The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1914-11-26

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JOURNAL
VOL. 6.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, NOVEMBER 20, 1914.
NO. 24.
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HAPPENINGS
HERE AND THERE.
APPENINGS
HERE AND THERE.
How an obedient wrist bone served
rs a means of livelihood was told in
open court at Minneapolis by Lester
Edward Mills, who confessed that it
had nffted him $2,000 in the last year
in fake injury claims. It finally
caused his downfall, however, and he
will serve an indeterminate sentence
in the Stillwater penitentiary as the
result of sentence by Judge W. C.
I.eary, before whom he pleaded
guilty to a charge of attempted grand
larceny.
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The death of four men from carbon
dioxide gas poisoning in a silo on a
farm conducted in connection with
one of the Ohio state insane hospitals
caused the Minnesota board of control
to send out warnings to all state institutions. The board requests the superintendents to allow no one to enter the silos. They declared it was
unnecessary.
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Two nonogenarian pioneers of Winona county, both prominent in the
earlier days as farmers, died within
a few hours of each other. They were
the oldest residents of that section.
At Lewiston, Hans H. Schott, ninety-
three years old, passed away. At
Utica, several hours later, occurred the
death of G. W. Brown, ninety-four
years old.
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Thriving condition of Minnesota
state banks is shown in a report by
A. H Turrittin, state superintendent
of banks, based on returns under a
call of Oct. 31. Increases of $15,718,-
033 in total resources, $12,152,078 in
deposits and $18,295,090 in loans and
discounts appear, compared with returns Oct. 21, 1913.
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William Meyer of Westbrook was
killed in an automobile accident near
Revere. The car went over an embankment and fell upon its occupants.
W. Mulligan of Westbrook, owner and
driver of the car, is not expected to
live. H. Evans, T. Hebberson and
Arthur Boyle of Walnut Grove were
injured.
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George R. Moore, president of the
First National Bank of Jackson, is
dead. Mr. Moore was sixty-seven
years old. His death came suddenly,
due to heart failure. He had lived in
Jackson for more than fifty years and
was prominent as a banker and real
estate dealer.
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Twelve diamond rings, cigaret cases
and mesh bags, valued in all at more
than $1,000, were stolen from the display window in the store of J. B. Hudson S-. Son, Minneapolis, by window
robbers who cut a section of the plate
glass and took everything within
reach.
4.   .j.   4.
Colonel Charles G. Edwards, former
collector of United States customs,
at St. Paul, a veteran of the Civil war
and an active member of the Loyal
Legion, Minnesota commandery, is
dead at Dansville, N. Y. Colonel Edwards left St. Paul about four years
ago.
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Henry Leyh, ninety-one years old, a
resident of St. Paul since 1852, is
dead. Mr. Leyh was born in Saxony
province, Germany. He enlisted in
the Fifth Minnesota volunteers and
fought in thirty-two engagements in
the Civil war.
Phil Tessier, forty-one years old,
was run down and instantly killed by
a Northern Pacific passenger train at
East Grand Forks. Tessier was walking on the track, returning home from
work. He still had his hands in his
pockets when the body was found.
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Governor Eberhart has received a
letter from James I. Parker, assistant
secretary of the interior at Washington, that authority had been granted
to capture, fifty elk at Yellowstone national park to be placed in the Itasca
state park in Minnesota.
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Employment of prison labor in the
construction of state highways will be
urged before the next, session of the
legislature by representatives of the
Minnesota Good Roads federation,
Minnesota division of the National
Highway association.
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Joel M. Darling', eighty-two years
old, is dead at Stillwater. He was a
member of Company 15. First Minnesota, am! a member of the Last Man's
Banquet club.
Mrs. Rose A. Schmahl. mother of
Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl,
is dead at Duluth. aged elghty-Xour
years. She was a pioneer resident of
the state.
4.    .5.    .;.
Mrs. Frank M. Eddy, wife of former
Congressman Eddy, is dead at Sauk
Center of heart failure at the age of
fifty-nine years..
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Professor Julian C. Bryant, veteran
schoolman nnd a  resident of St. Paul
for nearly thirty years, is dead.
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Louis N, Loomis, Minnesota pioneer
and well known grain and raiiroad
man. is dead at Minneapolis.
Mahogany Polish.
Two tnblespoonfuls of olive oil and n
dessertspoonful of vinegar make a good
polish for mahogany.
Election returns complete show that
all political parties in Minnesota have
lost their legal identity except the
Republicans and Democrats. The
other parties will have to nominate
their candidates in 191G by petition.
