The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1919-03-13

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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, MARCH  13,   1919.
No. 39.
STATE BREVITIES
International Falls.—An owner of
one of the best vacant corners In the
business section plans to improve the
property with a good-sized, up-to-date
garage if he can close a suitable lease
for It.
Virginia.—The question of selecting
the plans for the proposed city auditorium will be discussed at a meeting of the city council, acting as a
committee of the whole. Six plans so
far are submitted.
Hibbing.—Kelly Lake, railroad center of the Mesaba range, will have
electric lights as a result of favorable
action taken by the town of Stuntz
board. Street lights will be placed on
the principal thoroughfares.
Sandstone.—H. P. Oukrust, prominent citizen of this place, died after
a short Illness of pneumonia. He was
jwell known all over the county and
taught school In the rural districts for
the past twenty years. He was affiliated with several leading fraternal
orders.
Bemidji.—Game Warden S. C.
Bailey has received a shipment from
the fish hatchery in the Twin Cities,
the shipment consisting of fifty cans
of young brook trout. Twenty-five
cans were sent on to Big Falls and
the other twenty-five cans were emptied in Baudette creek north of Bemidji.
Red Lake Falls.—Enough additional
names have been added to the list of
stockholders of the Red Lake Falls
Hotel company to make the total stock
subscription over $20,000 and the
success of the project is assured,
though the campaign to sell stock will
go on until at least $25,000 has been
subscribed.
Mantorville.—Mrs. John Bradshaw,
40 years old, died as a result of burns
suffered in the explosion of a can of
kerosene. The kerosene had been
placed on top of the kitchen stove and
became ignited from the fire. She is
survived by her husband and six children, the youngest child being only
one year old.
Ely.—Mark Nolan of Gilbert was the
winner of the district oratorical contest held here, winning over five contestants. Second place went to Arne
Wall of Chisholm, while Miss Gunda
Engen of Biwabik secured third place.
The subject assigned to them was:
"What were the greatest benefits derived from the last war."
Crookston.—Because his brother
eloped with his sweetheart martjr
years ago, Charles Kruegger, former
farmer in Keystone township of Polk
county, failed to make his brother his
heir and has left the entire estate,
amounting to $20,000 to distant relatives living in this city. The will has
not been entered for probate, but it is
said that it will be contested.
St. Paul.—Influenza caused nearly
7,300 deaths and more than 126,000
cases of sickness in Minnesota in 1818,
breaking all mortality records in the
state, according to a bulletin isBUed by
the state health department. The
death rate in November exceeded the
birth rate. Although the epidemic
took a record toll in Minnesota, the
reports from other states showed a
similar situation.
Roseau.—Commissioned officers of
the Twenty-third battalion, Minnesota
Home Guards, residing here, have
Bigned a statement ■ condemning and
repudiating the record in the Minnesota legislature of Representative
Louis Enstrom of Roseau county, who
voted against the bill barring the red
flag In Minnesota and also against the
Babcock road. bill-^Jifce ~ i   de-
Local Happenings
Oftte Week
NORTHWEST BUH
Those who spent Sunday at
the Christ Tretter home were:
Mrs. Paul Kertman and daughters Kathryne and ^Marie, Mrs.
Joe Tschida and son Louie,
Marion Hoppe and Clare Vosen.
Mrs.. Joe Boser and children
were visitors at Lorence Boser
Sunday.
John Held is working1 for Joe
Boser a few days.
Leo Zuleger spent Sunday at
his home in Pierz.
Cars will soon be going again
if the snow keeps on thawing.
Lorenz Boser was a caller at
the Emil Roatz home Sunday.
Christ Tretter and his mother
were Lastrup callers Sunday.
Mr, and Mrs. Chas. Beckman
were guests at the Christ Chris-
teuson home  Sunday afternoon.
Platte News,
clare that
two importan'
sentatlve of
seau county.",
St.   Paul"
boys in the R
Is as scarce
was lonesome
Governor Burntf
the state board
of a recent ins
tion,   Increase
delinquency   in
special consider
assert, and prov.
