The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1919-05-01

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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, MAY 1,  1919.
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No. 46.
H.
GERMAN ENVOYS
AT VERSAILLES
Bulk of Enemy Delegates Arrives
to Receive Peace Treaty
From Allies.
ONE ISSUE UNSETTLED
president   Ador   of   Switzerland   Ha»
Reached Paris and One Report It
That He Has Been Asked to Arbitrate Italian Dispute.
Interesting
Correspondences
Sullivan News.
Board Adopts Important Changes
New Plan        In Game Laws
Versailles, April 29.—Sixty of tha
German delegates to the peace conference have arrived here.
Immediately on their arrival the
delegates were taken in automobiles
to the Hotel Des Reservoirs. There
was no untoward incident.
The main plenipotentiaries and the
technical delegates who will complete
the full delegations are expected to
arrive in a few hours.        »
Treaty Virtually Complete.
The German peace delegation Is
ready to receive the Peace treaty,
Which is virtually complete, the only
big issue still outstanding being
Italy's claims with regard to Flume
and the Dalmatian costal region.
• President Ador of Switzerland has
arrived in Paris and one report ia that
he has been requested to become arbitrator in the dispute. Another report,
however, say his visit is in connection
With the inauguration of the work of
,the league of nations.
Italian   Parliament   Summoned.
Rome, April 29.—The Italian Parlia-
Jroent has been summoned to meet.
Italy's future will depend on the
iction taken by that body, after
Premier Orlando's presentation of the
program followed from the Peace conference.    A  resolution  providing  for
vote of confidence in the ministry* is
understood to have been prepared.
'The  hour  is   solemn   and  grave,"
. remier Orlando declared in an interview.    The  government's  chief duty
to ascertain whether it has interpreted   Parliament's   sentiment   and
protected  its  dignity."
Annexation  Urged.
A section of the press is advocating
indexation of Piume and the territory
iwarded Italy in the pact of London,
Without waiting for Allied sanction.
'The way out of the present difficulty," said the Idea Nazionale, "is
annexation by royal decree Of Tren-
fcino, the Upper Adriatic, Trieste,
Fiutae and Daimatia with Saar, Sa-
palato and Sebanico. Once the an*
gpiwiexation is decreed the tempest will
siubside. The Allies cannot avoid accepting an accomplished fact."
1 Former Premier Luzzati will move
4 vote of confidence In the Chamber
•a!pd Senator Littoni will take similar
action in the Senate. Only the party
leaders are expected to discuss the
resolution and the session is expected
te be a brief one.
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-ASHlNQTOjU    IS   SURPRISED
General  Approval   Is  Given  of  Decis-
'. ion  to  Try  Kaiser,
^Washington, April 29.—In its decision to try the kaiser, the Peace conference at Paris has done Something
wjhich meets general approval at the
national capital. The decision has
co'wie as a surprise, as it was understood that Secretary Lansing, who was
thje chairman of the commission, was
opiposed to such a course. It is regarded here that failure to hold the
kaiser responsible in view of the tre-
nij-ndous consequences of the assault
uAon civilization, which he directed,
Wipuld have been unthinkable.
Visitors at the school last
Tuesday were Mrs. Frank Sims,
Mrs. Van Keuran and Miss Eliza
Batzer County  Superintendant.
Lastrup callers Friday were
Mr.^ and Mrs. Basa and Mrs.
Robt. Adkins.
Walter Zak was a Lastrup
and Platte town caller Friday.
Pierz goers Saturday were
Merle Look, Mrs. Peter Adkins
son  Jim and Miss Kernen.
The D. K. Harting family of
Little Falls spent Saturday and
Sunday at the Lake.
Ray Vaux is busily building-
and addition to his house.—
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Callers at Martins Sunday
were Jack and Olive Lewis and
Merle Look.
John Britton wife and children
visited the Marirri Britton family Sunday. „
Ed Lewis was a caller at Roy
Sims Sunday.
The road in our town is fine.
Bert Sanborn and Roy Vaux
were in our burg Monday eye.
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Morrion county has fallen into line with other counties in a-
dopting the 'Babcock plan of
hard-surfacing roads. At a
meeting of the county board
Thursday afternoon, at which
Charles M. Babcock, author of
the plan, and C. A. Forbes of
the highway commission, were
present and explained the plan,
the county board by a unanimous vote passed a resolution
favoring the issuing of bonds to
the sum of $200,000. With the
federal aid of $200,000 and
the 3-mill levy of the county
road work, about $500,000 will
be spent.
