The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1919-01-09

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VOL. NO.  10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JANUARY 9,  1919.
No. 30.
Ivanhoe.—Frank Graham, 32 years
old, a farmer, was killed by the accidental discharge of his shotgun.
Crookston.—Dr. William H. Daniels
returned from United States army
base hospital service, and resumed
practice.
Bemidji.—Chief Essler and his men
had a tame New Year's eve and also
New Year's day, for not an arrest was
made for any offense.
St. Cloud.—Lieut. William* H. Riley
has been released from a German
prison camp and is safe, according to
a cablegram received in Washington,
signed by Gen. Pershing.
Cokato.—Memorial services were
held in the Swedish Lutheran church
here for William A. Donohue, late editor of the Cokato Enterprise, who
died of wounds in France.
Long Prairie.—C. E. Reamer and
W. J. Gutches were both seriously injured when the former's Ford car
overturned on the road opposite the
Sam Persons farm in Reynolds.
Virginia.—Junior class students at
the Virginia high school are making
preparations for the preliminary try-
outs for the state declamation contest to be held in March in the Twin
Cities.
Aurora.—Lieut. Stanley Adkins,
who has been training soldiers in four
of the United States army camps, has
returned to his former position as superintendent of the public schools of
Aurora.
Albert Lea.—A new airline road
from La Crosse, Wis., to Sioux Falls,
S. D., was organized here under the
auspices of the Albert Lea Business
Men's league and the Albert Lea Automobile club.
Biwabik.—The pumps at the Bangor
mine have been finally pulled according to word received here, the final
act in closing down the property
which is now filling with water. The
Biwabik mine was the last to stop
operations for the winter.
Courtland.—Paul Meyer, cashier of
the Courtland State bank, died at a
hospital at New Ulm from burns received when he attempted to start a
fire with kerosene. He is survived by
his wife and two small children.
Minneapolis.—The residence of Rev.
C. S. Osterhus at Crystal Lake Road
and Western avenue, xRobbinsdale,
was destroyed by fire with a loss estimated at $10,000. A defective chimney in the kitchen is believed to have
been the cause.
Stillwater.—Mayor John McPherson
of the village of South Stillwater, ond
of the well known poultry fanciers of
the northwest, will have an exhibit of
fifteen or more thoroughbred chickens of his own raising that he will
show at the international poultry
show in Chicago.
St. Paul.—Fire destroyed the warehouse of the Central Warehouse company in the Midway district, causing
a loss estimated at $83,000. The
building, which was rented by the
Pacific Mutual Door Company of Ta-
coma, Wash., was filled with mill-
wood, sash and doors.
St. Paul.—Less than^alf of Minnesota's 51,000,000 acres of land is being
cultivated, according to the annual
report of J. A, O. Preus, state auditor
and land commissioner. He will ask
the legislature to authorize a soil survey which would designate lands unfit for farming, and protect settlers
from fraud.
Minneapolis.—Charles M. Stocking,
for more than twenty-three years superintendent of the Upipn City Mission, and widely knqwa among social
and religions workers, died ot heart
disease, after an illness of three
months, Mr. Stocking was 70 years
old. During his long career Mr. Stocking conducted more than 5,000 religious services. He converted and
started on new careers thousands of
men, some of whom now occupy responsible positions  in Minneapolis.
Alexandria.—Lloyd Steele of this
city, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas H. Steele, were notified on
November 4 that he had died of
wounds received in action, is alive and
well and expects to be home soon, according to a letter from him dated
December 11 which has just been received by his fiancee, Miss Alta Johnson. Another letter, just received by
his sister, Mrs. B. Moulten of Forada,
says he was slightly wounded in the
foot and taken prisoner b# the Germans.   He escaped, however.
Duluth.—Duluth is betwixt and between, as far as the recount of pink
ballots now in progress is concerned,
and City Clerk Fred D. Ash, awaiting
instructions, is keeping the votes on
the dry amendment sealed in the ballot boxes in one of the city hall
vaults. Auditors of all Minnesota
counties, except Hennepin and Ramsey, were ordered to send the ballots
to the capitol. Duluth, coming under
the rules for first class cities with
home rule charters, was affected by
this order and was not provided for as
were the other first class cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul, through the
Hennepin and Ramsey county provJ-
Bipng.
gtillwater— Henry Roettger was arrested at Worthington by Sheriff T.
