The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1917-04-26

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VOL. NO. 8.
PIERZ, HORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, APRIL, 26,    1917.
No. 45
ABOUT THE STATE
News of .Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers,
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
Happenings of the Week Briefly Tel_
for the Convenience of the
Busy Reader.
There" were 305 fires in Minnesota,
resulting in 5472,585 in propertjr lot*
during March.
The state senate has killed the -Hi
providing for military training for the
school children of the state.
Leo Porderbrugen, eight years fll-,
was run down and killed by an automobile near his home at St. Paul.
Ed Parrell, a noted Carieton eolleje
athlete, has received an appointment
to the naval academy at Annapolis.
Both houses of the legislature passed
the Denegre bill giving Ramsey county an additional district court judge.
Mrs. Anna Nelson, mother of former
Mayor S. R. Nelson of Owatonna, is
dead in that city at the age of ninety
years.
More than 200 boilermakers of Duluth and Superior, together with their
helpers, are on strike for an increase
in wages.
Franklin Russell, a fireman on the
St. Paul road, was instantly Wiled
when the automobile in which he was
riding overturned at Austin.
The estate of the late James J. Hill
located in Minnesota and subject to
an inheritance tax has been plai.ed at
a trifle more than $50,000,000,
Frank S. Norris, sixty-three year*
old, a pioneer farmer, is dead at his
home in Hastings. He owned elevators
at Odessa, Ortonville and other tow ns.
Rendition of the "Star Spangl ed
Banner" 'as a part of a medley or f or
dancing purposes as an exit march .\s
prohibited in a bill signed by Governo r
Burnquist.
Otis   G.   Morrison,   a  farmer,  aged!
eighty-four  years,  a  resident  of Winona county since 1856, died suddenly
from  heart   disease  at  his  home  i«
Money Creek.
Compulsory military training for every ablebodied student at Hamline university was decided on at a meeting:
of the trustees. Military training will,
begin next fall.
. Charles Baird, second lieutenant of
A battery, First Minnesota Field artillery, has been elected captain of
the battery to succeed Captain Wallace Cole, resigned.
Fire of somewhat mysterious origin,
destroyed the Pipestone high school,
building with a loss estimated at $100,-
000, though it will cost, it is believed,.
$150,000 to rebuild it.
R. W. McLeod of Minneapolis has-
been elected president of the Minnesota Sunday School association at the-
meeting in Westminster Presbyterian,
church at Minneapolis.
Mrs. William Eikmeir, eighty-four'
years old, was burned, to death while
assisting her husband, aged eighty-six,.
in burning the stubble .off their farm
southwest of Pipestone.
Inheritance taxes of $4,941.26 were'
paid   to   the   state   on   the   estate   of
Philip E. Brown of Luverne, a former
associate justice of the state supreme-
court, who died Feb. 6, 1915.
Because of the war two big meetings of the Minnesota Women's Christian Temperance union, which were to<
have been held in Minneapolis May t
and 2, have been indefinitely postponed.
Secretary of War Baker has sent a-
telegram to Governor Burnquist asking him to appoint a Minnesota delegate to the national council of defense i
to meet in Washington early next
month.
An appeal has been sent to every
banker in  the  state asking them  to-
urge the utilization of every acre in
the production of food and to see that
every farmer  in  need  of  seed  is  financed.
A proposal to issue $128,000 worth,
of bonds to erect a new school building and pay the deficit on new buildings now under construction failed of
passage at a special election at-
Rochester.
Enraged because of her real or imagined attentions to other men Paul
Dunn of St. Paul shot and seriously
wounded Miss Patria Peterson, his-
fiancee, and wounded her friend, Mrs.-
Nettie Carlson.
With the winning of a four-year'
fight for an adequate appropriation
for a normal school at Bemidji, L. G..
Pendergast, seventy-eight years old,,
nas announced his intention of retiring from politics.
Henry C. Hanson, twenty-threei
years old, was shot and killed at a
soft, drink establishment run' by Steve*
Maras at the Morton location near
Hibbing. Police accuse Peter Butu-
rous of the killing.
Anna Wurtz, thirty-one years of age;,
killed herself at" Paynesville because'
of despondency. The woman had
been taking care of her mother, who'
was made helpless by an attempt to'
take her own life thrte months ago.
