The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1919-05-29

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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, MAY 29,  1919.
FRENCH PREMIER
IN SHARP REPLY
Denies Charge of Foe That Territories Are Made Subject of
Bargaining
25 Precincts Won
Honor Emblems
Attention Soldiers,
Sailors & Marines
One For The Merchantmen
ASKS SPEEDY REPEAL
Austria    Makes   Appeal   for    Prompt
Action    Fearing    Disorders    May
Break   Out   in   Country—Lid
on Treaty Publication,
Paris, May 27.—It was on the request of President Wilson that the
heads of the Allied and Associated
powers have declined to permit publication of the full text of the peace
treaty presented to the Germans, the
Echo de Paris says.
President Wilson, adds the newspaper, foresaw inconvenience and risk in
opening an important discussion in the
United States during his absence.
Dispatches from American correspondents to the United States have
stated it was understood the chief opposition to making the treaty public
came from Premier Lloyd George, although President Wilson later had approved the British premier's view.
Makes Sharp  Reply.
Washington, May 26.—Declaration
by Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau,
head of the German peace delegation,
that it was "inadmissable that German
populations should be bartered about
from sovereignty to sovereignty as if
they were mere chattels and pawns in
a game," has been met by Premier
Georges Clemenceau, speaking for the
Associated Powers, with .the-statement
that in no case would self-determination of peoples be denied under the
peace treaty.
The German note was made public
at the state department along with the
reply of M. Clemenceau.
The German delegates objected to
the surrender of territory under the
peace treaty in Silesia, Bosnia, West
and Bast Prussia, and also the Saar
basin, the demand for all of which, the
German note asserts, is "obviously inconsistent" with the "principles upon
which the armistice and the negotiations for peace were proposed," because of the German poplation of the
districts. Count Brockdorff-Rantzau
charges the Associated Governments
with the "bartering of territories for
the purpose of giving guaranty for
financial or- economic claims of the
adversaries of Germany."
In replying, M. Clemenceau said:
"I must deny on the part of the Allied and Associated Governments the
suggestion contained in it (the German note) that German territories are
by the treaty of peace made the subject of bargains between one sovereignty and another as though they
were mere chattels and pawns in a
game, In fact, the wishes of the population of all the territories in question will be consulted and the procedure followed if such consultation
has been carefully settled with special
regard to local conditions."
Wants Speedy Peace,
Basle, May 27.—Dr. Karl Renner,
Austrian chancellor, has appealed to-
Premier Georges Clemenceau to expedite peace negotiations with Austria
according to a Vienna dispatch. Fear
that disorders might break out in Austria prompted the appeal.
TEXAS     FAVORS     SUFFRAGE
Prohibition Also Apparently Carries
Safely in Eleotion.
Dallas, Texas, May 27.—Returns
from 293 towns, representing practically one-half of the vote cast in the
state constitutional amendment election, showed woman suffrage amendment running slightly ahead. Unoffl-
icial tabulations gave the vote for suf-
Ifrage as 52,941 against 49,614. Prohibition apparently will carry safely,
In a statement given out from Austin,
R. If. Kirby, dry leader, declared the
total vote will show a prohibition majority of 50,000. The home ownership amendment providing state loans
for home buyers, is running ahead,
but a proposition to increase the governor's salary from $4,000 to $10,000
a year apparently is defeated.
The honor flags for Morrison
county have been received.
These flags were given to the
precincts that went "over the
top" in the Fifth Liberty  loan.
There a/e 25 precincts in
Morrison county that went
"over the top" in the last drive.
These honor emblems were sent
Thursday, to the majors of the
different precincts and are to be
kept as a reminder of the fact
that they made 100 per cent of
their quota—and better.
These honor emblems are 32
by 48 inches. A border of red,
5 inches wide with white center;
and on this white center is a
large V in blue.
The following are the pre-
cints that won honor emblems:
Cushing, Clough, Darling,
Green Prairie, Hillman, Leigh,
Mt. Morris, Motley, Parker,
Rail Prairie, Rosing, Scandid
Valley, Swan Riyer, Motley,
yillage: Pierz, Randall, Royalj-
ton, Swanville, Upsala, Lastrup
Flensburg, Bowlus, Buckman';
yillage,Little Falls city, Lakin.
' The Victory Loan flag for the
village of Pierz,,was received
last week and was hung in the
window of the postoffice building.
