The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1915-12-09

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PIERZ   JOURNAL
VOL. 7.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, DECEMBER *>. 1915.
NO. 2(6.
C. A. LINDBERGH.
Sixth    District   Congressman
Who Has Filed for Governor.
Cadwell Reports
On Canadian Visit
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Timothy Reardon, one of the pioneer residents of St. Paul, is dead,
aged seventy-eight. Mr. Reardon came
to this country from Ireland ln 1838
and lived in New York until June 10,
1856, when he moved to St. Paul,
where he has lived since. He was a
contractor by occupation and had
constructed hundreds of buildings In
the Capital City during his long residence there.
With horns locked, killed as they
fought, two buck deer were taken into
Duluth by Peter Deloyia. According
to Deloyia he was with three companions when they heard sounds of animal conflict. They approached and
watched the conflict until the horns
became locked, then fired.
Mrs. William Woodbridge, seventy-
four years old, a leading civic worker,
ls dead at Duluth, where she arrived
as a bride in a stage coach in 1870.
Every movement for permanent improvement In the city since its earliest
day has been helped by her.
Robert and Edward Neymelster, fifteen and seventeen years of age, respectively, sons of Joseph Neymeister,
a farmer living near Hopkins, Hennepin county, broke through the Ice
wniie skating on Glenwood lake and
were drowned.
Henri R. Buquet, French consular
representative in St. Paul and for
many years president of the local Alliance Francaise, is dead, aged fifty
years. Mr. Buquet had been a resident of St. I'aul for fourteen years.
Earl Kruger, an early resident of
Otter Tail county, was found dead in
his home in the town of Elizabeth.
Kruger was a bachelor and lived alone.
Ho is believed to have been dead
nearly two weeks when found.
The executive committee of the
Second District Editorial association
has outlined a program for the annual meeting to be held at Mankato
Jan. 29. A business session will be
held in the afternoon.
Rev. Jacob Kolb, aged eighty-four,
is dead at St. Paul. Rev. Kolb had
been pastor of German Presbyterian
churches in Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Illinois and other states for more than
fifty years.
Miss Esther Dawson, thirty years
of age, sister of V. E. l-awson, editor
of the Willmar Tribune, was drowned
ln a mill pond at New London when
the ice on which she was crossing
gave way.
Only $12,000 has been invested by
962 state banks of Minnesota in the
stock of the federal reserve bank,
only a few of the state banks allying
themselves with the federal reserve
system.
Benjamin G. Eaton, aged fifty-seven,
for twenty-one years principal of the
Hendricks school at St. Paul, was
stricken with apoplexy at the close
of his day's work and died an hour
later.
Clarence Jaqua, twenty-three years
of age, was drowned near Hardwick.
He had gone for a tank of water for
a threshing engine and while stooping to get a drink slipped under the
ice.
Fire at St. Paul gutted the four-
story wholesale paper house of F. G.
Leslie & Co. and damaged the adjoining building occupied by Barrett
& Barrett, causing a loss of $210,000.
W. E. Verity of Wadena, who is trying to reorganize and rejuvenate the
Republican league of Minnesota, has
established his headquarters at the
Balnt Paul hotel at St. Paul.
John C. Hermann, sixty-two years
Old, who came to Minnesota when four
years old. is dead at St. Paul. With
his parents he was a survivor of the
New TJlm massacre.
Fred T. Van Strum, a resident of
Minneapolis eince 1866, widely known
as a merchant, grain man ind real
fgtate dealer, is dead.
The following- letter was written by M. N. Cadwell, formerly
of Sullivan, and published in
the Windom Reporter:
Three months ago when I went
to Canada many of my friends
asked me to write them but I
was too busy to write. Now,
as my friends all take the Reporter why not make one letter
do them all and relieve me of
answering- questions over and
over?
We left Windom July 6th,
stopped in Morrison county one
week; saw some excellent crops.
We did not expect to see any in
Canada to beat them, and did
not until we got in western
Saskatchewan where we found
the oat harvest about done and
a wheat crop ready for harvest
that made a g-ood yield of from
23 to 65 bushels per acre. Some
wheat  that  was  sown on stub-
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ble,   nothing   done only sowed
}with   a  drill,   made   a  yield of
from 25 to 35  bushels   per acre.
