The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1917-04-05

              VOL. NO. 8.
PIERZ, flORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, APRIL, 5,    1917.
No.42
II
TIE STATE Interesting
Correspondences
News of Especial Interest to
.  Minnesota Readers.
State Park at
Mille Lacs Lake.
Sullivan News
The Shadow social    at    the
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS  school house Saturday evening
was a huge success in spite or
Happenings of the Week Briefly Told
for the Convenience of tho
Busy Reader.
The quarterly meeting of the state
board of pardons will begin April 9.
Friday,   April   27,   has   been   designated   Arbor  day  in   Minnesota  this
year.
Twelve horses perished when fire
destroyed the Kidder Transfer company barn at St. Paul.
William Hayes, aged seventy-one,
wealthy lumberman, is dead at Winona after a short illness.
Marcus Q. Lindquist, sixty-seven
years old, Red Wing's pioneer .ieweler
and diamond merchant, is dead.
The bill for the repeal of the presidential primary law has passed the
state senate by a vote of 36 to 17.
Leo Gerringer, aged fifty-three, assistant foreman of the composing
room of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, is
dead.
The state has acquired title to the
main portion of a site in Shakopee for
the proposed state reformatory for
women.
J. J. Ferguson, aged fifty-nine, committed suicide at his home in St. Paul
after brooding over the loss of a valuable horse.
Joseph Mahoney, aged thirty-two,
was run down and killed by a train
near Shakopee. Mahoney's home was
at Lakeville.
Ole Eng is dead at Minneapolis as
the result of a bullet wound and Hal-
. mar Davis is held by the police on the
charge of murder.
Ole O. Canestorp, aged seventy, for
more than forty years a commanding
figure in politics in his home section,
Is dead at Elbow Lake.
A reduction in working hours ordered by the Western Union Telegraph
company will affect 500 employes in
tho Minneapolis district.
Mrs. George Gorman, forty-five years
old, was frozen to death on the outskirts of Minneapolis six weeks ago.
Her body has just been found.
L. J. Luhmann, former cashier of
the Farmers and Mechanics State
bank of Preston, has been named an
assistant state bank examiner.
Johnnie Wona of Minneapolis, five
years old, was drowned in a pond
formed,by the melting of snow in the
bottom of an abandoned quarry.
James R. Chute, for thirty years
treasurer of the Cedar Lake Ice company of Minneapolis, is dead in the
Mill City. He was fifty-four years of
age.
Patrick C. Dillon, at one time connected with the Minneapolis 'Tribune,
is dead at the home of his son at Seattle. Mr. Dillon was seventy-three
years of age. »•
Andrew J. Eklund, aged seventy-
seven, is dead at Minneapolis. He is
survived by his widow, ten children,
thirty-five grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
Henry T. Manning, fifty-seven years
old, for many years a conductor for
the Chicago Great Western railway,
committed suicide at his home in Minneapolis because of ill health.   '
Admiral Robert E. Peary, discoverer
of the North pole, has accepted an invitation to address the Minnesota
Bankers' association during its annual
convention in St. Paul in June.
Out of the 329 cars of immigrant
movables handled through the Minnesota Transfer during the last month
for points in the Northwest 134 were
destined for Minnesota localities.
Mi's. .Roscoe   R.  Albright,   eighteen
years old, who was shot by her husband   at   St.   Paul   on   the   night   of
. March 1G, is dead.   The husband killed
himself after shooting his wife.
.Mobilization of the First Minnesota
infantry has been completed following
a call issued by Secretary of War
Baker. The regiment will be held at
Fort Snelling pending further ordei'B.
In the primary contest for mayor of
i M ankato Robert Lamm received 827
votes, L. L. Champlin 765 and B. Ban-
gerter 388. The two former will be
on the ballot at the regular city election.
Mrs. Mattie Goff, aged twenty-eight,
white, shot and killed Garfield Goff,
her Indian-negro husband, at their
Ihome in St. Paul following a quarrel
alleged to be due to the man's jealousy.
Colonel Jefferson R. Kean of Washington, director general of the American Red Cross, has accepted the base
hospital offered by the Mayo foundation and the University of Minnesota
medical school.
