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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JANUARY 30,  1919.
No. 33.
Wabasha^—Rev. Joseph E. Zahner,
pastor of the Immaculate Conception
church here and St. Joseph's church
at Thielman, died of pneumonia. He
was  48.
Courtland.—Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Meyer are dead from influenza, following closely on the death of their nurse,
Miss Hulda Lieder. They were in the
William Meyer home, where 16 cases
of influenza were treated at one time.
Walker.—H. C. Baer, cashier of the
Security State bank of Bemidji, was
elected president of the Farmers'
State bank of Walker. L. H. Ickler
of St. Paul was elected vice president
and C. Bateman of Walker assistant
cashier.
Stillwater.—Mrs. Paul Mirimonti of
this city received word from the war
department that Private Carlo Mirimonti, reported as missing in action
on Oct. 10, 1918, on the battlefront in
France, had only been gassed slightly and had recovered.
Minneapolis.—The body of the man
found on a sand bar in the river below the Franklin avenue bridge was
identified as that of Hans Reimers, of
this city. According to the police,
Reimers was slightly demented and
attempted to jump into the river but
fell on a sand bar.
St. Paul.—The Capital Trust Company of St. Paul is the highest bidder
on $4,322,000 of bonds of other states
held for Minnesota trust funds and
which the state board of investment
purposes to sell if possible and invest the proceeds in Liberty bonds to
Increase interest earnings.
Stillwater.—Funds raised in Wash-
tnto county by growing crops on
land, from one-quarter to five acres in
extent, for the benefit of the American Red Cross society, has reached
the sum of $24,017.58, and it is ex-
, pected that more than $26,000 will
have been collected when all returns
are in.
Waseca.—Ralph Garland, city treasurer and deputy auditor, committed
suicide yesterday by hanging. His
body was discovered suspended in the
vault of the auditor's office. No
cause, other than possibly failing
health, can be ascribed for his act.
His accounts are all straight. He is
survived by his wife and two children.
Bra-nerd.—Warm winter weather is
not hailed with delight by Crow Wing
county farmers and some are ner-
voust about their winter rye and
wheat, fearing moisture gathering at
roots of exposed crops may freeze
later and damage the crops. A light
snow and lower temperature may
prove the salvation of the rye arid
wheat.
Brainerd.—The Brainerd Livestock
Shipping association, composed of
farmers, shipped thirty-one cars of
Stock the past season to the South St.
Paul market and the business amounted to $52,990.39. The stock consisted
of 779 head of cattle, 273 hogs, 121
sheep. The farmers may purchase
scales and install them in the local
stock yards.
Grand Rapids.—The farmers living
east of the Prairie river and all others interested will hold a meeting at
the town hall here to discuss the feasibility of building a potato warehouse
at Erskine's spur on Prairie river. The
warehouse would serve a large territory and save the farmers a haul of
three or four miles, and the project is
considered desirable.
Moorhead.—Sheriff Dan W. McDonald has left for St. Anthony, Idaho, to
-.bring back R. B. Zimmerman, who is
un_e?V arrest   there   on   a   warrant
charging   forgery.     Zimmerman   has
waived    extradition   and   signed   an
agreement to return   voluntarily,   according to   a   telegram   received   by
'   Sheriff McDonald from  Sheriff J. H.
Cusick of Fremont county, Idaho.
East Grand Forks.—There were
two fires here in one night last week.
One was in Erickson's barn, due to
an overheated chimney, and resulted
In no damage. The other, in the Hanson & Maves feed store, was more
serious and showed signs of having
been set in three places down stairs.
A bale of hay was broken and scattered on the stairs and upstairs, but
unlighted.
St. Paul.—Reginald Eugene Pease,
"~St. Paul, arraigned in municipal court
before Judge Mathias Baldwin on a
charge of bigamy, pleaded not guilty,
waived examination and was bound
over to the grand jury, which indicted him. Bail was fixed at $3,000
Pease is alleged to have a wife and
two small children in St. Paul and to
have married Miss Goldie Russell, a
Duluth telephone operator, in Superior, Wis.. Jan. 14.
