The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1914-10-22

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JOURNAL
VOL. 6.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, OCTOBER k22,  1914.
NO. 19.
HAPPENINGS
HERE AND THERE.
Walter J. Smith, state treasurer,
will refuse to disburse any more money
collected from individuals to finance
the proposed Minnesota buiding at
the Panama Pacific exposition. The
volunteer organization collected $1,975
in cash and obtained notes for $4,975.
All but $288.32 of the cash collections
has been withdrawn for expenses, Mr.
Smith said. All proceedings have
been regular, he added, but he felt It
was costing too much to collect the
funds.
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Citizens of Belgian descent in St.
Paul believe the time is not yet ripe
to propose bringing Belgian families
to this country to colonize undeveloped lands in Minnesota and other states
as a means of relief from the devastation of war in Belgium. They prefer
to wait until the war is ended before
giving serious consideration to the
suggestion of N. J. Upham of Duluth,
who desires to bring 2,000 families of
Belgian noncombatants to  Minnesota.
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New high prices for standing timber were set at the state timber sale
last week, with pine stumpage reaching up to $17 a thousand feet, spruce
up to $15.20, tamarack and cedar to
$12.20 and the poor humble jackpine
commanding $8.60 a thousand feet.
The sale will bring a revenue of between $400,000 and $500,000, as well
as can be estimated, and the money
will be turned into the state's permanent trust funds.
.;.    .;-   .;.
James J. Hill's latest importation
of English blooded cattle, seventy-five
animals, has arrived at the Hill farm
at North Oaks, near St. Paul. Milking shorthorns and South Devon cows
and bulls make up the importation.
Early next season the bulls of the
former variety will be distributed
among the farmers of the Northwest
for the developing of the new strain
of dual purpose animals.
.j.    -J.    .;.
Hugh T. Halbert, Progressive candidate for governor, announces that he
is In accord with the county option
plank adopted at the Progressive
state conference and in addition he is
for the submission to the people of
the state of a constitutional amendment prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors In the state.
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Indigestion contracted while wrestling with Mexican cooking has finally
driven John Llnd to a sanatorium at
Battle Creek, Mich., for special diet
and treatment. He has been unable
to recover his former good health at
home and is in Battle Creek expecting
to spend ten days or more.
.;.   .J.   *
Theodore Wold, president of the
Scandinavian-American National bank
of Minneapolis will be governor of the
Ninth district federal reserve bank of
Minneapolis- Mr, Wold was elected
at a meeting of the nine directory
held for the purpose of organizing
the bank.
* •:• *
Two highwaymen atempted to rob
two men in the east end of the village of Glyndon. One of the victims
resisted and was shot three times, dying instantly. His assailants escaped.
The dead man was Fred McDonald
and his home is said to be in Scotland.
•j.   *   .j.
Leonard Rothmund, one of St, Paul's
pioneor merchants, is dead, aged
eighty-eight years. Mr. Rothmund,
who was one of the first harness makers in St. Paul, was born in Germany
Sept. 28, 1826, and came to Minnesota
May 1, 1852.
'I*    *J*   *!*
Michael McPherson, who for Ave
years has clambered on the ledges of
Minneapolis office buildings washing
windows, fell from the fifth floor of
E. E. Atkinson & Co.'b building and
was killed instantly. He struck on
his head.
+   *   +
William M. Carson, aged sixty-three
years, pioneer resident of St. Paul,
died suddenly of heart failure. Mr.
Carson served as secretary to the
late Mayor Robert A. Smith some
years ago.
* +   +
Andrew Munson. a farmer living
ten miles south of Balaton, committed
suicide at his home. He was secretary of the Current Lake Creamery
association for, many years:
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The state highway commission has
paid $33S,044 to the counties of the
state out of the total sum of $1,400,-
000 appropriated by the legislature for
state aid In building roads.
•j.   4.   4.
It cost the state of Minnesota less
than $3,000 to carry its own insurance
on state buildings and property worth
$23,500,000 during the year ended
July 31, 1914.