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Oats  the   same   50  bushels per
acre. I drove the binder several days. Some of the wheat
was very thick and stood over
six feet high. Threshing machines averaged about 2,000
bushels a day. They charge 10
cents a bushel—$200 per day;
expenses about $75 a day. About
the average threshing- of each
machine was 70,000 bushels.
Furnish eight bundle teams,
board the men, pay men and
teams $5.50 per day. Threshing
bills were from $250 to $1,000.
Wheat all No. 1, and from 71 to
81 cents per bushel, gradually
on the raise. Temporary or
portable bins of about 1,000
bushels placed in the fields, or
grain run in piles on ground.
Thousands of bushels were piled
in the fields as the lumber yards
at Loverna ran out of boards
and shiplap.
How about the war and taxes?
Not much said about   the war
in the country.    A   good   many
have   gone.    The   Germans   are
watched very close.    Some have
to report to the "Monty" every
day, others weekly or monthly.
The   best   Canadians   told   me
they would tight for Canada, but!
if they went to draft to tight fori
England   the}'   would   not  tind!
them.    A great  many   are talking- the United States  and   that
Canada and  the  United   States
ougiit to be one.    They are getting-  tired of  being-  dominated,
by England.
Now  for   taxes.   Two  years
ago I thought the laws in Canada
were better than the States, but
I find a man never  knows when
his taxes are paid.    Each tax is
separate, collected  by different
collectors and   living- on claims,
out ten miles in the  country in
'some    municipalities,    another
! collects  school   tax.    Hail tax,
! sub tax and half a dozen  other]
! taxes, ditch tax  with  the rest,
but not a   fraction  of  one  per
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cent as bad as our judicial ditch
tax. If you stand in with the
collector he will let you off
sometimes. If not, your land or j
lots are liable to be sold and
you know nothing about it.
In the cities it is something
terrible, farms three and four
' miles from the city, but in the
city limits, that were sold for
6350 per acre three years agx>
can not for $50 per acre
Heifer Lives in Straw
Stack Five Weeks
After having- been imprisoned
in the middle of a straw stack
for five weeks a heifer owned by
Ben Wessel, who lives a mile
east of town, was found still
alive on Friday; she died a few
minutes after being- released.
Burrowing her way into the
stack the animal was caught and
imprisoned when the straw caved
in. For five weeks she lived in
the straw. Mr. Wessel thoug-ht
that she strayed and had given
her up for lost; she was found
by chance when one of the men
on the farm working on the
straw struck her with a fork.
She kicked quite vigorously but
when a hasty excavation broug-ht
her out of the straw • she fell
over dead.—Melrose Beacon.
News Gathered
Here and There
Village Conncil
Proceedings
The villag-e council met in reg-
ular monthly session Saturday,
December 4th, at 8 o'clock p. m.I
in the villag-e hall. All members were present. Bl .     	
The   proceedings  of   the last  St- Clo"d a few diiys this Week
Hillman News
Giles Leigh went to Royalton
Sunday.
Only 16 days to Christmas, j    Irwin Drews has   purchased a
new house.
Mrs. Wolstield   of  Canada   is
here on a visit.
Mrs.  C. A. Virnig-  visited  at
4.00
White Deer Shot
At Bain, Minnesota
  chandise,,	
A freak deer that is worth go-, Jos.   P. Meyer, service
meeting-   were    read    and    approved.
The  following  bills were  allowed:
Math.   Karst,   work on
road, 	
John P. Faust, work for
villag-e	
Meyer Bros, blacksmith
work	
F.X.Boehm, drying-hose
and hauling	
Ahton   Tembreull,   digging post holes.   ....
Mrs. Mary Newman, rebate cement sidewalk
Jacob Neisius, for  mer-
Wheat   made   a sudden   jump
this week, look at the wheat re
port.
J. P. Leigh went to  Royalton
Wednesday.
Ollie Ryan   of   Mount   Morris
was in Hillman Sunday.
John   Love   and   Ben  Drews
j went to Pierz Thursday.
ABOUT THE STATE
News of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Headers,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  Herbert   Peterson   and  John
Otto Wolf of   Cold  Spring ' Fenna went to Pierz Thursday.
SALOONS RAIDED AND CLOSED
Indian   Agent   Larson   and   Six   Atsist-
snts Clamp  Down tho  Lid
at   Hibbing.
was a business caller in Pierz'
$20.95 ',    , v ■ 1
^ast Friday.
