The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1919-02-27

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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, FEBRUARY 27,  1919.
No. 37.
Brainerd.—Sergeant George K. Hanson was arrested in Moorhead, charged
with wife desertion and returned to
Brainerd  by  the  sheriff.
Crookston.—Five head prize winning
cattle at the livestock show are now
beef and will be consumed by fanciers
of good meat in Crookston.
Erskine.—Ludwig L. Taft, of this
city, was one of seven soldiers who
died aboard the transport Finland en
route to New York from overseas.
Bemidji.—James Harkins, of Moose
Lake, was given judgment in district
court Tuesday of $160 against a neighbor named Tell for assault and battery.     *
St. Cloud.—The Farmers' State bank
of Spring Hill with a capital stock of
.10,000 fully paid in, divided into 100
shares of ?100 each, just authorized,
is -©-.commence on March 24.
Hastings.—Joseph Holt, a veteran
express arfd. mail clerk on the Milwaukee railroad, died here aged 84. He
was well known among railway men.
having been for years on the Hastings
& Dakota division.
St. Cloud.—W.'-W. Matson is now a
member of the city council, having
been appointed by the city commission.
The resignation. of H. J. Limperich
from the council to accept the office
of mayor left a ^vacancy.
Pipestone.—A/report from Washington says that Jtay Williams of Pipestone, who several weeks ago was reported as missing in action since Oct.
1, in France, is now listed as killed
In action a'oout the same date.
Minneap/olis,—Herman Liss, former
deputy clerk of municipal court, convicted of offering a $500 bribe to David
Grodnick. a state witness in the arson
case agjkinst Meyer Ettenberg, will be
sentenced in a few days.
B/emidji— Miss Maynard, teacher ol
trirfi Central school, fell on an icy walk
Wtfjile on her way to dinner, and frac-
f' her left hip at the thigh joint,
ijury being quite serious. She is
i hospital, and relatives have been
ed.
m*.oit.—Orders have come to the
Becker county Red Cross chapter from
headfquarters to continue knitting and
reragee sewing. As soon as full directions for knitting reach this chapter
. circular letter will be sent to all
br .inches.
Moorhead.—Judge John A. Roeser
has. made an order forever barring
two natives of Norway from ever becoming citizens of the United States
IS they claimed exemption from military duty in the United States army on
-jBfjpnnt of not being citizens.
Crookston.—The Telemrk lag ajid
the.Ho.ningdal lag, which comprises
the National yiolin association of the
United States, will hold a convention
here during June and the Synod of
the United Lutheran church will meet
here from Jun_f 28 to June 30.
Bemidji.—Brojwn and Sunburned, all
healthy and ha#py, the largest number
of soldiers to ireturn to Bemdiji in a
body came wh(_n boys who left here
in the summer -if 1917 to enlist in the
Tenth Engineers'^ arrived home, having seen virtually* 18 months of overseas service.   |
Moorhead.-
ftt the Moorhead I#spital suffering
from internal irijurits sustained when
she fell against afsJJyve at her home.
Mrs. Blanchard's «'dition was discovered when a ne-aPibor went to the
house to use the tsjlephone, and she
was hurried to the/hospital for treatment. .   •     ij
Minneapolis.—The
Mary  Braun,  50,  oif
found in the Missis
Twentieth avenue
had left her home
saying she was g
visit relatives a:
arrive there her
had notified the
Mankato.~Tl-
ted by a jury in
of the charge of
Interesting
Correspondences
Sullivan News.
Mrs.*jn3. BlanchardT?
John and Lila Hoskins met
the train at Hillman Friday,
they were accompanied home by
their sister Mrs. Larie Smith,
who is now visiting at the Hoskins home.
The dance at Popelek's Saturday nijjht was Well attended.
Everyone seemed to have a good
time.
Callers at Julius Popelek's
Sunday were Ben Popelek and
Miss Lila Hoskins.
