The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1919-01-23

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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JANUARY 23,  1919.
No. 32.
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Pipestone.—Plans are under way for
the organization of bands in Pipestone, Marshall, Hendricks and Slay-
ton.
Thief River Falls. — The annual
Statement of the Pennington county
auditor, T. P. Anderson, has been issued and shows that there was on
hand at the beginning of this year
$56,317.40.
- Thief River Falls.—The Viking Cooperative Shipping Association during
the past twelve months shipped twenty-two carloads of livestock for which
the farmers of the Viking community
received the sum of $34,823.27.
Pershing.—This is a new village
started north of Crosby. The first baby
here is a daughter to Mr. and
Charles Rosenkranz, on January
The mines of the Northern Minnesota Ore Company are located here.
Mankato. — Thomas Hunting, formerly of North Mankato, has been
held to the grand jury on the charge
of grand larceny In the second degree,
in taking a $48 check. His bail has
been fixed at $1,000, which he has
been unable to furnish.
Mankato.—Hubert Klugher_, 16-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli __lugher_,
escaped serious accident while coasting with a party of young friends
down Walnut street hill when the
sled struck a fanner's team and the
boy's foot was crushed.
Crookston.—Mayor James E. Morri-
ley was host to the city officials and
ft number of guests at a banquet, fhe
mayor addressed the guests and First
Lieut. John McKinnon, aerial artillery
observer, who has returned to his
home from overseas, also spoke.
Mankato. .— War surgery, post-war
research work, technical discussions
and informal consideration of various
addresses, were some of the high
spots of the annual convention of the
annual convention of the Southern
Minnesota Medical association, which
was held, here this week.
Thief River Falls.—Nels Hanson, a
retired farmer living near here, killed
himself. He left a note for his wife,
telling her that he would be dead in
a short time, and to ship his body to
their old home at Canby for burial.
Hanson was 71 years old and is _ur>
vived by a wife and five children. No
reason for his act is known.
Glencoe.—After being out one hour
and twenty minutes, a district court
Jury here returned a verdict of guilty
against Clemens Gaularpp, charged
with assaulting Dr. A. P. Roper, aged
Red Cross leader, in Glencoe on the
night of December 7. The trial of
four other men, alleged to have been
conspirators with Gaularpp, will begin
at once. All are well known farmers.
Winona.—Rev. John Schneider, 75
years old, for many years prominent
in the affairs of the Northern German
Methodist Episcopal conference, died
at his home at Spokane. Rev. Mr.
Schneider was in Winona from 1887
to 1890 and during that time built a
church building. He held pastorates
in Minnesota cities before being transferred to the Pacific coast conference.
Winona.—Henry Sorflaten, insane
murderer charged with the killing of
Alvin Johnson, of Winona, is dying
from injuries sustained when he"
jumped from a third-story window at
the Rochester state hospital. His skull
was crushed and left leg fractured.
The insane man murdered the Wino-
nan at Rochester a year ago. Sorflaten was adjudged insane and committed to the state hospital.
Grand Rapids.—The final session of
the Northern Minnesota Development
Association was given over to the
sheep industry. President R. R. Wise
and Secretary F. T. Lincoln were reelected. The Northern Minnesota
Sheep Growers' Association elected
officers as follows: President, Daniel
De Lury, Walker; vice president, B.
L. Lieberman, Grand Rapids; secretary, M. N. Koll, Cass Lake; treasurer,
J. E. Cowan, Northome.
St. Paul.—Grand Rapids wants a new
armory to replace the old building recently damaged' by fire. Adjt. Gen.
W. F. Rhinow was advised by officers
of Company L, Sixth infantry, Minnesota National Guard, stationed there,
that the city is ready to furnish a site
and $1,000 cash toward a new armory, and desires $1,500 of state aid,
as provided by law. Fire Jan. 7 damaged the Grand Rapids armory to the
extent of $2,000.
St. Paul.—State and local taxes are
levied on $5,124,980,312 of real estate,
personal property, money and credits,
In Minnesota,, fop collection this year,
fhe full value Qf all real estate and
personal property in Minnesota in 1918
subject to ad valorem assessment and
taxation was $4,583,116,219. During
the two year period, $561,883,993 of
taxable property was added to the
rolls, making a gain of 12.3 per cent.
