The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1914-07-09

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PIERZ   JOURNAL
VOL. 6.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JULY 9, 1914.
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HAPPENINGS
HERE_AND THERE
Onamia—A. J. Wagner of
Wahkon, came to Onamia to install a Dreadnaugbt gasoline
light.system in the M. E. church.
Onamia—Officials of the new
Mille Lacs & Northern railway
are yery active in this part of
the state. Meetings were held
at Glen and Malmo', on the north
side of Mille Lacs lake, pertaining to the matters of financing
the proposed road.
St. Cloud—Bernard Mutsch-
ler, aged 29 and a native of St.
Cloud, the son of Martin Mutsch
ler, died early Friday morning
alter an illness of but three
days. The immediate cause of
death was heart failure, which
followed a severe attack of
pneumonia.
Stillwater—Charles S. Reed,
the new warden of the state
prison has arrived with his
family from St. Cloud. They
are living in the residence for
the warden at the did prison.
Mr. Reed was at the new prison
office early Thursday morning
and shared with Warden Wolfer
the duties of the two institution.
Wahkon—Patrolman Magee
and his crew are working on the
state road between here and Isle.
Among the improvements to be
made are the removal of tbe
culvert in the turn at the Mayo
corner and one that is about
200 feet south of the corner.
St. Cloud—Reports received
by H. C. Ahlers, the local general agent f'or the International
Harvester compan}', indicated
that crop conditions in Minnesota have been affected by too
much rain. Weather conditions
have been such that many iields
have not received the cultivation necssary to keep them in
proper shape.
COUNTY SEAT
CULLINGS.
Platte News,
No rain the Fourth and we
all managed to have a pleasant
time. Boser's and Brummer's
auto's were kept busy hauling
people back and forth from the
two celebrations here.
Say, don't look over there,
your a Rubberneck ! Lookout
now ! Don't look over here, your
another Rubberneck.
P. Wallmark and family and
Mr. Johnson and family of Sullivan, spent the Fourth of July
here.
That's right! all rest up and
then come to the dance at C.
Reese's Sunday evening, July
the 12th.    Everybody welcome.
C. Reese says he hears music
all hours of the day, and it isn't
an orchestra either. What is it
then? Listen, and you shall
hear.
(From the Litte Falls Transcript.)
Walter Litka, Earnest Coenen
and Arthur LaFond returned
Tuesday evening from Minneapolis with a new Modle B, 25
horsepower Buick which was
purchased by Mr. Litka.
A rain coat was stolen from
the residence of Rev. Frank
Atkinson Tuesday when he left
home for a short time. The
raincoat was hanging in the
hallway and someone evidently
looked in and saw the coat and
decided that he would like to
own it, especially as it was
raining Tuesday.
Campaining for the amendment to the slate constitution
providing for the setting aside
for reforestration purposes ot
all state land unfit for agriculture, E. 0. Buhler of St. Paul
Caryl B. Storrs of Minneapolis
are in Duluth after a ten days'
trip through the northern and
western part of the state.
The Minnesota Sheep Breeders' association, in an attempt
to build up the sheep industry
in the state, has offered $25 in
special prizes to local exhibitors
at the Minnesota state fair this
fall possessing the best rams of
any breed. No breeder will be
permitted to enter more than
one animal. The state fair
management has added$25 more
to this special class, and the
money will be divided among
the four best rams.
Wadena: The parents of the
baby which was found by a dog
near Staples last week have been
found and the mother has been
placed under arrest by the authorities of Cass county and
taken to Walker for a hearing.
The father of the child has been
named but it has not been made
public as he lives in another
part of the state. He also will
be placed under arrest pending
a futher investigation of the
affair.
St. Cloud is today supporting
27 saloons, one less than during
the year closing at 11 o'clock
Thurday night. Two stands
that have served liquor for
man j' years are now closed, although it is probable one of
these will be reopened in a few
days. The N. Lambert California Wine House, corner of St.
Germain and Fifth avenue,
closed at 11 o'clock Thursday
night after a life of nearly a
quarter of a century. Mr.
Lambert will retire from the
liquor business permanently.
*    South Agram News.
Those that visited at the John
Eidenshink's place Sunday evening were: Amanda Fuhrmann,"
Gertrude, Andrew and Clara
Neist, Frank Otremb.a, John
and Mike Leidenfrost and Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Brummer and
family.
John Kippley aud wife, J. J.
Brummer and wife visited at
the Herman Vierk home Sunday
afternoon.
John Nagel his wile and family, Joseph Gruber his wife and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Theser visited at Math. Muell-
ner's Sunday.
Math. Schnurer his wife and
family, John Eidenshink and
daughter Lorena visited at the
Leo Leidenfrost home last
Thursday.