Harold    Bain    returned
John C.  Boehm   took   the!^0^11-
train for Minneapolis Tues-
8.95 !day morning.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. N.
Konen at Fargo, N. D., a 10
pound baby girl Dee. 1st.
George Odorf and wife of
Buffalo, visited the Tony
Fried rich family last week.
John Schmolke and Peter
Blake of Buckman, werebusi-
10.00
1.60
11.00
3.25
Hibbing sewers ran with liquor and
locked doors prevented entr;;
,- • saloons    where    revelry    held    ;■
^m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^M Apent six as-
IBarnum where he has  been em- ' slatants descended on the village and,
clamped down the lid.
 I  The raid by  the government ni
Herbert Elburn of Mount Mor-! was thorough.    Most   of th
,    ,      i, .       - ' keepers   already   had   compli
^^■^^■^^^^eSS-  the
Wednesday.
Mr.   and   Mrs.
<;.   W. Waller
Federal   .InitRe   Morris   in   Minneapolis!
Monday,  but   places   remaining
hatlc   die
left   for  Dora   Lake   Saturday'"^ their 8tock of wpt K<x>d8 ronfia-:
„•!,,.,■,. il,-,. „-ill ,„■,!,., fl,„i,- I,.>..,..    <''lt"<1       Crowds   followed   the   agi
^^^^^^^^^^^mmmmm^^m^m^^mm^m^mwr.    cheered   proceedings   from    the.
for the winter.
South Agram News.
Mr. and  Mrs. Oscar Guentlier
sidewalk,
SEND  MESSAGE TO PEOPLE
Delegates    to    Boosters'    Convention
Adopt   Resolutions.
Pel. > om   all   parts   of   the
to   th.-   Minnesota  booster
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the Jaques taxidermy establish- John Smith, work elec-
ment.    The animal, a doe is for I    trie wire,         2.50
the  most   part   white,   mottled  Standard Oil Co., 66 gal -
with a few spots  in  the  usual!    Ions gasoline,        10.96
color on its body   and being-  of John Eller, work on en-
the ordinary color between   the      gine house         1.40
knees and hoofs.    Hunters  call Jacob Duscher, for work
it an Albino.    It was shot by S. ]    on road,   _ 2.00
H. Veomans of Bain, and people:    Adjourned   to Tuesday even-
of that section  claim  to   have , ing, Dec. 7th, 1615.
caug-ht sight of the animal for
two seasons past ranging the
woods.
A number of years ago an  all
white  deer   was  killed  in   this;
county and  served  as a  trade
mark for the White Pawn saloon, j
where it stood  mounted   in   the
windows for several years,   but
this is the only other animal   of
the kind ever seen in these parts, j
Mr. Yoemansis havingthe whole '
animal   mounted  and    is   very
proud of his possession.—Aitkin
Independent Age.
Bauney Gross, Pres.
J. B. HARTMANN, Recorder.
Deeember 7th, 1915.
Meeting called to order by
B. Gross, president. John N.
Paust was appointed temporary
Recorder.
Motion was made to approve
Second Church Addition to the
Village of Pierz.
Motion made by J. N. Paust
and seconded by Steve Priemes-
berger to reconsider the previous proceedings regarding-hitching posts.    Motion was carried.
Tuesday morning when!     Motioa   was   made  b>'   Steve
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Priemesberger and seconded by
day.
Hubert Bedner and family are
days with the   Herman Terhaar
family
Mr. anl Mrs. .1. .1. Brummer,
emor   ll.miiih.iHl.  sent  out  a  message
to tin of the state settlni
iportant   problems   faring   tho   state   tl
As   shown   by   resolutions   ad.
«&0       DllVffll        l/J I '
here   visiting    relations.     Ihey  son William a id   daughter   Eva   the development boose
intend   to remain    about   three
weeks.
Oscar Guenther and fami-
vi sited at the Peter GirL/, borne
Sunday.
Herman Tvi'liaarreturned from
ly of  Morrill  are visitors at!tbe St- 01oud hospital  Tuesday
■ where    he    had    undergone    an
the Herman
this week.
Terhaar   home
operation.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|   Miss   Louisa   Sporlein   enter-
J. N. Ranch  and Theodore j tained a number of   her   friends
Ortmann are having gas light-j Sunday, the occasion being her
ing   systems   installed   intoitentn b""tlKhiy.
