The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1913-04-10

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THE   PIERZ   JOURNAL
V^OL. 4.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA,  APRIL IO.  L918.
NO.  .:*.
HAPPENINGS
HERE AND THERE
Paynesville wants a packing
plant.
Albany lias a moving picture
show.
St. Cloud sent$1,417.98 to the
tornado sufferers.
It is reported that tbe Indians
are gathering for their annual
medicine dance.
The creameries of Foley paid
out $1,651 .06 for butterfat a week
ago last Saturday.
('has. Gravel was a business
visitor at Little Falls and Royalton last Wednesday and Thursday.— Breeze.
Eugene Gravel came up from
Pierz Monday to assume his former position as sawyer at the
Onamia Lumber and Mer. Co's
mill.—Lake Breeze.
Peter Mehrwerch, a farmer
of Mayhew Lake, died suddenly
last Wednesday evening, while
returning home from Sauk
Rapids.
Contractor Koshiol has left
with a working crew for New
Munich, where he will undertake
some extensive improvements
for Math. Pit'/A on the brewery
building. -Freeport Informant.
A trainload of Ford automobiles passed through Albany
last week enroute to Fargo for
North Dakota distribution. The
train consisted of 53 cars, and
in each car .were seven Fords,
making a total of .ill automobiles.
Because a freight train crew
put him oft' the train at Clearwater, Mike Sinko placed a tie
across the G. N. R. track. The
engineer of the following train
saw the obstruction in time to
avoid a wreck. Sinko is now in
the Stearns Co. jail.
The merchants of this village
report a good sale of sewing machines, kitchen tinware, dry
goods, blankets, clothing, ets.
to the Indians during the past,
two weeks. It is evident that
they are using their money for
a better purpose now than what
they have in years gone by. Express wagons for "papoose"
were in great demand.—Oiiaamia
Breeze.
Brainerd Dispatch: When the
stork brought the girl baby to
the home of Attorney W. W.
Bayne, he wired his father-in-
law, F. W.Lyons, in Little Falls:
"Fine girl baby arrived." The
operator taking the message
blurred it around while receiving
it and it was transcribed in a
shape which horrified Mr- Lyons,
for when he tore open the envelope and read the telegram, this
is what greeted his eyes: ''Five
"girl babies arrived."
St. Cloud, April 3rd,— Book
agents, who have been passing
themselves off as library officials
and state agents, will be prosecuted in this county, if county
superintendent of schools, W.A.
Boerger is able to apprehend
them. Warnings have been issued to all of the teachers with
instructions to secure their
names when possible. Recently
teachers have claimed that
agents told them that their
state aid would be removed, unless they purchase certain text
books.
VILLAGE COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
The council of the village of
Pierz met in regular monthly
session Saturday, April 5th, at
8 p. m., in the village hall. All
members were present.
The proceedings of the last
monthly meeting were read and
accepted.
The bond of Andrew Faust,
treasurer of the village of Pierz
for $2,000 was read andaccepted.
The bond of J. B. Hartmann,
recorder of the village of Pierz
for $200 was read and accepted.
The bond of John Hoheisel
a.s engineer and village marshal
for $500 was read and accepted.
The president appointed the
following standing committees
for the ensuing ye.ar: M. Wer
merskirchen, building committee; J. M. Blake, committee on
claims and Anton Trembreull,
street committee.
A. P. Stoll was appointed
secretary and collector for the
village light and water board.
He is to receive $7 per month
as secretary and $2 per month
as collector.
The following   bills   were   allowed:
John Hoheisel,  service,
wire and lamp     $21 28
Bares   and   Gross, rent
for pound one year__ 10 00
Wm. Priemesberger for
■_r>0 lbs coal and haul
ing.
90
00
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FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY.
G. •). and Ed. Hodorf were in
town Friday and informed a
Journal representative that a
Partners' Co-operative Creamery had been organized in South
Buckman, under the name of
Little Rock Co < >perative< 'ream-
ery Company. The officers of
the new organization are: C.
W. Miller, president; G. J. Hodorff, secretary; George Kowitz,
treasurer; directors: Reinold
Kriefall, Emil Keehr and Wm.
Reckhoff. A new creamery
building will be built at the
Chance P.arkins' corner, work
on which will begin as soon as
a well has .been drilled for
water supply for the foundation
and brick work. It is planned
to have the creamery ready for
business about the middle of
June or the first of July.
Peter Houn intends to move
his store building, blacksmith
shop and barn to the site of the
new creamery.
The location is in   the   centre
of a rich farm and dairy community, and tiiese enterprises  may
be the nucleus  of   a   future   vil
lage.
NO LIGHTS IN LIGHT AND ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND
FISH SPEARING.       WATER BOARD. LOCAL NEWS.   MARKET REPORTS.
