The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1919-05-15

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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, MAY 15,  1919.
No. 48.
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/   Colonel House and Sonnino Trying to Settle Muddle Over
4 Fiume Question.
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COUNCIL OF FOUR BUS
Considering    Replies    to    Third    and
Fourth   Notes   From   Germans-
Preparing for Arrival of Austrian Peace Delegates.
L,ondon, May 14.—Reuter'a Limited learns that in case Germany
does not sign the peace treaty,
Which is regarded as unlikely, all
military arrangements haVe been
made for the Allied armies to ad-
Vance in exactly the same way as
they would have done had Germany not accepted the armistice
terms.
Paris, May 14.-^The Italian foreign
minister, Baron Sidney Sonnino, conferred with Colonel E. M. House of the
American peace delegation. The conferees went over the Italian situation
with a view of reaching a basis of settlement before the Austrian envoys arrived, i
The conference took place at a
luncheon at which Colonel House was
the Italian diplomat's guest.
The Council of Four of the peace
conference took up consideration of
the replies to be made to the latest
German notes,, those regarding labor
matters and prisoners of war,
The council decided to refer the
German notes on labor and war prisoners to experts for consideration Instead of answering them at once as it
did with the first two communications
from the German delegation.
Allied Armies to Parade  Parla.
A triumphal march of the Allied
armies through Paris will take place
June 6, according to the present understanding.
Work is being hastened on the quarters at St. Germain, where the palace
of Francis I is being put in order for
the reception of the Austrian peace
delegates, Used for years as a museum, it contains a wonderful collection of Gallic relics ranging from prehistoric times to the era Of the Gallic
kings.
To Present Terms in Palace.
It is planned that the presentation
Of the peace terms Will take place in
the moat beautiful apartment of the
Old palace, which is located on the
first floor and approached by a grand
Staircase, the walls of which are emblazoned with royal devices.
Two groups of nearby villas have
been requisitioned for the Austrian
and Hungarian delegates. It is purposed to conduct the negotiations separately, but if possible they will be
carried on simultaneously.
Rantzau Wrlt-s Two Notes;
Two additional notes were filed with
the French foreign office by Count
von Brockdorff-Rantzau, head of the
enemy delegation. The first stated
that Germany already has many of the
reforms contained in the labor section
of the treaty and proposed that an
international law conference be called
in Versailles at once to revise this article.
The second asked that the 400,000
German war prisoners who are to be
repatriated be guaranteed adequate
food and clothing'.
Couriers Sent to   Berlin.
Couriers are rushing back and forth
between Versailles and Berlin like
ehuttlecoclts, keeping the German government posted on progress of the official translation of the treaty and
whatever information is gathered by
the delegates.
ACCUSED  OF  ROBBING  BANK
Three Men and One Woman Under
Arrest at Des Moines.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 14.—M. R.
Pharmer, assistant cashier of the Iowa
State bank here, and two other men
and a woman have been arrested in
connection with the theft of more than
$42,000 in cash and Liberty Bona3
from the bank March 26, Sheriff John
Griffin announced.
Pharmer had been connected with
the bank for nine years. Others arrested are Lloyd. Patton, Des Moines;
Robert Don Carlos, Liberty, Mo., and
Laura Jones, alias Liz Christie, Des
H   Moines.
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REWARD FOR BOMB MAILERS
ay Day Plot Thus Far Has Baffled
the Police.
New York, May 14.—-Police Commis-
oner Enright announced that the po-
e   department   would   pay   a   sub-
antial  reward  for apprehension  of
e May day bomb plotters who mailed
ombs to federal officials and promi-
ent citizens.    Thus  far,  no  arrests
ave been made.
Foe Helmets Used to Sell Bond*.
El Paso, Texas, May 13.—German
helmets which were made for the anticipated grand goose-step entry into
Paris are worth from $2,000 to $2,500
on the local market. Each night when
the Victory Loan mass meeting was
held in the Plaza, the sales manager
offered at auction one of these helmets to the parson buying the greatest amount of Victory bonds. The
flr_t nisht a helmet was offered at
auction it brought $2,000 in bonds.
. The second night the price was raised
IP SM0Q worth of bonds.
St. Joseph Society
25th Anniversary
The St. Joseph's Society of
Pierz celebrated its 25th Anniversary or Silver Jubilee last
Sunday, May the 11th 1919. To
celebrate this event worthy,
two solemn masses were.read.
The first mass-was read by Rey.
