The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1918-08-22

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VOL. NO.  10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AUGUST 22, 1918.
No. 10.
MEWS OF STAT
1SELY TO
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.
St. Cloud.—Two boys, each 9 years
old, broke into and robbed the house
of William Victor. They obtained $20
and a few small articles.
Winona.—Rapid progress is being
made by the Yankee Doodle Highway
association which has as its object
the marking out of the trail from St.
Paul to Winona along the Mississippi,
to be called the "Yankee Doodle Trail."
Rochester.—"I have no anxiety for
the future of this war," declared Surgeon General W. C. Gorgas, head of
the United States medical corps, in
addressing several hundred doctors,
purses and enlisted men at the Mayo
icUnic.
Red Wing.—The Lutheran Choral
convention, scheduled to be^held here
the last part of the month, is to be
abandoned this year for patriotic reasons. The convention was expected
to bring all the way from 800 to 1,000
delegates.
St. Paul.—Frank E. Hoffman of this
city has been appointed assistant state
labor commissioner to succeed John
D. Gardiner, St. Paul, recently advanced to the commissionership following the death of W. P. Houk, Min-
Heapolis.
Winona.—The first shipment of coal
t>y barges up the Mississippi river under government auspices is expected
to reach Winona within the next few
days. These barges may be run temporarily for the remainder of the summer if the first trip proves a success.
Bemidji.—A lacrosse game between
• the Red Lake and Cass Lake Indians
may be one of the features at the
Beltrami county fair next month, according to plans of Walter F. Dickens,
superintendent of the Red Lake agency.   The game would be staged here.
St. Paul.—The Minnesota Council
of State Banking Institutions was organized here by representatives, of
state banks in 42 counties. It will cooperate with national and state organizations to promote the general efficiency and welfare of the American
banking systeiti.
Fairmont.—Lieut. Hugh Lester, bred
and born in Elm Creek township, Martin county, is in a hospital in France,
•"wounded in both legs-by Hun shells.
He attended common school of Martin
county and-a graduate of both Carle-
ton and Harvard. He k-cated in the
practice of law at Birmingham, Ala.
Mankato^—Violet Wirig, 18-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Wirig
of Madison Lake, was drowned at
Point Pleasant. She, with two other
girls, were in a launch and from some
unknown cause the launch caught fire.
The girls upon seeing the fire jumped
and Miss Wirig was the only one that
could not 3wim,
Mankato.—Action brought by Joseph
Gilbert, formerly manager of the Nonpartisan league campaign, against William S. Carver, sheriff of Martin county, and William Roepke, his deputy,
for $400 forfeiture on account of
illegal detention, will be tried in Ramsey county, under an order made by
Judge Grier M. Orr in district court.
St. Paul—Minnesota men in military
service, including those fighting in
France, will be afforded an opportunity to vote at the general election in
November if a way to register their
ballots can be found, the state public
safety commission decided yesterday.
Attorney General C, L. Hilton was
asked to study the legal aspect's of
the plan and to report at the next
meeting of the commission.
St. Paul.—With Minnesota showing
a saving of between 6,000 and 7,000
tons of wheat flour a month, A. D.
Wilson, state food administrator, attributed the success of the bureau to
the food administration's organization
here. There are more than 5,000 persons connected with the state food administration. Mr. Wilson said, and
every county iu the state has a county
food administrator and' an efficient
committee.
St. Paul.—Interest on daily balances
of state deposits in banks almost paid
the salaries of state elective officers
last year, State Treasurer Henry Rines
said. The interest earnings were $242,-
685 at 2 per cent on active and 3 per
cent on inactive deposits. The salary
for state elective officers totaled during the year $248,550. By keeping
down the inactive deposits, Treasurer
Rines effected a material increase in
interest earnings.
St. Paul.—Fire Prevention Day -will
be celebrated November 2 throughout
the United States this year. Postponement from the usual October date was
requested by W. G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury, to avoid conflict
with the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign. A copy of Mr. McAdoo's request was received at the office of the
state fire marshal and a favorable
rentf. was made. Governor Burnquist
later will issue the customary proclamation designating Saturday, November 2, as Fire Prevention Day in Min-
'nesota.
Hamline.—Officials in charge of the
entertainment features for the Minnesota state fair the first week in September are completing arrangements
for the greatest aviation exhibition
ever staged in this part of the United
States. Several weeks ago, a modest
program of flights were considered.
