The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1915-07-08

              THE   PIERZ  JOURNAL
VOL. 7.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JULY 8, 1915.
NO. 4.
STATE NEWS BITS
Various Happenings of the Week
Throughout Minnesota.
Minnesota's state banks are in an
Unusually prosperous condition, in
spite of the conditions elsewhere, according to Albert H. Turrittin, state
superintendent of banks, who has issued a call for a report of the condi-
ditions of all banks with state charters at the close of business June 23.
This corresponds with the federal
call. It will be a month before the
returns are compiled and tabulated.
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W. W. Strathern, eighty-three years
old, pioneer farmer and father of Dr.
Moae Strathern of Gilbert, former
Minnesota university football star, is
dead at Rich, Valley, Mr, Strathern
•was a member of the Eighth Minnesota during the Civil war and belonged to the Minnesota Territorial Pioneers. He was born in Scotland and
came to Minnesota in 1853,
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The courthouse at Fergus Falls was
struck by lightning and the tower
shattered, County Attorney Anton
Thompson and Sheriff J. S. Billings
were standing in the stenographer's
room directly underneath the tower
when bricks and plaster began falling
all around them. Neither was injured. A trial proceeded with only a few
minutes' interruption.
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Wyzetta Margaret Caven, adopted
(laughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Willard
Caven of Fairfax, while shooting firecrackers, was burned so severely that
she died. The child's apron caught
fire and the heavy wind caused her
clothing to ignite. Mrs. Brown, a
neighbor, tried to extinguish the fire
by pumping water on the child from
a well.
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Tharg was $2,361,812.03 In, the state
treasury aji the clone of business June
fiO, according to a report issued hr
Walter I- Smith, state treasurer. In
the revenue fund was $430,771.15; in
the road apd bridge fund, $474,182.23;
permanent schqql fund, $24.9,069.581
general sch,oql fund, $527,403,70, and
grain inspection fupd, $145,822,
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Danger of forest fires in Northern
Minnesota is now over until fall, according lo Grover M. Conzet, Inspector in the state forestry service, who
has just completed a tour of the district about Northome, Kelllher, Aurora and Ely, where fires were raging
until put out by the recent rains.
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W. A. Higgfns of Albert Lea died,
suddenly in Minneapolis while he,
■5v|th his. wife, was visiting his spm
Jfr," Hlggins for thirtyrthree years
wag connected with the Freeborn
county auditor's efflee and for several
terms was county auditor.
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Shelly Williams, Inmate of the Arkansas state penitentiary, is the sole
beneficiary of the estate of Phillip W.
Reid, who died in St. Paul in October last, leaving an estate of about
$10,000. The state supreme court has
so decided.
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President Fred Herrick and Aldermen Frank Effinger, A. Hakre and A.
M. Langseth of Thief River Falls have
been indicted on charges of issuing
liquor licenses to persons convicted of
ylplattng liquor l^ws within ft yeart
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Alfred F- Miller, a farmer living
tlye miles southeast of Preston was
electrocuted op his farm. During a
storm wires on his premises became
entangled. Mr. Miller tried to right
them and was killed.
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Kathryn Salmon, eleven years pld,
wejghing less than 1Q0 pounds, swam
8Q0 feet o"t M*t8 Cedar lake, neav
Minneapolis, and saved from drowning
Mrs. Lizzie Seeken, whose weight il
180 pounds.
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Lightning struck the home of Au-
gust Nelson, four miles north of Cloquet, and Instantly killed Lillian Nelson, nine years pld, Who was playing
on  the   second  floor  of  the  Nelson
home.
4.   .j.   4.
Peter Gray of Minneapolis was
drowned and his brother, Jim Gray,
came near meeting the same fate
while attempting to drag him from
thp Minnesota, river near Mendota,
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Paul Hergesheimer, one of Rochester's loading druggists, for twenty
years engaged in business in that city,
died suddenly of heart failure. He
was forty-five years of age.
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At a special session of the county
commissioners of Fillmore county Joseph Dunford ot Canton was appointed county auditor to succeed George
E. Weatherill, deceasedr
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George B, Weatherill, county auditor
of  Fillmore  county,   died  at   Preston
from   thc  effects  of  a  fall   from  the
roof of his house six weeks ago.
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Frank Trudell, thirty-five years old,
a lumber cruiser, wag drowned in the
Thief river. ?h« Piu!> was not re,
covered because of high water-
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Albert B. Crandall. prominent ir
dvlc; religious and political life, is
dead at Red Wing, aged fifty years.
