The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1914-12-10

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THE   PIERZ  JOURNAL
VOL. 6.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, DECEMBER 10, 1914.
NO. 2(i.
HAPPENINGS
HERE AND THERE.
Licensed saloons in the Northern
Minnesota district covered by the
Chippewa Indian treaty of 1855 Uave
passed into memory. Keys turned in
about 200 saloons and window screens
were thrown aside.
There are no government agents in
the vicinity. The local treaty enforcement league declares It will watch
sharply  for  violators.
Complaint has been made to the
league from Kelliher that the saloons
are paying no attention to the treaty.
Reports from Cass Lake said that
saloonists had about depleted their
stocks and were packing up what remained to be returned to wholesale
houses. The closing hour was marked with heavy sales of bottled goods.
Several saloonists auctioned off bottles at prices ranging from 10 cents
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GOES ONLY 96 FEET IN AIR
But Deed Starts at Pin Point at Center of Earth.
A deed has been filed to a piece of
ground beginning at a pin point in the
center of the earth, extending up
through the heart of St. Paul and projecting exactly 96% feet into the blue
sky above.
The deed has been submitted for
entry in the books of M. W. Fitzgerald, registrar of titles, by the Northern Pacific Railway company. It is
intended to give to the First National
bank title to that part of the site the
bank will occupy in the new Hill building at St. Paul.
The odd feature of the deed is the
clause conveying title to everything
below surface to the center of the
earth and to a specified chunk of air
which ends abruptly 96% feet above.
The rest of the air space is specifically reserved by the railroad company.
HOLDS TORRENS LAW VALID
Two Justices of Minnesota Supreme
Court   Dissent.
The Torrens land registration law-
was upheld by the state supreme
court in what attorneys regard as an
important feature of the statute, but
by a divided court, Chief Justice C. L.
Brown and Justice George L. Bunn
dissenting from the opinion filed by
the other three judges.
The majority of the court sustains
District Judge William Louis Kelly of
Ramsey county in dismissing a suit
by Robert Seeger against Margaret
Young to quiet title to four lots on
the ground that the same question is
involved in an action by Margaret
Young to establish her title to the
land under the Torrens law.
The majority opinion simply states
that the Torrens law provides that all
other actions be set aside in case of
proceedings under the Torrens act.
PROBABLY DUE TO JEALOUSY
Young Man Shot and Killed on St.
Paul  Street.
Charles Gurin, twenty-eight years of
age, was shot and killed on the street
and Dean La Rocke is behind the
bars charged with the shooting.
There was no quarrel before the
shooting, which resulted in Gurin's
death. Gurin and his assailant were
near each other on the sidewalk. A
word was spoken which no one caught
and a shot was fired.
The bullet entered the left side of
Gurin's breast just below the heart.
He died two minutes after the shot
struck him.    He made no statement.
The shooting is said to have been
the result of jealousy. Friends of the
dead man said that La Rocke had
warned Gurin not to pay attention to
a woman of their acquaintance.
HAPPENINGS
HERE AND THERE.
WOMAN   DIES   FROM  SHOCK
Accidental Shot, Combined With Previous Illness, Cause.-  Death.
Shock due to an accidental shot from
a rifle her husband was cleaning,
combined with an illness with which
she was suffering, caused the death of
Mrs. J. G. Bloomquist of Atwood.
Her husband was cleaning a rifle in
the same room where Mrs. Bloomquist lay ill, when it was discharged,
the bullet shattering her right ankle.
She died a short time later and physicians said death was due to shock.
HELD   ON   MURDER  CHARGE
Man Jailed Following Fatal Quarrel
at  Road Camp.
John McManus was arrested and
locked up at Granite Falls charged
with the murder of A. M. Adams in a
road camp near Canby.
Both were employed In building
state roads. It is alleged Adams, McManus and a companion named Ried
engaged in a quarrel and it is said
McManus stabbed Adams to death.
Ried was injured slightly.
There were 5,782 cars of stock received at South St. Paul during November, an increase of 839 cars over
the same month last year. The total
number of cars shipped was 2,400.
Loth shipments and receipts include
tattle, calves, hogs, sheep and horses.
There were 220,552 hogs received, an
increase of 74,ti!)l over November,
1918. There were 49,154 head of cattle
received, an increase of 2.996. The
increase in hogs in November was
63,212 over last year.
