The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1913-08-21

              PIERZ   JOURNAL
VOL. 5.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AUGUST 21, 1913.
NO. K).
HAPPENINGS
HERE AND THERE
Hog cholera is said to have
broken out in Otter Tail county.
One man lost 75.
Northern Pacific telegraph
operators demand more pay.
Because Clinton A vers, of
Staples, 16 years old, made a
few scurrilous remarks to him,
a laborer struck him on the head
from the effects of which the
boy died.
George Feim, of Parwell,
Minn., is charged with the crime
of desertion.
John Stintz, of Sauk Centre,
got a ninety days county jail
sentence for beating his wife.
A new business block will be
erected in Foley in the near
future.
A case of spinal meningitishas
been   reported  in Sauk Rapids.
Frank Skiba and his wife,
entered pleas of guilty to the
charge of conducting a blind
pig in the town of Oilman when
they appeared before Justice
Lance, of Foley, were fined §50
and costs each,
Jacob Brommeneheukel, aged
16, has disappeared from his
home at Minden and is being
sought by his parent.
Charles Micklish, of Freeport,
^as sentenced to 30 days in tjie
gounty jail for beating his wife.
Two auto accidents occurred
near Swanville which, resulted
in a broke buggy and a broken
horse leg.
Tiie court house removal fight
is on in Stearns comity.
An Omaha man cranked, his
auto while in gear and was run
over and killed.
Rube Stimber, of Foley, hurt
{lis left leg Fricjay while opera.
ting a hay rake and is wearing
the injured member in a plaster
cast.
Friday evening work was
istarted on tl}e fenpe which is tg
be built at Pine Grove park for
deer, at Littel Falls. The work
is being done by volunteer labor.
gmji hrui-r, well and favorai
bly known at Sauk Rapids and
in Benton comity, was appoint-
- by President Wilson as postmaster at Sauk Rapids on
Thursday to succeed John Bursty, t}ie present incuinhent,
whose term expires on July 80th.
Suit for $10,000 damages has
been brought against Harry G.
Young by a man of tlie name of
Jojjnspn, for an injury sustained
when Young's car struck the
complainant at Eighth and St.
Germain streets, St. Cloud,
about six weeks ago.
IMELY LIGHTING ADVICE.
MADE MONEY
WITH POTATOES.
Tlie question of personal safety
during a thunder storm is perhaps the most interesting to the
majority of people. If in a building which is isolated in the open
country or is higher than
surrounding buildings, in agroup
avoid chimneys or other Hues
open windows of draughts,
especially warm currents of air,
directly below a high tower or
flag pole, peak or angle of the
structure- Keep away fromover
head wires entering a building,
although these are generally
protected by lightning arresters,
the current is not always
"arrested."
If in the open, avoid trees,
wire fences or poles, and if you
happen to be the most prominent object in the land-scape,
as in an open field or on a
beach, do not raise a steel rod
umbrella or in fact any umbrella,
as you may become a living
lightning rod without an approved ground connection. If you
should happen to be caught in
such open space, with lighting
discharges coming very close,
as may be determined by the
lessening intervals between
flash and report, it is better to
lie flat on the ground and risk
a soaking than to offer a
possible path for a discharge.
The reason for this is that the
body, being warm, offers a better conductor than the surrounding air, and but a few feet rise
is necessary to attract lightning
on flat ground.
Questions as to the action   of
lightning in striking a building
are  frequently  asked  and   are
somewhat difficult   to     answer
without   going    in    a   lengthy
discussion of   the various kinds
of discharges and other matters
of   a   more   or    less   technical
nature. Let  us,   however-)   take
the mc-st frequent ease, that   of
the ordinary    "forked   lightening,''   os seen   at    a   distance,
which at  close  range   becomes
the   blinding   flash,   with    the
accompanying       instantaneous
crash. of ter} £ausinjr   dJsast riaus
results  to  life   and    property.
This discharge is  caused   by   a
difference of potential   between
earth  and   cloud.   The   one   is
heavily    charged with  ppsitivg
glectyfcity,   tfVe     Q\\m      with
negative, with the air   between
acting as  an  insulator.  If   the
air is   sufficient   tp  keep   apart;
the  two currents, no, djsgfcar-ge.
w-i]l take place except from  one
cloud to another.  Now. as   the
storm moves on it comes closer
to the earth or meets  some   object in its path which offers less
resistance   than the air—maybe
a tree, pole,   building, etc.    The
eiectrica} pressure  is  so,  great
that the slight decrease in resistance offered by such object   is
sufficient  to cause   current   to
jump the intervening space and
we have the destructive charge.
This  explanation will be  clear:
er tg thqse wjjg  llftVe seen   the
gap     from     coils     used       on
automobiles.