The ninth amendment to the state
constitution, relating to state forestry,
carried, receiving 177,117 affirmative
votes. All the other amendments were
lost. The initiative and referendum
was second, with 164,017 votes. It requires 176,736 votes to adopt an
amendment, as the total vote in the
state was 353,471. Two years ago
the total was 335,000.
VOTE FOR STATE OFFICERS.
Gov:rnor—
Hammond  (Dem.) 156,293
Lee fRep.) 143.678
Calderwood    (Pro.)   18,225
Lewis  (Soc.) ,. 16,203
Johnson (Ind. Labor)     3,711
Halbert   (Prog.)     3,486
Hammond's   lead   12,615
Lieutenant Governoi—
Bumqulst (Rep.) 156.141
Andrist   (Dem.) 108.802
Burnquist's   lead ,  47,339
Secretary of State—
Schmahl   (Rep.)   180,070
Bergheim   (Dem.)   9S,590
Schmahl's lead     81,480
State Auditor—
Preus (Rep.) .181,173
Rush  (Dem.)    92,083
Preus'   lead   89,090
State Treasurer—
W. J. Smith (Rep.) 173,298
Engelbert   (Dem.)   90,810
Smith's   lead   82,488
Attorney General—
LA. Smith (Rep.) 195,377
Cronin   (Dem.)   94,025
Smith's   lead 101,352
Associate Justice—
Bunn    149,287
Johnson 12L1_34__^
Bunn's lead  22,153
Railroad Commissioner—
Jacobson    (Rep.) 171,218
Loren   Smith   (Dem.) 105,477
Jacobson's   lead   65,741
FOR   CONGRESS.
First  District—
Anderson   (Rep.)   23,939
Witherstine   (Dem.)   12,540
Anderson's lead  11,399
Second  District—
Ellsworth  (Rep.)  18,888
Flittie (Dem.)  10,760
Ellsworth's lead  8,128
Third District—
Davis  (Rep.)  21,152
Aery (Dem.)v  13,791
Davis' lead     7,361
Fourth  District—
Van Dyke  (Dem.)   16,988
Stevens (Rep.)   11,058
Van Dyke's lead  5,930
Fifth District-
Smith    (Rep.)  12,576
Van Lear (Soc.)  10,312
Smith's   lead   2,264
Eighth District—
Miller   (Rep.)  14,185
Nelson  (Dem.)  8,872
Miller's  lead  5,263
Tenth  District—
Schall    (Prog.)  12,786
Jepson. (Rep.)  11,383
Schall's  lead     1,403
In the Sixth district Charles A. Lindbergh (Rep.) was re-elected over Dr.
J. A. Du Bois (Dem.) by a greatly reduced  lead, approximately 2,500.
In the Seventh district Andrew Volstead (Rep.) had no opposition, and
in the Ninth Halvor Steenerson (Rep.)
was opposed by a Socialist, whom he
defeated four to one.
D. S. B. JOHNSTON  IS DEAD
Aged Pioneer Located at St. Paul
July 21, 1855.
D. S. B. Johnston, eighty-two years
of age, pioneer Minnesotan, is dead
at St. Paul. He had been ill for many
months and gradually declined until
death came.
Mr. Johnston was of Dutch and
Scotch ancestry, but his progenitors
were Americans at least four generations. Mr. Johnston was born in
New York state May 17, 1S32.
In the early Fifties Mr. Jo'-nston
came West to Galena, 111., and came
up the river to St. Paul July 21, 1855.
Mr. Jobnston was well known in
rhe land business and also for his
v;.\v,y benefactions.
THREE   THIN    ICE    VICTIMS
Minnesota  Children  Venture  Too   Fat
and   Fall   Into   River.
Three children of Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Soderberg, living three miles southwest
of Climax, on the Red river, were
drowned. A girl, nine years old, and
two boys, five and seven years of age,
were the victims. They were traced
to the river bank. The ice there was
strong enough to have supported
them along the edge, but they evidently had ventured too far out.
BONDSMEN SEND
THEIR CHECK
"FOEMEN WORTHY    ADDITIONAI
OF THEIR STEEL"
Sheriff Paul Felix   received a       Scientific    American:--The
check Wednesday for   £1,300  in ] cruise of the cruiser Emden, her
payment of tlie amount due the
county from the signers of the
bonds of the First State bank
of Royalton and the State bank
of Bowlus, by virtue of a judgment obtained by the county
attorney last week. The judgment was for .something over
$900, which, with costs, brings
the total to the amount given
above.
