The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1913-06-26

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VOL. 5.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JUNE 4J6, 1918.
NO. 2.
HAPPENINGS
HEREAND THERE
St Cloud—Walter Murphy,
aged 17, son of Mrs. Maude
Murphy, residingtwo milessouth
of St. Wendel, died at the family home early Sunday morning,
death being due to tuberculosis.
He had been ill about a year.
Little Falls—A breakdown
occurred at the Northwestern
Milling company's mill Friday
afternoon which will result in
the mill being closed until Monday.
St. Cloud—The final hearing
on the proposed 23-mile ditch,
which effects the towns of Raymond, Getty, North Fork and
Lake George, and known as ditch 32,will be held the 21st of
this month. This will be the
largest ditch in Stearns county,
if built.
St. Cloud—An effort is being
made by Mrs. Lally Sinton,
president of the Women's Label
League of Minneaplis to organ
ige a women's label league in
this city.
Foley, Minnesota—Matt Kane
of Minden had his eye badly
hurt while shooting at a gopher
last Saturday, The cartridge exploded blowing the powder into
hiseye. Forawhile it was thought
that he would lose the sight of
that eye, but the attending
physician believes the eye will
be restored to normal condition
again In a few weeks.
St. Cloud—Dr.Henry J.Thiel-
man, formerly of St. Cloud, in a
resent state shooting tournament
received a $200 diamond watch
fob for receiving the highest
score at Medford Or,
Wadena—The Harry Wilcox
farm on section 31, Deer Creek
township, has been sold to
Edward Jankey of Owatonna
This farm comprises  173 acres.
St, Cloud—Rev, C. G. Zaar,
who was ordained minister at
the Swedish Lutheran Synod
church at Chicago last week, hits
arrived and taken charge of the
Swedish Lutheran congregation-
Mpprhead —Work on the new
county jail has beep, progressing
Very satisfactorily, but will so^
pn have to come to a stop because of delay in getting out
tee steel work.Contractor N.N.
Melevy, who has the general
contract states that the company which was awarded the
-contract for the steel will not
be able to get this work out for
two months.
1LLAGE COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS.
Dane County, Wis, News,
John Uebersetzig, who underwent a serious operation at St.
Mary's hopital ssme time ago,
returned home Wednesday. His
condition is improving daily
_and we hope to see him   around
rTaust returned from
: Saturday after spend
'a week with her daughter,
Irs,. Geo. ^sser, and family of
that place. Her two grandchildren, Adela and Udita, came out
With her for a few weeks visit
here.
E, L Kaliher Sold Out.
R, M. Duncan, of South St.
Paul, has bought E. L. Kaliher's
drug store in upper town. Mr,
Kaliher will conduct the business of his successor until about
the first of July.
"he village council met in
spdal session last Saturday
eveang at 8 o'clock. All members were present except M.
Wemerskirchen and J. M.
Blafe.
Upn motion it was resolved
to gant M. Wermerskirchen
the ight to sell intoxicating
liquoB for the term of one year
in her hotel building, situated
on lotl, block 2, Bergerhausen
addititn to the village of Pierz,
Said icense to commence June
21st lil3 and to terminate June
20th ink.
On notion council adjourned.
C. E. Gravel,
President.
J. B. Iartmann,
Recorder.
Naiie It and Take It.
A chect was cashed here last
Sunday br a Little Falls gentleman, pinch passed for face
value though the hands of
several bfeiness men, but which
when presnted at the bank for
credit or eposit, was not honored. Tin endorsement on the
back of lie check does not
seem clearfenQugb to justify the
cashier in ashing it.
Little Fills Journal readers
might give .is sufficient enlightenment to amble us to discover the perperator. A fac-simile
follows;
Plate News.
The dance at Smith's was
well attendee and all had a tine
time.
Our musiciais are busy practicing. We a^e going to have
sweel music fur the Fourth.
The dance <t Reese's will be
on Sunday Juy 13th. Everybody come.
Ben. Richnei returned recently from Anoki where underwent an operaton.
Miss Cecelia Valentine and
sis,ter visited atC. Reese's  Sum
day,
Wilson Hayes, C. J. Smith,
O. C. Reese aih H, Waningar
were at Little Fa is Saturday.
Andrew Kainssir., and family
visited at 0. Reel's Sunday.
J. B. Sveinty aid family visited with relative: at Royalton
a few days last wtek.
