The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1914-08-27

              PIERZ   JOURNAL
Vol. 6.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AUGUST 27,  1914.
NO. 11.
HAPPENINGS
HERE AND THERE.
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The kaiser has said that he
can sacrifice "200,000 men to win
Paris.
Louis A. Hansen a farmer of
Bellingham was istantly killed
by lightning while at work in
his fields.
Three masked bandits robbed
the station agent at Red Wing
after tying him to a chair. They
made their escape by auto.
Hog cholera is spreading fast
in Meeker county. J. M. Learn
and R. C. Brown have lost over
30 animals and several other
farmers report losses.
Harry Anderson saved Victor
Westlund, his 14-year-old company from drowning in Lake
Phaelen at St. Paul, but lost
his own life doing it.
On his third trip in his new
Ford car, Mr. Lauguer of Holdingford met with what might
have been a very serious accident when his car turned turtle
on the St. Joseph road about
six miles west of the city.
William Verkennes, a shoemaker who had a shop at 801
Front street, Brainerd, was instantly killed by a switch en-
-gine in the Northern Pacific railroad yards in Brainerd about
3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Smith Brothers of Park Rapids lost an automobile by fire.
Tlie tirst warning of trouble was
when tlie engine missed. On
raising the hood the driver was
met with flames which soon
spread destroying the car in
short order.
The eighteen months old son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Kulas ol
St. Anna, Stearns county died
last week, having been stung to
death by bees. The lad succumbed to convulsions and the
poison from over 250 stings was
too great to overcome.
The 4-year-old adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schind-
ler of East St. Cloud was found
murdered in bed in the home of
the parents Tuesday night. It
is believed by the police that
the woman murdered the child
early Monday and placed it in
the bed.
While talking with his young
son, David C. Abies, a prominent merchant of St. Cloud for
a quarter of a century, was
stricken with apoplexy and
died suddenly at his home Sunday, He had been ailing slightly during the night. He was 04
years old; He leaves
add two children.
HAPPENINGS HAPPENINGS
HERE AND THERE.    HERE AND THERE
Red Lake Falls—After running almost continuously for 17
seasons, tlie sawmill of the
Thief River Falls Lumber company located at this plaee has
exhausted all of the available
logs, and in less than a week
will complete its final run.
Crookston—One of the oldest
horses—perhaps the oldest—in
Polk county died at Carman
Friday. The animal was owned
by William Quensnell and was
37 years old, and for a long
time had been familiar to many
people in Crookston and surrounding country.
Alfred Neumann, 21 years old
and married only three months
ago, was electrocuted at Bemidji when he came in contact
with a transmission wire carrying 2,300 volts. He was employed by an electric  company.
Brainerd—Chas. Rosenkranz
and Lewis Albert have returned
from an auto trip to the Dako-
tas and reports the harvest
there as nearly finished and the
threshing as well under way.
W. C. Rosenkranz owns a big
threshing rig and was one of
the first in the field in Richmond
county this season.
Brainerd—Congressman Lindbergh has been in the  city from
A bolt of lightning struck a
barn at Eden Valley, the first
of the week, killing John Mcln-
tyre and his horse.
Conrad Kunschier, a farmer
living near Forest Lake, Friday
after a fight with two deputy
sheriffs, was committed to the
state reformatory at St. Cloud
Monday on an indeterminate
sentence for violating the terms
of his probation. Kunschier
had been given a suspended reformatory sentence by Judge G.
M. Orr for not supporting his
family.
COUNTY SEAT
CHUNGS.
South Agram News,
Frank Kandel wife and son
and Miss Loretta Kippley visited' at the Brummer home last
Sunday.
, The Agram boys played the
Freedhem boys on the local diamond Sunday and beat them one
to twelve. Next Sunday our
boys journey to Freedhem where
they want to bag another one.
The Agram bunch is now lit to
play the Buckman bunch at any
time.
J. J. Brummer his wife and
daughter Eva were in Buckman
Friday.
Mrs.John Reding was inBuck-
man Saturday.
Angela Kippley visited with
Anna Rauch Sunday.
Liitle   Falls   on   his way to the
northern part of the state where!     Herman Terhaar   purchased a
will   investigate     damages ! Jo,in Deerc manure spreader and
lie
said to have been caused by the J
construction of reservoirs along
the headquarters of the   Mississippi and the lakes.
St. Cloud—Mrs. Clara Grieb-
ler, 78 years, living at St.
Joseph's Home, passed away
at that institution last week.
