The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1913-10-30

              VOL. 5.
PIERZ   JOURNAL
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, OCTOBER 80. 1018.
NO. 20.
HAPPENINGS
HEiuUND THERE
Little Falls—Marriage licenses were issued Saturday to M.
Miller and Agnes M. Poster,
Artlmr Olson and Emma Fell-
baum.
Wahkon Enterprise — Otis
Bailey, section foreman at New
Pierz spent Sunday with relatives here. Hereafter he will
keep posted on the doings in
this vicinity, through the columns of the Enterprise.
Wajikon Enterprise — The
Pierz Journal thinks that Pierz
is the smallest town in the state
to sport an auto truck. You're
mistaken, Bro- Kerkhoff. Swift
Falls, near Benson, has had one
for many years.
The stork visited the Frank
Bishop home at Foley the tirst
part of last week and left three
boys, each weighing a little less
than 10 pounds. One of the
triplets lived only for a few
hours, but the other two are
perfectly healthy.
St. Cloud—A petition for the
removal of the county seat from
St. Cloud to tlie village of Albany was filed with County Auditor Thomey Friday afternoon.
The petitioners claim 4,715 sig
natures, or 60 per cent of the
vote cast at the last general
election. The petition will be
presented to the county commissioners at a special meeting
to be held about November 15th.
Brainerd — Frank Andrews
while driving his father's auto
and carrying as passengers G.
W. Stirewalt and two St. Paul
hunters, lost control of his car
and it dashed on the northeast
Brainerd river bridge. The machine struck the railing and
demolished a section of it. With
the front wheels over the brink,
the car hung there and gave
the men a chance to escape.
Sauk Centre—Bernard Botz,
aged 14, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Conrad Botz, was instantly
killed on the Botz farm a few
miles from this city Tuesday.
The boy's father and brother
were each driving home with
wagons loaded with corn and
were driving side by side along
the road. Bernard Botz was
riding on the load driven by his
father and for some reason
he wanted to get to the other
load. He attempted to jump
but failed to get across and fell
between tlie wagons, striking
his head against the wheels.
Death came instantly and is
said to have been due to concussion of the brain.
Milaca Times—A number of
Indians got off the train here
Wednesday evening, having
come from Princeton where they
had been digging potatoes. Before boarding the train they
had exchanged some of their
cash for firewater, and they
camped on the outskirts of the
village near the S. H. Andrews
place over night. As always
happens when they become intoxicated the Indians started to
light, and while Sam Nickaboe
was fighting his wile, a papoose
was killed. Chas. Murray, one
of the younger bucks, separated
Sam and his wife but all were
badly bruised during the fight.
The Indians left for the lake
the next morning.
Get wise   and   read the ads.
that appear in the Journal.
COUNTY SEAT
CULLINGS.
FALL PLOWING
BETTER CROPS.
(From the Transcript.)
A check for $20,170.80 was received Monday by County
Treasurer Frank Renick from
State Treasurer Walter J. Smith.
The check represents Morrison
county's share of the state
school money.
Deputy United States Marshal
C. B. Buckman left Monday for
White Earth where he has 86
subpoenas to serve on Indians
wanted as witnesses in the land
conspiracy cases which are to
tried at Fergus Falls in December.
Chas. Tidd, who is employed
by the Water Power company,
says George Gordon is to blame
for the bad weather Saturday.
"I told him Friday," Mr. Tidd
said, "when he wanted the auto
truck wcished that it would rain
Saturday if it was done. It
always rains the next day after
we wash that machine."
One of the largest orders ever
drawn for a like purpose was
made last Thursday morning in
the auditor's office and drawn
on the state treasurer for distribution to the schools of the
state. The order representing
#1,450,794.30. Checks will be
drawn Friday and mailed to the
different auditors of the state.
F. E. Bush, representing a
large manufacturing concern,
the name of which he refuses to
give, was in the city Wednesday
looking over the city as a location for a shirt factory. Mr.
Bush inspected Joslin building
on Broadway and took measurements. The building would, he
states, provide room for 150
machines. Mr. Brush is advertising for girls and whether or
not Little Falls can furnish the
number of machine operators
depends its chance of getting
the factory.
The man who entered T. Gar-
ber & Sons storje at Royalton
the first of last week and stole
16 gold watches and other jewelry besides taking a complete
outfit of clothing was arrested
Thursday near Watab and is
now in the Morrison county jail.
He admits his guilt and it is expected that he will pleae guilty
to the charge. The prisoner
gives his name as Walter Smith
and his age as 18 but he appears
to be older. He spent the first
day after the robbery in a hay
stack near Rice, he says, and
on the next day obtained employment near Watab. All of
the stolen goods wererecovered.