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Morrison County Boys Enlist
To those of you who were discharged from the service prior
to the passage of the law by
Congress allowing you Ave
cents per mile for travel expenses from the point of discharge to your home I wish to
announce that the necessary
blanks upon which to make application for the additional li
cents pev mile is now ready and
same may be procured by writing me. Upon request such a
blank will be mailed j^ou.
Please call this to the attention of other discharge service
men.
Harold Knutson, Member of
Congress. Washington, D. C.
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Bussen-Bolster
RETAINS    GERMAN    VESSELS
United States Will Keep Ships Seized
In Home Ports,
Washington, May 27.—President
Wilson informed officials here that the
Council of Pour has reached an understanding by which the United
States will retain the 700,000 tons of
German shipping seized in American
ports when this country entered the
war.
Great Britain had proposed that this
tonnage, as well as German ships
seized in other countries, be placed in
a common pool anu allotted on the ba-
Bis of tonnage lost through action of
enemy submarines. The United States
has steadfastly refused to accede to
this plan. v
Armed   Prussians   In   Silesia,
London, May 27.—A correspondent
of the Daily Mail, writing from Beu-
then, Silesia, near the Polish border,
says that Upper Silesia is determined
to -remain Prussian and that 1,500,000
persons have signed a solemn pledge
that the mining and foundry industries of the region will be handed
over to Poland only in ruins and the
price "taken in blood." Upper Silesia, ho says, has 130,000 Prussian
troops under arms. The troops are
paid to be seasoned fighters.
Quite a few of our Morrison
County boys have enlisted with
the understanding that they are
to be sent to Europe. This is a
bright idea, it gives the young
fellows a chance to see and
learn something about the world.
In former years many have
made pleasure trips overseas at
an expense of $400 or $500 and
even more for which the boys
now will be paid. Wm. Brum'
mer of Agram is one of them.
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Opposition Crows in Senate
There is worry in Paris over
reports from Washington that
55 Seuators are opposed to the
League of Nations. The number hits grown lately, owing to
the actions of some of the Allied Powers which to Senators
seem selfish. Fifty-five is a
clear majority of the whole
Senate, and a two-thirds yote is
required to ratify the treaty
and the League.
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F. X. Virnig returned from
a business trip to the cities
yesterday.
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Gurrent Events
Belgium still has an army of
210,000 and has released 115,000.
The railroads, under Government management, are so far
behind that they must haye a
billion dollars at once, Senator
Cummins says.
Thirty thousand U. S. soldiers
left Brest for home in one day
last week. The giant Leviatnan
was one of the tumsports.
The Peace Treaty is understood to contain fifteen chapters or more, aud words enough
to make a good-sized book.
Henry Ford, the multimillionaire automobile maker, is suing
the Chicago Tribune for libel
and $1,000,000 damages, for
calling him an anarchist and a
few other things.
A wonderful invention which
enables those on an airplane to
know their position even in the
dark, or in dense fog, is said at
the Navy Department to be the
work of a California boy only
20 years old. His name is Earl
C. Hanson. He was the first,
too, to walk by wireless telephone from a moving railroad
train to an airplane miles distant.
Yesterday, May 28th, the
marriage of two prominent
young people wa&solmnized in
the St. Joseph's church. They
were Uirich M. Bussen of Richmond, Stearns county and Mary
^Bolster, Father Stiegler officiating. Cecilia Bolster sister of
tlie bride attended as brides
maid and J. Bussen, brother
of the grooin was best man. U.
M. Bussen, the groom, is well
known here. A few years ago
he was cashier of the First State
Bank of Genola. The bride is
the daughter of Mr and Mrs.
F. O. Bolster of Genola. She
is highly esteemed by all her
young lady friends. The wedding was celebrated at the
bride's home in Genola, where
the young couple received the
congratulations of their many
friends. Quite a number of relatives and friends ot the groom
attended the wedding.
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Fuhrmann-Preiner
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock
Otto Fuhrmann, son of Mrs.
Carl Fuhrmann, and Anna
Preiner, daughter of Mrs. Jos.
Preiner, were uuiled in marriage
in the St, Joseph's church.
Theresia Priener, sister of the
bride was brides maid and Jolm
Fuhrmann, brother of the groom
attended as best man. The
wedding was held at the bride's
home in upper town. The
uewlyweds will make their home
in the house formerly occupied
by Frank Fuhrmann in upper
town.
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Candidate Gives Odd
Report of Expenses
Kansas City,—Thev law requires candidates for office to
tile a report of all expenditures,
A patriot in Missouri ran for office and turned in the following
absolutely truthful report of
what it cost him to get elected:
"Lost 1,349 hours'sleep thinking about the election.
