The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1913-10-02

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VOL. 5.
PIERZ  JOURNAL
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, OCTOBER 2. I91H.
NO. 16.
HAPPENINGS
HERE^ND THERE
New Munich has voted $5,000
bonds for an electric light
plant.
Ole C. Reignam, of Belgrade,
was run over and killed at
Brooten by the east-bound flyer
last Thursday morning.
Little Palls—Mrs. Jos. Leigh
was operated on Wednesday for
a tumor of the throat and not a
cancer as stated in Thursday's
Transcript. , Mrs. Leigh is
doing well.
Little Palls—Dr. E. H. Kaliher is displaying a potato
raised in his garden which takes
the prize in large sized tubers.
The potato measures eight and
one-quarter inches in length
aud weigh just two pounds.
A Sherburn" county farmer
raised 800 bushels of potatoes
from two and three-quarters
acress of land. A Few reports
of like nature will prove of inestimable value in boosting the
sale of Minnesota farm lands.
St. Cloud—The lifeless body
of A. R. Ressler, aged 40, was
found hanging to a rafter on
the porch of his home here early
Monday morning. Ill health,
it is said, was responsible for
his suicide. He is survived by
his wife and four small children,
Foley Tribune: According to
the story, pigs is pigs, butS. E.
Hoff, of Glendorado, sold an
animal to Mr. Reed, that cer
tainly "was 100 per cent hog.
Th • hog tipped the scales at
1030 pounds which at the present prices paid by stock buyers
made the animal worth §82.40.
§auk Rapids Sentinel: Apples are a profitable crop in this
section of Minnesota, which
fact is being demonstrated by
John Heltemes, who resides
near Sauk Rapids. Mr. Heltemes has only a little over an
acre devoted to his orchard,
still he will gather over 300
bushels of marketable fruit this
year.
Swanville News: Swanville
is to have an electric lighting
system, and a good one. Albert
Mielke will be the owner and
fjje plant will be located in his
big cement garage building at
the north end of Main street.
The machinery has already
been ordered, and is expected
at almost any time, when the
work of setting up and getting
ready to operate will commence.
The plant is automatic in operation, and has a present capacity
of 1000 lights, which can be
easily increased as occasion
requires.
Royalton Banner: Alfalfa is
undoubtedly coming into its
own in Morrison county as the
result of experiments, of the
past few years. Some excellent
fields were grown this year and
many more farmers plan to give
it a trial next season, partly as
the excellent work of Prof.
Doerschuk who is an enthusiastic booster for this crop.
Among the best yields to be obtained this year was that on
the two acre lot raised by Win.
Sparrow. Mr. Sparrow sowed
his place last spring and has
harvested three crops, each cutting giving good yields and
leaving a stand that promises
to do doubly well next year.
COUNTY SEAT
CULLINGS.
A LOSS FROM
POOR SEED.
(From the Transcript.)
Work has been commenced on
a private hospital building for
Dr. E. E. Hall. Dr. Hall has
purchased two lots at the corner of First avenue and Seventh
streets northeast and the contract has been let to J. G. Anderson for the erection of a
building.
The case of J. W. Stephenson vs. the Western Transit
company and the New York
Central & Hudson River Railway company was taken up
next and has not yet been completed. This is an action for
damages amounting to about
$800 for damages alleged to have
been done to shipment of wheat
while in transit.
According to instructions received by County Auditor B. Y.
McNairy the state tax this year
will be 1.45 mills higher than
last year. The taxes for state
expenses, road and bridge fund,
pensions, new institutions, etc.,
amounting to 3.80 mill and the
state school tax to be levied is
1.23 mills, making a total state
tax of 5.03 mills. The Dunn
road law which provides for a
one mill tax for roads and
bridges is held chiefly responsible for the increased tax rate.
Thursday afternnon at 4:30
the case of the Acme Harvester
company vs. Dennis Sheedy et
al was given to the jury and
and about haif an hour later a
virdiet in favor of the ten de-
fendents was returned. The
Acme company sued for farm
farm machinery claimed to have
been sold to the Morrison
County Parmer's Exchange.
The defendants contend that the
machinery never passed out of
the hands of the Acme company
and that the machinery was
later turned over to another
party
A record price was reached
for a dairy cow Tuesday when
an animal put up at auction on
Ole Whal's farm west of the
city brought $81. Mr. Wahl's
stock was ail first-class and in
good condition and brought
fancy prices. Several cows
put up for sale at the auction
brought over $70 and the one
went above $80. Several instances have been reported recently were cows were
sold above §70 but the
price reached at the auction
Tuesday is the record for a cow
for . dairy purposes. Higher
prices have been paid for cows
for breeding purposes.