H. Maher of this city, and brought
back to Stillwater on a bench warrant issued by Judge J. N. Searles for
failing to comply with an order of the
district court on Aug. 17 last to provide funds for the support of Mrs
Roettger and her minor child, Annie.
International Falls.—John Schweit.
er of the Littlefork country has returned after having been taken away
by Federal authorities to answer to
the charge of sedition. Local authorities have failed to learn what disposition wm made ot Bo__wel8«f,»c%i* •
A Letter From One
Who Was There
In a letter to T. G. Gorden of
Little Falls, Chas. Seeger, a
friend of Harker Gordon also of
that city, writes so vividly and
interestingly of the bitter fighting on the Argonne front in the
closing days of the war that the
entire letter- is printed below.
The letter was written in Luxemburg, Alsace-Lorraine. Mr. Seeger is with the Sixth U. S. engineers,   '
The letter follows:
Yesterday, I received a letter
from home in which envelope
was your letter, acknowledging
the receipt of my photo. So after a hard day's hike, and then
a nice warm room, I decided tonight to do as the scribes and
Pharisees used to, take pen in
hand.
I came over here and after a-
bout a month of billeting and
drilling, I was told to report to
the Sixth U. S. engineers, I
diden't know where it was but
after a two weeks' search I
found them. This regiment
needed officers, they lost about
one half of them and when I
found them—near the front, in
September, just before the big
drive, I knew I hit soldiers.
They had just come off the
Chateau-Thierry front and were
ready for another set to. Well,
five minutes after I reported, a
shell landed in camp, killing
three men and the"n and there I
knew I was in the old war.
That night it rained. It also
was cold. My cloths were wet,
my blankets were soaked, and
at 2 a. in., in a driving rain,
pitch darkness and a fearful artillery duel, we set out for the
front. Well, Sherman was, if
anything, d— conservative. I've
certainly seen war, and can say
that no American has had more
war than I had- I spent 37 consecutive days on the Argonne
front, and that was the hell-hole
of the entire war. It was the
place, that was considered absolutely untakable by the Allies,
but we did it, at a fearful, fearful cost. God only knows, I've
seen enough to make any man's
blood run cold. I've seen men
torn, beheaded, shredded, gassed, riddled—everything. I've
been in places where the ground
acers and acers, was covered
with dead, dying, and wounded
men. I've had men killed all a-
round me. have seen them torn
to shreds before my eyes, and
I'll say here that today is our
real Thanksgiving.
I remember reading "Oyer the
top" by Empey-and I used to
envev him and his experience.
Everything seemed to run so
smooth and quick. I remember
how he said, that his division
spent only a short time in the
trenches (6 days) and then were
rested, and it seemed foolish.
Let me give you an average day
in my 37 days:— Up at dawn;
and then take out a platoon to
do some work such as wiring in
a woods. This is always done
ahead of the infantry so you see
it is not very dangerous, it is
very nice gentle work. You
walk through woods, dodging
artillery shells, here, machine
guns there, and finally at dusk
you return to your camp—a
hole in the ground. Of course,
it rained that day-it rains every
day in France. You find your
blankets wet, and your clothes
are wet on you. Well' you are
tired, so now for a sleep. In
spite of the wetness and cold
you doze off. You are never
lonesome ether. There are a few
rats in France and tlie cooties,
well as they say here "cooties
we have with us always." After
an hour's sleep, "Fritz" opens
up with a little artillery fire.
His high explosives land all a-
round you and you hope he
won't hit you (one sleeps well,
Continued on Page 4 Columu 1.
Intersetin^
Correspondences
South Agram News,
Otremba-Leidenfrost
Last Tuesday, Jan. 7, Mr.
Frank Otremba and Miss Bertha
Leidenfrost, two of our most
prominent young people in this
vicinity, were united into the
bonds of matrimony by Rev.
Father Althendorf of Little
Falls. After the ceremony, the
newlyweds left for the home of
the bride's uncle, Leo Leidenfrost, where a bountious dinner
was served, to the newlyweds
and many friends. They will
make their home on a farm in
the neighborhood of Bares'
Farm. May they live long and
happy.
