, Matb Faut
M. Olson, Jake Thoen and John bara Faust, Louie Bednar,   An
Poster, all officers of  the  Mor- na Loidoll >lt, John
rill line, were in Pierz and    met
ROOM IV
Boser Anton, Dombovy   Philip,   Eller   Bernard.   Grell   Wil
liani.    Gross   Elizabeth,    Hart
man Edmund, Koering Leonard, Prank Iv Hall and (J. H    Tracy
Karst Rudolph, Meyer William, I of the Northwestern   and   came
Neisius   Joseph,    Poster   Fred, to   an    agreement.    Under   the
Poster   Mary,    Preiner     Anna, terms of their   contract   it   will
Sehr Peter, Staub Frances, Vir- cost local  patrons of the North
nig   Michiiei,    Virnig   Frances, western l."> cent*, for    three min
Wermerskirchen Alfred,   Zuleg
Loidolt, Frank Loidolt,   Jennie
Gendreau.  Ad lord   Gendreau.
er Leo.
ROOM V
ANNUAL EIXTION OF OFFICERS OF
THE FARMERS' CREAMERY
At the  annual election of
officers of the Pierz Fanners'
Brisk Ignatz 3.94, Brisk & ..chrome! 12.18,
Chmorwskl   Jos    (>.()'),    Christianson
Christ i.s?,  christianson  Evan .26, | Creamery tlie following were
Finneman John 6.27, Froncak Frank
S.75.
Ginther F A ,42.
Herman Jacob 4.01.
Kummet George A 7.05, Kaminski S
4.71.
Pilarski Vincent 5.02,
Rozek S 1.38,
Skaslinski Joan 6.20.
Cured of "Liver Complaint.
-'I was suffering with liver complaint,
ays Iva Smith of Point Blank, Texas,
and decided to try a 25c. box of Cham-
rkin's Tablets, and am happy to say
' t I am completely cured and can re-
imend them to every one."   For sale
ill dealers.—Advertisement.
elected:
Theo. Thielen, President.
Carl Beimert. Vice Pres.
Karl Kapsner, Secretary.
Math. Thommes, Treasurer
Directors— Christ Faust,
Henry Kruschek, Theo. Gross,
Louis Spanfellner and Joseph
Ethen.
Jacob Pflepson was hired
as buttermaker.
vn e   pay   the   highest
market price for good dry
corn.—Advt.
Rich Prairie Milling Co.
ArNJrNIUAL. REPORT
OF   THE
BUCKMAN CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY
Hartman Reinhard, Schaefer
William, Neisius Prank, Kapsner.\lex, Blake John, Scoles
Craig, Stangl Hubert, Meyer
Henry, Gravel Peter, Zuleger
Walter, Weiss William, Preiner
Prank, Bares Marie, Bares Loretta, Staub Louise, Grell Gertrude, Bentliekl Irene, Grell
Marie, Schmitt Anna, Meyer
Prances, Wermerskirchen Theresa, Blake Marie, Duscher Rope,
Dombovy Catherine, Ranch Agnes, Boehmer Amelia, Grell
Loretta, Hartman Loretta,
Block Catherine-
HOOM VI
Berg Mary, Braun Marie,
Braun Peter, Faust Clara M.
Hartman Herbert, Kobilka
Philip, Lokowitsch M , Meyer
Anton, Nespori Anton, Nohner
Gertrude, Schaefer Mary.
CalJlDi ulaWoman Seriously .Manned
"A i-horttiine ago I contracted a severe
cold which wtttod   on  my lungs and
caused me u great deal of aunoyar. '
would have bad cou;jbieg
utea' use to any point or patror   lunga v.ere bo uoro and inflann I .
on the Morrill line, while  a   fee j to be seriou.ly alarmed.   A frit-ud re
of d cents will   be   charged    the ' i--amended Chamberlain's Cough Keui-
Morrill line patrons for connec-    dy* = aytafc'«Ju- hadu.ed% It for year
_, ,   ..     ,       , , bought a bottle _.-•! it .eheved mvcough
tion through the local  exchange  !he first nlgQt| Hud in ^^ , ^ *,
to any phone In the    village   or   0f the cold and .oreness of my luu
farm     lines.    Shareholder.-,    ol   writes Mi<is Marie Qer ber, Sawtelle, Cal.
the Morrill line living in the vil-   -'■■-.<8lety aU dealer..-Advertisement,
lage will now   have   to   pay   15
cents to use their own line,   but
this fee will no doubt be refunded from the Morrill   treasury.
