The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1916-11-23

              VOL. NO. 8.
PIERZ, flORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, NOVEMBER, 23, 1916.
NO. 23
ABOUT THE STATE
News of Especial interest to
Minnesota Readers.
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
Happenings of the Week Briefly Told
for the Convenience of the
Busy Reader.
What Schools
And Towns Get
OFFICIAL VOTE   IN   MINNESOTA.
For President.
Hughes,  Rep 179,553
Wilson, Dem 179,157
Benson, Socialist   20,117
Hanly,  Prohibitionist     7,793
Reimer, Ind. Labor        468
Hughes' plurality        396
United States Senator.
Kellogg, Rep. 185,171
Lawler, Dem 117,543
Calderwood, Prohibitionist  78,426
Kellogg'B plurality   67,426
Governor. •
Burnquist, Rep 245,853 j
Dwyer,   Dem..  93,115
Bentall, Socialist   26,306
Anderson, Progressive  19,885
Johnson, Ind. Labor     5,476
Burnquist's   plurality 152,737
Lieutenant Governor.
Frankson,  Rep 213,613
Thorson, Dem 103,504
Hanson, Socialist  33,628
Simonson, Prohibitionist   25,667
Frankson's plurality 110,109
Secretary of State.
Schmahl, Rep 261,305
Johnson,  Prohibitionist  84,132
Schmahl's   plurality 187,173
State T%jasurer.
Rines, Rep., no opposition.... .274,534
Railroad Commissioner.
Mills,   Rep 202,003
Hedin, Dem  95,104
Lind,   Prohibitionist  63,129
Mills' plurality 106,129
Supreme Court Justice.
Quinn,   Nonpartisan 157,348
Anderson,   Nonpartisan 152,187
Quinn's plurality     5,161
Work has been begun on the new
$700,000 home of the St. Paul Athletic
club.
Rev. H. S. Eldred, eighty years old,
Is dead at Mankato after a long illness.
Inheritance taxes of $473,227.50 were
paid to the state in the fiscal year ending July 31.
S. A. Phillips, aged forty-nine, well
known newspaper man and promoter,
died suddenly at St. Paul.
The Third Minnesota, now on the
Mexican border, has been ordered to
return home and disband.
John Schulte, Civil war veteran, retired merchant and resident of Minneapolis for fifty years, is dead.
Itasca county has voted to issue special bonds, not to exceed $50,000, for
the erection of a county hospital.
John Jurich of Kinney shot and
killed himself accidentally while getting into a wagon en route to the
woods.
Simon J. McNulty, private detective
and prominent in the work of societies
interested in Irish freedom, is dead
at Minneapolis.
Lisle Miller, five years old, was
burned to death at Stillwater when
matches with which he was playing
set fire to a barn.
Charles W. Hornick, former well
known St. Paul newspaper man, is
dead at San Francisco. He was sixty-
three years of age.
Thomas H. Canfield of Lake Park
has accepted the position tendered him
two weeks ago as secretary of the
Minnesota state fair.
The Great Northern Ore Properties
has announced an increase of $1 a ton
in the sale price of both Bessemer
and non-Bessemer ore.
Roy Wood, son of Charles P. AVood,
a farmer living near Clear Lake, is
dead from injuries received in service
with the French army.
John T. Sheehan, fifty years old,
president of the Cloquet city council,
is dead. He had been a resident of
Cloquet for twenty-one years.
James Farley, who settled on a farm
near Shakopee in 1855 and who has resided there ever since, is dead. He
was ninety:three years of age.
Feeling that death was near Mrs.
Amy B. Green of Minneapolis dictated
letters to twelve of her closest friends,
bidding them farewell. She died two
days later.
Mrs. C. E. Stern, eighty-four years
old, a pioneer of the Black Hills country before the railroads reached that
section, is dead at the home of her
son in St. Paul.
William Krech, a pioneer farmer of
Dakota county, is dead at his home
near Inver Grove. He was eighty
years of age and had lived oil the
same farm for about sixty years.