She is survived by her son John
Griebler of St. Paul, and two
daughters, Sister Theodosia
and Sister Alberta of St. Benedict's academy. The funeral
was held Friday from St.
Joseph.
Peter Maurin of Elizabeth, a
wealthy and prominent business
man, died at his home there
after a short illness. He was
75 years of age. He was some
years ago a member of the firm
Maurin Brothers, operating at
Cold Spring and Elizabeth, being in company with hisbrother,
the late Marcus Maurin of Cold
Spring.
The Minnesota state board of
health has ordered 12,000 placards,   one  to   b
John   II. Langer a new
mick corn binder.
McCor-
J. J. Brummer started Monday to put a cement floor into
Hubert Bares' barn on the farm.
Piatte News,
Plenty of rain now-adays and
when it rains here it pours.
Misses Cora Scott and Sara
Rychner and Theodore Rychner
called at C. Reese's Thursday
evening.
The chief occupation of the
ladies now days is picking due,
dew or doo berries, (which ever
name is right.)
Correspondent is getting all
the tin cans, boilers and rattle
boxes ready to charivari a local
couple this fall. This to warn
you when you hear a racket in
lower Platte that its not war
broke out.
Emma and Christ Reese and
Pete Johnson visited with Theo.
and Sara Rychner and Cora
Scott Sunday.
Friday evening as Misses Cora
Scott and Sara Rychner wanted
displayed in I to start home from Smiths their
(From tlie Litte Falls Transcript.)
The cow moose which was secured from the city ofEllendale,
N. D., arrived early Wednesday
morning and has been placed in
the deer enclosure in Pine Grove
park.
Considerable excitement was
caused by a runaway Saturday
noon in which a lady was slightly injured. An automobile
frightened the horse belonging
to the First street dry cleaning
establishment, causing the animal to runaway.
In spite of warnings by the
park authorities, people residing near Pine Grove park who
own dogs still allow the animals
to run loose and to go to the
park at will. The dogs frequently get into the inclosure
and chase the deer and it is
feared that they will be killed
by the dogs.
YOUR HOME
COUNTY FAIR.
Rucker News.
Automobiles are running now
between here and Hillman.
Elizabeth Waller returned last
Saturday from visiting friends
in Little Falls and Royalton.
Wm. Wood and family of Man-
kato are visiting at the S. D.
Wood place.
Marshall Loup had very bad
luck last Wednesday night. His
barn was struck by lightning,—
the fire destroying barn, hay
and considerable farm machinery. Mrs. Loup has been very
ill as a result of the .shock and
excitement.
Miss Edna French returned to
her home in South St. Paul,
after spending a few days here
with her sister, Mrs Raymond
Bruber.
Sunday school again next Sunday at theGianite school house.
Le
The Morrison County Agricultural Co-operative Society has
made splendid progress. In 1011
we had no Fair Society worthy
the name; we had no grounds,
no property and no reputation.
In 1914 we have seperate grounds
of ten acres, on which fences,
buildings and stalls and other
improvements have been placed
at an expense of over tive thousand dollars. A splendid foundation has been laid for a permanent Agricultural Society
that will be of immense benefit
to the people of the county.
This year the Society is offering fifteen hundred dollars in
premiums and one of the best
Fairs held in this part of the
state is contemplated. It will
be held at Little Falls, September 23-24-25 and 26th. The
23rd .is for entries of exhibits
only. No admission will be
charged on that day and nothing
will be done except receiving,
registering and placing exhibits.
All exhibits must be entered on
this day between9 o'clock in the
morning and 8 o'clock in the
evening. Judging will begin
promptly at 9 o'clock- on the 24.
and will continue until all articles competing for premium
have been judged.
As the result of three years
of efficient management   the So-
ADDITIONAL
WEATIO AND
LOCAL NEWS.
Francis Froehlich left for
Casselton, N. 1)., last Saturday.
The corn crop is stunted.
The stalks are short and the
cobs likewise.
The officers of tlie Farmers'
creamery had a meeting last
Saturday.
School will open in the
Agram district Sept. 1st, with
Nick Staub as teacher-
Ben Filling of GreenwaId
was in town Tuesday in the
interest of his farm (the old
Kramer place.)
A merry-go-around arrived
from Royalton last Sunday
and are swinging large crowds
of children every evening.
Agnes Nespori is home visiting her parents. She will
again work in Mrs. Mueller's
restaurant the coming winter.
J. Reding of Morgan moved
onto his place—to old Lamb
place in Agram—last week.
