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PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JANUARY 16,  1919.
No. 31.
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mm OF STATE  Intersex
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.
Correspondences
South Agram News.
J.J. Brummer and son William
and Prank Kandel were entertained at an old  fashioned  solo
Monday evening-.
Peter Thoines was among the
Pierz callers Wednesday.
Frank Otremba is on the sick
list with the "Flu."
Casper Thommes has received
an honarable discharge at Camp
Dodge, Iowa, and returned to
his home Wednesday eyening.
John Eidenshink and J. J.
Brummer were county seat business callers Thursday.
There was an unavoidable
mistake in the scribe's cullings
of last week, which was that
Frank Otremba and Miss Bertha
Leidenfrost were married at
Little Falls. Scribe wishes to
recall that it was an error. Just
before the dav appointed for the
happy pair, the bride became
ill with the "Flu." and consequently delayed the affair, and
the marriage was postponed to
a latter date.
Barny Terhaar
trips to his  '
fuel last week
made several
upper forty"   for
Warroad.—Isadore Sigel has returned from a fur buying trip on the game by John Eidenshink
Lake of the Woods, and reports that
the "flu", epidemic has about, exterminated the Indians in several village-
in the Crow Lake country.
St. Paul.—The State Board of Electricity issued licenses to four master,
four special and sixteen journeymen
electricians during 1918 and collected
$625 in fees, according to an annual
report given Governor Burnquist.
Brainerd.—Mrs. Hilda Hill, charged
with manslaughter in the first degree,
was arrraigned in district court here
and pleaded not guilty. It is alleged
she shot and killed her husband at
their home in Manganese recently.
Park Rapids.—John Kruse of this
place is believed to hold the record for
spearing big fish through the ice.
While engaged In this winter sport
in a nearby lake he landed two of the
largest Great Northern pike ever taken in these parts. One weighed twenty-five and the other twenty-six
pounds.
Crosby. — Local fishermen report
pickerel as running and a number are
being speared in the lakes. Mike Heg-
lund speared one which weighed eight
and one-half pounds and one is reported to have been speared at Little Rabbit lake which went over fifteen
pounds. In this region it is very unusual for fish to start running before
March.
Minneapolis.—Arguments for a new
trial in the case of Meyer Ettenberg,
sentenced by District Judge C. S. Jel-
ley to serve from one to seven years
in the state penitentiary for causing
the burning of his clothing store at
308 Nicollet avenue, June 23, will be
heard Feb. 1. Judge Jelley granted a
stay of execution until that time, at
the request of A. H. Hall, counsel for
Ettenberg.
Minneapolis.—Petitions for immediate improvement of Minnesota waterways have been forwarded to Governor J. A. A. Burnquist and the legislature, as the result of the two days'
convention of the Minnesota Real Estate Owners and Dealers Association
at the Radisson hotel. N. J. TJpham,
of Duluth, was elected president of the
association. Other officers elected
were J. C. Ulland, Fergus Falls, secretary, and C. E. Southwick, Wells,
treasurer.
St.  Paul.—It   cost   Minnesota    $_,•
650.90 to bring the members  of the
house of representatives together for
the 41st annual session, according to
figures   compiled   by  C.  F.   Serline,
chairman of the committtee on mileage.    Louis Engstrom, representative
from Malung, whose mileage totaled
|123, gets the largest amount paid out
by  the  state for  train  fare.    T.  H.
Prince, legislator from South St. Paul,
Minn., had the lowest amount, $1.50.
Each   representative   is   allowed   15
cents per mile to cover all expenses.
St.   Paul.—Girls  sent  to  the  Sauk
Center State Home School will ijpt be
appeal  from   their   commitments  by
released from that institution pending
probate  court, under  a  precedent established by an order issued by Judge
John A. Boeser in the Stearns county
district court.   Holding that the state
school is not a penal institution, Judge
Roeser refused to order the release of
a Freeborn county girl from the school
pending an appeal from her commit'
ment,  statjng tt(at she might be returned to evil surroundings which contributed to her delinquency  and the
purpose of the law would be defeated.
