The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1916-01-06

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THE   PIERZ   JOURNAL
VOL. 7.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JANUARY 6, 1916.
NO. 80.
UNITED STATES
CONSUUBOARD
Fritish Liner Persia Is Sunk in
Vhe Mediterranean.
FEW ON SHIP ESCAPE DEATH
Report of Disaster Says  Most of the
Passengers  and   Crew   Went
Down With Vessel.
London, Jan. 3.—Three hundred and
ninety-two men, women and children,
including Robert N. McNeely, American consul at Aden, Arabia, were lost
when the British steamship Persia was
torpedoed in the Mediterranean Thursday, according to unofficial advices
from Cairo.
One hundred and fifty-eight survivors have been landed at Alexandria,
Egypt. The survivors unite in saying the vessel was torpedoed without
warning and sank in five minutes.
Out of eighty-seven women only
seventeen were saved. Apparently all
of the thirty children aboard were
drowned.
Charles H. Grant of Boston was
among the saved.
Details of the sinking of the Persia
came in slowly, but such information
as was received made it appear that
the number of persons who escaped
in the four boats, which were put off,
was larger than was hoped when the
first news was received.
A Lloyd's dispatch gives the number of survivors landed at Alexandria
as 153, made up of fifty-nine passengers, of whom seventeen are women;
and ninety-four members of the crew,
including fifty-nine lascars.
The survivors include ten military
officers and eight persons who are not
British subjects.
"The ship was struck amidship on
the port side at 1:10 p. m.," says Reu-
ter's correspondent at Cairo. "It had
disappeared completely by 1:15.
"Survivors say it was little short of
a miracle that any was saved. There
was no panic. Four boats were
launched with the utmost promptitude.
"The captain was drowned. When
last seen he was swimming after the
liner had plunged beneath the surface."
MEETS AMERICAN DEMANDS
Reply of Austria to Second Note on
Ancona  Sinking.
Washington, Jan. 3.—Austria's reply to the Ancona note not only meets
the cardinal points of the American
demands, but gives assurances for the
future which are considered more satisfactory in their extent than those
which were given by Germany.
The full American official view will
not be known until after President
Wilson has studied the Austrian reply, which was received from Ambassador Penfield and was immediately
dispatched to Hot Springs by a White
House messenger.
Austria in the Ancona case has subscribed to the principle that no ships
will be sunk, unless they offer resistance or flee, without the persons
aboard being brought to safety.
This is considered an assurance that
is  farreaching and  satisfactory.
RUSSIAN ARMIES ATTACKING
Vigorous Offensive Proceeds In Buko-
wlna and Bessarabia.
London, Jan. 3.—The Russians have
captured the heights northeast of
Cisernowita, Bukowina, nccording to a
dispatch to Renter's Telegram company from Petrograd. Eight hundred
and seventy prisoners fell into th*
hands of the Russians.
Russia's campaign in Bessarnbia
continues to be the most important
visible war activity. From the Pri-
pet to the Roumanian frontier, over a
front of at least 300 miles, a huge Russian force with a great appearance of
confidence is hurling sledgehammer
blows at the opposing force which, according to all accounts, totals at least
one and a half millions of men.
Edward Kahl
Died Tuesday
Edward Kahl, who formerly
lived 3 miles south of the village
died in the Anoka State Hospital last Tuesday at the age of
83. The remains were shipped
to Royalton and taken to Buck-
man where burial will take place
Friday morning-. He is survived
by his sons Prank, John and
Julius and daughters Sr. Wilhel-
mina O. S. B., Sr. Alophina O.
S. B., and Mrs. Jos.   Oestreich.
A Cold Wave
Has Struck Us
An intensely cold spell came
on Tuesday night. The wind
howled throughout the night,
and Wednesday morning a stinging 'northwester' was sweeping
the country at a good velocity
and driving before it a mist of
pulverized snow. The temperature at 9 a. m. was 20 below
zero—an unusually low temperature with such a wind. Snowdrifts are reported to be high
in places.    The   Auto-bus made
in the morning, but the trip in
the afternoon was made- by
team.
The temperature during last
night dropped to 26 below zero.
Local weather prophets do
not expect warmer weather before February.