Governor Burnquist has announced
the appointment of Charles M. Bab-
cock of Elk River as highway commissioner of Minnesota under the provisions of the highway act passed by
the present legislature.
. linnesota's new prison and its industrial plants at Stillwater, which
represent an investment of approximately $6,450,000, returned a net profit
of nearly $50,000 to the state"" during
the last year. Also the institution
paid the expense of keeping more
than 1,000 prisoners, which totaled
$250,000 in round numbers.
the bad roads. The two-act
drama was especially fine. Rose
Adkins as Aunt 'Matilda, and
Edwin Walmark as Pete, the
negro, created quite a flurry of
excitement. The family album
shown by Jessie Smith was a
pleasing feature of the- entertainment and the newspaper
read by Miss Day caused quite
a sensation among the young
folks. Twelve baskets were
sold, which brought $16, the
highest bid "being for $2.25.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Look visited with Mrs. Ford Sunday.
John Smith had the misfortune to lose a horse last week.
i
Miss Jessie and Annie Smith
spent Friday and Saturday with
the Riley Hoskins family.
Miss Larce Hoskins is visiting with Miss Dorothy Lynn.
Mr. Louis Donnan was a
Lake caller Sunday.
Roy Benton .recently bought
a horse and buggy from Paul
Retzlaff.
• Miss Evelyn Bruber is spending her Easter vacation at
home.
Elnora Wood has the measles.
Mr. and Mrs. Arba Waller
gave an ice cream party to
those who hauled lumber for
their new home a few days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. ■ Alvin Sell-,
Chas. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Waller, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Goble, Mr. and Mrs. Robison
and Mr. and Mrs. Ery Goble en-,
joyed a very pleasant afternoon
and aH the ice, cream they
could eat.
George Wood has bought a
team from P. A. Hartman. It
was formerly owned by Mr.
Penniman.
Matt Pint has got through
with his work at Sullivan and
is at home now.
Ross Adkins of Sullivan
came after his sister Maggie
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bruber and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Irwin
Drews and baby visited Mrs.
Victor Bruber last Sunday.
Mrs. Arba Waller, Archie
Robison and Muriel, Geo. and
Lee Wood and Ray Bruber
were callers at Hillman on
Tuesday.
The roads are pretty bad
yet but we are hoping that
spring has really come at last
and dry roads and fields will
come in good time.
EASTERN GRANITE'
A joyous Easter to all.
Tony  Vetsch  returned from,
the  central  part  of  the state
Saturday where  he  had been
visiting relatives.
Marshall Loop returned from
Itasca county Thursday where
he has been working this
winter.
Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson and daughter Mildred
were guests at the H. Johnson
home Sunday.
Miss Elsie Retzlaff and Mrs.
Nina Olson left for Dakota last
week.
Clarence King left for Hoffman Monday. He purchased
the G. E. King mules and drove
through.
Will Vetsch, Mrs. A. Vetsch
Sam and Frank Perkins were
Pierz visitors Friday.
Ben Olson and Paul Retzlaff
left for Montana Monday. They
will work there this spring.   I
Ralph King called on Frank
Perkins Sunday.
Joe Zeller and Pete Seelen
were Lastrup visitors Saturday.
Representative Swanson, of
Brainerd, has introduced a bill
in the legislature providing; for
a state park near Mille Lacs
lake in Garrison town ship of
Crow Wing- county, comprising'
160 acres, to cost not exceeding
$20,000, and containing the usual
stipulations that trees, plants,
etc., shall not be destroyed or
birds shot etc.
The park will be along the
Minnesota Scenic Highway, on
the lake shore, and is a spot of
great scenic beauty.—Brainerd
Tribune.
Christ SciiiegeS's Granary
Destroyed By Fire.
Christ Schlegel of Lastrup
lost his granary and contents
by fire last Wednesday night.
The tire was discovered about
half past ten o'clock in the evening, and was then so tar under
way that nothing could bedone.
There was 85 bushels of wheat,
90 bushels o( oats, clover seed,
some barley and a sack of Hour
in the building. No remains of
the sack of flour can be found.
This leads Christ and the neighbors to think that the flour was
stolen, and that the building
was set afire to hide the crime.
Fatal Accident
at Little Falli
At the Hereford sale at
South St. Paul last week, 81
head of cattle were sola
at an average of §.26.2.50.
