The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1916-02-17

              THE   PIERZ   JOURNAL
VOL. 7.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, FEBRUARY 17. 1916.
NO. 35.
BERLIN CLAIMS
FURTHER GAINS
Germans Capture French Positions in Champagne.
■IBHTINB   STILL   PROCEEDS
Lively   Artillery   Action   Precedes   Attack  on   British   Position
in   Flanders.
Berlin, Feb. 14.—Heavy fighting ls
in progress in Champagne. The German war office announced the capture
of French positions extending over a
front of about 700 yards. In Flanders
the Germans penetrated positions of
the entente allies. The statement follows :
"In Flanders, after lively artillery
fighting, our patrols and strong recon-
noitering detachments penetrated positions of the enemy. Several mines
were exploded effectively. Southeast
of Goesinghe more than forty Englishmen were captured.
"British artillery bombarded the
town of Lille. Considerable material
damage was done.
"On our front between La Bassee
canal and Arras, and also south of the
Somme, hostilities were impeded by
bad weather. In the fighting in the
region northwest and west of Vimy
up to Feb. 9 we captured 9 officers,
682 men, 35 machine guns, 2 mine
throwers and stores of various descriptions. Our artillery shelled heavily the enemy positions between the
Oise and Rheims with good success,
as is confirmed by patrols.
"In Champagne, south of Sante
Marle-A-Py, we stormed French positions extending more than 700 yards,
capturing 4 officers and 202 men.
Northwest of Massiges the enemy successfully made two violent attacks.
Hand grenade battles continue without interruption over the portion of
our trenches to the east of Maison de
Champagne, which the French occupied on Feb. 11.
"Between the Meuse and the Moselle we destroyed by five large explosions the advanced trenches of the
enemy over a front of thirty to forty
yards.
"Our aeroplanes bombarded enemy
positions and the railway establishments at La Panne and Poperinghe.
An attack made by an enemy aeroplane on Chistelles, south of Ostend,
caused no damage.
AUSTRIAN AIRMEN
RAID ITALIAN CITIES
Paris, Feb. 14.—Austrian seaplanes
made a raid over Ravenna and the
neighboring towns of Codigoro and
Bottrighe, in Northeastern Italy, near
the Adriatic.
A Havas dispatch from Rome says
fifteen persons were killed and a number wounded.
Several women and children were
among the injured.
A hospital and the Basilica of Sant
Apolllnare at Ravanna were damaged.
The Church of Sant 'Appollinare
was erected in the years of 535 and
538 and was consecrated in 549 by
Saint Maaximiam. It was restored in
1779 and is the largest of the Basilicas
still existing at Ravenna.
The Wolves Are
Getting Bold
From all reports, wolves driven out of the woods by starvation, are now so plentiful in the
settled sections that is no longer an uncommon sight to see as
many as three or four together.
On account of the deep snow,
they follow traveled roads and
seem loath to leave them, until
exhaustion compels them to
plunge into the deep drifts.
P. J. Bollig almost caught
one by the tail last week between T. vS. Look's place and J.
B. Martin's place. The wolf
jumped to one side of the road
and lay in the deep snow to let
Jos. by. Jos made a dive for
his tail, but missed it by a few
inches. The animal floundered
away, but the snow was too
deep for Jos. to follow.
Jos. reports that one evening
three wolves were in the road
ahead of his horses all the way
from S. D. Wood's place to the
old Kramer place.
When John Zwak drove home
from town one evening, several
weeks ago, a wolf who had been
leading the way. showed his accommodative instincts by politely stepping aside. Zwak
threw a siedstake at him, but
he sidestepped.
Only a few days ago a \vo\f
kept the road for a mile just
ahead of a livery team on the
way to Little Falls Somewhere
near Mike Thommes' place the
wolf overtook a load of hay.
And there the driver thought he
had him. For 20 or 30 rods the
wolf managed to crouch under
the rear of the load of hay. But
the closely following hoofs of
the livery horses must have
made his position uncomfortable
for he turned suddenly and ran
back. The driver struck him
with a whip as he passed but
Mr. Wolf didn't slacken his
speed.
Wolves are about on the verge
of starvation. Dry grass, leaves,
buds etc. were   recently   found
Interesting
Correspondences
LASTRUP NEWS.
News Gathered
Here and There
Louis Brummer called on John
Fischer Friday.
Ben Athman called on Mike
Braun Wednesday.
Jacob Herman shot a wolf last
Friday.