Organized labor of Minnesota,
through its executive council, at a
meeting in Minneapolis endorsed the
stand recently taken by the Amorica-t
Federation of Labor, pledging the loyalty of the organisation during t__f
war.
interesting
Correspondences
Henry Ferguson has purchased the McLane land.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Thompson, Ruby and Raymond, Mr
and Mrs. Philip Anderson an<
daughter Estella, Mr. and Mrs
Sam Perkins and daughte:
Dorothy, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kramer and daughter
Esther were Sunday visitors a;
the E. Perkins home.
It is reported that the United
States captured eighteen boats
and several men at Mille Lacs
Lake Saturday evening. \
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. King returned from Rochester anc
Estherville, la., last Saturday
Mrs. Irva King and daughter
returned with them for a visit
Mr.- King is very much improved in health.
Mrs. Joe Zeller and Mrs. Sam
Perkins were callers at Jim
King's Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. King, Mrs.
Irva King and baby and Mr.
and Mrs. Jess King were Pierz
goers Tuesday.
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West Sullivan News.
Uncle Phil Ossify says, "Ii
you can't say nuthin' good
about nobody jest keep mum on
the subjeck."
The dance at A. W. Cook's
Thursday night was well attended and all present enjoyed a pleasant evening.
Margaret Cooke called at P.
J. Wallmark's Friday afternoon.
Mae   Wallmark   left   for St
Paul last Saturday after spending a   delightful   vacation   at
home.
P. J. Wallmark was a Pierz
caller Saturday.
Ralph Hall made a business
trip, to Pierz Saturday.
Clarence Hall spent Saturday
at A. W. Cook's.
Callers at P. J. Wallmark's
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Ole
Christianson, Madge Hoppe of
Platte, Margaret Cook, and Joe
and Ben Popilek.
Leander Randall spent Saturday forenoon at the home of
A. W. Cook.
While walking on some wet
rocks Saturday afternoon, Margaret Cook slipped into the lake
and received a good wetting.,
much to the amusement of/the
on-lookers. Although the water
is rather chilly at this time of
the year, Miss Cook thinks she
will suffer no injury, except to
her pride.
Iliff Wallmark, who has been
working in Platte, spent Sunday at home.
. Mr. and Mrs. Casey, Jr., and
Mrs. Casey Sr., spent Sunday
at the John Hoppe home.
Madge Hoppe of Platte spent
Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hoppe.
Holstein Park News.
Sanborn's people now ride in
a new Ford car recently purchased.
Philip Anderson came with
his car of household goods last
| week from Estherville, la.
| He is a son-in-law of E. M.
j Thompson. Mrs. Anderson
land little daughter came last
: month.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess King and
children spent Monday at the
Thompson home.
Elroy Vaux is building now.
We are glad to see these new
houses going up.
The Chas. Sanborn family
spent Sunday at G. P. Martin's.
Nellie Martin came home with
them.
E. M. Thompson moved L.
Kramer and family from Sullivan to Rucker one day last
week.
Frank Perkins of Rucker
visited at Thompson's from
Thursday 'till Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. King returned from Iowa Saturday. Mr.
Irving King came with them
for a short visit as they will
Martin Stoeckel Is
Fatally Wounded
In Runaway
Martin Stoeckel, living- tliree
miles southeast 'of the village
was seriously, if not fatall.
injured in a runaway late yt s-
terday afternoon.
Martin was hauling" manure in
the afternoon. About 5 o'clock
one of Frank Altrichter's boys
saw the team and wagon crossing- the held and meadow at fill
speed in the direction of Josei h
Hoheisel's place, where they
came to a stop among the tret s
;lose by the east and west roat.
i.I.e boy hurried over and fouic
the wagon wedgfed between t v o
trees and Martin lying- in the
box face down, and unconscious.
He was taken to the house by
the neighbors and taken care of.
At this writing (Thursday 6 A.
M.) he is still unconscious and
his chances of recovery aie
against him.
