The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1916-02-10

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THE   PIERZ   JOURNAL
VOL. 7.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, FEBRUARY 10, 1916.
NO. 34:.
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ABOUT THE STATE Federal BIdg.
Plans Adopted
News of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
FATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
Happenings of the Week Briefly Told
for the Convenience of the
Busy Reader.
Dr. A. L. Laliberte, a widely known
Minneapolis physician, is dead.
Rev. William Rogers Lord, pastor
of the Unity church of St. Paul for
several years, is dead at Dover, Mass.
More than $1,200 worth of silks and
kid gloves were stolen from the L. O.
Wessel company's store at Little
Falls.
W. F. Donohue of Melrose has filed
for nomination as delegate to the Democratic national convention from the
Sixth district.
Ole Hofs, car repairer for the St.
Paul road, was run over and instantly
killed by a switch engine in the company's Minneapolis yards.
Dr. Leonard L. Bennett, president
of the National Farmers' bank of Owatonna and pioneer resident of that city
and Steele county, is dead.
Henry C. Flannery of Minneapolis
has been appointed assistant attorney
general of Minnesota and will have
charge of railroad litigation.
Tetanus resulting from frostbitten
feet caused the death of John Hizer,
twenty-seven years old, at the University hospital at Minneapolis.
George A. Clark, one of the pioneer
implement jobbers in Minneapolis, is
dead, aged seventy-one. Mr. Clark
was a veteran of the Civil war.
Despite subzero weather a crowd estimated at 150,000 lined the streets of
St. Paul to view the big carnival parade, 20,000 marchers being in line.
Thirty thousand carp were taken
from Lake Klysian by Lipinsky & Co.
of Winona with one draw of the seine.
They were shipped alive to New York.
The Polk county grand jury which
has just adjourned made a record by
returning almost fifty indictments,
practically all for the illegal sale of
liquor.
The Intercollegiate Prohibition association of Minnesota will meet in Minneapolis in annual convention March
27 and 28. About 300 delegates are
expected,
Fred C. Stevens filed as a candidate
for delegate at large to the Republican national convention. He is one
of those picked by the Cummins organization.
Hiram Rise of St. Bonifacius, this
state, a brakeman on the Chicago
Great Western, was run over and
killed in the company's yards at Chester, Mont.
—!?ferJh^n is. uiany lakes of Northern
Minnesota are sniother,.,/& *<-°--'msatii
according to reports reaching W. T'
Cox, state forester, from rangers in
that section.
John McDonald, aged twenty-six,
foreman of a Great Northern switching crew, was killed in a collision of
two switch engines in the Union depot
yards at St. Paul.
The name of Senator A. B. Cummins
of Iowa has been filed with Secretary
of State Sehmahl for the Republican
presidential nomination. The petition
contained 1,000 names.
J. J. Regan of St. Paul, former national president of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, has been appointed
chief clerk under S. D. Works, state
insurance commissioner.
Federal improvement of the Duluth-
Snperior harbor by enlarging the Superior harbor basin at an estimated
cost of $360,000 has been recommended to congress by the war department.
Frank Pikal, aged forty-four, committed suicide at St. Paul when he
saw the police coming to his home to
answer a call of his wife for help. The
police say Pikal threatened to shoot
his family.
Joseph Desmond, thirty years old,
is dead at St. Paul as the result of a
bloi^jn the head with a wagon stake.
John S^well, under arrest charged
with the assault, alleges he struck the
blow in self-defense.
Maurice I. Flagg, director of the
state art commission, aas been appointed superintendent of the woman's
department for the 1916 exhibit at the
state fair, succeeding Dr. Clara M.
Luther of Minneapolis.
The Northwestern Telephone company, in an amendmont to its articles
of incorporation filed with Secretary
of State Sehmahl, increases its capital
stock from $15,000,000 to $25,000,000.
The filing fee was $5,000.
M. S. Winthrop, chief clerk ln the
office of S. D. Works, insurance commissioner, has resigned to become district head consul of the Modern Wood-
men of America in the First, Third
find Eighth congressional districts.
Iron ore royalties cannot be taxed
as "money and credits," according to
a decision of the state supreme court
Involving the attempt of St. Louis
county officials to tax the Royal Mineral association in the manner stated.