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Emery V. Reed is dead at Fergus
Falls-N from injuries sustained in a
fall. He was erecting a building and
a scaffolding gave way. He fell twenty-five feet
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Jealousy over a woman is said to
have prompted the murder of Michael
Spejar by :osepli Karakos in an Austrian board'ng house at Virginia.
HAPPENINGS
HERE AND THERE
John McKay, prominent retired
business man of Kelsey, was shot
and instantly killed, allegedly by his
son George, following an argument
about putting on storm windows on
the father's farm home, four miles
from Kelsey, while the mother, in
poor   health,   slept   inside.
Two shots were fired, both taking effect. The young man gave
himself up and is in the custody of
the   sheriff.
The elder McKay started to put on
the windows. George came out and
told him not to do it because of the
illness of his mother, it is said. The
father disagreed with him and an argument   followed.
George ran to the road, stopped
a farmer and told him that he had
shot his father. Virginia deputies
made the arrest. The elder McKay
has been in business at Kelsey for
sixteen years.
PROFIT   IN  TIMBER   POLICY
Minnesota  Realizes More Than Michigan and Wisconsin.
The state of Minnesota has realized
more from the sale of timber alone
than either Michigan or Wisconsin
has received from the sale of timber,
lands  and  mineral  rights.
A statement given out by Samuel
G, Iverson, state auditor, shows that
this state from Its timber sales alone
has derived a revenue of almost as
much as Wisconsin and Michigan together.
The amount of state lands granted
to the three states by the federal government and the amounts in their
trust  funds  follow:
Acreage. Trust  Fund.
Minnesota    ..,.8,473,180        $34,000,000
Michigan     9,132,093 ,5,805,459
Wisconsin    6,366,921 4,381,184
INCREASES  AT   RAPID   RATE
Business of State of Minnesota Aggregated $43,384,955 In  1914.
The total amount of receipts and
disbursements of the office of Walter
J. Smith, state treasurer of Minnesota, have increased about $25,-
000,000 in the last five years. In the
last year the total business of the
State treasurer's office increased
about $7,000,000 over the fiscal year
ending July 31, 1913. From these figures may be realized tlie enormous
amount of business being conducted
by the state.
A statement shows that the amount
of business conducted by the state
treasurer has increased from $31,-
976,838 to $43,384,955.21 since Walter
J. Smith became state treasurer four
years ago.
MEETS  A   TERmBLE   DEATH
Railway Machinist Trapped In Burning Storehouse,
Trapped in a blazing storehouse
filled with cans of oil, Samuel God-
dard, machinist, was burned to death
in tlie Northern Pacific roundhouse
yards at St, Paul.
Fellow workmen, employed in the
roundhouse only fifty feet away from
the storehouse, made of two discarded box cars, saw the flash of flame and
ran  to battle the fire.
Only when the oilhouse boy, Charles
Jones, cried out that Goddard was inside were they aware of his fate.
The roundhouse employes made futile efforts to subdue the blaze, but
the building was a mass of flames
when the firemen arrived.
MAN   KILLED   IN   ORE   MINE
Cavein In Chisholm Ore Shaft Is Fatal to Austrian.
Tony Butkovich, thirty-eight years
of age, an Austrian miner, was instantly killed and twenty other workmen narrowly escaped death when a
cavein occurred in the Chisholm mine.
Without warning a great quantity of
ore and dirt collapsed in the underground works.
Butkovich was working directly an-
der the falling portion. His body was
crushed. The others fled a few seconds before the crash.
Jos. Blake  made a  trip lo
St. Cloud   and Sauk   Rapids
last week.
DULUTH SLAYER CONVICTED
Shot Wife While Latter Was Demonstrating Corn Remedy.
Martin J. Johnson, a cigarmaker.
was convicted of murder in tlie first
degree by a jury in St. Louis county
district court. Johnson, in a fit of jealous rage, murdered his wife, Letty
Johnson. July 25, while she was sitting in a drug store window demonstrating a corn remedy. He pleaded
temporary insanity.
