The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1917-03-29

              VOL. NO. 8.
PIERZ, HORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, MARCH, 29,  1917.
No.41
ABOUT THE STATE Interesting
Correspondences
News of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
West Sullivan News.
Happenings of the Week Briefly Told
/ for the Convenience of tha
Busy Reader.
Little Falls, by 601 to 420, voted to
maintain its saloons.
Mrs. Lydia M. Misz, a pioneer resident of St. Paul, is dead.
Rev. Pius Schmid, former pastor of  \ong.    Wonder whats going on?
Ross Adtkins of East Sullivan was a caller at the Walmark home Sunday.
IIiff Walmark was a Platte
caller Wednesday.
Clarence Hall of Dykeman
was a caller at A. W. Cooks
from Sundav morning-until Tuesday. He seems to call quite
often and makes bis callsrather
St. John's church at Vermillion, is
dead.
Edward S. Thomas, eighty-eight
years old, a retired merchant, is dead
at St. Paul.
Mrs. Sarah C. Kennedy, aged ninety-
one, a resident of Minneapolis since
1855, is dead.
Governor Burnquist has announced
tlfe appointment of thirty-six new
state boiler inspectors.
Nick Barr, forty-four years old, is
dead at St. Paul from injuries received
when he was struck by a street car.
About 150 members of the house of
representatives and house employes
visited the state penitentiary at Stillwater.
The high dam, the $1,500,000 government, project located about midway
between St. Paul and Minneapolis, is
finished.
F. A. Otto of St. Paul was elected
president of the Minnesota Electrical
association at its annual convention
at St. Paul.
Dr. A. P. Walrath, sixty-one years
old, who had practiced medicine in
Minneapolis for nearly thirty-five
years, is dead.
E. H. Thomas of Minneapolis lost
Jiis life while working to rescue passengers from a snowbound train near
Edou Prairie.
The United States Guaranty company of St. Paui, capitalized at $1,000,-
000, has filed articles of incorporation
.with the secretary of state.
Albert L. Graves, sixty-five years
old, probation officer for fourteen
' years and 'original publisher of the
West St. Paul Times, is dead.
The annual convention of German
Lutheran parochial school teachers of
the Minnesota synod will be in session
in Fairmont April 10, 11 and 12.
Reynold O'Neill of Windom, forward on the Minnesota Aggie basketball team the past season, has been
Billy Polak was found guilty of murder in tho first degree by a jury in the
district court at Bemidji for the killing of Nick Subegys on Christmas
eve.
Peter Vandervour, fifty-five years of
age, an employe of a Shakopee brewing concern, was run down and killed
by a passenger train on the Omaha
road. i
Elijah Remore, eighty-three years
old, who was taken prisoner at the
first battle of Bull Run and -spent
months in Libby prison, is dead at St.
Paul.
E. J. Doter, residing near Melrose,
caught a silver gray fox whose fur is
valued at about $600.   This is the first
Joe and Herman Hoppe made
a sliort call at OleChrisfenson's
borne Wednesday evening.
Tlie snow is awful deep around
West Sullivan and Clarence
Hall makes gooduse of bisskiis.
We are sorry to see tbe snow
leave as be can't use tbem long
no more.
Mr. and Mrs. Jolin Hoppe
and P. J. Walmark were Platte
callers Tuesday.
Simon and Tom Zwak were at
the Walmark home Thursday
evening.
'Those who spent Friday- eve-
ing at the WalmVrk home are:
John Hoheisel, Joe Kainz, Mr.
and Mrs. John Hoppe and sons
Joe ancLJEerman and daughter
Katie. The evening was spent
in phi3nng cards and games. An
enjoyable cime was had by all.
• Ruth and Blanch Walmark
were visitors at Hoppe's Friday evening.
Holstein Park News.
Our'snow is gradually
appearing.
dis-
Mr. Joseph Christian of Truman,  Minn., is visiting at the
C. M. Thompson home.    He is
a brother of Ruby and Arthur,
elected captain of next season's quint. SvllOlli they had not seen for 15
years.
Sam Martin has returned
home from Cook county where
he has b.en spending the winter.
Little Estella Anderson   has
been having a    siege    of    the
'measles, which she caught on
the way from Iowa.
Ruby Thompson visited Mrs.
Ethel Sanborn and sister, Nellie Martin, Wednesday afternoon.
E. M. Thompson, Arthur and
liver gray fox ever caught in that *?»]* Christian    were    Pierz
vi_inHv. visitors b riclay.