Minneapolis.—Baptists  of  Minnesota will do their share in promoting a
nation-wide   $6,000,000   victory   campaign which the Baptist church is inaugurating to insure spiritual democracy at home and reconstruction work
abroad, it Is announced by F. C. Nick-
pis, Minnesota member Of the National
committee  of  Northern  Baptist   lay-
paen.   The campaign in this state will
begin within a fortnight, Mr. Nickels
paid.   He has appointed a large committee of laymen to cover all parts of
Minnesota  and  give   all  Baptists  an
■opportunity to contribute their share.
Worthlngton.—Word   has   been received here that the Fourth Liberty
Loan managers of the Ninth Federal
Reserve district will allow the people
of Nobles county to name a ship in
Uncle Sam's new fleet.   In the contest
conducted during the recent Liberty
Loan campaign, Nobles county had a
record of 46.1 in distribution of bonds,
entitling it to the naming of a war
tank.   Since the end of the war, Liberty' Loan, officials say, no more tanks
Will be built and for that reason Nobles will name a battleship. The craft
Will be named "Nobles," after Colonel
JH. Nobles, of St. Paul, one of the pioneers of the west.   Pipestone county,
with its record of 69.9 in distribution
cf   the   bonds,   the   highest   figure
j-eached in   the   entire   district, will
frame Its battleship "Pipestone."
St. Paul. — 3. Harry Grouth, alias
John Windell, arrested in this city, is
held following the robbery by three.
"" festUtB at the North St. Paul Casket
CompSsy  of  $3,800  of  silk.   According to the police, a man answering
Windell's "description   went   to   the
North St. Paul firm three days before
the robbery, told officials that he intended starting a casket company at
Hudson, Wis., and asked to be shown
the best samples of stock. Grouth waa
Identified by the county attorney ot
Chippewa Falls, Wis., aB being a dlh
tendant charged with breaking intt t
">rage at Chippewa Fall*.
Jitney Service From
Little Fails Now
John N. Faust, the liveryman
has on Wednesday of this week
reinstate the jitney service from
Little Falls. This service, so
long operated by the late F. P.
Farrow, fills a much needed
means of transportation between this village and Little
Falls and should be very liberally patronized.
William Wilson from .Nebraska, brother of Mrs. R. C.
Scoles, is here on a two
weeks' visit.
J. J. Brummer sold forty
acres of land iu the neighborhood of John Marschik to Frank
Stump Wednesday. Consideration being $1500.
Casper Thommes called at the
John Neisius home Wednesday
evening.
Edward Eidenshink Edward
and Emil Nagel took in the
dance in Pierz Monday, the 6th.
Mrs. J. J. Brummer and sons
Edward and Philip visited with
Mrs. Math Schnurer Friday.
Henry Kipply and Joseph
Terhaar made a business trip to
Little Falls Saturday.
John Eidenshink, J. J. Brummer and son William and Frank
Kandel called at the Duschner
home Friday evening.
Platte News,
Miss Mary Gallus visited at
the Litke home Sunday afternoon.
Joe Kainz and Walter Pelowski and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Kluetsch were among the Pierz
callers Saturday,.
Mike Maslowaski from Swan
River is here visiting his sister
Mrs. John Swaser for a few days.
Frank Brisk and Viezent
Pilarski returned home from
Duluth where they had been
working for some time.
Vinzent Pilarski and daughter Gusty made a trip to Little
Falls Monday.
Johanna Ebertowski and Vera
Smith called at Mike Deering
home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs- Katie Litke and daughter Rose were Pierz callers Saturday.
A bunch of young folks were
out sleigh riding Sunday Even-
ning.
Walter Swaser returned home
from camps Saturday.
Bob Waninger was a Platte
caller Friday evening.
Mrs. John Ebertowski visited
with Mrs. John Smlak Sunday
afternoon.
Rose Matlock returned home
from Pierz Saturday where she
had been working for a few
weeks.
Home and Foreign News
Orange picking is seriously
delayed in California by the un-
nsually cold weather. The crop
has been badly damaged by
frost.
Sixty more German airplanes
p. ere accepted by the American
army at Coblenz.
A total of 210,182 casualties,
with 60,383 dead, were suffered
by Canadian forces during the
war.
Two thousand French soldiers
have entered Budapest.
A dispatch from Paris states
that President Poincare may
visit the United States in August.
It is now stated that the first
preliminary peace conference of
the four great allies have opened at Versailles January 13.