Tragedy Ends an Outing.
A week-end outing of schoolboy
chums terminal ed in a tragedy when
George Smith, aged seventeen, who
lives near St. Francis. Anoka county,
was accidentally shot in the head and
fatally wounded. The sight of one
eye was destroyed and part of his
head was torn away. Robert Douglas,
Morris Harrington and Warren Bowers, all of Anoka, were members of
tlie party. The gun was accidentally
discharged as it was lying in the boi
torn of a buggy.
Two Hunters Drowned.
William Ivett, thirty years of age,
a Northern Pacific baggageman, and
his brother, Dewey Ivett. fifteen
years of age, both residents of White
Bear, were drowned while limit ing at
Remer. William Ivett is survived by
a widow and one child.
HAPPENINGS
HERE AND THER
Peace has been declared between
the Minnesota Historical society and
the board of control over the site for
the historical museum and supreme
court building at St. Paul, the society
accepting the board's selection of the
Merriam site, just east of the state
capitol. The society's executive council has voted to turn over to the state
$36,000 to be used in payment of the
Merriam tract, the agreed price of
which is $35,000, and for the expense
incident to the transfer.
There is an appropriation of $500,-
000 by the state legislature for the
proposed building and the historical
society is pledged to contribute $75,-
000.
Several sites were proposed a year
ago, but the choice narrowed to the
Merriam tract and the Lamphrey tract,
southeast of the capitol. The board
of control finally decided upon the
Merriam site because of its greater
area and more sightly position, as
well as the smaller price.
The historical society, through its
building committee, formally approved
the selection and the deal was closed,
but at a subsequent meeting the historical society reconsidered its former action and adopted resolutions favoring the Lamphrey tract on the
ground that it would permit the enlarged campus and capitol grouping
proposed in the complete plans of
Architect Cass Gilbert.
The board'of control could not recede, as Attorney General Smith ruled
that the deal for the Merriam tract
had been closed, and for nearly a year
matters have been at a standstill.
COUNTY AUDITOR ARRESTED
Shortage   of   $3,000   Charged   Against
George Robertson of Austin.
George Robertson, auditor of Mower
county for nine years, was arrested
at Austin charged with the misuse of
county funds. The alleged shortage
is $3,000. County Attorney Handler
is the complainant. The county board
has requested the governor to remove
the auditor from office.
Robertson is alleged to have diverted to his own use the 10 per cent
liquor license fees, which under the
law must be paid by villages to the
county. He also is charged with appropriating a sum of money sent him j
by a county commissioner to be paid
into the treasury, and is alleged to
have diverted orders  for postage.
Robertson   was   released   on   $2,500 J
bail.    His hearing will he held Oct. 26.
INTERESTING
CORRESPONDENCES.
Sullivan News,
Dr. McDormitt of Minneapolis,
accompanied 03' three other {gentlemen, motored up to A. W.
Cook's last Tuesday and will
put in their time limiting' ducks.
D. W. Sims returned from the
Dakota harvest fields last Thursday.
Messrs. Ovvrie, Talcouor and
Preseman of Minneapolis arrived Friday und will hunt partridges.
Messrs. Tielman and Swab of
St. Cloud went home with 30
ducks last Priday and will return to their camp the tirst part
of the week.
Pierz visitors Saturday were:
A W.Cook, the McDormitt party, Sam Martin, Miss Mitchell
aud Mrs. C. E. Look and son
Glenn.
Messrs. King and Perkins of
Pucker were to the lake for an
outing Sunday.
Mrs. T. S. Look and Miss Julia Mitchell visited at the C. E.
Look home Sunday.
Messrs. Gallaher, Stadon and
son of Minneapolis motored up
to the lake Monday and returned
Tuesday-
CIVIL WAR
REMINISCENCES.
LOCAL NEWS.
Mrs. Eva Virnigs barn,  34
by 66 is about completed.
Freedhem News.