As soon as plans and specifications for the work, are received by the board, bonds will be
issued and work will be begun.
The plan calls for hardsurfac-
ing of the Jefferson highway
from the county line to Little
Falls and fixing the road to
Swanville.
A number of farmers and local citizens were at the meeting
and heard the talks by Messrs.
Babcock and Forbes and asked
many questions.—Herald.
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DIED
ZONES       WHICH   DIVIDED       THE
STATE   INTO  TWO   SECTIONS
ELIMINATED
CLOSED       SEASON   ON       PRAIR.r
CHICKENS   UNTIL  SEPT..
16,  1922
Holstein Park
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"LOST   BATTALION"   ARRIVES
M*n Made an Enviable Record In the
Argonne   Forest.
New York, April 29.—The famous
"Lost battalion" is home again.
Tjie battle scarred veterans, officially known as the Second battalion
of Jthe 308th infantry, arrived here
on (the transport America, one of the
Gei-man liners taken over by the
United States.
Although the ranks have been filled
with replacement's, scores of the men
wlho, under Major Whitlesey, were lost
in/ the Argonne forest, returned with
tHe unit under command of Nathan G.
A*-erill.
Alva Martin hauled cream to
Lastrup Monday.
Mr, and Mrs. Axel Johnson
are rejoicing over the arrival of
an 8 pound daughter, born April
the 25th.
Jack Lewis, who has been employed in Indiana the past winter has returned home.
Mrs. G. P. Martin visited her
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Sanborn
Thursday.
Arthur Christian, who has
been at home on a furlough, returned to Key West, Florida,
last Wednesday. E. M. Vaux
took him to Hillman.
Fred SorUm was dragging
roads here Monday.
The school closed here last
Wednesday, as the teacher Miss
Saras, received a telegram that
her aunt was dead. Chas. Sanborn took her to Little Falls.-
She went.to her home at Swanville.    All extend sympathy.
Mr. A. Johnson was in Onamia
Saturday.
Frank Perkins spent Saturday
night and Sunday at the E. M.
Thompson home.
Jack Lewis and sister Olive,
spent Sunday afternoon and
evening at the Martin home.
Another old settler passes
i/away, Mrs. I^therine Mons Of
I St. Mathias, Crow Wing county,
j died at her home last week, at
j the high age of 91 years and 3
' months. The old lady was well
known in Pierz. She formerly
'lived for many years, about live
miles south of the village and
owned the east half of the present Mrs. Arnold Nagel farm.
She leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Math. Eisel and Mrs. Frank
Koering and her daughter-in-
Jaw Mrs. Christ Mons, whose
j husband, Christ Mons, died a
few years ago, and a number of
grand-children, also a few great-
grand-children to mourn her
death; all living in St. Mathias,
Crow Wing county. Burial was
,at St. Mathias, near Brainerd,
last Monday,
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Jolm Gainor bought an
Oakland Six from the Motor
Inn this week,
Mr. Meis has rented the Taylor land for the coming season.
Philip Anderson and little Es-
tella returned to Estherville,
Iowa, last week, to make their
future home.
Miss Nellie Martin visited at
Chas. Sanborn's last Saturday
alternoon.
Miss Ruby Christian was a
Hillman caller Wednesday.
A number of important changes
were made in tlie game and fish laws
at this session 'of the legislature. Tha
following from the Twin city papers
gives a good idea of the changes
which are of most interest to hunters
and fisheiimen:
Several changes of importance to
Minnesota anglers and gunners were
made yesterday in the 'fish and game
laws by the senate. The usual flying
trip to the favorite fishing place in an
effort to hook king black 'bass will not
•bo started this season on the night of
May 29. It will be postponed until the
middle of June. The season on black
bass throughout the state will "open
this season on June 15. Under the old
law the lid was off on May 30 in the
southern zone.
Zones which divided the state into
two' sections, have been eliminated,
The angling season for many varieties
will open on May 1. The trout season
opened on April 15 which now applies
to the entire state.
An important change in the game
birds laws is a- closed period on prairie chickens until 'Sept 16, 1922. The
partridge law was left the same with
the season to open in 1920. Shooting
will be allowed every other season.
The duck season, as usual, will open
on Sept. l6, but will close on Dec. 31,
giving the gunners 3% months of
sport. Scarcity of pickerel in many
of the lakes brought about a closed
spearing season. It is now unlawful
to spear pickerel in March and April.
