The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1914-02-26

              JOURNAL
VOL. 5.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, FEBRUARY 26, 1914.
NO. 37.
HAPPENINGS
H£RE_AN0 THERE
Brainerd—Thursday, swallow-
a rubber nippfe, Viola Hautala,
aged 4 months, choired to death
before lier parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Hautala, could summon a doctor to save her.
Royalton—J. P. Leigh visited
his wife at the hospital at St.
Cloud the latter part of last
week. He says that she is improving satisfactorily and it is
hoped that she will soon be en
tirely well.
Foley—Wet or dry is the
proposition that will confront
the voters of Foley at the village
election, a petition for that
purpose bearing 33 signatures
having been tiled with the village clerk the first of the week.
Brainerd—Harold Abbott cut
his forehead with an ax while
splitting wood. The handle
broke and released the. ax. He
was taken to a doctor and the
wound sewed up.
Royalton—Jesse Leigh, who
came here a shoittime ago from
Columbus, Mont., on a visit to
relatives, is ill with pneumonia
in a hospital at St. Cloud. His
friends here hope that he may
soon recover.
St. Cloud—With an idea of
fixing the blame either on the
fire equipment or the system
the city commissioners have
called for a complete investiga
tion of tlie water pressure and
the failure of it at the present
destruction here.
Dell Arnold received word
Monday that his father, John
Arnold, had passed away, at
his home at Little Falls, that
morning. Deceased was 71
years old, a civil war veteran
and a citizen of Minnesota since
1816. He is survived by his
wife and six children. Dell
Arnold and his brother George
and wife attended the funeral
which took place at Burtrum
last Wednesday.
Merrill, the 17-year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Crowe of
Morrill, was the victim of an
unfortunate accident last Thursday evening which will in all
probability cost him the use of
one of his eyes. He was nailing
boards together in the barn
when a nail flew striking one of
his eyes and puncturing the eye-
bail. He was taken to the hospital at Princeton where he is
at the present time. The attending physician may be able
to save the sight in the injured
eye, but it is very doubtful.
COUNTY SEAT
CULLINGS.
(From the Litte Falls Transcript.)
Clyde Young of Morrill and
A. E. Berglund of Motley were
paid wolf bounties Friday. The
pelts were sent to the county
auditor by parcel post and the
warrants mailed.
Wm. A. Butler of Minneapolis was in the city calling on his
customers. He states that his
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Butler of
this city, who was reported to
be seriously ill at Sycamore,
Illinois, is better.
THE NEW ASSESSOR LAW.
To those who aspire to the
job of assessor at the coming
spring election we would suggest that they look up the new
law which would result in a modification of the aspiration to a
considerable extent. The new
blank which the assessors will
carry around with them this
year provides for 57 different
lists of property collected under
four specific ckissi fixations.
These arranged 50 per cent of
the value. The old in rates as-
essment of 25 per cent to list
had 37 different lists of property and all were under one
rate.
Under the new law a property
owner must have a valuation of
more than $400 before any assessment can be made against
him. The new law provides for
an assessment of 25 per cent On
personal property with an exemption of $100. The rule applied to property owners with a
valuation of $400 or less will exclude many residents of the
county   from   the   personal   tax
A FEW SAMPLES OF TODAY.
Hillman News.
Roads are fine.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mohler
departed for their home at
Crosby, N. D., Friday.
John Mischke was in our burg
Thursday.
Frank Juetten was a Buck-
man caller Saturday.
A special meeting was held in
school district No. 112 Saturday for the purpose of letting
the job of cutting ten cords of
stove wood. The job was let
to Frank Juetten.
F. J. Juetten visited with his
brother John, Sunday.
Alyin Mohler called on friends
in Morrill Friday evening.
Three men spent the night in
ihe old jail room at the city hall
not as prisoners but as guests
of the city, for the city hall jail
in no longer used as a lockup.
Saturday morning two of them
arose early and when the third
quitted his bunk he found that
his mackinaw had departed with
the early risers.
The largest load which eyer
passed over the city scales was
a load of coal hauled Friday
afternoon by the Kiewel Brewing company to one of its down
town buildings. The- gross ■
weight of the load was 17,835
pounds and the net weight of
the coal was 15,935, almost eight
tons. The load was hauled by
one of the company's big teams.
The activities of a teminine
shoplifter who has been robbing
local storekeppers were brought
to a close Saturday when she
was caught in the act of stealing a slab of bacon in Muske &
Johnson's store. Merchandise
has been missed at the store
before and a woman who comes
from Gilbert was suspected.