NickHennen: At the siege of Casper Braun's three chil-
Knoxville in tbe fall of 1863 our d,.en earned 26 bushels of
trenches, and'those Of the enemy corI1) husking on shares in
were not more than 100 yards three da VS.
apart. The confederates had
made furious assaults all day in
an attempt to dislodge our forces. At dusk when the cracks' Our section crews went
of the rifles and the booms of down the line last Tuesday
the cannons had ceased, some ""d he!]>ed unload 43 tars ol
of our boys, likegophers, risked gravel. They had supper al
their heads above ground, as if Greenwald and returned heie
to look around to see what all a' 11 •30.
the noise had been about. Ed# Bentfeld and Henry K.
'•Got any "Reb" chewing to- I)engel will serve as jurors
baccoover there" asked a fellow in federal ^^ which wil|
a few yards to my left. |convene at   Mankato,  Octob-
"Yes" ier27th.
"Throw it over here."
The Peter Sdlinger family
The tobacco was safely passed
over and back.
will soon  move to Pierz and
Well, this makes the page look
all the merrier   with two Freed -
'Where are-you from?"  said ^   occupy   the old  Joseph
the fellow to my left. .Stumpf place.
"From , Kentucky." Last Sunday evening Mr. and
"You're a liar, I am from ,  Mrs.   Barney  Eller entertained
myself." | Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Scoles,   Mr.
A   little    further   questioning'and Mrs- -'■ B- Martini and Miss
revealed that lour brothers, two  K;ite
"Rebs" and two "Yanks'' were
engaged in the siege.
Put that   night the   two Rebs  (Jct   27th.
deserted their ranks and crossed i
with upraised hands to join their
two brothers on the  side of the
Yanks.
The   town   hoard   of Pier/,
will hold a meeting Tuesday
The Hennen auction netted
$1,260. Rob. Gruber bought
most of the live stock.
JakePflepson returned last
Monday from Lake city and
other    southern     Minnesota
A. Sitzmann:    I had a  cousin
in the civil war,  fighting  under]
hem   news   reporters,   which  is i 0 , ,,       .   .   «        ,,     ,. ,.   .;
^ ' General Grant, betore the latter;
very  appropriate, but  why not . ,     .      points.
!.,,,!,, ,,       , was   appointed   commander-m-:
give    Old Program    a change.
chief of the  union armies.    One!     Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gen-
sultry evening when the oppos- dreau   and   child were   Pierz
ing armies were camped on op-j visitors Sunday,
posite   sides of   a small   stream
9,000   AUTOS    DODGE    TAX
Only 41,302 Assessed, While 51,200 Are
Licensed.
After looking over the assessors'
returns and finding 41,302 automobiles assessed for taxation in Minnesota, Tax Commissioner Samuel Lord
called up the office of the secretary
of state and asked how many automobile licenses were outstanding on
May 1. The number was given as 51,-
200.
"Here is an apparent loss of 20 per
cent," said Mr. Lord. "Of course some
cars have been scrapped and some
have been disposed of outside the
state, but as a rule when a trade is
made Ihe automobile owner retains
the old number for the new car."
BALLOTS TO  BE   REPRINTED
Court Decides "Seven Senator Amendment" Should Be On.
The state supreme has ordered Julius A. Schmahl, secretary of state, to
reprint 700,000 ballots for the election
Nov 3, so the words, "seven senator
amendment," will be on the constitutional amendment ballot. The work
will cost the state about $750.
Complaint was made by O. H. Good-
speed of Waseca when Secretary
Schmahl sent out the sample ballot
without these words, merely citing
that the seventh proposed amendment
to the constitution related to the
number of members of the senate and
house of representatives.
Born—To  Mr. and   Mrs. Kid
Ion last Saturday a sou.
B. Muncy and wife, C. Kohs
and wife were Little Falls callers Monday.
Geo. Snyder commemorated
his birthday Sunday. A large
crowd Avas present and all enjoyed a good time.
Miss Edith Johnson left for
N. Dak. last week, where she
will teach school.