A deep wound over his rigi t
eye was probably caused' by fa 1-
ing against the front stake rendering him so helpless that 1 e
lost control of the horses. The
ground the horses ran over is
very rough and the concussion
of the brain, with which he is
now suffering was caused by
bumping the head against the
bottom of the box.
later.—Martin Stoeckel died
at half past 6 o'clock this morning
without regaining consciousness. He was about sixty years
old and kept house with his sister on their place for over 25
years. He leaves two sisters:
Theresia, single, and Mrs. Anton
Bednar. Funeral will be held
Saturday morning.
Sullivan News
Mrs. Kramer called at C. E.
Look's Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Peter Adkins made i
trip to Stearns county last Monday, returning Wednesday.
T. S. Look and Lawrence
Kramer were Pierz goers Wed.
C. E. Look was a business
caller at H. C. Smith's Wed.
Mrs. T. S. Look spent Wednesday night with Mrs. Kramer.
During the storm early Wednesday morning lightening
struck the Robt. Adkins house.
The bolt followed the stove pipe
for a short distance, then,went
along the floor under a bed
where two children were sleeping and went out through the
wall near the floor. No great
damage was done except for
tearing to pieces • a new shoe
oelonging to Miss Rosie.
Riley Hoskins was a Hillman caller Saturday.
Those . who attended the
dance at Leonard Pint's Saturday night report a good time.
A great many fishermen are
seen at Sucker brook.
Bert and Charles Sanborn
were callers at Peter Adkins'
Friday evening.
The Lawrence Kramer family left for Rucker Sunday
where they will reside.
Harvey and Artie Hoskins
came up from Hillman Saturday and spent Sunday with
their brother's family.
"Col." Siebert of North Platte
spent Sunday night with the
C. E. Look family.
Big dance at D. W. Sims' Saturday, everybody invited.
Royalton Girl
Badly Burnec
Royalton, April 23.—The lit-
t'e 5-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Biallis was ter-
riolv burned this noon when her
dress caught fire from a bon-fire
around which she was playing.
She had her back turned to the
flames,and evidently not know-
that she was so near to them,
stepped backward. Her body,
and especially her back, was
severely burned before those
hearing her cries were able to
reach her and put out the fire,
a id doctors state that, while she
will undoubtedly recover unless
complications set in, it will be
s veral months before all the
wounds will be entirely healed.
Last Log Drive on
Upper Mississippi
Aitkin—The last Jog drive en
the upper Mississippi river is to
be made on that historic waterway this summer. It will be
m.ide under the supervision of
Pat. Long, superintendent of
th. Mississippi & Rum River
Bo-m Company, of Minneapolis,
wio haye been operating here
for the past fifty years or more.
Mr. Long is a veteran at the
business, who has sent millioi s
upon millions of feet of the
"round stuff" down to the mills
at'Minneapolis during the term
of his service, and heknovs the
river and all its twists like a
bjok.
The passage of the log drive,
once an important adjunct of
the prevailing industry of this
section marks an epoch in the
development of northern Min-
neasota.
Nick Meyer shipped a  car
of stock last Monday.
Farmers in the potato district of Pierz are all busy
planting early tubers, in anticipation of high prices. J.
N. Terhaar says he- will contract for 10,000 bushels, at
50 cents. Comparing this
price with that paid the past
few years, it seems perfectly
safe to plant a big patch.
But—the seed is high.
WAR WILL NOT EFFECT
BANKS
soon leave this country, having
traded their property here for
land in Kansas. Mr. King was
at Anoka and Rochester to consult specialists in regard to his
health while gone.
It will soon be time to go
fishing. The ice is nearly gone
from the lakes now.
Bank depositors, including
i_ose of foreign birth or alleg-
ance, need not fear that their
eposits might be seized by the
Jnited States Government because this nation is at war. The
following is an announcement
to this effect of the Department
of State, Washington, D. C:
"It having been reported to
lim that there is anxiety in
iome quarters on the part of
persons residing in this country
who are subjects of foreign
states less their bank deposits
or other property should be
seized in the event of war between the United States and a
foreign nation, the President
authorizes the statement that
all such fears are entirely unfounded. The Government of
the United States will in NO
CIRCUMSTANCES take advantage of a state of war to take
possession of property to which
international understandings
and the recognized law of the
land give it no just claim or
title. It will scrupulously respect all private rights alike to
its own citizens and of the subjects of foreign states."