A  team  belonging  to   Jacob
Blutcher of  Belle  Prairie   was
driven  into  a  trench  on Third
street and Second avenue northeast where a connection is being
made with   the   sewer.     A barrier was erected when work was
stopped Friday afternoon and a
lantern  placed   at  each  end of
trench.     It  is  understood that
as  Mr.   Blutcher    was   leaving
the city in  the  evening he met
an auto near the light and skirted   the   light   on   the right, not
knowing that tlie trench extended  to the  walk.      Both horses
fell   into   the   trench   and   the
wagon   tongue   was broken but
fortunately  the   horses escaped
without much damage.
No rule can be laid down for
plowing that will hold good for
all conditions or kinds of soil,
but with few exceptions fall
plowing will be followed by
better crops than spring plowing. The action of the frost in
disintegrating the soil particles
is favorable in producing available plant food. The compacting of the soil by freezing and
thawing is likely to give better
moisture conditions also, except
on extremely wet soils. Fall
plowing destroys many of the
weeds starting from seeds germinating early in the fall, besides
destroying the nests of many
injurious insects. These factors
all bear on the yield of the crop.
Quite as important a reason,
perhaps, for getting all of the
plowing possible done in the
fall is the better distribution of
labor on the farm. The planting season is short and if seeding must be held back in the
spring while plowing is done,
late seeding results, and in the
hurry, plowing is likely to be
poorly done. Late seeding on
poor spring plowing means a
small crop and smaller profits.
Fall plowing, even as late as
November 15th, will save time
in the spring, and is almost sure
to result in better crops.—Andrew Boss, Agriculturist, University Farm, St. Paul.
CHIEF BENDER       MAIL MATTERS      ADDITIONAL
IS DELEGATE.    WORTH KNOWING.
Townboard Joe. Otremba's Invention.
While in the village last Monday morning, Townboard Joe.
Otremba told Matt Thommes of
an invention of his which if carried into practice, threatens to
do away with the creameries.
Joe's invention is a device to be
attached to a rocking chair and
connected with the, churn. By
a series of levers and rachets
he expects to churn butter while
the housewife is sitting in the
parlor. Joseph says that he is
sure that there will never
be a scarcity of power but he
thinks the man with a "200
pounder will have the advantage
of the man with a lightweight.
As far as power is concerned
according to pounds, Joe need
not worry.
Charles Edward Bender (Chief
Bender) of Atheletic fame is to
receive his first boost toward
the pedestal now occupied by
Edward Rogers.
Each year the Chippewas
elect a delegation to go to
Washington to present to congress the legislation desired by
the Chippewas. To be a delegate is one of the highest aims
of the reservation Indians. To
see the "Great White Father,"
at Washington, and live in
Washington with all expenses
paid, is an honor that falls to
few and in the past only the
most able chiefs of the tribes
have gone. At a council meeting Friday Charley Bender was
chosen as a delegate.
Barton-Otremba.
Last Tuesday at 9 o'clock a.
m., the marriage of Aloysius
Barton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Barton of Cross Plains, and
Annie Otremba, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. August Otremba of
Pierz took place in the St.
Joseph's church. The groom
was attended by Nick Otremba
and Joseph Widmer and Lena
Otremba and Miss Barton were
bridesmaids. After the ceremony in church a wedding dinner was served at the bride's
home. A large bowery was
built for the dance. Outside
guests in attendance were: Mr.
and Mrs. Barton of Cross Plains,
father and mother of the groom,
Mrs. M. Geltel of Spring Hill,
Lena Young of Royalton. It
was one ofx the largest weddings
held in this neighborhood for
the last few years.
Here is something that everybody don't know. (1) It requires 2c to mail a letter to a
patron of a rural route whether
the letter is sealed or not. (2)
Leaving a letter unsealed does
not give it a less rate of postage
than to seal it. f3) A printed
circular can be mailed in an unsealed envelope for 1c, but if
sealed, 2c is required, as all
sealed mail matter is subject to
postage at the first-class, or letter postage rate, which is 2c per
ounce or fraction of an ounce; a
letter weighing li ounces requires 4c postage, and not 3c
as many seem to think. (4) In
parcel mail a fraction of a
pound is counted for a pound
unless the package weighs 4
ounces or less, when tlie postage
1c per ounce. But if a package
weighs 1 pound and *'
LOCAL NEWS.
Hallowe'en last night of
October.
These nights are cold and
crispy.