Wm.Kohs returned fromPipe-
stone last Friday after a few
weeks visit with friends and relatives. He was accompanied
home by his uncle Wm. Raatz-
No, thanks West Buh, we're
not sorry we missed the treat,
as we're not verv fond of ''liquor", neither of feather tickling.
Tom Pahl, who has been visiting in this vicinity, left for his
home near Kuthton Monday.
a two hours truce was declared
'to allow the boys to enjoy a
swim. They chatted, smoked,
splashed and exchanged yarns
until midnight, when they departed to their respectivecamps
with 'his farewell greeting:
"Good night boys, at the break
of day we'll exchange bullets.''
Rucker News.
Mrs. Em me I ine Wood and Lee
Wood came up from Delavan
last Tuesday for a visit at S. U.
Wood's.
Raymond Cates of Minneapolis surprised John Dorman Saturday evening. He returned to
the cities Monday.
weat:u and
marketreports.
Temperature for
The last week.
Highest     Lowest
Thursday  65    28 above
Friday   70 35 above
Saturday    7"> 48 ah
Sunday 72 13 above
Monday    72 51 above
Tuesday 65     11 al
Wednesday.,  7.">   43 al
Temperature same
Week year ago.
Temperature   for   the corresponding week a year ago:
Highest    Lowest
1913   Oet   1G....52... 80 ab
"     "       17.__.54. .29 above
18 57 25 above
19. .__ 50 . . 35 abo
20 55.—16 al»
"     "      21 .... 32...  6abo
"   Oct      _•_'___. 23.__20above
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
Wheat, No. 1,      1.0.
Wlieat, No. 2       [.00
Flax,        1.22
Barley  ..     55
Rye       86
Oats       in
EarCorn       60
Hay $5.00
Butter, Creamery ..
Dairy       20
Eggs      20
Flour, Best      3.20
"    Straight      3.10
Low grade flour 1.60
Bran    1.85
Shorts  1.40
Cracked Corn 80 pounds l.lo
Ground Feed       1.40
Potatoes        _5
Beans 	
Onions        60
GAS KILLS WOMAN AND CHILD
Latter Playing With Gas Stove May
Have   Caused   Tragedy.
Asphyxiation caused the death at
Minneapolis of Mrs. Emma Uoscom,
sixty-one years of age, and her
four-year-old grandson. Edgar Bos-
con], son of Mrs. Boscorn. lound the
bodies  when  he returned   from   work.
It is believed that Mrs. Boscom was
sleeping when the boy accidentally
turned on the gas stove.
Burglars Fill Wagon With Loot.
Robbers in search cf a housekeeping outfit broke into Harry Stein's
general store at Minneapolis and hauled away enough curtains, draperies
and other house furnishings to load
an  express   wagon.
Casper Braun report? that
a farmer who marketed 1400
bushels of potatoes at Vawter had to haul back home
about  5   bushels  from  each
[load hecause they were too
large, over-grown  and soggy
iiuthe centre. A large potato is not always  the best.
Mrs. K. Everdeen was taken! Mrs. Addie Grier and son John
to St. Gabrial hospital at Little were Vineland visitors last week
Falls Monday for an operation.  Sunday.
Mrs. Ray Bruber called on
Mrs. George Wood Thursday
afternoon.
South St. Paul
Hoj»' Market.
Ave. Price.
Thursday . 7.-7
Priday 7.28
Saturday  ...7.19
Monday 6.95
Tuesday 6.87
Wednesday  ...6.85
South St. Paul
Live StockMarket.
Steers $7.75 to 7.85
Cows and Heifera,)4.25 to - 6.75
Calves, steady, $5.50 to  9.75
Feeders, steady, ...$4.30 to
Hillman News.
Pierz visitors last wee
Alice  Muncy  is laid  up with
blood poisoning in the hand.
A.   Borchers  and   wife   were
county seat callers Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Raatz ot
Little Falls visited at the home
of their daughter Mrs. Chas
Kohs a few days last week.
South Agram News.
Fred Sperlein called at Aug.
Meyer's Sunday.
Mary Kippley left Wednesday
for Minneapolis.
