The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1915-01-07

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VOL. 6.
PIERZ, MORRISO
Local Cigartnakers
to Discontinue
Partnership Dissolved—Stock of Cigars
and Tobacco Will be Removed to St. Joseph
The local cigarmakers, Spier
& Martini, have dissolved part-
nerehip and will discontinue
business here. Mr. Martini has
purchased Mr. Spier's interest
anil will remove the stock of
cigars and tobacco to St. Jos
eph, M^i-, where lie will again
go in'UPRMness.
Mr. Spier will go to Brecken-
ridge where he will be employed
as cigarmaker.
VILLAGE COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS.
The village council of the village of Pierz met in regular
monthly session Saturday, January 2. 1915, at 8 o'clock p. m.
All members, except John N.
Faust, were present.
The proceedings of the December meeting were read and approved.
The following bills were allowed:
A. Sitzmann, drawing ordinance No. 41  § 1 50
BarneyEller, eight hours
work on tank       2 40
Tony  Ziegler,   20  hours
work on tank       5 00
L. Spanfellner,   10 hours
work on tank       2 50
John   Smith,    88   hours
work on tank-.     22 00
PrankMarshik, 100 hours
work on tank     25 00
John  Langer,   61   hours
work on tank     15 25
John Philippi Jr. 9 hours
work on tank       2 00
Math.  Neisius,  19 hours
work on tank...       4 75
Norb. Brummer, 61 hours
work on tank     21 35
John   Nimsch,    8   hours
work on tank         2 00
B. Gross, 7 days work on
tank  ...    20 00
Wm.Priemesberger, wire
to P. Boehm's 184 ft.. 4 60
Jos>H.Grell, merchandise 9 34
Val   and   Peter   Meyer.
blacksmith   work     19 50
J. B. Hartmann, merchandise, stamps and envelopes,       8 97
Pierz Journal, pub. ordinance,   envelopes  and
statements,     14 75
Motion made and carried that
if P- L. Poster will give the village a bond of $500, guaranteeing to finish the village well, he
shall receive $200 more for work
so far done.
Motion made and carried to
have Peter L. Poster put eight
iron rods one half inch in diam
eter in cement wall of the new
village well. Said eight iron
rods to run from top to bottom
of well through the cement wall
as, u^^ oport of said wall. The
cost of said iron rods and putting same in cement wall not to
exceed the sum of $15.
Adjourned.
Baunky Gross,
President.
J. B. Hautmann,
Recorder.
A young daughter arrived at
the Adam Tembreull home
Tuesday morning.
John Mischke of Buckman believes in 'modern conveniences.
He hail a gas lighting jiimiem
installed in h
HAPPENINGS HERE AND THERE
BOY  SECURES  CORN  PRIZE
Raises   115   Bushels   Shelled   on   One
Minnesota   Acre.
Roy Halvorson, sixteen years old, of j
Kerkhoven, Chippewa county, Is the
champion corn grower of Minnesota.
He was declared the winner over all
the boys in a state contest entered by
the young farmers of eighty counties.
The winners were announced by T. A.
Erickson of the extension division of
the University of Minnesota school of
agriculture and the United States department of agriculture.
Halvorson raised 115 bushels of dry
shelied corn on one acre of ground
and he did it by using his own system, which many corn growers declare puts him in the rank with corn
experts who have helped raise Minnesota to the rank of big corn states.
Three others in the contest raised
more than 100 bushels of dry shelled
corn to the acre.
The boy who won the first prize
will get a .$200 scholarship in the agricultural school, a trip to Washington,
D. C, besides the $40 he won as champion of Chippewa county.
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URNAL
1NUARY 7, 1915.
NO. BO.
AUTOMOBILES IN MINNESOTA
Number of Licenses Increased 20,000
During   Past  Year.
The number of licensed automobiles in the state of Minnesota has
increased by nearly 20,000 in the last
year, according to the biennial report
of Julius A. Schmahl, secretary of
state. The number licensed Dec.
31, 1913, was 45,314 and it is now
close to 65,000. In the three-year registration period just closed, Mr.
Schmahl says, automobile license receipts   have   been  about  $100,000.
Nearly $18,000 has been realized
from motorcycle licenses and $15,000
from chauffeurs' licenses. In the next
three-year period he predicts that a
registration of 120,000 will be reached.