Miss. Cathrine Brummer left
last Thursday for Genola where
she is employed by John Ho-
hisel.
School in district 131 began
again Monday after a two weeks
vacation, -h
The John Neisius family is
on the sick list with   the "Flu''
The thermometer went down
to 35 below zero Friday morning.
Many people from this vicinity attented the Annual Church
Fair which was held at Pierz in
the parochial school hall Dec.
29-30 and Jan. 1.
J.J. Brummer and Fred Spor-
lien were among the business
callers in Pierz Saturday morning.
Barney Sporlein called on
Wm- Brummer Sunday afternoon.
Fred Smith is on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Tnomas Theser
called at John Eidenshink's
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sporlein
and children yisited at the
Brummer home Wed.
Mrs. Fred Schmidt and
daughters visited with Mrs. F.
Sporjein Sunday.
Jos. H. Grell left for Minneapolis Tuesday where he
will attend the Implement
Convention, this week at the
West Hotel.
County Seat Callings.
A marriage license was is-
iued to John Kapsner and Elsie
Retzlaff. The couple were
married Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Peter Newman, who has
been critically ill at St. Gabrial's
hospital from Spanish influenza,
is reported to be improving.
Mrs. Jos. Boserand son, Arthur and Miss Ann Rassier have
returned to St. Cloud after attending the funeral of John
Rassier. Mr. and Mrs. John Bares
of Pierz have also returned home
after attending the funeral.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Thienes
have received word from their
son, Nick, who arrived recently
from overseas, that he is now
on his way to Louisville, Ky.
He will be mustered out of service at that place.
In a letter from Otto Brick,
Ippecourt, France, and dated
November 24, the writer stated
that he was then on what was
supposed to be the first Jap to
wards home. He has been with
a supply train and was stationed for some time during the
summer in the Alsace-Lorraine
sector, about four miles from
the border. During the first part
of November he was transferred
to the Verdun sector of which
he says there is little left in the
way of buildings. He was at
Grandpre after the Germans
had been driven out and he says
that there .was not a single
building which had escaped, at
least, partial destruction.
Notice to Soldiers
Sailors, Marines and  Others
Having Done Active War
Work in Employ of U.S.
Home and Foreign
Five persons were killed and
27 seriously injured when two
trains crashed together at
Norge, Okla., on Christmas
day.
Two thousand Canadian troops
sailed from Victoria forSiberia.
With exception of half a dozen men who are too ill to be
moved, the last of the American
war prisoners left Germany last
week.
Four men and two women
were killed and 19 injured by
an explosion in a shell loading
plant at Watertown,N. Y.
More than 200 persons were
killed in street battles atOdessa.
A dispatch from Paris says
disarmed German Zeppelins
will be convert into aerial merchantmen to fly between New
York and Hamburg.
A motor sleigh designed for
mail delivery in Alasks has
been nndergoing test tours on
the west coast. The machine is
twenty-fiye feet long and expected to cover at least 100
miles of ice or snow track a day
with 500 pounds of mail.
The Morrison County War Records committee wants a complete history of every person
who has been in the actual employment of "the government
since the breaking out of the
war. This history will haye to
be furnished by the person himself, or by his parents, .wife or
other relatives. Morrison county
and the State of Minnesota are
anxiuos to get a complete record
of all these persons and it will
be impossible for us to make
out such a record without the
assistance of the persons above
named.
Any such person can go to the
secretary of the county committee, Andrew Johnson, in the
city hall at Little Falls, Minnesota, or if that is inconvenient
to the nearest bank. All banks
in the country, outside Little
Falls, have been furnished with,
questionnaires which thev will
be willing to fill out for any
person calling at snch bank.
It is of highest importance
that this matter be attended to
immediately upon the return of
such persons, either discharged
from the service or not and it is
as important to these persons
themselves as it is to the committee that a full accurate record be made out as soon as possible and you are urged to cooperate with the committee in
discharging this duty and we
trust you will find it convenient
to Comply with the above requirements at your very earliest
convenience.
Very turly yours,
—N. N. Bergheim,
Memory is a crazy woman
that hoards colored rags and
throws away food.