Car Overturns
On Pierz Road
Transcript—Five persons narrowly escaped serious injury
Monday night when tlie automobile driven by Paul Mayrand
skidded over an enbankment
into the ditch half way between
Little Falls and Pierz. Mrs.
Mayrand and two children and
her mother were in the car. The
hitter's shoulder was sligbly injured and one of the children
had his arm squeezed. The only damagfe to the car is a broken
windshield and top, although it
turned over.
The roadway at this point is
narrow and the driver attempted
to pass another car which he
met on the narrow embankment.
The rear wheel-t skidded as he
turned and the car slid over the
edge of tlie read into the water
in the ditch. Mr. Mayrand
j.imped and reached the overturned car in time to get the oc-
Hunters, Attention!  I Locals of Pierz
Game Law Changed.
Hereafter anyone desiring to
hunt, will have to take out a
hunters license, even in his own
home county, unless he hunts on
his own land. The law until
now permitted one to hunt with
out a license in his home county.
The new law requires a license
fee of $1.00 from every person
more than 21 unless he hunts on
his own lands, lands of his immediate family and lands owned
by either. As the city hunters
usually hunt in some other coun-
And Vicinity
Peter Solinger spent last
week at Melrose.
Mrs. Jake Pflepson of Buffalo is visiting her parents
here.
Frank Rauch reports that
he had bought HenryGasserts
auto.
Pierz Ball Team
Defeats Foley.
Pierz defeated Foley in both
games played on the 4th and 5th,
6 to 3 and 2 to 0, in two of the
best games ever played on the
local diamond.
A sure enough weather prophet would ha\e been a great
and general blessing to the
fans who were patiently waiting
for the game   to  begin  on   the
Ed. Ruff, who has bean ill
for a few weeks, is now around! Pourtb' as showers were in evi-
ajyain, dence about every ten   minutes.
Howevei, we had our worry for
Joseph Zuleger of Rice vis- nothill^ as   we   h;ul   our  b:il]
ty   and  as  the  farmer  usually | itetl his   brother h rank   here &ame, and a good one   too,   the
hunts around home this will pro- 'Monday. pj€ca team wiuniQg through the
bably   mean   money  from    the,     R. M.  Duncan  is  an early hue pitching of Wermerskirchen
farmer and the residents of the ! riser.     He gets   up with  the'^»d Neuman,  ably   assisted   by
smaller towns. Each license per- j bi,.ds and carols in his garden ' Christenson behind the bat.
mits   three   shipments    of   no*^ he hoeS. The game on   the   5Hi   turned
out to be a  pitchers   battle   be-
more than 15 birds each. Liceu- j
ses formerly permitted ship-!
ments of fifty birds.
Neither can one   now   legally
kill Ao many birds.    The old law
cupants   out   before   they   were  allowed fifteen held   birds,   and
harmed by the water. The engine of the car was running
wnen he reacned it.
This car turned over where so
many cars have narrowly escaped doing the same thing—
at LeoLeidenfrost's place. This
is now about the only bad place
in tke Little Falls road.
South Agram News
Those that visited at John
Kippley's last Sunday afternoon
were: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brummer, Evelyn Arnt and Anna
Ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. JohnEidenshink
and daughter visited at J. J.
Drummer's Tuesday evening.
The Kandel bridge is complet
ed and ready for travel.
Prank Kippley is the owner
of a new Ford.
Hermina Vierk is visiting in
Bemidji at the home of her sister, Mrs. Prank Krause.
J J. Brummer has erected a
garage {or Herman Vierk, who
will soon have a new car.
Mrs. Prank Kandel was in
Pierz Tuesday.
Hillman News.
A. M. Reimer  and family |
and  Mr.   Swebeck  of Little
Falls spent the 4th with Mrs.'
Adolf Stumpf.
- Wm. Labrie and family of
Minneapolis autoed to Pierz
vided that no person should and visited with the Adolf
not have more than 45 birds at Stumpf family,
one time or more  than 50 ducks
fifteen water fowl a day and pro-
in his  possession   at   one   time.
No  man   has  ever   been   the
worse   off   for   depositing    his
The day's bag of wild foul ex- : money in the First State Bank,
cepting ducks is cut to ten a Many have been worse off for
day and but thirty are  allowed ' not having done so. Adv
tween Wermerskirchen and Murphy,-the former allowing three
hits and the latter but two; errors being responsible for the
two runs made by Pierz in the
6th inning.