The coasting party at tlie
Thompson hill was not very well
attended, but that did not seem
to effect the Bump's any.
Mrs. Kathryn Vernon visited
at the H. C. Smith home Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Rose Adkins called at
the Julius Van Kueren home
Tuesday.
There will be a dance and a
basket social at A. W. Cook's
on March first. Everybody is
welcome.
Platte News,
body    of    Mrs.
Mineapolis,  was
pi river near the
h bridge.    She
o, days previously
ig to St. Paul to
on her failure to
husband, John Braun,
police.
mas Hunting, acquit-
Ue district court here
orgery in the second
degree, was arrei.ted but a few hours
after his releasa on a second charge
of forgery, brouaht by E. W.. Owens,
sales manager fc|r the machinery department at theystate penitentiary at
Stillwater, for Jihom he worked,
Rochester.'-^poseph Seida, alleged
defrauder, has! been brought to Rochester from Refeina. Sask., by Sheriff
Mitchell, a'ftej*Tan extradition fight of
several mon$slselda is charged with
obtaining ISOflVbm the local First
State bank. D-Mctives located him in
Avonlea, Can.,^B ere he was arrested,
but it was ne^B ary to send extradition papers t^B ance for Pres. Wilson's signati^H .<efore the prisoner
could be retu^P  i,
Minneapolis.. A. F. Nelson of Benson, was chom .n secretary of the
Farmers' Gra»~n Dealers' association
of Minnesota ^at.the concluding ses-
e day convention at
The 1920 convention
wil} be in Minn^o^ FeQ. Jf, j8 an(j
19, A resolu'-'KJtt,raa adopted urging
the passage of a ,jh changing the
Minnesota statutes u permit the reorganization of stock Cmpaiiies into
co-operative associations, vithout compelling the companies to fit,-, disband
their organization.
Grand Ra\pids_— As sheriff'Ed Car-
son, Deputy Sheriff Harry and County
Attorney SM>ne were OT their way to
Nashwauk tip investigate a large robbery there they caro^, across three
Austrians digging.Tp and carrying to
an auto some planted booze along the
road just. bM#ae 0f Calumet. They
deacenji^gpon the trio but all es-
caW8 excepting Joe Widoljok of Car-
sQh Lake, who with thirty quarts of
{looze, was brought here and turned
ove'r-to Indian agents who took him to
Bemidji. The confiscated car is held
.lore and will probably be sold by th*
tfovsriiment,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pelowski and daughter Margaret were
visiters at W. Hayes home Sunday evening.
Several of our young folks attended the dance at Lastrup
hall Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Walter Pelowski called
on her sisiter Mrs. Prank Kluetsch Thursday afternoon.
Rose Ganior was a caller at
Prank Kluetsch home Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Katie Litke and daughters Rose, Helen and Alice and
sons Johnnie and ' Willie were
visiters at Toney Predrich home
at Genola Sunday.
Walter Pelowski was a Pierz
caller Wednesday.
John Gallus and Bill Hayes
were callers at Litke home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezydor Holiez-
ki and John Ebertowski spent
Sunday afternoon at John Smol-
ak home.
Mrs. Paul Gallus and son
Louis and danghter<Iulia vere
visiters at Litke home Tuesday
evening.
Income Tax Man
Is Coming Here
Get ready for the Income Tax
man. He will arrive in Pierz
on Feb. 28 and will be located
at Postoffice, where he can be
consulted'without charge.
"Bring in your figures, your
problers, your doubts, and your
questions," is his invitation
contained in the announcement
of his coming visit.
Collector of Internal Revenue
Lynch, is sending one of his Deputies, soley to help people in
this vicinity to deternine their
individual liability and to com
ply with the law's requirement
as to 1918 incomes.
His office hours will be from
eight to six each day, and he
will remain in town until the
close of  business on March 1st.
"This free advisory service,"
writes Collector Lynch" is planned for those Who are required
for the first time to consider
their liability and to make
sworn returned.