J. G. Stiegler at 8 o'clock a. m.
in which the members of the
society received holy communion. The second or highmass
was read by Rev- Carl Ping-el
at 10 o'clock a. m. Father
Stiegler preached a lengthy
sermon in which he praised the
St. Joseph's society for its noble work done during tlie past
25 years and*'is doing yet. He
also urged other members of
the congregation, especially
young men to join and become
members of the St. Joseph's
Society and help the good cause
along.
At the end of his sermon
Father Stiegler consecrated the
beautiful new flag the society
recently had made.
During the last 25 years the
society paid out for beneficial
and other worthy causes;
Sick members  ._ 42,873.18
Donations for worthy
causes _.■!__>.  835.00
Two flags.--.  -   285.00
The society has now 112 members all in good standing and
its financial conditions are satisfactory.
The services in church were
well attended, not only by the
people of the Pierz congregation, but many from Little Falls,
Buckman and Lastrup were
here.
The death rate during the 25
years was: 11 members died and
were buried here in Pierz; 22
members were translered who
lived elsewhere but were members of the St. Joseph society,
died aud were buried where
they lived. This makes 33 cases
of death in 25 years.
- During, the afternoon an entertainment was held in the
Parochial School building.President Conrad Stangl opened the
meeting with a neat short speach
and then introduced A. Sitzman,
who was the first president of
the St. Joseph's society 25
years ago. fie briefly explained
all about the organization at
that time.
Later E'ather Stiegler and
Father Pingel entertained the
large crowd with short addresses. The celebration was a
grand success.
 THINK   IN   INTEREST SAVE	
Barber Business Sold
John G. Boehm sold his barber
shop and pool room to Jos.
Teschida of the village last
Tuesday, Jos. will take possession of the business in about a
week or two.
 THINK   IN   INTEREST—SAVE	
List of Unclaimed Letters
Letters addressed to the following named parties are at the
postoffice in Pierz and have not
been called for.
Beary, Minnesota, care of
John Kirkey
John Schneider, Buckman,
George Trade, Pierz,
Theodore Weilen, Pierz,
Geo. Meyers, Pierz.
 THINK   IN   INTEREST SAVE	
F. E. Hall of Little Falls
was a business caller here
Tuesday.
 THINK   IN   INTEREST—SAVE	
Pierz to Have Another
Photograph Gallery
O. J. Oftedahl of Little Falls
has bought a lot 25 by 100 feet
from Mrs. M. Vonderhaar last
week, between the Gau Garage
"and-F.-A.-ilelsoTiVpTioto gallery. Mr. Oftedahl is a photographer and is putting up a
building on the lot this week in
Morrison County
"Overthe Top"
N/We are "Over the Top" and
some to spare," says R. B. Millard, chairman of Morrison Co.
"We can again say that our
county is loyal, and we can be
depended upon to come through
for any war actiyities with credit
to ourselves and to the cause."
Following is a table giving
the precincts with allotments
and amounts subscribed;
Name of
Precinct
Subscribed
Allotment
Agram  $3,850 5,000
Belle Prairie... 11,0.0 16,000
Bellevue - 14,500 14,000
Buckman _..      3,450 20,000
Buh       2,800 16,000
Cushing........      5,200 3,500
Clough -      5,550 3,500
Culdrum—_—- 10,400 15,000
Darling.. - 11,650 11,500
Elm Dale  20,750 33,000
Granite ____.      2,800 7,500
Green Prairie —     3,600 3,500
Hillman —      1,000 1,000
Lakin.—.._..-_      1,000 1,000
Little Falls „_—     4,850 7,500
Leigh...— —.-.      1,550 1,000
Mt,. Morris — .      1,000 1,000
Morrill — -     3,550 6,500
Motley. _■      1,650 1,500
Pierz       2,700 '13,000
Pike Creek  11,250 25,000
Platte      2,450 3,500
Pulaski...         600 1,000
Parker      6,250 6,500
Rail Prairie       4,200 3,500
Rosing—...--      1,300 1,000
Richardson _        550 1,000
Ripley..  —     9,900 14,000
Scandia Valley-     6,050 8,500
Swanville  12,600 17,500
Swan River  23,800 26,000
Two Rivers  15,100 20,000
VILLAGES.
Motley.  10,250 .7,500
Pierz... — 14,550 12,500
Randall.. — --. "7,700 4,500
Royalton  20,850 16,000
Swanville  11,350 10,000
Upsala       5,000 4,000
Lastrup       1,750 1,200
Flensburg      4,350 3,500
Bowlus      4,950 3,600
Buckman      2,750 2,500
Little Falls..-- 195,650 160,000
485,950 450,000
 THINK   IN   INTEREST—SAVE	
PROGRAM
Given   by
amt (Umixix'$ Mmxt (Elans
SUNDAY, MAY 18th, 1919
Commeucing at 8 o'clock p. ra.