' 'Lost two front teeth and a
lot of hair in a personal encounter with an opponent.
"Donated one beef, fourshoats
and five sheep to country barbecues.
"Gaye away two pairs of suspenders, four calico dresses,
$5 in cash and fifteen baby rattlers.
"Kissed 126 babies.
"Put up four stoves.
"Kindled fourteen tires.
"Walked 4,076 miles.
"Shook hailds with 9,508 people.
"Told 10,101 lies and talked
enough to make in print 1,000
volumes; attended sixteen revivals and was baptized four
different times by immersion
and twice some other way.
"Contributed $50 to foregin
missions and made loye to nine
widows—five grass, four sod.
"Hugged forty-nine old maids.
"Got dog bit thirdy-nine times
and was electedby 353majority.
Below is an article from a
reader of the Journal who wishes to impress upon the merchantmen the inconvenience for the
country shoppers in small villages.
The Journal wishes to say
that the columns of the paper
are always open to readers who
wish to express their ideas in
business professions as well as
the news items. Such articles
are always welcome in our office and will help build up the
community to a great extent.
Although we request the writer
to sign his name but it will not
be published unless so advised.
The article follows:   '
Some of our merchants have
been wondering why so many
prefer the mail-order method.
Country shoppers will prefer it
more then ever for they rather
sit at their table snd fill out an
order to avoid the trouble of
tieingthe team in the allies and
Walking the dusty streets.
If they would get the idea to
provider a rest-room, a real rest
room, a home-like place where
they could rest after shopping
and their children could be taken while the man of the family
is transacting his business, a
place that the country shopper
could feel that it is their's and
that they could take pride in
using. But what they offer
shows a gross disrespect of the
country shopper and visitor'
with teams.
A Country shopper.
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Notice To Subscribers!
The Journal wishes to call the
readers to the attention that
they renew their subscriptions
before June 10 as we intend to
straighten out the books in the
near future.
All subscriptions are supposed
to be paid for in advance and if
there is an error kindly call at
this office now and corrections
will be made at once.
Every family should be a
subscriber of their home paper
and thereby help build up the
community.
The subscription price is at
present as low as possible, $1.50
per year.
DIED
Sunday afternoon Martha
Otremba daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Otremba of Agram
passed.away at the home of her
parents in Agram. She had
been ill for several months.
Burial was held yesterday
morning in-St. Joseph's cemetery, Deceased was 13 years of
age at the time of her death.
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Mr. and Mrs. Nick Meyer
and family were business
visitors in Little Falls Monday.
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iki War
The "Russian Socialist Republic of Soviets," as the Bol-
sheviki government ^calls itself,
has declared war on Roumania,
one^ of the Allies. The Great
War being not yet ended, this
may put the Bolsheviki government at war with all the Allies.
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Sommers-Tomalo
Miss Catherine Tomala,
daughter of John Tomala and
wife of Pierz and Al. G. Sommers, son of Mr. P..Sommers
and wife of Chicago, 111., were
HiE-Kried at Chicago Tuesday
morning. Miss Tomala was
born in Pierz and is well known
among the young people. The
young couple will make their
home in Chicago in the future.
The relatives and friends otthe
newly wed couple wish them
best of luck and a very long life.
A Trip to the
State of Texas
By Anton Janson.
Leaving Minneapolis in the
evening of May 9th, via Chicago
Great Western. Nothing could
be seen of southern Minnesota
and northern and central Iowa,
which is one of the best farming
section of the United States.
Southern Iowa and Missouri
land is in no way better than
ours but sells for nearly 3 times
as much, and goes to show that
our land values will within a
few years be nearly double of
what it sells for today if not
more.
It is true that they have nice
farming land and good soil in
Oklahoma and northern and central "Texas, but they have not
got as good farm houses and
buildings as we have, in fact
poor houses almost without exception, and by close observation the experienced farmer will
find other conditions in proportion to the farm buildings.
Arriving in Houston, southern
Texas, which is claimed to be a
good farming country, we found
fairly good land. Considering
all the prevailing conditions
through the territory through
which we traveled since we left
home I came to the conclusion
that the state of Minnesota is
one of the best in the union, and
that land values will within a
very few years be nearly if not
twice as much as it sells for today. Morrison county has yet
got splendid oppertunities to
offer to the young prospective
farmer of small means, as also
for investors in lands-.
