The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1915-02-11

              PIERZ   JOURNAL
VOL. 0.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, FEBRUARY It 1915.
NO. 85.
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STATE NEWS BITS
Various Happenings of the Week
Throughout Minnesota.
John H. O'Neil of Park Rapids,
member of the state forestry board,
former member of the Minnesota legislature and one of the prominent
politicians of the state, is dead at St.
Paul folio-wing an illness of several
weeks. Mr. O'Neil was fifty-seven
years old. He was one of the early
conductors on the Northern Pacific
railroad, serving in that capacity for
eighteen years. Later he built the
Great Northern hotel at Park Rapids
and had conducted It up to the time
of his death.
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The state board of control will ask
the legislature for permission to sell
or lease the old Stillwater prison, according to Chairman C. E. Vasely.
"The old prison is worth about $600,-
000 for manufacturing purposes,"
said he. "We would like permission
to tHifpose of it altogether or to lease
it so the power plant might be put
into operation again. If we are enabled to sell the building the money
would help establish an Institution
for caring for defectives."
+   •!•   "fr
The death of Fritz Land, eighty-
two years old, at the state soldiers'
home removed one of the "free soldiers" who fought in Kansas in tho
preliminary engagements which led
up to the Civil war. He was one of
those who put down the guerrilla insurrection led by Quantrell's band, of
which the Younger brothers were notorious members. Mr. Land lias been
a resident of the soldiers' home since
November, 1907.
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State wolf bounty warrants for
$6,336.50 were issued by State Auditor J. A. O. Preus to pay for 844
wolves killed in Minnesota in. January. Since 1866, when the wolf bounty was established, it has cost the
state a total of $661,000. The annual
charge is now greater than fifty years
ago, the appropriation for the current
year being $25,000, which, it is, estimated, will be short $15,000 of the
sum needed.
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Frederick Zahn, pioneer merchant
of ^Minneapolis and Civil war veteran, died recently in the soldiers'
home after an illness of sixteen
months. Mr. Zahn saw three years'
service in the Civil war as a member
of Company D, Second Maryland, and
later as a hospital orderly. While
engaged in the second battle of Bull
Run he was wounded and for six days
and nights lay unattended on the
battlefield.
•I-   +   +
The attack of Mrs. Melvina Graft
of Pennsylvania on the inheritance
tax law of 1905 resulted in defeat by
a decision of the supreme court. The
law was attacked on a number of
grounds, the principal one being that,
as Pennsylvania did not tax the property of a spouse, Minnesota was not
entitled to any inheritance tax. The
court decided that Minnesota was entitled to suoh tax, which amounted to
$13,565.
4.    .].    .;.
Jesse E. Northrup, for many years
identified with the development of the
Minneapolis park system and the advance of agriculture In Minnesota and
the Northwest in general, is dead In
the Mill City, aged fifty-seven years.
As a seedsman, founder and president
of Northrup, King & Co. Mr. North-
rjip interested himself in the promotion of agriculture in Minnesota.
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Mrs. Laura S. Galusha, pioneer of
St. Paul and widow of Reuben B.
Galusha, for many years James J.
Hill's personal attorney, died suddenly at St. Paul. She was seventy-two
years old. Mrs. Galusha reached St.
Paul from Washington sixty years
ago.
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Samuel Lord of Kasson has been
selected as chairman of the Minnesota tax commission, succeeding
James G. Armson of Stillwater, who
has been at the head of the commission during the last two years. Mr.
Armson's term has expired, but it is
believed that he will be reappointed.
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T. A. Gadbois. fifty-six years old,
one of the most prominent Knights
Of Columbus degree men in the
Northwest, is dead at Minneapolis.
Mr. Gadbois had conferred 109 third
degrees within the last ten years, a
record exceeded by no member of
the order in the United States.
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Dr. W. H. Rowe, Sr., died at the
hospital at St. James of which he
was president. He was fifty-six years
of age. Heart disease caused his
death. He was mayor of St. James.
many years and served on the staffs
pf several'governors,
+   +   +
During 1613 there were 18,000,000
pounds of twine manufactured at Stillwater prison at a profit of $87,200,
pays a report of the state board of
control. In 1914 19,600,000 pounds
were turned out and the profit was,
1*3,461.
+   +   +
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Wallace
of the town of Corliss, Otter Tall
county, report the arrival of a son at
their home. This is their nineteenth
child.
NEW FARE RATE
BEGINS MARCH
New Ruling Will Demand  2 l-2c a
Mile for Interstate Travel
i [Village Council
Proceedings
Mille Lacs County Times —
Travelers in and out of Milaca,
who pass thru more than one
state, will have much to trouble
them after March 1, for the new
passenger rates that put interstate fares on a 2£c a mile basis will bring many complications.
