The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1913-05-01

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THE   PIERZ   JOURNAL
VOL. 4.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY,  MINNESOTA,  MAY 1.  1918.
NO. 46.
HAPPENINGS
HERE AND THERE
Albany will have a new cigar
factory.
Royalton has a live commer-
ci.i I club.
Brainerd i.s to have a pickle
factory.
I termidji raised the price of
liquor license from $500 to* 1,000.
M. E. Jones, of St. Cloud, has
purchased a handsome motor
boat and expects to put it in
Grand lake, where he will probably rent a cottage for the summer.
Gust Saari, a miner at the
Cuyuna-Mille Lacs mine, was
instantly killed one night last
week by being caught between
the skip and shaft timbers.
Saari, who resided Lakeview,
leaves a wife and two   children.
William Streitz, of St. Cloud,
a carpenter employed by Ferdinand Weber, was painfuly injured last week when a scaffold
on which he was working in the
town of Minden, Benton county,
gave way and he was thrown to
the ground.
The funeral of Frank A. Kerich, who was killed in an automobile accident a week ago
Tuesday night, was held Friday
morning at it o'clock- from the
German Catholic church and interment made in the German
Catholic cemetery at Little
Kails.
Joseph Kiffmeyer, aged 25
years oldest son of Henry Kiff-
meyer, living ten miles south oi
St. Cloud, died suddenly last
Wednesday. Deceased was born
on the farm on which he died.
Besides his father heis survived
by three brothers, Arnold, Will
ami Edwin, and three sisters,
Mrs George Thole, residing east
of Clearwater, and Paulina and
Balbina at home.
The population of Stearns
county is given as 47,7'io of
which J4,7s:> are males and 22,-
950 females. Of this number
there are 14 negroes. The
voters in the county number
11,987, but 7\2 of this number
are illiterates. Those of the
school age from ti to 20 years
number l7,r>K(i; of which 11,920
are attending, a percentage of
l»7,s. There are H,4()7 dwellings
and 8,661 families in the county.
William L. Smith, aged 84.
years and 4 months, died in the
hospital at Little Falls. Mr.
Smith served in the United
States navy and over sixty
years ago was struck in the leg
by a bullet. The ball was rer
moved and his leg gave him no
trouble until a few weeks ago,
when he injured it slightly and
it became infected, causing his
death. He leaves a wife and
two children, Mrs. Pinkney,
of Kansas City and Mrs. John
Cawley, of Roundup,   Montana.
Fergus Falls Journal: The
^heaviest penalty ever imposed
here for violation of the game
law was imposed in the district
court last week when George
Peterson, of Ash by pleaded
guilty to the charge of shooting
more ducks than the law allows,
and was lined SI JO. The law |
provides that not more than
fifteen birds shall lie shot by
any hunter in one day. And it
is alleged that Mr. Peterson,
who is a good marksman and an
enthusiastic hunter, brought
down twenty-seven. He bad
fought the case thus far, but on
Wednesday decided to change
his plea from not guilty toguilty.
lie had shot twelve more ducks
than the law allows and the tine
imposed was Sf() per duck.
SPECIAL MEETING    THE DUNN
VILLAGE COUNCIL      HIGHWAY LAW.
The village council met in special session Friday April 25th,
at 8 o'clock p. m. in the village
hall. All members were present. The purpose of the meeting was to receive bids for a
steel tank and a 30 or 50
tower.    Bids  were   received  as
follows:
Chicago Bridge it Iron ('o.
7500 gal. tank & .",0 feet
tower    $4,688
Same Co., same tank and
30 ft. tower    4,465
Des Moines Bridge & Iron
Co. same tank & 50 ft.
tower,   4,635
Same Co. same  tank and
30 ft. tower    4,4f>r>
St. Paul Foundry Co- same
tank and .">() ft.tower.__ 4,bl0
Same Co.,  same tank and
80 ft. tower    4,4f>r.
Minneapolis Steel & Machine Co., same tank &
50 it. tower.. 4.ojr>
Same Co., same tank ami
30 ft. tower    4.400
Checlc securing bids was received from all bidders except
from St. Paul Foundry Co.
Upon motion this matter was
laid over to a special meeting
to be held May 25th.
A lengthy petition, signed by
a number of freeholders of the
village of Pierz, protesting
against the buying of a steel
tank and tower, was presented
and read.
Alter a lengthy debate about
the matter, it was resolved that
the president appoint a committee of seveu freeholders, who
shall find out the cost of good
first class wooden tank, with instructions to report at a special
meeting of the village council,
to be held Saturday, May *J4th
at 8 o'clock p. m. in the village
hall.    Adjourned.
C. E. GRAVEL,
President.