Then, fair officials got in touch with
the department of public information
and as a consequence the assurance
was given the- "Flying Circus" of
American and British aviators would
be sent here on Sept. 1, 2 and 3. It
was tentatively decided to stage a
tham battle in the air on Sept. 2.    ...
Interesting
Correspondences
South Agram News,
Mrs. Peter Thommes and son
Math, and Mrs. Pred Sporlein
and daughter Prances called at
the John Neisius home Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Reding:
and son George autoed to St.
Cloud Thursday, where they
visited their son and brother
J. W. Reding.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Duschner and children of Pierz were
guests at the J. J. Brummer
home Thursday afternoon.
Wm. Leidenfrost, Jos. Duschner and Kippley Bros, will have
silos put up on their farms in
the near future.
Many people from this vicinity took in the circus at St.Cloud
Friday. They all say it was
good.
Wm. and Eva Brummer, Anton Kalusha and Mr. Hagen of
Buckman called at the John
Reding home Sunday evening.
The barn dance held at Jake
Brausen's Friday eyening, was
well attended, and all report a
good time.
Aug. Meier made a business
trip to Royalton Thursday last
week.
Catherine Brummer is employed by Mrs. Joseph Duschner for several weeks.
—Make w.s.s. pledges—
Platte News.
Those that visited Mrs. Wm.
Schauble last Tuesday were:
Mrs. Frank Wolff and Mrs. Kerkhoff.
Math. Valentine purchased a
MaxwelLcar Saturday.
Frank Wolff
callers at the
home Sunday.
and  wife  were
Theo.  Rychner
Cecil Kelley and family motored to Little Palls Sunday.
Miss Clara Nelson left last
Monday for the Olson home at
Belle Prairie, where she is employed.
A bunch of young folks visited at the Wolff home last Thursday evening.
■—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES—
Officials Save Morrison $300
Little Palls—County Treasurer Prank Renick and County
Auditor B. Y. McNairy have
paid up $3,000 worth of old
court house bonds, which were
issued in 1890. These bonds are
not due until 1920 and by paying them now the officials will
save §300 in interest to Morrison
county. The bonds are part of
$50,000 worth which were floated in 1890 and came under the
sinking fund.
At the time these bonds were
issued Prank Ellenbecker of
this city was county auditor and
John Stumpf of Pierz was chairman of the county board.
—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDCES—
Shot Her Husband.
Brainerd.—Mr_. Hilda Hill, 28
years old, is charged with having shot and killed her husband,
John Hill, at Manganese, near
here.    She is under arrest.
—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDCES—
Miss Elvie Hatten, St. Cloud,
attended the St. Cloud Business
Collage, passed the Civil Service
examination, and began work
at $1100 a year. Our graduates
secure the best positions. Send
for catalog.       Vath & Ahles.
Martin Offers
Reward Of $5
Persistent rumors that a large
quantity of flour had been found
in the attic of his residence by
a representative of the State
Pood Administration, prompted
Mr. Martin to make the following statement:
To the Patriotic and Loyal
Citizens of Morrison County:
Tne seditious statement which
is being generally circulated as
to the county food administrator hoarding flour and sugar,
and having been arrested and
fined for same, has reached
such proportions that it now
seems necessary that some attention be given to the   matter.
I wish to say emphatically
that there is absolutely no truth
in it and that it is pro-German
proganda from start to finish,
and I will pay a reward of $50.00
for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of tne one
inventing the lie.
For the interest of our government in prosecuting this war
to the fullest extent it is up to
every loyal citizen to brand
anyone making seditious utterances against those who are
giying their time and money
tor the interest of humanity, as
a kaiserite enjoying the Stars
and Stripes and worse than the
kaiser himself.
J. K. MARTIN,
Morrison County Food Administrator.
7,666 Bushels Seed
Corn Wante
. Morrison counts''s quota of
seed corn to be selected during
the seed corn time, September
10 to 20, is 7,666 bushels. This
amount will be enough to supply the county's seed corn needs
for the next two years if it
plants an average acreage.
Through the co-operation of
tlie Farm Bureau and the county
agent of this county' and the
agricultural extension division
of the university, a vigorous effort will be made to persuade
every farmer in the county to
select one bushel for every three
acres he usually apportions to
corn growing. In this way the
county  will  fill   it's   quota   of
needed seed corn.