It will cost $1.27 less to go to
East Grand Porks, Minn., than
to Grand Porks, N. D-, just a-
cross the river, over which there
is a good foot bridge.
Because the interstate rates
go on the higher basis while
state rates remain unchanged,
many curious things will result.
It will cost $8-88 to get to Moorhead from Milaca but it will
take $4.85 to buy a ticket to
Pargo, N. Dak., just across the
Red River.
The man who travels from International Palls, or other far
Northern points in the state to
Chicago and buys a thru ticket,
pays 2lc all the way as passenger agents understand the matter._ By buying a ticket to
Minneapolis and then repurchasing to Chicago, a traveler
can save money by riding all
the Minnesota milage for two
cents a mile.
Married Here
Last Tuesday
Mr. Alois Langer and Miss Priscilla
Kapsner Joined in Wedlock
by Rev. Stiegler
Alois Langer, second son of
Henry Langer and wife, and
Priscilla Kapsner, daughter of
Aug. Kapsner and wife, were
married by Rev. J. G. Stiegler
at 9 o'clock last Tuesday morning. The groom was attended
by Michael and Joseph Kapsner and Prank Langer. Matliil
da Kapsner, Juliet Virnig and
Kate Langer were bridesmaids.
The wedding was celebrated at
the Aug. Kapsner home. /
Tomorrow the 12th of Eeb.
is Lincoln's birthday.
GENERAL
MARKETREPORTS.
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
Wheat, No. 1,     1.40
Wheat, No. 2      1.38
Flax,        1.80
Barley      65
Rye •_    1.14
Oats      50
Ear Corn       65
Hay $5.00
Butter, Creamery ••       37
Dairy       27
Eggs       25
Plour, Best     o.OO
"    Straight      3.50
Low grade flour 1.80
Bran 1.35
Shorts  1.40
Cracked Corn 80 pounds .1.40
Ground Feed     1.40
Beans       2.00
Onions        60
South St. Paul
Hog Market.
Ave. Price.
Thursday tf.W
Priday B.7l
ay
Monday 6.5J
Tuesday 6.40
Wednesday 6.40
Only Routine Business Came  up be
fore Regular Monthly
Meeting
The village council met in
regular monthly session on Saturday evening, Feb. 6.
All members were present-
The following bills were allowed:
Crane & Ordway Co. . .$122.60
John N. Rauch, cutting
thread on pipe	
Christ Tembreull, fare
and expenses to Little
Falls	
A. P. Stoll, postage foi-
10 months	
W. H. Ryan, 50 bolts..
Jacob Neisius, Mdse ..
Faust Bros., 5 gal. oil.
W m . Preimesberger,
service wire to Carl
Kiipsner	
W m . Preimesberger,
wire in engine house and
repairs	
Christ Langer, freight
and drayage       3.45
Frank Grell, Mdse.. .
W m . Preimesberger,
steet line wiring at Louis
Spaufellners and labor..    22.90
show
good
Anna. Kelzenberg returned
Monday from Milwaukee, Wis,,
where she had visited her sister
who is ill.
A. A. Hesch and wife called
on Henry Block and wife Tuesday.
Well, winter is here and the
sleighs are a going. Still, some
farmers were out with their
buggies.
Katie Loscheider is employed
by Mrs. Joe Janson this week.
Farmers are busy hauling
wood nowdays.
The moving picture
here Tuesday was a
one and was well attended.
Dance will be held in Mueller
Bros. Hall, Monday,' February
15th.
The auction sale lrfld at the
John Naber farm Tuesday was
well attended and everything
sold at a high price. j    /
Mr. Naber has all for cream
checks--$64 a month from 8 cows.
Emerson & Broner are busy
hauling wood into our village.
Maple i>4 a cord.
We had a snow .storm Thursday and Friday, the worst we
have had this winter.
John Schmolke returned Sat-
jy 30 urday from Minneapolis where
he had attended to business
matters.
John Mischke, Joe Hortsch
and Wm. Poster are hauling ice
1.00
1.50
7.00
2.50
8.85
.65
5.00
3.74
Town Boards Held
a Joint Meeting
Boards of Agram" and Pierz Met Sat-
nrday to Consider Building
of New Bridge
NEW VILLAGE WELL
NEARLY COMPLETED
Cement Curbing Already Even With
the Surface of the Well
The town boards of Agram
and Pierz held a joint meeting'
at the village, hall Saturday afternoon to consider the   matter
of building a new bridge   or  re
building the old one  across  the give us  an abundance  of water
Motion made and carried that
Jos. Meyer shall run the engine | for the farmers creamery.
with tive gallons of gasoline and
see how long a time the engine
will run, so as to make an estimate as to the cost of the gasoline used by the village.