Elroy Vaux has moved here
from Faribault, Minn. We are
all glad to welcome new neighbors.
vicinity.
Neglect and carelessness caused a
property loss of $1,132,240 from fires
in Minnesota in 1916, according to the
report of R. W. Hargadine, state fire
marshal. _
Patriotic young men of Red Wing
are organizing two companies of re-
servo militia. They will be instructed
by officers of -.he federal militia and
will drill weekly.
The United Stales Steel corporation
is building a large number of new
houses in its new model city, Morgan
Park, the location of its big steel
plant near Duluth.
Mrs.   Mary  Slifer of  St.  Paul  was
looted state oracle of the Minnesota
Neighbors at the annual conven-
Winona.    -Twee hundred delegates were pTSS-'St.
Former Treasurer Schwerdtfeger of  joyed
Brown  county  is  dead in  California,
where he went last fall for the benefit
. I Ms health.   He conducted sawmills
at Madelia. Sanborn and Iberia.
Kilty-seven Minnesota towns have a
place on the national roll of honor of
Hip American Red Cross for selling
five or more Christmas seals for each
person during the 1916 campaign.
H. E. Gickling, a Great Northern
switchman, was fatally crushed in the
South Minneapolis yards when a coupling rod broke, causing him to fall between the engine and a freight car.
The Sageng-Putnam statutory suffrage bill, enactment of which would
allow Minnesota women to vote for
president and vice president, has been
made a special order in the senate.
Fire of undetermined origin which
broke out in the new high school
building at _.anesboro spread to the
old high school building and the Lutheran church and caused a loss of
$150,000.
Forty child welfare bills have been
introduced in the house of representatives by the joint committee on child
welfare and wrh be duplicated in the
senate. The committee took the unusual procedure of recommending the
bills for passage before they were introduced, but no objection was raised.
PLATTE NEWS.
A party was given at the Lor-
3iitzen home. Those .who attended are Frank Winzemberg
und family, Mr. and Mrs.    Ben
-ompton and daughter Bonnie,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuhl and
children, Wm. Schultz and family, Mrs. Pete Tretter and children, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Rychner and son and the Schneider
children.    A fine time was en-
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Rychenr
called at the H. Morris liome
Sunday evening.
Erenst Wolff left for Pipestone Wednesday.
Barn Building Prospects
There will be a large number
of barns built this summer. One
carpenter alone has contracted
to build six.
Among those will build are,
JohnLeidolt Jr., Magnus Rauch,
John Leidenfrost, Henry Welle,
Tony Welle, Jacob Herman, J.
J. Sehr Edward Ernst and the
new owner of the Geo. L. Boser
place. Henry Welle's barn will
be 120 by 36.
Otto Wolff made
Bowlus last week.
a   trip   to
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuhl and
family of Swanville visited
over Sunday at the Lorentzen
and Compton homes.
Well the snow seems to go
now.    But very slowly.
F. James and wife transacted
business in Little Falls last
week.
M. Valentine and sons were
busy hauling hay these last
few days.
Alex Johns spent a week visiting with his friends. He will
leave for Duluth sometime this
week.
Math    Valentine    and    son,
Gust C. Reese and son Christ
and M. Casey were Pierz callers Thursday.
A bunch' of young folks gathered at the home of W. Hayes
last Sunday.
' John and Johanna Ebertowski spent a few days in Little
Falls visiting with their sister,
Mrs. John Ringwelski.
Frank Sagorski, Nick Schubert, Ing. Kuklinski, John Ebert, Joe James, Christ Reese,
and Alex Johns called at the
home of M. Valentine last Sunday evening.
Mrs. F. James and sons, Joe
and Cliff, spent Sunday afternoon at the Valentine home.
The little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Bayerl fell in a
pail of hot water Friday afternoon and was scalded very badly. She seems to get along
nicely.
It seems funny that we didn't get to see old Nigger Joe
Sunday. But it is all right. Old
Sara Jones showed up anyway.
Good for you, Old Sara. Call
again. But don't forget Nigger
Joe.
Wonder what became of
Joe's mustache. It's gone.
Let's get busy and find it.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kainz
and baby, Mr. and Mrs. John
Hoheisel and son Ben transacted business at Pierz Thucs-
day.
Mr. Jonh Ebertowski and
daughter Johanna and Miss
Madge Hoppe were Pierz goers
Tuesday.