The Minnesota tax commission has appointed Prank Ellen-
becker of this city and James
Johnson of Elm Dale special
assessors to k re-assess the
moneys and credits in the Morrison county towns in which the
regular assessment was set
aside. Mr. Ellenbecker is assigned the towns of Little Falls, Pike
Creek and Ripley. Mr. Johnson is to assess the towns of
Elm Dale, Bellevue and Buck-
man aud the village of Royalton. The towns to be re-assessed are large and thickly populated and the special assessors
will have no small job. The
work of re-assessing will start
at once.
The importance of natural
variation and differences in
climate in relation to agricultural production, has never been
fully realized. Under natural
conditions only those survive
which can modify their habits
of growth so as to make a successful resistance to destructive influences and propagate
their kind.
When man enters in as a factor he may, and usually does in
considerable measure, interfere
with these natural cadjustments.
He selects individuals and cultivates them for some natural
peculiarity, and as a result intensities these features; but unless he follows nature's methods and destroys the plants
that are not best adopted to
his conditions and requirements
he soon gets a mixture of individuals, good, bad and indifferent, and cultivates them all
together.
On the other hand, if he selects the individuals that give
the best results under his pe
culiar conditions and prevents
their crossing with the less de-
sireable sorts, he soon devel-
opes a strain of high efficiency
and productiveness for those
particular conditions; but, like
nature, he must continually select the good and persistently
destroy the bad, or eventually
lose all and see tke variety
"run out."
The great importance of selecting and growing seed under
the conditions under which the
future crop must be grown is
now apparent,—A. P. Woods,
Dean, Deparmentof Agriculture,
University Farm, St. Paul. '
PRIZE WINNERS
AT THE FAIR.
Real Estate Transfers.
C. B. Buckman and wife to
John Wetzel, si on ne 21-41-29,
$1,000.
Matt Zierer and wife to Louisa
Schabel,   lot   9, block 4, Pierz,
$825.
Peter M. Husting and wife to
Joseph   Breigenzer,  nw of 7-39-
29, $3,200.
John Mischke and wife to
John J. Jinderlee,   ni of ne 9 40-
30, $2,100.
Alois Ridall and wife to Frank
Kleutsch, ni of nw 24-42-30,
$1,800.
Adelbeid Kleutsch, widow,
and Frank Kleutsch and wife
to Goorge Hoffman, ni of ne 24-
41-30, $4,000.
George Fichtinger, single, to
Benjammin L. Evans, ni of nw
and sw of sw 29-42-29, $2,000.
Northern Pacific Railway
company to John Jamma sw of
sw 11-40-30, $332,28.
Following will be found a list
of those from this vicinity who
drew a portion of that $1,000
in premiums hung up at the
late county fair:
Fruit  Dfpartment—Collection.
B. Lindberg, Pierz, route 3,
tirst $3, Dutchess apples.
B.  Lindberg,   Pierz,  route 3,
third, Whitney Crabapples.
Draft Colt  1 and  2 Years.
Herman Wieland, Pierz, route
3, second, $2.
Collection.
B.   Lindberg,   Pierz,   route 3,
first, $3.
Cattle—Holstltns.
S. M. Biom, route 7, bull,
tirst, $6.
Dairy Butter.
Mrs.   Katherine   G.   Mokler,
Freedhem, tirst, $3.
Cruamery Butter.
Elmer G- Mokler,    Freedhem,
second, $4.
Honey.
John  Nel.son,   Pierz,  route 4,
second, $3.
Fancy Handkerchiefs.
Mrs. Andrew Faust, Pierz,
tirst $3.
Sugar and Creamer.
Mrs. Andrew Faust, Pierz,
tirst: $3.
Slippers.
Mrs. H. Bentfeld, Little Falls,
first, $1.
Poultry Department—Golden  Wyandotte.
Mrs. Frank Altrichter, Pierz,
route 2, tirst, $1.50:
Geese (Any Breed.)
Herman Wieland, Pierz, route
3, second, $2.
\      Corn—Yellow Dent.
L. Leidenfrost, route 7, fourth
50c.
White Dent.
Victor Beckman, route 4, first,
$4.
H. Wiehind, Pierz, route 3,
fourth, 50c.
Yellow or White Dent (Best
25 Ears.)
L. Leidenfrost, route 7,   first,
$7.
A SUCCESSFUL
CONVENTION.
The following members of the
St. Joseph's society of Pierz attended the annual meeting of
Minnesota Catholic Life and Aid
Association, held at St. Cloud
last Sunday and Monday :
Rev. J. G. Stiegler, Rev. Victor Siegler, Conrad Stangl, Jos.
Preiner aud wife, J. B. Bednar
and wife, Ed. Rennenberger aud
wife, John Donek and wife, Jos.