UCKMAN
Sat-
urdaj
he saw the auto show. Htt^ays it
was the best one he ever saw.
Of course this was the first one
that he attended.
Lizzie Jacobs left Tuesday for
her home at St. Martin after an
extended visit with friends and
relatives here.
Joe Schmolke returned Saturday from St. Louis, Mo.,. He
/Went to join the navy.  '
John Schmolke has his steam
heating plant   installed   in   his!
store and it is nice and warm in |
there now.
Peter Brausen, Albert Faust
and Hubert Kelzenberg are
packing ice for the creamery.
Born—to Mr. and Mrs Ignatz
Pella, a son.
Frank Kapsner and Math Zenner and son, Alois, took three
loads of household goods to Royalton Monday for L. M. Jacobs.
He moved to Sauk Centre.
Those who attended the party
at the Henry Suess home are
Henry and Ben Scheper, Lizzie
and Peter Sitzman, Brausen
brothers, Frank Sitzman, Anna
Mueller, Katie, Gertrude and
Hubert Mueller, Katie Denzen,
Mar j' Hesch, Alois Weisbrich
and Ed. Poster. The evening
was spent in dancing and other
amusements. All reported a
good time.
A party was held at the Jake
Bait us home Sunday to celebrate
Mr. Baltus' 72nd birthday.
Henry and Wm. Brausen went
to Sullivan on business Saturday.
Math. Mueller is hauling wood
for his father.
John Poster went to Sullivan
lake Wednesday where he intends to spend a week at fishing.
Joe Hortsch and wife went to
'  Mrs. John Beilas is here visiting relatives and friends.
Geo. Docken took a load of
rye to Pierz Monday. Gee, I
wish I had some to haul.
Margaret   De hler,   who   was
sick with lung   fever   the   past'
two months, is   up  and  around i
again. j
Pete Mueller shot a jack rat>-
Skunk river on the line between
said towns.
A committee was appointed
to inspect the bridge and if the
piers are sound a new wooden
top will be put on. Otherwise
a steel and concrete bridge will
be built.
Building steel and concrete
bridges is more expensive now
than in former years. In order
to get the county aid steel and
concrete bridges must be built
according to plans approved by
the state, winch are more expensive than is necessary.
After this meeting was adjourned Joseph Schmidtbauer,
representing the town of Granite, appeared before the Pierz
board with a statement of the
road work done on the line between the towns.
G. W. Waller was awarded
the contract to furnish the town
of Pierz 3,000 feet of oak plank
and bridge Umbers at $30.00 par
thousand.
Bills to the amount of about
$190.00 were allowed after which
the meeting was adjourned.
The new village well is almost
completed, save a few finishing
touches, which cannot be done
until spring. The cement curbing is now even with the surface. When that has set, the
water which has gathered in
bottom will be pumped out and
six to eight feet more will be
dug,   which, it is  thought,  will
Frank Mischke returned
ty from Minneapolis   where j bit Sunday.    He says there was
another and if the sun would
not have set for another hour,
he would have had him too.
Rural Route No. 3
F.
F.
at
Saturday "V.Y.V.'.V.Y.~~~..a:>s Pierz Sunday to visit   Mr.   and'
jMrs. Chas. Hoheisel.
Gertrude Mueller, who was
employed in Little Falls is home
visiting her mother.
Aug. B. Dehler was a county
seat visitor Tuesday.
Peter Mueller drove to Pierz
Monday
South St, Paul
Live StockMarket.
Steers $7.75 to 7.8!a
Cows and Heifers,$4.25 to ._6.75
Calves, steady, $5.50 to 9.75
Mrs. S. Nordstrom was a caller at Little Palls Wednesday/
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lescault
were callers at the H. Derosier
home.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Wirtzen-
burg-h and family visited at the
M. P. Smith home Sunday.
Miss Kathryn Stumpf visited
friends at Morris a few days
last week.
Mr.    Phil   Smith   of-   Austin,
Minn., visited at the   homes  of
his sister and brother,   Mrs.
J.   Winzenburger   and    M.
Smith.
Mr. E. L.   Muncy   visited
the home of H. Derosier Sunday.
Mrs. J. Neisius visited at the
home of her sister, Mrs. J. Ethen, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. De Hosier and
daughter, Laura May, spent
Sunday evening as guests of
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Smith.
Miss Nettie Schermerhorn,
who teaches in District 28. went
to Little Palls last Friday afternoon and remained until
Sunday at the home of her parents.