+   +   +
The supreme~couf t ol Minnesota will
hear the case involving the test of
the constitutionality of the minimum
wage law, in session of the full bench,
Jan. 21. Manufacturers in the southern part of the state have brought
suits questioning the legality of the
measure. Every employer of labor is
interested in greater or less degree
and the application of the new. law
was felt generally In industrial circles
in all parts of the state.
•J.    4.    .;.
Kendrick N. Guiteau, who says he
came to Minnesota to die in 1857,
celebrated his ninety-third birthday at
St. Paul last week, and told of his
friendship with Little Crow, later a
leader of the revolting Sioux. Mr.
Guiteau came from St. Louis to St.
Paul and had to be carried from the
boat in a chair. Minnesota ozone revived him and he still enjoys good
health.
4.   *   4.
Minneapolis has been chosen as the
1915 meeting place of the National
Association of Retail Druggists. Wholesale drug firms and manufacturers of
drugs and drug sundries in Minneapolis are to serve as hosts, together
with members of the Minneapolis Retail Druggists' association. The attendance is expected to be between
3,000 and 5,000.
.j.    4.    .;.
State Auditor Iverson has just issued 658 tree bounty warrants, amounting to $4,907.59, to as many different
claimants. This is at the rate of $2.50
an acre for 1,963% acres of prairie
land planted to trees for windbreaks
and wood lots. The amount claimed
under this lav/ is decreasing yearly
and used to run as high as $20,000 a
year.
4.   .;•   4.
F. W. Powell, son of Frederick William Powell of Willmar, has been
awarded the "Medaillo Militaire" by
the French government. The decoration corresponds with the British Victoria cross and is awarded only for
deeds of exceptional heroism. The
younger Powell is a member of the
Royal British Flying corps.
4.   4.   4.
Mayor George L. Smith and Senator Frank L. Glotzbach of Faribault
were found not guilty of the charge
of violating the corrupt practices act.
The juries in both cases were out less
than an hour. The men were accused of treating.
4.   4.   4.
Minnesota's 1915 state fair will be
held from Sept. 6 to 11. These dates
were decided upon officially at the
final session in Chicago of the twenty-
fourth annual meeting of the American Association of Fairs and Expositions.
4.   4.   4.
At a meeting of the commissioners
of Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow
Medicine and Renville counties it was
decided to appropriate $30,000, the
state to add a like amount, for the
building of a tuberculosis sanatorium.
4.   4.   4.
Injured by a fall at his home after
the winter's first snow, Charles A.
Montoux, ninety years old, for fifty-
five years a resident of St. Paul, is
dead. Mr. Montoux was a member of
the Territorial Pioneers of Minnesota.
4.   4.   4.
During the biennial period ending
July 31, 1914, the state board of control supervised expenditure of $3,004,-
666.67 on institutions for state charges
and educational institutions.
4.   4.   4.
M. J. Daniels, seventy-six years old,
former California congressman and
at one time a member of the Minnesota legislature, is dead at Riverside,
Cal,
4.   4.   4.
Rev.    Jarnes    Cornell,    seventy-sis
years old, a pioneer Eplcopal  rectoi
of Minnesota, Is dead at Minneapolis.
4-   4-   4-
The   Belgian   relief   fund   has   received donations of more than $46,000
In St. Paul and Minneapolis.
4.   4.   4.
Mrs. Anna Edmondson, a resident ol
St. Paul since 1856, is dead.
Customs and Other Collections Show
Decided Fail.
Washington, Dec. 3.—Customs and
internal revenue receipts for November showed a marked decrease from
the same month last year. Customs
receipts were .'£16,924,408, compared
with $21,173,628 for November, 1913,
while internal revenue receipts at
$24,359,963 wert nearly $5,000,000 less
than the same month last year. For
the month the excess of ordinary disbursements over receipts was $15,-
880,863, compared with an excess of
the same sort last year of $2,713,732.
FEDERAL  TROOPS  TO  STAY
Will Not Be Withdrawn From Colorado   at   Present.
Washington, Dec. 3.—President Wilson, after discussing with Secretary
Garrison the request of Governor Amnions of Colorado that federal troops
be withdrawn from some of the Colorado strike districts, decided that nothing should be done at this time.
Earlier in the day the president
told callers he was awaiting formal
notice from Governor Amnions that
the state is ready to resume control
In the strike zone before withdrawing
the troops.
ADDITIONAL
LOCAL NEWS
Only 15 days to Christinas.
Clover seed is about all
marketed.
Jos. P, Meyer is the new
village marshal.