Bring us your furs and get
the most money for them.
The Leader Pierz, Minn. adv.
Micheal Meyer and Frank
Merkling received an honorable discharge at Camp
Grant, 111., and returned
home Tuesday. Jos. Smith-
bauer also returned home.
Get Your Coal Now
If You Desire Fuel
Little Falls Transcript.—To
All Committeemen and dealers:
Information is reaching this
office daily through the office of
the District Representative
that dealers in various parts of
the state are requesting in some
cases that alotments be cancelled and in other cases that
their shipments anthracite for
the present be suspended.
This situation undoubtly is
due the fact that we have
practically had an open winter
to this time, and probably is
due to the further fact that
some people figure that we will
have the usual January thaw,
and therefore their full allotments of anthracite will not be
needed. The allotment for
Minnesota for this year is 1,108,-
800 tons or 560,000 tons less than
the anthracite that normaly
would be required.
The dealer cannot be expected
to take the risk of carrying over
anthracite coal into the next
season. That risk must rest up-
onthe consumer. The dealer cannot be expected to accumulate
and store anthracite.
The consumer must.now take
the amount of his requirements
or make up his mind that he is
not to get it hereafter. Anthracite can be furnished now in
accordance with the allotments
made to each communty and
dealer in the state. Where it is
refused now, it will be diverted
and if a long drawn out winter
follows, the consumer mnst
suffer the penalty because of his
failure at this time to make adequate provision against it.
Once an allotment is cancelled,
that ends the matter for this
season.
Please see that this is published as a matter of news in
your local papers in order that
that consumers in your locality
may have ample notice. Any
dealer in state who wishes to
cancel the unfilled portion of
his allotment should notify this
office at once, otherwise, coal
will move and must be taken
care of on arrival. This notice
is intended to have a meaning
and that meaning must be grasped by both dealer and consumer.
Yours very truly.
J.F. McGEE.
Federal Fuel Administrator
for Minnesota.
Hold Your Bonds
"Hold your bonds" is the request of Mr. McAdoo, Secretary
of the Treasury. Hold them because, even though the war
may be over, it has not yet been
paid for. The Treasury Department must soon issue more
bonds. Every sale now made by
you makes future Government
issues more difficutly and more
expensive. This expense can be
borne only by the people of  the
Local Happenings
Of the Week
Miss M. Drews, was in the
village on business  Monday.
The dance at Hartmann's
hall was well attended.
The village schools are open
and the attendance is fair as
we are informed.
T. S. Look of Sullivan was
a business caller in the
village Saturday.
Joe. J. Otremba made a
business trip to Bowlus Tuesday and returned Wednesday.
The Leader of Pierz buys
all kinds of raw furs at highest market prices.   Adv. 26tf
0. E. Gravel took the train
for Onamia on business Friday returning Saturday.
Katy Virnig is visiting
her Grandparents Mr. and
Mrs. John Sellable, at Little
Falls this week.
Leo Beach of St. Panl is
visiting his daughters, Mrs.
F. Virnig and Mrs. A. P.
Stoll.
Math Thommes left again
for Rochester last Monday to
undergo treatment in the St.
Mary's hospital.
The new Board of county
commissioner, held it's first
meeting in Little Falls last
Tuesday.
A picture of John B. Faust
who has been reported missing in action, appeared in the
Minneapolis Tribune Saturday.
When you come to Little
Falls stop at the Faust Feed
Staple.        Adv.
Mel. Wermerskirchen left
for Great Falls, Montana,
Saturday, where he will resume his work at the Great
Northern Railway.
Peter Thielen and John
Stuckmeyer Jr. left Friday
for St. Paul to attend school.
Peter is going to take up agricultural course and John
will take up a course in dairy.
Mrs. Frank Zuleger and
daughter Gornillia, returned
Thursday from Thief River
Falls, Minn., where they have
been on a weeks' visit with
Mrs. Zuleger's daughter.
Mrs_ M. Angermerer left
last Sunday for the Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Gendreau home
United States, therefor why'
add to the already large burden \ in the town of Little Falls to
Hold them because the need of visit her daughter Mrs. Gen-
saying is not over. Government dreau and children, who are
expenses are today larger than '
at any other   time   during   the
war. Our boys   in   France  andj    The record of  every   man
Germany must  be paid, fed and.
ill with influenza.
clothed, and when their work is
over, transparted home They
have not quit. Why should you?