Minnesota as a state government
had au income in the year of 1914
of $22,680,208, of which $6,900,000
came from the direct taxes, $9,081,-
399.03 was derived from gross earnings and inheritance taxes and miscellaneous receipts, $3,920,323.55 from
the sale of lands, timber and minerals
and the remainder from the sale of
certificates of indebtedness, the prison
twine and implement plant, escheated
estates and various other sources.
The items of particular gratification
to the citizenry of the state is the increase in the revenues from the gross
earnings taxes pf nearly $2,000,000,
which partially at least is responsible
in the reduction in the tax rate for
1915 of from 5.03 mills to 4.74 mills,
and the large revenues from the sales
of land and timber.
These sales swell the permanent
trust funds of the state to $337456,-
996.15. These funds, which rapidly
are growing at the rate of from $3,-
000,000 to $4,000,000 yearly, can never
be touched and only the interest can
be expended.
More than $3,000,000 was disbursed
by the state to the public schools.
Minnesota today has 100 consolidated
schools which provide transportation
for the pupils.
$395,577.41 IS INCOME  TAX
This   Amount   Is  Collected   in   Minnesota   During   Year.
The amount of income tax collected
in the state of Minnesota druing the
past year (1914) by the United States
collector of internal revenue was
$395,577.41. The act imposing a federal income tax was passed Oct. 3,
1912, and became effective March 1,
1913.
The tax became delinquent July 1.
The bulk of the amount, $372,527.41,
was paid in by June 30. Since that
time there has been collected approximately $23,050.
Reports of the income of individuals
and corporations taxable will be made
in January and February. They must
be in the office of the collector of internal revenue by March 1.
TWO ARE  KILLED  BY TRAIN
Minnesota Man and Son Meet Instant
Death.
Walking on the Northern Pacific
railroad track at Wyoming, their
hearing muffled by their winter caps,
W; J. Miller, fifty-two years old, restaurant proprietor in that village, and
his son Walter, seventeen years old,
were struck and almost instantly
killed by a freight train.
The train approached the man and
boy from the rear. The engineer, W.
Peterson, says he rang the bell and
shouted at the pair, who evidently
wore unaware of their peril. The accident occurred within 200 feet of the
depot. Miller and his son were on
their way to their home from a store.
MAKES TWO  APPOINTMENTS
F<"'l"'   '   ■'"'    *'
Minnesota Governor Names Secretary
and   Executive   Clerk.
Governor Elect Winfield S. Hammond has announced the following appointments:
Secretary to the governor, Charles
M. Andrist of Minneapolis.
Executive clerk. Herman E. Samuel-
son. St. Paul.
The selection of Mr. Andrist to be
secretary came as a surprise.
The month just ended was the coldest December of twenty-five years'
record in the Minneapolis weather bureau. The temperature was below
zero at some time during each of fourteen days and the mean for the month
was 12.1 above. The coldest day in
December was the 26th, when the
mercury dropped to 20 below and the
warmest day was the 1st, with 44
above recorded. Christmas day th*
mercury did not go above 5* degrees
below zero and It was the coldest
Dec. 25 in several years.
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The operating income of the railroads in Minnesota for the year ending June 30, 1914, derived from freight,
passenger, express, mail and all other
sources of revenue was $106,360,418.15,
against $112,606,977.07 in 1913, a decrease of $6,246,558.92, according to
the annual report of the state railroad and warehouse commission just
compiled. A total of fifty-four miles
of new trackage was added during
the year, mostly in new mining and
logging spurs.
.j.   .j.   .$■
Approximately $50,000,000 was paid
for live stock by South St. Paul packers and other buyers during 1914, according to estimates based upon official figures showing the largest receipts in the history of the yards. A
total of 45,232 carloads of cattle, hogs,
sheep and horses arrived in the
twelve months, surpassing the 1913
total, which set the previous record,
by 6,387 cars.
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Dr. Cornelius Williams, chairman of
the legislative committee of the Minnesota State Medical society, says
that a bill probably will be introduced
in the legislature for the buying of
10,000 acres of land in the northern
part of the state and the parceling of
this land into small farms on which
lepers of the state may earn their own
living, which they are competent to
do.