St. Paul-*kllosed July 30 following
discovery of shortages charged to the
president, W. H. Cloud, the First
State Bank of Pequot has re-opened
under new management, it was announced by F. E. Pearson, state superintendent of banks. He said
stockholders have removed the shortages. A. T. Kimball, Pequot, and J,
O. Ostby, formerly of Albert Lea, are
president and cashier, respectively,
under the new management.
Thief River Falls.—The Pennington
County Agricultural society at Its annual election here elected: President,
Herbert Fuller; first vice president,
Albert Johnson; second vice president, Fred Bierbauer; secretary, G.
Howard Smith; treasurer, A. J. Anderson.
Mankato.—The two Norwegian Lutheran churches ia this city, Our Savior's and Trinity Lutheran, are to be
united under the name of Bethlehem
Lutheran church, as a result of a
Joint meeting of the congregations.
Rev. Nels Nordgaard was ask.d tg
nerve as pastor.
Interesting
Correspondences
Granite City News
BORN—to Mr,
Girtz a son.
and Mrs. Jake
Walter Litke of Hillman is
busy hauling straw from this
vicinity.
Sillian Wacker of Buckman is
employed by Joe P. Otaemba.
Theodor Gau visit at the Walter Litke liome at Hillman Sunday.
Frank J. Juetten of Foley
who was employed by Joe P.
Otremba left for Le Sueur Center Monday.
John Seelen of Agram is visiting bis brother George for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Otremba
left for Foley Thursday to visit
the latter's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. P. J. Juetten, returned Friday.
Hubert Virnig called on his
Father-in-law Stephen Gross
who is very ill.
Nick J. Dab man made a business trip to Genola Monday.
A Letter From
Frier, Germany
Frier Germany.
Dec. 26 1918.
Dear Folks:—
Received your letter a few days ago, and was indeed glad to get it. It was the
first letter I got since I left
Camp Travis, Tex. in June. I
certainly was surprised when I
seen it, after not having heard
from you for so long.
Did you receive those souvenirs I have sent you for Xmas?
I'm now located in Freir Germany since Dec. 12th.
I belong to the Medical Supply Peark, and I like my job
just fine. It's mostly wrestling
boxing, etc. We sure get plenty and good to eat.
Frier is a nice city, but it's
hell for rain. The weather is
either damp or rainy everyday.
It is not cold, and the grass is
nice and green, resembling May
in Minnesota.
I fortunately met two of my
cousins here, they are about
the only ones remaining of the
family.     Father    and
Creamery Ass'n.
Annual Meeting
The Buckman Farmers' Creamery Association held their annual meeting Tuesday.
The following officers were e-
lected:
Joseph Otremba, President.
Nick H. Mueller, Vice Pres.
John Poster, Treasurer.
Juluis H. Marschik, Sec'y.
and Manager.
Directors:
John Peshel,
Math Mueller,
A, A. Hesch.
The    entire    report    of    the
creamery  from  the   last    year
is publish on the  3rd  page   of
this issue.
We are Demobilizing Too Fast
George Seelen
old time friend,
Sunday.
called  on  his
'Little Henry" :
Admiral Mayo is uneasy about
the rapid demobilization of A-
merican troops and ships. He
says:
"Armistice   dose   not    spell
peace.    If this great  war ends
Mother i without difficulties following, it
died last fall and their only bro-' will be different from any other
Ithergot  killed  in  war.    They ; war.    We may need our battle-
heard that I was here, and look- ships at   any   time.    The   idea
Jed me up,   as   I   have   had   no that the only thing to do now is
Kurtz Bros, were out hunting chance so far to look  them   up  to get the boys back quick is all
wolfs Thursday. j myself.    We had a nice chat for wrong.    This    making    of   the
a     while.     Cousin     Margaret battleships over into transports
wrote a letter which I have  en- I very much regret."
closed.    I will go visiting there _____«—	
for a day or so i whenever  I get j
the opportunity.    They live in a
town nine miles from here.