This arrangement with the
Northwestern is very satisfac
ory to the half a dozen Morrill
shareholders in Pierz. This
does away with the expense of
$12.00 for a box, and it further
eliminates the inconveniences
and confusions which often
arise from having   two   phones.
Lowest
7 below
lo*w
7 above
0 above
3 below
1. below
Report of the Buckman Farmers' Co-operative Creamery Co.
of eleven months, beginning February 1st to December 'list, 1912.
Total lbs. of cream received 29,986,656
Average test of cream 25.6 per cent
Butterfat from cream 117.7>2ri
Total lbs. of Butter made 143,015
Number of lbs. of overrun 25,489
Procentage of overrun 21.8
Average price paid for butter 28.5
Total money received for Butter and Shares 40,885.60
Paid of it for Butterfat to Patrons 33,421.69
Paid foi running expenses and payments on creamery       6,588.29
Total paid out :;>.».*-74._!0
Balance on hand 880.12
Stock of hand 371.41
New machinery installed 756.45
Net profit ■_,!(KHi.'aJ:
The following others were elected for the year 1913:
John Kelzenberg, President,        August B. Dehjer, Secretary
Peter J. Mueller, Vice Pres.        Joseph Hortsch, Treasurer.
Board of Directors—Math. Zinner, John Poster, John Miach
ke, John L. Dehler and George Docken.
L. M, Jacobs wa** hired as Buttermaker.
WILL COME TO PIERZ
Henry Gassert will dispose
of his machinery, stock etc., in
the near future, and make bis
home in the village. He intends
to remain among the people
with whom he has experienced
||pnf|Ct Dr. Galen D. theupsand downs during the
UUIIIIU- Moyer, Dentist, past 37 years. Henry is the
of Minneapolis, will make Pioneer dairyman of this end of
his first visit to Pierz, Co= the county- He waa about the
»        t_-    i_i   ..   i r-  -j        r-   _.     first to notice   that   there    was
umbia Hotel,Friday,Feb= _._•_.-•      ..
' *" more profit in dairying, than   in
uary 7th.    Call early for ^VilUl.idvmn^t   in  which work
First Class Work. Ad  and worry   was great   and   the
Temperature fur the Week
Highest
Thursday.. 80...
! Friday 27>...
Saturday      21...
Sunday	
Monday .... 11 .
Tuesday... 13...
Wednesday  o4 1 abvoe
THE MARKET
Wheat, No. 1.      76
71
       1.18
  17
        1-
  21
Wheat, No.
Flax,	
Barley	
Rye	
Oats	
Ear Corn __	
Bay   	
Butter, Creamery ..
Dairy         25
Eggs 	
Flour. Best     2.50
"   Straight      -J.10
Low grade flour  l.JU
Bran  1.13
Shorts   	
< 'racked Corn 80 pounds.
Ground Feed	
JURORS DRAWN
Below we give the names of
the Jurors in our neighborhood
drawn for the March term of the
district court. The grand jury
.members are to report at 2
o'clock, March 3, but the petit
jurors do not have to be present
until nine o'clock, March 4.
GRAND JURY
Andrew Fnlund, Buh.
Magnus Rauch, Pier_..
Peter   Denzen,   Buckman.
Frank  Marsh;!., Pier?.
PETIT JURORS
Gee Hoffman]  Bub.
Peter Theis, HillmaiL
John Schommerj Gran.
Math Zenner, Buckman.
I     Henry Lo\i',   Bellevue.
1.15
1.20
harvest scant and hardly wortli   potatoes
gathering home.   We   can   well   ^
remember   how    people   shook  Qnious"
their heads and refused   -to   be-! - -   "" "
lieve   when   it     was   reported Butterfat Market
about ten years atfo that Henry      The Average during the week
Gassert was drawing from   $50.  wa& _■_
i. a month from his   cows. 	
He   soon    had   immitators   and S     SOUTH ST. PAUL HOG MARKET
they, like he, can all show  sub-1 Ave. Price.
stantial returns for  their  early ! Thursday _.*_,* 7.22
start. Friday. 7._:i
Where he will live in the   vil- Saturday	
lage, Mr. Gassert  has not yet Monday _.
decided. Tuesday __	
  Wed
Our shingles are manufactured
st mills   en
coast.   Lent be   fc y u
. le.
J. borgerding __ Co.
Adv..       A» E. Macho, Agent.
MVVV*
ST, PALL LIVE STOCK
'"alVcs., steady, * l.0o to
Feeders., steaay, ,..^J.75 to 7-aG
Do not fail to attend the Dance at Frank Eaust's flail) Monday? February the 3rd} 1913.