Rice,
the well he was digging caved
in Tony Szzcrbowski was buried
under four feet of dirt. Assistance was summoned and when
his head was uncovered he was
found to be conscious. It took
four hours of digging before he
could be gotten out but he was
very little the worse for his unpleasant experience.
their houses.
Chas. Gravel of Onamia
was here Tuesday. He says
the creamery will aurely be
built in the spring.
John M. Blorfgen of St.
Martin, Stearns county, is
here looking after his farm,
which he recently bought of
G-. King.
Mr. and   Mrs.  Lorenz  Brum-
mer and Mr. and Mr. Jos. Brum-
mer, 8r., called at the J. J.
Brummer home Sunday.
following things the  n
of attention by the who The
revolving fund amendment, rural
better  hi| i   soil  sui
weed   control.   c)OS<
I w.rn i-it> and country In educational,
social   and   oivlc   development,   large
drainage outlets, loaning sta
funds   to   fanners,   forest    |
and  reforestation,  wild
a and  more farmers  for Minnesota.
BANDITS IN MILL CITY BANK
Wolves Becoming
a Great Menace
and the tax for the year 1915 is
$750. About all property in the
city has gone bump. Houses,
lots and business places that
were worth thousands of dollars
a year ago can be bought for 10
per cent, or $100 will buy $1,000
worth of property. Some worth
$100,000 two years ago, and some
a million, are gone to the wall.
Renters are urged to stay in
residences and stores free of
charge, all trying to hang on
for a change. Poor prospect
when the war is costing many
millions every day and no end
in sight.
Many ask me how I got out.
I tell them on my good looks.
When buying my ticket an officer
asked if I was a resident of
Canada, how long I had been
there, where I was born, etc.
The preachers are doing their
best to urge the young men to
enlist
JohnN. Paust to appoint acorn-
mittee  of   two to   buy   bitcbin* j jn Minueapolia
posts.    S. Priemesberger and J.'
N. Paust were appointed.
Motion was made by John N.
Paust and seconded by Steve
Priemesberger to have the village marshal put up hitching
posts six inches from sidewalk,
and that owners of posts have
to clean up when ever necessary
after tirst warning. The village
marshal shall have the right to
clean up or remove any posts
and charge costs to owner. The
motion was carried.
Upon motion adjourned
Barney Gkoss, Pres.
J. N. Paust, Dep. Rec.
Wolves in Aitkin county are
getting numerous and bold, and
school children   frequently
  ggein in remote  neighborhoods.
Joseph Stumpf. who left One of the counts teachers met
Pierz about 12 years ago, vis- \ one just before Thanksgiving on
ited relatives here last week, her way home from school at
He is now   making his  home dusk, and a number of her pupils,
•walking home   on   the   railroad
mm^^^^^^m^^^^^^^^^^^mt itnic'c>   were  followed  on  each
Fred Valentine, and Frank  si(]e   of   ^ track  by   ^^
Sagorski, went to Internatio- of the ;uiiimils    The  ^lAnes*
nal Falls last Tuesday, where otih(, W()lves is s;U(1  to lx_. dlle
they will  work  in a lumbering camp this winter.
Win. Faust of Minneapolis,	
ho   had   been   visiting   atjlastyear  by tbe  ravages
! to the fact  that they   are   i
to starvation,   the rabbits   having been practically demolished
WllO
of
Frank Faust's for a week returned to his home Monday.
F. X. Faust left with him.
Deeember 22nd is the shortest day. The sun will start
on its return trip northwards.
But do not think winter is
over, oh no, we are just starting in on winter.
peculiar disease, and little other
food being obtainable. Carcasses of deer have been found
by hunters where the wohe-
have killed them and eaten tin-
meat.—Aitkin Independent
Hold   Up  Officers  and  Customers and
Get  Away  With $1,500.
Four  depositors were  in  the Cam-'
don   State   hMiik   iii   North   Minneapolis   and   bank
In thi'ir cage* when three armed des-
tics   walked   In   the   front   door,
drew   (heir Runs and  after lining the
Insl   Ihe I   the
employes helpless at the point of re-
rs while they took $1,1)00.