H. Grell and wife, JohnSehmidt-
bauer and wife, Anton Tembreull
and wife, John Reding and wife,
Wenzel Medek and wife, Prank
Boehm, Mich. Flicker, Engel-
bert Boehm, Theo. Gross. John
J. Boser, John L. Boser, John
Banak, Carl Holieisel, John N.
Rauch, Henry Kruschek, John
Ko'oilka, Carl Kapsner, Mich. P.
Meyer, Mich. Gelhar and Herm.
Boser.
These are the names of members that attended as far as we
have heard. The St. Michael's
society of Buckman and the St.
John society of Lastrup also
sent large delegations. The
Pierz band went with the St.
Joseph's society.
ADDITIONAL
Advertise   and
business grow.
watch     your
Get the Journal   habit,  its
good one to tie too.
Swallowed Glass Splinter.
A splinter of glass half an
inch long and hardly thicker
than a needle was removed from
Charles Van Hercke's throat
Wednesday afternoon. The
glass lodged in Mr. Van
Hercke's throat at dinner Wednesday and he is congratulating
himself that it lodged in such a
way that it could be easily re
moved by a surgeon instead of
passing further into his throat.
—Transcript.
Seeks Information.
The sporting editor wants to
know just what kind of an animal a squash is anyway. He
always supposed that only three
kingdoms existed here—the
animal, vegetable and mineral.
But some of the members of
the fair association say there's
nothing doing, and as the}' have
failed to classify a squash, it
certainly must be an animal or
a chunk of mineral—which a
cow or a lump of coal? R. C-
Scoles took a very small
specimen of this animal to the
comity fair recently, (it weighed
only 180 pounds) expecting at
least, to capture a second prize,
but nix, as they said it was not
a vegetable, Now what the
duce is it?
West Buh News.
Herm. Wieland and wife called
at the C. Puhrmann home last
Sunday.
N. N. Bergheim and wife of
Little Palls, with Misses Ruth
and Margret Johnson, were callers at the C. Johnson home last
Sunday.
The wedding bells will soen
be ringing in this vicinity. We
wish the newly weds a very
happy and prosperous married
life.
Ed. Russell of Royalton was
a caller at the Muncy home last
week. We understand more bells
will chime soon.
A former resident of this vi
cinity, Whose present home is in
Iowa, has been renewing old
acquaintances here. He has
managed to very pleasantly surprise all his former friends by
using fictitious names as "Prof.
Johnson", "Mr. Wilson"', etc.
He. is at present visiting at the
C. Johnson home and all join in
giving Wilburt Anderson a hearty "welcome back."
Miss Mary Olson and Mis-
Hilda Hanson were Freedhem
callers Saturday.
CharleyJohnson returned from
the Dakota harvest fields last
week.
Miss Mamie Johnson and W.
M. Wilson spent Saturday evening at H. Wieland's home.
LOCAL NEWS.
John J. Linehan, representing tlie Hamm Brewing Co.
of St. Paul was in town tlie
first of the week.
Jos. H. Grell sold the John
Tretter farm in West Buh to
Peter Jutz of New Ulm last
Monday.
Miss Grace Hall of Little
Falls is assisting her aunt,
Mrs. R. C. Scoles, for a few
days in the bakery.
Frank and Nick Schubert,
and Frank and Jos. Sagorski
returned from Wales, N. 1).,
last Tuesday.
Miss Lillian Schauble will
leave tomorrow for Dassel,
Minn., where she has accepted a position as principal of
a school.
John Banack bought the
80 acres of land that were
left of the old Eisel farm last
Tuesday. The Martin Bros.
were tlie owners.
Miss Theresia Filer, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Wm. Filer
of Pierz, has been employed
as lady clerk in P. A. Hartmann store, in place of Miss
Alma Hanlon, who has resigned.
Jake Dengel   reports   that
at the Frank Joswick auction
last   week, one cow brought;
$85.00 and an other cow was
WEATHER AND
MARKETREPORTS.
Temperature for the Week,
Highest     Lowest
Thursday  45 37 above
Friday 63   32 above
Saturday   70   36 above
Sunday 65 _. 43 above
Monday     65 42 above
Tuesday 70 46 above
Wednesday ._  70 47 above
The Market Report.
Wheat, No. 1, old...      75
Wheat, No. 1, new      7:>
Wheat, No. 2         71
Flax,        1.30
Barley   50--55
Rye        49
Oats l      33
EarCorn..        50
Hay   $5.00
Butter, Creamery ..       35
Dairy       20
Eggs 1      20
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. _-       40
Beans        2.00
Onions        60
Butterfat Market.
The Average during the week
was 32ic
South St. Paul Hog Market.
Ave. Price.
Thursday  —8.00
Friday 8.15
Saturday 8.20
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   Monday H.17
sold for  $83.00.    Both were Tuesday. 8 25
bougt by Frank Hortsch.