The check was made out and
signed by R. Wilde, one of the
signers of the banks' bonds
when these institutions became
county depositories. The judgment was obtained by default
as some of the defendants failed
to answer when the action was
brough t.
Shooting Dollars
"Shooting dollars'' means
spending money in a lavish and
useless manner. But even then
the shooter always gets something in return for his dough, j giving an account of the funeral
The experience of Andrew j of Peter J . Feiler, who was a
"Red" Faust, he of the   auburn  brother to Mrs. Mike Thommes.
pluck, and her chivalrous treatment of the captured crews, have
won for her the admiration of
her enemies. In speaping of her
destruction, the London Times
said:
"We rejoice that the cruiser
"Emden" has been destroyed at
last,   but we   salute   Capt.   von
Miiller as a brave and chivalrous foe. We trust his life has
been saved, for if he came to
London, he would receive a generous welcome.
"Our maritime race knows
how to admire a dairing and resourceful seaman, and there are
few episodes of modern naval
history more remarkable than
the meteoric career of the little
"Emden."
LOCAL NEWS
Today is turkey day.
Tuesday was a real spring
day.
Frost is reported to be over
a foot deep.
Those who take long steps
save sole leather.
Leo McDonald spent Sunday with friends in Little
Falls.
J. L. Holiriau spent Sunday with relatives in St.
Cloud.
ADDITIONAL
GENE
LOCAL NEWS.   M,     T REPORTS.
J. Newman, once employed
as harnessmaker by Brandl
Eros., of Buckman and who
worked for   Ed  Rennenberg
tlie past few months, left for
Buffalo Lake, Minn, last
Thursday.
Geo. Armstrong, Jos. Newman and Barney Batzer of
Royalton passed through here
Tuesday evening on their
way home from a hunting
| trip. They had three deer
and one wolf.
It is estimated thai   2.000,
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
Wheat, No. 1,	
Wheat, No. 2	
Flax,	
Barley ..     :,o
Rye       <u
Oats      40
Ear Corn       60
Hay $|
Butter, Creamery ..
Dairy	
Eggs      24
Flour. Best      3.20
"    Straight	
Low grade flour 1.60
Bran	
Shorts   |
Carl   Kapsner   is   having 000 turkeys were   eaten   to- Cracked Corn 80 pounds.—1.40
Many Honor Memory
of Deputy Sheriff
The   following   is    from   the:
his house  wired for  electric
lights.
Albert Bayerl of Argyle.
Minn., is here on a visit with
relatives.
Next Monday, Nov. 30th,
is the last day of hunting for
big game.
' The parochial school elec-
locks,   in   shooting   dollars,    is
Terre   Haute    (Ind.)    Tribune, | tricians left   for Minneapolis
yesterday.
The E. L.   Martin   auction
The funeral ot the   late Peter j last Saturday drew   a   fairly
I
different.    To   show    the    boys
how well he -could   shoot   with
J. Feiler,   deputy  sheriff,    who  good crowd
died from a gunshot   would   in-
John   Hoheisel   and   P. L.
day. The turkey producing
centers are the states i f
Illinois, Texas, Arkansas,
Iowa, Indiana. Ohio, Missouri and Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Thomas Kobilka has
two brothers lighting in the
Austrian army. One is in
Servia and the other in Russia. The one in Russia had
two horses killed under him
and lately was wounded in
the thigh.
The annual winter meet-
ing of the Northern Minnesota Development association
Ground Feed	
Potatoes
Beans ...
Onions __
1.40
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150
South St. Paul
Hog Market.
Ave. Price.
Thursday     	
Friday 7.1 I
Saturday 7. 11
Monday 7."I
Tuesday 7. Id
Wednesday .^ 7. 10
liicted by   W.   A.    Mitchell   on
a rifle he flipped up a silver   100 election day, was held   on  Sun-  Poster made a trip  to Royal-  will be held   in Brainerd   on
cent piece  of   the .coin  of  the  day afternoon and was   marked;*011 Tuesday. December 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1014.
reaJin^raised   the   rifle   to   his by a large turnout  of  members j     The officers of   the   Farm-A    sl)lel1(li<l      program     has
shoulder and pulled the~Tnggef. Tbf   the^liKtcTViV.'J.'mt   Paler   of  e,.\. r R'aiiu^rljid^anieeting: been l),vPaiV(l ;1I1(I   Morrison
A distinct click proved that  he \ Red Men,   public  officials  and last Saturday. county should be well repre-
was   as   good     a   shot   as   he | business men, the   crowd   com' senled. --- -
claimed to be.    The  dollar  was pletely rilling   the   large   audi-;     ™  Bourassa of Little Falls
South St. Paul
Live StockMarket.