Do not worry about me as I'm
making it   line.    I   feel strong __it ig reported that agents   of
aud healthy. some.foreign power are in  var-
Will tell   you   all   about   the i0us parts ot Germany enlisting
front when I get   back,   which I officers,
hope will be very soon.    I have
seen  and   heard   more   than I
wanted   to as  I certainly  was
close enough.   ■
Will    ring   off   for    tonight,
Hillman   visitors     Thursday   with Best Regards to all.
were Mrs. C. H. and Mrs. Char-      From son and brother,
ley Smith. i pvt. j0im A. Theis.
Mary and   Jim   Adkins  and Medical Supply Depot. A. E. F.
Sunday
Sullivan News.
Home and Foreign News
John Kimmous arrived home
from Training Camp Wednesday.
Dr. Thomas was home a few
days last week on a furlough.
Robert Adkins and Wm. Basa
are busy putting up ice.
—Secretary of War Baker denies the published report that
he intends to resign from the
cabinet.
—During the week there left
Prance tor the United States
26. 980 troops, making total departures 178, 104.
Kathrine Keruen spent
in Hillman.
Auther Hoskins returned home
from France last week.
Billie Adkins and sister Rose
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sims
spent Monday evening at the
Wm. Basas home.
"Col" Siebert made a business
trip to Pierz one day last week.
Charley Sanborn was  in
burg Monday.
our
Platte News,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gaida were
callers at the Dombovy home
Sunday afternoon.
Joe F. Phol from Morrill was
a caller at his store in Platte
Sunday.
Andrew Kainz wife and children were callers at the Joe
Boser home  Sunday afternoon.
Paul Kuklinski and Mr. and
Mrs. Viezent Pilarski' made a
trip to Little Falls Friday.
Miss Birtha Krigch called on
Miss. Anna Kluetsch Sunday
afternoon.
The dance at the Litke home
Sunday evening was well attended and a tine time was reported.
Paul Kuklinski and Viezent
Pilarski left for Duluth Monday
where they will be   employed.
Walter Hayes was a caller at
Lastrup Monday morning.
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Attention to Form
Notice is hereby given that
all farmers should attend the meeting held at  Genola,  flinn., on
Wednesday, February Sth,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
The meeting is held for the
purpose to discuss the - situation of
the potato house.
EVERYBODY ATTEND!
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Shaw Pillories as Fools
Those Who Demand
Kaiser's Punishment
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While People Exist
There will Be Wars
South Agram News,
Detroit, Jan. 29: Universal
Military training as an insu
ranee against wars was advocated by Mayor General Leonard
Wood here today, who declared
that there will always be war
as long as people exist.
Ford's Suit in February
Henry Ford's suit for $1,000,-
000 against the Chicago Tribune
has been set for trial February
10.
Mr. and
John  Nagi
callers Mo:
Irs. Bdenshink
d were county
Iday:
and
seat
The party at the Stalpes
home Sunday evening was
well attended, the evening
was spent in dancing and
playing games at midnight a
John Nagel and sons are busy delicious lunch was served
hauling material for the new'after which all departed, reporting a good time.
Mrs. J.jl Brummer was a visitor at Spol"len's Monday.
barn which  they will erect   in
spring.  The  structure   will   be
38x76  and  will be  one  of  the
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By
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
FROM CIVILIZED MEN
Even from the highly civilized white men whose early lives
were never roughened by the
backwoods, .the ' camp or the
battle field, have we not had
letters in the newspapers clamoring for retaliatory cruelty
with a ferocity that would have
revolted Capt. Kidd.
How would such people come
out of an impartial investigation of atrocities? Is it credit-
abel that any commander,
knowing what war is and what
must happen on all sides in all
wars, will consent to such an
orgy of recrimination and raking up of horrors as is demanded
by the simpletons who imagine
that 20,000,000 Englishmen,
Frenchmen, Italians, Australians. Americans, Idians and Africans of all sorts compose an
army of angels and Germany a
hell of uniformly unredeemable
fiends.
