The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1916-06-23

              VOL. NO. 8.
PIERZ, flORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JUNE 23, 1916.
NO.  1.
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MEXICAN CRISIS ACUTE
Pierz Will Celebrate
Preparations are under way
for a grand 4th of July celebration in Pierz. See programme in next week's
Journal.
Order Issued Affects Entire National Guard.
Washington, June 19.—Virtually the
entire mobile strength of the national
guard of all states and the District of
Columbia was ordered mustered into
the federal service by President Wilson. About 100,000 men are expected
to respond to the call.
They will be mobilized immediately
for such service on the Mexican border as may later be assigned to them.
General Frederick Funston, commanding the border forces, will designate the time and place for movements of guardsmen to the international line when the occasion shall
require.
In announcing the orders Secretary
Baker said the state forces would be
employed only to guard the border
and that no additonal troop movements into Mexico were contemplated
except in pursuit of raiders.
Simultaneously with the national
guard call Secretary Daniels of the
navy department ordered additional
war vessels to Mexican waters on
both coasts to safeguard American
lives.
At the war, navy and state departments it was stated that no new advices as to the situation in Mexico
had come to precipitate the new orders.
Tension Steadily Increasing.
Within the last two weeks, however,
tension has been increasing steadily.
The crisis presented by General Car-
ranza's note demanding the recall of
General Pershing's expeditionary force
has been followed by a virtual ultimatum served on the American officers
by General Trevino, the Mexican commander in Chihuahua.
To this was added the possibility"
that American and Mexican troops had
clashed across the border from San
Benito. Tex. The troopers crossed in
pursuit of bandits in the face of intimations that they would be attacked
if they did so.
General Funston himself reported
that he anticipated fighting, presumably with  Carranza troops.
Mobilization of the national guardsmen to support General Funston's
line will pave the way for releasing
some 30,000 regulars for immediate
service in Mexico in the event of open
hostilities with the Carranza government.
The entire mobile regular army in
the United States, several provisional
regiments of regular coast artillery,
serving as infantry, and the national
guard of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona now are on the border or in
Mexico.
Rucker News.
George Wood and family and Henry
Ferguson and wife left here Thursday afternoon, bound for the west.
Their plan is to drive as far as they
can conveniently each day, then camp
for the night. They expect to visit
friends in Dakota and Montana and
probably locate either in Washington
or Oregon.
Mrs. Hans Johnson was pleasantly
surprised by about eighteen of her
friends and neighbors last Thursday
afternoon, the occasion being her
birthday anniversary^ She received
some very pretty birthday presents
and a very pleasant social time was
enjoyed.
Orin L. French returned to hi.s home
\r. South St. Paul on Wednesday of
last week.
The town of Granite has been making some nfuch needed improvements
ir the road over the hill here.
Mr. Wolfeuden and .his friends returned to Delano Saturday, after a
pleasant outing here.
Mrs. Adolph Johnson of Si". Paul,
and her cousin, Mrs. Irwin Drews, of
Hillman, visited at the Bruber home
Monday.
There was a dance at Matt Pint's
home Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Penniman visited
At   Arba  Waller's  Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Probasco were
Pierz callers Tuesday.
Mrs. Otto  Hoffman
Dead.
Mrs. Otto Hoffman of Las-
trup died at seven o'clock
Wednesday evening at the
age of sixty years. She had
been a sufferer with tuberculosis of the lungs for six
months. Burial will take
place in Lastrup Friday
morning at 9 o'clock.
Feider-Werme rskirchen.
Live Stock Marketing (News Gathered
Here and There
ALL WIRES AGBOSS
THE LINE ARE CUT
Nogales, Ariz., June 19.—All telephone and telegraph wires leading
from the American side to the Mexican side of the border have been cut
In Sonora.
Americans are being brought to the
border from Nacozari, where an anti-
American demonstration occurred, in
automobiles. Carranza authorities have
refused a train for the refugees.
All rolling stock of the Southern
Pacific of Mexico railroad, it is reported, has been confiscated by Mexican
soldiers. A switch engine was boarded and seized by a squad of soldiers
as it crossed the border here to Mexican Nogales.
Reports received here said Mexican
officials of Sonora had stated they
Were ordered to seize all railroad
equipment by General Carranza.
THREE   AMERICANS   KILLED
Unole Sam's Soldiers Slain in  Battle
With  Mexicans.
San Antonio, Tex., June 16.—Three
American soldiers were killed in a
fight with bandits near San Ignacia,
forty miles southeast of Laredo, according to a report to General Funston. Seven Americans were wounded.