Louis Campbell, twenty years old,
of Hugo was killed and Miss Eva Ar-
cand, a.ged sixteen, of Mahtomedi was
seriously injured when the sleigh in
Which tie ding was struck by
^trolley car near Mahtomedi.
Little Falls. — Postmaster
Brick has received a letter from
an assistant secretary of the
treasury regarding the construction of the postoffice building
to be erected in Little Falls.
The exterior facing: of the walls
of the building" will be of brick
with stone trimming's and the
entire building", with the exception of the roof, will be lire
proof, according to the plans
adopted.
It has been decided that the
main front of the building shall
face on Broadway and the only
entrance for the use of the public will be located on that side
of the building. The postmaster
is asked to state whether he
knows of any reasons for departing from these plans. Broadway
is without question the proper
street for the building to front
on and Mr. Brick will so advise
the department.
Men who have taken much
interest in the construction of
the building hope that the council will avoid delays in granting
permission for construction of
the sewer asked for by the department, as delays will probably mean postponing the construction.
Feeding Horses
Through Winter
Many farm horses are idle
through the winter months and
are wintered on the cheapest
rations available. This means
the use of coarse roughages, such
as corn stover and oats straw.
These feeds are very low in
nutrients and very bulky in
character, and the horse must
eat large amounts for maintenance. In cold weather a horse
drinks very little water, espe
ciallv if he must drink it out  of
• '   ,n   i 4     '" ^When coarse
an ice-hlled tanR.   ^—
es are eaten and very
little 'W«T*»-^CQiigUrneci! impaction, or what isctrn*-^,^ cane(j
"straw colic," ofteirr
The roughages named, there
fore, should always be accompanied by a mild laxative, says
J. S. Montgomery, University
Farm, St. Paul. For this purpose a feed of from two to three
quarts of wheat bran once a day
or a handful of linseed meal, if
it is cheaper, will keep the
bowels in nice lax condition and
will prevent trouble. These
feeds are most effective if fed
in the form of a warm, wet mash
A little grain should also be fed
with roughages in winter.
Body of Bemidji Man News Gathered
Is Found Under
Snow Pile.
Bemidji, Minn., Feb. 3.—After
searching for several days,
neighbors found the body of
John Funk, 57 years old under
a foot of snow in the woods near
his shack at Black Duck. Coroner Ackerberg believes heart
trouble caused death. He had
been missing two weeks.
John Funk was a well known
character around Lastrup 10 or
12 years ago. He proved up on
his homestead about 10 years
ago and left for Barnesville,
since when nothing was heard
of him until the above report
of his death was published in
the daily papers.
Here and There
Lastrup Co-operative
Creamery Report.
Annual meeting report for
nine montl)^. Closing Jan. 1st,
1916. Meeting held Feb. 27th,
1916.
Officers:
President, Jos. Portner
Vice-Pres. Mike J. Brown
Secretary, Theo. Ortmann
Treasure,   Ed. Stuckmayer
Directors:
Joseph Schubert
John Fischer Jr.
Roy Probasco.
Operating Statistic
No. of Patrons
Total lbs. of cream
lbs. butterfat
lbs. butter made
lbs. overrun
Percent overrun
Total income
paid to patrons
average price received
Gertrude Stumpf left Friday for a visit to Little Falls.
Jos. Doty of Royalton was
in town today.
L. Winer shipped stock
from Greenwald Monday.
Nick Loscheider of Morrill
was a caller Monday.
Too much sndw on the ice
for skating.
The cold weather is still
here.
Tlie snowfall during the
month of January was 30 1-2
inches.
Motion picture show in
Faust's Opera House every
Sunday night.
A young daughter was left
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Nick Meyer Sunday.
Miss Otillie Wiener of Two
Rivers is visiting at tlie Wm.
Schauble home this week.
Dies After Two
Years' Illness
Little Falls.—Peter Neisius,
a resident of Morrison county
for 40 years, died Saturday
morning at St. Gabriel's hospital
from old age. He was born in
Germany over 82 years ago and
settled on a farm in Agram town
when he came to America. He
had been at the hospital for two
years.
He leaves a son and two
daughters. John Neisius, who
lives on the farm formerly owned by his father in Agram, is
the son. Mrs. Peter Van Hercke
of   Little   Falls   is  one  of  the
Hammond Memorial NEW PROPOSALS
MAY CLOSE CASE
daughters and the other lives at
Fargo, N. D.    He was a distant  tribfXte to tins
relative   of   Jacob   Neisius   of
Pierz.