List of Unclaimed Letters
who entered the service from
Morrison county is wanted
by the records committee
and those who can give this
record are requested to do so
at once. These records are
taken up by the   city   clerk
UDDENLY
AY
Rheumatism Ends Life of Former
President Without Warning at
Early Morning Hour.
PASSES    PEACEFULLY
Had    Retired    Night    Before    Feeling
Quite Well—Went    Home     From
New York  Hospital  Only
Short Time Ago.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Jan. 7.—Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep
it his home on Sagamore Hill.
The colonel suffered a severe attack
of rheumatism and sciatica on New
Vear day, but none believed that his
illness would likely prove fatal.
"About 4 a. m. Mrs. Roosevelt, who
was the only other member of the
family at Oyster Bay, went to her husband's room and found that he had
died during the night.
Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned to Col-1
Duel Bmlen Roosevelt, cousin of tlie I
'ormer president, and he came to j
:he Roosevelt home immediately, j
Telegrams were dispatched to the!
;olonel's children, who were in other |
parts of the country. Two of the I
.olonel's sons, Major Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Captain Kermit Roosevelt, are in service abroad.
Colonel   Died   in   His  Sleep.
The exact time of Roosevelt's death
was 4:45 a. m. as nearly as can be
ietermined. There was no one at his
bedside at the time he passed away.
A. minute or two before his attendant,
Tames Amos, noticed that the patient
was breathing hea.ily in his sleep and
went to call a nurse. When he returned with her, tlie former president
was dead. Mrs. Roosevelt was imme-
llately summoned.
Telegrams of condolence and sympathy began to pour in from all parts
3f the country as soon as news of
-donel Roosevelt's death became
mown.
Returned Home on Christmas.
The former president came to his
lome on Sagamore Hill from tlie
Roosevelt hospital on Christmas day
but a week later was stricken with a
severe attack of rheumatism and scl-
itica, from which he .had been suffering for some time. The rheumatism
-fleeted his right hand and if became
much swollen.
Flags were placed at half mast iii
I)yster Bay.
The Immediate cause of Colonel
Roosevelt's death was pulmonary em-
jolism, or lodgment in the lung of _>
;lot from a broken vein, it was stated
ay one of the physicians.
Colonel Roosevelt' was 60 years old,
laving been born in New York, Oct.
27, 1858. He was the 26th president
-f the United States, having sue-
;eeded to the presidency on the death
of William McKinley, who was shot
md killed at Buffalo, N. Y.
Letters  addressed to the'following- named parties are at the j
postoffice at Pierz and have not' of Little J-alls.
been called for:
Nick Briggs,
Albert Bell,
Nick Briggs,
Mrs. Steve Lipinski,
J. A. V. Cuff,
F. J. Herman,
August Preusen,
Christ Styckert,   ■
Mis. Katy Schacfe, Chicago
Ave,
Alfred Stumpf left  Tuesday morning for Minneapolis
on a short visit with his  sister, Mrs. A. M. Reimer, from
there he will go to Milwaukee,
• Wisconsin, where he will re-
|; sume his work with the Wisconsin Gas and Electric  Co.,
;as an Electrician.
(\DJ0URNS  OUT  OF   RESPECT;
Congress Quits When News of Roose-1
velt's Death Arrives.
Washington, Jan. 7.—Both houses '
-f congress adjourned today as a
mark of respect after adopting resolu-,
tions of regret at the death of Colonel j
Roosevelt and providing for the ap-1
pointment of committees to attend the j
Euneral.
Ford   Contests   Election.
Washington, Jan. 7.—In a petition
received by Vice-President Thomas R.
Marshall and laid before the Senate,
Henry Ford, democratic candidate for
United States senator, defeated'on the
[ace of returns by Truman H. Newberry, Republican, gave notice of a
contest of the seat and asked for a
recount of the ballots. Excessive use.
of money in Newberry's campaign, intimidation of voters, improper rejection of ballots, "flagrant violation" ot
Michigan election laws were made by
Mr. Ford,
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