A total of $21,784,421.82 was provided for the support of Minnesota pub-
lie schools the past year, according to
a compilation by the chief accountant
in the state department of education.
Raymond Thompson of Minneapolis,
twenty-six years old, was shot and
killed north of Two Harbors while
hunting deer. "Members of another
party shot him in mistake for big
game.
Below is a list of the amounts
due to towns, villages and
school districts from November
settlement and to the schools
from the state aid.
Agram  $492.98
Buekman    914.21
Buh 842.20
Granite   570.01
Hillman  497.15
Little  Palls   551.48
Lakin 324.48
Leigh  522.67
Mt. Morris 640.10
Morrill  639.29
Pierz   839.14
Platte  436.60
Pulaski   420.63
Richardson  572.80
School Districts
No. Dist.     Settlement     St. aid
12        $ 214.67     $ 105.00
36   341.70 175.00
39   188.81 70.00
46     347.77    105.00
55     161.74    70.00
78     179.51 •   70.00
87     298.53    	
90     -190.28    70.00
92     246.53    70.00
99     294.36    70.00
100    115.27    70.00
112     92.56    	
127    291.91    70.00
129    184.57    70.00
134    219.79    	
Mrs. Eidenshink Dead
Mrs. John Eidenshink died at
one o'clock Wednesday morning- with pulmonary consumption, at the age of 44 years.
Burial will take place Friday
morning- at 10 o'clock-
Grain And Produce
*
Market Report
Wheat, No. 1, $1.M)
Wheat, No- 2     1.76
Wheat, No. 3___-       1.56
Flax,       2.65
Barley  __      9095
Rye    1.35
Oats      51
Ear Corn       72
Hay     7.00
Butter, Creamery ..      37
Dairy       27
Eggs       32
Flour, Royal      5.20
"   WhiteRose     5.10
Low grade flour 2.CO
Bran . 1.45
Shorts   1.55
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.75
Ground Feed     1.50
Beans      5.00
Onions        60
Cross Plains, Wis.
Misses Julia and Anna Faust
spent the week end with the
former's sister, Mrs. Geo. Es-
ser and family at Janesville
Wis.
Raymond Faust returned
home Tuesday morning from
Iowa where he was playing
with the Garromoni & Nelson
Harp orchestra.
Peter and Frances Berg have
rented the John Vernig flat
and are keeping house with
their little sisters.
A snow storm hit our town
Saturday and lasted" until Monday evening.   About 3 inches of
snow fell and Tuesday night the j
mercury dropped    to 3    below!
zero.
The pond is frozen and several'
young boys were out skating,
although it was rather risky.
Wm. Dahmer borrowed Peter
Berg's fox hound for a day's
hunt and returned with two
nice red fox. He saw three but
failed to get the third.
Esser Bros, have their new
ice house nearly completed. It
will hold enough ice to supply
the village and vicinity.
There was a big demonstration in honor of the re-election
of President Wilson Sat. night.
Several young people went to
Madison Friday night to see
"Romeo and Juliet." i
Mr Victor Faust, traveling
salesman for the Sanner &
Backechels Co. has returned to
Argyle from his trip to Chicago
St. Louis, Peoria, Springfield,
Indianapolis, Cincinatti, Columbus and other large cities.
Clear Lake Man
Killed In France.
A cablegram was received
this week by Charles P. Wood
of Clear Lake, saying that his
son, Roy, had been killed while
in service with the French army.
No details were given. Young
Wood became a soldier at the
opening of the war and had
gone thru many engagements,
being several times commended
by the French government for
acts of bravery.
He was injured ashort time a-
go, but refused to leave the service nntil he was completely
exhausted. He was then taken
to an army hospital for treatment, but was so weakened that
he never recovered. It is not
expected that the body will be
shipped to this country for
burial.
R. F. D. No. 3.
Mrs. F. J. Winzenburg and
daughter spent Saturday and
Sunday at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ethan
visited at the Ed Lescault
home Sunday.
Mrs. H. DeRosier and Mrs.
Ed Lescault called on Mrs. M.
F. Smith Thursday.
Miss Louise Gendreau and P.