BOTH VOWED STARVATION
As to sentimentalities about
women and children, of which
the English and German are so
full, how, with any countenance
can they be put forward by the
statesmen of two powers which
have lmd openly set themselyes
to the task of starving one an-
nother out?
This starving out is the most
direct form of war on women
and children; for the soldier
must be fed at all hazards; he is
the last to starve, while the
women and children are the lirst.
I hope I am not an exceptionally ferocious person, but I had
rather torpedo a baby or drown
it than starve it to death. Officially it has been claimed in
Parliament that for every bomb
dropped by German aeroplanes
on our towns one hundred have
been dropped by allied aeroplanes. From our own experience we can guest the result.
The German raider aims, presumably, at Woolwich Arsenal
and wrecks a house in Maida
Vale. His best shots, aimed
apparently at the House of Parliament, strike the little Theatli-
er and chip Cleopatra's Needle.
"WE MUST HAVE
KILLED MORE."
Our airmen, I judge, have no
better means of selecting the
spots where out bombs drop.
This means that in raining hundreds of bombs, as we have, on
the Rhine towns, we must have
killed many more women and
children than the Germans. In
the case ot Bruges, several of
the victims must have been bur
own allies.
It is silly to keep on abusively flinging that epithet at me.
War ought to be made a crime,
no doubt. But it has not been
made one. On the contrary, it
has been glorified for centuries
as the noblest of human activities, and not one of the belligerents has even yet renounced the
right to make it.
KAISER'S MAILED FIST
The Kaiser's mailed fist, and
shining armor were perfectly in
order. Had he been victorious
he would on doubt have taken a
place of honor in history beside Alexander the Great.
The very Englishmen who
now clamor for his punishment
as a criminal have not yet pro
nosed that he shall be punished
more severely or contemptuously than they are themselves now
punishing their own countrymen who have ventured to express and act on a conscientious
objection to war.
"TAKE OUR OWN
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(Continued on Page 2 Column 4.)
Local Happenings
Ofjhe Week
Mr. Richard Sommers was
in Pierz on business Monday.
A. P. Stoll was a business
callea at Duluth the later
part  of last week.
Henry G.au made a business to Randall in a Ford Sedan Monday morning.
Mrs. E. H, Kerkhoff was
again taken to St, (dfabriel's
hospital at Little Falls last
week.
Ed. M. La Fond of Little
Falls was in the village on
business Tuesday.
For your High Grade
Wall Papers, and for
your hanging of paper
see A. FAUST 1
Theo. Thielen drewa cream
check for $128.00 at the
Farmers Creamery last week.
It is said this was the biggest
check issued this season.
Mrs. John N. Faust left
for Little Falls Monday to
make her home there. Her
husband having recently
started a livery business in
that city.
Attend to the meeting at
Genola next Wednesday see
the ad. ADV.
Wm. Wilson of Lisco, Neb.,
who has been visiting ■ his
sisters, Mrs. R. C. Scoles and
Mrs. B. F. Hall of Little
Falls, left Monday for Sioux
Falls, S. D., for a few days'
visit with his daughters.
From there he will go to Kansas City, Kan., to visit another daughter before returning
to his home in western Nebraska.
NOTICE!
Notice is hereby given
that the annual meeting
of the Pierz Cooperative
Creamery will be held on
Tuesday,
February 4th,
at the Faust's hall at one
o'clock sharp in the afternoon. The board of di=
rectors will meet Satur-
day February 1st.
THEO. THIELEN  Secy.
J. Haberman of Albany
moved to Pierz Thursday and
has rented the old John Berg
house in upper town. Mr.
Haberman is employed at the
Morrison County Lumber Co.
N. W. Fuerstenbery of O-
namia was a business caller
between trains here yesterday,
A party was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Hoheisel Sunday, those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Boser and children Henry,
Joe, and Frank, Bill Froeh-
lich, Peter Held, Barney
Veith, and Joe Leeb, and the
Misses Mary and Anna Boser
Johnna Servaty, Thracy and
Olive Boser. The evening
was spent in dancing and
playing games, after which a
delicious luncheon was served
All departed for their homes
having spent an evening
which they will long remember.