We left our Pulman train at
Houston for a half day's outing
to the Atlantic ocean, and for
that purpose took the interur-
ban to Galveston which is located on an island about 10 .miles
out on ocean. Enjoyed a good
bath and seen the wonderful
parks and city from our boat on
which we took a ride out. on the
gulf. We returned to Houston
feeling refreshed, and that day
will always be a pleasent re-
memberance to me. We went
into our train again which had
been our comfortable home- for
three days and continued on our
way south making good time
during the night, and when we
woke up the next morning we
were in the valley and arrived
at our distinction at 9 o'clock.
(To be continued next week.)
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Mites Help To Keep
Cost Of Eggs High
Chicken mites are one of the
causes'of the high Cost of eggs.
They curtail egs production by
hindering the growth and reducing the vitality of hens, and
some times, by causing their
death. Mites multiply more
rapidly in warm weather, so
that war should be nnide on
them now, says N. C. Chapman,
poultry specialist of the agricultural extension division at University Farm, St. Paul.* Crude
peti oleum thinned '■ with one
part of kerosene to four parts
crude oil is cheap and maintains its killing power for several weeks. With this or other
mixtures hen houses should be
carefully sprayed says Mr.
Chapman.
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Change on'Rural Route No. 3
A change has  been  made  on
Rural Route No. 3  and it  will
be effective June 1, 1919.
The change will be as follows:
Leave Postoffice at 7:30 a. m.
Horse Auto
Arr. at SW corner sec. 31     8:30
,,    „ NW      „ ,,    7      9:40
,, „ East line ,, 33 10:50
,, ,, East line ,, 24 12:05
,, ,, NE corner ,, 26 1:05
,, „ NW ,, „ 2 1:50
,,    ,, Postoffice 3:15
Local Happenings
OHhe Week
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paper.
First half of taxes must be
paid before June 1st.
Mrs.  C. Bear of Frazee is
yisiting at the R.. M. Duncan
home for several days.
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Born—to   Mr.    and   Mrs.
Robert  Hopke  of  the town
of  Buh last  Sunday,   twin
daughters.
Jos. Schuh of Cass Co. is
here visiting his friends. He
lived in this vicinity several
years.
John Fleckeustein of the
state of Washington arrived
here last week to visit with
hismanyfriendsand relatives.
Christ A. Schlegel, who
has recently returned from
service in France, left for
Miles City, Mont., Monday
where he will be in charge
of his 320 acre claim.
Tomorrow, May 30 is dec-
Iteration day, a legal holiday. The postoffice will be
open from 9:00 to 12:00 o'clock a. m. and from 3:00 to
5:00 p. m.
Joseph Bentfeld of the village was operated on for appendicitis last Thursday
morning at St. Gabriel's
hospital at Little Falls.
Summer begins Sunday,
June 22nd, but the first days
of this week were very warm
and the thermoneter went up
to 80 and 90 in the shade.
/ Michael Tschida Sr. another retired farmer of Buh,
has bought an acre of land
east of John Grell's home
and has commenced work on
his new dwelling house.
Mr. and Mrs. Alois Keller
of Mt. Angel, Oregon, arrived here Tuesday, and are
visiting with the Mike
Schraut family. They will
also visit other relatives and
friends here from where they
intend to go to Wisconsin to
visit other relatives. Mr.
Keller and wife used to live
in the vicinity of Lastrup for
many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Gau
Sr. returned Saturday from
Comrose, Alberta, Canada,
where they had been yisitiug
their son Joseph and daughter Mrs. Campion. Enroute
to Canada they stopped off
at Calio, N. D. and visited
their son Theodore, who is
employed there, on a farm,
for Math J. Helten. They
were just about done seeding
at the time they left there.
A team of horses belonging to Jos. Hoheisel were
frightened by the Morrison
Co. Lumber truck Tuesday
forenoon. The team hitched
to a load of lumber ran from
the Morrison County Lumber
yard west to main street and
then turned south and ran
mto_a» electric light post opposite the Gau Garage. The
post was broken off short on
surface  of  the   ground
No. 50.
8:00   the
9'.10 and a new post was replaced
3:50 in the afternoon.    No severe
received   by
*°';j^ injuries  were
i2:oo the horses.
Bemidji.—Attorney P. J. Russell will
be Memorial day orator here at the
services to be held at the Grand theater during the afternoon.
Sauk Rapids.—Nearly $3,000 was
realized at the recent bazar of the
Catholic church. Preparations for the
erection of a new parochial residence
are under way.
Moorhead.—Plans for a co-operative
advertising campaign by the merchants were discussed at the annual
meeting of the Merchants' association
following a banquet in Masonic hall.