Those that attended the dance
at Held's report a good time.
That High Cost Ot Living.
Pier^ and surrourding country
now consumes on Hie average,
about 75 gallons of ice cream a
week, whereas this hxurious article was almost mtirely unknown a dozen years igo. Fruits
of all kinds are a recent innovation in this "Sleepy Hollow" to
act as a factor in tbk increased
cost of living.
WON FOUR
STRAIGHT PRIZES
John A. Rauch, of Agram,
won the Third prize in the State
Food and Dairy contest for the
months of February, March,
April and May.
The subject for February
essay was: "Which is the better method of milking, wet or
dry hand, and why?"
: For March: "Describe a
method that would be practical
for ordinary farm conditions for
the production of clean sanitary
milk and cream, begining with
the condition and care of the
barn and following each successive step to the delivery of the
product to the creamery  door."
For April: "Give advantage
and disadvantages of each of
the following methods of delivering milk or cream to the creamery:
1. Individual farm   deliyery.
2. Delivery by co-oporation
between neighbors.
3. Collection by regularly
employed team from the factory
Which method do you prefer
and why?"
For May: "Is a milkhouse
essential to the production of
good milk or cream and would
the returns in labor saved and
quality of product or other advantages, if any, compensate
for   the    expense   of   erecting
same
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Dearth ot Garpenters.
There is a great dearth of
carpenters in Pierz this summer
and especially this month. With
the rite of the dairy industry,
better and larger barns are needed for the stock. There are
probably a half a dozen barns
around here in the course of construction, which must be finished in time to house this year's
of hay.
Many farmers now feel able
to replace their old houses, built
thirty or forty years ago, with
larger and more modern residences.
Carpenters no longer have to
go west during the building season, as they did eight or ten
years ago. There is more than
enough work at home for all the
available mechanics from .early
spring till late in fall.
Depends on Protits.
We once had occassion to dun
a man of slavish extraction for
an amount due us from him.
"Wait about two weeks," he
said, "my daughter's wedding
will be held next week and if
the profits from the bridedances
are large enough, I will pay
you."
A PROSPEROUS
GRANITE FIRM.
Anton and John Lukkemeyer
of Melrose, motored here last
Sunday to call on old friends and
incidentally look over the granite prospects in this neighborhood.
They examined the quarries
in Agram and West Bub, and
were favorably impressed with
the quality of the granite, especially with that of West Bub.
Anton will come again in a
few week to make a closer investigation of the situation and
the possibilities in their line in
this section.
Lukkemeyer Bros., of Melrose and St. Cloud, is a firm
doing a wholesale and retail
granite and monument business
of no small proportions.
Their's is said to be the largest
establishment of the kind west
of New York.
They have 165 men on the
payroll and ship on the average
a car load a day of finished material from Melrose, besides the
granite shipped at wholesale
from their St. Cloud quarry.
The causes of the meteoric
rise of the linn of Lukkemeyer
Bros., from a two-man concern
to that of today's capacity,
during the short span of a dozen
or fifteen years, are not far to
seek. A business buiit upon
the rocks of integrity, individuality, fair dealing and unlimited
pluck, may rise to incredible
heights, while that which depends upon craft, deceit and
dishonesty for success, is about
as solid as the proverbial rope
of sand leading to the moon.
This firm does not know such
a thing as failure, and the character of their business is but an
echo of their moral character.
They are as firm as granite.
Big Appetite, Small Salary.
"Why didn't you buy a bigger auto,''said Joe. Hartmann
to R. C. Scoles, who recently
bought the Docken Bros., Brush
auto, "Yes," said Scoles, "I
had a seven passenger appetite but only a Brush salary.
STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.
During the electric storm last
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
three cows, owned by John
Philippi, were struck and instantly killed by lightning. A
fourth cow was also struck, but
managed to regain her feet,
about fifteen minutes later and
limp away.
The bolt of lightning struck
the third fence post north of the
northeast corner of Koeck's lot
and started northward on its
death dealing career. At about
the eighth post a part of the
charge leaped from the top wire
to the second wire, and at the
gate west of Philippi's house, it
leaped a gap of 8 or 9 inches.
Evidently, from the position of
the dead animals, the seven
cows were all huddled together
in the northeast corner of the
pasture, holding their heads low
beside each others haunches to
protect themselves against the
driving rain, and crowding the
three killed against or close to
the wires.
