The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1916-12-07

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VOL. NO. 8.
PIERZ, HORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, DECEMBER,   7, 1916.
NO. 25
ABOUT THE STATE
News ot Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
Happenings of the Week Briefly Told
for the Convenience of the
Busy Reader.
E. S. Dunnent, aged fifty-six, prominent in legal, civic and political fields,
Is dead at St. Paul.
Mrs. Fredericka Eichler, ninety-one
years of age, a resident of St. Paul for
sixty-one years, is dead.
W. H. Norway, seventy-six years of
age, Civil war veteran and wealthy retired farmer, is dead at Hastings.
O. O. Johnson, fifty years old, a retired farmer, was asphyxiated by illuminating gas in his room at St. Paul.
Miss Lela E. Lovell, a Minneapolis
teacher, is dead from injuries sustained when she was thrown from a
runaway horse.
The state treasury held a cash balance of $4,072,248 on Nov. 30, the
largest balance for that date in the
history of the state.
, Mrs. Frances I. E. Kellogg, a resident of St. Paul since 1851, is dead.
She was one of the pioneer school
teachers of that city.
Thomas H. Canfield of Lake Park.
Uewly elected secretary of the Minnesota Agricultural society, will take
charge of the office Dec. 15.
Forty men employes of the Connolly
shoe factory at Stillwater went on
strike following a disagreement with
officials over a wage contract.
Frank A. Day, former Democratic
manager, believes Wilson may have
carried the state and is in favor of
asking a recount of the votes.
John Foley, seventy-nine years old,
" -  fifty-two years a resident of St.
' and for twenty-five years a gars' at Como park, is dead,
unon Haynes, aged forty, member
■ :  a  Duluth plumbing firm, is lost or
dead in  the woods.    He disappeared
several days ago while hunting.
Albert Gabrielson, a dredging engineer, was accidentally shot and killed
by his brother-in-law, Peter Sastrand,
while hunting near the Deer river.
Charles Schutt, seventy-eight years
old, pioneer resident of St. Louis Park,
is dead. His vigorous attempts to
stop a grass fire induced a heart attack.
Miss Esther O'Leary and Frank
Kline, each eighteen years old, were
drowned In Wongensteen lake near
Lake Park when they skated through
a hole in the ice.
Angus Chisholm, while carrying a
deer from the woods north of Bemidji,
was shot at by seven hunters. The
bullets severed his spinal cord and he
is not expected to live.
Haldor Magnuson, thirty-five years
of age, salesman for the Fergus Falls
Woolen Mills company, committed suicide by shooting while sitting in his
automobile in a St. Paul garage.
The three-year-old daughter of
Henry Naikama, a homesteader fifteen
miles from Eveleth, saved her nine-
months-old brother from the burning
home, but paid with her own life.
Michael W. Flannigan, a pioneer
business man of Minneapolis, is dead,
aged seventy-four. He was a son of
James Flannigan, a forty-niner, and
came to Minnesota sixty-five years
ago.
While a Thankgiving dinner crowd
was making merry in a Winona restaurant a lone bandit entered, held up
the cashier and took between $30 and
$40 from the cash register and escaped.
The estate of the late Governor
Hammond includes $139,181 of property subject to inheritance taxes in
Minnesota, according to an appraisal
filed in the office of Attorney General
Smith.
Daniel Getchell, seventy-two year3
Old, Civil war veteran and one of the
earliest millers in Minneapolis, dropped dead in Seattle, where he was visiting his daughter. Mr. Getchell had
lived In Minneapolis since 1854.
To determine whether telephone
rates in Minnesota are excessive the
state railroad and warehouse commission has taken steps to make a physical valuation of the principal telephone lines operating in the state.
Johann M. Kietzmenn, 104 years old,
who was born on Sept. 29, 1812, when
Napoleon was in his glory, is dead at
St. Paul. Kietzmann attempted to enlist in the American Civil war in 1861,
but was rejected because of his age.
The state railroad and warehouse
commission has power to determine
whether a station mantained by a railway company is suitable and to order
a new station built when it deem, it
necessary, according to a decision of
the state supreme court.
Charles E. Hughes' plurality in Minnesota at the recent presidential election was 392 votes, the state canvassing board determined. Slight errors
in the original tabulation of returns
in two counties resulted in a net loss
of four votes by Hughes.