>
This seed corn drive is just as
important in it's way as a Liberty Loan drive. The war cannot
be carried on without food and
the assurance of a * seed corn
supply for the next two years
will go far toward making sure
our normal food supply.
Grain And Produce
Local Happenings
mey_
A little reflection will con
vince almost any reasonable j
person that such rumors can
hardly be founded on facts. Mr.
Martin is County Pood Administrator, and State Investigators come to him for instructions. It isn't likely that he
would direct an investigator to
his own house to give him a
flying start.
Mathilda Rademacher Dead.
Mathilda  Rademacher, sixty-
eight years of age, who, until a
few years   ago, made   her home
with the Frank Kapsner family
in the   village,   died  in the Old
Folks'Home  in   St. Cloud  last j
Saturday and was   buried in St. I
Joseph's cemetery last Tuesday
morning.    She was a cousin to!
Karl   Kapsner and his   brothers
and sisters, and had lived with j
them over 40 years.
■—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES—
Ed. Farsfed Disappears
From St.
On Tuesday morning at nine
o'clock a pretty wedding tool-
place at the St. Joseph's church
in which Miss madeline Meyer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. N.
Meyer, became the bride of Mr:
Henry Hansmeyer of Long
Prairie.
The bride was beautifully
attired in embroidered Georgette crepe over white satin and
veil caught with lilies of the valley. She was attended by her
sister Miss Teresa Meyer, who
wore a pale pink Georgette crepe
with picture hat to match and
carried pale pink roses. A Niece
Lorraine Heimenzacted as flower girl carrying a basket of
sweet peas. The groom was
attended by his brother Reuben.
After the ceremony a bount'
eous wedding dinner was served
at the home of the bride's parents.
The out of town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Heimenz   of
Choice'No. 1 Northern $2.04
Wheat, No. 1, $2.00
Wheat, No. 2     1.97
Wheat, No. 3       1.94
Wheat, No. 4     1.90
Flax,       3.70
Barley  .90
Rye    1.55
Oats      65
Ear Corn 1.40
Hay     10.00
Butter, Creamery ..       45
Dairy       37
Eggs     37
Flour,     5.65
Bran . 2.10
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 2.75
Shorts 2.25
Ground Peed    2.40
Beans      7.00
Onions     2.50
County Superintendent M. E.
Barnes transacted business at
Sullivan Lake Friday.
P. R. Burrell, cashier of the
First State Bank of Onamia, and
J. W. Gish of Onamia transacted business in the city Friday.
The local exemption board has
received a call for three special
service men to be sent to Camp
Dodge, Iowa, within two days
after August 30. Men in class 1
of the 1917 registrants may volunteer.
The army casuality list of Saturday has the name of Harold
L. Cambell of Randall, listed
among those who haye died of
disease overseas.
Howard Ferrell, who is in the
marine corps in France and has
recently recovered from gas
poisoning, writes that lis is now
guarding German prisoners. The
guards have been at work constructing a prison camp for their
use. while keeping the prisoners
employed.
J . J.McCann, local county
agent, left for St. Paul, where
he will transact business for a
few days. He expects to enter
the army Aug". 26.
Almost a year ago Herman
Utsch of this city lost a valuable house dog. Although he
advertised no trace of the dog
was found. On Saturday last,
while he aud Ivlrs, Utsch were
walking in the retail district of
St. Cloud, Mrs. Wilkes ot Eliz-  St. Paul, the lost dog was   seen
■St. Cloud—Ed. Farsted of
this city, formerly of Little Palls,
has disappeared and this morning the local police found a suit,
hat and etc. below the apron of
the dam in which papers were
found indicating that they belonged to Farsted. Farsted has
been employed in a local garage
for some time- It is said that
he   took a  car   Saturday   night
*
and droye about the city until
earlv Sunday morning and since
that time he has not been seen.
Tlie police do not believe that
he is a suicide, but that h* bas
left the country! He was a registered man and it is claimed
would soon be called to service.
His wife in an interview this
morning stated that she would
be pleased to see him in the
army.
On Sept. 6th. and 7th.   my     ., ,,     „  --,..,
.,, ,      ,      , , miles south ot  Hill
store will be closed.