Assessed valuations now aggregate
$2,110,012,TV., compared with the total
of $1,844,316,922 two years ago. The
gain in assessments for the two year
period was $265,685,785, or 14,3 per
cent. The new figures are from equalisation reports presented to Governor
J. A. A. Burnquist by the Minnesota
tax commission,
St. Paul.—A serious shortage in the
supply of red clover seed Is reported
by Robert C. Dahlberg of the state
""-seed laboratory and C. P. Bull, secre-
taryMif. the Minnesota Crop Improvement association. While the TJhited
States uses 150,000,000 pounds of red
clover seed^-annually, the visible supply for 1919 is about 83,000,000 pounds
according to Mi. Dahlberg and Mr.
Bull. The state seed laboratory at
the University farm will test, without
charge, any samples of red clover seed
sent in by farmers, who are urged t'O
save their seed and have it tested for
its germinating qualities.
Interesting
Workers to
Correspondences
Sullivan News.
Mrs Robert Adkins and Mr.
and Mrs William Kuigriers visited at tlie L. Pint liome last
Wednesday.
Born—to Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Van Kueren Thursday January
16th a boy. <
Onamia callers Friday were
James Adins and Sam Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs William Kingrien
left Saturday for their home in
N. Dakota.
A baby girl arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Britton Saturday January 18ch.
Hillman caller* Saturday were
Mrs. Popelek and children and
Lila Hoskins.
Get Rewards
800   HOURS'   RED    CROSS    WORK
MERITS     DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE  MARK
BADGE  WILL   BE   ENAMELED  EMBLEM   SUSPENDED    FROM
BLUE RIBBON
K. Kernen
and Sunday
family,
spent   Saturday
with   the  Smith
Jim Adkins and sister Mary
spent Sunday with the Lewis
family at Peayy Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Popelek
were guests at the Walmark
home Sunday.
Miss Rose Adkins is spending a few days with her Aunt
Mrs. L. Pint.
Crows were seen in our vicinity last week.
Workers of the Red Cross "army
of mercy" in iMorrieon county will
he given certificates of "distinguished
service" entitling them to purchase
an honor hadge through a 6pecial
committee in the local chapter, of
which Mrs. IM. V. Wetzel is chairman, the other members of the committee being Mrs. J. Jetka, Mrs. N.
■N. Bergheim, Mrs. H. H. Tanner and
Mrs. S. E. BettS.
Consisting of a hadge suspended
from a iblue ribbon, these enameled
emblems which represent at least
800 hours of Red Cross work will
hear a gold bar for each additional
800 Red Cross hours. For the men
there are similar enameled (buttone
in red, white and blue.
MorrlBon county Red Cross workers, either volunteer or salaried, who
'believe that they qualify for certificates are asked to apply to the chapter office in the First National bank
building for a service questionnaire.
These may also he obtained at the
work room in the library and the
surgical dressing  room.
In filling this, each applicant will
he asked to answer:
"How long have you worked in the
Morrison county chapter? If you are
asking credit for work done outside
of the chapter give full information.
"During which months since April
6, 1917, has your work chiefly been
done?
"Name the departments under
which you have worked, and the approximate number of hours in each;
also name the directors and chairmen under whom you have worked.
"What is the usual numhr of hours
you can confidently   claim to   have
Andrew Kainz  wife and chil- given to the Red Cross slnce A»r11 6>
, 1917 9"
dren called on Reese home Sun-1   AU work at hQme under ^   Red
day afternoon.
Platte News.
Shaw Pillories as Fools
Tliose Who Demand
Kaiser's Punishment
Sells Half Interest
In Lumber Yard
Miss MarySkochenski visited
with her sister Mrs. Toney Kul-
us Sunday.
John and Peter Gallus called
on the Litke home Sunday.
Frank Kluetsch and Joe Krych were in Pierz Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. Aplikawski
and son Edward called on the
Pulak home Sunday evening.
Geo, A. Hoffman was a Piera
caller" Saturday.
Bill Shiek and Ben Popelek
were Platte callers Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Matlock called on
Mrs. Theo. Brisk Saturday,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kainz
were in Pierz Monday.
Miss Bertha Kruyce returned
from Bowlus Friday where she
had been working for her sister
for some time.
Johnna Ebertowski and Vera
Smith were Platte callers Sunday afternoon.
Miss Rose Gasnor the teacher
from dis. 87 spent Saturday and
Sunday with her folks at home.
'The dance at Theo. Brisk Sunday evening was well attended.
Miss Delia Klnetsce  returned
home    Sunday    from    Daggett
Brook where she had been visit
her uncle  G.  Flashhacker for
a few weeks.