4*   +   +
The estate of William Deering, who
was a Chicago harvester magnate:
paid to Walter J. Smith, state treasurer, $46,239 as an inheritance tax oh
Minnesota properties held by the late
Mr. Deering. The tax on the Minnesota real estate was $1,033. The remainder of the tax was on stocks and
bonds of Minnesota corporations,
cash, and on Minnesota mortgages.
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A new high record in marriages was
established in Minneapolis in the year
just closed, with 4,600 marriage licenses issued as compared with 4,243
for 1913, a gain of 357, or one a day.
The increase in divorces was 165, the
1914 record being 688. The proportion between divorces and marriages
is one divorce to every seven marriages.
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Jacob Slettin, a deputy in the state
grain inspection department, was
found dead in his bed at Minneapolis.
He had died from accidental gas poisoning, according to Dr. C. A. Hobbs,
deputy coroner. He had failed to shut
off the gas jet properly. Slettin had
been in the grain department for many
years.
Freedhem News.
Wm Raatz, Win Kohs and Otto
Deitz visited at Christ Johnson's
Saturday evening'.
H Ridlon was a county seat
caller Thursday.
Chas Johnson has been confined to the bed for several days
with grippe,
Fred Raatz and Chas Kohs
were Pierz callers Thursday,
All from this way attended
the dance at Platte excepting'
Freedhem No 2 substitute,
Otto Deitz and Wm Kohs were
guests of John Timm at Belle
Prairie Sunday,
Oscar Johnson had several
teams helping him haul lumber
last week for his new store to
be built in the spring-,
E Zimbrick, Chas Ower and
George Kohs were Freedhem
callers Monday.
The Big: Booster at Frank
Grell's desires to see all who
intend to try for the $100,00
prize. Remerber, it costs nothing' to try.
Traveling salesmen are begin-
ing to make their appearance
again after *the holiday vacations.
Ben Schweiter of Hofdingford
and party came to Pierz to look
over the couutrv.
Born—to John Boser and wife
January 5th, a daughter.
la.
Pare
fit of   the
January 10th"
Progi
1. Piano solo— .
2. "NickolausAbenu
in one act.—Persons
Saukt Nickolaus — Rei
Hartmann.
Engel—Loretta Bares, Cecelia Hennen.
Mutter—Gertrude Grell.
Kinder—Anna Grell,  Frances '
Grell, Marceline Hartinann, An-'
na Schraut,   Alfred  Tembreull,
Alex Gross, Frank Staub.
3. "While Shepherds Watched by night."      S.   B.   Staum-!
bach.—Bass solo, Herman Von-'
derhaar.    Chorus, St.   Cecilia's
choir.
4. "Der Hirten Erscheinung''
—Persons:
Engel—Marie Grell.
Hirten—Frank Preiner, Michael Meyer, William Weiss, Phillip Dombovy, Bernard Eller.
5. "And there Were Shepherds" F. Edison Solby.—Tenor, Mr. Philip Hartmann and
Mr. Carl Kapsner, Chorus,
St. Cecilia's choir.
6. "Stille Nacht." F.Gruber.
—Male Quartette, St. Cecilia's
choir.
7. Drill of Christmas Bells-
Eight wee tots.
8. "Adeste Fidelis" U. F.
Ambrosia.—Our Own Club.
9. "A Sleighride" W. M.
Trelaar. — Piano duet, Marie
Philippi aud Julia Virnig.
10. "The Song that Angels
Sang." Harold Forest — Anna
Koll and Marie Kapsner. Violin accompaniment, Herbert
Hartmann.
11. "Topsy Turvy"—7 children.
12. Piano Solo. "Christmas
Eve"—Gertrude Grell.
I'd. Shadow Pantomine —
Henry Meyer, Frank Preiner,
William Weiss, Reinhart Hartmann.
14. "Ill Trovadore'
Verdi—Our Own Club.
15. "Silent Night"
Piano, Anna Grell.
Wm. Grell.
16. 'The      Bogus
Machine, or the Puzzled Dutchman"—Cast of characters:
Pete, a little darkey, Leo Zuleger.
Prof. Stanley, a patentee,
Leonard Koering.
Mt. Martello, a circus pro-
prietor, Leo Virnig.
Hans Snyder, his servent,
Steven Gravel.
