The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1913-04-24

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VOL. 4.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY,  MINNESOTA,  APRIL 24,  L913-
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HAPPENINGS BOYS RETURN FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND
HERE AND THERE TO FARE: 0N THE LITTLE FALLS ROAD LOCAL NEWS.   MARKET REPORTS.
The school board oi Xew
Mills, held i heir ajyifia I rneptkigj
last week and re,-eli cted   all the
contract
for the co_n.ng year.
Forty-sijj   ol   tlie   -JC'T. schools
in Stearns county are represent
ed   in   tin    27-   enrollments  for
•m
tine ])otato contest   in   the office
of-County   Superintendent  Boer
-el*.
Joe Capp, an Italian, was arrested at Di I worth and brought
before Justice Thomas Torsen,
ahead, charged with
.on and threatening the life of Leonard Edberg-,
with whom he was boarding".
Plans are being ma.de for exhibitions of work- in the city
schools at Little Falls some
time during the month of May.
At- tiie High school an exhibit
of thi' students' work* in sewing,
manual training and possibly
in agriculture will be  arranged
Fi. McGinn, of   Brain
erd     lias      appealed      to     the
Thf   f""" Frank A. Kerick  Killed and Warren Farrow Seriously Injured By An Auto
Minnesota    will    depend     i
theS) reduca1 Going Down An Eight   Foot   Embankment, Tuesday Evening
al policy   and   the  thorough
with carried out.
.in!,,, Finneniann wen to  Temperature for the Week.
I loud j
M.    Besiniiis.   of St. Cloud.
An   automobile   accident   oc-   stop:.    Hy that time P. F. I,lake,   me    but   I   don't   know    where   was in   town   last    lhnrsday.   yyulr
It    is   rumored   that  .1. \. 8
Ranch intends tosellout and Sunday
authorities that the la wsagainst
curred    last   Tuesdav   evening, who was driving-the second car, Ihe is.   He may be under the car.
We   ha\ icating    out , ,   .
■ out il-l'l) o'clock",  which   killed had I     the   light    of   tie'        harrow   complained   ot   pains
boys and girls tor  nearly evi .
•• rank bench, the passenger and wrecked    machine,    which   was   in his stomach   and   asked   that
but   farming.    Our agrir .       r ..
I   seriously   injured   Warren   Far* still   dimly   burning.    The   m notihed.  Alter the
cultural college and experimei
stations have done and  art' still
row, the driver.    Tlie car   went  chine was hastily examined and   I'ierz party    left   the   hbuse   he
iwti the north   side of an eight! the body was found by means o u to vomit blood and asked
'   a   tripod   on   the   two
building frri*-* in the city limits
be enforced. The tire department is kept busy chasing from
one lire to another, many started in pure carelessness.
Little Falls will have a salaried baseball team this year.
More attention than usual i.s
being paid to the quality of the
seed used throughout Minnesota
this year. The seed is being
tested and graded in such a way
as to render it impossible to
raise any low grade of   product.
Mrs. Xettie Chapman, of
Detroit, Minnesota, will receive
sin per mouth under the provisions of the mothers' pension
bill for the support of herself
and her rive children. Her hus-
xilled over a year
ag«J and she has been supporting hersel f and family until she
line sick* a short time ago.
Ma\ or Scberger threatens to
withdraw the privilege given
by hi:*.! to the residents of St.
Cloud to burn rubbish. The
mayor says that too broad a
construction has been placed
upon the rights and that some
of the people have been burning
rubbish that smoulders for
several   days.
The upper drive under Edward Lavoie is to   start at once
ns are now at
man Avers landing in Bejle
Prairie. Rivermen look for an
easy driving as there is a good
head of water and it is thought
that the drive will be in Little
Falls in a short time after leaving Brainerd.
William Schweitzer, of St.
Cloud, age 84, died at St. Joseph's home after a prolonged i 11-
.ess, death being due to the
implications of old age. He
had been in the home about
seven years. He was born in
Germany and came to America
and directly to .Minnesota about
sixty-tive years ago. He is survived by three sons in St. Paul
and one daughter.
St. Cloud Times: Clemens
Meyer la-ought in the carcases
of twelve cub wolves and received bounties amounting to
StiO. or $5 for each wolf, at the
auditor's office this \.