Steers    $7.75 to 7.85
Cows and Heifers,$4.25 to . r..7r>
Calves, steady,.... s:>.r>0 to 0.7.")
Feeders, steady, ...$4.30 to
never found again. But Red"
took the loss with good grace,
and sighed, "between the dollar and I it was the parting
shot."
Franz    Arzt.    broth©?
at St   Benedict's church, and a number of friends, mot-  .,        ,     .     .    .. .,     ,   .,
at ot. oeneuict s muicii, , Rev_ ^    ,\r/j. nf Sank Center,
the ceremonies were con- ■ Ol'ed  to Pierz   luesday. I     , ,. ,.
me ceitmonics weic con j who spent a  few    months   in
Human Nature on the Road
About as good a way to study
human nature is when you are
driving on the public road. If
a man is willing to observe tlie
laws and the courtesies of the
road, he will duly give his share
of it when meeting another and
shows he is willing to do the
gentlemanly thing about it.
But when you meet one who
takes every advantage of those
he meets, and holds the road
for his own selfish self often to
the great discomfort of those he
meets, or will not allow them
to pass, we are always sure to
think of pork in connection with
such drivers.—Bricelyn Sentinel.
Telephone Valuable To Farmers     [n tll, I:.ll,iey ?nrton   Btore<
The telephone is one of the
most profitable business agencies that   the   farmer   can   em
torium
WLlCr6     tllb    ^(.I^IUV/UlftO     YT^IV   VUU" V
ducted by Father Mayer. ^jy.     Wright    of    Little I Pier/, last    Slimmer    working
Falls is this   week'   employed j on the new parochial    school
building, has been appointed
Christ Reese of Platte aud
party passed throng Pierz
Tuesday morning with a few
deer.
Mrs.Leidenfrost left forthe
ploy. It a fiords him facilities
for keeping in constant communication with    the    markets,
provides a sitting room   for the Old   Folks   Home    in    Little
community   where   the families Falls,    where she   will spend
can assemble   and   discuss   the j the winter,
events of the day   without   the!
inconvenience of travel   or   loss!
of   time   and   in   sickness   and
teacher of the catholic young
men's     gymnasium    of    St.
Cloud.
emergencies, it renders a divine
service. Minnesota farmers
should encourage the building
of telephone   lines.    Local   co
There was a general better
feeling in the  potato market
in Chicago   this week,   without any   material  change in
values.   The heavy movement
from all northern points eon-
P. J. Walmark of  Pulaski I tinned, the most markets were
reports that quite a mumber still well supplied, but buy-
of  deer   were   killed   in  his! era took   hold of   the stock a
neighborhood.
little more actively.
Theo. Cross and son   John
Henry Urai   shot    a    wolf
last Thursday   and   brought1 wil1   a-ai"   mu    a   lumber
i      these-iln   to    Christ    Vimifflcamp this winter   near   Ona-
operative    companies    can   be  1Iie staip   to    v<.nisi     virnig ■
, .      , ,.        ,   .,, ! tn o-pt Hip honntv I una, in the same   place   they
formed and country   lines   built  l0 gel ine uotliuy.
logged last   winter.     Besides
Math    Ruppert   represent-  |mnbei.ing   they    wiI1    make
ing the St. Paul "Wanderer" IVllre ,K>sts_ ties and firewood.
is here calling on the sub- They wi„ work wit|| a (.n,u.
scribera of that paper. loftenor   twelve   men   and
at small expense.
SULLIVAN NEWS
Men Begin Potato Warehouse Plan
A potato warehouse to be located in Northeast Minneapolis
has been started by Val Herman of  Holdingford   and    busi-;
~. Look were  Lastrup callers last  waukee     and    Chicago    last (dub met on Thursday even
associates     in     Stearns  „   .     , °
1 Saturday. ! tttq^V
Wm.   Droger   drove   to  Pierz
last Friday.
Ole   Christianson   and  C.   E. I visit   with   relatives   in Mil
Mrs. Jos. Meyer and cl.il- start tlle fil'st Part of Decern-
dren   left   for   an   extended
ness
flie  Rice   Lake   Farmer*
•veil
ing. November 19, in theNels
Saturday. ! week
county   who   plan   to   buy   the j
spuds   from     the    farmers    in I     Not many deer have been shot       Math. Schaefer  of Adams.  :
Steams county and sell them to
the public in the twi
The plan has   be
der cover until the land was ac- j old friends.