Boser-Kainz.
Joseph Boser,  son of Mr. and
Wednesday	
....8.25
St, Paul Live Stock.
Steers $0.50 to 8.85
Mrs. Lorenz Boser of Pierz, and I Cows and Heifers,$4.50 to ..7.25
^^^^^^^^^^^^^m        'Calves, steady, $6.00 to 10.(K)
Susan Kainz,   daughter of  Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Kainz of West i
Buh, were united in marriage at
the St. John's church in Lastrup !
last Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. ]
Mary
Kainz
Philippi     and    Barbara:
Feeders, steadv, ..-$4.50 to 7-75
Sullivan News.
Mrs.   John    Britton     visited
were    bridesmaids,   and i
i with Mrs. T. S. Look last Tues-
Herman and Henry Boser were
bestmen. After the ceremony
in church, the young couple,
with their attendants, went to
the brides   home,  where a  wed-
day afternoon.
Joseph Zellers and Ross Adkins hunted ducks on Platte
lake Thursday.
C.  J.   Poster   came up to the
ding dinner   was served.    Many \ lake Thursday and   returned   to
relatives   and   friends  attended   Pierz Saturday,
the   wedding and  dance in  the      D    Gouley   and   wife accom-
afternoon and  evening,   and all  panied by Clarance Poss,   allot
report a pleasant time.
It's All Apple Too.
Miss Anna Faust, this week,
showed a Journal representative an apple that certainly was
an apple—aud 100 per cent apple at that. The apple in question   was   raised near Winneba-
Mrs. Jacob Kiewel and daughter Miss Louise and Mrs. Herm.
Pantzke, Mrs. Louisa Mahler, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bly Murphy and Master Arnold j^° City> Minnesota, and was
Pantzke spent Friday afternoon j sent to Miss   Paust,   along with
some smaller companions, as a
present from Miss Anna Leiter,
an erstwhile Pierz young lady.
The largest apple in the bunch
measured 15 inches one way and
12i inches the other way. Who
can beat it!
at H. Wieland's. Miss Kiewel
autoed them out in the Kiewel
car.
Mr. Balms has commenced to
move onto his farm recently
purchased from H. Wieland.
H.   Wieland
rye to Pierz.
is   busy   haul inj.
Keep   posted   by reading the
Journal's     "Business    Locals"
column.
Mrs. Muncy and daughter Viola spent Saturday afternoon vis-
i iting Mrs. Christ Johnson.
Miss Hilda Hanson is lodging with Eleanor Wieland this
week.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    Mrs. Dan Nelson of West Buh
iccidentally killed Sunday, near  .iml   Win. Schultz of  Freedhem
were   united' in marriage, Mon-
Milaca, arrived at the lake
Thursday, and stayed at Mrs.
Ford's until Sunday. They returned home with full game
bags.
Merle Look drove to Pierz
Saturday and brought in a load
of lumber for building purposes
at the school house.
J. J. Linehan of St. Paul,
came up to the lake Friday to
look after the Hamm Brewing
company's land. He stayed at
Mrs. lord's until Monday and
returned with J. J. Boser to
Pierz.
Margaret Cook   was
visitor Saturday.
a  Pierz
A St. Cloud Hunter Killed.
Max   Sizinski.   aged   22, was
St. Cloud, while hunting du :ks.
Sizinski discharged both barrels
He'll Have It Coming.
Transcript: Albert M. Kobe, j
a native of Royalton and at one
time a stenographer in fhe office
of the late J. H. Rhodes in this
city, has sold his drug store in
Osakis which he has been operating for several years.      He has
day. Sept.   20th at   the home of  tlot decided where he will locate
of his shot gun into his abdomen  Mr. and Mrs. JohnSchultz. They   |)ut   to   be  sure   i,e will receive
his home paper, the Osakis  Review, he has paid   his subscrip-
when he pulled the gun from a
buggy. He died 15 minutes
after reaching the hospital here.
Sizinski was a stone polisher.
departed   for   Montana,    where
they  will   reside   permanently.
But people   expect to see   them    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
back in   "Dear old   Minnesota"   tion to that publication to   h'eb
pretty soon. ruary 1, 1919.
Sam Martin and Merle Look
called at Robert Adkins Sunday.
Mr.  and  Mrs.   Ed.  Lewis  of
Peru, Indiana, Miss Edith  Lew
is, Arba   Waller,  Hilda   Anderson  and   Mayme   Walmark visited at T. S. Look's Sunday.
Prank Sims returned from the
harvest fields Monday.
George   Hoffmann  and   I'
Gan of Pierz, were  at   tile   lake
after lumber Monday.
Mrs. G. Martin and daughter
called at Peter Adkins'Monday.
They also made a few calls at
the lake.