C. W. Huntington of Minneapolis,
for the last three years vice president
and general manager of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad, has resigned to accept the chairmanship of
the directorate of the Virginia Railway. His offloea will be in New York
city.
Pulaski Youth Killed
In Milwaukee
He left here in blooming
fullness of youth and came
back in the paleness of death.
He went to Milwaukee to visit
relatives and was killed there
in a factory.
John Shinka, 21 years of age,
left his home in Pulaski several weeks ago for Milwaukee to
visit relatives. His uncle is
foreman in The Globes Seamless Steel Tubes company factory and offered John a position feeding a roller, which
was accepted. On the third
day, while feeding the roller,
John's hand was caught and
drew him into the machine.
The full length of his arm and
the right chest were crushed
and mangled. He died shortly
after. The remains were shipped to Pulaski for burial last
week.
German State Bank of Pierz.
St. Joseph's Society
Elects Officers
The St. Joseph's Society held
its annual election for officers
for the next year last Sunday
The following- members were
elected:
President, Conrad Standi,
H. Kruschek, V. President.
Treasurer, Anton Tembreull.
Finance Secretary, Nick Staub.
Rec. Secretary, John B. Bednar.
Finance Committee,
Henry Flicker,
John Loidolt,
Carl KasperJ
Physician, Dr. R. T. Healy.
The annual report will be
read at the meeting- held Sunday, January 7th.
Total number of members 105.
Grain And Produce
Market Report
The German State bank    at ing all steel lined and equipped
Pierz on Monday, Dec. 4,    op- with burglar alarms, two large
ened for business in the    new alarms in the   banking   room
bank building. The new build- and one large outside    alarm,
ing is equipped according    to with three holdup foot alarms
the most modern standard.    It- placed where they can   be set
is of solid brick and tile,   trim- off without detection.
ned with Bedford stone. The
trimming consists of three
bands of cut stone around the
building; the front of the building is of cut stone with two
heavy columns, the tops of the
windows are of colored leaded
glass and the bottom window
of plate glass. The interior of
the building is finished in dark
colored quarter sawed oak, the
ceiling is paneled in oak, the
fixtures and desks are all of
quarter sawed oak finished in
a dark color.    The    lobby    is
The bank building, fixtures
and equipment of this bank is
now at par with any banking
quarters north of the Twin cities and Pierz is to be congratulated upon the acquisition of
_his splendid new building.
This bank was originally
established in 1902 by A. R.
and A. D. Davidson and conducted as a private bank until
1.908 when it was reorganized
\nd became a state bank. The
first cashier and manager was
L. O. Kirby, who was succeed-
Winter Fevers
Again_Appearing
The first symptoms of Montana and Oregon fever are
making their appearance. Last
year the Florida variety seemed to be more prevalent, which
was no doubt due to; the then
Florida booster. The approach
of cold weather always causes
some disturbances in the contentment reservoir and invariably turns the thoughts to less
inclement climates. In that
respect we are not unlike the
migratory birds which follow
the waft of changing seasons.
The wings of a dove, the possession of which Alexander
Selkirk longed for when marooned on the island in the
South sea would be mighty fine
things if a man could lift anchor when inclination and necessity demanded it.
made beautiful and commodi- ed in the early part of 1903 by
ous, wainscoating being all im- A. P. Stoll, who has since had
ported Italian marble, the floor the management of this insti-
being finished in Mosaic tile, tution and is its present man-
the working room and direct- ager and cashier. The present
ors' rooms being furnished officers are A. R. Davidson,
with a dark floor. The lobby is president; P. A. Hartman!
spacious and roomy. The room ^ice-president; A. P. Stolh
in rear of the lobby is for use, cashier, and R. M. Stoll, assist-
of the customers of the bank, j ant cashier. The resources of
where they can transact   busi- this bank are now over    two
ness and do correspondence in
private. The office of the
cashier is located in front of
the banking room. The office
room is large and will accommodate the business for time
to come. The vault has been
equipped with the latest devices for safety and service,-   be-
hundred and twenty thousand
dollars. This bank has steadily gained in deposits and business  since  its    establishment
'Vheat, No. 1, _.' $1.73
Wheat, No.. 2  '_.    1.69
Wheat, No. 3___      1.43
Flax,       2.60
Barley       80-85
Rye    1.29
Oats      46
Ear Corn      72
Hay     7.00
Butter, Creamery       37
Dairy       27
Rgfg-s       85
Flour,Royal      5.00
"   WhiteRose      4.90
Low grade flour 2.20
Bran   1.55s
Shorts  1.65
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.65
Ground Feed     1.50
Beans    _.     5.00
Onions        60
The Future Price
Of Beef and Pork
Local Happenings
Of the Week.
causing a
Peace   talk  is
slump iu wheat.