"Vte   on   these
es' is non-repre-
people   of   Ro-
n   stews   served
g training school
proverbial  oyster
_• church   supper,
was   advised   by
visitors in a report
l-iof. of the institu-
nils, crime and
jfjta   demands
ard members
    funds for new
buildings and equipment at the Red
Wing school, i Admissions to the
school are averaging more than 300 a
year, a ratesn»arly double that of a
few years ago. i
C;rook-jta_i,_~6..i.enee Stout is held
Jn the jail heie ob a charge of abducting Hannafi- 'Hulst, 15-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Hulst, residing near, this city. Stout
and the girl ware brought here from
Iowa by Sheriff Bolatad. Mr. Hulst,
father of the girl, is the complaining
witness against,Stout, and alleges that
on February 7 jne young man, who is
24 years old, induced Hannah to ride
with him to/Crookston. Here, he
states, they endeavored to get a marriage license, "but the girl being under
age they wore refused. Then, the
father claim?, the young man, accompanied by the girl went to St. Paul,
registering /n a hotel a_ man and wife,
and later going to Des Moines, Iowa,
and then>6 Minburn, where they were
living at' the home of Stout's brother
whe^.taken in charge by tbe ab.riff,
ClQud.rsrAt a meeting of the
^lercial club, C. P. Schwab out-
in detail the plan for a $20,000
ing fund for the city, $2,000 of
h has already been subscribed,
hoped to raise at least $20,000 by
lar subscription.
midji.—Game Warden 8. C.
y has received a shipment from
ish hatchery in the Twin Cities,
shipment consisting of fifty cans
oung brook trout. Twenty-five
were sent on to Big Falls and
other twenty-flve cans were emp-
in Baudette creek north of B .•
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The pupils of the Platte
school enjoyed a holiday Tuesday on account of the election
being held at the school house.
Rose Gainor the teacher from
Platte spent a few days last
week with home and folks,
Nick Smith had the misfortune of breaking his leg Friday
morning.
Born—to Mr. and Mrs. John
Dombovey March '4, a daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Swaser
and son Walter visited at X. W,
Swaser home last Tuesday evening.
Born—to Mr. and Mrs. Nick
Smith March 2, a son.
Rose Deering and Annie
Skockenski were Platte callers
Wednesday.
Joe P. Phol of Morrill was a
caller at his store in Platte
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hayes
and son Lasther and Loyed
were visiters at Nick Smith
home Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Marie Gallus is employed at Nick Smith home for a
.few days.
Frank Konen from Buh was
in Platte on business Thursday.
Born-to Mr. and Mrs. John
Smolik March 7, a daughter.
Callers at Litke home Saturday
evening were: John Gallus,
Frank, Bill, Tom Dewey Herman and Delia Hayes, the evening was spent in playing
cards.
Miss Delia Kluetsch called
on Mrs. Walter Pelowski Sunday afternoon.
The infant daughter of John
Smolik and wife was christened
Frances, Sunday Zaplikawski
and Mrs. Ruch Mallski were
sponsors.
Mr. and Mrs- Christ Reece
were callers at Theo. Rychner
home Sunday afternoon.
Miss Sophia Schubert spent
Sunday afternoon with Gaida
girls.
The infant daughter of John
Dombovy and wife was christened Helen, Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Swaser were
sponsors.
Steven Yants of Rice Creek
was here visiting his sister Mrs.
X. W. Swaser Sunday.
Daylight Saving
Begins March 31
Washington.—Failure of congress before final adjournment
today to take action on pending
bills providing for repeal of the
daylight saving act made certain the nations clocks again
would be advanced an hour during the period between the last
Sunday in March and the last
Sunday in October.
State News
Several cases of smallpox
are reported in Staples.
Brainerd, it is saifcl, is to get
a new court house and depot
this season.
Wolves Sunday night killed a
sheep belonging to John Bouck,
south of Brainerd, breaking into a large shed in which he
kept the flock. Two other sheep
were so badly crippled they
had to be killed the next day.
"Let Us Have Peace!"
Nearly four months have
passed since the signing of the
armistice antique peace treaty
has not yet been signed. It was
the business of the Paris peace
conference to end the war, but
thedelegates have utterly failed
neglected and refused to do so,
occupying their time instead in
discussing the organization of a
proposed league of nations to
enforce peace in the future.
The league of nations can be
considered after the terms of
peace are decided upon and the
treaty signed just as well as before. Why should it be given
the preference? All the world
wants peace and wants it now.
Let us have peace! ex.
The Peace Conference
For the plain, unvarnished
reports on trie Peace Conference and the doings in the capitals of Europe, you can't do
better than depend upon The
Minneapolis Daily News.