The bandits, numbering more than
100, are said to have lost Six killed
and several wounded.
ARMY    BILL   IS    REPORTED
House Committee Favors $157,123,000
Appropriation.
Washington,"June 17.—The military
committee of the house reported favorably the army appropriation bill,
carrying $157,123,000.
The bill will probably be acted upon
in the house within a few days.
Read the Journal ads.
Henry Gau has sold 41
cars since the 1916 season,
and has several orders yet
for delivery which he is
unable to fill for some time
on account of car shortage.
Be on the lookout for
the new Buick four
cylinder car which is
abodt to arrive at less
than $600 complete
with electric lights
and starter. Without
doubt the greatest car
for the price on the
market today.
The Stromquist boys of
West Buh caught two young
timber wolves this week. The
mother of the young ones is
being watched for and will
no doubt, fall a victim to
their bullets or traps within
a few days. Timber wolves
are scarce in this part of the
state. They are much larger
and more ferocious that the
coyote, common in this country.
A stranger made the re
mark last Monday morning,
that it was the first day ni
two months on which the
wind came from the south.
Weather observer Zimmer-
mann's record's show that
while the strangers remarks
are not quite true, there have
been very few winds from
the south this spring.
Platte News,
Mr, and Mrs. Theo. Bychner called
at Debolt 's Tuesday evening.
John Boe and Frank Madson of
Swan River are the guests of C. Ruse,
for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Compton visited
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Rychner, Friday
evening.
A large number of friends and relatives pleasantly surprised Mrs. Luther
Lorentzen Sunday, it being her birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Rychner and Andrew Kainz and family called at the
Ruse home Thursday evening, to help
celebrate Mrs. Ruse's 50th birthday
anniversary.
Kate and Math Sigette attended the
dance in Christ Langer's barn, Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorentzen visited with
Frank Winzenberg and family, Sunday
evening.
John Feider of Duluth and
Hildegrarde Wermerskirchen
were married in St. Joepli's
church Wednesday morning- at
nine o'clock. Leo Feider, the
groom's brother and Alex
Hartmann were groomsmen;
Theresia Wermerskirchen, the
bride's sister, and Lea Feider,
the groom's sister were maids
of honor. The wedding- was
celebrated at the bride's  home.
The groom is one of Duluth's
popular traveling salesmen and
the bride is one of Pierz' most
accomplished young" ladies.
Mr. and Mrs. Feider will make
their home in Duluth. Here's
hoping that their married life
will be long and happy.
Genola News
Genola expects to have a grand celebration the Fourth.
Mr. and Mrs. Kunza are here on a
visit with their parents. Mrs. Kunza
is a daughter of Mr. Gerhart Terhaar.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Konen were in
our burg visiting friends and relatives
Sunday.
The dance at Henry Langer's barn
last Saturday night is said to have
been well attended.
John Windier and sister, Miss Lena,
of Buckman made a pleasant call on
Mr.  and   Mrs.  A.  Friedriek  Monday.
Otto Brick made a trip to the twin
cities  the fore part  or the  week.
Mrs. Gertrude Stoll and Mrs. John
Coop of Brainerd attended the funeral of Mrs. Katherine Stumpf.
Holstein Park
The Marten and Sorum families
spent Sunday at Camp Linnehan, on
Sullivan Lake.
Mrs. Lynn and Dorothy called at ...
M.  Thompson's  Tuesday.
F. Erickson has moved onto the C.
Ault farm, lately vacated by H. Smith.
H. Smith and family have moved
into their new house now.
Mrs. J. A. and Mrs. Chas. Sanborn
and Mrs. Martens and Nellie attended
the birthday party for Mrs. Hans
Johnson, at her home, near Rucker,
Thursday.
Several from this way attended the
ball game Sunday at the camp.
Ruby Thompson spent Tuesday afternoon  with Nellie Martens.
G. O. King and J. King and families attended the dance at Hancani-
mer's, near Lastrup Saturday night.
Edwin Martens and Howard Sorum
visited  Raymond  Thompson  Saturday.
J. King and wife spent Sunday at
the  Thompson  home.
Several parties from Pierz were fishing on Peevy Lake Sunday.
Grain and Produce
flarket Report.