J. B. HARTMANN,
Recorder.
A FEW CASES
AND THEIR RESULTS.
BUCKMAN CREAM-    A GOLD MEDAL       WEATHER AND
ERY REPORT.    TO BE AWARDED.   MARKET REPORTS.
A New Way to Cut Down a
Tree.
John Dombovy has some tine
shade trees in his yard. He
planted these trees and watered
them since they were mere saplings, through several seasons
of drouth, and naturally looks
upon them witha feeling akin to
parental affection. One of the
trees outgrew his fellows. Erect,
with its broad branches reaching out over the root of John's
house, it seemed to defy the
elements and the ravages of
time. But it stood too close to
the house. As it swayed back
and forth with tlie wind, its
branches scratched on the roof,
and, as "the constant dropping
of water weareth away astone,"
so did the gentle but incessant
scratching of the branches wear
deep trenches in the shingles of
the roof. The tree was a nuisance and John decided to get
rid of it. He did uot dare
strike at tlie root of the evil for
fear of felling the tree against
the house or onto the picket
fence. After deliberating upon
many plans a novel idea struck
him. He fastened a long rope
about his body at or near the
line of the equator, threw the
loose end over a crotch near the
top and had J. J. Boser, Jake
Duscher and a half dozen other
heavy weights pull him up, from
whence he proceeded to cut the
tree down in stovewood lengths.
The hill prepared and introduced for the management of
public highways in Minnesota
by Hon. R. C. Dunn, of Princeton, was passed by both houses
of the legislature and approved
by the governor. It went into
force on April 15, and all previous laws inconsistant with it
are repealed.
It is a very complete law, and
covers the whole subject of public highways from those design
ed by the highway commission,
the county roads under the jurisdiction of the county commissioners, to the town roads, which
are placed under the authority
of the supervisors.
Each town is made a road
district, and all taxes for road
work must be paid in cash, and
none in labor, which is a long
step forward for good roads.
All repairs or improvements
amounting to #500 must be let
by contract, after plans and
specifications have been made,
and the same properly adver- '
tised. '
A new departure is for the
creation of a separate fund to
be- used for dragging the roads
in each town. The county auditor is compelled to levy a one
mill tax lor this purpose on al!
assessed property, and this fund
shall be expended by the town
board for procuring a suitable1
number of drags and dragging!
the roads of the town. The
supervisors are required to make
contract for dragging the roads
of the town, preference to be i
given to the main traveled
roads, and the cost shall not
exceed a dollar a mile each time
the road is dragged.
The district  road   overseer is :
abolished, and  the   supervisors
shall appoint a   competant road
builder as  overseer   lor the en- '
tire town, who shall have, under1
the   supervision   of    the   town
board, the   construction   of   all j
town roads   and   the   mainten- i
ance  of   all   town  and   county]
roads in the   town.      His   com- ]
pensation is not  to  exceed $3 a I
day.    This provision of the law |
is alone worth the  whole   effort
of tlie   legislature,   because   the
majority of the roads are   town
roads, and   with   a   centralized \
authority and taxes paid in cash, i
instead   of   being   "loafed out,"
will   soon   work   big   improvements in the town   and   county
roads.
The general plan of state high
ways is continued under the
supervision of the commission,
and as soon as the new law has
been in force long enough to
give it a fair trial, wehavefaith
to believe it will give Minnesota roads equal to any western
state.
Cigarette Law in Force.
The Westlake law governing
the sale of cigarettes is now
operative throughout the state,
the measure having been signed
by the governor Saturday.
Under it all vendors of cigarettes or the "makings" must
obtain a license, the fee for
which is $25 for a two-year
period. Application for the:
licenses must be made to the
commission, which has the
power to grant, refuse or revoke them. It is expected that
the applications will begin to
come in during the next few-
days.
Following is a list of court
cases and officials before whom
same were tried, on complaint
of the Dairy and Food Commission of Minnesota, according to
Commissioner Joel G.   Winkjer.
March 25. Before Justice S.
A. Howard. Clearwater, .1. ('.
Miller was fined *'J5 for operating a Babcock tester without a
license.
April 2.—Before Justice John
Fairbanks, Austin. Frank Van-
eska was lined $25 for selling
adulterated blackberry   cordial.
April 5.—Before Justice J. P.
Lorge, Watkins. Frank Lock
and J. Lauman were tined $15
each for delivering cream in
filthy, unsanitary cans.
April 10.—Before Justice Lee
Webster, Hinckley, J. R. Johnson was fined $15 for manipulation in reading the Babcock
test.
April 9.- Before Judge Kay
P. Chase. Anoka, Albert Gott-
waldt, was fined $\7 for refusing inspection of his dairy barn,
S10 of which was suspended.