Margaret, Bernard, Angela
and Cecilia Terhaar visited at
Gerhard Wilkes' Sunday.
Mr. and   Mrs. J. J.   Brummer
Rev.Brand ofBarnum preached
a fine sermon at the school
house Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hanson
of Watkins spent several days
of last week at the, I oh n Dorman
home.
John Brown is back from N.
Dak. reaching home Friday.
A  little  daughter   arrived at  tiai
tlie   Francis    Tomberlin    home
October loth.
Henry Ferguson. Miss Marie
and Irwin Drews look dinner at
the Bruber home Sunday.
Mr. and Mi•-. Barney Burton. Mrs. Denlsch of Minneapolis and Mr. Hervig were
Pierz visitors Friday.
Otto Mueller has returned
from Jordan, Minn., where he
had been visiting his family.
He will now take up ditching
again.
At about 4 o'clock Wednesday morning lire was discovered in the Buckman village
hall by Mrs. Hubert Kelzen*
berg. The fire department
hustled out and did good
work, saving the lower story
of the building.
Those who have seen tlie
new comet, state that this
celestial visitor is gaining in Irwin ,nu\ Marie Drews, Miss
brightness from day lo day. Emily Bruber and Mrs. H.Lans-
It is   visible   from 7   P. M. to ' bel"^r-
8:30 P. M. in the northwest.        Jim Pappoa left Saturday for
Superior, returning   lirst of   the
Mr. and   Mrs.   Albeit  Rei>  week,
nmr and Mrs.   Mary Dal.men      H   Peterson and  |iulc daU|fh.
oi Little Falls spent Sunday ter left last Saturday forMin
afternoon at Mrs. A.Stumpf's. a polis.
Mrs.   (t.   C.   Schmitt,   who     H. Reiner came up  Fridaj
.... .  , .i work on the road.
was visiting at her mothers,
Mrs. A. Stumpf. was sudden-       Mr. and   Mrs. Martin and
ly called to Watertowu, Wte., of uttl*   Kalls   were   Hillman
on account of the serious ill- visitors Friday.
ness   of   her   husband.     She      Mrs.    Roneson    shipped    her
left   on   the   early   morn ing eoods to  Wisconsin Saturd
from    Little   Falls   on Jim Wood   bought them to the
station.
\\ ednesday.
Mr. Albrntn helped Mr. Bum-
Contracts   for   three   morg er with his team Saturda:
bridges to be built in the Mjss ,,,.„,., ftoaeaon ^ u,
(.nutty were let at the com- from Glenwood loi a lew d
miasiouers meeting last week visit.
Peter L.
The S. D. Wood family visited ....
visited atJohuEidenshink'slast  at Geo. Woods Sunday.                i    "'     3J  aIle,noou-    ' tMei '" Jrwin and Marie  Drcv
Suuday                                                                                                             Poster  secured  contracts tor Sunday in Rucker.
Mrs. Lillian Brown is helping two of   them,   one   over   the
Mrs. Joe Janson and children  Mrs. Tomberlin for a time.           WH8, bra,K.„ Df the Rum river Busl'16SS  Ca!'er8 at   P,erzJhe
were at John Reding's place last                                                        | west branch of the Hum nvei tjlsl ot   lhe   Wi
Week.                                                    Mrs. Henry Ferguson went to »n Mt Morris   and the  other .^i,   amJ   S1)„   gllery,   Irwin,
Nevis last   Thursday,   owing to  over the   Little    Elk   inlhir- Mar
ine illness of her father-in-law.   iijug.     The   Great    Northern
Ripe strawben :i   from
Mr. and   Mis. J. J.   Brummer
and children   Margaret,  Angela
and   Berubard    Terhaar.    Fred The  Skunk Creek Telephone Bridge company got the cou-
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Leidenfrost,   Bertha  and Jacob Co. connected   their wires  with II.KM    lOl   a   rnnig»     in    iwo
Leidenfrost    visited    at    John those of the Northwestern Tele- Rivera                            r of   C-                                    Muncy family
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