With the news-service of three
news-gathering organizations it
is coyering the changes now
taking place in world politics
and economic affairs in a clear,
understandable way. Every
thinking man and woman
NEEDS TO KNOW THE
FACTS during these strenuous,
history making times.
Let us send through your subscription to The Minneapolis
Daily News at the same price
you pay for other Minneapolis
dailies. Or better still, we will
make you a special rate of
§5.75 on a combination of The
Daily News and our own paper
for a year.
Election Results
Following are the reports of
the election Tuesday at the time
of going to press:
VILLAGE OF PIERZ
Henry Gassert, president.
Math. Thommes, trustee for one
year.
F. X. Virnig, recorder.
Andrew Faust, treasurer.
Barney Gross, assessor.
Jacob Nohner, justice.
Ed. Bentfeld, constable.
TOWN OF PIERZ
Frank Heigl,  supervisor  for 3
years.
C. A. Virnig, town clerk.
Jos. Otremba, treasurer
P. J, Bollig, assessor.
John Hagen, justice.
Theo. Stumpf, constable.
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TOWN OF PLATTE
Math. Valentine, Supervisor for
3 years.
Joseph Swazer,   Supervisor for
2 yeaas..
Lather Lorentzen, town clerk.
Albert Bayerl, treasurer.
Andrew Kainz, assessor.
John C. Lepinski, constable.
Joseph Kainz, constable.
TOWN OF PULASKI
Chas. Otremba,  supervisor for
3 years.
Jacob  Lipinski, supervisor for
2 years.
J. A. Cojacob,   superisor  for  1
year.
Theo. Brisk, town clerk.
John Malinowski, treasurer.
Frank Brisk, assessor.
TOWN OF HILLMAN
Theo. Billmeyer, Supervisor.
Pete-" Theis, assessor.
Alfred Dominick, clerk.
John Wytasek, treasurer.
TOWN OF BUH
Ed. Stuckmeyer, superyisor,
Frank Konen, clerk.
John Boser, treasurer.
Ed. Konen, assessor;
Theo. Ortmann, justice.
Gust. Hoffman, constable.
TOWN OF GRANITE
Jacob Girtz, supervisor.
Tony Ellering, town clerk.
Peter Gau, treasurer.
Chas. Rieke, assessor.
F. X. Busseler, justice.
VILLAGE OF BUCKMAN
John Hesch, president.
P. F. Blake, clerk.
John A. Brandl, treasurer.        ,
Trustees: August Dehler, Martin Hartmann and Albert
Faust.
The Minnesota State Fair
of 1919 will be held from
August 30th to September
6th.
Meyme Schlegel left Saturday afteruoou for Duluth
where she will be employed,
Walter Zuleger returned Saturday from France after having
served in the U. S. army nearly
1 year. Walter enlisted March/
18, at Duluth, Minn., then was1
sent to Jefferson Barrack, Mis
souri, and to Fort Revere,
Mass., and Quebec, Canada,
from where he was transported
to Liverpool, England, after
being on water 14 days. He left
England for Sommesou, Prance
and to the front in the September drive, after the armistice
was called Walter was sent to
Castillon until January 15, then
to Bordeaux where he stayed 3
weeks waiting fer the ship to
take him to the states. The
voyage took 16 days and landed
at Newport News, Va. He was
sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa,
where he has received his honorable discharge. Walter is
well and enjoys seeing his old
pals again.
TOWN OF BUCKMAN
August Saurer, supervisor.
P. J. Mueller, treasurer.
John E. Brandl, clerk.
John Mueller, assessor.
Total of "Battle Deaths"
The total number of lives lost
in battle by all nations, is now
computed at 7,354,000. This includes those killed in,battle, or
who died of wounds received it-
battle. It does not include the
millions who died dy disease or
accident.
Postage Will
Come Down
The section of the revenue
bill providing for a raise in
postage as a war measure has
been repealed to take effect on
July 1, 1919. Letters will after
that date require a two-cent
stamp as before the measure
went into effect, and post cards
will require only one cent.
NEW VICTORY STAMP
A new three-cent stamp has
been issued to commemorate the
successful outcome of the war.
None have been receiyed at the
local postoffice as yet but probably will be in the  near future.
The color of the new stamp is
purple and the design represents a helmeted figure of Liberty, the upper part of the body
encased in armor, with a flowing skirt reaching to the feet.