Within a foot of where one of the
is  stood   was   $4,500  whleh   was
>oked.    After  making  their  haul
the bandit
the  hank to keep quiet for five mln-
They    then   commandeered   a
ry   wagon   which   stood   in   the
middle of tbe ' ridge over the
■sippi  river and  made  their escape into Anoka county.
STATE   BANKS   PROSPEROUS
Deposits and  Resources Grow In Minnesota  Institution*.
Reeonroes oi lis of Min
nesota  pa mark
in the past year and now total J
i .21.
In  tl timo  the deposits In-
S9   and   a   net   increase   in   resources   of  $20,860,:;'
Is shown by figures compiled by A. H.
Turrittin. superintendent of banks.
ESvideneee that the banks are lend-!
ing  money instead of holding lt and:
i-edit is good is contained in the;
eat    that   the    loans    and   discounts   increased   $14,853,513.18  since!
Oct. 31, 1914.
COURT  DECIDES  FOR WETS
Market Report   taaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmm^^m^
  L. E. Balow is a  busii
Grain and Produce ! visitor at Pierz today  where
flarket Report. ;ne weut to purchase a set  of
Theat, No. 1_, $1.01   fi^rea and tools for his meat
'market.    Mr.  Balow and his
Onamia Breeze.
Jos. Hortsch of   Buckman
Wheat, No. I
Flax,  l.QOJ ... .
Barley  55 I son Greorge,  will   open   tlieir
Rye       8S|Bhopon Monday   morning.—
Oats      36
Ear Corn ._        65
Hay  5.00   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Butter, Creamery  was in   town   .Saturday.     He
Dairy       27 told us that   lie   would   eele-
Egrgs       30 brate his 50th   birthday  an-
Plour.Royal  3.10 niversary Monday, December
»   WbiteRose  3.00 6tfa     He came to Buckman
___ -   , . Low grade flour l.bO
That is  now   the  only „ when   a  poor   bov about   20
^^^m^M ■   Bran   _.      _ _\/20 ^^^^^^^^^^^_
way to get to heaven is to enlist;  gnorts * 05  vears   aS°-     Started   a small'connt  of  himself
go and  be   killed  fighting  for Cracked Corn 80 pounds_ 1.-J0 shoemaker shop in connection  popular officer here and i.
your country.    You   meet many Ground Feed  1.40  with   a   small   store, in  com- host of frie ids  thi.
Konen Is Chief
At Carrington
John Konen, who until a short
time ago was a member of the
local police department^ has
been sworn in as chief of police
at Carrington according lo advices that have been received at
the local police station. Mr.
Konen left Fargo for that city
last Friday and enterd upon the
duties of his new position Saturday.
For more than four  years he
i member of the local force
in the capacity ol     -   sergeant,
traffic officer and patrolman and
in each capacity gave a good ac-
He  w.
boys in Winnipeg and Saskatoon Beans — —
with one leg or arm left with the  0nl0ns	
Germans.      M. N. Cadwell.      Potatoes
2.00 pany    with   John   Schmolke.   him  every   succ :  i   iu   his  new
06 Their   whole lot field. Tbe Carr.ngtoofo
•25 worth more than 5 . three.—Fargo Forum.
Dry   Ballots    Lacked    Three   of   Being
Majority  of Total   Vote  C«it.
Pipestone county's option election
of last June was declared in a decision of t! supreme court to
have been won by he wets on the
ground that the total dry ballots
lacked three of being a majority of
the total vote cast.
In another decision handed down by
the higher court the drys ar
ous,  the  result of the county  option
.ii  in   Meeker county being  upheld.
LINDBERGH    ENTERS    RACE
Little Falls Man Files Papers as Candidate   for   Governor.
Charles   A.    Lindbergh,    through   a;
friend, has filed as a Republican can-
for governor in  tbe office of
Secretary of State Schmahl.
Word was sent from Washington a
few days ago that the papers we: i
the way.    IJndbt-rgh. whose home Is:-
at Little Falls, is the flrst man to file;
iu the gubernatorial campaign.
JURY    HOLDS    HIM    INSANE
|  Who Shot Bishop  Htffron
Go  to  Asylum.
On the grounds of insanity Father
Leaches  was acquitted  ln  district court at  Winona of tbe charge
of assault in tbe first degree on Bishop Patrick R   Heffron, Aug
Commitment to the hospital for the
criminal insa&. waa A*
■eatenca ijnpoeed b)' Judge Orasgar,