"Many  thousands who
not affected   by the prior
eralldws  taxing incomes
this year  file   returns,
are the requirements.
"Every unmarried person
who had a net income of $1,000
or over during 1918; and every
married person who, together
with wife (or husband) and
minor children had a net income of $2,000 in 1918."
"The advice and services of
the Deputy Collector are entirely free, and he is authorized
to administer the oath required
on returns, free of charge.
Persons who are taxable should
make payment when filing their
returns by attaching check or
money-order.
were
Fed-
must
Here
Plot To Kill
The President
Frank Kluetsch
Thursday.
was in Pierz
Callers at Litke home Monday eyening were Bill, Tom and
Herman Hayes and John and
Julia Gallus the evening was
spent in playing cards.
SCHOOL REPORT
The following pupils were
neither absent nor tardy from
school during the month of February and were therefore entitled to a half holiday Friday
afternoon they are: Mary Kluetsch, Margaret Swaser, Eulalia
Hayes, ElsieHayes, JohnKluet
sch aud Standly Krych. The
eighth grade is reviewing for
the state examination which are
to be given of April 1.
 THINK   IN   INTEREST SAVE	
South Agram News.
Mr. and Mrs. Math Schnuer,
Fred Sporlein and J. J. Brummer were among the Pierz caller
Saturday.
Eva Brummer left for Little
Falls Saturday where she will
be employed.
William Brummer made a
busiuess trip to the county seat
Saturday.
Walter Sporlein left for Min-
(Continued ou Page 4 Columu  3.)
After Pietro Pierre had been
ai rested at Cleveland, last
week, TJ. S. Secred Service o-
fficers allowed a shocking story
to made be public, of a plot tp-
murder President Wilson^Ac-
cordfhg tolttforinatTon in the
hands of the Secret Service the
plot was formed among interned prisoners at Leavenworth
Penitentiary. All were to be
released the same day, and
yowed the President should be
assassinated. The assassin was
to be chosen by lot. Pierre, it
is charged, drew the "death
number." The others were
pledged to kill him it he failed
to carry out the order. The
Secret Service officers, learning
of the plot, shadowed Pierre
through many States1. They
did not arrest him for some
time, hoping to catch some of
the others. As he had twice
given them the slip it was
thought best at last to have
him in custody. The published
accounts say that not only the
President but Secretary Mc-
Adoo was to have been assassin
a ted.
Fire Reports from
Morrison County
The fire reports from Morrison County show gratifying decrease this year. The County's
fire loss during the last year
was $15,158 from 14 fires.
This is a gratifying decrease
as compared with the loss and
number of fires in Morrison
County last year, says Geo. H.
Nettleton, Asst. Chief State
Fire Marshal.
The citizens of Morrison.
County are to be congratulated
on this splendid showing. In
many counties in Minnesota
there has been some decreasd
in tire losses but there still is
room for more reductions in
this matter. However, if other
sections of the state do as well
as Morrison County, both the
state and federal governments
will feel satisfied that everything is being done to help pre-
yent the useless fire waste.
 THINK   IN    INTEREST SAVE	
Motschke-Pauser
Albert Motschke and Mary
Pauser w.ere united in marriage
yesterday at 9o'clock in the St.
Joseph church. The wedding
was celebrated at the bride's
home and close relatives and
many friends were present.
Christ Pauser, brother to the
bride served as best man and
Agnes Motschke, sister to the
groom as bride's maid.
The young couple will make
their future home on the old
Albert Motschke farm.
Reduce U. S. Army
To 175,000 Men?
The War Department requested that the strength of the U.
S. Army for next year be fixed
at 510,000 men, including officers.
The idea was that in thepresent
unsettled condition of the world
we need a considerable army
for safety. Abo, it would not
be easy to reduce the Army below that figure in so short a
period. Demobilization takes
time. Besides, throwing so
many hundred thousand men
suddenly on the labor market
might have a bad effect.