Now let  us  assume  that instead of the object before   mentioned, such as a tree,   pole,   or
The people of central Alberta building, etc., we have a perfect
cqnducter  of  ejeetriqty,   as   a
Ignatius Vonderhaar of Al-
bertsville, on a visit here last
week, vouches for the truth of
the following, because all the
deeds and transactions passed
through his bank. These are
his words: "Three years ago
last spring, a man near Rogers,
who had been in poor health,
found that he was regaining his
strength, and began to look
around for something to do. He
bought 40 acres of land at $40
an acre, paid a few hundred
dollars down and gave a plaster for the balance. He planted the 40 acres in early potatoes
and that fall, when he counted
the profits, he had the land all
paid for and $1,200 in our bank.
He had luck. His very first
potatoes brought him $1.25 a
bushel and his average price
for the year was 85 cents.
The land was put into potatoes the second and also the
third year, but with not quite
so large profits to the owuer as
in the first year.
Last spring the same man sold
his 40 acre place and bought a
$12,000 farm and paid the cash
tor it. I know it because the
the money was deposited in our
bank and the deals were made
there. Of course, he made a
good profit on the land aside
from the profits on his potatoes.
He sold the land for more than
twice the amount it cost him.
Land around Albertsville and
St. Michaels is much heavier
than your land here, but yields
are very little better, if any,
than those of your soil."
AFTER FULL-
BLOOD STOCK.
A New Method.
A wideawake merchant over
at Spirit Lake had an adver
tisement in one of the local newspapers, that for originality has
anything beaten to a frazzle. He
offered a $1 hat to each farmer
whq WP^d dr-ive with a road
drag to his store and return.
To the farmer who drove tlie
farthest a $5 hat was to be his
reward. Of course, this does
not mean hauling the drag in a
wagon. If that merchant can
succeed in getting the farmers
to respond to his invistation he
will have done more towards
getting the roads dragged than
a lqt of tho fool voad laws that
have been passed.—Ex.
Isidore Schwinghamer, proprietor of the Pleasant "View
Dairy Farm is going into the
full-blood stock business and
will specialize exclusively in
Chester White PigsandHolstein-
Friesian cattle. He was at
Pierz recently and made a purchase from C. W. Miller, of the
Meadow Brook Farm of Dixville,
for two full-blood Chester White
sows and are very fine pigs,
noted to be the best breed in
America.
In speaking of crops in tlie
Pierz country Mr. Schwing-
hammer states that they grow
mostly Marble Spring wheat
and will yield not less than 30
bushels to the acre. It is free
from rust, straw is very stout
and every indication of a bumper crop.—Albany Enterprise.
M. BRANDT OF
HILLMAN MISSING.
$40,000 Berry Crop.
Deerwood,—Over 15,000 crates
of berries have been shipped by
the Bay Lake Fruit Growers'
association and it is believed
now that the entire crop in
strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, apples, plums, currants
and other fruits will total $40,-
000. Frank L. Kinney, the manager, will also start shipment
in the departments of potatoes,
cabbage, tomatoes and other
vegetables whose sale has hitherto been neglected. All in all
the work of the association
shows what cooperation and
skilled management can accomplish. •
The Bay Lake district is near
the north end of Mille Lacs
lake. Those who have passed
through that^listrict say that
fruits and berries are the only
sources of income to the inhabitants. Their small pieces of
land are said to be graced with
fine buildings and that the whole
district wears an air of prosperity. We judge it is a country similar to that of Sullivan
and Platte lakes. Mr. Cook,
our West Sullivan correspondent
has several times made mention of that section, as especially adapted for fruit and berry
culture.
Aitkin Gets the Furnace.
Mich. Brandt has been missing since last Friday morning
and all efforts to find even a
trace of him have been futile.
He left the place of Peter Theiss
of southeast Pierz, with whom
he had made his home for many
years, about 8 o'clock in the
morning for a call at Moritz
Guenther's, a half mile distant.
Declining an invitation to dine
with Mr. Guenther, he left for
his home at 11 o'clock and has
not been seen since. High grass
skirts the road on either side
between the two places and the
supposition is that he was overcome by the extreme heat, lost
his way and perished. Peter
Theiss thinks he will be found
within a short distance of the
road. Several small searching
parties' failed to find any trace
of him.
The town officers of Hillman
are planning to gather a posse
of 25 men to make a systematic
search of the whole surrounding
section. Mr. Brandt is said to
be almost 90 years of age.
ADDITIONAL
LOCAL NEWS.
Jos. H. Grell made a trip
to Mankato this week.
One of. the crucifix pedd-
lars came very near getting
his needings in New Pierz
last night from Frank Ranch.