S. P. Brick and Gr. F. Kirscher were callers last Thursday.
The new village tank will
be in place next Saturday
evening.
Marriage license was issued
to Erwin Drews and Emily
Bruber.
J. B. Hartmann is putting
up a warehouse on the east
side of his store.
Wm. Kerich of Little Falls
spent a few days in Pierz the
first part of the week.
The town board of Pierz
will meet in the village hall,
Tuesday the 22nd, at 1 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Last Tuesday was a holiday, immaculate conception.
A large crowd attended St.
Joseyh's church.
Reinhart Stumpf and Jos.
Ortremba returned on Saturday from an extended trip
through White Earth.
A part of Theo. Gross' lumbering crew started for Onamia last Tuesday morning to
commence their winter work
The Mille Lacs Chippewas claim $850,000, due them
for timber cut on their reservation about forty years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Reimer and
Mr. and Mrs. Cowdell of
Little Falls made up an Auto
party whicli spent Sunday
afternoon at  Mrs. Stumpf's.
Telephone wires are singing day and night. This
means that there is a continual change of temperature.
The displays of toys and
Christmas goods in our stores
this year are very artistically
arranged and present an attractive appearance.
Joe Tschida is putting up
a two story dwelling house
on the lot north of John Scha-
bel's place on a lot recently
bought of Joe Priener.
Wm. Balms of West Buh
brought in clover seed yesterday. He informs us that
a carload of clover seed was
shipped from Pierz.
Palmquist, tlie Milaca photographer who used to come
to Pierz on his motorcycle
was severely burnt last week,
by an explosion of chemicals.
Miss Mary Bolster went to
Greenwald on Monday to
attend the wedding of Miss
Lena Spaeth to William
Ziske, both of Greenwald.
Don't" waste your time
worrying about how the
world got along before you
came into it, or how it is
going to get on after you
leave it.
Mrs. Mathias Kahl of St.
Martin and Mrs. Math. Nett
of Albany, sister to Mrs. P.
J. Gau and Mrs. Math. Gross
were here visiting with P. J.
Gau and other relatives.
ADDITIONAL
LOCAL NEWS.
VILLAGE COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS.
Minnesota will take the
state census next year, it is
expected in June. The last
state census was taken in
1905 and the United States
census in 1910.
A beautiful day was last
Sunday, and judging from
the attendance of the congregation at church it seemed to
be an "Easter Day" in spring
instead of a "Winter Day" in
December
E. L. Kaliher and wife and
children autoed to Pierz last
Sunday from Swanville, to
visit with the Wermerskirchen family and other friends.
They returned home Sunday
evening.
The annual per capita payments to the Indians of the
Mille Lacs district were made
at Onamia last week by J. R.
Howard, distribution agent
of the White Earth reservation. Each member received
$18 at this payment.
Pierz is becoming quite a
trading point for the Mille
Lacs indians. Last Monday
there was another crowd of
about 25 or 30 here in Pierz
dealing in our stores. Among
them were many squaws carrying their "papoos" on their
backs.
Peter Koll of Buh has just
completed a new H. L. F.
silo with a double wall construction. It will largely
improve the appearance of
his farm. Mr. Kolf will gladly show the silo to visitors
and advises every farm to
invest in a silo.
As is usual in the winter
season the Northern Pacific
railway shops lay off a number of men for a short period.
This year, however, the cut
exceeded anything in the
history of the local shops and
approximately 330 men were
laid off.
Janitor of the same building 33 years, Robert P. Nelson; familiarly called Pete,
handed in his resignation to
George D. LaBar, president
of the First National Bank,
which building he had swept
and kept clean for over a
quarter of a century.
One of the interesting talks
given at the Brainerd meeting of the Northern Minnesota Development association
was by Charles H. Lien of
Brainerd on "Tobacco in
Minnesota." The points he
brought out saliently were
that Minnesota can duplicate the experience of Wisconsin and raise good tobacco.
On Wednesday Dec. 16, D.
Ward King, "father of the
split-log drag," will conduct
a good road meeting in Little
Falls, the Commercial club
having taken up tlie work of
securing funds and making
the necessary arrangements
for the meeting. Mr. King
is the originator of the split-
log drag aud in his meetings
tells of its construction, its
uses, aud of what it will do
for the roads of any section
of the country.