The funeral was held Monday.
morning   at   Pierz,   where   his  make their subscription to these
wife is buried. different banks.
It   is   hoped   that    Morrison
Committee for
Morrison County.
Gov. Burnquist has appointed
the following persons as the
Hammond Memorial committee
for Morrisoncounty: N. N. Berg-
heim and L. O. Wessel, Little
Falls; A. P. Stoll, Pier/., and A.
A. Barton, Bowlus.
Subscription lists will be found
at all the banks in Little Falls
and at the German State Bank
of Pierz and the Morrison County State Bank of Bowlus.
All persons who wish to con-
mer.iorial   fund
can send contributions   to   any
member  of   this   committee   or
LASTRUP NEWS
Mrs. Jos. Portner and daughter Loyvla called on Mrs. John
Muellner Thursday.
county will do its share   in  the
'collection of this fund.
West Bull News.
Berlin Makes Concessions in
Lusitania Incident.
REMOVES DANGER OF BREAK
German Imperial  Government Declares
Killing  of   Americans   Was
Without  Intent.
Last   Tuesday    occurred    tbe
Leonard Wagner was a visitor
at the John Fischer home   Wed
, • marriage ot Miss Sophie Schnei-
nesday evening. ; * , „
; der to Louis Schultz  of  Freed
Casper and Margret Meyer      Victor Kaas spent Sundav  in ' hem. Not much has been learned
Pier-/. of the fact but thru the kindness
of   her   brothers   the   crowd   of
are visiting relatives in Cross
Plains, Wis.
Trains ou the Soo are often
late on account of |the snow
drifts.
Fred Smith and Jos. Jan-
sen of South Agram were
Pierz visitors Tuesday.
Julia Virnig attended the
Hard Time party at Little
Falls.
139
262,599.-
71,880.70
88,729	
16818.21
23.43.—
22529.45
20,631.94
25.311 Rochester   and  other  points
Mrs. Geo. By ers Wednesday.
George Borgerding of Bel-i    a. , r .    n        n
e C o Steve and John Gross, Casper
grade attended tbe dance here ] •phommes  j. p
Tuesday evening.
John   N. Rauch of Agram
left   yesterday   for St. Paul,
Mrs. Jos.  Portner   called   on
young boys found   out   about it
and had a   big   chivarie   on   the
Mrs. John Fischer  Sr.   called   newly    weds.     But   they    were
on   her   daughter.    Mrs.   John   very unfortunate did not get   to
Muellner Friday. I see the bride and groom.    Their
Til. i t  i     nv     i friends wish   them   a   lonj,-"   and
John Brummer and John f lsch-
i - ■   c .,      .    • prosperous wedded lile.
er Jr.   returned   from   the   twin H      H
cities   Friday.    Both   report   a I     Arthur    Wieland    commenced
pleasant time. Bitting   wood on   Monday.      lb-
sawed  about one hundred   cords
of  cord   wood   for   Mr.   Bo
August     Halm     o
is throwing blocks for him
Leonard Wagner called on
John Muellner Sunday afternoon.
average price paid
running expenses
Balance on hand
Theo. Ortmann, Secy.
28.70 for a short visit.
1,858.43
39 qq      Henry Solinger and Casper
Thommes went   to the Twin
cities last week to take in the
carnival.
New Rank of
Great Cities
Virnig, Theo.
Ortmann and Henry Stroeing
were transacting business in
Little Falls Wednesday.
Miss Hilda Hanson spent Saturday afternoon at the U'ielartl
home.
A dance was given at the home
of Mr.  and   Mrs.   Win.   Schult/.
last Saturday evening,   a   large
The one that shot John Fischer's dog, just   showed   what   he
is.    He must not think he is not  c,owd attended and a good tune
known, even he was not seen.
Robbers Are Caught.
Little Palls Transcript: Over
$1,200 worth of silks and kid
glqves were stolen from the L.
O. Wessel company's dry goods
store Monday night by two men
who were caught with the goods
half an hour after thev left the
store. The gloves were worth
$500 and the balance was silks.
The entire loot rilled four large
suitcases. They waived examination and were held to the
district court Tuesday morning.
Thejr pleaded guilty that afternoon and were sentenced to a
term of from one to ten years
at Stillwater by Judge Parsons.