A. K.Hall of Little Falls
was a busines caller in Pierz
Tuesday.
Thomas L. Shevliu of
Minneapolis known here by
old settlers died Nov. 27,
leaving an estate of $3,189,-
965.
Henry l_.au went to Min
ueapolis Wednesday and returned the same day with
four brand new Ford cars to
be delivered to prospective
buyers.
Fraud Kluetsch says there
is strong talk of a creamery
building in Platte.
Jake Ducher left Mou day
morning for Jorden where
he is taking mudbaths for
rheumatism.
Pork and beef will never be
as low again as they were 20
years ago, argue some farmers
and economists.
This is a question on which
some of our brightest minds in
this country cannot agree. A
certain class which follow traditions and history more than
present economical conditions
claim that history always repeats itself and what has 'occurred before will occur again.   '  John Gassert has sold   his
PrJe'nrpS^lfnf^^ ^ interest in  the  butchershop
tne present price of land    and
the cost of    producing    grain, to Nick   Meyer.      John    il-
beef and pork, prices will nev- i tends to go to Montana.
er again strike the low    level
they held 20   years   ago.   Thej     There was a   stampede  in
latters' ideas are no doubt cor- ,,       ...        -»      ,
rect.    With the present   value |the village Monday morning.
put upon land, which must pro-■ A lot of young men   left   for
A. J. Fenn inspected the
culvert recently put the
creek crossing at Adam Virnig's place. The culvert
was found satisfactory.
Wheat has gone down 22
cents in the last two   weeks.
duce the food for domestic animals, it does not seem probable that there will be an alarm-
and has gained the confidence ii:g redu.ction in the    farmers'
commodities.   Odessa is said to
of the community by its careful, efficient and honest management.
Another Old Settler
Passes Away
Geo. LeebSr. of Lastrup died
at 10 o'clock last Thursday evening-, after a lingering- illness with
cancer of the stomacl). Mr.Leeb
Arthur Kropp Again
Turns His Car Over
St.    Cloud.— Arthur    Kropp
!and    Andrew    Kraemer   bad   a
j narrow escape from  servere in-
was born  in Hungary over sev- jury Jast week whe]]  the
Detectives To
Watch Timber
St. Paul, Dec. 2: The state
timber board this afternoon decided to ask the next legislature for $100,000 to establish a
detective bureau to watch the
timber companies. It is claimed that this will save the state
$1,000,000 annually.
enty years ago, and came to
America with the then tide of
immigration from his native
country and settled on the piece
of land on which he lived at the
time of his death.
One daughter, Mrs.Geo.Block,
and two sons Peter and George
survive him. Mrs. Leeb preceded him to the bourne from
whence no traveler returns, 8
years ago.
His funeral, which was largely attended, was held . in Lastrup at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
In   the   death   of  Mr.   Leeb,
Lastrup lost a good christian, a
good   neighbor   and   an   honest
man, which is
of God.
len tlie machine in which they were riding
overturned at the corner of
of Ninth avenue and Forth
street south in front of the Casper Machren residence.
It is understood that an attempt was made to turn the
corner at a high" rate of speed.
The car s'truck one curb and
then caroomed across the street
hitting- the other curb and overturned, pinning the two men
under the car.
the    wood.
The   most   of
them went to Krazee.
John   Schmidtbaur    Louis
have    500,000,000   bushels   ofijamma,    Theodore     Kasper
wheat stored.    If peace should i      -,    r< u   .+•     ......
be declared, wheat would prob-1 aild    GeoY8e    Hoffman    are
^.bly drop considerably, but it mew Ford auto owners,
must and would rebound to    a I
level fixed by factors other
than those fixed by conditions
as a result of the European war.
Mrs. Eva Virnig and Mrs.
Stephan Gross and children
left, for Elrosa Wednesday
where they will visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schoenberg.
The Jacob Kiewel Brewing Co. has found it necessary to enlarge the  capacity
SULLIVAN
The Misses Jesie Smith and
Lila Hoskins were Vineland
callers last Wednesday.