Visitors at the Mike Braun
home Wednesday were Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Byers and family,Mr.
and Mrs- Ben Athman and family and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Stroing and family. The evening was spent playing cards.
Geo. Schmitt called on Leonard Wagner Sunday.
Mary and   Elizabeth   Schmitt I
called on   Amelia  Boehmer last
Sunday.
One of our youngsters went
to a party last week. The result was that he could not talk
all week.
Lastrup was visited by a hea'
vy snow storm last week Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gold were
visitors at the John Muellner
home Sunday evening.
C.B. Buckman
Candidate for Member of
Congress from this District-
P. A. Hartmann and J. C.
Boehm and wife took tlie
train for Minneapolis Tuesday morning. Mr. Hartmann
went down to buy his spring
stock of machinery.
When you meet a wolf
throw your sledstakes sparingly, especially if you are
a long ways from home. There
are only four stakes to tlie
ordinary sled. Take as good
aim as you know how and
throw one. If you miss, and
the wolf does not take the
situation seriously and holds
his trench like a german. it
is mighty risky to throw the
second. The question is this:
Can I reach home with two
stakes, with nobody along the
sides the various local offices which
road to Stake me, or Shall [ he has at times filled he has represented his district in congress, served
a number of years in the state legislature, both in the house and in the
senate, and for the past six years has
been deputy United States marshal.
Clarence Bennett Buckman was born
in Doylastown, Pennsylvania, April 1,
1851, a son of William and Jennie
(Bennett) Buckman, substantial farming    people    of    Pennsylvania.      The
The forty-two years since Mr. Buck-
man located in the vicinity of Little
Falls have been employed in activities
and a varied service which render
him one of the foremost citizens of
Minnesota. He has always been a
leader in public affairs, as he has
been successful  in business and    be-
risk  going  out to  the  wolf
arid get tlie wasted stakes?
B. Lindberg of Freedhem
was a caller in the village
Tuesday. He will dispose of
his property at auction the
29th  of February.    See list
Miss Anna Nagel visited our of property for sale in this
burg Sunday. , issue.    Mr. Lindberg intends
Theo. Ortmann and George 'to make his future home ill
Byers left for Melrose Tuesday, 'Alexandria, Minn. With his
where they will attend the But- departure,   Freedhem     loses
one of its best citizens.
Eine Abend-Unti-rlialtung
termakers convention.
Mrs. Gerhart  Block called on
Mrs. John Portner Sunday.
Lastrup Will Vote
ABOUT THE STATE
Monday, Feb. 28th News of Especial |nterest t0
The county commissioners,
acting on a petition from Lastrup voters, set Monday, February 28th, as   the date for a
cial election   in Las trap to
on incorporation.
Lastrup will be the third Morrison county settlement to vote
on incorporation in a pear, and
a fourth has now appeared.
County Auditor MeXairy has
received a request from residents of Qpsala, asking the requirements, which must be met
to hold an election.
Minnesota Readers,
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
Happenings of the Week Briefly Told!
for the Convenience of the
Busy  Reader.
Michael Borland has been re-elected;
mayor of Virginia.
Arthur  Huff
killed   while   DUD
rabbits near Long lake.
Mrs.   Julia    1 it   of;
Mankato for forty i
aged seventy i isht  years.
.Mrs.  Mary  1 ahr. Min
nesota  for (Hty-nin,
St.  Paul, 1 ght
The retail hardware di Min
nesota will  hold their annua'
; st Paul :
A   double   marriage occurred       Jonn   *•"■ "imM'
ne'
here   Tuesday   morning at   nini is ■ Civil war veteran.
o'clock in  St. .Joseph's church.      Rov "• Herrtek of Mlna
forty-live,  ir, dead  in   Bermuda,  WD
Jos. Frits of Wilmont and Fran-Ine had pone for the b<
ces Kastanek of Pier/., and I'rank  ,KT!",1 ,
Red    Lake   countv
Kastanek   and    Anna    Nimsch,
A Double Wedding
both   of  Pierz,   were   joined   in
weddlock.
For the former couple Wenzel
Kastanek   and Anna   Kastanek-,
brother and sister respectively,
Buckman family    came    to    America  served  as best   man and brides-
early in the seventeenth century, and   maid
the original ancestor made the voyage
Mike   Schmitt  is on the  sick schuie,   Montag, den 21.   Fe-
list. bruar 1916.    Versitumt nicht
on the sailing ship Welcome.