LAY   BLAST TO  FOUL   PLAY
General Opinion of British Regarding
Natal Explosion.
London, Jan. 3.—The loss of the
British armored cruiser Natal, sunk
by an explosion, generally 1b attributed to foul play. In support of this
theory attention ls called to similar
disasters which overtook the British
battleship Bulwark, which was blown
up oft' Sheerness in November of last
year with the loss of 700 or more
men and the British steamship Princess Irene, blown up in Sheerness
harbor last May with a loss of between
300 and -100 live*.
Tha loss of life on the Natal wa*
about 300, 400 of the crew of TOO escaping:.
Admits Loss of Submarine.
Paris, Jan. 3.—The French ministry of marine admitted that the submarine Monge had been sunk In the
Adriatic in an encounter with an Austrian squadron. It was announced at
tbe fame time that a French submarine had sunk enemy munitions vessels in the Adriatic.
John Kramer Shot
And Killed By His
Nephew At Party
Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 27.
John Kramer, aged 68, was shot
and killed by his nephew, Charles A. Meyers, aged 26, at Hazel
Dell, about four miles north of
this city during a Christmas celebration, Saturday night.
Edward Kramer, son of the
dead man, is at St. Joseph's
hospital here. He was shot
through the leg by Meyers in the
same affray and was clubbed
over the head with the butt end
of the shotgun with which the
shooting was done.
Meyers was arrested by Sheriff Biesecker and Deputy Sheriff
Johnson and is being held on a
murder charge. Mrs. Lillian
Abbott of Portland, housekeeper
for Meyers for the last three
weeks, is , being held without
bond as a material witness.
Others who participated in the
celebration, were brought to
Vancouver, but were allowed to
go on tlieir promises to appear
when wanted.
The shooting occurred after
John Kramer andhissonEdward 'the return trip from Little Fails
went to the home of tlie former's
brother, Peter Kramer, to protest against a noisy party which
was being held there during the
absence of Peter Kramer. The
host at the party was Matt Kramer, a son of Peter and nephew
of the dead man, and those present, besides Meyers and Mrs.
Abbott, included Miss Pauline
Ecklund and Miss GraceGolif of
Ridgefield, Wash.; Roy Holt-
grieve of Hazel Dell; Ed. Kramer
Jr., son of the wounded man,
and William Kramer, brother of
Matt.
Meyers claims that he shot in
self defense.    He says that tlie
fight started in the road and that
John and Edward Kramer came'
at him with a club.    He asserts
that a cut on his chest  was in
flicted by Edward Kramer with
a knife.    He went back into the
house and returned with the gun,
shooting Edward   through   the
leg and John Kramer through the
head when the latter rushed   at
him.    He declares  that  he  intended to shoot the  elder  Kramer through the shoulder.
Involved in the shooting are
rumors of a family row dating
back some four years, III feeling from this is believed to have
cropped out at the Christinas
celebration. Edward Kramer
Jr., although his grandfather
was killed and his father badly
wounded, is disposed to take
sides with Meyers.
The arrest was made at the
residence of John Holtgrieve, to
winch the party adjourned after
the shooting.
At the Peter Kramer residence
the sheriff found several empty
whiskey and beer bottles and an
empty tivegallon beer keg.
John Kramer was born in
Wisconsin. He came out here
seven years ago. He is survived
by a widow, two daughters and
five sons.
News Gathered
Here and There
West Buh News.
Herman Wieland is having liis
ligting system installed this
week.
New Years Eve, Mr. and Mrs.
Alb. Halm, Mr. and Mrs. August
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Schneider and son George, Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Wieland spent
the evening at the Albert Backer
home. A very enjoyable time
was hald.
A crowd from Freedhend and
West Buh  attended   the   Moose
hall.
Mrs. H. Timm and son John
spend Xmas day at Wielands.
Edwin Johnson of Fargus
Falls and brother Alfred of
Little Falls spent the holliday
home.
A large crowd of young folks
spent Sunday evening at Mrs.
Christ Johnson home.
School in Dis. 104 will open
Monday alter a two weeks Xmas
vacation. Befor leaving for her
home Miss Hanson gave a beautiful and excellent program.