Wheat, No. 1, $   98
Wheat, No. 2         94
Wheat', No. 3          88
Flax,        1.60
Barley.  60
Rye       83
Oats      33
EarCorn      65
Hay.     7.00
Butter, Creamery .      37
Dairy       27
Eggs       19
Flour,Royal      3.20
"   WhiteRose      3.10
Low grade flour 1.60
Bran ; 1.25
Shorts 1.30
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.40
Ground Feed     1.40
Beans      4.00
Onions        60
Litchfield, Minnesota, is given credit
by the United States Department of
Agriculture for having the first cooperative live stock, shipping association in the United -States. This association has had a remarkable growth
under the able management of Mr. H.
L. Halvorson, who has .been its manager since its organirtatioW in 1908. Its
steady and consistent groWth has been
a guide and encouragement to numerous other shipping associations in the
state of which there are how about
250. |
Following  is  the  summary  of  eight
years business  by  the Litchfield Live
Stock  Shipping  Association:
Gross Earnings
$     11,599:2*
39J569.27
102,163.35
114,764.56
181,544.10
218,116.75
256,044.14
216,518.42
Year
Carlos
1908
14
1909
35
1910
81
1911
104
1912
146
1913
153
1914
173
1915
172
Total   8
Yrs.  878
$1,140,319.84
The slight falling off in shipments
in 1915 is due chiefly to the light hog
crop and the fact that a similar association was organized at Darwin, six
miles away. This new association naturally got some of the stock that had
previously been shipped from Litchfield.
Over one million dollars of business
in eight years with scarcely two hundred dollars invested in capital stock
or equipment is a record of achievement for co-operation that is almost
unbelievable.
The efficiency of the organization is
shown by the fact that out of the
$256,044.14 received for stock at South
St. Paul in 1914, $244,051.7:: was paid
to the patrons of the association. The
!'>lal cost of marketing the stock was
$11,992.41. The items of cost are as
follows:
$         4.50
Check  writer   	
35.00
Pump,  engine,  hose,  etc	
9 ;.."">(
Other   expenses   	
435. P>
Labor at yard, railroad   tare
/-*
etc   	
455.94
Net received by manager. . . .
l,73i'..-)S
Total  local  expenses	
$2,7'-:;.72
Yardage, freight, commission
9,21^.11:1
* 11,992.41
Henry Voekel of Granite
returned from Minneapolis
Monday after a few days visit
there.
The total expense tor getting live
stcck from Litchfield farms to the
packers or other buyers at South St.
Paul was for cattle, 28.5 cents per
hundred pounds, and for hogs, 32.8
cents. Stated another way, if a 1,000-
pound beef animal sold for $60 at
South St. Paul, the farmer who shipped it, received $57.15 after all expenses of the shipment were paid. That
is, $2.85 paid local expenses, freight
switching charges, yardage, feed and
commission. If a two-hundred pound
hog sold at South St. Paul for 8 cents
per pound, or $16.00, the Litchfield
farmer received net $15.34. That
surely is reducing the middle man's
charges.
Pure Co-operation
The co-operative live stock shipping
association is representative of pure
co-operation. The organization is not
conducted for profit. It is simply a
mutual helpfulness effort. No effort
is made to make a profit other than to
market live stock efficiently. The
motive back of an organization like
this is quite different than the motive
back of the independent buyer who is
trying to handle the same amount of
live stock. The efficiency of an independent buyer depends on the profit
he makes in the business. The larger
the margin between what the packer
pays and the farmer receives, the larger his profits. While as stated above,
the co-operative live stock shipping association does not opereate for profit
but to reduce the cost of shipping.
An Example
A couple of years ago a young man
from the Red River Valley came into
the writer's office and asked that some
one help him to figure out the proper
distribution of the proceeds from the
sale of a' carload of hogs he had just
sold at South St. Paul. He and a
neighbor had together shipped a car
of hogs, and the young man wanted to
be sure that he returned the proper
amount to his neighbor and kept what
belonged to himself. The help was
given, and in the course of the conversation the following facts were
brought out:
The local live stock buyer at that
place had offered the young man $7.00
per hundred for his hogs. The young-
man thought he ought to get more
than that as hogs were selling at more
than $8.00 at South St. Paul. He didn't
have enough hogs for a carload, and
had never shipped any stock, but he
refused the $7.00 offer. He then got
a neighbor, who had enough hogs to
make up the carload, to ship with him.
When the hogs were loaded ready to
ship, the local buyer offered $7.55 per
hundred for the load. The owners of
the hogs felt that if the local buyer
could pay them $7.55 when the hogs
were loaded he should have offered
more  than  $7.00  before.    They  finally
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Celebrate in Pierz.