When Clarence B. Buckman came
to Little Falls in 1872 he took up
a homestead in Morrison county,
proved up on his claim and his enterprise as a farmer was the foundation
of his commercial success. He continued to buy land until at one time
Wird abgehalteu ill derPfaiT-, hc owned 1(40n acres, all under cultivation.    Between  1873 and  1906 prac-
Josepll Nimscll was groomsman and .Mary Kastanek- bridesmaid for the second couple.
The double wedding was celebrated at the Kastanek home.
Easy Money
ground In Northwestern Minnesota,
will he'd a county option election on
Feb.
Sliiu !   two   deaths
in Fillmore county. John  Harlani
town    and    Ai n    of
the victims.
William   F.   Bevers,   seventy   years
old. dropped de Sum-
brota.    lie  was  born  in   Illinois
' linnesota In  I!
Charles  H.  Btine, for two;.
iry of the Bt   I'a rclal
club, 1   of
I  lllll.
pn     Kowalewskl,    twi
illy burnt
Ion   Inside   of   n
barrel vat at the Hub brewery at Winona.
Mrs.   Phi
dead  al   St.   Paul.     Until  a
months   ago   th< woman   s
tically all his time was devoted to the I nd in full possession of all her!
management of his agricultural inter-       Here is a chaiye for   soni'
made a   busi- \ <**«*«   Abend-Ullteilialtung  ests.    during that  time he establish-L, , Superintend. n   of;
ed on his farm the town of Buckman, I K   3 lu   w,1°. Worthlngton  w
a prosperous  little  village,    now    of  Bald   that    1  make     my    money j the   Southern   Minnesota   Educational
ness  tt ip  to   Little  Falls  last: beizuwohnen
week.
John Brummer called on Geo.
Kummer Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Muellner
called on John Fischer and wife
Friday.
UrilriuB-SrHdihirBBf,
The road between here and
Grenola is so badly chuck-
holed that a new road will
have to be built shortly.
Those who have had experience in that line of work
claim it will do no good to
even the surface of the road
with a drag, because the loose
snow piled into the hollow
places will be rooted out by
the   repeated    gougings    of
AUSTRIANS  ARE  ADVANCING
Army of Thirty Thousand Marching
on Durazzo.
Rome, Feb. 13.—According to the
Dorado correspondent of the Idea
Nationale the strength of the Austrian forces marching on Durazzo Is
3-0,000 men. The rest of the invading
army, the correspondent says, is engaged in guarding the country behind
the advancing troops. He adds that
the disarmament of Montenegro is
not completed and parts of the little
kingdom have not been occupied as a
result of the vigorous resistance of
the followers of General Martinovitch.
Beileids-Beschlusse des St.Joseph's Kranken Unterstutzungs-
Vereins von Pierz, fur sein ver-
storbenes   Mitirlied   Peter Nei-
sius.    Da es Gott dem Allmach j ^avy   loads.     Chas.   Grave.
in the intestines of those killed, j tlffen in Seinem unerforschlichen , of Onamia, who was here last
! Rathschlusse befallen hat unse-j week    says,    the    very    best
ren Mitbruder, und in ihm eines thing to do with such a piece
unsei-erpilichteifrig-stenVereins-1^   road ig  to   leave it   alone
mitjrlied in ein besseres Jenseits
abzuberufen;    wttnscbt  der   St.
Joseph's K. U. Verein von Pierz,
Hillman News
TEUTONS REBUILDING SERBIA
Work Indicates Intention to Retain
Nation   Permanently.
New York, Feb. 11.—The work of
the German and Austrian invaders of
Serbia in rebuilding structures destroyed by fire and bombardment appears to be of a permanent character,
according to Dr. C. M. Cheadle, a Red
Cross surgeon of Rockford, 111., who
returned on the French steamship La
Touraine.
Buildings of stone and concrete are
replacing those razed, Dr. Cheadle
said, and Serbian roads, particularly
those of military value, are being restored and improved.
The impression he received was that
the Teutons were planning to control
Serbia permanently.
John Love and Earl Love returned from Vawfer Tuesday.
Alice Morton returned from
Hoistein Park Thursday.
Geo. Woods and family were
in Hillman Saturday.
Miss Hilma Hanson left for
Philbrook Saturday, for a short
visit with her sister Mrs.
Mike Smith.
Miss Intra Hanson and Carolyn Sutliff went to Pierz Saturday.
Mrs- Wm. Drews returned
from Holdingfford Saturday.
Those who attended the dance
at Arba' Wallers Saturday evening" were: Giles Leigh, John
Love", Bessie Benton, Alice
Morton, Carolyn Sutliff.