V. Smith spent Sunday evening at the M. F. Smith home."
M. F. Smith and H. DeRosier
took hogs to Pierz Thursday.
Mr. Peter VanHarke of Little
Falls was a caller in this vicinity Tuesday.
Mr. Nick Briggs of Little Falls
transacted business here Monday.
Game Law Violater
Now JFacing Trial
The prosecution of the Mm
neapolis man recently arrested
for the violation of the game
law at Cove, on Mille Lacs lake,
where he had shot ducks on
Spiritlsland, a jgovernment game
refug-e, from a gasoline launch
on the water, and whose entire
hunting- outfit, including the
launch and an automobile, was
confisca.ed by Deputy Warden
O'Neil, was heard before a justice of the peace at Princeton
last Tuesday, but was postponed until Thursday of next week
to enable the procecution to get
their case into shape. C. E.
Cleasby, of Washington, D. C,
district inspector, bureau of biological survey, was present at
the hearing taking notes for the
federal authorities who will
take action when the state's
case is disposed of.
MUSKRAT    SEASON    OPENS
DEC. 1
The muskrat season for Minnesota does not open until Dec.
1. This is the statement made
in correcting one which had
previously been made that ti
opened Nov. 15.
The open season for musk-
rats and mink is Dec. 1 to April 15. These animals may be
trapped between those dates, it
is announced.
It had been previously stated that the season for musk-
rates came along with other animals.
"Gypsy Rover'' at parochial
school hall, Tuesday Nov. 28th.
Don't miss it.
Injured in Shredder.
A most deplorable accident
befell Barney Froeble, aon of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Froeble, on
Tuesday morning at Rockville
while shredding corn at the farm
of Fred Reiter. The young man
was feeding the machine and in
some manner, had bis hand
caught in the machine, with the
result that he lost all of tbe
fingers on his left hand, except
the thumb, before he could be
extricated.
A new industry is threshing
over old straw. The owners of
clover hullers are threshing
over the old clover straw and
find by doing it on shares that
there is money in it. They get
a double whack at it.
Hillman News.
Chas. Scott was in Pierz last
week Wednesday.
Mr. Diedrich and son motored up from Delano last week to
do some work on their place
here.
B. C. Bethel, Jos. Love and
Wm. Drews went to Pierz Friday evening.
Victor Bruber and wife visited at Irwin Drew's Sunday.
The Penniman family spent
Sunday afternoon at the J. C.
Love home.
Miss Mildred Wilmot spent
Saturday and Sunday at Pierz
and Genola.
Chas. Scott made a trip to
Vineland the first of this week.
The town officers from this
part of town attended the
meeting at E. L. Teachout's
Monday afternoon.
Joe Leigh of Royalton is
spending a few days here, hunting.
Fire destroyed some hay belonging to Mr. Nelson last Saturday night.
Richard Summers is having
his house shingled.
If you are planning to get into the Business World you must
get you your training now.
St. Cloud Business College.
Vath & Ahles.
PARENTS ARE WARNED OF
DANGER FROM   KITCHEN RANGE
j    This   is   the   season of the
j year most, fatal to children. Not
ifrom a sanitary point of   view,
as the doctors would say,    but
from carelessness in managing
the household heaters and the
kitchen range, says Robert W.
Hargadine,  state fire marshal.
Recent reports received    by
the fire marshal's  department
from    investigation    of    fires
show that several children have
lost their lives or have    been
disfigured for life by being left
. alone in the house by parents.
In many agricultural    communities, where both    parents
i and all other adult    members
' of the family are absent,    the
small children left alone in the
i house have played with the fire
1 in the kitchen range, and    in
I most cases fatalities have   re-
1 suited.
I In one case in Roseau county,
jthe father and mother left two
small children in the house.
i They played with the fire with
the result that both were burned to death and the entire
dwelling destroyed.
Do not take chances. Arrange matters so that small
children are not left alone in
the house or .in a room where
they can play with fire. By observing a little caution, many
families will be spared the
heart-rending experience of
having their little ones burned
to death.