Vocal—"Music and her Sister Song" . Glover
Music Class.
Piano Duo—"Lustspiel Overture" '. Keler-Bela
Piano I—Magdalene Grell, Susan Thommes,
Piano II—Lillian Hesch, Anna Grell.
Piano Trio—"Bloom and Blossom Waltz" Hoist
Marie Vogel, Frances Grell, Lucille Gravel.
Violin Selection—"Le Voyage Galop"    Hamilton
Violins-—Alphonse Hartmann,
Edward Konen,
Phillip Lul.ing,
Piano—Magdalene Grell.
Vocal Solo—"This Little Girl's not for Sale" Westendorf
Little Josephine Terhaar.    "
I Piano Due!t— ' 'Merry Springtime'' BroWnfield
Cecilia-and Marie Stumpf. ,
Piano Duo—' 'Gaiety Polka'' Wohltart
Leonard and Elizabeth Terhaar,
John and Prances Grell.
Piano Solo—"Salon Mazurka" Bohm
Magdalene Grell.
VoCAl—"Come Rise with the Lark" White
St. Cecilia's Mixed Choir.
Musical Recitation—"The Madonna at Palos"      Hughes
Lillian Hesch.
Piano Trio -"Return of the Heroes" Keller
Bernardine Virnig, Teresa Grell, Dolores Hartmann.
Piano Duet- "Red Riding Hood Waltz" Le Grand
Elizabeth and Josephine Terhaar.
Piano Duo—"Cinderella Waltz" Le Grand
Loyola Kapsner, Leona Stalpes,
Edith Preiner,  Elizabe'h Preiner,
Vocal Solo—"My First Music Lesson" Thompson
Margaret Virnig.
Piano Duet—Quartette from Rigoletto,  .Verdi
Lillian Hesch, Mrs. John Terhaar.
Piano Trio—"Spring Flowers" Behr
Lillian Hesch, Magdalene Grell, Susan Thommes.
"Daisy's Musio Practice Hour" Phelps
Leona Stalpes
Vocal—"Moonlight Will Come Again" Thompson
St. Cecilia's Mixed Choir.
Government Insurance for
Soldiers, Sailors & Marines
Flicker-Riesgraf
Herewith are given for the first time the new
which all men and women who are or were in the
can convert their present insurance.
At 9 o'clock Tuesday morning
of this week, in the St.   Joseph i
church,   occurred   the marriage j
of   Miss  Ellenora   Riesgraf   to \
Joseph Flicker, both  of   Pierz. !
The ceremony was read by Rev.
J.   G.   Stiegler, in the presence \
of a large number   of   admiring
friends and  relatives.    Follow-;
ing   the muptiai  ceremony  the
wedding   party   repaired to the
home  of   the     bride's   parents;
■"where   a    bounteous    wedding
djnner was served aud later the
wedding  festivities   were   carried out.
The happy couple was  attended   by the groom's brother, and
sister, Michael and Lena,and by
the bride's  sister   Frances, and
Christ Morrill.
In the eyening a grand reception was held in the Faust's
hall at which a large crowd attended.
The many friends of both
unite in extending congratulations and best wishes.
 :—THINK   IN   INTEREST SAVE	
Calls For State Bank Reports
St. Paul,—The state baftk
superintendent issued a call to
all Minnesota state banks, a
week ago Tuesday, for a statement regarding their condition
at the close of business May 1st
This is the lirst call of the present year. The statements of 2
different banks from this neigh-
borhbod are found elsewhere in
this issue and two will be pub-
lisliee m the issue of next week.
Age
Ordinary
20 Pay.
30 Pay.
20 Year
30 Year
Life
Life
Life
Endow't.
Endow't.
18
$12.99
$20.20
$16.07
$38.98
$24.22
19
13:23
20.44
16.30.
38.98
24.22
20
13.58
20.79
16.54
39.10
24.33
21
13.82
21.14
16.89
39.10
24.33
22
14.18
21.50
17.13
39.10
24.45
23
14.53
21.85
17.48
39.22
24.45
24
14.88
22.21
17.84
39.22
24.57
25
15.24
22.56
18.07
39.34
24.69
25    '
15.59
23.04
18.43
39.34
24.81
27
15.95
23.39
18.78
39.45
24.93
^/
16 42  '
23.86
19.14
39.45
25.04
29
16.89
24.33
19.61
39.57
25 16
30
17.36
24.81
19.96
39.69
25.40
31
17.84
25.28
20.44
3981
25.52
32
18.31
25.87   .