The time for shooting deer and
moose has been lengthened by the
Legislature. Instead of having the
season open from November 15 to
30, it will be open until December 5.
^RUSSIAN    MINISTER    ANGRY
Renounces    Allied    Attitude    Toward
Danzig  and   Saar  Valley.
Berlin,   April  29.—In  a speech  de-
__----livered,   strongly   protesting   against
what he characterized the attempts of
the Allies'to deprive Germany of Danzig and .Saar valley, Herr Heine, Prus-
T    siari-.mmister of the interior, declared
that  those  in  power in  the  Entente
countries had made just as much use
of their "lust for power, their vanities
and their lies, as ever the former rulers of Germany did."
Victory Loan Flier Killed.
Indianapolis, April 29.—Meehani.
cian Frank Pride, Uniontown, Pa., en.
listed man attached to the Victory
Loan flying circus, was fatally injured
when his head was crushed by a propeller blade on a machine which he
was attempting to start.
Russian Hymn Contest On.
Vladivostok, April 29.—A contest
for composition of a Russian patriotic
hymn, unindicative of any form oi
government or of any political party
bas b?en announced in Omsk.
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The Central Committee
A. R. ROGERS, Chairman.
Treasury Department
Ninth Federal Reserve District
101 ■ 111 So. Fifth St., Minneapolis, Minn.
It was voted and decided by the directors of the
Secretary of the treasury that; Mr. Conrad Stangl,
town number 40, Range 30 east of Morrison Co.,
State of Minnesota have been appointed to serve as
chah man in the above discribtion of the town.
Under the direction  of  the war loan organization
of the ninth federal reserve district.
A. R. ROGERS,
Chairman war loan organization.
Therefore every voter-of the town of Pierz and loyal
citizen oi United States of America is herewith invited to come on the sixth day of May to his voting
place Genola for his allotment and buy his Victory
Liberty Loan share as a good investment.
The Victory Liberty Loan Organization.
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<•>    WHAT IS A LIBERTY BOND?
<8> The true Liberty Bond is the
<$> 'bond of brotherhood between1
<•> men and women everywhere
<$> who believe in (Liberty.
<$> That was a true Bond of Lib-
$> erty, born of vision and ce-
<$> mented in sacriilce, which
<*> held our thirteen colonies Arm
<*> in their first fight for Lib's) erty. It was a Bond of Lib-
<s> erty which bound those scat-
<S> tered pearls of political free-
<$> dom, when Liberty was won,
<$> into a cordon of ___. erty adorn-
<J> ing and protecting a continent.
3> It was a Liberty Bond which
<$> slowly drew into one far-flung
3> line the free nations of the
<$> world, to boat down a malig-
<$> nant power which found Lib-
<$> erty in its way. And it is this
<S> true Bond of Liberty which is
<•> now binding together the pur-
<$> poses o tfhe world and giving
<$■ bond for the future in a League
$>   of Nations.
<?> The present Liberty Bond—
S> the Fifth—the Victory Loan
§> —is our outward expression
<•> of the true Liberty Bond,
<$> binding together in a common
<?> tio of devoted doing all
3> American men and women
<$> and children, who love Liberty
<$> for themselves ana desire it
<$> for others. Someone has
<% called it the "Honor Loan."
It is. We are all bound in
honor 'by our promise to ourselves and to the world- to
"'finish the job."
Let us not imagine that the
work is done and the emergency past. We must remain
alert and full of determined
courage. Eternal yigilance is
the price of Liberty. The Victory Loan is our Vigilance
Loan, on the watch against a
false sense of security. If we'
fail in our Vigilance Loan it
will be a sign to the world
that America has fallen asleep;
it will be a sign that America
does not understand; that it
has "been through the flre in
vain.
We must aot faiL We shall
not fail.
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German Helmets
To be Allotted
The German Dress Helmets
will be alloted in the county as
follows:
One, to the precinct out side
of Little Palls, buying the most
bonds.
One, to the precinct, having
the widest distribution of sales
of bonds.
Two, to the first two precincts, reporting overtop, Tuesday, May 6-
Two,    to the  first  two  pre
cincts, reporting no blue cards.
One, to the first precinct having largest percentage of oversubscriptions.
Two, to the persons, who
made the highest percentage of
over-subscription, over their
allotment.
One, for emergency.
What precinct will win?
Where a precinct wins out, the
helmet will be sent to the Major
to be placed in his charge.
R. B. Millard,
County Chairman.
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Card of Thanks!