Tuesdav evening Nov. 28th,
see "Gypsy Rover" at the parochial school hall.
To the Pierz Journal:
A card party was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Flicker Saturday night. Pro-
gresive euchre was played and
prizes were won by the following: Ladies' head prize, Teresa Flicker; ladies' booby
i prize, Christine Thielen; gen-
! tlemen's head prize, Lorenz
Brummer; gentlemen's booby
prize, Philip Thielen; lone
hand prize, Anton Hartman.
Refreshments were served at
12, after which the guests departed for their homes, having
spent a pleasant evening.
When the right man g-ets in
the right job, then the sparks
fly. Let the Littls Falls Busi
ness College train you for the
right job. Send for a catalog
today.
"Gypsy Rover" Will
Be Played at Pierz
The Musical Comedy "Gypsy
Rover," which played to crowded houses three nig-hts in Little
Falls, will be shown in Pierz in
the St. Joseph's parochial hall
next Tuesday evening, November 28th. "Gypsy Rover" made
a tremendous hit in the county
seat. "It must be seen to be
appreciated," say those who
have seen the production represented by this aggregation of
histrionic talent.
The scenes of the opera are
laid in England, partly in a
gypsy camp and partly in the
residence of an English country gentleman. Gypsy Rob, living as one of the gypsies, is in
reality the heir to estates held
by Lord Craven,. Lady Con-
tance's fiance. Gypsy Rob is in
love with Lady Constance. The
action of the play is rapid and
there is not a dull moment. The
choruses are learning their
songs and steps and the musical program is an extensive one
and well arranged.
Following are the cast, choruses, staff, synopsis and musical program, the members of
the cast being named in the order of their appearance:
Cast and Choruses
Meg, an old gypsy woman	
  Phyllis May
Zara, belle of the camp	
 Leona Gordon
Marto, Meg's husband	
  Inger Johnson
Sinfo, in love with Zara	
  Frank Gannon
Gypsy Rob, in reality Sir Gilbert Howe, the lost heir....
 John Wilson Dodge
Lady Constance, daughter of
Sir George Martindale	
 Elaine Ruth
Lord Archibald Craven    (do-
cher-no) Louis  McNairy
Sir George    Martindale,    an
English country gentleman
  Joseph Moeglein
Nina, daughter of Sir George
  Helen Smith
Captain Jerome, in love with
Nina Ernest J. Carlson
Sir Toby   Lyons,    a   society ,
butterfly  Roy Turner
MacCorkle, a song   publisher
of London Steven Simonet
GYPSIES AND COLONIAL
GIRLS—Mrs. D. Anker, Genevieve Kleber, Leona Gordon,
Madeline Simonet, Irene Hall,
Alma Longley, Marie Gannon,
Elvira Ruth, Mildred Kling,
Mrs. Clyde Bartee, Mrs. John
Cairns, Ann Auyer, Ella Larson, Margaret Jones, Helen
Smith, Laura Brannen, Bessie
Brannen, Thelma Brown.
GYPSY CHILDREN—Eileen
Kaliher, Magdalen Johnson,
Charlotte Hall, Harold Burton,
Lawrence Kerich, Donald
Brown.
GYPSY MEN AT COURT—
Steven Simonet, Albert Enke,
Canova Tomelty, Calisle Palmer, Clyde Bartee, Roy Turner,
Joseph A. Schmid, Arnold Herold, Louis Wright, Petrus Lil-
jedahl.
. Synopsis
Act 1—Gypsy camp. Morning.
Act II—Sir George Martin-
dale's residence. Two weeks
later.
Act III—Same as Act II.
Two years later.
Musical Program
ACT I
Dawn Gypsy chorus
A Gypsy's Life..Rob and chorus
Long, Long Ago.	