Mr. Iliff Wallmark and Joe
Hoppe were Platte callers Surr-
day.
Andrew Kainz was at Lastrup Sunday.
Mrs. Christ Reese and Mrs.
John Hoheisel visited with the
Andrew Kainz'family Saturday.
Joe Kainz returned from Cloquet where he has been in the
woods all winter.
Mr. John Maleski, Steve and
Annie Scochinski, Florence
Berneski, Joe and Madge Hoppe and Iliff Wallmark called at
Frank Froncek's place Sunday.
The baby daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Kainz is ill
from pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hayes
were Pierz callers Thursday.
Well, snow is going some
now-a-days and it won't be
long before Easter. Shine your
shoes for the big Easter dance.
Mr. John Hoheisel and Joe
Kainz called at the P. J. Wall-
mark home at Sullivan Friday,
returning Saturday.
HILLMAN
R. C. Bethel and Oscar Sandbeck were Johnsdale callers
Thursday evening.
Miss Wilmont went to Pierz
Saturday, also Irwin Drews.
Oscar Sandbeck left Saturday for Duluth. Wm. Drews is
in charge of the lumber yards
during his absence.
Mrs. Wm. Drews, Miss Marie
and Ben Drews visited at the
Love home Sunday afternoon.
Bert Sanborn of Holstein
Park was in town Monday.
Mr. Lox arrived here early
Monday morning with a carload of goods. He comes from
eastern Montana and will settle in Richardson.
Mrs. Wm. Drews left Monday for a few days' visit at
Holdingford.
F. Fritz and Martin Johnson
went to Pierz on the train
Tuesday.
Marie Drews was quite sick
the first part of the week.
Grain And Produce
Market Report
Wheat, No. 1, $1.83
Wheat, No. 2     1.80
Wheat, No. 3       1.73
Flax,        2.65
Barley 100-105
Rye    1.52
Oats "      58
Ear Corn 1.00
Hay     7.00
Butter, Creamery       40
Dairy       27
Eggs       20
Plour.Royal     5.30
"    WhiteRose      5.20
Low grade flour 2.25
Bran      ___. 1.95
Shorts   L.'. 1.95
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 2.05
Ground Feed.      2.05
Beans ______ ._.     5.00
Onions       2.50
Mrs. Wilkes Dead.
Mrs. Gerhard Wilkes, 63,
died suddenly with an apoplectic stroke at half past six
o'clock last Monday evening.
She was stricken with brain
hemorrhage some years ago,
from which she only partially
recovered' the use of her limbs
and the sense of speech. Otherwise in apparently good health,
she moved about the house by
the support of (.hairs and relished her meals. It was just after finishing the evening meal
that Mrs. Wilkes became unconscious and died within 15
minutes.
Deceased leaves a j husband,
two sons, Herman and Gerhard,
and five daughters, Sister Vita,
O. S. B., Sister Gisma, O. S. B.,
Sister Damona, O. S. B., Sister
Wilibalda, and Anna and An-
tonia. Funeral services were
held at 10:30 Thursday morning and the remains were laid
to rest in St. Joseph's cemetery.
Seed Potatoes tor Planting,
The potato is an interesting
topic this spring, and the planting of potatoes in due season
will also be interesting. So it
may be interesting to know
that eyes on the different parts
of the potato have different
seed value. The seed end of a
potato, is where the most eyes
are found, and is the opposite
part of the potato . from the
stem end. But there are eyes
on the stem end, although fqw-
er in number, and tliere are
eyes around the middle of the
potato. Experiments which
have been made show that the
ground which would produce
100 bushels of potatoes if planted with stem end potatoes will
produce 150 bushels if eyes
around the middle of the potato are planted, and 180 bushels
if eyes from the seed end are
planted—the cultivation, the
fertility of the soil and the
other conditions being the
same for the different kinds of
seed. Persons living in town
and planting only a few potatoes on the back end of a lot
can easily save seed ends
enough from potatoes used by
the family, and can thus get
better results.
Gamp Linenan.