Chiistenson and Hollander
caught both games for their
teams and helped their clubs to
put up a hue imitation of the
great national game.
in possession at any one time.
Fifteen ducks a  day  will  be
Rucker News.
Mrs. Flora   Wood   and   small
son of St. Cloud came   out   last
Prank Kippley, doing contract work on the state road
permitted and a bag limit of 45. j between Albany  and   Avon,
The new law also closes the sea-  called on   his   relatives   here! week  Tuesday on a visit to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hans
Johnson, and other relatives
here.
son  on   wood   duck,   woodcock Sunday.
and turtle doves  until   Septem-1
_        TT ^    . Peter Kollman, the butter-
7,   1918.    Hence the hunter i       , ...  •
maker ot Melrose motored up
ber  7,   191*.
is cut  down   materially  on  his
daily   shoot   and   total   bag  of
prairie chicken,   patridge, quail
and other held   birds, but is not
greatly reduced   in   his limit on
ducks.
Only 15 pike and 15 bass  can
from Buckman Friday.    Mr.
Ernest Goble unti   John   Dor-
man made a business trip to the
Kollman is visiting   the Kin- county seat one  day   last week.
zer family.
Mr. and Mrs.Henry Schnep-
penheim enjoyed the visit of
their son Rev. Father Werner
Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguson
are cosily settled in tlieir new
home.
Mrs. S. D. Wood is getting to
be taken in one day and no per- O. S. B. of  St. Paul the first be (luite a town goer—two days
John (ran, who recently
underwent an operation for
appendicitis at  the hospital
Evelyn Bruber visited her sis-
Herman  Steering  of New' ter, Mrs. Irwin Drews,   in  Hill-
Munich is here visiting with m;i» hist week.
his son  Henry,  also with N.
August Drews and son, Irwin,
made a business trip to Little
Falls the forepart of last week.
Among those who took the
train for Pierz last week Tuesday were: Win. C. Penniman,
Chas. Scott, Wm. Drews and
Ernest Coble and John Dorman
of Rucker.
Mrs. Arba Waller of Rucker
was here Tuesday to meet her
mother, Mrs. Lewis of Rock-
ford, Minn.
Rev. and Mrs. Teachout and
Miss Teachout arrived here last
week Tuesday. They are visiting relatives in Richardson town
Miss Evelyn Bruber spent a
couple of days last week with
her sister, Mrs. I. J. Drews.
Miss Flora Leigh left Friday
for Royalton.
W. Fuerstenberg  and  other, Hillman   visitors   Thursday  of
friends.  He spent the Fourth last week
at Lastrup.
Napoleon Ducette and family of Belle Prairie, B. i)ou-
cette and wife, Joe and Clara
Labrie of Fort Ripley were
visitors at the Mrs
Stumpf home.
A heavy shower passed
over our village last week
Wednesday. It rained .b5 of
an inch inside of an hour.
For a few minutes it hailed,
but no serious damage was
done.
son shall be allowed   more than of the week.
25 bass in his possession at one
time.    No   limit  is  set  on   the
number  of  pike   one  may have
at one time. , ^ Liule g^ retl|1.ued JlOH
This act permits the use ot the firgt part of thig week
artificial lights in spearing
pickerel, redhorse, suckers, carp
and bull heads in streams, if the
spearing is done more than 500
feet from a lake. The use of
light is permitted only during
the months of April and October
and further prohibits fishing
within 100 feet of a tishway, dam
or a state tish hatchery. This
act does not apply to Hennepin
or Kainsey counties.
Another restriction made by
this legislature is aimed at the
chap who made it a habit to
keep a freezer rilled with birds
or moose or venison all winter.
Under laws until now this was
permitted providing$1 was paid
or a retaining fee. These retaining bags will be issued as
before but will permit the purchaser thereof to keep game
birds only until December ol and
big game meat only until January 1st.
running m   one   week   is   doing
well all right.
Wesley Waller returned home
last Thursday from Dora Lake,
, where lie had been employed for
George Wood and family »vere
Hup Wermerskirchen
Seriously Burned
Hugo tlie 11 year old son of
M. Wermerskirchen sustained
serious burns about the face and
eyes last Tuesday evening while
shooting fireworks. It is feared
that he will loose the sight of
his right eye.
A "dragoon" failed to shoot
as quickly as it should have,
and, while investigating the
cause of the delay, it discharged
into his face.