20.91
39.93
25.75
33
18.90
26.34
21.38
40 05
25.99
34
19.49
26.93
21.85
40.16
26.22
35
20.08
27.52
22.44
40.28
26.46
which he will have the gallery.
He intends to call on trade here
every Tuesday hereafter.
These are the j'early rates on I
one thousand dollars  of  insurance.
The Ordinary Life Policy Premium is paid during the life
time of the insured.
The Twenty-Payment Life
Policy gives the insured, at the
end of twenty years, a paid-up
policy, no more premiums being
necessary.
The Thirty-Payment Lite
Policy becomes likewise paid
up after thirty years.
The Long Term Endowment,
or endowment policy which is
paid up at the time the insured
reaches the age of 62, is a skillful combination which enables
the insured to retain the maximum insurance allowed at a
little more than the cost of ordinary life insurance, but couples with it the advantage of
having a much greater savings
fund. When the insured reaches
his 62nd year, he receives in a
lump sum the face value of his
policy—ten thousand dollars.
This money comes in at a time
when he is retiring Irom active
life, and enableshim to reap the
benefit of his years of thrift and
foresight.
rates at
service
Age 62
Endow't
$16.07
16.54
17.01
17.48
■ 18.07
18.56
19.25
19,85
20.55
21.26
22.09
22.92
23.74
24.69
25.75
26.82
28.00
29.30
After the first year all six
types of policies have a cash
surrender value of the entire
reserve without reduction, and
a loan value of 94 per cent on
the then cash value of the policy. The cash and loan values
increase each year the policy is
in force. This creates a sav.
ings fund that belongs to the
policy holder and of which he
may borrow 94 per cent from
the Government, or he may surrender the policy aud receive
the full savings.
All   policies    participate   in
gains  and    savings    and   each
yea.- assures the   policy   holder
of   a    dividend    which   should
| grow   larger  every year.    This
: serves to reduce the annual pre-
, miums.
All policies contain a very lib
eral  disability    clause   that  is
'furnished   without  any  cost to
the   policy  holder   whatsoever
while   the   policy   is   in force;
There is no age limit to the disability and is an  absolute   protection against old   age.    Upon
total  disability  no further pre-
j miums  are  to  be paid, but the
; insured  will  be  paid  a steady
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Local Happenings
OHhe Week
John Millner of Lastrup is
the owner of a Dort car sold
by the Nagel Bros, this week.
Frank Neisius is employed
as helper at the Soo depot at
Grenola.
Joe Zwach of New Ulm*
came up Saturday on business and returned home
Sunday morning.
Frank Haberman and wife
of the village were visiting
their parents and other relatives at Albany Sunday
and Monday.
Gottfried Tembruell left
for Minneapolis this week
after staying several days at
the home of his parents.
Weather conditions in May
so far have not been very
favorable for farmers and
garden work.
Arthur Schauble is again
delivering the mail on R. F.
D. No. 3 on his Excelsior
auto cycle he has had overhauled recently.
Mrs. A. I. Haskell and
children have returned from
the cities where they had
been visiting for a short time.
E. Leizinger of Little Falls
past thru the village Tuesday to look after his land in
Hillman township.
Math Neisius left Monday
morning for White Pine,
where - he will work in the
saw mill. He has worked
there for the last four or
five years.
If. M. Stoll has arrived
in New York, from France,
so his brother A. P. Stoll informs us. Some time ago he
wrote to relatives here he
wished he could soon return
to "Gods Country." So his
wish has now been granted.
First Payment Due
— ON —
iberty Bonds
AT ONCE
Frank Otremba of Buck-
man, better known as "Buffalo Otremba," had the misfortune of falling under a wagon while the wheel passing
over his left shoulder broke
his collar bone.
Little Falls is proud of
saying it hap a 14 year old
boy who is the owner of a
$100 Liberty Bond. It is
stated the boy is a Daily
Transcript carrier and has
earned his clothes for the
past two years at the work.
Christ Schlegel Jr., who
was drafted in September
1917 in Montana, where he
owns a 300 acre farm, has
been mustered out of the
army and is visiting relatives
and friends here. He has been
with the American Expeditionary Forces in France over
7 months during which time
he was wounded on the arm
and was in the hospital three
months. Christ came to the
states on April 14 and was
sent to Camp Russell, Wyo.,
where he received his honorable discharge.
St. Paul.—Articles of incorporation
of the Richmond Hospital corporation,!
capital $25,000, have been filed with!
the register of deeds.
St. Paul.—Only 10 cases of influenzal
have been reported to the state board!
of health. In November several Uun-i
dred cases were listed every day.
St. Paul.—State departments, which!
occupied quarters in St. Paul office!
buildings during the recent session of;
■.be legislature, are moving back into!
the Capitol.