Twenty Seven
Fishermen
Are Fined.
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Several Pierz fishermen who
returned from Vineland Monday, report that they and about
25 others were pinched Sunday
evening for spearing from boats.
When official orders were thundered out across, twentyseven
came to shore and surrendered;
about ten doused their glim and
escaped in the darkness. Fines
aid costs amounting to about
$15.00 were meted out by the
lo_al justice the next morning.
The boats and spears were confiscated by the wardens, but the
Owners were allowed to buy
them back after paying 'fines.
Spearing by light is allowed
only in streams not less than
500 feet from the lakes and only
during the months of April and
October.
indian Agents Find
3 Barrsls ot Hams(?)
Brainerd, Minn; Indian Agent
Ljo Mever raided three barrels
of alleged hams at the Northern
Pacific station at Ironton and
under the first ham found a big
consignment in each barrel. The
b Lrrels, were of sugar barrel
size, and were billed to one Peter Dragish, but the latter did
not put in an appearance to
claim the booze. At Deerwood
two travelers carrying contraband were arrested. One had
six gallons of alcohol and a pint
of whiskey and the other 5i gallons of alcohol and a pint of
whiskey.
Coen Found Guilty
Of Manslaughter
Ben Coen who was indicted
for manslaughter in the second
degree for running over and
killing Viola Beveridge with an
auto about two weeks ago, was
yesterday afternoon found guilty by the jury. The judge sentenced him to an indeterminate
term in the state's prison at
Stillwater.
The statute provides a term
of not less than one year and
not more than 15 years for the
crime of manslaughter in the
second degree.
Roy McGregor, the owner of
the car. will be tried next.
Grain And Produce
Market Report
Wheat, No. 1, _- -- $2.45
Wheat, No. 2.__     2.43
Wheat, No. 3       2.36
Flax,        3.00
Barley  __        1.15
Rye    1.80
Oats      70
Ear Corn 1.25
Hay__  __    7.00
Butter, Creamery ..       40
Dairy       27
Eggs       30
Plour.Royal      7.00
'.   'v   WhiteRose      6.90
Low grade flour 3.30
Bran '.  .2.20
Shorts  2.25
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 2.45
Ground Feed      2.40
Beans      5.00
Onions      2.50
Potatoes     2.00
Local Happenings
Of the Week.
John Donek is reported
seriously ill.
Barney Burton was a caller here Monday.
Set your hens now and
get fall laying pullets.
J. J. Hennen  of St.  Paul
was a visitor here Sunday. '
A. E. Joslin of the transcript was a caller here Tuesday.
Eggs took a drop yesterday but not yet hard enough
to brea k.
J. A. Sanborn and family
made a trip to the county
seat Tuesday.
Norbert Brummer sold his
house in lower town to Bo-
bert Gruber.
Jos. Doty, the man of Royalton was an overnight visitor here Monday.
Seeding is about done on
the sandy soils, but hardly
begun on the clay soils.
Hartmann's Hall in upper
town has now added to it a
cloak room and soft drink
stand.
Workmen began bright
and early Monday on the
Frank Faust addition to his
saloon.
C. E. (-.ravel has a new
Overland car. He went to
Royalton Sunday and drove
it up.
Henry Gau and Arthur La-
fond drove to Minneapolis
Tuesday by auto, returning
the same day.
J. Markuson of Hillman
passed through here Monday
to Little Falls to attend the
assessors meeting.
August and Herman Sauer
ofDixville were here Tuesday,
Herman said hay was a scarce
article in his neighborhood
this spring.
One of the oldest, if not
the oldest man in town is
Jacob Brust, staying with
Nick Buhr of Buh. He is
past 87 years old.
Ernst Schauble arrived
from Dickinson, N. D. last
Sunday and has accepted
the position in Gravel's mill
recently vacated by the resignation of his father.
Jacob Duscher's team ran
away Tuesday forenoon.
They started from the mill
and and ran up main street
to P- A. Hartmann's store
where they struck a telephone post. The impact
threw Mr. Duscher against
the post and badly bruised
one arm and leg, but no
bones were broken.
Ben Ellering of Greenwald was visiting at his farm,
the old John Kramer place,
Monday night, In commenting on farming prospects Mr.