Eric Talberg- went to Pierz
Monday.
and break a new one.
There are only 12 days left
Minnesota, durch sein unter-; to pay your personal proper-
zeichnetesCommittee   den tram ^^ u     fa ^
ernden Kindern sein tieijreiuhl-    ' r
tesBeileidfurihrennerbenVer- tached. After *eb. 29th, a
lust auszudriicken. und versich-' penalty of 10 per cent will be
ert dieselben seiner im Gebet'attached to all unpaid taxes
und beim Opfer nicht vergessen for this year. Beginning
auwollen. JMarch   1st. tlie  penalty will
be   charged  on   every   pay-
Als  fernerer Beweiss unserer.
Armed   Freighters  Warships.
Berlin, Feb.  11.—The German gov
ernment is about to issue a memoran
Edward Priemesberger of
the Simple Gas Engine Co.
of Ashland, Wis., was here
Tuesday and Wednesday on
a business visit with his parents. He returned to Ashland yesterday.
Werthscbatzung fiir unseren ver-
storbenen Mitbruder sei hiermit m^   made' as   Prided   by
Beschlossen, dass die Ver- law, backed up   by a  rule of
eins-Fahne  fiir   neun  Tage   im  the public examiner's office.
Trauerflor in der Kirche aufge-
stellt wird;
Beschlossf.n,    dass    vorlie
gende Beschliisse im Pierz Jour-j
nal verotYentlicht und dem Ver-; A letter addressed to the
eins-Protokolle einverleibt wer- postoffice at Pierz inquires why
de. und ferner 'the mail to   Sullivan   does   not
Jl\n Anonymous Letter
BETCHLOSSEN, dass dieseBei
leids-Beschliisse den Hinterblie-
Familie   uberreicht
come on time. The    letter    was
not signed. The one who   wrote
benen   der
W0I-den. .that   letter   is    worse   than   a
Das Comite:    Conrad Stangl,  skunk,   because   a    skunk    will
Nick   Staub,   P.   A.   Hartmann le tve an odor so it can be traced.
and Anton Tembreull. Come out witn your nanie  anci t
V about 500 population. Though the
settlers in this section of Morrison
county are mostly Germans and their
political affiliation is largely that of
the Democratic faith yet .Mr. Buck-
man has always received almost their
solid support in seeking any public
office.
In 1873 Mr. Buckman held his first
local office, that of justice of the
peace. In 1881 he was sent to the
state legislature, serving two years in
the lower house, and in 1883 became
state senator, and was in that body
for eight successive years, and was
later elected for another four-year
term. Mr. Buckman represented his
district in the fifty-eighth and fifty-
ninth congresses and while in Washington served as a member of several
important committees.
Since 1SS0 he has lived In the city
of Little Falls. For twenty years he
was engaged in the lumber business
and built a sawmill at Sauk Rapids.
At Little Falls he gave the city Hotel
Buckman, a modern house of entertainment,   containing  fifty-five  rooms.
He was also one of the principals
in the Little Falls Packing company.
He is one of the prominent men in
this section of Minnesota, and has
done much in the way of public .service, and his appointment to the office
of deputy United States marshal was
one based upon his singular fitness
for public position.
Xo sketch of Mr. Buckman would
he complete without some mention of
those personal qualities which di<
tinguish him from all others. Those
who know him best recognize in him
many distinctive traits. By nature he
is somewhat aggressive, yet never offensively so. During his long public
career he made many friends and it
is but ju3t to him to say that the host
still adhere to him in the present
campaign. Diplomatic in his conduct
he has that unusual faculty so necessary to a man in public life—that of
making friends even among those
who are opposed to him politically.
Possessed of the greatest optimism
he is never discouraged by defeat or
adversity but has the supreme faculty
of rebounding after every blow.
former member of congress no request made of him by his constituents
tion  at   i! at!
easy, to make some Ol that easy   M.m|
money themselves. .'ohn w. Norton is the le^al < ■
.... of the st.  Paul American asi•
W hen tne    next   snow   storm ^ ,,as(.,,:,u team, according to a
conies and the roads are drilled   "'  •,1"^1'  °rr "f lllp  Kamsoy con
T till "rt
I am willing to give you   $10.00     clurori A Wl
to make that round trip  in one J01*- "r A,ls,i»-
n  married  just  a  week, di' d
day.  It has several times   taken   |0iti Wis.. while visiting relatives on!
me 14 hours to make it one way.   llis wedding trip.