The Girvellville Sewing Circle
will meet Thursday at Mrs.
Norstroms.
Sleighling is poor.
Peter Solinger spent Xmas
at Melrose.
Seventeen below Monday
morning.
Ernest Schauble of Cando,
N. I)., is home for a visit.
Christ Faust entertained a
few of his friends Sunday
evening.   Solo was the game.
Ed. Nelles from near the
Rainy Lake country, is here
visiting his brother Matt.
F. X. Buesseler of Lastrup
was transacting business in
Pierz Monday.
A man who is loved by his
dog, is usually a good man
to know.
Mrs. Vonderhaar is visiting her son Herman at Karlsruhe.
Mrs. Thomas of Montana,
was visiting her parents, L.
Koeck and wife a few days
last week.
The sow needs plenty of
bone-and-muscle forming
food before the little porkers
a rive.
The hired man who curries
tlie cow with a pitchfork may
be worth liis board and keep
—if the latter is poor.
The  mother of Mike  and
Robert Casey of Swan River,
spent the holidays in Platte
with her sons.
I
Mr. aud  Mrs. Geo. Sigette
of Platte, returned home after a short visit with friends
at Brainerd last week.
A crowd of young folks
surprised the Wm. Leidenfrost family of Agram last
Wednesday evening.
Jos. Gaida of Platte, was
called to Brainerd Saturday
ou account of the serious illness of his mother.
John Weidenbach and Nick
Cross of Granite, trapped
two wolves last week Wednesday.
The St. Joseph's society
held a meeting  last Sunday.
Should Raise Bounty
According to
State Forester
Minnesota should increase the
Farmers Ins. Co.
Held Annual Meeting
At the meeting of the Pierz
Farmers Fire Insurance Co. last
Tuesday, Herman Terhaar was
re-elected   President.     Magnus' bounty  on   wolves and
Rauch was elected Vice Presi-. should limit, the bounty to tim-
dent, and will act in Mr Ter- ber wolves, according to Wil-
haar's capacity, because of the Ham T. Cox, state forester. The
latters illness. Anton Jamma present bounty is $7.50 and any
was elected director from the (animal that looks like a wolf
town of Pierz. From Granite, ' generally is paid for. The ma
Buh, Platte, Pulaski and Hill- ' jority of the bounties are paid
man, all the old officers were
re-elected.
J. A. A. BURNQUIST.
Succeeds   W.   S.   Hammond
at Governor of  Minnesota.
Rucker News.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Robison,
Miss Hazel Grier, Mr. and Mrs.
John Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs.
Arba Waller and Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Ferguson watched the
old year out at Henry Ferguson
home and incidentally enjoyed
a pleasant evening.
The W. C. Munyon family are
on the sick list.
Ern Goble is recovering from
his sick spell.
Ove Andersen is at home again
having reached here last Friday
from Nebraska where he has
been working for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Olson
and son returned last week to
their home in Hope, N. D- They
were here on a visit to the
Goble and Munyon families.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ferguson
visited at the J. A. Sanborn
home New Year day.
Mrs. R. L. Bruber, who has
been quite ill is some better.
• George Wood is helping Henry-
Ferguson haul logs from Sullivan.
S. D. Wood has ordered a
Ford touring car, but at present
outlook they will not use it for
a little while.
Our school children are enjoying a six-weeks vacation.
on coyotes and it often happens
that a shaggy yellow dog or an
offcolored fox will draw a premium.
Rarely, indeed, is it that the
timber wolf, the fearsome creature of the north woods, is killed. This is just the animal,
says Mr. Cox, upon which the
authorities shold concentrate
their attention.
"It is sale to say that timber
wolves kill more deer than the
hunters'', declared Mr. (ox,
"But it is not only the does that
suffer: all the animals in the forest fall before the tierce animal,
oven the calves and sheep of the
settlers. If the state would offer a bounty of $25 a head for
all timber wolves slain iu the
state the inducement  would   be
Immediately following
of tho death of <;
mond  Lieutenant  Governor  Burn
was sworn in as tli.