His household goods and
stock was shipped in.
cietyisin better shape to take The best ])ie,e of ,.„.„, iu
care of exhibits, pay   premiums! .
i   r      • i    .,   „   1,^,,+.=   fi,.,„   Hits end oi the countv is that
and   furnish   amusements   than,
ever before.   The ground has a!stretch   on    the    north    and
high board fence on all sides, j south road directly west of
public* streets on three sides and ; Matt Xierer's place. Why
the railroad track on the other. Lau»t we [iaVQ roada Jike that
During the past summer a splen- j eV(1|.ywll01v.
j eVery school room in   the state,
a   widow  giving particulars as   to the na
; lure ol disease germs   ami   con-
The   badly  decomposed body dittens Under which  they   flour-
of   Albert   Zinkler   was   foundM-    The placard has been pre-
Sunday morning in the cornfield  Pared by Dr. H. W. Hill   of   the
of Joe Little near New   Munich. Minnesota   Public    Health   as-
| broncho started into the brush
with them, breaking the shafts.
Luckily no one was hurt.
Well, how is my Buckman
Friend those days r flusy shock*
ing grain.?
The   last   seen   of  Mr. Zinkler
was at least ten days ago when
alter finishing work for Chas.
Uhl he was seen leaving New
Munich with a goodly supply
of whiskey.
D. R. Morrow of Minneapolis
is under arrest on account of
alleged crooked deals in connection with the starting of a bank
at New London. It is charged
that stock was sold and money
collected for the enterprise and
the money finally diverted into
other channels and the company
finally beca«ie bankrupt.
Agent Batters of the Soo
spent Sunday in Duluth.
sociatiou.
Joseph Felber, a farmer of
New Tim, was killed in an automobile accident near here last
week, lie was riding in a car
owned and driven by John Hel-
get, when the machine swerved
from the road and turned ©vet-
in a ditch. Miss Anna Felber
and Mr, Helget were injured
slightly.
Hillman News.
Elsie Muncy of Foley visited
at the home of O. C. Leigh the
first of the week.
did grandstand has been built
with a seating capacity of one
thousand, and anew children's
school building is just finished
The Agricultural building is undergoing- considerable improvement and ail exhibits In agriculture, horticulture and floriculture will be placed in said buildings. The live stock and poultry will be housed in good sheds.
Women's work will be placed in
rate building. By reason
onstruction of the chil-
building and the improve-
in the Agricultural build-
e congestion   experienced
!\i.
r
Temperaetur for
The last week.
Highest      LiOV
Thursday 76   G4 above
Friday   80 75 above
Saturday    7 s 71 al
Sunday 74 __        60 above
Monday    65 59 above
Tuesday 60    54 above
Wednesday.. 62 57 above
Temperature same
Week year ago.
Temperature  for   the cor
ponding week a year ago:
Highest    Low
1913  Aug   21 75  __ 67 above
22 75. - 72 above
23 78 75 abo
21. ._. 75 . .   72 ab.
"     "       25. 82... 79 above
"     "       26—. 78... 74above
"     "      27—.78 — 70 above
M. G. Weidenbach of Minneapolis,   a  cousin  to Peter
Weidenbach of Granite arrived here last Saturday. He
is in the employ of a concern
which has the contract to install a steam heating plant
into the Lastrup schools.
John Hennen is here visiting his brother Nick. The
visitor passed through this
part of the county in 1860,
to Superior,   Wis.    He made
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
Wheat, No. 1,     1.04
Wheat, No. 2      1.02
Flax,       1.15
Barley. 40 to 50
Rye       7^
Oats	
Ear Corn       60
Hay   $5.00
Butter, Creamery ..
Dairy       20
Kggs       17
Flour, Best	
"    Straight	
Low grade flour 1.60
Bran I
Shorts   l.io
Cracked (lorn 80 pounds 1.10
Ground Feed     1.40
Potatoes        55
Beans 	
Onions        60
ear by reason of lack of the trip  on foot and arrived
will  be removed.    There  , „ Superior the day Abraham
e   ample   room for   all ex-   Liucolu    wag    eJected j.
and they will be placed in
.       , „  .     dent,
i way   as   to   show   off   to
advantage.   There is good
water   on    the   grounds.
ric lights will be furnished
undance.    If any  exhibitor
d   like   to   remain   on   the
ids during the three or four
of   the Fair  for   the
of   taking'    care   of    his
< he may do so without any
a charge. Farmers may take
automobiles or teams  on
grounds   and leave them  at
east end thereof wihput any
on Friday five aents.