J.»iciiu.   kj>v. i icie i sri     \JX    -ii wen i ir>, *-*
hero   this   season.     Tlie   Wall-  formev]v a resident of Pierz rIC*   l'Iat    *'ie   rather   was
win7itier   ' nia!"cS et tr,^Sanb°r? arrived here lastMonday aft' c.ld the attendance was good
• and bam  Martin killed  one and ......    •mrl -i o-nnrl mpptino- win h^bl
fen   kept   u>i- T. s. Look got one. ernoon lor a short  visit with aaa a S000 meeting was Held.
tually secured aud operations
are now to be pushed through
rapidly.
Mr. Herman stated that
potato selling operations on a
large scale would be conducted
bit said that details were not
to be given out at this time.
The skating is fine on Sullivan
lake.
Purchases Interest in Bank
S. P. Brick has purchased the
Reinhart  Stumpf  went to
.,   . ,    , ,.        ,    . I Minneapolis and St. Paul for
.Merle Look" returned home last '
Sunday, after spending the last  <>    visit-      X\llile   thei^'   te "
eight   months    with   his   grand
father   at   Long   La Ice,   Minne-
tonka.
eousisted   of
recitations with
a discussion on corn judging.
invited by friends to enjoy a
big Thanksgiving dinm r.
J.   J.   Hennen    came   up
Miss Julie Mitchell and Tony ;froni St. Paul Sunday   morn-
The   exhibits of  corn   where
then   judged   and   prizes
warded  by   the   club to   the
winners.
The Power of Imagination
(>ne ol tlie r   board
at one of our   ho I own
to iiV^-dii I ale his
what he though!
After rilling  his    stomach    \vuS
the routine fare   he   was    a
"How do you like this venison?"
"I am   very    fond    of    venison"
said lie, as his   eyes   leered   to
the meat platter.    He  then   re-
Hied his plate with   more
son and began   his meal  afresh.
Not long ago one of our  citizens was presented   with   a   10
year old loon and    was   told    it
was a  good   young "goose,     lb
took   the   "goose''     home   and
chewed and ate the lace-leather
like meat with a   smack   of   the
lips   and    great     relish.     "The
goose   was jfood", said he, '
it   might   have    been   a   little
fatter.'
Fanner Killed During Runaway
John Wollak, a prominent
farmer liviug lour miles from
Foley, was instantly killed last
Thursday morning when the
team he was driving ran away
throwing the man to the ground
and dragging him -10 rods. An
automobile driven by
mouski was passing tlie team
but the driver asserts that his
car was not responsible for the
accident. A number of wt-
s are being examined at
the inqii*
Wollak is a prominent farmer
was     married     and      1
grown up family.
Nespori spent  Monday  evening   • aU(j     y]^wd     witj,    llis
at C. E. Look's.
Pierz Well Represented
Pierz   is    fairly    well repre-
father until   Monday   after-1      ted   .a   tne    State Dairy
Tom Smith  w.l give a dance  noon when he took    the   Soo ^
at   his house ou   HianKsgiving.   t,...;,, fm. nMliitli
stock of C. A   Sprandel   in   the  Ev,rvbodv   come   and   suake  a tfam I01  ^,11,mi-                            course term.    Au article in the
First State Hank of New Pierz.] f00t. There    is    a    demand    for  Dairy Record giving   a   list   of  pay to  handle them
The transfer took   place   Saturday and gives Mr. Hrick a   con
trolling interest iu   the   institution, whicli is one of the   newer
banks of the county.
Some of the   tra;
have been looking forward to
a good eaich of mm. this
i fall are  greatly  disapointed
because of the facl that :
have leeeh | ,ill a
number of fur companies that
the  price of   rats  will  b
low this  fall that it  will not
  : horses,   but   the    prices   are tbe students gives the names of are more   m this fall
P. Theissen  of Adams vis-'not what they might   be.     It \V.    Kelzenburg,   Joseph   N
ited   the   Jos. Jaeger   family  is said horses are   needed   in man, Andrew  Virnig   and id the fact that there
this week.    He sold his farm  Europe    to    haul    the   dead Tembreull.   J. J.   Koch   is   in-  will be   no  mark ather
in Platte. Frenchmen out of    the   way. structorinchee.se  manufacture,  disappointil]
yif.iTyrarpti-iy(iV^>gwTin»|M|HTq) , - ,
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