Ellering said that while his
neighborhood had what is
ordinarily called much better soil, but that formers a-
round the Pierz neighborhood made about as much
money as the farmers down
there. "It depends on the
man" he said.
PALL OF SILENG
OVER SITUATO,
	
Actual State of Affairs in!
Germany Unknown.
REBEL SPIRIT IS RAMPANT!
Workers of Sweden Join Those of Ger.
many and Austria-Hungary in Sensational Demonstration Against th.
High Cost of Food. |
London, April 24.—A pall of silenc.
has fallen over the central empires,
serving to accentuate the reports oi;
grave internal troubles. In spite of;
the assertions of the German press;
that the great Berlin strike, which:
involved at least 200,000 workers, is':
over there is evidence that the agita-i
tion is continuing. The Berlin Tage-i
blatt admits that the members of two:
of the munition workers' unions have]
refused to return to work and says!
those who persist in their refusal will!
be called to the colors.
The light which sifts through the!
veil of the German censorship disap-l
pears entirely in the case of Austria,!
Following persistent reports that!
Count Tisza, premier of Hungary and'
foremost exponent in the dual monarchy of the German idea, had resigned, all information as to conditions
in Vienna or Budapest ceased.
The one thing that appears certain
is that the Socialists and Radicals in
both empires have recently drawn
much closer together and that inflammatory language is being used with
an impunity inconceivable in the
earlier days of the war.
In the meantime the revolutionary!
spirit which is rampant throughout]
Europe has given a sensational dem<]
onstration in Sweden. The food sit-j
uation is ostensibly the cause of the!
remarkable events in Stockholm:
where a great multitude of workers;
tried to force their way into the par-!
liameBt building.
Rumbles of Revolution.
The fact that there were unrebuked
shouts for a republic and that the
ominous word "revolution" was freely used gives another aspect t to the
affair. The royal castle is under guard
and more serious outbreaks are pre*
dieted for Mft? 1.
While the revolutionists gather!
headway an_ *udacity in the mon-;
archial kingdoms of Europe the ar-'
mies of the British and French democracy are massing their guns and shells
for another tremendous thrust against
the German lines in France. There is
nothing definite to indicate where
the blow will fall, but the genera!
opinion In the allied capitals is that
General Haig is about to make another great effort to smash his way
through to Cambrai and Douai.
Pending these developments public
interests has been keenly aroused by
the cryptic words of Lord - Curzon,
member of the British war council:
"Keep your eye on Mesopotamia."
*F_ie uninterrupted successes of the
British forces in the valley of the
Tigris, who are now about eighty
miles north of Bagdad, have given
rise to the hope that Lord Curzon's
words are a prerl'ction of some overwhelming blow against the battered
forces of the sultan.
The main Turkish forces at present
practically are surrounded by the
British and Russian armies and their
only road of retreat lies across an
almost impassable  desert.
CHINESE   DEMANDING    WAR
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Greatly Incensed Over Recent Acts of
Germany.
Peking,  April   24.—The  war   sentiment   in    China   is    increasing   daily.
The   Chinese  are   incensed   over  the
action  of Germany in  detaining the
Chinese   minister   in   Berlin   pending
the safe arrival of Von Hintze, Ger-i
man minister to Peking.    There al«o|
is  great indignation  over the  deten-j
tion of Chinese students in Berlin and!
Munich.
The military governors will hold j
their first war conference in Peking!
Wednesday. The great majority of!
the governors and parliament favor]
war, but they differ over the attitude]
China should adopt toward the en-!
tente. The indications are that China:
will declare war independently.
SUNDAY  LABOR   WILL STOP;
British Order for Munition Plants Follows Four Months Trial.
London, April 24.—Sunday labor is
to be abolished as far as possible in
most munition works. Only in establishments where the process must be
continuous or where contracts of great
urgency are being filled will exceptions be made. The decision follows a
four months' experiment in work on
the Tyne and Tees, where the abolition of Sunday labor, according to an
official report, is most cases has benefited highly the health of the workers
and the output.
New Mexico Militia Called Out.
Washington, April 24.—Acting under
instructions from the president the
secretary of war has called out the
First infantry and Battery A, field artillery, of the New Mexico national
guard.