A. Haskel.
—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES—
Don't forget  the Auction
H. A.  Laudsberger's, five
man station, Thursday, Aug. 29th.
abeth, Mrs. Mayer of St. Augusta, Mrs. Hansmeyer, mother to the groom, Mrs. M. L.
Reichert and daughter Modesta,
Mr. John Reichert and Miss
Caroline Hansmeyer all of Long
Prairie, . Mrs. Mary Majerus,
Mrs. Matt Huff and Miss Susan
Huff of St. Cloud.
The happy couple left on an
extended trip thru the wast,
after which they will be at home
to their friends in Seattle,
Washington.
across the street and recovered
after some little parlance with
the man who. claimed that he
bought it from a veterinary surgeon of St. Paul. Mr. and Mrs.
Utsch brought the. dog home
with them Monday.
TbrMmker of Bull
Associations Grows.
Farmers are taking advantage
of the opportunity to use purebred bulls afforded* them by
membership in a cooperative
j bull association. Eight is the
| net increase of cooperative bull
i associations for the year ended
I June 30, 2619,   and ejght   others
Stung To Death By Bees
Asco. Minn.—Word   has  just
been received here that   A.   A.
are now in process  of orgamza-
Beulow, a farmer living near jtionj according to the Dairy Di-
Asco, was stung to death by;vision of the United States De-
Bees. Beulow  attempted to re- partment  of   Agriculture.     On
move honey from a hiye when j July i; this year 43 associations
I;     ._. i    t   . •       tt        were in operation,   as compared
the   bees    attacked   him.   Hun-:      „„ -.   ,     .    ....-■
to 06 on  July 1. 191Y, one asso-
dre-ds ot  them  stung _ him   and datio]1 in  operation  ]ast  year
before he was able to'get into | being disorganized. Fieldmen,
his house, the poison rapidly county agents, and others work-
spread through his system and•|in_r'i_i cooperation with the department have trad a part in establishing these associations.
There is an average of 5 purebred bulls in each organization
Wis., arrived Monday afternoon and an avei-age of 225 Dairy
for a week's visit at the C. P. Cows.
Virnig home. —make w.s.s. pledces—  .
caused death..
Mrs. Geo. Nevers of Superior,
C. Saui*.r spent Sunday in
Albany.
If you reached 21 since
June 5, register Aug. 24.
Nick Konen drove down
from Fargo Tuesday evening.
Anton Wozacho of Stearns
County has bought 80 acres
of land in Granite.
C. D. Gilbert writes- that
he had been transferred to
Rock Island Arsenal, 111.
A marriage license was issued to Frank Schraut and
Theresia Leeb.
Mrs. John Preimesberger
left for a short visit in St.
Paul Tuesday.
Math. Thommes left Tuesday morning for Rochester
for medical treatment
Stacking began north and
east of Pierz the first of the
week.
Hubert Raxes began breaking up his land in Hillman
this morning.
J. Wertin of Albany passed
through the village on his
way to Lastrup this morning.
Mrs. Roos and Catherine
Donek visited friends and
relatives at Camp Dodge this
week.
Bertha Knopp of St. Anthony visited with he-r sister
at the Jos. Grell home over
Sunday.
Peter Welte and mother
of St. Anthony, Minn, visited
relatives and friends here
over Sunday.
The chamber of commerce
of Brainerd has it's first
check for a carload of waste
paper shipped.
Albert Zubregel returned
Monday from Greenwald,
where he had been working
the past month.
Theo. Thielen left Tuesday
morning for St. Paul as a del-
agate to the Non-partisan
Convention. The object of the
meeting is to appoint a candidate for governor.
Because of an anti-war address, delivered shortly after
the United States became involved in the war, Albert
Pfaender, a New Ulm attorney has been expelled from
the state bar association.
The waste paper that is
burned in Pierz to get it out
of the way should be collected and bailed and shipped or
hauled to a pulp mill. Gathering this paper" would be a
profitable pastime for "Bis-
mark".
The United States Treasury has extended additional
credits of $100,000,000 to
France, $9,000,000 to Belgium, and $3,000,000 to Serbia., The total of credits advanced to our associates in
the war against Germany is
now $6,492,040,000.
Lithuanians Object to Emperor
William Appointing Their
Monarch.
THREATEN
iVOLT
Diet Sends Solemn Protest to GeneraJ-
Ludendorff and   Demands That
People  Be Allowed to  Name
Their Own   Ruler.