The highest price was $800,
for a two year old bull, the
lowest was §120. A Grand
Meadow breeder brought a
youug bull and a heifer he
had sold a few months ago
to a neighbor for ,.150. When
the time limit set for the
neighbor to call and pay for
the animals was up, he called the bargain off and shipped them to the sale last week
where the bull sold for
$375.00 and, the heifer for
$180.00.
Viola Beveridge, 8-year-old daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. William Beveridge, was run over and killed Friday
evening by an automobile driven by
Ben 'Coen and owned by Roy McGregor, who was riding in the car
with Coen. Both men -have been arrested and were to be arraigned before Municipal Judge F. W, Lyon
this afternoon.
The little girl was struck by the car
at the corner of Fourth street and
First avenue northeast, on the side
nearest the Episcopal church. She
was on roller skates, and had just
started to cross First avenue when the
car came around the corner, turning
from Fourth street to First avenue.
The car was traveling.south and turned west. The left front fender of the
car struck the child.
1 Mrs.' J. A. Anderson, who witnessed the accident, says that the car was
traveling at a high rate of speed when
it turned the corner. The girl had
just left the sidewalk and was well
outside the roadway, Mrs. Anderson
says, when she was struck. The girl
grasped the fender of the car and
held on for a time, but her hold slipped and she went under the front
wheel. It went over her neck and
chest, breaking some of the vessels
in her neck and crushing her chest.
Mrs. Anderson said that when the
car stopped the girl wa_ still under it
in a pool of water and that all four
wheels of the car were in th^ water,
which is near the sidewalk on the
south side of the' avenue. She ran
across the street toward the car and
McGregor, who was picking up/ the
child, motioned her away and told
her        to        keep still,
.she said, as she s c r e a Died when the child was struck. J. L.
Sheeau, science teacher at the high
,-Chool, saw the Accident- from the
porch  of the    L. __.
Incited Over War
Farmer Kills Se!
Sauk Centre, March 30: Geo.
E. Schmidt, a prosperous farmer residing near Little Sauk,
committed suicide by hanging.
It is thought that excitement
over the war temporarily unbalanced his mind and was the
cause of prompting him to such
an act.
John Grell's Saloon
ntered by Thief.
Caught A Silver Grey Fox,
E. J. Doter, who lives five
miles north of town, caught a
silver grey fox recently whose
fur is valued atabout .•;!.!.(). This
is. the first silver grey ■ fox ever
known to have been caught in
this part of the country.—Melrose Beacon.
Monday morning and was held to the
grand jury which meets April 9, on a
charge of manslaughter in the second
degree in connection with the death
of Viola Beveridge, the 8-year-old girl
who was run down and killed by an
automobile in which McGregor and
Ben Coen were riding' Friday evening.
Coen's hearing was continued until
2 o'clock this afternoon and when he
was arraigned, it was again continued
until 10 o'clock 'Wednesday morning.
It is not known whether he will have
his hearing then or waive examination or whether the .hearing will be
continued until after the grand jury
meets. 'Q.'oen was driving the car, witnesses at the coroner's inquest 'Saturday testified, and he also is charged
with manslaughter in the second degree. , " ,
Both men were    returned    to    the
county jail. They cannot be admitted
to bail by a municipal    court    under
Richard    home,   thil3 c_.aT.ge, but must apply for" bail
Card of Thanks.
Herewith we wish to express
our sincere thanks to all who
sympathized with us and aided
us during the illness and death
of our beloved wife and mother.
Special thanks to those who
paid their friendly visits to her,
during her long suffering.
J. Kaas
V. Kas's .
Grain And Produce
Market Report
Theo. Karel returned from
the woods Tuesday.
Wheat, No. 1, $1.90
Wheat, No. 2    1.87
Wheat, No. 3       1.80
Flax,       2.72
Barley "100-105
Rye 1_   1.56
Oats _—      60
Ear Corn ____ 1.00
Hay  _    7.00
Butter, Creamery ..       40
Dairy       27
Eggs       25
Flour, Royal      5.30
"    WhiteRose ._     5.20
Low grade flour 2:.2o
Bran . 1.95
Shorts   1.95
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 2.05
Ground Peed__     2.05
Beans 1      5.00
Onions i     2.50
across, the'street, but'he has gone to
:ms home at Cloquet. Mrs. Anderson's
-cream attracted the attention of Miss
Carola Bernick, a teacher who was in
the Central school, and she came out
in time to see the child picked up.