East Grand  Porks.—Reconstruction
work on the stone paving of De Mers
avenue, next to the bridge, has beji_.;
completed.    This paving has been io'
very bad shape for a number of yea-Si
East Grand Forks.—The Sullt^u
Brothers Land company of East Gv_j>d
Forks announce they have a niturbey
of garden plots that will be given to
any one who will apply at their office.
Bemidji. — W. G. Schroeder, proprietor of the Alfalfa dairy farm, announces that his thirty Holstein cows
are producing 500 Quarts of milk dairy,
a record production for this season of
the year at his dairy.
Mankato.—The body of John Otto
was found hanging in a barn at the
rear of his home. He had committed
suicide by hanging with a clothesline
to one of the rafters in the barn. Ill
health and despondency are thought
to have prompted the act.
St. Paul.—Orders for 27,_>00 tons of
coal in the new supply of 125,000 tons
for state institutions were placed by
the state board of, control. The first
purchase is for institutions in the
northern half of the' state and is all
dock coal bought f. o. b. Duluth.
St. Paul.—Two masked men entered
and robbed the St. Anthony Park
State bank here of . 2,000 shortly after
1 p m. Two women, a bookkeeper
and an assistant cashier were the only
persons in the bank at the time. The
robbers escaped in an automobile.
St. Paul.—First to organize under
the new Minnesota law relating to cooperative corporations, the Buffalo
Lake Co-operative store of Buffalo
Lake filed articles in the office of the
secretary of state. It is capitalized
at $40,000, to engage in any lawful
mercantile, manufacturing or agricultural business.
St. Paul.—Robert L. Scott o_ Clay
county was elected president of the
Minnesota Seed Potato Inspection and
Certification board at the organization
meeting held at the stajte farm. Dean.
Thatcher of the state agricultural college was elected secretary, and A. J.
Tolass, chief inspector.
Bemidji.—Dr. R. C. Norcross of
Bemidji suffered 'a severe cut in his
left leg when the steering wheel of his
Ford broke and his car was ditched.
The doctor, accompanied by Dr. H. F.
Billings, was near Scribner, en route
to Red Lake on a business trip, when
the accident occurred.
Chisholm. — Chisholm's celebration
of the Fourth this year will be made*
notable by the presence of the famous
One Hundred and Fifty-first artille
or Gopher gunners' band, fresh from
overseas, a chamber of commerce com-
ittee having signed up the noted
organization for the day. Returned
soldiers "will figure prominently in the
day'fe events.
St. Cloud.—The sixty-second anniversary of the First M. E. church was
marked by a banquet of over 200
guests. The pastor, Rev. George E.
Tindall, spoke briefly of the church's
history and Introduced Rev. W. C.
Lee, the district superintendent, who
presented Dr. F. E. Ross of Columbus,
Ohio, a former pastor of the church,
the chief speaker.
Slayton.—A commission company
for the sale of grain handled by the
farmers' elevators in this state waa
organized here by representatives of
farmers' elevators in the counties of
Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles and
Pipestone. The association will ba
state-wide, with headquarters in St.
Paul. A district meeting to further
the organization will be held at Mankato in the near future.
St. Paul.—The state forestry board,
has discussed proposed purchases of |
lands to enlarge Itasca State park a_.d j
also the improvements to Be made this !
year at Douglas lodge, a summer re- i
sort maintained in the park. Itasca j
park now contains a tract seven miles j
long and five miles wide and the 1919 |
legislature authorized the purchase of j
additional land to make the park area!
seven miles square. Options already i
obtained on many pieces in the tract j
probably will be closed soon.
St. Paul. — Thrifty housewives can j
have fancy fish fresh from the lakes !
delivered anywhere in Minnesota at j
wholesale prices, under an offer made j
late yesterday by Carlos Avery, state j
game and fish commissioner. The plan :
will bring state fishing operations a j
step nearer consumers toward reduc- j
ing the cost of living, the commjs-1
sioner said. While the smallest ship- j
ment made is twenty-five pounds, j
housewives may club together, Mr. 1
Avery explained, and purchase state-1
caught fish, well packed and iced and
all charges paid at reasonable prices.
St. Paul.—State Auditor J. A. O.
Preus has returned from a Washington conference with federal and state
representatives on land utilization, primarily toward providing lands f6V returning soldiers. The secretary of
agriculture was urged by the conference to investigate at once the adaptability of more than 15,000,000 acres of
cut-over lands in Minnesota, Wisconsin .and Michigan for utilization in
various ways. Much of this vast acreage, the resolution states, is fit now
for agriculture, while another percentage is adopted for grazing and reforestation.