 Meg and chorus
Head Over Heels in Love	
 Zara and Sinfo
Fairyland Rob  and  children
Woodland Constance
'Twas Here   I   Dreamed   of
You Constance and Rob
Hunting Song 	
., Sir George and chorus
ACT II
Bind the Tresses of the Bride
 Chorus of Girls
Listen, Lady Fair	
 Constance and Rob
We Are Merry Robbers	
 Marto and Sinfo
Moon, Moon, Moon	
 ..Nina and Jerome
They Say Girls Can't    Keep
Secrets....Constance and girls
It's Just L-O-V-E	
 Constance and Rob
Take Him From My Sight	
    Chorus
ACT III
Welcome, Wanderers,    Welcome   Chorus
Let Us Greet Sir Gilbert	
....Sir George, Rob and chorus
Bye and Bye Chorus
Local Happenings
Of the Week.
W. T. Tourtillotte of Little
Falls renewed acquaintances
here Monday.
Fred Stangl of St. Cloud visited his mother here Sunday.
The "fixture men" and the
vault man are putting the finishing touches to the inside of
the German State Bank.
Stoll says he would like to
see the German State Bank's
finish.   Wonder if he means it.
Ig. Vanderhaar of Alberts-
ville visited his mother here
Sunday.
"The Gypsy Rover,, is an up-
to-date Musical Comedy containing twenty catchy song hits
and lots of good comedy and
pretty girls. The costumes are
a feature of the production, a
complete change being made by
the entire company from gypsy
costumes to colonial costumes.
There are about forty people
in the cast.
Forty hours devotion was held.
in the St. Joseph's church Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of this week, with an unusually
large attendance. Seven priests
assisted Father Stiegler.
See Gvpsy Rover next Tuesday evening", Nov. 28th.
Don't forget to attend the
"Gypsy Rover" at the parochial
school hall next Tuesday evening Nov„. 28th.
Annandale, Kimball Prairie,
South Haven and Paynsyille
are threatened with a coal famine.
Gene Gravel ot Onamia was
here yesterday.
Wm. Scbreiner of Sauk Centre
visited relatives here the past
few days. He is still in the employ of the Minneapolis Brewing Co.
Paul and Gertrude Schraut
of Pierz were visitors in St.
Martin and Richmond last week
where they visited relatives returning home Monday evening-.
The dog poisoners of the village are busy again.
Don't fail to attend "Gypsy
Rover" Tuesday, Nov. 28th.
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An Artistic
Courtship
By   ETHEL  HOLMES
Rucker News.
Mrs. Sylvia Tuey and son,
Cecil, who have been visiting
their relatives, the Cates and
Dorman families, returned to
their home in Kingston last
week.
Mrs. Emmeline Wood, who
has been visiting relatives here
for several weeks, returned to
her home in Delavan the first
of the week, accompanied by
her son, S. D. Wood, and his
wife.
Mrs. D. Sims, Sullivan, visited Mrs. J. Ferguson on Monday.
Mrs. Hans Johnson, Mrs.
Flora Wood and Mrs. Maggie
Probasco were guests of Mrs.
S. D. Wood last Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Bruber
spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of their son-in-law, Irwin Drews, Hillman.
Mr. and Mrs. Asbury Wood
returned to their home in St.
Cloud last Saturday after a
pleasant visit with relatives
here.
There was a meeting of the
town board of Leigh at E. L.
Teachout's  Monday afternoon.
A   Beautiful   I hcught.
A little girl absorbed in gazing at
lh. starry ftlde>b. ing asked nf what
she was thinking said:
"I was thinking if the wrong side
of heaven is so glorious, what musf
the right side be!"
Staff
Stage director 	
 John Wilson Dodge
Musical director 	
 Miss Noella Duclos
Press representative 	
 ..Mrs. S. E. Betts
Business representative 	
 Mrs. L. D. Brown
Gabriel Martel painted pictures for a
living, but made a very poor one. At
last he gave it up and became an instructor in bis art He was now a
widower, an old man, and had one.
child, a daughter, Winifred, about!
twenty years old. The rooms in -which j
he lived and gave lessons -were An aj
studio building for persons of his pro-!
fession.
One spring morning Winifred wasj
sitting by an open window in the liv-i
ing room, facing the street, making j
clothes for herself, for her father hadj
no money -with -which to buy them.