The request was refused by
both Houses of Congress. They
voted to limit the Army, after
July 1, to 175,000. This is less
than half the size of little Belgium's army when the Great
War broke out.
■     THINK   IN   INTEREST—SAVE
New Armistice To Last
House Passes
$2.26 wheat Bill
Washington, Feb. 22: The
house today passed the $2.26
wheat guaranty bill by a vote
of 226 to 15. The bill gives the
president broad powers to buy
and sell wheat through any a-
gency he wants to create.
——THINK   IN    INTEREST SAVE	
The Way We Learn
Most Things
"How did you learn to skate"?
a little boy was asked.
"Oh," he replied, "by getting
up every time I fell down."
The Ebert government of Germany accepted the new armistice
conditions, but not without complaining that it did so only because forced by the Allies.
The terras were "harsh"; they
"went beyond President Wilson's Fourteen Points which
had been accepted as the basis
of peace". But, on the other
hand, Germany had not complied with all the conditions of
the first armistice.
No time limit is set for the
new truce. It is to continue indefinitely. But either party to
the war may "denounce" it and
begin fighting again on three
days' notice. To this the Ebert
government objected, but in
vain. It is said as Germany is
now pretty thoroughly disarmed the Allies do not fear any renewal of the war.
Send The Farm
Produce By Mail
The postmaster of Minneapolis is trying to envolve the
"farm to table" movement into
something that will help both
farmer and patron in the city.
The postmaster of Pierz is in
reciept of a letter which reads
in part as follows:
"We have inquiries at the
Minneapolis postoffice concerning this movement continue-
ously. We have farmers write
and tell us they have farm produce for sale, and want customers. We bulletin their names
and sent out by the carries to
patrons of this office. In many
cases we naye letters from these
farmeis stating they have
many orders and are well pleased. And we also have letters
from customers stating that
this new method of buying their
produce by parcel post is most
satisfactory to them.
We have recently had many
inquiries for the names of farmers who wish to sell their produce by parcel post and so I am
writing to you today to ask if
there are any of your patrons
who wish to send their names
and address here. If so, we
will be glad to try to procure
customers for them."
If you are interested and have
some produce to sell during the
coming summer, list your name
and produce with the postmaster at Pierz at once.
The rate of the postage is 5
cents each for the first five
pounds and 1 cent a pound for
each additional pound up to 75
pounds.
Our Casualties
In The War
The casualties in the American Army, as reported to the
War Department up to February 15, are thus summarized:
Killed in action 30,988
Died of wounds    18,041
Died of  disease    _._ 19,371
Died of accident    2,816
Lost at sea       732
Total deaths  66,951
Missing ____*_   7,783
74,734
Wounded     173,766
Total casualties 248,500
 THINK   IN   INTEREST SAVE	
Giant 01 The Airpianes
Local Happening's
OHhe Week
The thermometer went
down to 30 below zero Monday night.
John Gross Jr. and sF.
Rauch left for North Dakota
where they will be employed.
Herbert Hartmann was
employed at the Lastrup
State Bank Tuesday.
Born—to Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Leidolt a son.
The annual tqwn and village elections will be held
this year on Tuesday, March
11th.
PRESIDENT WILL !
TEST SENTIMENT!
Wilson Is Ready to Grapple With!
Opponents of League of
Nations Plan.
HAS FIGHTING BLOOD!
Chief Executive in Address at Boston;
Throws  Down Gauntlet to Those
Who Distrust Proposed Concert of Governments.
Onamia yesterday where he
had been employed for some
time.
Ed. Willman of Southwich
Boston, Feb. 25.—President Wilson
intends to fight at home as he has
battled abroad for a league of nations.
Returning from France, he had been
on American soil not more than three
hours before he threw down the
gauntlet to those who distrust the proposed concert of governments, based,
F. X. Rauch returned from   ^e sa^> on ^e American ideals which
had won the war for justice and humanity.