Meyer had run onto the nest
near ihe town of (.rove and
killed all the cubs while the
mother wolf was away It i.s
the largest individual bount\
that has been collected at the
auditor's office for some time-
doing a great   work   in training
,    loot   till    between    the two   high
investigators,      teachers      ancL
.   hills about one half mile west of
leaders to lav the   foundation ot
n   n Mike   Thommes    place,   on  the
the new agriculture and the new
,   . 'Little Falls road.   The car made
country life.     It is not sum ,    ■ ,        ...
one   complete  turn   and a   halt,
ta'train investigators and teach-'      , . ..       .    .,
and came to a stop resting in the
ers.    The new truth must be ap-   ,   . ,-
pried.    The training must reach    .   ,.     ,
; right wheels and the  right side
the men on the farm. . .        .,       .....
running    board.      Mr.   Kerich s
Minnesota was the  first to es > ■   i , i
body was  louno at right angles
tablish   a   trade   school of agri■' -.-.       , . .,
to the machine, face up, and the
culture,   with   the   great aim of .       , , . .      ,
running board   across his chest.
training'la rmers  for   the   farm.   .. ,, ... ,.  ,
From  the   position ol   the dead
For twenty-five years that school ._      , .
man,   it is fair to  conclude that
has been sending out young men   , .. ,, ,    ,
he was thrown over the Head ol
and   women   who   know how to  ,,      .  .        ,     . .     ...      ...   .,
tlie driver to   his right   with the
lie b Her   citizens,   to do belter    . ,        ,
first turn, and was pinned under
farming   and   make  better farm    , ,        , ,.
the   running   board as   the   ma-
llu"us" thine toppled to it's side.    Had
Seventy-two   per   cent   ol  all , ,.       .   ,,,
the auto made another hall turn,
Mon
Tlle-
an    electric     flashlight.      (on- for a bed.  He is now in the Lit
vinced   that the   man under the tie   Falls    hospital     where   his
car was dead, they went to Mike condition is said to   be   improv
Thommes'  who  has a   phone, to ing.   How   long   he    lay    uncon-
report tbe accident, siious bj the wreck* or how long      v irceuci.i cnu.i, yi   iuc oi. j
When   they    arrived    at    Mr. he wandered through the    fields   Cloud     Normal      visited     hei
Thommes'    place,     they   found to reach Mike Thommes'  place,   parents last Sunday. Kai
inada.
Carl Beimert sold :ti   In
last    week for    u hich    lie    re-
<*iv« The Market Report,
I'. F. Blake and  family, of Wheat, No. i
.New    Pierz.    have    moved    to   Wheat. No. 2
Buckman.
Parley 	
Crecencia Faust, of tl.
who had been soliciting life    in
,   Mirance   all   day,    >aid   he    had   Lfttle   Falls1,   is   now practic-
about a dozen policies   in   sight   ing law in .Madison.  Wis.
that Warren Farrow   had   come ; he does not   know
there about fifteen   minutes    before.   The storm had blown down
a number of telephone poles and
Little Falls could not be reached
When the two cars
Pierz. l.d. Benfield was noli lied,
who drove to Little Falls and
reported the fatal accident to
the coroner and Frank Farrow,
the owner of the wrecked car.
A party consisting of coroner
Chance.    Frank    Harrow.   Cbas.
and      Ed.     Benfield
Mike Tschida is now work-
raa, ,   , '"g     -CM"   CaSlH'l'
The car lelt the Columbia Ho '
■  i     i      m     ,-    ■   i l"'sl section,
tel about '-» o clock.    Mr. Kerich
Bra nn mi t he
Butt> ucry
15
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16
2.10
I. i.".
lis   wife   had  morning lost his pocket book.  Crac
phoned him that the   baby   was  bill found    it    shortly   after.  Ground Feed	
,       a . ... . ,      '    _ P<"
sick and he would go home   aud   [[,. S;ild  It contained  $703.25.
■IMa
and ought to stay until the next
day.    but     that
Dal
Eggs
J.   \.  True,   formerly   of l"'l,,u;
Straigh
our
Bran   .