Records show that there are
15,000 more British prisoners in
Garmanv than the Germans reported, so that many previously
reported as dead will return to
thier homes.
Two hundred and seventy
sailors were drowned as the result of the loss of the British
steam yacht Iolaire off Storno-
way, Scotland.
Three men were killed fifty
five injured, some seriously,
when a troop train, bound from
Halifax to Toronto with returning soldiers, was derailed near
Edmunston, on the National
Trans-Continental Railway.
Italy on December 31 received
a new credit of $100,000,000 from
the United States, making $8,-
585,523,702 so far loaned the
allies.
At the request of Herbert C.
Hoover, Edward M. Flesh of St.
Louis will assume charge of the
distribution of all food supplies
ia Europe.
Sixteen lives are supposed to
have been lost when the United
States steamer Quantico was
driven ashore in a storm on Tobias island
Budapest Jan. 13: The cabinet crisis may result in Premier
Karolyi's election as president
of the Hungarian Republic.
He is the only public man who
has the confidence of all factions.
Ignace Jan Paderewski, Polish leader, was slighly wounded
when a would be assassin fired
several shots into his hotel
room at Warsaw.
Only 8 out of 21 killed in a
New York Central wreck near
Byron, Sunday, had been identified early Monday. Many were
injured when the Southwestern
Limited crashed into the Wolverine fast passenger.
List of Names
From Which Jurors
Wiil Be Drawn
Following is a list of names
fro n this end oi the county from
whicii the grand and petit jurors will be drawn.
GRAND JURORS
Frank Boehm,
Jul. H. Marshek,
Henry Terhaar,
Christ Reese,
Joe Charmarowski,
Henry Waninger,
N.J.Smith,
Ezydor Halick,
Henry Boser,
John Poster,
John Kelzenberg,
Peter Mueller,
Jake Dangel,
John Tax,
Martin Gelhar,
John Medek,
John Gross,
Peter Gau,
Louis Brummer,
Math Meyer,
PETIT   JURORS
Barney Faust,
William Konen,
Gust Hoffman,
John Tescher,
Peter Lammer,
Charles Ricke,
Peter Billstein,
Jos- Kippley,
F. O. Bolster,
Jos. Otremba Sr.,
Frank Kastanek,
Richard Sommers, •
Albert A. Domnick,
Frank Boblacek,
Frank Horech,
Eugene Taylor,
Mat Bower,
Jos. Horsch,
Peter Houn,
John Keer,
Chancey Parkins^
G. C. Hororff,
Jos. Weiss,
Herman Kurtzahn,
Jos. Britz,
Jacob Nohner.
Louis Spanfellner,
Andrew H. Faust,
Fred Preimesberger,
Christ Langer.
Frank Rauch,
John Stangl,
Toney Jamma,
Joe Grell fron   Pierz
Platte caller Monday.
was   a
Math Zirer sold his  farm
Friday.
Mrs. E. H. Kerkhoff was
taken to St. Gabriel's hospital at Little Falls Friday for
medical treatment and returned home Monday.
Influenza Piape
Is Very Serious
Numerous deaths during last
week have made Milaca, Minn.,
and vicinity a place of sorrow
and mourning. Thirteen deaths
were reported within a seven
day period.
A family by the name of F. O.
Johnson of that place was nearly wiped out by the disease in a
few days. The death of the
mother, which is said to have
occured about two weeks ago,
was followed by the deaths of
four of her children, two of
which died on Jan. 2 and two on
Jan. 4.
County Seat Cullings.
Mrs. Frank Bares ot Pierz entered St. Gabriel's hospital Friday tor medical treatment.
Mrs. John Barch of Pierz is
at St. Gabriel's hospital for medical treatment.
Vern Joslin arrived in the city
today from the Great Lakes
station, having been mustered
out of the service. He has a-
gain joined the Transcript force
and taken up active work. Mrs.
Joslin, who is teaching in Luv-
eren, will finish the term before
coming to Little Falls.
Sullivan News.
A little boy was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Rieke January,
4th.
Soldier boys from our vicinity who returned from training
camps last week are Fred Lynn
and Merle Look.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kingen are
back from N. D. for a visit with
relatiyes and friends.
Miss Kernen has returned
from her home in Northfield
and will take up her school
duties once more.
Julius Popelek was a business
caller in Hillman Saturday.