London, Aug. 19.—According to an
Amsterdam dispatch to tlie Exchange
Telegraph company, the Lithuanians
demand the right to name their own
king and refuse to recognize one of
German appointment.
The dispatch adds that General Ludendorff, first quartermaster general of
the .German army, is in receipt ot a
solemn protest from the Lithuanian
Diet against any attempt to name a
king unacceptable to the people of
Lithuania, who threaten to revolt in
case such action is taken.
Americans   Reach   Vladivostok.
Vladivostok, Aug. 19.—Tho transport
carrying the first contingent of Ameri-:
can troops arrived here after an un-j
eventful voyage of seven and a halfj
days from Manila. The men were inj
excellent spirits and crowded the rails!
and rigging, cheering and being!
cheered by the men of the Allied war-j
ships, in the harbor.
The crowds on 'tho waterfront ap-i
peared amazed at the noisy entry of;
the Americans, as compared with that!
of their less demonstrative allies, i
Groups of Czechs about the docks were j
vociferous in their welcome of the;
Americans, who w>ill be kept aboard!
ship until the arrival of other trans-!
ports,  due  tomorrow.
A Japanese contingent has arrived I
at Nikblskoye on its way to the TJsuri!
front.
*        Czechs  Off for  Harbin. i
Tokio, Aug. 19. — Czechoslovak
forces from the maritime provinces of
Siberia left for Harbin. Aug. S over
the Chinese Eastern railway, it is officially announced. *
Along the Usuri front, where the
enemy forces number 100,000 strong,
quiet prevails, it is said. The Bolshe-
vlki and Austro-Gerinans are visibly
affected by the arrival of Allied troops
and the number of desertions from
their ranks is increasing, it is reported.
French   Military   Men   Freed.
Paris, Aug. 19.—General Lavigne and
the staff of the French military mission at Moscow, who were placed
under arrest there when tho All
consuls were taken into custody by
the Bolsheviki, have been set at liberty, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Temps.
The Little Palls Business College trained Edwin Kosbab of
Brainerd for a railroad sten.< -
graphic position at a salary of
one hundred and twenty-five dol-
lars a month. It pays to attend
a college that will make the most
of you.    Send for catalog".
SENATOR     GALLINGER     DIES
New Hampshire .Solon, [II -for Months,
Passes.
Franklin, N. H., Aug. 19.—United
States Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of
New Hampshire died . at a hospital
here. He was minority leader of the
senate.
Senator Gallinger was born at Cornwall, Ont, March 28, 1837. He received a common school and academic
education, and when' a youth learned
the printer's trade. He studied medicine and was graduated soon after
attaining his majority.
Dr. Gallinger practiced his profession during his entire political career,
which began in 1872, until 18S4, when
he was elected to congress. He waa
elected to the 49th and 50th congresses, and declined renoniination to
tho 51st congress; was elected United
States senator in 1890, and has been
in the upper house continuously since
that time.
DRAFT OFFICIAL TOOK BRIBE
Sentenced   to   Two   Years   in   Prison
After   Reprimand.
New   York,   Aug.   19— Herman   P.
Gordon, salaried clerk of a local draft i
board, was sentenced to two years in j
prison   after   his   admission   in   the!
United   States  district  court  that  ho!
had accepted a bribe of $50 and given |'
a promise of deferred classification in I
return.    The judge  gave   the   former!
clerk a severe reprimand for having ;
"betrayed tin? patriotic machine as a j
paid  employee,"  when others  served.!
it without charge.
PROVIDES FOR $8,000,000,000!
Washington, Aug. 19.—The new rev-!
enue upon which the House ways and ;
means  committee  has  been working !
since Congress recessed early in July !
will raise a total of $8,000,000,000 for !
the expenses of the government in the '
present fiscal year, Chairman Kitchin
of the  committee  announced.    It  is
probable, Chairman Kitchin said, that
the bill will be introduced this week-
Hospital  Unit for Gas Victims.
New York, Aug. 19.—A hospital unit
designed exclusively for work among
gas victims, the first of its kind, and
recruited from many cities for the
women's overseas hospitals, the hospitals of the National American Women Suffrage association has started for
France, it was announced. This is
tho third overseas hospital unit organized by the association and waa
sent at the request of the French. It
will provide the personnel for a hos.
pital with 200 beds.