A bunch of young folks called
on the Showers home Tuesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs, John Swaser
and sons Frank, Leo, and Mike
Maslowaski called on Joe Swaser home Sunday afternoon.
Frank Sagorski and Nick
Schubert were in Platte Sunday.
Andrew Kainz wife and children and Joe Kainz were callers
at Litke home Thursday evening.
Gust Valentine returned home
from White Pine, Minn., where
he had been working for some
time.
Cross organization will be accredited. Work done at home will be estimated on the same (basis used by
workrooms to credit outside work,
but no credit will he given to war
work done under other auspices.
The "distinguished service" certificate entitles a woman worker to
purchase a service hadge for $1.
The standard service button for men
workers costs 75 cents.
South Agram News,
Mr. and Mrs Anton Bedner
and son Edward, Mr. Mrs. Gerhard Terhaar, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Sant and daughter Amelia, Frances Bednar and Herbert
Jamma visited at the August
Meier home Sunday.
Willian and Eva Brummer
were welcome guests at the Joe
Hoheisel home Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Joseph Duschner is serving as
a juror in Little Falls this week.
Peter Langer, John Przybilla,
Matli Redding, Anton Kuluscha
and Miss Margaret Stumpf visited at the Brummer home Sunday.
Those that called at the Frank
Kandel home Sunday evening
were: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Duschner and children, Mr. and Mrs.
John Eidenshink and family,
Grandma Duschner and J. J,
Brummer and son William.
Walter Sporlein left for the
twin cities TimrsdavK where he
will visit with relatives for a
week or ten days.
John Prjiybilla of Buckman is
employed by Peter Langer for
several weeks hauling wood.
John Janoski of Pierz town is
visiting at the John Eidenshink
home for a few weeks.
Joseph Gruber made a business trip to Pierz Thursday.
Joe   Jaeger of Staples is
here on a visit.
Theo. Thielen returned
from a business trip to St.
Cloud today,
John Boehm left for Texas
on business this morning Jos.
Teschida is in charge of the
barber shop during his absence.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW'S
article pillorying as "fools"
those who demanded the
punishment of the ex-Kaiser, appeared in The Chicago Herald aud Examiner December 20, and created such
a sensation that copies of
that date of the said paper
have long since been exhausted. To satisfy demands for further copies
the article was reprinted.
The article reads as follows;
LONDON, Dec. 8—It is only to
be expected that the innocent
civilian who Understands little
of peace and less of war should
continually Cry out against the
operations of War as crimes demanding punishment.
And as it is necessary that
those who write.at first hand a-
bout the war should dr.el) on
the worst features and incidents
of the as carried on by the enemy, whilst passing lighty over
everything harsh and shocking
in our own proceedings, the innocent civilian is led to imagine
his own country must needs
come spotless out of any subsequent judicial i n v e s t i g a tion,
whilst the enemy must emerge
covered with infamy, with many
ot his officers marked out for
condign punishment.
KINDNESS IF STATESMAN
It is kindness to a statsman
to let down all his virtuous indignation as gently as possible,
but it would be treasonable to ;
hold out the .slighest hope that i
the conditions of peace can be
humperd by any such investigations or include such punishments.
Unfortunately, when the place
of statesmen is taken by party
politicians, this sort of treason
is likely to be winked at, nevertheless.
As a matter of fact, our politicians are protesting in all directions that the peace negotiations will consist largely in!
making police court cases of the
Incidents of the war and postponing the problems of the resettlement of Europe while sentences are passed on individual
assaults on membersof the British Seamen and fireman's Union.
ALL WARS ALIKE
It therefore   behooves   those
of us who are not parliamentarians to make our simpler fellow,
citizens aware this in all  child-1
ish nonsense, and to break it to
them   that  a  general raking up,
of the incidents of the   fighting
is even less  possible  after  the
present war than it has  proved
in former wars,  when there was
notwithstanding, the  same cal-
mor, with much the same  horrors'to provoke it.
First, in ordoi to head the indignant citizen off a hopelessly
wrong track, it much be understood that the objection to bringing offenders to account is not
in the least that their crimes
are exaggerated or were not
committed.
On the contrary, it may be
confidently assumed that for
every atrocity yet recorded in
the present war there are several hundreds that have never
been mentioned and neyer will
be mentioned,
Even if not one complaint
had been made, it would remain
statistically certain that more
foul play than the human heart
could bear the narrtion of must
have formed part of the proceedings of the last four years.
When millions of men are in
question, crime—even horrible
crime—may be assumed without
any specific evidence  whatever.