Callers at the Peter Adkins
home Saturday night were, Earl
Smith and sisters Jessie and
Annie and Milldard Van Kernen.
Local Happenings
Of the Week
Payment Due
ON YOUR
Fourth
Liberty Loan
Subscription
JANUARY 16,1919
Grain And Produce
Market Report
Choice No. 1 Northern $2.07
Wheat, No. 1, $2.01
Wheat, No. 2    1.97
Wheat, No. 3       1.94
Wheat, No. 4     1.90
Flax,       3.18
Barley  70-75
Rye      1.41
Oats      58
EarCorn _ 1.20
Hay     10.00
Butter, Creamery       72
"       Dairy       50
Eggs       45
Flour,         5.70
Bran      -2 30
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 2.75
Shorts — .. 2.40
Ground Feed.     2.40
Beans      4.00
Potatoes  1.00
Mrs.    Robert   Adkins,      son
Billie and Will Kingen   visited! ary thaw,
at Henry Rieke's Sunday.
Jos. Leeb sold a horse Monday.
This is a good time of the
year to do garden planning.
Henry Voelkel of Hillman
was a business caller in the
village Tuesday.
The church fair which was
held in the latter part of
December netted to a sum of
$1,700.
John Weiss Sr. was visiting with the Barney Eller
family at St. Cloud last week.
Born—to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gau Thursday a daughter.
The Leader of Pierz buys
all kinds of raw furs at highest market prices.   Adv. 26tf
John Hoppe of Sullivan
was in our burg on business
yesterday,
C. D. Gilbert who was sent
to Camp Funston Kan., lately has been discharged and
returned home to Minneapolis.
Joe Klinamas of Sanborn
N. D. was visiting friends
here for a few days this week
aud returned home yesterday.
We can fill your order
for   Pocahontas   Smokeless Coal now.
RICH PRAIRIE MLG. CO
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schoen-
berg and little son Earl, left
for their home at Elrosa Friday after a week's visit with
Mrs. Eva Virnig.
C. N. Barnes of the Morrison County Lumber Co., of
Little Falls was here on business yesterday.
This weather is very satis-
factory for January. We
have it with the usual Janu*
Mr. and Mrs. Walmark were
callers at Popelek's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Christian-
son and children were guests at
the Raymond Sieus home Sunday.
John Virnig of Pierz is living in the T. S. Look place during Mr. Look's absence.
It Didn't Work
Little Ethel had put her stocking on wrong side out. "Now
you must make a wish and • it
will come true," said her mother
Some time later she came to
her mother. "There's nothing
to it, mother."
"Nothing to what?"
"Why, you said to make a
wish after I had put my stocking on wrong side ont. I wished
I hadn't done it. But I can't see
any difference yet.
ALLIED COUNCIL
FRAMES TERMS
Meeting Prepares Conditions for;
Renewal of Armistice
With Germany.
DRAW NAVAL GLAUSES!
Plan   Includes   Conditions   of   Supply1;
and  Provision for Restitution of
Material Stolen From  France
and   Belgium.
Paris, Jan. 15.—The peace congress;
supreme council resumed its sesssionsj
at the French foreign office, with the!
distinguished gathering augmented by;
the presence of Japan among the great;
nations represented and a notable j
gathering of military, naval, economic!
and financial representatives of the;
various  powers.
An official communication issued
after adjournment says:
"The meeting reached an agreement
as to the terms on which the armistice is to be renewed on Jan. 17. This
included naval clauses, financial clauses, conditions of supply and provision
for the restitution of material and machinery stolen from Prance and Belgium by the Germans.
"The meeting also continued its discussion of procedure. It was agreed
to hold the next meeting of the supreme war council on Wednesday at
10:30 and the first full session of the
peace conference will take place Sunday, Jan. 18, at 1:30 p. m., at the for
elgn office."
Japanese Minister There.
Those present included besides
President Wilson, Secretary Lansing,
General Bliss and Herbert C. Hoover
for the United States; Premier Cle-
menceau, Foreign Minister Pichon,
Finance Minister Klotz, Minister of
Commerce Clementel, Minister of Reconstruction Loncheur, Marshal Foch,
Major General Weygand and Admiral
DeBon, for France; Premier Lloyd
George and Foreign Secretary Balfour
for Great Britain; Foreign Minister
Sonnino for Italy, and Viscount Chin-
da and Ambassador Matsu for Japan.