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The council of the village of
Pierz met Saturday December
5th, in the village hall, at 8
o'clock p.m. All members were
present. The proceedings of
the last meeting' were read and
approved,
Tlie following- bills were allowed :
Wm.  Priemesberger, 200
feet of service wire for
Sisters 0, S, B,.,...._    $5 00
vVm. Priemesberger, service wire for G. Poser
John II. Grell, work on
streets with man and
team   	
John  Tretter,   work  on
boiler house-      20-10
liarney Gross,   work on
tank and pump     10 00
John Hoheisel, reading
meters and making batteries       o 00
Western Express Co. for
freight       1 00
C. A- Langer, freight and
drayage  103 75
Upon motion it was resolved
that proprietors of pool halls,
operating pool tables, shall hereafter pay an annual license of
&10tor two pool tables and $2.50
annually for every additional
pool table.
Upon motion made and carried the president of the village
was authorized to hire and di.s-
charge the village marshal and
engineer as he, in the interest
of village, considers best.
Adjourned.
Haknioy Gross,
President.
J. B. Hahtmann,
Recorder.
VILLAGE LIGIIT       GENERAL
REPORT.   MARKET REPORTS.
COUNTY SCHOOLS
GET $24,476.
County Treasurer Renick is
in receipt of the state aid for
schools. The check is for $24,.-
276, of which the Independent
School District of Little Palls
gets $5,700; Royalton $3,730;
Swanville $750; Pierz S750 and
Motley S750. The semi-graded
schools of the county get $285
each. Class A districts get S142.
Class B £95 and class C $71. In
apportioning the money the
school equipment etc. are taken
into consideration.
Following are the amounts apportioned to schools in our neighborhood:
Semi-graded s2*5 district 41.
Class A $142,   districts  19, 46
and 129.
Class B S95, districts 39, 55.
88, 90, 92, 97, 98, 99 aud 127.
The total of $5t58 is set aside
for aid to the libraries of the
various schools of the county
aud is apportioned among the
schools in our neighborhood each
getting S5 as follows: Districts
14, 19, 39, 46, 55, 78, 90, 92, 97.
98,99, 127, 129, and districts 41
and 129 shall receive $10 each.
Following will be found a list
of the patrons of the electric
light service, and the amount
in cash that each one paid for
juice during the past month:
Following  will  be   found the
report of the Light Board:
Juice sold in Nov. at 10c
Kilowatts $257.05
Juice furnished forvillage
street lights at 4c a Kilowatts     25.12
Total sold in Nov $282.17
Paid L. F. Water Power
Co, for Juice furnished
village duriug month of
Nov. at 4c a Kilowatts  126.00
Total profit $156.17
A. P. Stoll,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Anjjermeier  M	
Bares,   Hubert	
Bentfekl, Adam	
Borgerding J. & Co	
Brust,   Hubert	
Blake,   Mrs. J. M	
Boser John  	
Brandl,   Frank A	
Brummer Norbert   	
Blake, J. M.  i>ostomce	
Burton,  Barney	
Boehm, John store	
Boehm John house	
Boehm Bnjfelbert	
Brisk & Schramel	
Dombovy,   John  	
Duncan, K. M.  house	
Duncan, K. M.   store	
Eller,   William	
Faust, A	
Faust,   Frank store & hall....
Faust Frank house «; sal	
Faust Bros	
Feucht,   Louis	
Faust John N	
Faust & Wolke	
Gau, Henry 	
Grell,   Frank store	
Cii-ell Frank house	
Grell, John H. house	
Grell, John  H.   saloon	
Grell, Joseph H. store	
Grell Jos. H. house	
Gravel,   Charles   K	
German  Sate  Bank	
Gau, John house	
Gassert,  Henry	
H-seh Math	
J. B. Hartinann	
Hartmann, P. A.   store  	
Hartmann, P. A.   house	
Hoheisel, John   saloon  	
Mr. Kast	
XerkholV, E. H.   Orllee	
Kerkhoff, E. H.  house	
Jac Kiewel Brewing  Co	
Koering,  Herman	
Kainz, Andrew   Sr.,   	
Langer, John Jr.,	
Lokowitsch,   Mike	
Marshik  Frank   	
Meyer Val and Peter,	
Meyer,  Joseph	
Meyer, Mike	
Neisius, Jacob	
Nohner, Mrs.   Clara	
N. W. Telephone Exchange Co
Priemesberger Alois	
Paul, Henry	
Preimesberger, John W	
Poster, P. L	
Preimesberger, Stephen	
Philippi John 	
Rich Prairie Milling Co	
Scoles,   K.   C	
Stoll, A.   P	
Spanfellner, Alois	
St. Joseph's Corp.   church. . ..