She had a very sweet face and as j
she bent over her work formed an at-;
tractive picture. Beardslee, who had!
just returned from Florence, Italy,!
where he had been studying and was!
considered a genius, saw the girl atj
the window, and—well, he fell in love !
with her. I don't mean his love was!
full fledged the moment he laid eyes on \
her, but that is when it began.
He noted the  position of  the room!
in which she was sitting and, crossing!
the street, entered the studio building, j
mounted the stairs and proceeded to!
the door leading to the room.   His object was the acquaintance of that girl.
How  he  was   to  make  it he  didn't
know,  but he was full of assurance
and resource and trusted to these and
luck.   On the door was painted, "Gabriel Martel, Instructor In Painting."
Opening the door, be saw Mr. Martel
standing over a small boy whom he
was endeavoring to teach to draw the
outline of a goblet. Winifred sat in
an adjoining room.
"Beg pardon," said Beardslee; "I am
desirous of taking some lessons in
painting."
"Are you a beginner?" asked tbe instructor.
"Oh. no!   I have had some practice."
Martel stated the terms, which were
satisfactory, and Beardslee said he
would take a lesson then and there.
He sat down at an easel faced toward
Winifred.
As soon as Martel had disappeared
Beardslee took out some pieces of thin
ivory he had in his pocket and began
to paint a miniature portrait of Winifred. If his love for the girl was not
yet full fledged, his love for his subject was. At any rate, he made one
of those rapid strokes of genius which
will sometimes come without the slightest effort, but which will elude an
artist on more pretentious work. Meanwhile other pupils had come in, and
Beardslee heard Martel talking to
them. In rhis way he kept a knowledge of the instructor's position, and
whenever he came near the screen
Beardslee would hide the miniature
and begin to daub on the subject assigned him. But he bad asked that he
might not be disturbed, and his instructor did not visit him till after he
had finished the miniature sketch.
A few days later Winifred was looking over the art columns of a Sunday
paper and saw among tbe pictures of
moment reproduced there a picture
called "At Work," by tbe newly arrived celebrity Clarence Beardslee. It
was a girl sitting by a window sewing.
The work was valued at $1,000.
"Isn't that like this window, papa?"
she said, showing it to her father,
"and that work stand is an exact r<»-
production of mine."
"And the face is yours, too," said the
parent.
"It says the picture will be on exhibition at Gambrell's for a few day
I'm going to see it."
Tho same afternoon she visited Gambrell's picture store, and there was the
miniature, into which the artist had!
found room to give a suggestion of the 1
window and the work stand. She had |
no sooner looked upon the face of the j
girl than she recognized bei'self. The j
likeness was perfect. She stood look- j
tag at it in a dream of wonder.
There is a break in tbe story which:
cannot be supplied. When Winifred;
went home to ber father happiness |
bubbled up in ber like a spring of;
limpid water. She bad seen at tbe |
picture store the would be pupil of thej
day before. The break in tbe story is |
bow did he come to be there when she |
was there? Nobody but himself knows, j
and he has never told. All Winifred j
said to her father about the miniature |
was that it was a rare work of art. j
The minx had brought it home with j
ber.
There Is more that does not appear ;
in this version of the story, and that j
is. What was going on between Beards- j
iee   and   Winifred   during   the   next j
month? at the end of which Martel re-'
i.'eived the surprise of his life.    His
former pupil of one lesson entered his
instruction room and presented a card,
on   which   was   the   name   Clarence
Beardslee.    Martel looked at it, then
up at the visitor and wondered if one
or the other of them had not lost his
senses.
Winifred ran from the other room
and wrapped both arms around her father.
"I came." said Beardslee. "to ask
you. Mr. Martel. for your daughter."
"My daughter!   You, Clarence Beardslee!"
'• i'es."
Then Winifred explained matters,
i which it is not necessary to explain
j here, for they are explained already,
; except the breaks, which in case of
j lovers no one can explain but themselves.
"The Worker" remains the best of
i Clarence Beardslee's small offhand hits.
' It is a gem.
Don't miss the grand Thanksgiving DANCE at Faust's,Hall, next Thursday, November S0th«