A law has been passed which
makes it illegal to use a likrht to
spear tish by. The Transcript
says:
A bill passed by the present
legislature and which has been
signed by the governor makes
it illegal to use a light in fishing. The season for spearing
in the creeks is at hand but the
new law will do away with night
tishing. if obeyed.
It has always been customary
at this season of the year to
catch large numbers of suckers
and a few pickerel in the river
below the dam and in the small
creeks near the city. The spearing has always been done at
night with the aid of a small
light carried in the hand but the
new law makes this method of
tishing illegal and will give the
fishermen with nets the advantage.
Following   will   Ih-   found the Head    the    business   Locate
report of the   Light and   Water this week.
Board   together   with   a   list of
patrons,   ami   the   amount each Photographer  Nelson   will
paid for the last month. be here Smula\    April    L8th.
Juice  sold   in Mar. I
Kilowattsat 10c    . SH)_.l.".
Juice furnished forvillage
street lights 107 Kilowatts at 4c     -6.2H
Total sold in Mar    118.43
Paid L. F. Water Power
I'd. for Juice furnished
village duriug month of
Mar. 1480 Kilowatts
at 4c      TiT.l'O
u:
Frank   Faust,   work  at
school house   lire	
John Philippi, 10 hours
work on engine house
Andrew-   Faust,    2   per
cent of village money
on $3,142.62,   amounting to       G"2 84
Little Falls Water Power
Co., for juice,   meters
and postage       07 74
Westinghouse    Electric
and       Manufacturing
Co., for meters       125 4">
On motion meeting adjourned.
C. E. Gravel,
President.
J. B. HARTMANN,
Recorder.
At an informal meeting of the
council held April .5rd, it was
decided to publish notice for
sealed bids for the construction
of a new steel water tank in the
St. Paul Pioneer Press and
Pierz Journal. Bids will be received up to April 25th, 1913,1
at 8 o'clock p. tn.
C. E. Gravel,
President
J. B. H-VRTMANN,
Recorder.
Today sunrise was at 5:24
and sunset was at 6:36. The
days are rapidly getting
longer. Length today is 13
hours and 20 minutes.
South Pierz Items.
Joseph Brummer was the
first man seeding in this neighborhood.
The wedding bells are ringing in Buckman.
Loretta Kippley, Anna and
Matt Reding visited at the J. J.
Brummer home la.st Sunday.
Mrs. Anton Lucking and Mrs.
John Reding visited at Andrew
Lucking's last Wednesday.
John Reding returned from
Fargo, N. D. on Saturday, accompanied by his mother-in-law
Mrs. Anton Lucking, who was
visiting her son Rev. Fiddles O.
S. B. of Georgetown, Minn.
Mrs. Lucking is going to make
her home with her daughter
Mrs. John Reding and family.
Mrs. Lucking is seventy-rive
years old and is in good health.
Geo. Hoffman sold his far.n
to Math Nelles.
West Buh Items.
Charles Johnson called on
Arthur Weiland Saturday and
Monday.
Chas. Kohs is busy luauling
lumber from Little Falls and
H. Weiland hauled two loads for
him Saturday.
A large crowd from here attended the dance in Pierz last
Thursday.
The masquerade at Wieland's
was a great success. A large
crowd was in attendance. All
enjoyed theniselvee. Por the
most comical costume, Merton
Smith won the boys prize and
the Misses Anna and Ida Kohs
won the girls prize.
Mr. Fenn of Little Falls was
in Freedhem Friday looking up
the state road matter, which is
to   be   built  from   Brainerd   to
Little Falls.
John Schultz who bought a
bull at Henry Markworth's auction, got away from him as he
was leading him home. Now
he is at large in the woods with
a lot of ropes tied on him. Look
out boys, he might turn into a
wild buffalo by next fall.
Found—by Eleanor Wieland
after the masquerade dance at
their place: One pair of ladies
rubbers; one ladies glove: one
head scarf; one gentlemens masquerade outfit; last but not least,
Merton Smith forgot his tobacco can above the dining room
door. I hope all the owners
will take possession of the same
soon.
Mike Veith is making improvements on his place. He is
building a new house.
Mr. and Mrs. Markworth departed for Canada Tuesday.
NOTICE FOR BIDS
For the   Construction of a Water
Tank.
Notice is herey given that
sealed bids will be received by
the Village of Pierz. Minnesota,
for the construction of a new-
steel water tank, until 8 o'clock
p. m. April 25th, LQ18, at which
time they will be publicly
opened and read.