The distance from where the
bolt tirst struck to where the
cows were killed, is about 35
rods.
Aug. Dehler of Buckman lost
a sow and her seven young ones,
by lightning during the same
storm.
CREAMERY
OUT OF DEBT.
Then Bntn "SiHled."
"Good morning Sontag," said
Christ Faust tq Jacob Sontag
last Monday morning
''Good morning, but today is
Monday," said Jake.
"What's the difference," said
Christ, "celebrate today if you
like,"
"All right, what vill you
have?"
Get wise and read the ads.
that appear in the Journal from
week to week.
Eva Gross Dead.
Eva Gross, daughter of Nick
Gross, now in Canada, died in
St. Raphal's hospital in St.
Cloud last Friday at the age of
27 years, after an illness of five
weeks. The remains were
brought here and buried in St
Joseph's cemetery last Monday
morning at 9 o'clock. Miss
Gross left a father, one brother
and a number of relatives in
this neighborhood.
Rucker News.
Mrs. Grier and master Charlie
were business callers at Lastrup
Wednesday.
Among the Pierz goers last
week were: Misses Elizabeth,
Estella and Thelma Waller, A.
Robison, Lawrence Kraemer,
Arba Waller, Archie Grier,
Charley Sanborn and Victor G.
Bruber.
Geo. Wood and family moved
to their new home Thursday
afternoon.
The dance at ArchieRobison's
Saturday evening was well attended. Everybody reports a
fine time.
Miss Bessie Ralston returned
to her home inHillman last Saturday.
Remember Sunday July 6th.
several points of competition
have been arranged between the
Christmas lake and the Granite
Sunday schools.
John Brown and Willard were
Hillman callers Saturday.
Leigh News.
J. P. Leigh returned from St.
Cloud Wednesday.
August Drews drove to Pierz
last Friday.
There was a dance in the new
depot Thursday. All report a
tine time.
Rev. Thomas Scotten of Will-
mar, held meeting in the school
house Friday evening.
George Leigh went to Vawter
Friday.
Pierz visitors Monday were:
Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, Barney Bayler, Ed. Kincannon and
W. M. Buthe.
Alice   and   George   Leigh   at
tended the   creamery   picnic at
Buckman this week.
J. C. Love of Jud, N. Dak., is
visiting here.
J. P. Leigh and J. C. Love
went to Little Falls Friday, returning Saturday.
Mrs. J. C. Miller was a Little
Falls visitor Saturday.
N. A. Movill of Vawter spent
Sunday here with friends-
Mr. Roneson and And. Mar-
kuson were Pierz visitors last
Saturday.
A crowd of young folks from
here attended the dance and
ball game at Rucker Saturday
and Sunday.
U. A. Movili, J. C. Love and
Giles Leigh left for Jud, N. D„
Monday, where they will work
during the summer.
Pierz   visitors Tuesday were
Grace and   May Love  and Jim
Blood.
The Farmers Creamery is out
of debt. Karl Kapsner paid
the last note held against the
institution last Saturday. The
debt of $1,800 was paid in one
year and a few months. Why not
continue or create a sinking
fund now to pay off those who
risked their $25 a share to start
the organization? The
shareholders are drawing 6 per
cent on their investment, but
money is worth 8 per cent without investing it in creamery
shares. You can lend it to your
neighbor for 8 per cent and get
it back with interest; butinvest-
ing it in a creamery share, it becomes absolutely dead capital.
The non-shareholding patrons
of the creamery have been receiving the benefit of the shareholder's investments. The one
cent sinking fund has been
taken alike from the shareholding as well as the non-shareholding patrons. Obviously,
the shareholders should have
their money returned and retain their shares and draw 6 to
10 per cent, because there is
at least an annual depreciation
of 10 per cent of the property,
which must be replaced and for
which the shareholders are responsible.
Six or eight per cent of $2,700
will not cover the depreciation
and cost of upkeep of the plant.
Besides, the creamery is not
and cannot be insured for its
full value. Should a loss by
tire occur, or should the building be damaged or wrecked by
a tornado—which is not at all
impossible—the shareholders
would be assessed to rebuild it.
There will few or no more
shares sold hereafter. No one
cares to put his money not only
out of his reach, but where it is
liable to disappear, and he
be made to replace it. The j
price of a share is only $25, yet
this amount was so much that
many refused to risk it.