Saturday when she entered the
store she was watched and
caught in the act of putting a
four-pound slab of bacon under
her coat. Chief of Police Larson was called and she was
forced to give up the goods.
Parasitic Diseases.
Parasitic diseases have caused
serious losses among our domestic animals, and are often diagnosed as some other malady
showing similar symptoms.
Heavy rainfall serves to convey
eggs and young worms from
place to place. Animals pasture on low ground or on infested grounds are quite liable to
parasitic diseases.
Medicine is often of little
value in dealing with parasites.
As soon as a dangerous parasite
appeal's on a farm the healthy
animals should be removed to
high ground and allowed only
pure water to drink. Pastures
and yards where infested eini-
mals have been hept should be
planted with cultivated crops
for several years. Infested
animals should have dry feed at
frequent intervals and access to
salt at all times.
Carcasses of diseased animals
must be burned or deeply buried.
—W. L. Boyd, Assistant Veterinarian, University Farm, St.
Paul.
West Buh News.
logs
to the saw mill last week.
attend the institute.
Christ Johnson had the wood
sawers last Saturday. Almost
a whole days job.
Mr. and Mrs. Raatz and Mr.
and Mrs. C. Kohs spent Sunday
at the H. Wieland home.
Gilbert Olson and his brother
Henry have been busy hauling
wood this week. They mean to
have enough for next summer.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Olson and
Hilda Hanson were Little Falls
callers last Saturday.
Quite a number of young folks
from'here attended tbeLaBlane
dance Saturday evening.
C. Beimert, F. Schamel and
J. Ethen are busy hauling wood
for summer use.
The Young Peoples Sewing
circle of the Free Mission church
Freedhem met at the F. Beckman home Saturday.
We understand that P. Tretter has purchased a new threshing rig. Guess maybe folks
will have a chance to get their
threshing done before snow flies
now, when Mr. Tretter gets two
rigs working-
We understand that the glor.
ious chime of wedding bells will
tail pleasantly on the ears of
an appreciative neighborhood
next June. One of the fair
daughters of this vicinity will
become the helpmate of "mere
man" and flit with her mate far,
far from us. Happy days and
prosperous ones, is the sincere
wish of your correspondent.
Emery and Edwin Lindberg
and Louis Strand were Little
Falls visitors Saturday.
Mr. Wieland received a telegram last week only it was not
for him. The fellow who
brought it came all the way
from Little Falls when the real
owner lived about a mile and a
half west of that city. Rather
a long trip on such a cold night
for a messenger.
Mr. Mitchell called at the
Wieland home Sunday.
February has only 28 days,
but to make up for what it lacks
in number it is giving us for
each day 24 hours of genuine
A1 18 karat winter weather.
Will be glad when springcomes.
A customer ordered twenty-
five cents worth of meat and
when asked what should be done
in case no one was at home
when the delivery boy called,
answered, "Oh, just poke it
through the keyhole."—Apple-
ton Press.
A Battle Lake manbought a
dollar's worth of bacon and the
dog snipped around him for
days until he discovered the
bacon in his vest pocket where
he had placed it for safe keeping and forgotten about it. He
says it spoiled his vest by making a grease spot fully two
inches wide.—Battle Lake Review.
A lady purchased fort}' cents
worth of steak receiving 10
cents in change from the half
dollar tendered. On arriving
home she was disappointed to
find that she had forgotten her
purchase. She called up the
shop and was informed the
package had gone, but that she
had left her change. Taking
the package from her change
purse, the lady proceeded with
preparation for the midday
meal.—Moose Lake Gazette.
A lady, while visiting the
Muske & Johnson store at Little
Falls last week appropriated a
considerable quantity of bacon
under the nail of her long index
finger. All but about half of
the goods, which she had generously distributed among her ]
neighbors, were later found in
her possession and recovered.
Judge Randall dismissed the
case against her on the ground
that her act was prompted by a
spirit of benevolence and charity
rather than by greed for   spoil.
VILLAGE COUNCIL    ADDITIONAL
PROCEEDINGS.
WEATHER AND
The council of the village of
Pierz met in special session last
Monday. All member were
present.
The bond of Hubert Bares for
liquor license, granting him the
right to sell intoxicating liquors
for the term of one year, commencing Feb. 24th, 1914, and
terminating Feb. 23rd, 1915, was
read and approved.
The following citizens were
appointed a Board of Audit to
examine the books of the village
Recorder a*id Treasurer: Frank
Faust, Karl Kapsner and Wm.
Eller.
The council named the following citizens to act as judges of
election March 10th 1914: A.