Small Distilleries Found
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Program Weil Attended
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The program given by the
pupils of the school in district
127 Sunday was attended by a
large crowd. The proceeds of
the affair, which was about $30,
•were for the Junior Red Cross
and "other articles tor the school'
The program was followed by
a basket social and the highest
amount paid for a basket was
$4.00
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U. S. field officers are reporting a tremendous increase in the
number ol small stills of less
than five gallons, capacity now
being sold. They are locating
them almost daily in full operation in residenses. garages and
other places in larger cities.
Twenty-four of theses ''home"
distilleries were seized in one
town within a period of three
weeks.
Pour large outfits were discovered in one- week in New
York city recently. Three were
found in a private garage in one
of the largest Southern cities.
The manufacturers of "small"
stills are doing a thriving business as a result of the dry wave
sweeping over the country.
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To Open Wholesale
Warehouse Here
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The Morrison County Cigar
Co. of Little Palls will open a
wholesale "warehouse in the
southeastern room of JacobNei-
siu-' store building at Pierz.
They will carry a full line of
confectionery, cigars and tobacco. Mr. Veuners of Little
Falls will call once a week to
take care of the stock, which
will be sold at wholesale only.
He will also start wholesale
warehouses in Royalton and in
Swanville later.
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Many fishermen . passed
thru the village yesterday
morning, homeward bound.
It is also reported some fishermen paid dearly for the
fish at Mille Lace lake the
past week.
We wish to take this means of
expressing our gratitude to those
many kind friends and neighbors
who so generously assisted us
during our recent bereavement,
and also for the many beautiful
floral tributes.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schauble.
"Forbid them not", the Savior said,
'But let them come up here".
Oh, God!   it was so hard-to bear,
When that meant our little dear.
Papa, I was your little boy,
Mamma, you must not cry,
I am j'our little angel now
And wait for you up high.
I send you a kiss by mamma,
There's one for each of you_
And please remember, I'm happy,
Whatever you say or do.
The   little   chair   and   carriage   you
bought for me,
And my playthings—lay them by.
I sleep in the arms of Jesus.
From little Ervin, good-bye.
Local Happenings
Ofjhe Week
Pay first half taxes this
month.
Albert Stern visited friends
and relatives at Melrose last
week.
The hitching posts are all
dug out. For autos they are
not needed.
The lawns and meadows
are getting green after the
recent rains.
Herman Faust is now employed as bartender at the
John H. (--rell saloon.
Albert Schlegel took the
train for x Duluth Tuesday
afternoon where he will be
employed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Virnig
and family .of the village
were at Little. Falls Wednesday visiting.
Reinhart Stumpf who was
here to attend the funeral of
Baby Schauble left for Glen-
wood Tuesday.
Ed. Schwankel of Richmond spent Sunday here
with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. -Frank Gilmer of Onamia were visitors
here Thursday.
Leo Zuleger left for North
Dakota Monday to work the
coming season-.
Nick Stalpes is the owner
of a Grant Six he bought
from A. V. Hartmann this
week.
Mel Wermerskirchen left
for Great Falls, Mont., Monday after a few weeks' stay
among relatives and friends.
Math Lipinski of Pike
Creek was an oyer-Sunday
visitor with the Geo. Sigette
family.
Christ Reese of the town
of Platte was in the village
Saturday. He says farmers
in his neighborhood are done
with seeding.
P. J. Netzinger who has
been depot agent at Genola
for a number of years has resigned. F. E. Mount of Crosby, Minn., has taken hi3
place.
Work will com mence this
week on the Nagel Bros,
garage which is to be build
between Barney Gross saloon
and the barber shop.
Sunday, May 4 th the
Christian Mothers Society of
the St. Joseph's congregation
will hold its annual meeting.
Solemn high mass will be
read and the members will
receive holy communion.
There are now more than
213,450   automobiles  in  use
in the state of Minnesota, a
average  of about   1  out  of}
every 10 persons in Minnesota own a car.
Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Haskell
gave Mr. Netzinger and family a farewell supper last
Sunday evening. Mrs. Netzinger and children left for
Minneapolis Tuesday accompanied by Mrs. A. I. Haskell and children. Mr. Netzinger will leave later with
the household goods.
Chisholm.—Dr. E. H. Nelson, former mayor of Chisholm, was appointed
health officer for the ensuing year at
a salary of $120 per month at a meeting of the village council.
St. Cloud.—May 4 has been chosen
as the date of the senior class play
to be given by the students of the
Cathedral high school. The title is
"The Mistress of Glen Laurie."