Jos. H. Grell sold 200 acres
of land in section 31, two
miles north of Lastrup, to
John Klingler Jr. of New
Ulna.
Jacob Hankammer and wife
of Hedrick, Iowa, visited several days of last week at the
home of their son Edw. Hankammer of Lastrup.
Phil Randall, who has been
here surveying several days,
returned to Little Falls yesterday morning. Too much
rain.
Miles Sweeney of Greater
New York, transacted business in Pierz Tuesday. He
says it was not
New York when he left.
WEATHER AND
MARKETJEPORTS.
Temperature for the Week,
Highest     Lowest
Thursday  90 68 above
Friday 95 71 above
Saturday   88 64  above
Sunday   75 60 above
Monday     70 62 above
Tuesday 71 56 above
Wednesday.. 84 64 above
The Market Report.
Wheat, No. 1      70
raining in
have decided that, a church is
needed for the welfare qf that
gommunity, and as a result, the
contract ha*T"been awarded to
Anton Wolfbaur, of Foley, to
erect a Christian Catholic church
in the central part of Alberta
at a eofet of #700.
Deputy Sheriff Archie Chis-
holm brought a man giving his
name as Edward O'Brien, to St.
Cloud to be tried as to his sani:
ty. According to stprles here
Q'Brren has been \n Faynes.yille
for the past three days and has
been troubling the police, saying that the people of that village were attacking him in an
attempt to kill him.
steel bujlding, stee} tower qr
node in electrical contact with
the earth; the current passes
through this into the earth
silently, the presure is relieved
and in the great majority of
cases there is no violent or
explosive discharge..
Here is where the function of
of the lightning rod appeals,
similar to pipes tapping the
tank and drawing off the water
before dangerous pressure is
brought tq bear on the tank.
A properly constructed fight:
sing rod will, in the vest iaa<
jority of cases, act in this manner by silently discharging the
current from cloud to earth thus
preventing the violent discharge
which we call the thunderbolt.—
New York Sun.
A Fine Shot.
(By S. E.)
Oh, for the Iqye qf Mike.
Evidently the Meyer Bros.,
(Will and Math) are mad and
mad clear through. At least
judging from a notice that appears in the "Business Locals"
of this issue. N?W ffS far as
Wall is concerned, we know he
is a sure shot, He recently purchased a little 22-calibre rifle
and spends his time evenings
on his lawn shooting mosquitoes
on the wing at 100 yards, and
he gets 'em every pop. There's
HQtfjing doing here, we don't
want the gentleman to take a
sly shot at the buttons on our
Vest to see how easily he could
pick them off without scratching the skin, ft lqokjs, tq a fellow up, a tree \n this neck 'p the
woods, that somebody had better keep a close tab on his
dogs.
Rules For Fare Refund.
The State Railway and Warehouse commission has sent out
a circular which is to be a guide
to persons seeking refunds under the new rate decision. Tin-
circular is an answer to thousands of inquiries received weekly by the commission.
This is what the commission
has to say. for the guidance of
those seeking refunds:
Original expense bills are sufficient. When they are lost
affidavits must be furnished.
On commodity rates, which
include carload shipments, refunds should be based on the
difference between the two
rates since January 1, 1907.
On merchandise rates, the
refund should be based on the
difference between the two
tariffs beginning June 'SO,   1911.
Passenger receipts are sufficient proof for refund. When
they cannot be furnished affidavits will do.
Passenger receipts for refunds
sliould be sent to the auditors
of the several companies.
The   commission  will   accept
Otto Prick was detained
by work in the First National Bank last Monday and
did not return to Pierz until
Tuesday.
Monday was a big mail
day. Twelve sacks of mail
arrived at our postoffice,
mostly all Sears tb Robeck
catalogues.
M. Wermerskirchen's large
new barn is now  under roof.
Tlie yard   back of the  hotel
lias a  different  appearance; i
all the old frame stables and)
Wheat, No. 2	
Flax,	
Barley	
Rye	
Oats....	
Ear Corn __._*	
Hay	
Butter/Creamery	
Dairy	
Eggs	
Flour, Best	
"    Straight	
1.22
55
51
.     85
50
$5.00
35
20
.     15
2.30
2.20
Low grade flour 1.50
Bran 1.15
Shorts   1.20
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.20
Ground Feed     1.25
Potatoes :        00
Beans   1.50—1.75
Onions         70
Butterfat Market.
The Average during the week
was 2Hc
South St. Paul Hog Market.
Ave. Price.
Thursday 7.52
Friday 7.56
Saturday 7.(17
Monday 7.58
Tuesday 7.50
Wednesday 7.60
St. Paul Live Stock.
sheds are gone.