J. C. Boehm has moved into tlie Nespori house in upper town.
A young son arrived at (lie
Math. Meyer home in Agram
yesterday.
Wilson Hayes of Platte,
bought a registered shorthorn
bull last week.
T. C. Wing, the Hancock
insurance agent is always a
busy man in Pierz.
Wm. Thoen, son of Jake
Thoen of Graham, returned
from Canada Saturday.
If you have  to pat a man
WEATHER AND
MARKETJEPORTS.
Temperature for the Week.
Highest     Lowest
Thursday  55 21 above
Friday 55   30 above
Saturday   45   32 above
Sunday 39 27 above
Monday     44  21 above
Tuesday 40 21 above
Wednesday.. 30   18 above
The Market Report,
Wheat, No. 1,      7:
,es jt on the back to make him no-
counts   as  2   pounds; 4 poudds j tk'« you- leave him alone.
1 ounce  counts  for 5 pounds in j     One of  John Nagel's   two
rating up the postage;   in other year q]^   colts was killed by
Wheat, No. 2.
Flax,	
Barley	
Rye	
Oats	
Ear Corn	
Hay	
words a person can send by
parcel post 5 pounds as cheap
as he can send 4 pounds and 1
ounce.
New Munich News.
a Soo line freight  train  last
week.
John Reding and Katie Ba-
nach went to Little Kails last
Monday, to take out marriage
license.
Henry Stroering of Lastrup,
visited his folks here over Sunday.
Mrs. Nick Hagen of Buckman,
is visiting with her daughter
Mrs. Louis Job.
"Jack Frost" arrived here
last week and it seems, he
intends to stay with us until
next spring.
Ave. Price.
Thursday  7.4:;
Friday  7.41
Saturday 7.51
Wm. Huwer reports a yield!Monday 7.4H
Ben. Terhaar accepted a posi- \<>i eight double   wagon boxes | Tuesday  .7.58
tion  as assistant   iu   the   New full   of   rudubagos  from  one  Wednesday.... ...7.56
         73
 -      1.23
  50
-.       44
       31
       50
  $5.00
Butter, Creamery        35
Dairy        20
Eggs        28
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        35
Beans        2.00
Onions         B0
Butterfat Market.
The Average during the week
was 31c
South St. Paul Hog Market.
Munich State bank.
John Terhaar of New Pierz,
visited with relatives and
friends over Sunday, returning
Tuesday.
half acre of land.
Good Price For Land.
The largest price ever paid
for Benton county land was
paid during the week by a Mr.
Boyce, who came from the state
of Iowaand gave $85 per acre
for the farm of A. D. Latterel.
The farm is said to be one of
the finest in the county and
produces large crops. Liuid in
Benton county has been steadily
increasing in value during
the last few years and a large
number of buyers from other
states have come and made
purchases.
Went To Chicago.
West Buh News.
Winter is coming in a hurry,
so hurry boys and get the heating stoves up. HermanWieland
had his heating plant installed
last week and now they are enjoying solid comfort.
Arthur Wieland is working
with the Hiram Ridlon threshing
crew. x
G.   A.   Olson  and  wife  were
j county seat visitors Friday.
Mrs. H. Wieland and daughter Eleonor and Hilda Hanson
drove to Little Falls Saturday,
returning Sunday afternoon.
They attended the 'White Way"
celebration and helping the
ladies of the german evangelical
church serve a dinner and supper for the benefit of the church.
Misses Wieland and Hanson acted as table waiters.
Herm- Wieland drove to Little
Falls Friday. He was accompanied by Dell Batters and L.
Hopper, the Little Falls tinners.
Bill Kohs is laid up with blood
poisoning in his leg, but is improving.
Merton Smith took in the
"White Way" celebration last
Saturday.
Mike Nagel, F. Shamel and
John Sehr had their grain
threshed this week.
Too Much Bread.
Two local hunters about to
embark on a duck shooting expedition to Rice Lake were
heard to argue about their supplies.
"Well," said one- of them,
"have you got all the supplies
we needy"'
"Yes,'- said the other, "I got
the guns, duck boat, two loaves
of   bread   and   foui
whiskey."
"Gee,"   said   the    other   em
St. Paul Live Stock.
"Col."   Seibert   of  "Fort"
Seibert in Platte lake was in'steers $6.50 to 8.85
Pierz on business from Satur- Cows and Heifers,;?!.50 to ._7.25
day to Tuesday.
