The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1916-08-10

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VOL. NO. 8.
PIERZ, flORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AUGUST 10, 1916.
NO. 8.
PLAN DRAWN TO
END CAR STRIKE
May Settle Trouble on New
York Surface Lines.
MITGHEL MAKES STATEMENT
Mayor Says Basis of Agreement Will
Be Submitted to Contending Factions for Ratification.
New York, Aug. 7.—Settlement of
the street car strike, which resulted
again in a complete suspension of surface car traffic in all the boroughs of
Greater New York except Brooklyn,
is probable, according to a statement
issued  by Mayor Mitchel.
The annouoncement came after conferences initiated by Mayor Mitchel
with the co-operation of Oscar S.
Straus, chairman of the public service
commission.
At these meetings, it was said, a
basis of settlement had been reached
which would be submitted to the board
of directors of the New York Railways company and to its striking employes.
The mayor gave out a statement In
which he said:
"We have submitted certain proposals for a settlement of the street
railway strike to President Shonts of
the New York Railways] company and
to the representatives of the striking
employes. A basis of settlement has
been found and will be recommended
by President Shonts to his board of
directors for ratification and by the
representatives of the men to the employes for ratification by them.
"In the meantime and pending the
submission of the terms of settlement
to both sides It is deemed Inadvisable
to make them public."
William D. Mahon, president of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employes, confirmed the announcement of Mayor
Mitchel, but declined to discuss the
proposed terms of settlement.
"We believe," he said, "that if the
propositions which have been agreed
to by the representatives of the company and ourselves are ratified they
will establish a very satisfactory
agreement."
CASEMENT MEETS
HIS FATE CALMLY
London, Aug. 4.—Roger Casement
paid the penalty for treason with his
life at Pentonvllle prison. The Irish
leader's last words, spoken while he
waited fearlessly for the drop to be
sprung, were:
"I die for my country."
The hanging was witnessed only by
officials of the prison.
Sir Roger was arrested April 22,
after having landed on the Irish coast
from a German submarine which was
convoying a German tramp steamer
loaded with arms and ammunition for
Irish revolutionists. Two days later
the Dublin revolt broke out.
The Irish knight was taken to London, charged with treason. He was
held not only to have plotted to overthrow British rule in Ireland through
landing of German arms ani ammunition and conspiracy with England's
enemies, but to have sought while in
Germany to persuade Irish prisoners
there to disavow their allegiance.
THOUSAND INFANTS
KILLED BY PLAGUE
New York, Aug. .".—More than 1,000
children now have been killed by the
epidemic of infantile paralysis and
nearly 5,000 have been stricken by the
disease.
The health department's daily bulletin shows that the plague continues
to  gain  headway.
During the past twenty-four hours
forty-five children died of the disease in the five boroughs of New York
city and 175 new cases, the second
largest number In a single day, were
reported.
Since June 26 there have been 4,680
cases, 1,025 of which proved fatal.
MORGAN TAX IS $2,587,655
Big 8um to New York on Transfer of
Financier's Estate,
New York, Aug, 4.—The state trans-
fef tax on the estate of J. Pierpont
Morgan, the total value of which was
appraised last week at 169,499,732,
was fixed at $2,587,655 by Surrogate
Fowler.
Casement Called Martyr.
Berlin, Aug. 7. — The execution of
Roger Casement is commented upgn
Jjberajly in the German press. Case,
ment i§ called an idealist and martyr,
whose efforts to better the lot of the
Belgian Congo and Putumayo natives
will be remembered in history as
much as his ill fated struggle on behalf of Ireland.
Read the Journal ads.
Lost Over Sixty
Sheep in One Night
Henry Wuellner reports that
dogfs killed over sixty of Jake
Thoen's sheep last Saturday
nigfht. Only three lambs are
left out of a flock of 64.
The common opinion is that
the wolf is the greatest enemy
of the sheep, but the truth is
the dogs play havoc in the flock
in the thickly settled country.