Are your harvesting tools
all in trim?
H. Wuellner has bought
a new Saxon car.
The Pierz ballteam was a
trifle beaten in last Sunday's
game.
Mrs. John Stumpf's funeral last Monday was largely attended.
Steve Zinner of St. Cloud
visited with N. W. Fuersten-
berg this week.
Math. Meyer of A grain is
tearing down his old barn,
and will replace it with a
new one.
August W. Ernst arrived
here Monday afternoon from
Omaha, Neb., for a visit with
his bother Ed. and family.
Frances Hennen left last
Monday for Miles City, Montana, where she will visit her
sister,Mrs. Kettler for about
a month.
Big business men of the
Northwest want you after you
complete your business education in the Little Falls Business
College. " "\Y'"'te J'oi-_ ijifjgrjna^.
tion and catalog.
Get a University education in
business and stenography at the
Little Falls Business College.
This means a good education
and a good position for you.
Get your catalog now.
A. Kunze and wife of Winnipeg, are here visiting relatives. After several weeks'
visit here they will leave for
St, Paul, Washington, D. C.
and other eastern points.
Number twoL. C. Smith typewriter with all modern conveniences, only $40. This machine is guaranteed to give satisfaction. Little Falls Business College, Little Falls,
Man.
John Koop and wife, S. E.
Koop and wife of Brainerd,
E. A. Berg and wife of Little
Falls and Ed. J. Stoll of Dent,
Minn., were guests at the A.
P. Stoll home Sunday.
Ign. Vonderhaar and fami-
ly'of Albertsville, visited here
last Tuesday. Ign. returned the same day, but his
family will remain here visiting for  a week or two.
ArthurKrupp arrived here
from St. Cloud last Sunday
evening and intends to push
the work on the German
State Bank builuing. He
says he has difficulty in getting bricklayers.
Wm. Bondimere and family of Carver, Minn., were
visiting with the Math.
Pdesgraf family this week.
The visitors are on their return trip home, which they
left by auto three weeks ago.
They came here from Otter-
tail and Becker county. In
speaking of the crop outlook,
Mr. Bondimere stated that
small grain and also corn
looked much better here than
it does in Ottertail and Becker counties. Up there, he
says, all kinds of grain has
a sickly yellow and illnou-
rished color.
Chas. Vanherke of Little
Falls was an over Sunday
visitor in Pierz.
Henry Gau went to Minneapolis to run up a Buick
Six for John Whytosik.
Henry Verniers, the" cigar
man 6$ Little '-Falls ""was a
business caller in Pierz last
Tuesday.
Typewriter for sale. Almost
new Oliver visible typewriter
with all modern conveniences,
only $30. Little Falls Business
College, Little Falls, Minn.
Martin Fleischhacker of
Brainerd and son were in
Pierz calling on friends and
relatives last Saturday.
A. Johnson of South St.
Paul is a visitor with druggist Duncan and family. He
will spend a weeks' vacation
here.
A crowd of Pierz sports
left Sunday morning for Pea-
vey lake to put in a day fishing. What success they had
we have not heard.
P. A. Hartmann returned
home Saturday atter a few
days visit in St. Louis, Mo.,
and Jordan, Minn., with relatives.
Jos. Jaeger and family of
Staples autoed to Pierz last
Sunday and attended children's first communion service in St. Joseph's church.
Jo eberl and wife and
son Frank of Little Falls and
Mrs. Louis Scheberi of Long
Prairie were her last Monday
visiting with th? Jos. Virnig
family.
Mrs. J. B. Hies of Casselton,
N. D., a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Waninger of
Platte, arrived here Monday
to visit with her parents for
a few weeks.
A large, first-class
modern house located
in one of trie best parts
of the City of Little
Falls, will trade for
farm property. Address
Lock Box No. 751,
Little Falls, Minn.
Sullivan News
Tom Eandel and "children  drove up
from   Sauk   Eapids   and   visited   with
the A. W. Cook  family the past week.
Mr.   and  Mrs.  J.  J.  Linnehan   have
returned to their camp-on the lake.
Ma/.ic -Look called at Martens last
Wednesday evening.
Tom Eandel and children visited at
the T. S. Look home Saturday.
J. Bcggs and family of St. Paul,
who have rented one of the cottages
at Camp Linnehan, arrived Saturday
and will spend the summer at the
lake.
The Misses Mary Adkins and Euby
Thompson and also Jim Pint attended
the dance at Matt Pint's, in Eucker,
Saturday  evening.