An America confining to her own
territory her own conception and purpose to make men free, he said, would
be merely keeping her power "for
those narrow, selfish, provincial pur-
, poses which seem so dear to some
Idaho,    IS here    visiting    his   minds  that have no   sweep    beyond
sister Mrs. Robert Kahlham- their n!arest h?rlz°n''
America's   New  Purpose,
in 61'. Before a responsive audience   that
filled the   biggest   auditorium   in   the
John Simon Of Little Falls   city, the President   pictured   the   old
__T" t_       j •   •_ world fighting with stubborn despera-
was ail Over   Sunday    Visitor   tion and expecting in the end nothing
at the Tony    and   John Jam-   better for the peoples than they had
, known for centuries,
ma homes. The President pictured the Ameri
can nation entering the lists with a
new purpose,—the freedom of mankind. The old world had caught the
vision and any treaty of peace drawn""*
otherwise than in the new spirit would
be nothing more, he asserted, than a
"modern scrap of paper" and the
present peace, unless guaranteed by
Have you paid your Per- the united force of the civilized world,
ami-il   Prnrw-H-v    T_t_<!2     Tn.   could not stand a generation.
sonai J. loperty   ±axes<    lo- ;   Bending over the speaker.s table>
marrow, Feb. 28    is the    last   hi»  face  set in  tense  lines  and  his
j        . .1 right hand clenohed, the President ex-
day to pay them. j claimed. ..,,
j     "Any man who thinks that America
Allton    Tlieasei'   and  wife   wiU take part in giving the world any
j    ■»_•       n/r   _i      x-r  11        i   _•_.    sucl1   rebuff   and   disappointment   as
and   Mrs. Math    Nelles   left    that, does not know Amesica.    I in-
for the state of Texas today. vite him t0 test the sentiment of the
nation."
They intend to take  in   the
For your high   grade
Wall    Paper   and    the
cheapest see
34-4 Andrew Faust.
views of that state.
He Is Ready to Fight.
Interrupted by applause, the President halted and then evoked the great-
ttr      , j    , est   demonstration   of   the   afternoon
Word  was   received  here when he added that he would accept
that Pr.   Joseph Schmolke is   no sweeter challengo than the issue
.        ..I,-, ,       .,     , 0I the American purpose in the war.
now located at Convei'tpUltS, |    »i have fighting blood in me," he
France and   does not expect  faid- ^ ^parent feeling, -and it
r is sometimes a delight to let It have
to leave  for    U. S. for    Some   Bcope, but if it is a challenge on this
i- occasion it will be an indulgence."
I     At another point in his address the
__— — ^-..l3. esident said that if the great hope
The   passenger    WaS three   of the world for a league of nations
hniirq   lnfft Mnnrl-iv   mnrnino-   w^f disaPPointed, he would wish "for
nouis rare Monday morning m3rpart> never t0 have had America
011 account of the Snowdrifts   PW  any   part  whatever  in  this   at-
... .      i     .  /-, tempt   to   emancipate   the   world.     I
going east it arrived at ken-^Tave «o more doubt of the verdict of
Ola at about 8 o'clock p. \\y/   America in this matter than I have
doubt of the blood that is in me.'
Joseph   Dahmen and wife FEARS    |NDUSTRiAL    REV0LT
came back last Friday  from
among relatives and friends.
American newspapers correspondents at Berlin report that
Germany has an enormous airplane finished and ready for its
trial. It has a wing- spread of
over 160 feet, six engines of 800
horsepower each, and four propellers, each with four blades.
Two of the propellers are forward, two aft.
Premier  Informs  Commons   Situation
:fa visit at  Leroy,  Wisconsin, „ Very Serious.