Take Warning.
Butter and cheese makers and
creamery    managers   generally
should take notice of this list of
cases and warn their patrons-
B\ showing them that violations
of the dairy laws mean tines if
the inspector happens to come
around, some of the careless
patrons may change their ways.
The same is true of careless
cream buyers and creamery
men.
Following   will   be   found th ,in   Uu.    or
monthb be Buckmai 8    L-ni,, ,n_
m< culture. Wa
Temperature for the Week,
creamery:
Number of   patrons
' Pounds
■■<>.
Pounds of milk received
Pounds   of   butterfat in
cream   re« i 	
Bounds   of   butterfat in
milk received.	
Total butterfat received
Total pounds of   butter
made	
Net overrun,  per cent.'.
Average price paid   for
butterfat    	
Loss By Fire,
Real Estate Transfers.
Northern Pacific Railway
company to Christ Bust, si ol
nw!. 1740-29, $800.
Northern Pacific Kail way
com pain* to Christ Lust, nw| of
sw], 17-40-29, $-loo.
Anton E. Macho and wife to
Frank X. Virnig, s 33 feet of lot
1. block 1, E'ierz, less the south
2 feet, $3,500.
Julius 0. Baker and wife to
Henry Stueber, wi of sei and
nei of nwi, 18 39-29, $5,000.
August Roos and wife to John
Roos. ne] II, and se] 12-39-31,
except 1 5-It) acres.   $1,000   etc.
Henry Eek I, single, to John
H. Grell, ni of swi and e 1 rod
of se] of sw], 9-41-30, 81,140.
Louis Feucht and wife to
Frank Gohl, . acre in sei of
sw]. 8-40-30, $JJ0.
Ole Gjullin and wife to X. N.
Bergheim, si of si of nw] and
nw! of sw], 29-41-30, 2,750.
Notice to Stockholders.
Our company has entered into
a contract with the North western Telephone Company, which
contract took effect April 1st.,
1913, whereby we pay the said
Northwestern Telephone Company a flat rate for telephone
connections at the five exchanges, where we are connected, viz Foley, Gilman, Rice,
Royalton and Pierz. There
will be no more switching
charges made at these places.
You   are   instructed     hereby
when   making   calls    from   the
Northwestern     telephone    and
coming over our lines,   (viz   the
Morril Rural lines) to   make the
call Collect,  then   there   will
be   no   charges   made  for   such
calls.     Be sure and keep this in
mini! as it is very important.
Yours truly,
Bekt Cheeley,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Tin.
I
Io   and    15   who   writes the i
composition. m
_   . .   words, on the repair and   main    •■*
tenance of earth  road
awarded by Logan Waller
1 '*   Director. I public Rcwn
7,28.   Quited Department   of
iculture, Wa_.hh.gt*
All compositions   must
mitted to Mr. Page before   May
I."ith.   1913,   and  the medal will
36c   he   awarded   as  soon there,
as    ihe     composition     car,
8,952
oo o
The Market Report.
;
graded.   The composition   may  f
be based   on   knowli ned
Philip Arendt returned   Tues-   from   books   or   other 9,   ,,   "'
a . 1..,.
Pain
day   night   from    Maple   Lake jbat no quotations shall be mi
where he  went a week ago when       After many yea'
..     in dealing with the  public   road   e.|_„\.   ..    ,
he learned ot   the   loss   ot a big    ....",.. ' .   .     Flour,
situation   of   the   country,   it is      »    o,        i
barn   on   his   farm.      The   barn   N,..   ,. __..i straight.
valued
r. Page's belie! that ignorance   | 0 , , .-,
at   $2,200,   was a total on tbe   subject   of   r md    "        "Ct
loss and was   insured  for about   maintenance of roads is as much
half of   its   value.   The renter thecause of their b&d condition
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ other factor.     It is
expected that the competition
will bring about a better under-
derstanding of the subject o
on the   place   lost   about $200.
Mr. Arendt will return at   once
Maple    Lake    to   rebuild.
Bran
Shorts
Transcript. pair   and    maintenance
This Maple Lake farm ot Mr.   rural districts.
in   the
Many children living in the
rural districts have experienced
the disadvantages ol roads made
impassable through a lack of
proper maintenance and it is
expected that their interest in
the competition will stimulate
greater interest among the
parents. Bad roads have pre
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ vented many children from
during the last seventeen years. tainjn,-a proper education and
1 wish to tender my sincere |K(Vt. even prevented doctors
thank's to the public for the from reaching the side of rural
liberal patronage I have received patients in time to save their
^L^L^L^L^m^m^m^m^m^mm ' lives.