Frank Ranch last   .Monday  Short-
return in a few days    to
up his business here.
finish
the farm school students   of ag
Kerich,     though    seriously    in-  yarrow
riculture have gone back   to the .                     ..■            __.    I                                                                         „witi<       i_. ,-lerk- i           nev
.    .                 lured, mignt   have   lived.   The j Cached tlie site 6i tli'e accident [nif Posltlon as clerK W Uf-rnej
farm.    The   figure   is   increased    .  , L: ,            ,                , .
driver must   have clung   to Ins : ;ibout,-, ()Y!ock.   Because   death
.John (dissert ret urned from  Qniona
Montana a few   days ago and
ill
-X  ll'W  /vecksa-ohe   gHVeup   wj||    ^   g    ^.^    ;„    ^
to 80 per   cent   or   four-fifths of ,
all, if we   add   to those who go
'wheel with  the iirst turn Of the j £as plainly accidentel,  the cor
, machine, and probably fell put, \(Ler thoughtno  inquest  neces
baclc   to   the   larni.   those    who |
Barton's store, oil accoiitit of ill
health, and accepted a position
a.s agent for the Xew York Lite
when it   came   to a stop   on its  2t        With not very much   lorce ! lnsunulCt' CoinpjUiy.    Fonsider-
tak-e up   agricu tural   courses in -*                                                       linffthe short time at   it, he had
Side. '' ..-..•! I      ......      .-,a.,,,,  1.1   .,     I M,..'
the   college   or   some other way i
W. A. Zonladek meal market
in Little Falls.
Butterfat Market,
The A
was
the wrecked car completed    ^ ihr,^d]l-ly suc^.,(u[ m hisnvw  the   meadows    and    pastures
last half of the second turn andl;venture.    He  leaves a wife  and  are nowhere to be seen
stood on its  wheels    right    side   three children.
identify themselves with agri-j Thc WIVC|U.([ car was dis-
culture. It should be remem- I COV(>re(' about one o'clock by
bered that these tigures include; A p. Stol]. (, p. Gravel, Hub-
not only the students who come  ert Ha|,>s. lvt,r Bare'., and P.F. AlJ|lip p()kov,itS(.|,.   ,laughter
from the farms,   but  many girls   Blafte, wire   were on   their way nf Mr.   and    Mrs      iM.    Loko-
as well as boys who   come from   ]U))m.   froin    Minneapolis,   with       Mike Thommes was awakened ' witsch   of   i'ierz.    were   marthe   adjacent   Twin   Cities.     H  lvvo 1U.W machines.    A. P. StolI   by a rap at his door shortly be-   ried Tne.^I;iy lnorii ing in   Ihe
we exclude ihem, we should lind (invir,g the first car and no- ' lore one o'clock- St1    •''»'<t'P|' ^*;     ('hl;i'l',1•      ^ejl
_,   . i   ,M, .    , .. , ,.,,..,  man wasLregor l.bel.  broth-
that almost   100   per cent ol the  lici,(,   a   )]Vsll   auto  tfacb   turil,     "lam;.,-,   automobile   driver     ,.,. to t h e 0-,-och 11 and    Margar-
iarm   boys    who   come    to    the   out  ,,.,,.„   llu. ,-0tl(i ;liU[   tlie  iill.:said Farrow,   "and   we   had   an (,t!|  Jj()l<()\vitseh. sist-r to The
Farm School return to tlie farm.   Hc   l()1(l   ij|s   Cpmpariions   that  accident." bride   was   bridesmaid.    The
Dean A. F.   Woods,   Universi- ; 1]|t>n, 11U1S,:hc a car jn ijie ditch .     "Was you   alone'".- young     couple      will     make
ty Farm, St.  Paul. !-uul   braisght   his   machine to a       "Xo. Frank  Kerk-h   a.is  with their home hi St.   Paul.
NOTICE FOB BIOS      | ff-
For the   Cojistruciion of a Wafer
Tank.
Notice is herey given that
sealed bids will be received by
the Village of Pier/., Minnesota,
for the construction of a new
steel water tank, until s o'clock
p. m. April 25th, l(.)l:i, at which
time they will be publicly
opened and read.
Plans and specifications for
th
There is very little water
in the streams this spring.
The  annual   spring floods in    S0U.I. St. Paill f.0g Market,
Ave. I'
Thin-Mlav - 77
.lohn P. Faust is  now fore-  FHcta.
turdav     .
Mondav
man on the west section.
Otto Il'ilverson has goon to
.Moose Lake to take charge
of a gravel Iran.
.Joseph li. Hennen, of Si.
Paul, came tip Saturday for
for a few davs' visit  with his
Tufesdaj
Wednesday
, i .I
St. Paul Live Stock.
recall   to your   mind  where you
left that tobacco can .