The right hand grasps a sword
the point of which rests on the
ground; the left hand is partially extended and holds the
scale and balance. Back of the
figure is the American flag, at
the left are draped the British
and Belgian, and to the right
the French and Italian.
Soldiers May Keep Uniforms
St. Paul Dispatch.-Soldiers
may keep the uniforms they
wore when discharged from the
service, Adjutant General Rhino v has been adyiced by the
War department.
The returned soldiers are allowed also to keep their overcoats. No part of the outfit
giyen the soldier on discharge
must be returned, General Rhi-
now said.
The War department originally contemplated the return
of the uniform and overcoat
within three months of the time
of discharge. This was modi-
tiad in the later order received
at the office of the adjutant general.
Soldiers' Bonus
Crows are making their
appearance iu this vicinity.
Miss Susan Hough returned to Little Falls Wednesday
night from Buckman and
Pierz where she visited the
schools to interest the pupils
in the information of boys'
and girls' clubs. Miss Hough
states that she received splen-
ded co-operation at both
points.
It has beeu reported that
Congress appropriated money
for the payment of a bonus of
§60.00 to all men who resigned
or who were discharged from
military service since April 6,
1917.
The Morrison Ccunty War
Decords Commission stands
ready to aid such men in securing this bonus. Please take
your discharge papers to our
clerk, Mr. Andrew Johnson, at
the city hall in Little Falls. He
will take a copy of your paper,
he will send your paper to the
proper officer at Washington,
D. C, together with a letter
making bonus. We, of course,
do not guarantee that this
bonus will be paid or when it
will be paid, but we will assist
you in getting your claim properly before the right officer,
and will communicate further in
regard to the matter, if necessary.
This service on the part of
our clerk will be absolutely free
of charge except that you have
to pay for the postage ou the
letter or letters that may be
sent in to Washington. You
.should attend to this as soon
I as convenient, and if inconvenient to call personally upon the
clerk at Little Falls you may
send your discharge papers to
him, properly tilled out on the
back, aud the application will
be attended to.
Morrison Count}' War Records
Commission,
By N. N. BERGHEIM,
Chairman.
Sleighing is about "ausge-
Spielt." The recent soft
weather has made the roads
bad.
Interesting
Correspondences
The firemen held their
monthly meeting Saturday
in the village hall.
After a few days of warm
weather the snow is away
and wagons are again in use.
The villiage recorders'
salary has been cut from $10
to $5 a month.
Next Tuesday March 17th
is St. Patrick's day celebrated by the irish all over the
world.
Jos. Hennen of St. Paul
arrived here Friday on a few
days' visit. He returned
home Tuesday.
Peter Zwack who has recently sold his farm at Hillman left for New Ulm with
his family this week where
they will make their home
iu the future.
Select a hide for a Robe or
Coat now, when the fur is
heayiest. If the fur is shedding, the tan will set it
quickly and permanently.
adv.        Lewis J. Eller. Agt.
John Bolster of Genola
was taken to St. Gabriel's
hospital at Little Falls suffering from appendicits last
week.
Mrs, A. P. Stoll and Mrs.
C. E. Gravel left for the
cities Tuesday where they
will visit with relatives and
friends.
Wanted
5,000 bushels of Oats.
RICH PRAIRIE MILLING CO.    adv
Mrs. J. Janish who lives
on the old Fleckenstein farm
has been taken to Rochester
for medical treatment.
Henry Gau received a shipment of detachable closed
tops for Ford cars which can
be applied on the common
Ford making an enclosed car
of same.
Michael Leidenfrost of
Little Falls town underwent
operations for appendicitis
Monday morning at St. Gabriel's hospital at Little Falls.
F. E. Hall manager of the
Northwestern telphone company, made a business trip
to Pierz, Wahkon and
Onamia Monday.
Ed. Renneberg has bought
the 40 acres of land adjoining Mike Lockowitch on the
west. This land had been
willed by Wm. Bergerhousen
to the heirs of his sister who
lived in Wisconsin.
Maylor Thos. E. Parkhill
of Minneapolis came to Pierz
Monday morning to assist
in making out income tax
returns. Major Parkhill
went to the Mexican border
at the time of the trouble
with Mexico and was then a
captain in the First Minnesota in which were a number
of Little Falls boys, including Perry Gibson and Henry
Sutlifi (now lieutenants) Ed.
and Alvin Gierok, Ed. Raber
and Dorilla and Jennings
Felix. Mayjor Parkhill recently received his honor
able discharge from the
service.