C. E. Look and family visited at
Geo. Waller's Sunday.
T. S. Look and wife spent Sunday
with Mrs. Ford and daughter.
A party of autoists from Porreston
spent  Sunday at the lake.
On account of a misunderstanding,
the ball game between Lake 12 and
Sullivan was played at the '' Eoad
Camp" instead of at Eucker. Only
six innings were played and the Lake
12 team were ahead.
John Bollig and Merle Look had
quite a spill while riding the motorcycle Sunday. The machine skidded,
throwing both in the ditch. Fortunately no one was hurt.
Mr. and Mrs. John Britton and children called at C. E. Look's Monday.
Callers at A. W. Cook's Monday were
Mrs.   G.  Martin,  Mr.   and  Mrs.   Chas.
Sanborn and Mrs. C. E. Look.
ADVERTISED
I have taken up two red calves.
Owner can have same by proving property and paying for this advertisement. E. M. Thompson, Pierz, Minn.,
Star Eoute.—Adv.
County Ramblsngs.
Alma and Geo. Schneider called at
the Andrew Enlund home Tuesday.
Walter Carlson was a Little Falls
culler Monday.
Clara [Oiiiujitl and Marie Chapin eall-
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noon.
Fiiii
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Aug
cities.
Drainage Raised
Land Value to $12
The benefits of drainage are readily
apparent to any one who investigates
the tile drainage systems already installed in his locality. Some of the
results of drainage may be seen on the
farm of A. M. Wolff in the north-central part of Eenville county.
xxs a first experiment in drarna%e
Mr. Wolff tiled a pothole of eleven
acres at a cost of $184. This land has
produced an average of about two tons
of hay a year, but since he put in the
drainage system, it has become the
most productive land on the farm and
has risen in value from almost nothing to. $125 an acre.
Drainage has made not only the
waste land productive; it has made
the surrounding land yield more and
his~improved~the field in general. What
was formerly a broken-up section is
now the best field on the farm. Physically the field has been made granular, porous and friable. The soil has
become warmer, for there is less evaporation. The planting season is from
one io two weeks earlier every year.
On account of the warm soil, the seed
germinates more readily and a better
stand is secured than usual. The land
can lie cultivated sooner after a rain,
as well as earlier in the spring.
From the dollars-aud-cents poifit of
view; the drainage lias been satisiac-
toy. The land produced sixty bushels
of corn jr. 1915, worth then $36, an
acre. Home of this corn has been sold
for seed this spring at $10 a bushel.
The cost of producing the crop was
less than on the usual acre, because
cultivation was easier in the field than
in one broken up by sloughs and heavy
with moisture until late in the seasop.
Peterson  is vrsithrggBL^
Better  look  for  your   •'
Frank Winzenberg and wife were
Pierz callers Thursday.
Joe Kastner and his mother and Ed.
Zimbrick ami wife attended church at
Lastrup Wednesday1.
Tillie, Olson ami Alma Schneider
called at the John Sehultz WSjne Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Ben Compton and Mrs. Frank
Winzenberg called at the Schneider
home Saturday.
Mrs. H. II. Schneider has been quite
ill for the past week.
Andrew- Enlund called at Lastruy
Friday.
Louie Schultz and wife and his
mother called at the Hahn home Friday evening.
H. H. Schneider called at Pierz on
Saturday.
The Freedhem Farmers' Club House
Co. held a meeting Monday evening.
It was decided to begin hauling lumber and start building right away, so
as to complete the hall before haying-
time.
Joe Hines and family called at Nick
Hebler's Sunday.
Everybody attended the picnic at
Luther Lorentzen 's Sunday, and all report a good time.
John Furmann of Pierz was out here
trading horses last Sunday.
Mrs. Tony Smith, Mrs. Frank Wolff
and Mrs. Nick Heblci- called at the H.
Schneider home Sunday  evening.
Early planted potatoes are
rotting according to a number of farmers in the vicinity of Pierz, who have made
a thorough examination of
the seed in the ground. This
is especially true on the low
lands. This is due to the long
period of wet weather and
much of the crop has been
replanted.
Frank Hoheisel wdio came
up to attend his sister's wedding, returned to Minneapolis Wednesday. "Frank is employed in the De Soto creamery plant. He says he now
and then sees Barney Bollig
who is employed as carpenter. .
Barney Gross, assessor of
the town of Pierz, finished
his work last Tuesday. The
town board will meet as a
board of equalization next
Monday 25th, to equalize the
assessment.
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