He was at once rushed to Minneapolis, where he is under the
care of an eye specialist.
ABOUT THE STATE
News o! Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
Sullivan News
Mrs. D. W. Sims antl little
drand-daughter visited with
Mrs. Ford last Tuesday.
Miss Vera Heagy returned to
her home at North Platte Tuesday, alter spending a few days
at the C. E. Look home.
John Britton   was
caller Tuesday.
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WANT   PRESIDENT AT FAIR
Minnesota  State  Board  Decides to  Extend   an   Invitation   to   Nation'*
Chief   Executive.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wood and
children called in this vicinity
last Thursday,
Mr. J. H. Free, who occasionally visits Pierz on business,
has purchased through A. P.
Stoll, the southwest quarter of
section 5, Twp. 41, range 29, the
land lying right next to Christ
Schlegels farm. He has been
The following  Hillman young!favorably   impressed   with   the
Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Teacln ut
and Miss Teachout   of Chatlield
are visiting E. L. Teachout.
The glorious Fourth passed
off more quietly than usual
Adolf lowing to the rainy weather.
Those who attended the picnic
at Long Meadow farm report a
very enjoyable time. Many took
advantage of the change of
weather Monday and went various places to celebrate and a
lew of us stayed at home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bruber
and children were callers at the
Jacobsen home Monday.
Miss Anna Opalinsky  of  St.
Paul spent   the   Fourth   at  the:j
Drews' home.
people took in the Fourth of
July celebration at Pierz: Misses
Pearl Miller, Marie Drews, Bessie Benton ami Anna Opalinsky;
Messers. Wm
Miller, Harry
Drews.
possibilities of the cheap wild
land in this part of the county
and intends to make this a summer home for  himself and fami-
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Koering of St.Mathias, Crow Wing
Co., arrived here lasbSaturday
to spend the Fourth with his
brother Herman an family
and other friends and relatives.
Mrs. P.J. Wallmark of Pulaski and children left for
Hoffman, Grant Co., last Friday. It is their old home,
where they lived about fifteen
years. They will slay about
three weeks.
Complete publicity   of our af
fairs: complete privacy of   your
Hoistein Park News,
Jim Adkins is the happy owner of a lirand new bicycle.
The town board met Wednesday.
Onamia visitors last Thursday
were: Mrs. Tom Smith. Robert
Adkins and wife, D. W. Sims
and Wm. Lynn and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Linnehani
were county seat visitors Thursday.
T. S. and C. !'• Look and son,
Rodney, were Lastrup callers
Friday.
Pier/, visitors Friday were:
W. Droger, Fred Lynn and Merle
Look.
The Fourth was celebrated
Sunday with a neighborhood
picnic at C. E. Look's and a
dance in the evening at Pete
Adkins*. The young folks went
boat riding in the afternoon between showers and had a good
time in spite of the rain.
Ernest Adkins and wife, ('has.
Weston, wife and daughter, Win.
Adkins and wife, of Kimball,
spent Sunday evening and Monday with the Peter Adkins family.
Ole Christianson and wife and
Margaret Cook took in the
dance at Platte Sunday night.
Edwin Walmark and Joe I:
pe had a good time at the Olson
dance Saturday night.
Merle Look. Jim Adkins, Earl
Smith and Perry Van Kuereu
rode to Pierz on their bicycles
Monday and had a Hue time.
'Tne Rucker "bunch'' celebrated their Fourth on Monday
with a picnic at C. 10. Look's.
Everybody had a good time fishing and boat riding, it being an
ideal day for a picnic.
The Hoistein Park correspon
dent is mistaken. It was M. D.
the Sullivan Jitney driver has
had added to his name—not
Jtnney driver. Th ■ Jitney bus
has not gone out of business
either.
Chas. P. Dawson, wife and
daughter Helen. Albert R. Lux,
Geo. Hechtl. Chas. Mallory and
J. J. McDonnell, all of St. Paul,
are stopping with the Lindhan's
for a few da
A. W. Cook is lnid up with a
lame back.
A determined effort is to be made
to Induce President Woodson Wilson
to speak at tin- Minnesota state fair
this fall, as a result of a definite
plan worked out and approved by the
fair board. A special attempt will he
exerted to obtain the president for
Labor day, Sept. 6, the opening day
of the fair.
The   fact   that   the   average   attend
ante at  the  Labor day celebration at
the  Minnesota state fair an-
tween  90,000  and   l
gives the  president an opportunity to
more   people  at  one   time
any place else in the country Is to be
used ;is a strong incentive in persuading  the president  to make the trip.