Music furnished by orchestra.
Reserved seats, 35c. General
admission, 25c. Matinee Friday at 3 p. m. Admission, 10c
for children.
Resident
es to Reward
,   Aged  78,   Passed
Friaay—Came to
Uola in 1876
Waltz.
Duet.—
Violin,
Talking
Are a Necessity
A Morrison county school
teacher, in the Transcript office
a few days ago made the following statement: "I have had in
use in my school room for the
past two months one of the wall
maps of Morrison county recently issued by your company, and
I find that instead of its being a
luxury it is an absolute necessity." Many teachers are of
the same mind and educators
everywhere recommend that
school rooms be supplied with
a map of the pupil's own county. The Transcript still I'
stock of these on hand' in two
mountings—cloth and ^aper.
ng is a short account
life of H. J. Vierk, who
died Friday:
Herman Vierk was born Dec.
18, 1836, in Bassien, on the Island Ruegan, Germany. He was
left an orphan when he was 2
years of age, then lived with
his foster parents until he became a soldier in the army. He
came to America on June 24,
1867, at the age of 31 years. He
came direct to Fond du Lac,
Wis., being employed there on
the farm. In 1876 he came to
Minnesota and purchased a farm
in Agram, Morrison county,
and was married Dec. 26, 1877,
to Elizabeth Gachot at Oconotn-
owoc, Wis., returning to his
farm in Agram. He resided
there for 39 years until his
death, at the age of 78 years
and 13 days.
He leaves to mourn him a
wife and four children, one son
and three daughters, all being
with him at the time of his
death. The children are: H. J.
Vierk, who was with him on the
farm; Mrs. F. A. Krause of Bemidji and Clara and Hermina
Vierk of Minneapolis.
The funeral was held Monday
afternoon at 2o'clock from the
German Evengelical Lutheran
church of St. John, Rev. G. G.
Bratzel officiating.
115 bushels
The Acre-Yield Cor
for the boys of Minnesota has
been decided. R03' Halvorson
of Kerkhoven, Chippewa Co.. is
the grand champion of the state.
He raised   115   bushels   on   his
,. . t^New County Officers
11   lonir </
Took Oath Jan. 5th
Clerk   of Court,  County  Attorney,
Commissioner and Surveyor's Offices Taken Charge of by New Men
C, 0, F, Installation and Card Party
The monthly meeting of the
C. O. F. was postponed last
Sunday and will be held next
Wednesday January 13th at
8 o'clock p.m. The officers will
be installed at this meeting.
After the meeting- the evening will be spent in card playing, etc.
Bring your wife and fi ieiius
along.
County Auditor B. Y. McNairy issued warrants for
$982.50 for bounties on wolves
killed iu Morrison county during the year just passed. This
amount is an increase over that
paid out last year.
The $982.50 paid represents a
total of 140 wolves destroyed
by the farmers of the county,
125 of them being full-grown
animals and 15 cubs. During'
1913 $924 was paid out of this
fund representing a slaughter
of 131 wolves, 118 full-grown
and 13 cubs.
The bounty is S7.50 for a full-
grown wolf and $3 for a cub.
Insurance Company
Held Annual Meeting
Old Officers Re-elected—Clover and
Timothy to be Insured
Hereafter
The Pierz Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Co. held the annual meeting in Faust's hall last
Tuesday. The old officers were
all re-elected.
Hereafter clover and timothy
seed may be insured the same as
grain.
The rate on automobile insurance was set at $1.50 per $100.
the company liable only when
the auto is destroyed at home.
140 Wolves Paid
fnr fWinn* IQl/l     A button Hunt this Week—A
"5 ' Gold Watch Free
The tirst of a series  of   inter
This Number is an Increase  over esting events to take  place in
that Of Last Year—125 connection    with    the     Booster
club, now being organized in
Pierz, Minn., by W. E. TKG-
LUND of the Practical Adver-
Using Co., Springfield, 111., is a
Button Hunt
A Booster button will be glv
en to someone well known in
this vicinity, sometime Friday,
Jan. 8th.
To the one who finds this
Booster button and presents it
at Frank Grell's store will be
given a beautiful gold watch.