Plans and specifications for
the proposed work may be seen
at the office of the village clerk [
in said village and at the office
of the Minneapolis Steel and
Machinery Company, at Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Each Ind shall beaccompanied
by a certified check for 10 per
cent of the amount of the bid.
as a guarantee that the bidder
will enter into contract in case
his bid is accepted. Proposals
must be made on uniform blanks
furnished by the village. Envelopes to be marked "Proposals for Steel Tank and Tower.''
The village council reserves
the right to reject any7 or all
bids.
By order of the Village Coun
cil, dated at   Pierz.   .Minnesota,
this lird day of April 1918.
J. B. Hartmann.
Village Clerk.
Otticial Notice.
Is hereby given that at the
regular meeting of the village
council held Saturday, April
5th, A. P. Stoll was appointed
secretary and collector for the
village lii;*lit and water board.
All accounts due the village for
light or water from April first,
must be paid to   him   hereafter.
Accounts past due   and   owed
previous to April first for water
are to be  settled  with   the  re
confer.
By order of the council.
J. B. Hartmann,
Recorder.
Meiers Grove Items.
Herm. Meyer Sr., Fred Hack-
mann and Nick Weyland, the local bee keepers, let their little
winged proteges again enjoy the
warm sunshine.
Herman F. Imdieke and family have bidden adieu to their
many friends here, and left last
Thursday to make their future
home on a farm near Bluffton,
Minnesota.
August Evislage and wife
are planning to make a visit to
the old country.
The local Theater club again
presented the entertainment given by them on Easter Monday.
It was K'iven to raise a relief
fund for the lfood sufferers in
Ohio. The neat sum of SHK) was
netted.
Henry Nietfeld and wife, who
left for a visit to Covington and
Cincinnati before Easter will not
return until traveling in the
Hood region becomes safer.
William Hackmann moved his
household goods to the H. G.
Meyer farm, which Frank Kramer has had rented for some
years.
H. H. Meyer and Ben Uphus
are planning to have their house
and barn electrically lighted.
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Total profit  $61.23
A. P. Stoll,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Angermeier,   Mike 65
Mares,     Hubert       $5 00j
Bentfeld.   Adam	
Becker, Frank	
Blake.   Jacob	
Boser.   John	
Brandl. Frank" A	
Brummer. Norbert
Burton.  Barney	
Boehm.   John	
Dombovy. John	
Eller,  William	
Faust, aV	
Faust. Prank ball...
Faust.   Frank  saloon
Gau. John house	
Gassert.  Henry	
Grell,   Frank	
Grell. John 11. saloon
Grell. John H. house
Greil, Frank upstairs
Grell, Joseph H	
(I ravel. Charles E._.
German State Bank..
Hartmann, P. A. house
Hartmann. P. A. store
Hoheisel,   Jolm	
Kerkhoff, E. 11. house
Kerkhoff, E. H. office
Kaliher, E. L.   store
Kaliher. 10. L. house
Koering, Herman	
Leese,   Mike	
Meyer Brothers .
Meyer. Joseph  ...
Marshik,   Frank	
Macho, A. E.   store..
Mueller, N. H	
Melhart, Joseph	
Neisius. Jacob	
Nohner. Mrs. Clara__
N. W.  Telephone Ex.
Poster, P. L	
R. P. Milling Co._..'_
Stoll,   A. P.   	
Schaefer, J. H    _
Parsonage 	
St. Joseph's church..
Tembreull,   A     _
Tembreull.   C	
Virnig,   F.   X.  	
Virnig, F. X. &   Co.
Virnig, Joseph   H	
Vonder Haar, Mrs. A.
Wermerskirchen, M. 1
Ad.
Mrs. Buerley of Little
Falls is visiting at ihe Frank
Konen home in Buh.
According io reports
brought   in    bj    commercial
men. two feet of snow fell at
Si. Cloud Tuesday.
Theo. Billmeyer of Center
Valley   was in    the   village
Saturday. He is still in hopes
of finding iron ore in his
neighborhood.
It is claimed thai   the   iirst
swallow of   the    season    was
. ia the * ill&ge  T»es^%j.
lie
r.
lis
i es-
Temperature tor the Week.
Thur-
Friii.i
Satur
Sunda
Monda
Wednesday  i
11
I 00  Nut il takes more    than
1 7o swanow to make ;i   BU11.I1
??     .John Hinter of Little F*
85
I .,,, came to the village lasl Tl
day io visit his brother, \\
Hinter of Eiokah, Minn., whojpotat
is here   visiting   with    11«■ i^ r>    Beans
Gassert
m
The Market Report.
Wb<
Wheat.  No. 2   	
Barlej
Butt
Dairy
  15
Flour. Best
Straight . 2.10
Low grade Hour   .  1.50
Bran    ...       1.15
Shorts     1 .-JO
Cracked Corn so pounds
Ground I
.   1.50
Oni<
1.05
25
1.75
Butterfat Market.
if A\ erage during the
was 36
Mrs. Kachael Straw, agfed
82, died suddenly last Monday at the home of her de
ler. Mrs. Henry Ferguson,101
Rucker. Her son. Perry (' >le
of Eden Valley came to attend the burial winch t<»ok  South St. Paul Hog Market.
place Wednesday.