Any   child   between   the j
Arendt's must be the on
by   Tony    Friedrich,   and he is
without doubt the one   who lost
$200 by the tire.
Notice to tiie Public,     !
Having sold my furniture business,   which   I   have   operated
('racked (lorn -"0 pou
Ground I**' • d 	
1.50
( 'Iliolls
1.7;.
To
Butterfat Market.
The A\ erage during the v.
South St. Paul Hog Market.
and   kindly   request   my  former
patrons    to     continue     dealing
with my successor. Jos. H. Grell.
Adv. A. E. Macho.
Thursday
Friday
.Saturday .   .
._   ...
Wednesday
 	
Board ot Health Notice.
The    villiagers    are   hereby
notified that all manure piles,
rubbish and all accumulations
of tilth must be removed before
the I5tli day of May.
removed by that time it will be
done at the expense of the
owners.
Boad or Health.
Sullivan Items.
mentioned, attending a   country
school, may compete.    Only one
side of the paper must be writ
ten on; each page to be numbered; the name, a*,re. and a Id
of the writer, and the name and
location of the school which he
or she is attending must be
plainly written at the top of the
first page. Tbe announcement
If not °' the competition has been sent
to the superintendent of schools
in the rural districts. Xo further information can be obtained from the Office of Public
Roads. This announcement
should be plain to everyone,
and all children will thus start
on a basis of equality.
Some Fads About Flax.
Flax is not   "hard   on   land'
O. Christianson ami wife were
Pierz visitors Saturday.
Mrs.  J. Brader of Milwaukee
arrived here   last Thursday and
will   visit   with her   brother, (J
Martin  and   family,   until  next  whencompared with other crops.
Tuesday. .,,        ,     . .      . ,
b lax should not be  grown on
Mazie and Rodney  Look* were; the same field oftenef than once
visitors at theChristianson home  m ftve or seven yeurs
Flax wilt germs are carried
by the seed, and live from year
to year in the soil. The formaldehyde treatment will disinfect the seed.
Flax can be successfully
grown on old land when properly handled. Do not sow tlax
on liax-sick soil.
Early planting is safest in the
long run.
linn   seed-bed i- -ary.
Harvest   the   crop   when it i.s
Thresh or stack as   soon
as possible when flax gets   dry.
Flax in rotation should follow
the   hay   or   pasture crops.
large amount   of   humus  is nee-
ry in the soil.
Sunday.
Our ball team practiced last
Sunday..
T. S. Look launched his new-
boat Sunday, and christened it
"Black Maria."
Mazie Look visited at the
Martin home Monday.
Mrs. T. S. Look visited at F.
Atkins' Monday.
Henry Rieke and wife visited
at the Robert Adkins home last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rieke
spent Sunday at their home near
Lastrup.
Miss Nelli_* Martin left Tuesday for Brisbane. .\" Dak., where
she will visit her sister this
summer.
St. Paul Live Stock.
sr,.7."i to
j .md Heifers,$4.50 I
Calves, stead). - I CO to7.25
steadv,      $4.50 to 7-7.")
Brainerd Banker Shot.
While examining an anion
revoh er last Wednesday. .11
('. W. Holland, a banker and
mining man, accidentally shot
himself. A. D. Bille, whose law
office adjourns, did not hear any
shot,   but   i. ntering   the
saw the judge tall from
his chair and heard him say he
bad been looking at the gun and
that it had been accidentally
discharged. Judge Holland
wounded  in   the   sidi the
stomach and died early    in    the
afternoon.    (July   a    few   da} s
brated   his seventy-
fourth birthday.
Leigh Items.
Mr.Ronson and daughter Julia
went to Fierz Frida
John   Brown   and
Pierz Saturday.
The  dance   at   < >. ('.   Leigh's
Friday night wa
in spite of the bad roads.
Mr. and Mrs. Moran ol
w-ere here  the Iirst of  the v
looking for a locatio
Mr. McXeal  of tl; rich
Wool Co.   called   at   the    store
Wednesday.
Hubert La -r aud
left for Minneapolis
for a short visit.
Ole Christianson and wife left
Wednesday for Lake Minneton-1 variety to grow
 ■ August Dr- it to   Little
Minnesota   Xo.   J."> is the best   Falls \\ iy.
Bove and  w
ka, where Ole will be employed
on the new automobile road being built between Minneapolis
and Wayzepa.
The   Northwest   should grow   Pierz Monday-
Get
habit.
more flax.
Extension     Bulletin    No.   27
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    gives full   information   on   each
the   habit—the   Journal  of     these     points.—Univer
lt's a good one to tie to.   barm. St. Paul.
.ink Przybilla lost a val-