Utlve.    Thr oath  of office was admin-
d    i>v   Supreme   Court   .Justice
l:o i.. Bunn.
remunerative enough to encour-
Bandlts  held   up  the  Ideal  laundry
at  Minneapolis and
Thousands   Ol
the bier containing the i ■ the
late Governor Hammond a-, thej
il on
Saturday evening and all da]  But)
The ball the;
office of th1
was  * um-  fund;
Is    overdrawn    by The
other Funds are In a healthy
I.  M    Kalnes of prohibi
tion editor, announces that he will
age a systematiccrusude against   th(. ,,.,,, ,  William Sui/.rr.
these animals.
"]   would   advise   abolishing
the present bounty   system   and
governor of New York, on  tl
Fota primary ballot as prohibition can-;
dldate for president
.Mr. ami Mrs. Marry Howe, who were!
fatally  burned  by  Kasollne I
let the dogs and the hunters cure   at   their   rami   home  west  of  A\>
•a, died at about the same hour after;
suffering terribly for several days. Al
double funeral was held.
rga   ii of   the   bestl
for the coyotes.  1 am quite con
vinced that the  present   bounty
system, which la .1 year cost the
state $15,000, practically was of
no public benefit.''
Sullivan News
Chas. Masb returned to the
lake Tuesday after a week- spent
in Pierz.
Platte News,
Can't see what is the matter
with platte. Something wrong
sure — nothing doing at all.
Heard of seveial cases of eating
too-much during the holidays
but then, that is a thing that
happens every once a year.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Theo.
Rychner Sunday evening were :
Mr. and Mrs. C. L\eese and son
Christ., A. H. Nagel and John
Johnson.    Andrew   Kainz    and
Little Falls.—A proposition to stock Morrison county
witli ringneck pheasants for
game purposes, has been made
by persons interested in the
zoological collection in Fine
(rrove park, where it is suggested that the first pair be
placed.
The officers elected in the family, Joe Kains, Mr. and Mrs.
December meeting were in-.C»as. Oomptou, Mi- Comp-
stalled.
! ton and Kreuger, Mr.  and  Mr-
This snow
fine shape.
put  the  roads  in
Some jolly times ar being had
in this neighborhod during the
Xmas hollidays.
Always Begins the
New Year in Pierz.
Carl Thiele as usual, spent
New Year's day in Pierz. It is
an annual resulution with him
to begin the new year in the
best town on his circuit- As
he always comes the last day of
A day spent goiug over the
buildings with hammer and
nails, hinges, panes of glass
or any other needed repairs
is a profitable day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fenna,
that live 17 miles northeast
ot Pierz, were in town on
New Years day, and had their
young son christened. Max
is the name given him.
Mike G-au of Spring Lake.
Alberta, Canada, came last
week for a short visit with
his uncle F. J. Gau and his
many cousins. He says they
had a bumper crop in Spring
Lake last year. He say also
there is very little war talk
in his part of Canada.
Lee Powers and Mr. Kule.
Mr. Wolf and family have
moved onto the place recently
vacated by Ben Richner.
A good time reported at the
Dance at Wm. Schultz Tuesday
night.
Nice snow we had new years
day: which mean a wet summer
known   passenger   coml
Northwest,   is  dead  at  the   Northern:
Pacific hospital at Brainerd. Mr. Dow.;
whose   home   was   in   St.   Paul,   was I
■ ears of age.
Thomas   P.   Uwyer,   a   .Minneapolis;
blacksmith,  has   filed   for   the   Demo-j
cratlc nomination for governor on the
Democratic   ticket.     He   ran   for   congress in  1910 and came near winning
man   Frank  Nye.
The   .Minnesota   Crop   Improvement
association  will  hold its annual mi
Miss Mamie Walmark returned  inn an Worthlngton
home from   Hoffman  Thursday.   *>*■  ' '   Hammond and
, President Vincent of the state nnlver-
Illif, Edwin, Mamie  VYalmark '. ■»** vvin '"' •""»« '
i   m i        i,      .* .., i ..i    tl,.'      Mrs.    Frames    Kllen    Hare,   almost
and  Mao-.e   Look   attended   the   ]n.  ^ M ^ p)o.