The 110 shareholders are the
owners of the creamery and as
such should be protected against
every possible exigency. We
have in mind several plans
which we believe to be workable.
1. Create a sinking fund for
the return of every shareholder's
money, but continue to pay him
6 to 8 per cent interest.
2. Declare dividends commensurate and consistent with
the volume of business, degree
of depreciation of value of plant
and risk of loss.
3. Pay about 20 per cent interest on the shares. This is
the Meires Grove plan.
WEATHER AND
MARKETJEPORTS.
Temperature for the Week,
Highest
Thursday.. 88	
Friday 82	
Saturday..  80	
Sunday 84	
Monday 82	
Tuesday... 82	
Wednesday 82	
Lowest
58 above
59 above
50 above
47 above
60 above
63 above
65 above
The Market Report.
Wheat, No. 1..      81
Wheat, No. 2          7(.t
Flax,        1.-18
Barley           48
Rye       46
Oats      33
Ear Corn       50
Hay $5.00
Butter, Creamery ..      35
Dairy       20
Eggs      15
Flour, Best      2.30
"    Straight      2.20
Low grade flour 1.50
Bran 1.15
Shorts   1.20
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.20
Ground Feed      1.25
Potatoes        15
Beans 1.50—1.75
Onions        70
Butterfat Market.
The Average during the week-
was 28c
3 TOO.
In favor of Little Falls was
the score in the ball game last
evening. Pierz did nobly. For
lack of time we cannot give it
a proper writeup. It was a
good game.
Get the habit—the Journal
habit.    It's a good one to tie to.
Keep posted by reading the
Journal's "Business Locals"
column.
South Agram News.
J. J. Brummer built an addi*
tion to Leo Leidenfrost's house
last week.
John Kippley and J. J. Brummer have built new chicken
coops with cement floors.
Peter Mueller of Buckman visited the Herman Terhaar and
Ed. Stumpf homes Sunday.
Herman Terhaar and four of
his children and Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Stumpf attended the wedding of their cousin at Holding-
ford.
West Buh News.
(Too Late For LastWesk.)
Miss Hilda Hanson, who has
been visiting friends and relatives here, returned to her home
in Swan River Saturday. We
all miss her very much.
Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrmann and
daughters, Amanda and Ella of
Agram, Mr. and Mrs. Kohs, the
Misses Viola Muncy and Ida
Kohs visited with the Wieland
family Sunday.
R. Stumpf passed through
here Sunday on his way toFreed-
hem. He is intending to join
the Freedhem ball team.
Last Sunday the Freedhem
ball team and Ripley crossed
bats on the Ripley diamond, the
South St. Paul Hog Market.
Ave. Price.
Thursday 8.28
Friday 8.41
Saturday H.43
Monday 8.42
Tuesday 8.42
Wednesday 8.40
St. Paul Live Stock.
Steers $6.50 to 8.85
Cows and Heifers,$4.50 to _.7.00
Calves, steady, $.".00 to8.10
Feeders, steady, ..-$-1.50 to 7.7.")
score   being 7 to 13 in favor of
Ripley.
Willie Van Herke is hauling
lumber from Tretter's saw mill.
Some of the young people
from here attended the Haag
show at Little Falls Saturday.
They report a bum circus.
Gilbert Olson took a load of
cattle to Little  Falls Saturday.
The Misses Mamie and Ethel
Johnson spent Tuesday afternoon calling on neighbors.
A crowd of boys from Freedhem enjoyed a bath in thePlatte
river Sunday.
The Kohs family moved into
their new house Saturday.
Mrs. G. A. Olson called at the
Wieland home Monday. Rein-
hart Stumpf was also a caller.
Clarence Olson went to Little
Falls Saturday.
Herman Wieland was busy
hauling grain to Pierz last week
and is hauling the remainder
this week.
Wm. Kohs was in Pierz Tuesday, and was caught in the rain
on his way home.
HILLMAN NEWS.
A pleasant surprise party was
held at the home of Peter Theis
last Sunday evening. A large
crowd was in attendance and a
pleasant evening is reported.
Mr. and   Mrs. Peter Theis of
Hillman visited at Fred Spoer-
lein's place in Agram last Sunday.
Mary. Agnes, Katie and Albert Motschke and Frank Marshik visited at the Peter Theis
home Sunday.
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