International Falls. — Seeding of
grain is now under way in this section and conditions are extremely
favorable for the work. Present pros"-
pects are that a larger acreage' will
be planted in Koochiching county than
heretofore.
International Falls.—The old Itasca
or lower river dock has been torn
down and a floating section is being
built that will adjust itself to the varying stages of water and will be a big
improvement as the old dock has long
failed to serve its purpose.
Crookston.—Fred T. Lincoln was at
Cass Lake where he made further arrangements with the Cass Lake Commercial club and citizens committees
for the summer convention of the
Northern Minnesota Development association and pageant in June.
St. Cloud.—IVIaj. G'eorge D. Rice, who
has been serving with the army of occupation, was "greeted at the train
by his family, the Elks fife and drum
corps and a large group of friends.
Ma.. Rice is home for a fifteen-day
furlough, but expects to be discharged
from service soon.
Winona.—C. W. Anding, former auditor of Winona county, convicted a
year ago of violating the espionage
act and sentenced to eighteen months
in the Federal penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan., has been granted
a new tidal by Judge Page Morris on
motion of the defense.
Hutchinson.—Plans for welcoming
the Hutchinson contingent of the One
Hundred and Fifty-first Field Artillery have been completed and word is
awaited of the arriving time in Minnesota. Much enthusiasm is manifested
here, Hutchinson having the third
largest representation in the organization.
East Grand Forks.—Augustus Re-
veoir, local man, arrested on the
charge of selling intoxicating liquor
during a raid by the police and sheriff's departments, pleaded guilty and
was bound over to the June teim of
district court at the preliminary hearing occurring before Judge "William
Watts at Crookston.
Two Harbers.—After many hours of
dragging in the Partridge river at Colby, for the bodies of Mrs. P. Adolph
Carlson and her 9-year-old daughter,
Myrtle, who were drowned when' a
rowboat with four other people tippetl
over. Mrs. Carlson's body was recovered but the body of the girl is still
in the river and the searching crew
is still looking for it.
St. Paul.—Examination for nurses
applying for state licenses will take
place May 2 and 3 at the state capitol,
Miss Lydia Keller, secretary of the
state board of nurses' examiners, announces, and adds that there probably
will be many applicants despite the
special examination during the last
year for candidates planning to enter
army hospital service.
Duluth.—The Rev. Daniel W. Lyncb,
pastor of St. James Catholr. church,
West Duluth, will be raised to the
rank of Monsignor of the Roman Catholic church, according to a cablegram
received from Rome. The installation
probably will be early in June. The
Rev. Lynch has served pastorates at
Hinckley, Pine City, Mille Lacs and
Mora. He was transferred here from
Brainerd.
Red Wing.—Oscar Bakko, returned
soldier, shoot and seriously wounded
Alfred Werdahl, village marshal, at the
Kenyon Commercial club. Jealousy
was said to be the cause. Bakko entered the club*while the marshal was
playing pool with the village barber,
and, according to the barber, at once
opened fire. Four shots were fired,
one passing through the back of the
marshal's head, one thru each leg, and
the 'fourth through the victim's clothing.
Moorhead.—Articles of incorporation
of the Red River Valley Starch &
Potato company of Moorhead have
been filed with Secretary of State
Schmahl at St. Paul. The incorporators are well known Clay and Cass
county men who are familar with the
potato industrx in this part of the
country. The starch factory and 100,-
000 bushel capacity warehouse and
cellar will be located in Moorhead,
with trackage to one of the railway
lines.
St. Paul.—N. J. Holmberg, Renville,
newly appointed State Commissioner
of Agriculture, an office created by the
recent Legislature, has visited at the
apitol. He announced that he will
retire from the State Board of Grain
Appeals to assume the commissioner-
ship on June 1, and will be succeeded
in the first office by D. P. O'Neill,
Thief River Falls. Commissioner
Holmberg plans to open offices in the.
Capitol.
--Brainerd.—Fostered by the Brainerd'
Chamber of Commerce, the community,
shipment of waste paper has grown;
from an experiment to a habit and the]
.a-rnig of "scraps of paper" is now
firmly established. During the last
shipment, streets leading to the waiting car on a siding, were crowded
with every kind of a conveyance, kid3
with express wagons, coasters, .jvheel-
barrows, etc., treading a maze ol
trucks, drays, buggies, all loaded with1
paper carefully sorted. Each lot was^
weighed and the city weighmaster had \
to have more weight receipts to haifc
dle^tlje business^
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