A telephone meeting was held
at the Buer home Feb 8th for
the purpose of discussing the
advisability of a rural telephone
line.
Merrill Winzenburg, who attends high school at Pierz spent
Saturday and Sunday at the
parental home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lescault
delightfully entertained about
fifteen neighbors and friends at
their home Tuesday evening of
last week. Cards and music
were the passime. Delicious
refreshments were served. All
present passed a pleasant evening.
Touch
"Our language is beyond my ten,"
Complained old Mr. Hutch.
"For I know that the closest   men
Are those 1 cannot touch."
incinatti Inquirer.'
"Our language sure misleading is."
Said puttied Mr. Kort.
"I asked a tall man for a loan.
And found him ver3- short."
—Allentoun Democrat.
Ferguson      Bros.     are
hauling ties to Hillman.
Roy PfobstSCO and wife were
Pierz visitors Monday.
Jessie King hauled a load of
wood to Pierz Tuesdan.
Mr. and Mrs. Robison spent
Sunday evening at the Ferguson
home.
The narrowest and thinnest men
You'll own this is no  fraud
Have often proved with tongueor pen.
That they are very broad.
—Houston Po
And so we find  it now and then,.'
From this and from that source
The smoothest and finest men
Are often very course.
Owing to the removal  of
the Adolph family, Mr. Hoh-
liiaiin. teacher of dist. 78, is
Nick Billigof Wahkon is homeiuow boarding at the Joseph
'"We shall not have to wait
for a general election before
prosperity returns, and the only danger is that the prosperity
may become so great before
November, HI Hi, that it may be
the means of keeping ^he Democratic party in power,*" says the
Wall Street Journal. Prosperity would not have been so long
delayed had not so many partisans feared that its return would
lend encouragement to the party in power. It may be good
politics but it is not good citizenship to keep alive any tendencies toward business depression.
—Minneapolis Tribune.
January was not as cold
according to the official record as it seemed to Pierz
residents who looked at their
even if the county option bill
passes the lower house and becomes a law. Digging this well
is more of a task, than many
have an idea of, says P. L. Poster, who contracted to dig and
curb it. It has taken him and
a crew of several men since early fall to bring the work to the
present stage of completion.
He had an able and reliable
man in Albert Zubregel. Albert
had a close call about two weeks
ago, when the cable which held
the staging from which he was
doing cement work broke and
dropped him twenty feet into
the water. A few pine planks
floating in the icy water, held
him up until Peter fished him
out. "If any one wants to know
how it feels to fall into a well,
lean tell them", says Albert.
"When I w;ls about half way
down, I noticed that 1 was going
down head tirst. To save my
head, I reached out with my left
foot and kicked the wall lo get
I'ead upwards."
ABOUT THE STATE
News o! Especial Interest to
Minnesota Reactors,
GOUNTYOPTION PASSES SENATE
Peterson    Bill    Qoei   Through    Upper
Branch   ef   the   Legislature   by
Vote   of 36  to  31.
Rucker News
busy
Geo. Wood and family spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. D.
Wood.
Griff. King- hauled wood to
Lastrup last Tuesday.
Giles Leigh went to Koyalton
last Saturday for a short visit.
Harold Bain Sundayed with
friends in Vineland. lie it
turned Monday.
I'YaiikieLeigh of Hillman spent
the tirst part of the week with
his friend, Vernon Waller.
Mr Mier and family, who
have been visiting Mrs. Mier'a
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hans
Johnson, returned to their home
in Iowa last week. They purchased land near Sullivan and
expect to return next summer
to make their home amongst us.
They are very welcome.
Mrs. W. (.'. Munyon went to
Dykeman last week for a short
visit, while Mr. Munyon went to
Wisconsin </ .^^
John Grier lost   a   ho-
Monday.
Mrs. .1. S. Grier rertrnRI
jhome Thursday (last week) from
coal bins yesterday. The a trip to Saskatchewan, Can.,
coldest day was 30 below! wher her husband is holding
while tlie warmest was 3i> 'dmvn a claim-
above. There have been two Mrs- (;- W- W*Uer ;uul Mrs-
years in the last six that  had Arba *«g£ ^ped Mrs. Penni-
The F. H. Peterson county option
bill passed the senate by a vote of I
36 to 3t after four hours of debate.;
Only thirty-four votes were necessary;
to pass It.
This is the first time In the history!
of the state that a county option bill
has passed either branch of the legls-j
lature. In 1913 it was defeated In the:
senate by a close margin and in thei
house by a tie vote, 5S> to 59.