The management has spent as
above stated over five thousand   dollars in   lifting up   these
.grounds for Fair   purposes and       A largeCTOWd attended the
p,ul' all we ask of the people of the'Priemesberger   auction   last
South St. Paul
Hog Market.
Ave. Price
Thursday  ...8 76
Priday	
Saturday 8. 18
Monday	
Tuesday 8.55
Wednesday	
South St. Paul
Live StockMarket.
Steers $7.75 to 7.85
Cows and Heifers,$4.25 to - 6.75
Calves, steady, $5.50 to  9.75
Feeders, steadv, ...$4.80 to 7-00
county is enthusiastic support
j with exhibts and general patron-
; age. This Agricultural Society
! will  grow   and   prosper  just in
proportion to the support it re-
from   the people   of Mur-
ceives
'a  Charge,  but   the manage-
rison   county,    it   you   want it,
t does not care to be re.-.poti-
e for  such teams or  autoes.
grounds   will   be   properly
ced and   persons  and   prop-
will   be   protected  at   ail
bile   the   management   has
and believe it will be of benefit
in encouraging" scientific agri
culture and promoting thrift and
industry of every kind, support
the society by your exhibits and
presence at its annual exhibition.    Any   psrson   who is con-
P. A. Hartmann of Pierz made  up in their auto Wednesday and
a business trip through here by
fen all   precaution to   protect t miplating entering articles for
persons  and   properly  and  has exhibition   at   the   coming-  Pair
done all  in its  power lo induce an(]   wi,0   |ias Bot  yet received
Chas. Hewitt, Geo. and Glenn' people of   this county   to bring t|,e Premium List,  should write
Adkins of Stearns   county came [ exhibits,   the   amusement   feat to   the   Pair   society   at   Little
e-r in this neighborhood
The houses of LouisFeueht,
Wm. Schauble and John L.
Gross were wired for electric
lights last week. According
to our electrician 16 houses
will be wired between now
and November first.
auto last week.
Mrs. R.Sommers was to.Pierz
on business Wednesday last.
Don Sommers went to Little
Falls Monday for a few days.
Irwin Drews was to Mt. Morris on business the first part of
the week.
O. C. Leigli and R. Sommers
were Pierz business callers last
Monday.
ai'e visiting at the Peter Adkins
home.
BarneyGrossreturned from
Dora Lake last Tuesday.
Mrs. A. W. Cook and daughter Mrs. C. Christianson visited
with Mrs. Ford Thursday.
The Misses Mazie Look', Margaret Cook and Addie Brown
called on the Adkins, Britton
and Lynn families Friday.
ures of   the Fair   have not   ben : \^A\\& at once and ask for a co
neglected. Three excellent vaudeville troupes have been booked
for free attractions. The Little
Falls Band of sixteen pieces
will furnish the music. A merry-
go-around and other amusements
will be on hand and it is possi
ble that tire work  displays will
l>.v
thereof.
A great man once said: ''Fairs
and exhibitions are the timekeepers which mark the progress of states and nations.
They record the world's advancement: they stimulate the
energy, enterprise and intellect
be given in tlie evenings.    Two ol' people;   quicken human geni
programs   wiil   be   given   each us: they open mighty storehous
day in the   afternoon and   even- es  0f   information   to the stud-
ing.      The    admission    to    the ent.    Every fair   or exposition,
In Pierz  the   sentiment is pounds will be as follows: ,lv;it  or  smalJ|  lielps  to some
overwhelmingly   in   favor  ofj     General admission twenty-rive onward   step.     Comparison   of
the Yaterland: but in the U. 'cents.
S. in general the sympathy is
strongly with the Allies.
Exhibotor's ticketsfift
Childrens'   tickets  ten  cents.
ideals is always educational and
ich   instruct tlie   brain  and
hand of man."
Tuesday.
In speaking of the relative
strength of the beliggerents
in   the    European    war .Matt.
Pauser said: "Viele Hunde
sind des Hasen 8 todt." Bui
Otto   Hoffmann  claims   that
"Kin Lo ier Hunde
to.it."
It is  all   right to observe
the   mistak'-s our   neighb
make and to avoid  them i
selves, but   it is a mistak
laugh at them ou   accotml of
their mistakes.    Bi ..ak
to   them   in  a   friendl;
and possibly  they  may open
your ey of your
own.
netiines we meet farm
girls who are rather proud of
the fact that they don'l know
how to harness ;i b
milk a cow. 1 suppose this
is their privilege, and if any
of us is to be proud of a
thing it might be well to be
proud of the thing lon't
know.    We would ha
a lot of thill
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