Card of Thanks!
We hereby express our thanks
to all who showed us aid and
sympathy during the funeral
rites performed to our deceased
father. We wish especially to
thank the St. Joseph's Society
for its attendance.
John Neisius and family.
Latest figures show some
changes in the relative rank of
the world's great cities. By
any mode of counting it now appears that New York has stepped ahead of London and is the
- E. H. Keenan, representing
the   DulvrUi.   News-Tribune
was a business caUef tl
of the week.
Mrs. Herman Bentteiu n..^
returned from a several weeks
visit with her sisters Mrs. J.
M. Blake aud Mrs. John Ras-
sier at Little Falls.
Rein hart Stumpf who was
John Brummer is  helping   his
brother Louis saw wood.
The   Farmer's   Creamery
busy hauling and packing ice.
reported.
Mr. Gust Bbultz of Canada   is
here visiting at the home of   his
parents    Mr.   aud    Mrs.     John
is  Schultz.
Washington, Feb. 7.—For the word!
"illegal," which Germany  was mi will-:
ing   to   Incorporate   in   the   tentative!
draft of the l.usitanlu, agreement, the!
Berlin foreign office lias substituted a!
phrase, which certain high autlioi;
in a position to be familiar with the
status   of   the   negotiations,
covers all  the principles  involved  In
the question of submarine warfare.
The language substituted for the objectionable   word   "illegal,"   in   u   tentative  communication  no
sldered    by   President    Wilson,   '.
that the killing of 116 American
the   Lusitania   disaster   was   without
intent, because the destruction oi
Cunard   liner  was  an  act  of reprisal.
and  the  German  government
that   reprisals   should   not  b<
to neutrals.
Worn  various diplomatic anil of)
quarters   came   the   Informal
the outlook is promising for an e
settlement
It   was  indicated  that  the
form of settlement, which, should it
prove acceptable to the United Bl
will be embodied In a formal communication    from    Germany,    appro.-e
nearer the desires of the United States
than anv y,t submitted with authority
of Merlin officials.
Reason for Submarine War.
The agreement Is with the
statement  that submarine  warfare  in
the   North   sea   was   Inaugurated   by
nv in retaliation for
regarded as the "illegal" British blockade under the orders-ln-councfl.
It   t! -d   of
conducting submarine warfare in the
North   sea   has   been   modified   08
C( unt of the  friend has
for the United
ihe in   the fact that American lives have been!
lost.
Germany says the killing of An
cans   was   not   intended,   because
prisals  should  not   he applied   to neu-j
trals. and in addition lo expressing re-:
gret  for the  loss of American  li
BMumei  liability,   and   offers   repara-j
tion   in   the  form   of  Indemnity.
The  last  portion  of  the  document;
expresses the readiness of Germany to;
co-operate with  the  United  Stat.
any effort looking toward the fre.
of the seas.
Secretary i-anslng allowed It ti
known that he might have some!
announcement on the Lusitania case:
to make within thc next few days.
Amelia   Boehmer   called    on
Miss Susan Wagner Sunday   af-
The Sewing club met at   Mrs,
Geo.  Swanson's   Thursday   at
ternoon.
largest city in the world.    Pet- here   visiting,   returned    to
rograd, in spite of the war, has Glenwood Wednesday where
risen from eighth place to fifth,
Berlin has lost population because so many   of  its  men  are
he is employed  on   the  Soo
Line.
Jos. Schraut and Kate Bol-
away or have  been   lost  in  the ,.g   ^n   mm^   in   St. Jo-
war,   although   this   has   been
partly offset by a large increase
in the female population.
The list of the   world's   great
cities now stands as follows:
1. New Yoi k,
2. London
3. Paris
4. Chicago
5. Petrograd
6. Tokio
7. Vienna
8. Berlin
9. Philadelphia
10. Moscow
11. Buenos Ay res
12. Constatinople
13. Osaka
14. Calcutta
12. Rio de Janeiro
Probably some cities iu China
should have places on  this list.
Beph's church Tuesday morning. The wedding was celebrated at the John Bollig
home.
HenryBoimemeyer of Free-
port, Minn., is the new manager of the J. Borgerding
lumber yard. He was manager of tlie Borgerding yards
at Freeport for four years.