Sitzmann, Karl Kapsner and
Wm. Eller.
Upon motion adjourned.
C. E. Gravel,
President.
J. B. Hartmann,
Recorder.
LOCAL NEWS.   MARKET REPORTS.
Many   children   are   sick
with the mumps.
The potato  proposition is
beginning to take firm root.
Ten percent will be added
to your taxes if not paid by j ^day_' j£
Monday. | Tuesday...
Taxes and interest on ra w j Wednesday
land more  than eat  up the
Temperature for
The last week.
Thursday.
Friday	
Saturday _.
Sundajv
Highest     Lowest
... 12   20 below
— 18 11 below
22    6 above
1 ..       18 below
. 22 below
•_a	
33	
9 above
9 above
Rucker News.
Roy Probasco, George Wood,
Victor Bruber and their respective families, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Wood last
Sunday.
rise in value.
Musk rat meat is now found
on all the bill-of-fares of the
high-priced restaurants.
Rev. J. G. Stiegler and J.
N. Rauch visited tlie Bowlus
brickyards between trains
Monday.
Charles Beckman and A.
M. Carlson of West Buh were
among those who brought
stock to New Pierz last Tuesday.
Frank Flicker of Buh, Hans
Jacobson of Granite and Geo.
Kobitz of Buckman are serving as grand jurors this
week.
In spite of the mild winter
in which cattle found considerable roughage outdoors,
Temperature same
Week year ago.
Temperature  for   the corresponding week a year ago:
Highest    Lowest
1913 Feb. 20th 23... 14 above
"     "   21st 20. .   9 above
"     "  22nd 18... 6 above
"     "   23rd....   9.. 10 below
"     "   24th 15...18 below
"     "   25th ....20... 5 below
"     "   26th ....20...   2 above
The "base ball nine" had their jthere is said to be a shortage
pictures   taken  at  the Dorman i of hay^
Studio Sunday. M T) Hoo_e_ ^.^ ^^
Mrs. Lillian  Brown and Mrs. |at   New   Pierz   the   last   two
Tracy Waller and children went j yearfl]  has  be-en   transferred
to Nevis  Monday on a visit  to  ,      *»»;„„_      T   ii   _.„j+i,   i,„
, . , .... i to Albany.    J. D. Ninth has
Mrs. Hendrickson, their sister.   I     ,       , .      ,
I taken his place.
Mrs. Addie  Grier was a Hill-j
man visitor Wednesday. Nick Staub, Tresea Meyer,
Arba Waller cut a severe gash ! 8telk Rassiel'<   *&#a Wink-
Events of the World
Years Ago.
What occurred on these dates
long years ago.
Feb. 20—Diamonds tirst made
artificial.y 1880.
Feb. 21—Peace with Spain ratified 1899.
Feb. 22—George Washington's
birthday 1782.
Feb. 23—Cell Theory announced
in 1839.
Feb. 24—Arizona Territory was
formed 1888.
Feb. 25—Hudson River Tunnel
opened 1908.
Feb. 2(3—Machine Glass Blower
patented 1895.
Was Not Pat's Year.
P. H. McGarry of Walker has
the support of every paper in
Cass county for his candidacy
as state senator. Mac has served
as a member of the house, and |
secured the passage of a bill ■
giving Cass county the Sixth
normal school, which was vetoed |
by Gov. Johnson. He was later i
a candidate for congress, but it
was not Pat's year, but he never
lost his cheerfulness, and as a
booster he is on deck all the
time.—Journal Press.
Yes it must have been a bad
year for Pat, — so bad indeed
that he was unable to pay his
advertising bill to the Journal.
J. R. Bennett, a resident of
St. Cloud for 50 years, died
last week.
Almost all the schoolma'ams
are in town this week and the
youngster are celebrating vacations. "No more teachers sassy
looks for a week." Misses Hilda Hanson and Mamie Johnson
from this community left for
Little  Falls  last  Saturday,  to
Notice To Farmers.
in the town of Pierz and adjoining towns. A meeting of
Farmers will be held in the Monday
New Pierz hall, March 2nd,
at 2 o'clock P. M., for the
purpose of starting a Farmers organization to build and
maintain a Public Warehouse
at the Soo Station in New
Pierz for storing Potatoes and
for handling same for shipping. Farmers please attend
this meeting and bring your
wifes with you. Talk it over
with your family.
Hknry Wukllnkr.
in his foot Wednesday.
Roy Benton called at Jac Tel-
lars Sunday.
Louis Soltow and wife were
visitors at the Martin home the
fore part of this week.