New Years dance   at   Dykeman n. is dea :
is.   Hare   was   born   at   Wll
The storm   of   Saturday   pie    Vi,   ,.•,.,,  -,   im,   *a, murried In Ohio
vented    several    of   our   young   in   1887   and   eam<    to   Minnesota  In
folks from taking in   the   dano
A decide the birth rate
at Onamia. jn  ,Vil!. 13 Hilovvn in the
.  /-i      .     i   c.    c "»t published.    Hlrths
Miss Margaret Cook  left  lor for ,,,,
St.   Cloud   Monday,    where   she   i;;,  but two
will resume her   studies   at   the   marriage II hlch
aka all Winona county records.
Four  childit n   horn   ii ar  la
A  number of    West    Sullivan ' tho   uni.t.i. Mr.  and
,,    , .     „ Mrs.    Math    Patrlas   of   lloldingford,
young folks called  at   J.   Pope-   s, nly    Ja! and
lik's place Monday evening, the \; of a
time was spent in card   playing tooghtar and on Christmas day three
.   , . i i    ,; „ little girls were born at the  Patrtaa
and dancing.  An enjoyable time hon)p
was spent by all. r P|ri  operators  in the  Harriet
one
Normal.
Are You Doing Your Share?
Don't get mad if your visitor's
name doesn't appear in the personal column. Perhaps you did
not tell the editor: he's no mind
reader.    Don't get mad  if   your
on the sick- list with a bad   case
of quinzy.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hoppe and   (on„)anv at Mi- d on
daughters Madge   and   Katluyn   duty iought a blaze on
were Platte callers Sunday. » floor belnv ,1'ftra-   T,H> flre ■""*
the stairway and the
Our worthy a              "dent   is  eir'»   ' ■   i««We™ to
men.
ir l^rson. a I ir-old boy
of Viking,   Marshall  ca n  the
tato  growing contest of  the  North-
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Pint   have   ,,rn   Minnesota  Dev-
moved onto the Christmas Lake   tion  and   i tato
- owing by boys at the Bame time
in- bushels of potatoes upon
:;hth of an a'
Mrs. Ida Savage, daughter of I
Hagen of le, was burned to!
death.   William   Hasen.   eight
Hillman News
J.   P.   Leigh   went   to   W d, and George Hagen. six years old,;
Thursday and lh-e nomei
neighbor's doings are referred to
more frequently than your own.|Thursday.
Yottr neighbor uses  his mouth.
Your modesty may be   keeping
you   in   obscurity.    That's    no
dream.    A newspaper man can't
spend all his time on the street
toil University, Neb., left last — and make three meals a day.
Monday, to  resume his stud- If you know an  item  of  ne ',  at   John   Wyte-ick
August \Y. Ernst of Creigh-
of the family destroyed by a fire that;
Teachout went to Pier Mr*   s*r»«e  poured;
I kerosene oil into the cook ate
Thomas    I..    Shevlin.    thirty-three j
Mrs. J. J. Boasener visited at  ■'"*" °M- "f »thU,tc- wea,th/ 'H
n and builnesa man. Is dead of.
Aug. Dreus Thursday. ,lt h|, nonie |„ Mlnneapo-j
illness.   His sickness;
Miss Flora   Leigh   an eloped   from   a   cold   contra
Lona went to   Royalton   Satnr-   ..-bile  he  wa*  assisting  in
(j.   . | the Yale football team several we-
ago
the dying year it is in   his  case
not only "Ende Gut, Alles Gut''lies, after   spending   the holi-  hold us up and get it out of yov. day.
(All s well that   ends  well)   but |day vacation with his brother  system.    Sixteen to one   if   we       Anna'
also "Anfang  Gut.   Alles  Gut"
(All's well that begins well).
E. J. and other relatives near get it second-handed there   v.iu  Dr<. married Moud
the village.
je a blunder in it.—Exchange.  Little Falls
Mr. and Mrs. Aug.   Dreu- An order to place on the 1915 tax:
rolls stocks, bonds and credit advai
ments. the property of seven railroads;
in   Minnesota,   which   assessmei
paid. h the Ramsey county'
and   three   other
ess amounts, has
: to tbe county auditors by
tax commission.
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Don't forget to attend the New Year's Dance in Faust's Hall, Monday, January 17th, 191A