The person who has the Booster
button will give it to the first
one who witli a Booster coupon
in the hand asks the following
question: HAVE YOU THE
BOOSTER CLUB BUTTON
THAT I CAN TRADE FOR
The BOOSTER CLUB WATCH?
A Booster coupon to be used
in the button hunt can be had
free for the asking at Frank
Grell's.
The person who has the button will   be   on   the   streets   of
Miss  Pelegia  and   Lizzie Ta-   Pie™ *>™*tae Saturday P. M.,
and il the button is not found
before 12 o'clock noon, Sunday
Jan. 10th., the person who has
the button will be iu Frank
Grell's store uutil the Button
is found.
Discription of the person who
has the Button will be posted!
in the Booster store windows
Saturday P. M. and Sunday A.!
M.
A musical entertainment will
be given Saturday F. M. at the
Booster store.—Adv.
Asa result of the election
held last November four men
became county officers last
Monday, January 5th. They
are Alfred M. Stoll, clerk of
court, to succeed E. A. Kling;
C. Rosenmeyer, county attorney
to succeed D. Cameron; Herman
Vauselow. connii'. jsioner from
the Fifth district; and Nela Pet-
c.son, surveyor, to
Phil. S. Randall.
Anothei, Paul Felix, sheriff,
would have been among those
in the above list, had it not been
that he was appointed to that
office over a month ago to fill
the unexpired term of Frank-
Armstrong.
Following are the  count]
licers for the next four
Auditor—B. V. McNairy.
Treaurer—Frank Renick.
Register of Deeds— Frank' X.
Bastien.
Clerk of court —Alfred M.
Stoll.
Attorney—C- Rosenmeyer.
Sheriff—Paul Felix.
Judge of Probate— E.F.Shaw.
Superintendent of Schools—
M. E. Barnes.
Coroner—N. W. Chance.
Surveyor—Nebs Peterson.
Commissioners—First district
Andrew Herum; Second district
Delphise Rocheleau; Third dis
t-'iet, Heury Gasse;t; Fourth
district, F. H. Lakin; Filth
district, Herman Vanselow.
Dressmaking shop at Buet-
gin's residence. Sewing done
at low price.
Kate Fladung.    Ad.
All persons who intend to
join the Booster club should
have the big Booster to explain
wbat to do   to   win   the   |100.
cash.
These roads are good for  the
blacksmiths.
East Bull News.
mala, Barbara, Olivia and Hans
Leidenfrost called at the John
Banach home Sunday.
Jos Peine and wife visited at
the Jos Priemesberger home last
Friday.
Miss Theresia Schmidtbauer
visited at the Joe Peine home
Friday.
Skating is fine on the Skunk
this year.
Joe Bollig visited at the Joe
Eisel home Sunday.
John Banach and wife called
on Joe Peine Sunday.
Miss Katie and Charley Peine
left for Hastings and New Trier
to visit friends and relatives.
Katie, Peter and Leo Eisel
visited at the Joe Bollig home
Sunday.
Dressmaking shop at Buet-
gen's residence. Sewing done
at   low price.
Miss Kate Fladung.
Strayed—to my place a
black pig weighing about
200 pounds. Owner may
have same by paying for
this notice and for feed.
29-3 Herman Terhaar.
The    county     commissioners Straved -to   mv     place  a
met Tuesday and Wednesday to whjt/e pjg weighing   about
approve the bonds  of   the   new .....               ,        „
«.    4K               ,4          , 100 pounds.   Owner   mav
county officers aud   to  transact r
such business as  may come   be-i "ave same   by calling on
fore them. Mike Nagel.
GENERAL
MARKETREPORTS.
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
Wheat, No. 1,   1.20
Wheat, No. 2  1.18
Flax,	
Barley ..
Rye  	
Oats  44
EarCorn.   150
Hay $5.00
Butter, Creamery .. 35
Dairy  27
Eggs  ;
Flour, Best	
"   Straight      3.20
Low grade flour 1.150
Bran 	
Shorts   1.40
Cracked Corn BO pounds 1.40
Ground Feed	
Potatoes 	
Beans      2.00
Onions         60
South St. Paul
Hog Market.
Ave. Price.
Thursday .	
Friday 7.11
Saturday    	
Monday 	
-lay	
Wednesday	
South St. Paul
Live StockMarket.
Steer
Feed J v. ...$4.30 to
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