Camp Linehan at Sullivan
Lake, by many tourists called
THE BEAUTY SPOT of Minnesota, has been leased to John
M. Emerson of Bowbells,. N. D.,
and T. H. Wildowson of Min-
nepolis. These two gentlemen
have had considerable experience in conducting resorts of
that kind aud will no doubt
succeed "in attracting a large
number of pleasure seekers to
Sullivan Lake during the summer months. There are now 12
row boats and 4 motor boats at
the camp. Several new cottages wiil be built in May,
Isolated as it is from the busy
marts of trade and industry,
and y*-t not so far remote from
civilization and supply stations
but that the whistle and rumble
of the locomotive can send re-
verberating echoes through the
populous solitude of song of
birds and the splash of fish in
the lulled lake hedged round on
one side with precipitous cliffs
overhung with giant pines, and
the other side with a gently
receding pebbly beach, Camp
Linehan should prove a veritable mecca for the raging brain
fagged dollar chasers of the
cities seeking repose and relax-
ation.
And even those poetically inclined can there find stimulus
to their imagination, when in
the hush of night
"Drops the light drip o(  the
suspended  oar,
Or chirps the grasshopper one
g-ood-night carol more;
or when
At   intervals,   some   bird   from
out the  brakes
Starts into voice a   moment,
then   is   still."
TO OUR MANY FRIENDS AI\D
PATRONS
We beg leave to announce
that we have closed out our
complete stock of groceries and
we wish to take this means of
thanking you _for your many
courtesies and friendly co-operation, which we trust we will
always enjoy.
Sincerely yours,
FAUST BROS.
Rucker News.
J. Olson of Freedhem was
a village visitor last Saturday.
Fred Zimmermaun of Campbell, Minn., is here visiting
his parents for a few weeks.
Thomas Halverson of Onamia was here Tuesday to see
about  having  stucco  work
done on his house.
Wm. Burkel, the Standard
Oil man, was a visitor here
last Sunday.
Mrs. Wm. Goble, Mrs. Archie
Robison and Mrs. John Ferguson visited at the S. D. Wood
home Friday afternoon. Upon
their return home they brought
the three oldest children of Ger.
Wood with them. Elnore Wood
will stay with Mrs. John Ferguson for a time. Adetha Wood
with Mrs. Robison and May
with Mrs. Victor Bruber.
A meeting of the town board
of Leigh was held Friday afternoon at the home of the clerk,
E. L. Teachout.
Mrs. Francis.Tomberlin visited Mrs. J. W. Ferguson Thursday afternoon.
O. W. Carlson of Little Falls,
the "Watkins man," was a caller in this vicinity Wednesday.
Mrs. Joe Zellers was a visitor at the Wood home Sunday
afternoon.
E. L. Teachout went to Hillman Sunday.
Ray Bruber and Clyde Dorman were business vistors at
Hillman Monday.
Mrs. Tracy Waller and Mrs.
Tomberlin were visitors at the
Ferguson home Sunday.
Erma Waller and May and
Adetha Wood helped Muriel
Robison celebrate her eighth
birthday at her home Saturday
afternoon. They had a very
pleasant time.
Geo. Wood was a business
caller at Hillman Tuesday.
Hubert Smith of Buh left
for Arthur, N. D. where he
will run a tractor.
Local Happenings
Of the Week.
The robins are here.
P. L. Poster made a trip to
St. Cloud Monday-
Leo Herold  and  Jos.  Kobilka left  for  Kansas  Monday.
Al Dommick of Hillman
made his monthly trip to
town last Saturday.
A large line of men's suits,
hats and furnishing goods
now  at Hartmann's.     Ad
' Mrs. J. M. Blake of Little-
Falls visited friends and relatives a few days.
Miss Clara Weidenbaeh
left for St. Cloud last week
where she will be employed.
The village roads are bad-
snow almost all gone— but
the country roads are fit for
sleighing for some time yet.
Tlie familiar motorcycle
exhaust was heard Tuesday
for' the first tinie iu five
mouths. John B. Faust has
first honors.
John Gassert left for Grold-
stone,    Montana     Tuesday,
where   he    intends    to  stay,
this summer.
A baby son of Lawrence
Brummer of Lastrup died
last Wednesday. Fuueral
was held at Lastrup Friday.
Peter Simon of Wahkon
was here between trains Wednesday. He intends to sell
his place in Wahkon and
move here.
Frank Wanninger of Pierz
has rented the Henry Kin-
gen place in Lastrup where
he will open a pool-ball and
a soft drink saloon.
You will not make a < mistake by getting your shoes
at Hartmann's. Ad
Frank SchebeM of Little
Fall visited relatives . here
Monday and Tuesday. He
says, Louis is living in Loug
Paririe.
Frank Neisius was out with
a light wagon Tuesday. For
the last two or three years,
Neisius has always been first
with the wagon.
Little Falls will hold a
Baby Week from April 2 to
7th over the St. Paul store.