Riley Moskins and family ate
Thanksgiving dinner with the
Henry Britton family.
The C. E. Look and Ford families, also Miss Fern Day took of tlie local   warehouse,   and
dinner at T. S. Look's Thurs-is now  building an   addition
day/   '_._-.        , .     .,    _   , to the we"st of the old   build-
G. W. Davis and family and
nephew Rosco Leffingwell spent ing.    The new addition   will
Thursday afternoon  at H.  C. ^ use(i as an icehouse.   This
^-Warge crowd attended the'about doubles the  storeroom
dance at D. W. Sims' Thursday of the old. warehouse,
night.    Everybody had a good j
time. Theo. Nagel has rented the
Miss Fern Day was the onlyi   ,,     ,  ,        u„4.„...,.„   r.,,.„.
one   from   this   neighborhood old    Jolm    Hoftmann  farm,
Name is Hughes, is
Double_of Wilson.
Denver, Colorado.—He looks
like Woodrow Wilson, has a
voice like the "president's and
acts like him, but his name is
Hughes—Wirt M. Hughes. He
is a post office inspector of the
Denver district. Hughes is the
best double of Wilson seen in
Colorado.
Mr. Hughes used to be a frequent visitor in Pierz and his
likeness to the president was
often noted here.
Mr. Machren heard the crash
and ran to their assistance.
With the help of his wife he
raised the car and released the
two men. Kraemer was un-
the noblest work conscious when pulled out
j though neither of the two men
received more than bad bruises
but the escape was considered
a narrow one. A few months
ago Kropp was driving a car
that over turned on the road
from St. Joe, severely injuring
one man and bruising others.
Sponge Growth.
Fragments of sponge transported to
another locality heal in about three
months, when they again begin to
grow. Irregular bits soon become
spherical and rapidly increase in size,
adding twenty-five times their own
value in the course of four or five
years. The growth Is. of course, slow,
especially during the first year, mainly because of the necessity for healing
the wound caused by the tearing off
of the fragment from the main body
for transplanting.
who attended the dance at Vine
land.
Ros Adkins and sister Maggie
took in the dance at Lastrup
Thursday night.
Messrs John Smith and Mil-
four miles north   of the  village.
.Fred.  Gassert  is home   visiting  his  parents.    He is   living
lard     VanKeuren     transacted near  Rudyard,   Montana,   on a
bu^ieSS-1_13 0naim>. Friday | homestead, and is well satisfied
The   Misses   Alice   Perkins,
and Ruby    Thompson    visited with the country.   Wheat yield-
Friday afternoon    with    Mary • e-j 20 to 50 bushels an acre, and
Adkins
Earl'Smith  makes frequent other small grain in proportion.
calls a tEli Hoskins'.We wonder He will stay until after the holi-
why?    Also John Smith mean- d p Stevens,   a  Men
ders over toward Sullivan lake,;
Suspicious.
Small Nina was two years older
than the baby and had come to realize that the little creeper was likely to be in some mischief when
quiet. One day she called to her
mother: "Mamma, you'd better see
about baby. I hear him keeping
-till!"—Chicago News.
Card of Thanks.
We sincerely thank all who
showed us symyathy and who
helped to lig-hten our burden
and sorrows during- the illness
and the days following" the
death of our father. ^.
George Leeb Jr.
Peter Leeb.
Mrs. Ger. Block.
tana:
him.
neighbor,    is
a
here
with
John  Hoffmann,   son  of Geo.
F.   Hoffmann,   is  here   visiting
another question why?
Miss Fern Day spent the
week end with the Oliver family
near Vineland.
Sam Martin was very fortunate in getting a moose during
the hunting season. He shipped his father and other relatives,
it home to give his friends and Sinc_ he left here] Jobn J)as
relatives a taste of moose meat.
Riley Hoskins  was a Vine- lived  two years in the state of
land caller Saturday. Washington,  but   has lived in
Mrs.   Martin   and   daughter _.   , .        T, ... ,   /...i„,-,.,; .   .i._,
Nellie called on friends at the Oarbion,   British Columbia, the
lake Monday afternoon. last  six years  on a farm.    He
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bollig and wiU       nd the holidays here.
Geo.   Sigette   and  wife  visited
NEW POLICY NEEDED   i
IN GOVERNMENT
RAILWAY CONTROL
■
Helpfulness and Encouragement!