SCOUNDRELS AMONG ALL
This applies to  peace as well
(Continued on Pajje 2 Column 4.)
Last Tuesday, Fred Preimesberger, who is at present in
charge of the Morrsion County
Lumber Co. of Pierz has sold
the half interest to his brother
Henry, who is at present in
charge of the lumber yard at
Rice, during the illness of his
brother Steve. Henry intends
to return to Pierz in about three
weeks and take possession.
This yard has increased extensively in business volume
during the past tew years and
is one of the biggest branch under that name.
Besides the yard there are
two planers, bandsaw and other
machinery which is used in the
line of building which makes
the yard a complete place of
business in every way.
The writer wishes the new as
well as the present owner much
success and prosperity in his
new venture.
County Seat Callings.
Several citizens have reported seeing a large flock of geese
fly northward over the city a-
bout 7 o'clock Saturday morning.
Sheriff Paul Felix went to
Stillwater Tuesday morning,
taking C. L. Ferrell, to the state
prison there to begin a sentence
of two years' confinement for
the theft of som money and two
Libery bonds.
D. J. Bell and Rex Muncy
drove to Pierz yesterday with
the Sylvester Nicbols and Muncy trucks. They reported that
the roads in places were very
difficult to get through because
of the large snow drifts and it
took some time to make the trip
New Telephone Rates
Not to go in Effect
FORMER   RATES    STILL     IN     EF-
FECT   EXCEPT  FOR    INTERSTATE   BUSINESS
CHARGES      FOR       INSTALLATION
OR   REMOVAL   OF   PHONES
TAKEN OFF
The new telephone toll rates estah-
lished hy Postmaster General Burleson -which were to go into effect at
midnight last night have toeen cancelled as far as Minnesota is concerned, according to word received
hy Local (Manager P. E.-Hall this
morning from District Manager Pred
iSpeechly of St. Cloud.
The old rates which have heen in
effect for some time past will still
remain in force, except for interstate business, where the new rates
will apply. ' The new rates are from
100 to 300 per cent higher than the
former charges.
All service charges which were
added during the period of the war,
have been removed. During the past
year a charge of from $2.50 to $5.00
was made for the installation of a
telephone, removal of one or change
in location.
John Hohn left for Saint
Cloud Monday on a visit.
Agnes Berg left Monday
for St. Cloud where she will
visit with friends and relatives, from there she will go
to the cities.
Miss Christine Boser who
was employed at S. H. Preimesberger home at Rice the
past five-weeks returned
home Monday.
Mrs. Anton C. Hartmann
received word from her son
George in France, who has
been on the fighting line
since last March, stating he
has not yet received a scratch
and that he will be home
shortly. Nick, also a son of
Anton C, is expected home
in a month.
Local Happenings
Ofjhe Week
Steve Cross Sr. of Lastrup
is seriously ill-
August Valentine  returned from the woods Saturday.
BORN—to Mr. and Mrs.
Christ Langer Friday a girl.
John Virnig of Rucker
was in town on business Saturday.
i Barney Burton of Little
Falls was in the village on
business Monday.
Mike Grittner has returned
from the woods Monday on
account of sickness.
Bring us your furs and get
the most money for them.
The Leader Pierz, Minn. adv.
Lawerance Kramer of
Johusdale was business caller in the village Monday.
Miss Loretta Hartman left
Wednesday for St. Paul for
a two weeks' visit with rela-
tiyes and friends.
Mrs. (xeo. Sigette had the
misfortune of falling from
the stairway Saturday evening and broke her left wrist.
Frank Wanninger left for
Fort Snelling where he intends to meet his brother
Leo, who has returned from
France shortly-
After visiting friends and
relatives here for two weeks
Hubert Bednar returned to
his home in Canada Wednesday.
Mrs. Math Zierer of Buh
town is at the St. Gabriel's
hospital at Little Falls for
medical treatment.
Mrs. John Stuckmeyer of
Lastrup went to Wisconsin
to visit with her daughter
who is sick in a hospital
there.
Catherine Virnig returned
from Little Falls Saturday
after a week's visit with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Schabel.
Otto C. Schmidt of Belgrade, Minn., was here last
Thursday and Friday looking for farm work help for
the coming season.
A farewell yarty was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Christ Schlegel Sunday evening in honor of their son
Louis. A large crowd attended and a happy evening
was spent by all.
George Merkling, who left
for the camps about eleven
months ago, arrived here last
Tuesday. Geo. has been in
France for some time and
was in three battles. He was
sent to Camp Dodge about 3
weeks ago from where he returned home.