Free talks, will be give n on
the care of infants and everyone interested is urged to
attend.
Mike Meyer returned from
Frazee last Friday, wliere he
had been working for the
Nicols-Chisfaolm Lumber Co.
He intends to stay home this
spring and summer. He says,
there is no snow on the other
side of Wadena.
Mote   Barrows  who  lum-
MANS AGAIN
F!0HI!N0 BACK!
Desperately Resist Advance!
of French. I
LATTER RETAIN POSITIONS! -
General Nivelle's Troops Succeed in!
Resisting Teuton Counter Attacksi
and Hold All Ground Captured in'
Recent   Engagements.
London, March 27.—Desperate resistance is being made by the Germans to the slashing attack ot the
French upon the defenses at St. Quen-
tin. Heavy counter attacks are reported, but Paris declares that General Nivelle's troops have held all the
ground won, the positions captured on '
Sunday being maintained.
Apparently this means that the
Germans lost the strong key position
at Essigny, four and a half miles south
of St. Quentin, which is essential to
the protection of St. Quejitin on the
south.
Military critics have pointed to the
probability of the German wing in
this sector being forced back to the
Oise if this position, which the French
captured Sunday, was not regained by
the Germans.
In view of the verified reports from
Petrograd that the Germans have been
concentrating heavily for a drive toward Petrograd interest attaches to
the announcement by the Russian war
office of a German attack on the Russian line below Dvinsk.
The Russians are continuing their
successes against the Turks in the
campaign waged jointly by Russian
and British forces to the north and
northeast  of  Bagdad.
Apparent-y the intention is "to drive
in behind the Turks as they retreat
before the British up the Tigris in
the direction of Mosul.
The Russians, advancing westward
from Persia, are already in the vilayet
of Mosul, Petrograd advices state.
This vilayet extends to the Persian
border on the' east and the Russian
forces probably still -have a considerable distance to travel before they
strike the Tigris and the Turkish line
of  communications.
INTERNED GERMANS
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
Philadelphia, March 27.—Marines
guaring the interned German ships at
League island shot two of the German
crew when they attempted to escape,
making a final effort to avoid'"shipment" to the South.
Neither of the would be fugitives
was seriously wounded and were recaptured.
The German sailors and officers will •
be transported   to  Forts   McPherson
and Oglethorpe.
The men were told to he ready for
a 5 o'clock breakfast in preparation
for the trip. Local police believe most
of the machinery of the. two German
boats, the Prinz Eitel Frederich and
Kronprlnz Wilhelm, has been destroy- •
ed by the interned sailors. Ince'ssant /
hammering on the two boats has been
heard for the last several days.
KILLS THREE AND HERSELF
Colorado   Woman'   Attempts   to   Wipe
Out   Entire   Family.
Boulder, Colo., March 27.—William
A. Nelson, a dairyman, informed officers that when he returned to his.
home near here he found his wife and;
three of his children dead. Ralph, two,
years old, and Margaret, three, he]'
said, had been strangled.
His wife- and Beulah, aged five, he:
said, were shot. Baby George, three;
months old, was found with rags tied;
about his neck, but not dead. He will!
live.
A note found in the house attribut-;
ed the tragedy to Mrs. Nelson.
SN0WSLIDE ENGULFS TRAIN;
Three Men KillecJ on Slope of Cascade;
Mountains.
Seattle, Wash., March 27. — Word;
has reached here of a snowslide in the;
Cascades on the Great Northern rail-!
road, which carried three men to death!
and covered a part of a passenger'
train.
and smoking cars were buried by the
snow. The men killed were two laborers and a telegraph operator.
The train was standing at Embro, a
bered here years ago,  when j station on the west slope of the moun--
,. . . . . ,   . lains.    The locomotive, mail, baggage
figuring on his spring drive
down Hillman and Skunk,
always kept in mind "little
snow, much water, much
snow little water." He seems
to have known what he was
talking about. With all the
snow this winter there is not
WILL   COMPLETE    RUPTURE
Chinese    Envoy  to    Berlin    Asks   for
Passpor ts.
Amsterdam,    March   27.—The    Chinese minister to Germany has formally requested his passportsr according
by aloue-ways aSIL'Uch water   to reports from Berlin.
, r- . He is expected to leave shortly, ful-
aSWaS expected.     i-Ut again,   finjDg the -upt_re in diplomatic rela-
the SnOW is not yet all gone?    tions recently declared by the Peking
* govewnept.
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