Urged by Alfred P. Thorn,
i
CREDIT MUST BE IMPROVED1
at the Hoppe home Sunday.
Mrs. Walmark and son Illif
were Lastrup visitors Monday.
Born—To Mr. ans Mrs
John Bo ser of Buh last week
a daughter.
Ferdinand Terhaar has accepted a possition in a bank in
St. Johns, N. D.
See the  Golden Rule toy display window.—Ad.
Increase of Transportation Facilities
Necessary to Secure Relief From:
High Cost of Living May Thus Bo!
Provided  For by the  Railroad*.
Washington, Nov. 28.—A new policy j
of government railroad regulation,1
based on constructive principles of
helpfulness and encouragement instead
of upon principles of repression and
punishment, was urged by Alfred P.;
Thorn, counsel for the Railway Execu-l
tives' Advisory Committee, the first]
witness on behalf of the railroads be-'
fore the Newlands Joint Committee on
Interstate Commerce, which has instituted a general inquiry Into the problems of railroad regulation.
"It is proposed by the joint resolution of Congress," said Mr. Thorn, "to
go into a comprehensive study of the
whole subject of transportation, to
make a new assessment, after 29 years
of experiment, of its history, Its present conditions and its future needs.
The railroads accept the view that regulation is a permanent and enduring
part of government in America and
that the first duty of the carriers is to
the public. That duty is to afford
reasonable facilities on reasonable
terms and at reasonable rates, and this
must be done before any private Interests can be considered."
Certainty, Safety and Sufficiency.
Mr. Thom contended that the real Interest of the public is in being assured
of certainty, safety and sufficiency of
transportation facilities, rather than in
rates. The first consideration of the
public is to obtain transportation facilities. What the cost is, Is in reality a
second consideration, he said.
Mr. Thom proposed an increase of
transportation facilities as a method
of securing relief from the high cost
of living. "There have been less than
1,000 miles of new railroad constructed in the United States during the past
year," he said, "less than in any year
since 184S, except the period of the
Civil War, and.yet the cost of living is
daily advancing owing to a shortage of
supplies which might be remedied by
securing access to new areas of production.
Credit Must Be Improved.
"This leads to the consideration as to
whether railroad credit is as good as
the public interest requires. It is impossible for railroads to earn enough
to supply the necessary new facilities
from current revenue. They must be
provided from credit. Investors cannot be coerced, but must be attracted."
Among the conditions affecting railroad credit which deter investors he
mentioned the following:
"First, Railroad revenues are not
controlled by investors, but are fixed
and limited by governmental authority
and not by one but by several governmental authorities, which do not recognize responsibility for assured results
to investors and are uncoordinated.
"Second, 'Railroads cannot control
and the government cannot and does
not limit the expense account.
"Third, The present system of regulation is based on a policy of regulation
and correction and not on a policy of.
helpfulness and encouragement.
"Fourth, The outstanding obligations';
of the railroads have already exceededj
the financial rule of safety and involve!
a disproportionate amount of obliga-j
tions bearing fixed charges.
"Fifth, The investor must accept a!
subordinate obligation or security with;
no assurance of a surplus of earnings!
to support it.
"Sixth, Other competitive lines of in-j
vestment present superior attractions, j
"Seventh,   The  railroad  business  is j
largely controlled by political instead!
of business considerations.
Look Forward, Not Back.
"We may debate about what has;
caused the present conditions," said!
Mr. Thom, "but we cannot debate about!
what the people need. The President!
has taken the view that we must lool_/
forward in this matter and 'make a!
fresh assessment of circumstances' in!
order to deal helpfully and intelligent-;
ly with the problem. Abuses are'
no more prevalent in the railroad business today than in any other business
humanely conducted. The great question now is whether the existing _ys-
tem of regulation gives the public reliable assurance of sufficient present
and future railroad facilities.
"Those who oppose any change must
make their appeal on the ground that
the present systems assure the public
of the continued adequacy of transportation facilities. If they do not, no
argument based on the desirability of
the present dual system of regulation
will be accepted by public judgment.
The question of 'states' rights' is not
Involved. If the regulation of transportation facilities privately owned should
fail government ownership must follow, and then all power of the states
over the railroads would disappear.
"Let us debate this question, then,
not upon any mere theory or jealousy
as to the distribution of governmental
power, but upon the large issue of
what the public interest requires iu
respect of the assurance of adequate
transportation service."
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