According to the plan of the board,
Which is to be worked out in d
by I special committer
Charles Patterson of St. Paul, President Charles P. Craig of Duluth and
Pei retary .lohn Simpson, a leading
representative of each of the national
parties, and a possible candidate for
the presidency, will be invited to
speak on a special day.
It was decided to reduce the scheduled automobile racing program ol
two days, in which a 200-mile race
was to have been the feature, to a
one-day program on Saturday. A
speed program with some sp
horses for purses aggregating |
was substituted for Wednesday's auto
race  program.
LEGISLATOR MAKES CHARGE
Says   He   Was   Offered   $200  for   His
Vote   on    Speakership.
Charles Hegna, Dodge county farmer
Is the man who told Thomas Toll.
member  of  the  last   legislature
West   Concord,  that   "there is  120
it for you if yon will support   Mo
for   speaker,"   according   to   a   I
ment issued by Tollefaon.
The alleged offer was made neai
the Ryan hotel at St. Paul, Tollofson
said, the week after the oc
at the Merchants hotel at which he
and forty-one other members of the
house pledged their support to S. Y.
Cordon of Itrowns Valley for speaker.
Tollefson said after Investigating the
source  of  the  offer  he   rejected   it
Mr.  Hegna, over the long disi
telephone, said there  was nothing  to
the charge.
The statement was issued through
C. J. Hnell of St Paul, who first made
the charge that an attempt at bribery
had been made at a public meeting
in   Minneapolis   recently.
FORMER RECORDS BROKEN
Receipts at  South St.  Paul Show Big
Increase.
Live stock buyers on the Smith St.
Paul market hav ;>ald out to fan
and stockmen ol Minnesota and the
Northwest 180,000,000 tor cattle, hogs
and sheep since Jan. 1, 1915, breaking
the former record for the first six
months of the year, established in
1H14, by an average of $1,000,000 a
month.
These figures are based on the receipts during the period, which aggregate more th 0 carloads ot
t.tock, an increase of 5,350 care.
Receipts an.    I    were   given
ont   as   approximately   205,500   i
83,100   calves,   l,lfiS,800   hogs.   D
sheep and 3,Trio horses.   The total for
sheep alone was smaller than during
the sanje period last year.
FEARED RETURN OF INSANITY
.   Drews,   George ^ly.   He will make improvements  affairs, is enjoyed by depositors old   binder   win
Miller and Ben and put up buildings and go into at the First  State Bank of New1 insert a   want ;
the farming line here.
Pierz.
Mrs. G.   P.   Martin  returned
home last Friday.
Deby has been giving away a
few of her kittens.
Miss Ethel Lyon left Monday
for her home at Verndale, Minn.
There was quite  a   gathering
of the neighbors at Ijongmeadow ,
Saturday to celebrate the 4th.
We understand that the city of j
Hillman now   has   a gas tractor
factory. That is it has if th<- Current history records no
manufacturer can and plenty of instance of a successful man
heels. Why not without a bank account. 4 per
id   in   the Pierz|on   time  d< at the   First
State Hank of New Pierz.     ad\
Adv   Journal, Bill?
Mother  Shoots   Herself  While  Stand-;
ing Near Infant.
Standing beside the carriage In;
which lay her nine-months-old babyi
cirl. Mrs. Amelia KarotU ended
life by shooting in the kitchen of;
her home at St. Paul. Her son,;
nilbert, fotir years old, was in thej
next room and her husband, Henry-
Karotiz, was outside the house less;
than thirty feet away.
Kear that she would be returned to>
the state hospital for the insane at:
St. Peter is believed to have prompted;
the suicide act. Mrs. Karotiz had;
been a patient at the St. Peter hos-|
pital for two years and was released;
six months ago.
DIES AT AGE OF NINETY-FIVE
Woman     Who     Reached     Minnesota:
From Michigan by Ox Team.
Mrs. Calista Hunt Smith is dead at
Cleveland,    this   state,   of   old    age.
as born in Orange count:
Y, ninety-five years ago. Her youth
was spent at Grand Rapids, Mich,
where she taught school for many
>, she and her husband
drove with an ox team from Grand
Rapid diet  county, this
and the following year to Cleveland.
For twenty-five years she made her
home at Forest Grove. I rning
a   few  weeks   ago.     She   leares   two
two daughters, thirty grandchil-
tren and nineteen great-grandchilden.