A. H. Bares and JohnZim-
mer, both of Golden Valley,
N. !>.. visited at the Hubert
Bares home several days this
week. They left for their
homes Tuesday. A. H. is a
son of Hubert Bares, brother
to our Hubert, and Zinnner
is a son-in-law of the North
Dakota Hubert Bares.   They
Wolfes are plentiful in this vi
aery  held cinity this winter they are -
their aiinu... ....   .mg lastlviek. '. \n broad day litfht.
Officers were elected.
  NbmKCfJ LisTmsttaecorrespou-
- .       - .     . dent could   nOfc-Uyiture   out  to
Example of Labor ,.   . 7;
■"     m I collect any news, the srY-
tlllCiency 1 Dee)1 so deep and the weats^^H
Efficiency of farm labor is of-j^old that it was almost an impossibility to appear in the
Column. Am glad someone
misses the "West Bull''   corner.
ATTITUDE    IS   THREATENING
ten as important as its distribution. Two young men were
plowing clover sod. Each had
two horses hitched to a 14-inch
walking plow. It was heavy-
plowing and each team was
barely able to plow li- acres a
day. One morning the men decided to try three horses to one
plow. They did so, and to tlieir
great surprise one man and three
horses easily plowed three acres
per day. Thej- plowed as much
as two men and four horses had
previously done and did it much
more easily. It was even easier
for the driver, because it is al"
ways easier to drive a team that
is not overloaded. The new
arrangement released one man
and one horse for  other  work.
Send It On a Post Card
Two negroes were discussing
the European war. One of them
said: "I heard dem Frenchmens
got some cannons what can hit
and  kill   a   man   fifteen   miles
away.
The     other     replied:      "Das
norhin', nigger,  dem  Gummuiis
ort that Lucas Weiskramp ffQt  SQme   ff.,ns   tOQ     A1]
but it is impossible togetreHableit^till unmarried and looking waut to know is  your address
figures of their population. 'for a wife. and dey will get you.''
Sam   Annerd   was   a   Sunday
caller in this neighborhood.
Roumania   May   Soon   Enter   War  on;
Side of Int'nte Allies.
London,   < ■ •■
tween Roumania and the central pow-i
ers  appears    to   be   approaching   the
breaking point, according to dlspai
Italy   anil   Itoumaiila  appearing
in the morning newspapere.
The   Daily  Chronicle's   MarmornlU
correspojldflaMiBflflBft an(1
has
n of 1
de of the
I0HM Troops
HHaMevmrthe   western   froi
within fifty yards of the Austro-Hungarian lines.
It is also said, the correspondent
says, that the cmtral powers hav-
manded "a neutrality favorable to the
central powers," as well aa the demobilization of tbe Roumanian artillery".
Market Report
Grain and Produce
riarket Report.
'Vheat. Xo. 1, $1.17
Wheat, No. "J.        1.14
Wheat. Xo.
Flax,	
Parley	
ttye	
Oats 	
Ear Corn	
2.10
41
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KAISER'S   HEALTH   PERFECT
Is Traveling From One Line of Battle
to   Another.
Berlin, Feb. 4 —In again denying
tbe report published ln various quar-
lers   that   tbe   German r   hat
been  treated by an A i,hysl-
clan for a cancerous condition of the
larynx   the   Overseas    News   at-
characterizes  the report aa  "a  malicious   attempt   to    influence   foreign
public opinion falsely," and adda:
"The emperor la traveling from one
line of battle to another, aa only a
healthy man can do."
TURKISH   HEIR   ENDS   LIFE
(lay       5.00   Crown   Prince   Kills  Himself   Because
Butter, Creamery    ■
Dairy        27
       30
Flour. Koyal	
"    White Rose.. .  	
of III Health.
Ixindon,   Feb.   S.—Tbe   suicide  of
Yuisof  Izredin. heir apparent  i
Turkish throne, la reported In a dispatch received by Renter'a Telegram
<ny from Constantinople by way
of   Berlin.    The   message  says   the
Low grade flour 1.130   crown prince ended his life by cutting
o | .»q   arteries.    Ill  health  is  gttetn  as  the
 _     reagon
Shorts  	
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.40      , -_«.,-
ii it,.      '-r'R<lor. Feb
Ground 1-eeu     1.40   0WI.».r. merchant aud Li
Beans 4.00 oi commons sin
Onions . 60  * 3ead    K* "»* »»™ *