THE FOURTH OF
JULY AT PIERZ.
The weather man was good to
us and gave us an ideal day.
The celebration was a success,
both from the point of attendance as well as from the promptness and precision with whicli
the program was carried out.
The prizewinners at the sporting events were:
Auto  Floats—F.    X.   Virnig,
first prize, $1.50 and C. E.   Gra
vel second,$1.
Clowns—Steve and Peter Gravel and Walter Zuleger each received 75 cents. They were all
good.
Mens 100-yard dash—1st Simon Wise $2, 2nd John Bollig
$1.00.
Girls 50-yard dash—1st Cath.
Virnig $1, 2nd Francis Block
50 cents.
Boys 100-yard dash—1st Peter
Gravel $1, 2nd Steve Gravel
50 cents.
Three legged race—1st John
Bollig $1.50, 2nd Frank Faust
and Stanley Christianson $1.
Horse race (running)—1st Joe
Tretter $2.50, 2nd Herman Boser $1.50.
The fireworks in the evening
were discharged at 9:45 at the
city pumping station from which
point the display was beautifully
exhibited for both ends of tlie
village.
Base Bail Games.
They came, they saw, but
did not quite conquer. The
Neniec Theatre team of St.
Cloud faced the Pierz nine on
the local diamond on the Fourth
and the result was a score of -1
to 3 in favor of the Nemecs.
The game was nobody's even in
the ninth inning. Following is
the lineup:
Pierz Nemecs
Chritianson        c Boos
Wermerskirchen p O'Malley
F. Faust 1 b Lounser
J. N. Faust     2 b Long
M. Smith 3 b Schmitt
Christ Morrill    s Gordon
F. Macho 1 f Biehn
A. Schauble     c f Weise
Jack Spark      r f Steindorf
Henry Paul,   Umpire.
In this game Wermerskirchen
got 15 strikeouts and' 3 hits.'
O'Malley got (3 strikeouts and
5 hits. Leo made one home
and a 3. base hit.
VILLAGE COUNCIL    LETTER FROM
PROCEEDINGS.1 MONTANA.
The council of  the village  of Geraldine, Mont., June 26.
Pierz  met last Friday  evening Editor Pierz Journal!
July   3rd,   in   regular    monthly,     Dear sir :    Thinking that possession,   instead   of   Saturday,   haps a letter from a former its-
July   4th,   that   being   a  legal  ident of  that  section,   who for
holiday. , the   past   four   years   has   been
All member of the council makingMontana his home, might
were present. The proceedings be of interest to many of your
of previous meeting read and readers, and the weather being
accepted. : so rainy   that I can  do nothing
The following bills were al- else, I decided to write you a
lowed: few lines in regard to  this land
John Eller, rebate on side- of unlimited opportunities. When
walk, $8 20 I  first   came   to   this  county,
John   Hoheisel,    wire   to which was  four  years ago last
Blake,     3 50 April. I filed   on   a   homestead,
J.   B.   Hartmann,   merch- | which   I   made   final    proof   on
andise etc    6 93 about a year ago.    These choice
F. J. Gilbride, stop watch   7 00' places, which   are   now   deeded
Motion made   by Frank   Mar-'lands,   can   now be   bought  for
sink   and   seconded by John L. | from   20 to  40 dollars per acre,
Gross   and    carried,    that   the' and are   rare   bargains at that.
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treasurer of the village of Pierz'While this section is called the
shall hereafter receive as com-j dry. land farming section, during
pensation   two percent   for   all  tlie three   yeais that I  followed
ADDITIONAL
LOCAL NEWS.
village moneys paid out by him,
farming, the crops never suffered
but the amount  so   received by  to any great extent   for want of
him shall not exceed the sum of
fift}r dollars ($50) per year.
Adjourned.
Barney Gross,
President.
J. B. Hartmann,
Recorder.
moisture, where the ground is
put in any thing like decent
shape. Winter wheat never
makes less than twenty bushels
per acre and from that to fifty
bushels per acre, oats from fifty
to one hundred bushes per acre
and other small grain in like
proportions. Alfalfa, the greatest of all forage crops, has
proven beyond a doubt to be a
success in this part of the couu-
ing to farm wish for?
The range stock  is a thing of ou! iu   "limbers "too
Bad Accident at Frazee.
A serious accident occurred
last week Tuesday at Nicols &
Chisholms camp No. 6, Frazee, ] try. What more can one desir-
Minn., in which Ralph Doble of
Rice was instantly killed and
John M. Meyer of Pierz pain-j the past in J^ie level sections of
fully but not dangerously in-jthe country^ but in the breaks
jured. It took the crew one1
hour and a half to extract Meyer
from the wreck. Doble's body
was taken to Rice for burial,
and Meyer came to his parents
home, three miles east of the
village.