Mankato.—Hugo 2c_ess, 20 years of;
age, a farmer living near Amu07, wasj
arrested here charged with forging!
his father's name to a $50 check and,'
cashing it with a local merchant.
Fairmont.—Mrs. Bertha S. Collier,!
60 years old, shot and killed herself!
at her home here. She was said to i
be despondent over financial difficul-j
ties and had been in ill health for sev-!
eral months.
St. Paul.—State draft headquarters;
in Adjutant General Rhinow's offices!
at the capitol have been closed under
orders received from Washington. Office equipment and other supplies wiil
be shipped to Chicago.
St. Cloud. — Plans are now being
made for the 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of the state
normal school here. The school opened
with an enrollment of 40 pupils. Today the enrollment is more than 400.
St. Paul. — Minnesota 1919 session
laws will be ready for delivery in
book form about May 20, 10 days
earlier than those of any previous
legislative session were issued, Julius
A. Schmahl, secretary of state, announces.  The book contains 771 pages.
Duluth. — The body of Howard B.
Clifford, who traveled out of Minneapolis for the United States Rubber
company, was found at the bottom of
a freight elevator shaft at a hotel in
this city. It is thought he attemptect
to manipulate the elevator himself.
He leaves a widow and a daughter.
Bemidji.—A. J. Linden and Charles
Foster of the public examiner's office,
St. Paul, are making an audit of the
books of the county officials. They
will also check the accounts of organizations receiving state aid, including
the Lake. Julia sanatorium, the Beltrami Agricultural association and the
Poultry association.
Minneapolis. — Wiliiam Mealey, 76,
and a resident of Minneapolis since
1856, died at his home after a brief
Illness of pneumonia. Mr. Mealey was
a native of Indiana. He was engaged in the real estate business in
Minneapolis for more than thirty-five
years. He was also a member of the
Morgan post, G. A. R.
Brainerd.—The Crow Wing county
commissioners unanimously adopted
the road program as outlined by the
good roads convention held at the
courthouse in April. The commissioners appropriated $500 additional for
expenses of the county agricultural
agent. The board has two men in
view and soon may have a successor
to E. A. Colnuohoun, who has accepted
similar work with St. Louis county.
St. Paul.—State revenue from inheritance taxes may be reduced by 1919
amendments to inheritance tax laws,
Claude S. Brown of the attorney general's office said. Rates of taxation
are increased, but bequests to religious, charitable and educational organizations, formerly taxed at from 5
to 15 per cent, are exempt under the
new law. Mr. Brown said that the
exemption clause will reduce revenue
to an' extent greater than totals will
be increased by the higher rates on
other classes.
St. Paul.—Hjalmer Nilsson, Minneapolis, will become chief state oil ia
spector under the new law, effective
July 1. The appointment was announced by James Sorensen, state
dairy and food commissioner. Mr.
Nilsson has been an oil inspector in
Hennepin .county during the last ten
years and is thoroughly familiar with
the work. The appointment will become effective July 1 in a new law
which changes the inspector and deputies from a fee to a salary basis of
compensation and provides for distillation tests of gasoline and kerosene.
The chief inspector's salary is fixed
at $2,400 a year and those of deputies
at from $100 to $175 a month. ,
Minneapolis.—Plans were launched
for staging the largest Minnesota state
fair on record in the Northwest when;
F. W. Murphy of Wheaton, a mem-;
ber of the State Fair board, conferred!
with Thomas Canfleld, St. Paul, secre-;
tary of the board. The fair is to be |
a "Victory Fair," prepared along lineal
of a grand post-war exhibition of Amer- j
ica's role in the war. With extensive j
building and repairing projects about j
to be inaugurated to improve the Fair!
Grounds and negotiations started to;
bring together military men and sing-j
ers of world-wide note and displays!
of the Northwest's prosperity, Mr. I
Murphy said that there is little doubt!
but what this year's exhibition will be j
the most extensive fair ever staged inj
this section of the country. One of;
the features officials feel certain willj
prove a great success is a state-wide j
singing festival.
St. Paul.—St. Paul police have been;
unable to find Einar S. P. Balstad of!
Zumbrola, Minn., whom they have
been asked to search for, following
his disappearance a week ago, when
he is thought to have come to St. Paul
to consult a contractor. He was recently discharged from the army, having served with the Seventeenth railway engineer regiment in France.
AVaseca.—Mrs. Bertha Spletstosser
was fatally burned when she lighted a
fire in the kitchen stove with kerosene
at her home in Iosco township. Her
son was severely burned while trying
to rescue her.
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