Four other girls were with the Beveridge girl, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Patience, two'little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Val. E. Kasparek
aud a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ole
Kjelshus.
■Patrolman James Larson saw ' the
two men in tlie car turn the corner
of Broadway and First street east at
high speed just' before the accident.
This was shortly after 5 o'clock. He
waited for them at the corner, intending to arrest them for reckless
driving'. When the car returned,
however, McGregor was driving and
the injured child's brother was with
him. They told of the accident and
Dr. G. M. A. Fortier, who was with
Mr. Larson, went to the Beveridge
home with them., They had taken
the child home in the car.
The child was struck shortly before
6 o'clock and died just before 7. Sheriff Felix telephoned to the Beveridge
home when he heard of the accident
and was told that the girl was dead.
He immediately put McGregor under
arrest and later arrested Coen in a
saloon.    <■
Each of the men at first said the
other was driving the car when the
officers questioned them last night.
Several witnesses, however, identified
Coen as the driver and he admitted
it later. He broke'down and cried in
the jail this morning, Officer Freis-
inger says that the men admit
having been drinking and they were
seen several times Friday driving the
car recklessly through the streets.
County Attorney Itosenmeier says
he is doubtful of being able to hold
McGregor, the owner of the car, as
he was not driving when tho child
was struck. The complaint against
'Coen, signed by the child's father
this morning, charges Coen with
manslaughter in the second degree.
The penalty, if he is convicted, is not
to exceed 15 years in the penitentiary.
A coroner's inquest was held at
2  o'clock  this  afternoon.
Roy  McGregor  waived  examination
before Municipal Judge F.  VV.    Lyon
to a district judge    or commissioner.
>*o application has been made.
Both  Held   Responsible
At the coroner's inquest, conducted 'by Coroner Samuel Trebby 'Saturday afternoon in Simonet's morgue,
Both McGregor and €oen were held
responsible for the death of the child.
The coroner's jury of six men heard
the evidence of several witnesses and
was only a few minutes in drawing up
its verdict. Its power does not extend
beyond determining where, when and
by what means the deceased came to
her death and who, if anyone, is criminally responsible.
The verdict as handed to Coroner
Trj3bby by the jury says that "Viola
Beveridge met her death on the thirtieth day of March, 1917, in the city
of Little Falls, Morrison county, Minnesota, and that her death was due to
being struck by an automobile then
and there recklessly, carelessly and
negligently driven by one Roy McGregor and one Ben 'Coen, then and
I here in charge of said automobile."
Witnesses Tell of Accident
County Attorney Rosenmeier called upon several witnesses for tho
state and conducted their examination. Mrs. J. A. Anderson and. 'Mar-
jorie Patience testified as to the mau-
mer in which the accident occurred
and. Phil S. Randall, J. A. Anderson,
J. C. Patience and Chester Tanner
testified as to the appearance and position of the wheel tracks made by
the automobile in the road. Neither
of the prisoners testified. All the evidence was to the effect that the car
_ .is recklessly driven and was on the
wrong side of the street.
Rupture in Pleural Cavity
Drs. G. M. A. Fortier and J. B.
Hoist performed an autopsy on tlie
body -before the inquest began. They
testified at the inquest that death was
caused by a rupture which allowed air
to enter the pleural cavity, collapsing
the lungs. The brain was congested,
also, they said. ' Dr. Fortier said the
rupture in the pleural cavity was
probably caused. by a violent blow on
the side of the head.
Funeral   Held Sunday
The funeral of the child was held
at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon from St.
Francis Xavier church and interment
was in Calvary cemetery.