Charles Gabo,   an   indlan Thursday
A\ e.   Pi
 ..... fei.H]
of Wigmam Bay. was a  Pier-.  Friday. 8.73
visitor last Friday. Mr. G-Jbo, f#aturda3 K-77
Monday .
••""   Tuesday
•dS*   Wednesday .8.90
Ig"
the
while not a chief,   is an
thority and mi" of the
prs of the  trill.'.   Year
he often worked here l*(
farmers, especially Nick
er. during harvest.
ry
St. Paul Live Stock.
Total   8102 15
Platte Items.
Next Monday   will be  the
anniversary   of   the Titanic
disaster   when    15U5 persons
were drowned.
Anton and Alex Johns, Leo
Ebertowski  and   Rob   Rychner
arrived home recently. They
have been working in the woods
all winter.
Andrew Kainz Jr. and son of
Buh called at Christ Reese's last
Saturday-
There will be a dance at Geo.
Sigette's Sunday evening. The
music will be furnished by the
Platte orchestra. Everybody
come.
That sweet smile has been returned.    So far. so good.
The whole police force of
Platte is out after Alex Johns,
and he only swiped a pretty-
girl's rose.
Miss Mary Brisk and Mrs.
Andrew Sehrommel of Pulaski
called at Sigette's Sunday.
Edwin Walmark and Alex
Johns called at Chas. Rychner's
Sunday.
Nick Wolak and family leave
forRoyalton nextMonday, where
they will make their future
home.    Success be with them.
ers s:..7.", to -On
Hire destroyed Leo KoeCk's CowuandHeil (to    7.00
smokehouse     and    contents,  Calves, si t<>7.•_'.".
and part   of   the   adjoining Feeders, steadv, ...$4.50 to 7-75
shed, last Saturday afternoon.   ^=—-———=======^^
The flames started   from   the
, ,     ,      .      , ,   ma strav. .i   awaj    Mon
smudge and had gamed good    ,.,,.    „     ■ , ..     ■
° a a (|ay evening at the home ot
headway   before   they    were daughter, Mrs.   Ferguson.   B
discovered.     Had    the    wind has lived a good   christian   i
been from the west instead of by her faith and   patient
from the east, the  bam   and tin* a good example to all. The
house might have gone up in ^al arrangements  have   not
„      ,   , , been made at   this   writing,
smoke.   Smokehouses   should
be   built   apart    from    other
buildings. Freedhem Items.
The   auction    sale   at   Mark
worth's and S. M. Bloom's wen-
well attended.    The cows bringing a good price.
The stork visited ,it the home
ol C.J. Stromquist'h leaving a
ten pound little girl there the
31st oi March.
David Ellison left for Montana last week.
The   ladies   ol    the   Lutheran
church   met   at   Alt'.   Johns-
last Sunday.
Arthur Dahlgren and B. land-
berg were Little Palls visitors
Saturday.
The ladies of the Mission
church will meet at A. M. Carlson's next Sunday. tody
i.s welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. (). R. Holmstrom
aud Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Carlson
were   callers   at   C.   J.   Strom
quist's Sunday.
Mabel, Vivian, Ruth Carlson
and Adina Holmstrom called on
the Gilbert Olson girls last
Sunday.
Mrs.   A.   Walberg   called  on
Mrs.  A.   M.  Carlson   last T
day.
Pete Carlson of Belle Prairie
called on A. M. Carlson last
week.
Filmore    Holstrom   mad-
business trip to Little Palls
Friday.
r      Rucker Items,
Mrs. Wm. Coble went to Nev
i.s last Thursday for a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Guy Hendrickson.
George Wood has sold 40 bu.
of potatoes to Mike Oleson, and
still has more to spare.
Misses Augusta and Nina
King cleaned the school house
in Uist. &2 last week.
Win. Johnson left for Dakota
last week Monday, where he
will be employed.
Mrs. Archie Robison is slowly
recovering from her recent illness.
Miss Edith Jones, Rinda   and,
Agnes Pint visited Mrs.   Archie
Robison Saturday evening.
Marie Brown is visiting at M.
Benton's.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott took dinner at Henry Ferguson's Sunday .
Wm. Goble is on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. V. Bruber and
Evelyn visited at the Robison
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eastabrooks
passed through here Monday,
on their way to the Pint home
where they expect to keep
house until they get a building
on their own place.
Mrs. Rachel Straw, familiarly and lovingly known as grand-