SSORE!
UNIT
Envoys of Nineteen Small Powers;
Indorse Policy, of Five
Great Nations.
M. -AMBON PRESIDES!
French Representative Is Given Credit:
for   Lining   Up   Minor   Powers
On  All   Great  Questions
Coming Up.
Paris, Jan. 29.—A distinct gain was!
made by the peace conference when;
the 19 small powers gave full adher-;
ence to the organization formulated
by the five great powers, thus assur-i
ing a united front of the great andj
small powers at the outset of the work!
on the main subjects before the mem-!
bers of the commission. i
This was largely due to the skillful
direction of Jules Cambon, French
delegate and former ambassador at
Washington, who was designated by
the council of the great powers to
preside over the meeting of the small
powers.
This meeting convened, at the foreign office at the same time the council of the great powers met, the two
separate gatherings proceeding simultaneously, one in the office of M.
Pichon, the foreign minister, and the
other in the Salle de la Paix.
For a time there was some apprehension of the sequel to the different
viewpoints expressed at Saturday's
meeting, but the meeting of the small
powers was without incident or renewal of the claims then set up for
increased representation on the various committees. Belgium, Serbia,
Roumania and all the small powers
had their full delegations at the afternoon meeting.
Cambon Praises Belgium.
M. Cambon, in opening the meeting,
took occasion to allude to the great
part Belgium had taken in the war.
He then paid a tribute to the part
played by Serbia, Roumania, Greece
and others. This dissipated any lingering shadows of disagreement and
the meeting proceeded with entire
harmony to designate the membership
of the small powers on the commission.
In the meantime the council of the
great powers held two sessions, resulting in the formation of two new
commissions, to deal with financial
subjects and the question of private
and maritime laws.
While the official communiques give
no indication of the nature of the
question of maritime law, it would
seem to be a term embracing President Wilson's second point, of freedom of the seas.
AMERICANS   INVADE   LONDON
Soldiers Are Granted Leave of Absence for Fourteen Days.
London, Jan. 29.—The first members
of the American Expeditionary forces
in France to take advantage of the order granting a leave of 14 days in
England, are enjoying the sights of
London. They landed at Southampton, where they were provided with
meals by the American Red Cross,
which gave the visitors another meal
on their arrival in London, The
American Y. M. C. A. has reserved
1,000 beds for the use of the visitors
and has arranged for restaurants to"
feed the men at reasonable prices.
The order permits 150 men to come
daily.
FOUR   PERSONS  ARE   KILLED
Maniac Runs Amuck on the Streets of
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Jan. 29. — Running
amuck with a loaded revolver in each
hand, a maniac sped through the
streets of the central section of the
city, shooting in every direction as a
yelling throng followed him. In the
fighting two policemen and a pursuing
chauffeur were killed and five others
were wounded.
A motorcycle policeman overtook
the man after a chase of nearly a mile
and beat him into unconsciousness.
A fourth victim of the maniac's revolver died In a hospital soon after
the shooting.
BRITISH   FLEET   DISPERSING]
	
Immense Navy  Is Being  Placed on a;
Peace  Footing.
London, Jan. 29.—The British grand!
fleet is being dispersed, Admiral Sir
David Beatty, its commander, an-;
nounced on receiving the freedom ofi
Edinburgh.
Archibald Hurd, the naval critic, in;
an article discussing the effects of the'
dispersal of the grand fleet, says that
a considerable portion of the fleet'
must be placed on a peace footing at
once under the "nucleus crew system.".
Books Save Autoist's Life.
Monroe, Mich., Jan. 29.—Three'
school' books are. being treasured by
Carrol Wadsworth, Temperance, Mich.-,
for they stopped a bullet fired from a
heavy caliber revolver by a highwayman. Wadsworth was driving along
the Dixie highway when four highway;
men ordered him to halt. He obeyed'
and on finding the ;nen were thieves
he put up a fight. One of the men
fired at close range. The bullet pene
trated two books and buried itself it
the third. The books were sluag: ovei
his breast.
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