RAINBOWS GIVEN
SAILING ORDERSi
Distinguished Division Will Embark From French Port in
About Thirty Days.
PERSHING SENDS NEWS!
War    Department    Announces    That!
Under   the   Schedule   the   Troops
Should Arrive in New York
About May 1.
Washington,   March   11.—The   war!
department has received a cable from j
General   Pershing  saying  he  has  is- ■
sued    orders    for   the    Forty-second j
(Rainbow) division, of which the 151st'
field artillery is a part, to prepare for
embarkation.     This    would    indicate
that the Forty-second may be expected
to  sail  between April  10  and  15,  as
the average period between such orders and  embarkation has  been one
month.
Under the schedule as announced
the Rainbow division should reach
New York by May 1. The Victory
Loan campaign will probably start
April 21 and continue to May 10. Consequently it may be possible the division can participate in the campaign.
No formal plans for the reception
of the Rainbows have been announced.
Begin   Entraining   April   1.
Coblenz, March 11.—The Forty-second American division (The Rainbow)
the first division of the army of occupation to start for home, will begin entraining for Antwerp April 1. Orders
to this effect have been received from
headquarters. It is estimated that
about a week will be required to transport the entire body of men and their
equipment from headquarters on the
Rhine to Antwerp. All the locomotives and cars to be used In the transportation are to be of American make,
the commanding officer desiring to use
American cars because thoy are larger
than the French or German.
The original plans were to take the
homebound division down the Rhine
on boats and have them board transports at Rotterdam, but this plan was
changed.
Rotterdam is to be used as the base
of supplies for the Third army, which,
It is announced, will begin arriving by
way of the Rhine river. The Thirty-
sixth division Is expected to leave Antwerp for home during April but no definite date has been mentioned for the
departure.
BRITAIN   CHANGES   ATTITUDE
Willing to Sink Its Allotment of the
German Navy.
Paris, March 11.—A change In the
attitude of the British government regarding the plan to sink interned German warships has been noticed since
the return of Premier Lloyd George to
Paris. It now appears probable that
instead of the German craft being
sunk, Great Britain will be willing to
permit France and Italy to keep some
of the ships, but will consent to sink
her own allotment.
In this way, it is said, Great Britain
would relieve the United States of the
necessity of carrying out her projected,
great naval building program.
BITTERLY    ATTACKS    COURT
Eugene V. Debs Defies Federal Supreme Justices.
Terre Haute, Ind., March 11.—"I
defy the supreme court to do its
worst," declared Eugene V. Debs in a
formal statement on the upholding of
his conviction on an espionage charge
by the supreme court. "I told the
court when I was convicted that the
law was despotic and have not
changed my mind in the least. I am
not concerned with what those be-
powdered, bewigged corporation attorneys at Washington do."
POKER WINNINGS TAXABLE
Ruling Affects Devotees of American
National Game.
Washington,    March   11.—Business
losses of gamblers, moonshiners, bootleggers and other participants in illegal practises are deductable from gross
incomes   in   determining   net  income
subject to tax.     The internal revenue
bureau decided the question in passing inquiries from professional gamblers in Chicago, New York, Boston and ;
other   cities   and   from   a.  lone   query !
of a former moonshiner in the south.!
RUSSIAN   PRISONERS   ESCAPE:
Five Thousand Run Away From Ger-!
man Prison Camp.
Berlin, March 11.—While soldiers j
who had been called to suppress riot- j
Ing In Spandau were absent from the!
Ruhleben camp, about 5,000 Russian j
prisoners made their escape. Thej
Russians now are wandering about!
the country. |
Italian Government  Receipts.
Rome,   March   11.—Italian   govern-'
ment receipts for the first eight months
of the fiscal year were in excess of the
amount of the budget for the entire
year by $60,000,000.  The  receipts  to
Feb. 28 were  $800,000,000,  representing an increase over Jhe same period;
of last year of $180,000,000.
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Reid Named Grand Trunk Receiver.
Ottawa, March 11.—John J. D. Reid,
minister of railways, has been ap.
pointed receiver of the Grand. Trunk
Jfactflc railway
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