John Grell's saloon was broken
into last Friday night and about
$8.00, of which $5.00 was in pennies,- in cash was stolen. Entrance was gained by prying up
one of the rear windows. The
thief, whoever he was, was
familiar with the order of things
in the place. In opening the
cash register, he rang up
''change." He'took all good
U. S. legal tender. In one of
the compartments of the cash
register was a collection of foreign coins, and among them a
U. S. $2.50 gold piece left in
hock with John. - The gold coin
was taken, but the foreign coins,
such as Canadian half dimes,
and othes coins, which might
pass' for Uncle Sam's medium
of exchange' w'ithout detection,
were left spread out on the back
bar.
According to that, the thief
had a ligi.it of some kind and
must haye taken his time. He
was no professional; and is no
doubt one who is too foolish to
be cautious. He was not consistent and wise. Why should
a thief.who goes to the extreme
of forcing entrance into a building, to steal, take time and deliberation to separate the chaif
from the grain, at the risk of
getting caught?
Sherlock Holmes would no
doubt come to these deductions:
It was either a foolish amateur, or an old hand at the
business—either one too stupid
to understand the dangerous
grounds he was treading, or one
who was wise enough to follow
out a wel 1 matured plan. A
young amateur, under the excitement, would - have taken
anything which looked like
money, and got'out. It is evi:
dent that he used a light; no
spent matches were found on
the floor. The foolish amatuer
might risk turning ou tlje electric lights, but the older and
wiser one would use a flashlight. Sherlock would now
light his pipe and examine the
force exerted in prying the window open;—whether it was a
right or lefthander; whether
the chisels were sharp etc. etc.
Postmasters Go
Under Civil Service
March, 31: This is the last
day the postmastership of any
city, town or village in the
United States will be inpolitics.
Beginning tomorrow all postmasters will be appointed under
civil service rules, regardless of
political beliefs. The examinations will be competitive. Senator Poiadexter of Washington
declared that president Wilson's
action in taking the postmaster-
ship out of politics will not only
improve the service but will
save the country millions of
I dollars a year. It also takes
the postoffice patronage from
senators and congressmen. They
are said to be glad to get rid of
it, on the theory that ft ;vas
more trouble than it was worth.
Henry Gau is branching
out. He lias rented the
Schwankel store building in
upper town to store autos
and display his Delco-lights.
Local Happenings
Of the Week.
Tested the seed yet?
Thienes Bros, have built an
addition to their garage in
lower town.
Old Mote Barrows was
right when he said that
much snow made little water.
Nick Gross of Boudette,
Canada, arrived here Tuesday for a visit with relatives.
A crew of carpenters has
been busy the last few weeks
finishing the Hartmann hall
in upper town.
Steve Gross of Lastrup
called here Monday* to see
to the unloading of a car of
machinery.
Dance in Farmers' Club
House at Freedhem Monday
ApriLQth. Music by Faust's
Orchestra^
Mel Wermerskirchen left
for WestSullivan last Sunday to spend a few days at
his bungalow.
The Walmarks 'who have
been cutting ice on Sullivan
lake are- report having cut
ice four feet, or 48 inches
thick.
P. J. Gau of Granite was
down here Tuesday. He
says the frost is out of the
ground two feet from the
surface.
See Francis, X. Bushman
and Beverly Bayne in "In
Diplomatic Services" a 5 reel
Metro drama at Faust's opera
Sunday April 8th.
' P. J. Bollig left for Cross
Plains, Wis. last Friday, after receiving a telephone
that his wife, visiting there,
is sereously sick with lung
lever.
Revenge is a poison, corrupting both body and soul
of the one who harbors it.
Joseph and Hubert Eller;
sons of Barney Eller left for
Tribune, Canada last week
Wednesday. The rest of tlie
family will also leave for
Tribune soon.
Always saying no to the
smooth tongued stock salesman will never lose you
money.
A good rule when asked to
put your money intoastrange
business is to think of' something you can do on your
farm with it.
Richard Boehm of Foley
came over from Little Falls
Wednesday evening for an
over-night visit ■ witli his
father. Richard has been
engaged to teach mathematics and to do orchestra work
in the Little Falls Jr. High
School the coining year.
A. W. Cook returned from
Minnetonka last Monday,
where he iiad been visiting
with friends and relatives
since February 27th. He
reports having had a pleasant time.
Andrew Schmittbauer and
family left Tuesday morning for Calio, N. D. where
they will work ou the farm
of Z. Gau.
EASTER DANCE In Faust's HaU Monday April l(t.