London, Feb. 25.—The United King-
' dom  is fa.ced  with the  prospects of
_     .     jj . civil strife and the House of Commons
if. A. Mai'tmann   IS report-   should do everything in its power to
ed ill Since a Week    ago  Sat-   Rvert  •*  Premier  Lloyd  George  de-
clared in introducing a bill to consti-
Ul'day. tute a committee to inquire into the
! conditions prevailing in the coal Industry.
The premier said he had been advised that to grant the demands of the
n     ..     miner's would throw a burden of the
Ol'   Ot    MlSS   trertUde    broil,   most Berious sort upon other indus-
who was   home   on   a   visit tr,es-      V.',
.        A commission of inquiry, the premier i
from St. Joseph where She IS   added, would be appointed.
No Tours in War
Zone This Year
Ex-Kaiser Karl of Austria.
A party was   held at   the,
home of John Grell's in hon-
taking up schooling.
TENDERS    HIS    RESIGNATION
A report received from Ins-
brucl- says, former Emperor
Karl of Austria is a prisoner in
the castle outside of Viene,
where he is guarded by Socialists. The report adds that Karl
desires to itnigrate to America
with his family as a civilian.
Most of his fortune is said to
have been placed in the United
States.—Chicago Evening Post.
The Ainerican manager of
Thomas Cook and Son, tourist
agents, wasgiven to understand
that tourists would not be welcome in Prance and Belgium
before 1920. There will be no
food, accommodations or transportation to spare for them.
 THINK   IK   INTEREST SAVE	
His Stay Is To Be Short
In Prance it is expected that
President Wilson wilL be back
in Paris by the middle of March
and that he will remain until
summer if the situation requires
it.
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Peter Zwacll  sold his farm   General     Pilsudski     Asks     Premier1
^ John Peshel   of Buckman     p^^^^^S Fade J
last week. Mr. Zwack will ewski, the Polish premier, offered his
i      v—--+•-,..    XT-.,,.    TTi-..      _-..-,-   resignation to General Pilsudski, the
leaye-^orNew   Ulm    soon chief of gtate> who decllned to accept
where he has   boil gilt a farm   It, says a Havas dispatch from War-'
_      . . , „  saw.   General Pilsudski asked Premier
lately.     It    IS Said    a Son    Ot   pa(ierewski to continue his functions.
John Peshel   will take   care :—
of the far™ at Hiltaau. W»*™E   PROHIBITION   BILL
^Bane Beverages With More Than One-
Henry Zirer,   13 year  old\    h'lf .f1 p'r,C8"tKAlcA0ho1-
n- £    t> Washington,   Feb.   25.—Any   bever-
SOn of Math Zll'er of Bllh age\ containing more than one-half of
+,,.,.-,   V.-./I +-._>   miaf_i.fnnu nf - one'per cent alcohol would be banned
town, had the  mistoituneot  by ^artime proWbltlon .act> effectlve
breaking his right arm While   July 1 next, under a measure approved
,'.        ,,    .    T7i„..j   ..-.-■ «..-     by the house judiciary committee to
cranking their Ford car feat-  myake the act effective,
urday afternoon-   Henry was —
—  .,,-■,, , Wisconsin   Bankers   Elect.
in town with tlie car ana superior, wis., Feb. 25.—War con-
when he cranked the car it tinues. s0 far as the banks are concerned, and the banks must continue
backfired and the Cl'ank their conservation policy to be ready
-. ■• .ml-   tho arm      He   st-iver!   t0 helP the government to  float the
btruck the aim.    ±ie  stayed next Liberty Loan sm Col Marshall
with   the    Herman   Koel'ing   Cousins, commissioner of banking, in
,.       ., , 1       „ -.L-iii-i     an address to bankers of Group No. 1,
family, where he Was consul- wisconsin Bankers' association. Offi-
ted by Dr.Healy, until   Mou-   cers of the association were elected.
as follows: L. C. Streator of Lady-
day, smith, president;   Orin Lord of Ells<
« .worth, vice president; J. M. Smith ot
Shell Lake, secretary-treasurer.
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