Four men in Hubert Bares'
Steers $6.50 to 8.35
Cows and Heifers.ijM.SO to ..7.00
.Calves, steady, $5.00 toH.10
place yesterday weighed Feeders, stead v, ...$4.50 to 7.75
1105 pounds. They were
Henry Kruschek, Christ Virnig, Frank Kluetseli and
John Barden, a traveling
salesman.
Frank Seifert and wife of
St. Paul, were here on a visit
to Mr. and Mrs. M. Wermer-
skirchen and family last
week. They are related and
have not met for twenty
years.
Rucker News.
Wm. Goble and son Ernest
went to Onamia Monday of last
week, returning Tuesday.
Mr. Goble purchased a horse
from S. Lund.
John Dorman and family motored up from Kingston last
week Wednesday, returning the
next day.
Geo. Waller and Victor Brub-
The Jones Smelting company
selected Aitkin as the site for
its    furnace.       The   company,
When  everything is completed,  the local station agent.
will  emplqy  about  1,000   men
Aitkin  was selected because of DlBQi
its central location on the
Cuyuna range. The company
will use about 200 cords of wood
a day, and will be ready to start
part of the work by January 1.
The furnace will separate
manganese from iron ore. The
initial cost of the plant will be
$250,000.
Keep posted by reading the
Journal's "Business Locals"
column.
Why She Sent Them Back.
Niece—"Auntie, did you get
your pictures yet?"
Aunt—"Yes I did, and I immediately sent them back to the
photographer too. The horrid
thing!-'
Niece—''Why auntie, you surprise me! Were they not good
pictures?''
Auntie—"Oh yes, but you see
that horrid photographer had
printed across the back of each
picture these words: /The
original qf this, lias been carefully preserved.'''
The   game   of  ball which
was to have been played   be-  er made a business trip to Pierz
tween   Pierz    and    Wahkon j Thursday,
receipts,   but   prefer   that  they I last   Sunday   did   not mater-j     Mrs. Goble   was  on the   sick
be tiled direct with the   railway | ialize.      Too   much   rain and   list last week, but is much bet-
company, 'slush   the  night   before and (ter now.
Do  business if  possible with. Sunday   forenoon    kept   ourj    osmer  Leigh,   Jr.,   "bilced",
;boys  at   home   and   thereby' through her--   last Saturday, on
saved   the   lake   town team   his way to Sullivan and Platte;
Ignatz Zellner, aged 60 years,
of Elm Dale died Saturday
night after a two days' illness
from heart disease. Mr. Zellner moved to Elm Dale last
April from Swan River where
he lived for six years. He
leaves a wife and two grown
children. The funeral was held
at Elm Dale Monday.
Wm. H. Chase, who was sent
to the detention hospital at
Fergus Falls August 6th, died
Friday from hemorrhages. His
home was in Morrill town and
he was 73 years of age.
from a dreadful beating.
Frank Wise and wife returned last week from Vancouver, Wash., after a two
months' visit with their
daughters,   Mrs.   Wm.  Berg,
he   seemed
warm job.
to  tind  it a rather
Mrs. Chas. and Joe Kraemer, caller Saturday
Mrs. A. Filler and son of Faribault, Minn., are guests at the
Taylor home.
('has.   Scott   was  a   Lastrup
and with   the John Kraemer
Mrs.   G. W. Waller   and  Mrs.
family.      He     reports     fair t Goble went  berrying near Hill-
weather and   cool   nights, a
Beet In a Nutshell,
30c—A certainty.
40c—A probability.
50c—A possibility,
good harvest, which is gathered long ere this, and beautiful orchards.
Cards are out announcing
the approaching nuptials of
Miss Adella Wermeiskirchen
to John N. Faust. The ceremony lakes place in St.
Joseph's church at 9:30 a.m.,
Tuesday, September 2nd.
The     bride   is
man Saturday,
coming scarce.
Berries are be-
Mrs. Archie Robison visited
the "metropolis" Thursday, also H. Ferguson.
A valuable cow belonging to
Geo. Waller was badly hurt Saturday and died Sunday night.
Chas. Hooper of Minneapolis,
is visiting at J. A. Sanborn's.
daughter  of  Mr,
Friday was the hottest day of
the     eldest   the season, being 97 in the shade
and   Mrs. at 3:30 p. m.
M. Wennerskirchen and is a    „r   . , ,   ,   ,
,    ,     , .   , , We  have   just   learned of the
young lady highly respected Ideath( some   time ago   at hLs
Read the Journal advs. then °y <lU- while the groom is ' i,0me in Louisiana, of SamCyrus,
youll know who the live ones j one of Pierz promising young for many years a resident of this
are. businessmen. neighborhood.
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