G. W. Waller made a business
trip to Onamia Friday.
Mrs. Ethel Perkins and son
Frank, visited Mrs. Lawrence
Kramer Thursday.
Mrs. J. A. Sanborn left Tuesday last for a visit in the twin
cities.
Miss NellieMartin was a weekend guest at the Waller home,
returning Tuesday.
Most of the young people here
attended the masquerade ball at
Wm. Penniman's last Saturday
evening. All report a jolly
time.
Mrs. Wm. Goble left here early Monday morning for Motley,
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Bertha Holm.
ler, Cresence Faust and Rose
Waninger are attending the
Teacher's institute in Little
Falls this week.
Barney Pavlu of Oklahoma
is visiting his relatives here.
He reports grain the principal  source of  income of the Flour, Best .. 2.30
Grain and Prodnce
Harket Report.
Wheat, No. 1,   72
Wheat, No. 2  70
Flax,  l.ll
Barley  10
Rye   Hi
Oats  88
Ear Corn  15
Hay $5.00
Butter, Creamery
Dairy ....
Eggs	
37
20
28
Mr. and Mrs. Dorman are recovering their good health;
they were out  making calls last
Oklahoma farmers. Stock has
a higher price there than
here.
It is a mystery where all
the cattle comes from that is
shipped from here. It is safe
to estimate the value of stock
I shipped the last year from
I Pierz and four or tive adjoining townships at $175,000.
New propositions always
bring to the surface and
sharply divide the boosters
and the knockers. It was so
with the mill and the creameries and is again so with the
potato warehouse.
Straight	
Low grade flour 1.50
Bran .   1.17,
Shorts    1.20
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.20
Ground Feed..     1.25
Botatoes 	
Beans       2.00
Onions          00
Farmers' Creamery
Butterfat Harket.
The average price paid for
butterfat at the Farmers'Creamery   dining   the   last week   was
30i cents.
South St. Paul
Hog Market.
Ave. Price.
  ____8.42
M. F. Smith   and   wife  of
Austin arrived last  Monday
to  take   possession  of  their ,Thursday
Giles   Leigh came over  from   fann,   recently   bought from' ''. A\
!v,_ __________ *i i J ° i Saturday	
Peter Vanherke.   Mr. Smiths! Monday 0 00
Hillman the tirst of the week.
He will be employed by Archie
Grier.
car of household goods, stock j Tuesday -
and machinery will arrive in Wednesday 8.31
about two weeks.
To the delight of her many South St. Paul
friends, Mrs. M. K. Wermers- Live StockMarket.
of postmas-   — ■  —
conventions.    H_ believesi kirchen,   who   was seriously Steers. $7.75 to \
Mr. Nordstrom of Gravelville
called at H.  Wieland's   Sunday.
C. Johnson and son called on
Christ Johnson Sunday.
Sophia Schneider has quit her
work at Pierz and will soon
return home.
Rations for chickens should
include a small portion of
meat, but, as a rule, it is
quite expensive. Commercially it is sold in such forms
as beef scrap, animal meal.
blood meal and fish scrap.
Sour skim  milk as a  substi-
Lose Too Much Time.
Postmaster General  Burleson
does not
ters' con ..
too   much   time   is   lost on the  ^^ ^   the upsetting  0f Cows and Heib to     6.75
iiMi-<-nllpi-    uliilp   pninviiiir n   Calves, steady, >.i..)0 to 9.7o
part   of   postmasters and other  neiu.tle.,  While  enjoying a
employes, and that, beside., he |>lea_ure drive in company
was inclined "to believe that at With Mrs. R. M. Duncan, is
this time the tendency of postal improving.
To   give    alfalfa   an   even
chance    against    weeds,    its
service is
zation."'
toward   over-organi-
Bank Rapids—Charles Fran
CH Lucius, the 10 months-old
son   of   Mr.    and  Mrs. William
did results
The cold   wave has   passed  greatest enemy,  sow it about  Lucius of this village, died I
and gone east.   We see that in the   middle or   last  of July. ruary21, after suffering  almo t
Little   Falls. New  York (not This not only makes  it safe' 1(   i,0Ur.s  following Ins  falling
Minnesota)  they  had _2 de-,against weeds, hut also-gives' into  a   paj]   0f scalding water,
grees   below  zero,   and   that  you   a   chance   to   use   the l< ckjaw, wliicli'developed fn
the im-
death.
tute for meat has given splen>la? * ™re than _(»0 miles ground for early  potatoes or the child,s burilSf  w,s
AiA __»_*_ farther south than we are.       barley,     lry it. mediate cause of his dea