Platte items,
Preparations are gomgon lor| g.     ^ m ,R. l,,ni)loy,,|
1   «cnfc   ^    llK'J:''st   day   °'ibV Chas. Young during the sum-
school in district -m . .   *      ,  .
I
All our young gents departed '
Thursday   and    Friday.      They
will work on the dri\ e.
C. Reese and family, Mrs. T.
Smith and children and A. H.
Nagel visited at Ben Richner's
Wednesday evening.
; mer months.
met his match here last week,
when he ran up against Prof.
.1. P.
1 Ulysses Morrill left for Vawter and Little Falls Monday.
Joe tieems   of   North   Dakota
e proposed work mav  be seen , , .
1 - spent   several   days   here   last
at the office of the village cleric  week vlslLiny   Ujt,   famiiles Ben
in said village and at the  office and|Chas. Rychner.
of   the   Minneapolis    Steel   and
Leigh Items,
Miss   Maymie   Thommes   and
sister of h'reedliem.    visited Ag-j
nes and \ era Smith Sunday.
( has. ( hestny ot   Lalcin    was
Mr.  Poos of North Bull called   [n    Hillman     Monday    to    meet
at beese's Sunday. Philp Randall of  Little Falls.
C.   W.   Waller   had
Machinery Company, at Minne
apolis, Minnesota.
Rach bid shall beaccompan
by a certilied check   for   10   p'ef*
cent of the amount   of  the   bid,
a.s a guarantee that   the   bidder
will enter into contract in cas
his bid i.s accepted. Proposal
must be made on uniform blanks
furnished by the village. Envelopes to be marked "Proposals for Steel Tank and Tow
The   village   council   reserves
the   right   to   reject   auy   or all
Cecilia Smith was a Pierz. vis
■jitor Saturday.
Ily'order of the ViJUage Coun
cil, dated at   Pierz.   Minnesota,
this :,rd day of April 1913.
.).   it.   I \N.
Village Clerk.
Mr. Roos of North Huh called
at C. Reese's Sunday.
Tony Smith and son were at
Sullivan lake last Saturday and
Sunday
Leigh Items.
two cat
loads    of     lumber    shipped   to
Pier/a last week.
.Arthur   Markuson  caught   an
| eagle in a trap   and   shipped   it
to Minneapolis Tuesday.
A bunch   from   Hillman   took.
in the dance iu   Granite   Saturday.
Violet    Leigh    went.    to.   St.
 S."'.7."i  tO ".all
Cows and Heifers,$..5() to     7
lather, mm Hennen,and his ralv,.S) sl,„(i
brothers and sisters. Feeders; at- $4.50 to 7-75
Through .John aSehinolke.
last Monday, .lohn Reding
bought 150 acres directly
south of his place for >*."..ouo.
This hit) was pari of Ihe old
Buckman farm.
P. L. Poster and son Frank,
took their cement mixing
machine to Little Falls Monday morning. They will
work several weeks for eon-
tractor Carl Kropp. of St.
Cloud, on the new High
School building.
Bound Over to Grand Jury.
Kd. Prondquist or Pauinqu
was held to the grand jury
under binds of $200 Wednesday
afternoon by Justice L. M.
(Jaudet on a charge of grand
larceny.     Tl nor   wai
examination.      His   bonds  h
not yet been furnished.
lie    is   alleged   to I lien
s:;n from Miss Judith  Chilquist.
who has since become Mrs. (
ash.     Th J   was    pill.
Joseph Voe ker.   the   own-  fmm ;i -)OX in -K.r ro01I1.     v.
arrested at Pier/. Monda
ing   the   defendant    had   only
Agnes, Vera and Frank Smith
visited     at     Haves'    Thursday
evening.   The evening was spent (Top(I^ate.for Last Week.)
piavmg out-ot door games. ..^   ^..^ q.  ^^ ^^
ed   sawing   lumber   at   Hillman  Cloud Monday,
last week. Pierz  visitors   Monday   were:
Aug. Drews. John Miller. Os- •' ■ 4 Lei^uj 1-owel1 t'omnmg-
nier Leigh and son George made h;u,K George Waller. Less Mur-
a business trip to Princeton last ut' Wes1^' Waller and Hans Jac-
week returning by way of the 0>,on'
Twin citii
ROman   Kosolowski    left   for
Chicago   Friday.     He   may   re-
turri next tail to hunt.