The   Peterson   bill  will  now   go   to]
the house,  where  the  opposition   will!
make its final stand.   One of tho
noteworthy   struggles   In  the   re
legislative    history   of   the   Btati
looked    for  in   that    body   when    Ultt
measure comes up for Html action aud;
ltB fate is difficult to guess.
There was a dramatic scene in the;
senate when the vote was taken, fl
more than four hours of argument fori
and against the measure cries of;
"Question!" brought the proceedings;
to a point where lieutenant Uovernorj
J. A. A. Burnqutat rapped for order!
and ordered the roll called.
Vote Taken in Tense Silence.
Amid a silence that could almost be
felt the drone of Clerk George Peach-
e> could be hoard ns he called out
eachejibator's name. The responses
were audible in all parts of the
ate chamber and up In the gallery,
where hundreds of persons craned
their necks as they listened to the
call. As the final name on the list was
reached there was a hush and then
the tones of the president rang out,
announcing the result.
Instantly there was pendemonium.
Cheers, veils and npplause drowned
out any semblance of order. Dignified clergymen, who a few mou
before were doubtful of the passage
of the measure for which they hnd
worked so hard, patted friends on the
back and applauded vigorously.
ator F. II. Peterson, ghe author of the
bill; Ole Sageng and Olal I*>nde, the
leaders in the fight, were surrounded by a throng of friends, all
congratulating   them   on   the   victory.
STATE EXPENSES INCREASE
Total  Taxes  In  Minnesota 946,232,143
In 1914.
Expenses of state government have
increased more than fourfold In el
een   years,  according   to  a   statement
supplied to the legislature by the
tax  commission,   in  a pamphlet
of its chapter on "Cost of State
eminent."    Counting  merely   the  current expense it has grown at six
intervals as  follows:
1896  * 3.61"
1901 	
1908       :',«!
1914 	
Almost half of -lie 1914 expense is
chargeable to education, the r-
shows, and 25.8 per cent, or 18,
512, was paid back to the counties In
apportioned school funds. The other
educational expenses were: State
university and agricultural schools.
$2,09.',696; university buildings and
grounds, $949,110; normal schools and
other expenses   ?."'.
The  total  taxes  levied  for all  purposes in  .Minnesota in  1913, and
able in the  fiscal  year of 1914,  were
146,232,148,   almost   double .the   taxes
of 1906, which were $23,472.
SALOON   LID   IS   EXTENDED
man   of   Hillman   celebrate .her
birthday February 2nd.
Lost—a wotf belonging to Hen
Ferguson.   Finder please return
to owner and receive reward.
Feeders, steady, .-.$4.30 to 7-00 visiting his parents.
1 Ethen home.
lower records.
Sleighing is good, but only
a few days of sunshine  will
again bring old mother earth
to the surface.
Wanted—lhe   address   of
Miss    Catherine    Stumpf. au   agency   who will  colled
who staid al Mrs. M. K.Smith's the living the world owes us.
for some   time, has returned     "A little nonsense now and than,
home lisheU by the wisest men."
said  Alexander  Pope.     5
On     Wednesday    evening! you now  and then find a lil-
Mr. and Mrs. .Ins. Kthen gave tie nonsense in   the colui
a very pleasant party;   il be-'of the Journal remember that
ing the loth anniversary of wiser heads than we have rel-
their marriage. ished and swallowed it.
Liquor  Dispensaries  at  Vergas.  Otter
Tall   County,  Ordered   Closed.
The federal  Indian office has or!      d
the    saloons    of    Vergas,   Otter   1MB
.£Ountv    to  close   their  doors   iminjBfl
ns  is   tbe   first   time th;r
"lid"   has   been   extend-
The saloons al
H^^^^V Wadena
lo^B^ieb.  i.    There si-
no further doubt but that t:
ment intends to close up th<
throughout   the   entire   Ind:
territory, which means that I
be only  one or two  "wet-
possibly only one—left in Uie county.
GIRL  ACCUSED   OF   MURDER
Young   Mother  Charged   With   Strang-:
ling  Infant
Madeline Weimerskirch of Plain-!
\iew, eighteen years of age, formally-
has been accused of the murder of,
her infant child.
The body, after being buried, wee j
exhumed and examined by two Waba-.
sha physicians, who pronounced death ■
due to strangulation.
The girl waived examination end
was remanded to the county jail to
await the action of the grand jury.
Dog Save* 8t. Paul Family.
Members of the family of Alfred
Luedeman of West St Paul probably
•aved from death by suffocation
or fire when their pet dog awoke
them with hie barking in time I
low them to eeeape from the flames
that  destroyed   the   home*
Don't Forget the Dance at Faust's Hall on Monday, February 15th