The accident was ca.used by
the upsetting of a heavy steam
skidder.
base runner and his slides are
immense.
The Nemecs say: The work
of Umpire Paul was of mutual
satisfaction and the treatment
at the hands of a record attendance of fans was likewise more
than satisfactory.
The   Nemecs   are   a well be-
Otto Dengel is hauling beer
for the Kiewel Brewing Co.
J. J. Hennen of St. Paul
was in Pierz to spend the 4th
with relatives and friends.
Norbert Borgerding of Melrose visited the local lumber
yard yesterday.
J. M. McG-enty and son
Walter of St. Cloud, spent
tlie fore part of the week
here.
Steph Bayrl of Ripley, the
new buttermaker has moved
into the Frank Fuhrmann
house in upper town.
When trying to repair
muddy places in the road,
don't try to fill them up with
more mud— haul in gravel.
Haying is in full blast and
it promises a good crop, as
We are informed by some that
are expected to know.
The "Wisconsin Farmer"
of Madison states that Wisconsin has more lakes than
any other state in the Union.
WEATHER AND
MARKETJEPORTS.
Temperaetur for
The last week.
Highest     Lowest
Thursday 81   50 above
Friday   84 04 above
Saturday    89 60 above
Sunday M9._       05 above
Monday    87 70 above
Tuesday 82     55 al>ove
Wednesday.. 80  50 above
Temperature same
Week year ago.
Temperature  for   tlie cor
ponding week a year ago:
Highest    Lowest
1913 July     3 78... 60 above
4 72.  _ 58 above
• ' tl 60 above
6 88 .. 54 above
7 80 51 above
"     "        8.._. 88_..63above
9 75... 54above
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
Wheat, No. 1,	
Wheat, No. 2 	
Flax,	
Barley	
Rye	
Oats
Come and count  the lakes in j Ear Corn
Minnesota.
Some men's lives are just
one mistake after another,
and yet they are so versatile/
 ;..   si
  7s
  1
  40
   46
  32
  50
Hay ... $5.00
Butter, Creamery .. 35
Dairy  20
Kggs     ir,
Flour, Best      2.40
Meyer Bros, shipped stock
to South St. Paul yesterday.
Ole Isaacson, who recently
sold his farm near Vawter,
■left last week, accompanied
by his son-in-law, Arthur
Wright and wife, for Boyd,
Wis., where Mr. Isaacson has
purchased a hotel of whicli
his daughter and husband
will take charge.
Lightning last week struck
the barn on the farm of Fred
Kstey in Buckman and killed
a fine 4-year-old mare owned
by the tenant. F. C. Kloss.
The horse was fortunately
insured for $100 in the Graham Farmers' Mutual. The
barn which was badly shattered but not set on fire was
also covered by insurance.
Sunday's Game.
Here was another hue exhibition of baseball. The lineup
was the same, with these exceptions: William changed
positions with O'Malley for the
Nemecs, and Christ Morrill
pitched and Christianson caught
the tirst tive innings for Pierz
when Leo took the box Paul
went behind the bat. The score
was 2 to 1 in favor of Pierz.
In this game Morrill got 6
strikeouts and 2 hits, while Leo
got 5 strikeouts and 2 hits. The
Nemecs pitcher, Williams got
3 strikeouts and 4 hits.
Notes on the Games.
Our hats off to Umpire Paul.
The Pierz boys did not possess their usual vim and energy
in the game of the Fourth, but
they made up for it the next
day though.
John Bollig avIio took Jack
Spark's place in the right garden in Sunday's game, brought
in   one   score.      He  is a dandy
along the streams,  herds of cattle can still be seen.
Geraldine is a thriving little
village of a few hundred inhabitancy and less than one year old,
situated on the new line of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
railroad,   midway   between   the
that they   seldom   make  two!    "    Straight      2.30
mistakes at the same time.      |Low ^ule flour \.;>n
Bran 1.35
The   late   frequent    rains'Shorts  1.40
have   brought   the  mosquito ; Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.25
numer- 'Ground Peed     1.25
.. Potatoes	
ous to mention   and he spoils ,,
1 Beans        2.00
our  oilier wise   perfect  even- Onions 60
ings.    "Swat   the fly'' is  all 	
right,  but  save a few  swats'
for the mosquito. .South St. Paul
Hog Market.