All the members of the Versailles
war court attended, including General
Sir Henry Wilson, the British member.
The proceedings were divided into
two distinct stages. The first meeting was presided over by Marshal
Foch, at which the military, naval
and economic authorities reached an
agreement on new terms for-tne" arrri^"
istice expiring on Jan. 17. The United
States was represented by Major General Bliss, Admiral Benson and Herbert C. Hoover.
The accord reached is said to have
been complete, embracing financial
terms, Whereby Germany must restore the sums taken from the cities
and towns in the devastated regions;
military, whereby Germany must restore the guns taken and promptly deliver up rolling stock and locomotives,
and economic, whereby food relief will
reach the famished regions.
HUNGARIAN   CABINET   CRISIS
Bring us your furs and get
the most money for them.
The Leader Pierz, Minn. adv.
Mr. Frank Boehm left for
St. Cloud Monday to visit rel-
atives at St. Cloud and
Brainerd.
A surprise party was held
Sunday evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krus-
check a large crowd attended
and a good time was spent
and a good lunch waa served.
T. S. Look  of Sullivan  is
employed at  the Pierz Meat
Market.     -
Make and put up a few birdhous-
esnow. Birds are the natural enemies of insects and will use
houses and shelters if they are
not too new looking.
A party was held atMerk-
ling's     home  last   Tuesday
evening a larg crowd attended.   Those that were present
are: Mr. and Mrs. John Faser,
Mr. and' Mrs.   Tony   Vetch
and baby, Mr. and Mrs. Dom-
enick Merkling and daughter
Marie, Mr. and  Mrs.   Henry
Kruscheck, Mrs, John Schle-
gel and    daughter   Francis,
Mrs.   Nick   J.   Meyer    and
daughter Louis,   Miss   Mary
Schmidbaer, Barbara Meyer,
Claraand Frances Kruscheck,
Catherine Stalpes, Mary
Stangl,   Mr.   John  Tschida,
CasperKruscheck, Frank and
Herman Meyer, Louis Schmi-
dbauer, Frank and Ed. Stangl, Philip and Martin  Stalpes, and Michael Meyer.    A
happy evening was spent by
all   playing   cards,   singing
and danceing,   a good lunch
was   served at  midnight all
parted for their homes after
having   spent a   good   time
that will be long remembered.
May Result in Premier Karolyi Be.
coming President.
Budapest, Jan. 15.—A cabinet crisis
Which is hourly expected to result in
resignation of the ministry may result
in Premier Karolyi's election as president of the Hungarian republic.
The Socialists claim the right to representation in tlie war and home portfolio. The government has refused to
consider their claims and has announced its readiness to abdicate. If the
cabinet steps out a condition will be
created which will necessitate election
of a president.
YANKS   CAN   VISIT   ENGLAND
Men In France Secure Leave Lasting
Fourteen Days.
London, Jan. 15.—Leaves for sol-'
diers of the American expeditionary;
force in France to visit England, have!
begun and the men are expected to!
arrive at the rate of 150 daily. Theirj
leaves are for a 14-day period. Ar-j
rangements are being made here to!
care for the arriving troops and rest;
stations have been established atj
Stratford-on-Avon, Royal Leamington.!
Spa and Edinburgh.
FOOD   COMMISSIONERS
Herbert C.
MEET!
Hoover Presides at Paris!
Conferences.
Paris, Jan. 15.—Members of the in<!
ternational food commission held two
! sessions at the ministry of commerce,
Herbert C. Hoover presided at the
meetings, which were attended by
representatives of the United States,
Great Britain and France.
It was reported that much progress
had been made in the work of arranging for the immediate relief of needy-
sections in evacuated territories.
Millions of War Funds Wasted.
New York, Jan. 15.—The story ot
how "social climbers," "100 per cent
boys," and "society parasites" attached themselves to war charity -work
and stole or squandered millions of
dollars contributed for the benefit of
war sufferers, was told by Assistant
District Attorney Kilroe in a report
on his investigation of 534 "war charity organizations." The investigation,
ihe said, disclosed actual thefts of more
than ?3,000,000 in one year, and the
Iwaste of several more millions foi
respensef/'
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