There are fifty dogs to every
wolf and a dog's appetite for
gore is about equal to that of
the wolf. He answers the call
of the wild during the dark
hours of night and for a time
forgets that he has become domesticated. Such dogs are always considered harmless by
their owners and countless suits
and quarrels have come from
the owner's faith in his pet.
Often one dog will learn from
another to kill sheep, and sometimes a half a dozen dogs will
start out after dark on a sheep-
raiding expedition, to return
before daylight and be sleeping
unsuspected in their kennels.
• Genola News.
Our elevators are receiving a
fresh coat of paint.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl of Onamia called on Mrs. P. Litke and
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Bolster
and family Sunday. .
Miss Sophia Smith of this
place was badly frightened
Monday morning as she was on
her way home from Agram with
a horse and buggy. The horse
started just as she was getting
into the rig and she got caught
between the wheels. She caught
the reins and stopped the horse,
thus escaping with a few slight
injuries.
Mr. and Mrs. Math. Kirsch
and brother,' Geo. Kirsch of
Buffalo, Minn., visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Smith Sunday.
They like this part of the country and intend to purchase some
laud in this vicinity.
Mrs. Flaudy Litke and daughters, Clara and Rose, motored
to Morrill Monday afternoon.
They were accompanied by Mr.
John Kramer.
Misses Mary and Anna Block
returned to St. Joe Tuesday
after an extended visit with
their parents.
WANT TO SELL—Three finely
improved farms all adjoining,
about 18 miles northwest of
Pierz. Will sell for cost of improvements. All handsome living places on fine road. Fine
clay soil ia high state of culti
vation. If you want a fine farm
home, come and see them, and
you will want one of them.
Write Dawes Farm Land Co..
Brainerd, Minn. 2-8t
Grain and Produce
flarket Report.
Wheat, No. 1, ...._ $1.39
Wheat, No. 2      1.35
Wheat, No. 3      1.29
Flax,       1.00
Barley ____..____ __ 70
Rye._____________________      95
Oats..- _. —     38
Bar Corn      72
Hay    7.00
Butter, Creamery ..      37
Dairy       27
Eggs       18
Flour,Royal     4.20
"   WhiteRose      4.10
Low grade flour 1.80
Bran  _1.25
Shorts  - -_.1.30
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.50
Ground Peed  1.50
Beans ___  —  5.00
Onions    60
Must Diversify
Their Farming*
The failure of the wheat crop
this year ought to teach us to
adandon the wheat idea and engage more extensively in hogs,
cattle and diversified farming.
The failure may be a blessing in
disguise and may be designed to
show us the error of our ways.
Wheat exhausts the soil rapidly
and although it does well on
new and rich soil, the profits
are not large enough to justify
the purchase of fertilizing material to maintain the productive capacity. In Red River
valley where the average yield
was 35 to 40 bushels per acre
25 years ago, now produces only
12 to 15 bushels. The transition
from grain to stock farming is
already beginning there. The
farmer who put in all wheat
this year is learning a bitter,
but perhaps a convincing lesson.
The farmer who goes more extensively into cattle and hogs
will never have a total failure.
He may have a crop failure but
he will always be able to market his stock, even though he
does not put a perfect finish on
it.       	
The rain last night is a
mighty good thing for potatoes and clover.
Beveridge, the boiler inspector, is inspecting boilers
in this neighborhood.
John Kapka of Elradale is
now employed as helper in
our Farmers' creamery.
The pastures have all
changed color during the last
week, from green to a dirty
crisp brown.
On account of the rising
price of flour many farmers
are stocking up—some buying as much as a ton.
Joe Ries left by auto Monday morning for Fargo, N.
D. He intends to run a
threshing rig this fall.
St. Cloud Business College
can help you get a position as
bookkeeper, or stenographer.
Good demand. Special August
offer.    Write Vath & Allies.