Boys ! Get your spears ready
the fist are coming.
er of the old Chas. Peine
place nearly lost his buildings by fire last  Sunday. All  S|:;.;,ii left.    Transcript
other members   but   he   had 	
gone to church. When he
stepped outdoors shortly before noon, he found a manure pile by 1 he barn, afire.
With the help of those who
happened to be passing by
on the way home from church.
Injured at Paper Mill.
John Kerich, son of Michael
Kerich, who lines on <i farm just
south of the city, was injur,
the paper mill Sunday morning
by a falling beam. He was
struck at the   bi -kull,
the flames wereextinguished.
Julia Leigh   spent   the   latter   Hut for tiiis time!v help.   Mr. .
,e.rt- of the »-,>el- with tlie   Wii    ,a-     ,, ■   ,        ,,,...,. but no  fracture resulted and  it
Wm    Drews  left   Mondav for yart 0t tL    L U VV oelker thinks al) his build- .     ,
wm.   wiews  ieai  .-jouiaai   iui GrUnite . is thought that  he   will
The wedding bells are soon to Jud, X. D. ,       & ings.   inc i:d ng    the     lou
ring again. !     ..■   ,   . ,    ■   , ,"-__
!     \ lolet Leigh returned Monday ton Wedllesdav. Fl-om there   he
Misses   Cecilia    Smith.   Marv   irom \\ atkin-. wlie. e she visited   will g-0 on U,e drive on the Mi*-
at the J   W. Driver home. |8jssjpHi,
N. A. Morril   left   for   Royal'   VVould have> «rOIie 11 j. in smoke.
Linquist, Mary Sigette, Maymie
Walmark-. Hilda Anderson and
Katie Sigette: Fdwin Walmark
and Theo. Rychner visited at
C. Reese_s Sunday alteruoon.
The first game of lawn
tennis was played lasl Sunday
afternoon on the Mrs. Ber-
gerhausen lot in upper town.
The players were: Nick
.Miles. Henry Paul. K. L.
Kaliher and Herman Yonder- correspondents office
I lelert Johns speiitSumkiy with
Agnes .Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young
visited at the lien tvichner home
Sundav.
Mrs. <). C. Leigh and Mrs. S.
H. Love were Pierz callers last
Tuesday.
John   Hrown  and O. C. Leigh
made   a  business   call at   Pierz
j Monday.
Some   building   material
the new depot has arrived.
for
Martin Johnson.  Arthur Mar-
kusen and Gabriel  Olson of Mt.
Morris took the train for Pierz
. Tuesday.
Found    Hy May Y\ a 1 marl-: be- [ J
tween J. Smiths and   A.Kidles.j     Anew   piano   arrived   at  the
a pleasant   smile,  owner call at i Irwin J. Drews   home la.st week.
haar.
orge   Waller, the champion
Say. AJr. Walmark ! iiiokle"   player   of   Granite
tulaski Items.
gone  a   whole   week,   ha-   been .
found at last about J. mi
oi his home.
School report of district numbered l_:).
| Pupils enrolled
in a short th -tent of
Mijury   could  not \»
tained at d  he was ta
to the hospital for treatmen
Transcript.
S,<-si/;l!
Thero is r ir "beating around
might hh well onf
"..•l       .'-.       ,,       /""_-, Dayis taught.. _'() it Hrrt as  ust    We want yon to trv
Stell    P"*^kl'     * ™*  . ] r:;;       Those who were neither absent Chamberlain's Cough Rem,<ly th,
gorsk!   and S eve  hypmsk,  left   ^ Aplilcows- ?ZZ™l T* " ^   ^T
for Brainerd Tuesday. ,. ,      ,   ,     T, lsno reaaonso far aswe can see why
fcl,  Nelly   l-rancak,   Julia k ran- you should not doao.   This preparation
Math.   Pilarski    made   a   fast   calc.    Anna   ami    Vincent    Sko- by its remarkable cures has gained a
trip to Pierz Sunday. vnski. world wide reputation, and people ■
Marv T. Langosh. where speC. of it in the highest terms
A   dance   was   heal at   the \.                                           _
,-,.,,.,.,      ,                 .                                                     f eacher
Puarski place  Sunday  evening.
All had a tine time.
of praise.   It is for sale by alt Dealers.
vertisement.
Head the   "Bus
Mr.   Sinko's cow   which   was column.
ual
habit.    It's a good i