A number of friends and
relatives gathered at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Preimesberger and family
Monday evening and pleas-
ently surprised the writer, it
being his birthday. The evening was spent in playing
games, singing, music, etc.,
after which a delicious luncheon was served. The evening
will be long, if not forever,
remembered.
THREE PARTIES
SHOW STRENGTH;
German Election Returns Are Too;
Incomplete to Indicate Definite Results.
MANY WOMEN VOTED!
New  National   Assembly  Will   Frame j
Constitution, Method of Electing
President and  Act  On
Peace Treaty.
Paris, Jan. 21.—Returns of the ele.-;
tion for  the  German national assem-;
bly  for the Third  Electorial  district j
of Baden  show the  majority  Social-1
ist-   to have won five seats, the Centrist party five seats, the German Nationalist party one seat and the German Democratic party three seat...
The votes cast were:  Majority Socialists,   362,948;    Centrists,   380,64-; "
German Nationalists, 78,786, and Gorman Democrats, 226,811.
In the Karlsruhe district the Ma
jority Socialists cast 44,887 votes, the
Centrists 14,570, the Nationalists 883
and the German Democrats 24,803.
Among the well known Germans
Blected in Baden were Konstantin
F ehrenbach, former president of the
Reichstag, and Dietrich, Haase and
Wirth, members of the Reichstag. In
Wurtemberg, Mathias Trzberge-,
I. riederich von Payer, former vice
chancellor, Adolph Rocher and Herr
Kehl were elected.
Results  Still   Incomplete.
The first results are too incomplete
to permit of any opinion being expressed as to the significance of tho
election, but the old National Liberr.l
party virtually has disappeared in
Baden and Wurttemberg, where the
Centrists, Majority Socialists and Germany Democrats alone have been successful.
For the purposes of the election,
Germany was divided into 38 districts,
which theoretically would elect 433
representatives to the national assembly. However, as elections were
aot held in Alsace-Lorraine, the number was reduced by 12 from this cause
and it was still further reduced by tho
fact that as Posen is occupied by
Polish troops, elections there were impossible.
21,000,000 Women Voted.
The total number of electors is giv-
3n in round numbers as 18,000,000 men
and 21,000,000 women. Each part;-
was privileged to nominate in each
district as many candidates as thero
were deputies to be elected. Electors
were permitted to strike out a name or
aames on a ballot, but could not insert others to replace them.
The voting, under the German
scheme, is based on proportional representation, so that each party elects
representatives in proportion to the
. ote cast.
The first task of the national assembly, the German advices show, will bo
to draw up a new constitution defining
the form of government and the method of electing a president of the republic. Another will be to ratify th3
treaty of peace.
BERLIN   FORWARDS   PROTEST
Claims Russian Government Is Aiding
German Revolt.
Berne, Jan. 21.—The German government has sent a note to the Russian Bolshevik government protesting
against the support given the Sparta-
cans by the Bolshevikl. The German
government declares it Is in possession of "irrefutable proofs" of tho
attitude of the Bolshevikl and says
that the revolutionists who intended to
"overcome the German people" were
paid with money officially supplied by
the Russian authorities. Russian offi.
sial representatives in Germany, it is
said, took an active part in the revolutionary movement.
PLAN TO FIGHT BOLSHEVISM;
Discharged American Officers Organ- j
ize an Association.
New York, Jan. 21.—The American j
Soldiers' and Sailors' Protective ass-:-]
-iation, the avowed object of which is j
to fight the spread of Bolshevism I
among officers and men released from !
the nation's semce and out of work, j
has been formed here by a group of j
discharged army officers, it was an- j
Bounced. Headquarters have bee. |
opened and" the announcement has the }
financial backing of 32 prominent busi- j
ness men.
WHITE   RUSSIA   IS
IN   LINE;
Soviet i
Proclaims Its Union With the
Republic.
Zorich, Jan. 21.—White Russia   has!
proclaimed its union with the Russian;
soviet   republic,   according   to  a  dis- j
patch from Kiev.
Two Killed in Wreck.
Chicago, Jan. 21.—Two men were
killed and 12 other persons, most of
them Great Lakes bluejackets, were
injured at Huntington station, on the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad,
when a Desplains suburban train
crashed into a Great Lakes special,
bound for the naval training' station.
The wreck was blamed on a fog. The
tender of the Desplains locomotive,,
running backwards, crashed into the
sailor train, derailing six coaches. The
train carried several hundred sailorg
returning from shore leave,	
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