St. Joseph's Cong, house	
Sty tib Nick	
.Schauble, Wm	
Smith, J. F.,  & Son	
St. Joseph's school	
Tembruell,  Christ	
Tembruell,  A	
Virnig F.   X	
Virnig. F. X. iV  Co	
Virnig,   Joseph H	
Vonder Haar. Mrs. A	
Wermerskirchen,  M	
F. Wise	
Ziegler, John   house	
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Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
Wheat, No. 1,	
Wheat, No. 2      1.04
Flax,	
Barley ._     :,()
Rye	
Oats      40
EarCoru       60
Hay $5.00
Butter, Creamery ..
Dairy       27
Eggs    ;      27
Flour, Best     3.20
"   Straight      3.10
Low grade flour 1.60
Bran   .1.35
Shorts   1.40
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.40
Ground Feed..      1.41)
Potatoes          20
Beans       2.00
Onions        60
South St. Paul
Hog Market.
Ave. Price.
Thursday 6.37
Friday I
Saturday 6.68
Monday 6.70
Tuesday 6.90
Wednesday 6.90
South St. Paul
Live StockMarket.
Steers $7.75 to 7.88
Cows and Heifers,$4.25 to _.6.75
Calves, steady, $5.50 to  0.75
Feeders, steady, .-.$4.30 to 7-00
Change Made in Ownership.
A change has been made in
the ownership and name of the
Little Falls Plumbing it cycle company, C. B. Buckman
taking an interest in the linn
aud becoming its president. The
firm name has been changed to
Motor Inn.
The officers of the company
are now: C. B. Buckman, pi
dent; George Schroeder, vice-
president and general manager;
M. M. Buckman, secretery and
treasurer. The linn still remains a co-partnership and is
not incorporated, as might be
inferred from the above. Transcript.
John Wahl And Wife
Die 0:i Thanksgiving
Keep posted by reading the
Journal's "Business Locals'"
column.
Salary reductions will be- m.ide Ian.
1 in three state offices. The clerk ot
the supreme court, state superintendent ot hanks and the private secretary
•o   the  governor   will   hereafter  draw
0 a year.    1. A. Caswell, clerk of
lhe    supreme    court,    now    receives
1 a  year  and  fees  said  to  bring
ilary "P $5,000 or $6,000 a year.
Governor Elect Hammond's secretary
■vill get a $4.7.00 salary, but must turn
nto the state treasury all notarial
A. 11. Turrittin. state superintendent of banks, will have his salary
cut from $5,000 to $4,500.
A. !>. STOLL,
Seeretarv and Treasurer.
Flurries of snow iSunday
and Monday threatened to
put an end to the delightful
indian summer, lint it was
only a bluff, and the motor-
ists are still making n.-
fine roads.
Two deaths occurred in the
family of John Wahl. near Cross
Plains, within twelve hours on
Thanksgiving day. Mrs. Barbara Wahl, aged 7*, died at 7
o'clock in the morning after a
short illness with dropsy, and
her husband, John Wail, aged
79 followed her at 7 o'clock
Thursday evening. The shock of
his wife's death proved more
than Wahl could bear and he
succumbed, although he had
been ailing   but   a   short   time.
Mr. and Mrs. Wahl were pioneers of Dane county. Tiny
came to < iross Plains in
and resided there continuously
until the time of their death.
Both came from Germany while
quite young.
Many Dane county  people   in
Pierz know Mr. and Mrs.   V
well.
SCHULZ   HOLDS   HIS   PLACl
Dr. 1). M. McDonald, state
Governor   Elect   Hammond   of  M
sota   Make*  Appointment.
Governor   Klect   Hammond   baa   an
nounced that he will reappoint Charlets
field   veterenariail.    was   here   O. Schulz. state superintendent of ed
Tuesday and Wednesday jg^ ^ flrst appolntment m)W,e
ing C.   A.   \ ir: .Ml.'   for   by Mr. Hammond and his action In no
• ,      • u    t , ., ! sneedilv settling on Mr. Schulz as his
tuberculosis.   HVfound them  ^ s„',,r„sor (;ini0 as B decided ...r-
all in good   health and  with-   pHf* in political circles.   fWnre nv-
..... announcement  wn -chulz,
OUt U SlgU Ot the dlse, whQ (s ,n DuUlth, was notified by the
; governor '  d  the  ap-
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