The post. bank In
MO.00 is   about    6    tunes    more   bad $775,669 to the eredil
tuanlgetfor   the   round   trip.  1,ors i,!
rage]
Now, you smart fellows, here is  acconnl was fl6i
your chance lo earn fclO.OO easy. '     A"   inh"ri,n'"
been Imposed on th>
Djn't miss it.
P. J. Bollig-.
Market Report
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
'Vheat. No. 1,	
Wheat. No. 2	
Wheat, No. 8-	
Flax, .	
Barley ..
Rye  	
Oats  	
Ear Corn	
Hay	
Kutter, Creamery	
Dairy	
Kgrgs	
l-Mour, Royal	
White Rose.. .  ...
Low j,r,-'ade Hour 	
11,  Minneapolis miller, who died
in   April. aate  val-
Mrs.   John   Weiss,   mother
,   editor  and   proprietor ol
Duluth Herald and
ern  Minnesota, is dead at North Redwood.
I.eo Tr. end Forks was ac-
Crookaton of a chargi
mane! rpsuit   of   the
death of  M.   K.  Hall of  Austin  following a saloon row In East Grand I
i of prop-
' • ' '    arty   In   Minnesota   was
1.13   fire.     Three fourths  of   this  loss   was
•> jo   attrib *ness,   a
Ing i \V   Hargadlnc, sta
marshal.
62
While alono in his yard Frank
|■'   ratil,  a  Swan  I-ake u  at-;
(.r   lacked  by a bull.    While lighting the:
una!   with   a
5.00   taMk  he  was  kt he  tank;
ind drowned
rlea  Ann, 'hree.;
".    died at  tip
ro  tell  the  name of the n.
it him.    "I never squealed
piy 1 if•- anil I won't now." he told at
■ and nurses.
The state game and fish department)
Bran     ... UI bear the ex| the propaga-j
yjic. , .,-   tion of native birds on the Big Island;
game farm at Lake Minnetonka.    Ruf-|
Cracked Corn ^0 ponnus 1.-40  fled gr011gei quaii and prairie rhi-
Ground Feed...       1.40   yards are being completed.
Benedict  Bangerter.  Sr.. a  plo
Beans
Onions
60
in coming before them soliciting their
was ever too small or huihble to    re-! su|,J>ort-    He belicves in the fulare of
Will   answer.     Wliy   don't   you 'ceive his prompt  aud careful    atten-Stne *reat 3tate of Mlnneaota and    la
tion;   and  by     his    accomplishments' most lo-val t0 "•    He has never vislt-
busines:; man of Mankato. is dead at;
Ihe ar ty-one.    At the time of;
the Sioux Indian massacre he fled with .
his family to New rim and asaiated!
of that place.
in. pioneer riverman and a
tor more than
half a  century,  is  dead.    Mr.   I
was a  familiar figure on the  Mississippi   river  tor  fifty  years  and  was
break road like they  do on   the j thlt^tout £, ^ ^^-^ J ed any foreign country   and
rranSClipt 80 years   ago.— J south side? The   south    end    of .known a* a good working   congress- ashamed   of   the   fact.   The    United   kn0wn by all steamboat men.
  n.i.             ..        •»__. 5rnrps jr a  ennd enoueh    and    a    big        |n   (be   presen'
EUW.   Stangl   of Rich Prairie  the route   has   always   favored ™»-     T!' **■    Buckman jSlates is a *«* «">"«*   »«£   •   ■
...       "      . .,      . , T ,       ,     ~ , s^tes. will again be pursued bv him   cncu«n ">un«r.v for hin>     Mr-    Butk-   Mars
met with a latal accident yes- me and I am thankful   for it.    1 it- the peopie Choose to return him   to man's ■ in tne man-v ,lnes
Nick   ScUommer   of   Sauk iterday, While Chopping down 'am not    ashamed    to   Sign    mv that body. business in which he   has   been   en-
dum to neutral governments announc-   qentre jwissed   through   heie   trees for firewood, one of the  name. \mStTlmil   *".*"
ing  that   hereafter armed   merchant- to
men belonging   to countries   at wax    Tuesday Oil bifi   wav to Last-  tree?   falling   upon   him and, P. J. Bollk oing to the demaition bow
S^rSX!" C0DSid?red aDd i "P to *■" h* '"^her. killing Inm almost instantly.  .» no scares into the   people f^^^^J Hnl
•ors Nelson and Clapp.
. atlon of the h •
•ni and I.ind.
^ry ball of the &a>
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