Mr. and Mrs. Math.Kirscht
of Buffalo, Minn., left for
their home after a short visit
with Mr. and Mrs. John
Schmidt.
Complaints are general
that the roads between Pierz
and Little Falls are in poor
condition, and that no work
is done on them.
To the south of the village,
cutting is done and stacking
is pretty well under way,
while north and northeast
cutting is only beginning.
Many farmers are cutting
their wheat for the straw
only.
The A. F. Hiemeng family and Adam Hiemeng, Sr.,
of St. Cloud and Miss Rose
Hiemeng of Rice Lake, Wis.,
came up Wednesday and
spent several days at the
Mike N. Meyer home.
Big Sum For Minnesota Chippewas
Washington, D. C.—In compliance with the provisions of the
Indian appropriation bill the
Indian bureau is preparing to
distribute about $1,500,000
among the Chippewas of Minnesota.
"The bill authorizes the secretary of the interior to pay to
the Minnesota Chippewas not
more than one-fourth of the
amount to their credit in the
United States treasury on appropriate basis,"said Assistant
Commissioner Edwin Merritt
today. "The money will be
distributed in the form of per
capita payments. Instructions
have been given to prepare the
roll of all the Indians entitled
to a share of the fund
now in the the treasury, and
when this roll is complete payment will be made, probably in
in the fall.
"The Indians who are reported competent will receive their
share direct. Those who are
found to be incompetent to
manage their financial affairs
will have their share deposited
in local banks to be disbursed
by proper officials for their beni-
fit."
There are approximately 11,-
000 members of the Chippewa
trib in Minnesota who will be
entitled to a share of the tribal
fund. Mr. Merritt estimated
they would each receive about
$150.
Local happenings
Of the Week.
Early Threshing.
1 will do load threshing at Dr. Kerkhoff's
place every day until
Monday evening.
H. Wallerius.
Mike Kiewell and Frank
Lyons of Little Falls visited
Pierz Tuesday evening.
A. M. Werner and wife of
Little Falls visited with Mrs.
Adolph Stumpf Monday.
Miss Margaret Meyer returned after a two weeks'
visit at Long Prairie West
Union and other points.
Sister Frances, O. S. B. of
St. Joseph is here visiting
her mother, Mrs. Vonderhaar
and other relatives, this
week.
The Misses Rose and Margaret Roch of Minneapolis,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Roch, are here on a
visit to the C. A. Virnig family.
The toothsome green corn
has at last made its appearance. It is much appreciated,
but we wonder if Burbank
couldn't propagate a female
variety—one without whiskers.
Edward F. Cash passed
away Sunday at his home in
Little Falls town, two miles
south of the city, death resulting from kidney trouble,
from which he had been suffering during the six months
past.
Nick Hokstad, the foreman
who was in charge of the
crew of men working on the
new bank building, was taken
to Little Falls by auto Sunday evening, where he took a
train for St. Cloud and entered Raphael's hospital. He
underwent an operation
Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock, in consequence of injuries receiyed a short time
ago in an automobile accident. Mr. Hokstad is a married man and his home is at
Rutledge, Minn.
F. X. Virnig returned from
Chicago Saturday.
Jos. Pohl of the "Four
Corners," was in Pierz Sunday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Hoheisel of Lastrup, Sunday,
a son.
Barbara Weidenbach visited Randall friends last
week. .
Jos, J. Otremba will go
threshing with Rauch Bros,
this fall.
Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Theo. Richner of Platte, last
Sunday, a son.
Contractor Krupp was here
Sunday inspecting the work
on the bank building.
Kate Priner returned to
St; Paul Monday after a few
weeks' visit with her mother.
All First Class Stores close
on Sunday. That's why we
close.
F. X. VIknig.
"Jeff" Virnig and-farnfly
of Little Falls are visiting at
the C. A. Virnig home this
week.