Old Bill Williams says that! *
he used  to kick against  fate' „       , Ave. Price.
i     i     . ni      e .Thursday. 7.01
a good  deal  until  he found p^ay - aa
out it   could   kick a   mighty Saturday .~"S~.~".7.W
sight harder   than he  could; Monday  8.00
cities of  Lewiston  and   Great|now he  just   smokes  his old Tuesday 8.20
Falls and  from  present indica- pipe and  lets   happen  what Wednesday. *.15
tions will,   before   many  years, i may.
be a  city of  great importance, I
..,!■       •  , ., ,, Ihe county commissioners cnuth   <^t   P-mi
taking   into   consideration   the i '  *->*■• '
valuable   farming country that
surrounds it.    I am   at present
will hold their regular monthly   meeting  July   13th,   and
Live Stock/Vlarket.
Steers $7.75 to 7.85
July  20th they   will meet as'Cows and Heifers,$4.25 to ..6.75
board of equalization,  when : Calves, steady, $5.50 to 0.75
the assessments of the town
Feeders, steadv, ...$1.30 to 7.00
the commissioners.
haved and gentlemanly bunch
of young men and they may be
assured of a cordial and kindly
reception should they ever return to Pierz for  another game.
Royalton Next Sunday.
Oh, do you remember the last1
game we had with Royalton,
which resulted in a score of 17
to 1 in favor of Pierzr Well,
that team has been greatly
strengthened by the taking on
of (Christy Matthewson) Doty
of that place and now they are
out for our '"blud." Will they
get it? Not as long as we have
a (Leslie Bush) Wermerskirchen
or a (Chief Bender) Morrill in
the box. No sir-ee Mary Ann!
Turn out next Sunday all you
fans, for believe me, there'll be
some red hot sport.
Math. Bauer   and   wife  of
Flrosa. Jack Tserirl and wife
rred   Speechley    ot    tele-1   e,,   ,,    ,    ^ ,,
,.,*.,      , | ol Ked Lake rails, weregu-
engaged in the real estate business in  company  with a   party
by the name of Elwell, so if any
. ,   .,.     , , assessors will be equalized by
who  read   this  desire to  know
more about Montana, all that is
necessary for   them to do,   is to
write   to   Elwell   &   Robinson, phone   fame,   has  the   bonorl
Geraldine, Mont.    Of course be- So 1'ar ol putting out the larg- j        ,     . «....,!„„
ing real estate  agents, it would est fish  from   Fish lake.     He j
hardly be advisable for them to caught two   bass, one  weigh-'      Win. Schauble   bought tlie
believe all that we  would  tell ing 4 1-2 tlie  other 5 1-2 lbs.  H-   Zirngiebel   house   where
ithem.   We had a tine fall of rain Remember   this    is    no    fish they now live, last week, and
here yesterday and the day be- Story, but a fact. ; intends to  build an addition
fore.     The ground   is  literally       l0],n
Mrs. Adolf Stumpf,   who for
the past   six  months   was at
soaked.''      Tne    crops    have
never   looked    any    better   this
time of   tlie   year,  since I have
lived in these parts.
Yours truly,
Thomas Robinson.
to it.    He also bought a half
Stumpf,   son  of ,ot of B.miey E1)er
The Misses Clara and Ethel
Milwaukee and \Vatertown,; Sires of Superior. Wis., are
Wis., returned home Wednes- visiting with their aunt. Mrs.
day to heli> on the farm dur-|L- E- Kast in "PI*1" 'own.
ing the busy season. He will 'Hiey intend to stay a few
go back again iu fall.
Eastern Morrison ai Her Best,
\\ asmugton, .Inly .>.— I he
If you would see eastern Mor- weath«r bureau forecast for
rison at her best, take a drive the W(!„|. is temperature to
through the country during the
next   few   weeks.
The Journal is in receipt
of a letter from William
Wiens,   otherwise   known as Heads."
iverage normal. Local rains
Small grain wilj h(J fairly WhM distlibut-
and lush grasses gives all sur- ^J during the week. A dis-
facearich coat of verdure and turbance that is now (Sun-
hides all inequalities of mother day) over the 110lthwe^t will
earth   as   well   as   the  "Nigger   )nove(i slowly   eastward   thru
the great central valley Tuesday  attended by   rising tem-
William     Hansmann.      The'
letter is dated Mazatlon,Mex-]     Miss Mary Bollig daughter perature and   local  showers
ico, and the writer states that of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Bollig. This will be followed by a
he is a member of tlie I*. S. left for Madison and Cross, change to cooler weather over
Marine Corps  on the battle-  Wis., last Wednesday to visit   the   northern   states   east   of  without
Weeks.
Mi-s Theresia  Spanfellner
went to Staples to spend her
vacation   with   her   brotl
Frank.      Cecilia    Blake   has
taken hei-   place in   the *
phone office.
The road  uortheasl of the
old Kraemer and t' the
oldMcLean place is bo
out by heavy   rains that
almost imp'
to say   nothing  about aut
to pass over.   Ii is a question
whether it   can   be repai
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ship South Dakota.
relatives.
Rocky mountains.
pense.