Unfavorable weather kept;
many Pierz   people from  at-|
tending   the   "White   Way";
celebration   in   Little   Falls
last Saturday. - ,
Frank E. Gran   and Louis'
Manderfeld of New Ulm have
Calves, steady, *ti.00 to 10X0
Feeders, steady, ...$4.50 to 7.75
John Gassert of Brainerd
is visiting his parents.
Peter Mueller, brother to
Mis. Barney Eller, is here
for a short visit.
been here looking over land
for a few days last week and'    There are at least a  dozen
this week. , farmers  in  tlie  market   for
F. W. Kettler and wife of auto* uext ****<
quarts  of 'Mile* City, Montana, are here      A. W. Cook of West Sulli-
1 visiting Nick Hennen.    Mrs. van was a business   caller in
Kettler    is    Mr.    Hennen's town Monday.
phatically.     "Why did you bpyjdaughter. Charles     Wise    sold    his
so much bread:" ■ New electric wired hojses: eighty   north   of  the village
Nespori house,StevePriemes- to Carbinian   Friedlicher  of
Unclaimed Letters.       •   j berger, Jack Berg, Engelbert Mayhew Lake last  Tuesday.
List of  letters unclaimed  at | Boehm    Frank   Grell   meat      ^ R ^.^ rf ^
the post office.    If not called for market
they  will  be sent   to the  dead
letter office at Washington.
Keep posted by reading the
Journal's "Business Locals"
column.
Karl Kapsner and Matt Thommes left for Chicago yesterday
morning on the 4 o'clock N. P.,
train—Karl as an appointed
delegate to the National Dairy
show, and Matt as Karl's chaperon and an incidental visitor
with relatives in the "Windy
City." Karl will return the first
days of the week, but Matt will
stay several weeks.
Arne Anderson, (registered.)
Violet Peterson.
F. R. McDonald.
Wolfgang Meier.
Theresa Hohn.
C. M. Trenton.
Andrew Erickson.
Ant. Bolder.
A. Boricker.
Wm. Corrigon.
H. N. Daniel.
Wilson Hayes of Platte
claims to have grown 1600
bushels of grain, 200 bushels
of potatoes and 500 bushels
of corn on land that was wild
less than four years ago.
Mrs. Harry Becker of Glen-
wood passed through Pierz
Saturday on her way to Buck
man, where
traveling for Wessel Bios.
confectioners, called on the
trade yesterday.
Mary Kippley of Agram,
left for Elmira, N. Y., last
Monday, where she will be
employed.
Next Saturday and Monday  all Saints  and all Souls
.        ...    . ,, .       days will be celebrated in the
i she will visit her      * .      , ,     ,       .
.,  .,     „ St. Josph s church.
is.   Math.   Poster, *
mother,  Mrs.
John Gohl has   bought the for a few   weeks.    Her   hus-'     The "'shiveree1' boys  w<
Harsch place in Lastrup andj biind is a &*' line employee.'busy   the  last days  of   last
' 1-     ....     I       /'     U_t....1c      1
will move there next week.
week  at J.   C. Boehm'B  and
Get   the   habit—the   Journal
habit.    It's a good one to tie to.
Chas. Johnson was in Little
Falls Saturday.
Mr. Schneider of Ruthton,
Minn., was here this week, attending to matters concerning
his farm. He expects to move
his family here iu about two
weeks.
Gilbert Olson, Herm. Schneider and Chas. Kohs spent Sunday evening at Wielands playing "pedro."'
Hilda Hanson spent Thursday
evening at Kohs'.
John Virnig, who has been1 M,.s JoJm Holfluailu>s.
Eighty carloads of potatoes working in Dakota harvest-1
were shipped from Verndale ing and threshing, returned) 1 eter Nagel lost one of his
in 17 days. It is estimated home last Friday. He iu.; horses Sonday night. It
that 300 carloads will be tends to put in the winter,"«med to be iu good health
shipped from Verndale this fishing and trapping at Rock Sunday evening, but was
faijt lake. 'found dead and stiff the nt-xt
"Billy" Anderson of Vine-
John J. Collison   of   Wah- John   Gross,   son   of Theo.
petou,   N. 1)..   is   here  on   a Gross  and   Nick   and Frank
visit with old time friends in Jaeger, sons  of  Jos.   Jaeger, laud,   formerly   mail   carrier
his  old  home.    Mr. Collison returned      from     Graceville between Pierz and   Vineland
spent his childhood days in Monday where they had been motored through here to Lit-
Pierz living with the old John working    during    the    past tie Falls Monday and return-
Roch family. summer and fall. ed the next morning.
Don't Forget to Attend the Dance at Faust's Hall, Tuesday Evening, November 4th, 1913.