Miss Evelyn Smith of Superior, Wis., visited with
Mrs. C. F. Christiansen the
past week.
John Wallace returned
Monday from Brainerd where
he was called by the death
of his father.
John Grirtz left Monday
for North Dakota where he
will work during harvest
and threshing.
Many of our young men
are getting ready to go to
Dakota to work during harvest and threshing.
The shortest road to any responsible position is to start as
a stenographer. The Little
Falls Business College can train
you.
V. B. Nearpass of the Am.
Press Ass'n., spent a few
days of his annual vacation
in Pierz. Mr. Nearpass' home
is Terre Haute, Ind.
If you have completed your
public school education, then
attend the Little Falls Business
College for a thorough course
in shorthand, bookkeeping,
banking and salesmanship.
On Wednesday, Aug. 16th,
the International Harvester
Co. 'will give a demonstration of the Low Cloverleaf
Spreader and also of the
Mogul 8-16 tractor, on the
John Poster farm, Buekman,
at 2 o'clock P. M.
The Internatitnal Harvester Co. will give a demonstration of the Low Corn King
manure spreader, and also
a Mogul 8-16 tractor demonstration at 1:30 P. M., in
Lastrup, Aug. 15th.
Prompt Payment.
I hereby express my sincere
thanks for the promptness with
which my claim for the loss of
my barn and stock was paid by
the Benton County Farmers Insurance Co. The appraisers
were at my place on the day of
the fire and my full claim was
paid the next day. I advsie all
farmers to join.
Joseph Hoktsch.
County Commit
signers Meet
Little Falls, Minn.
August 1, 1916.
County board met in regular
monthly session. Called to order by the chairman. All members present.
Minutes of the July meeting
were read and approved.
Motion made and carried that
$200.00 be and is appropriated
to the Morrison County Cooperative Fair, said amount to
be paid by auditor's warrant
'August 15, 1916, and auditor instructed to issue his warrant on
the revenue fund for said amount.
The following bills upon motion duly made and carried were
allowed:
J.   A.   Sanborn rent for
building $ 15.00
Skunk Creek  Telephone
Company,   tolls       2.71
Geo. C. Lakin, work  on
state road No.  1     32.00
NickKizer, work on state
road No. No  1       5.62
Pierz Merc. Co., supplies 2.80
Jacob Niesius, supplies 5.25
Albert Trezbiatowski,
work state road .... 27.01
Frank   Rauch,  work  on
state road No. .3     15.00
Theo.    Girtz,    work   on
state road No.  3     67.05
Geo.Boser, work on state
road No. 3       4.50
Robert Hoppke, work on
state road No. 3       5.20
Alois   Langer,   work  on
state  road No. 3     70.55
Louis Brummer, work on
state road No. 3     50.00
Vick    Bruber,   work   on
state road  No. 3     50.00
Albert Trezbiatoski, work
on state road No. 3_ .. 27.01
John Hoffman,   work   on
state road No. 3     32.43
Tracy  Waller,   work  on
state road No. 3 .'     50.85
John   Brown,    work   on
state road No. 3 ..     34-43
C H. Sanborn, work   on
state road No. 3     38-25
Arba   Waller,    work  on
state road No. 3 . ... 93.15
Francis Tomberlin, work
on state road Fo. 3.. .. 26.55
E. L. Teachout,  election
returns       9.00
Prank   Konen,     election
returns       2.00
Henry   Gassert,   mileage
and committee work..    39.20
The German Catholic Aid
Association of Minnesota will
hold its annual meeting at
Sleepy Eye this year. The
St. Joseph's Society of Pierz,
at a meeting held last Sunday, appointed the following
delegates to attend the annual meeting at Sleepy Eye,
September 23, 25 and and
25: Rev. J.Gr.Stiegler,Conrad,
Stangler, Casper Meyer and
Nick Stalpes.
"Col." Seibert of Sullivan
left Monday for the North
Dakota harvest fields.
Cap. Gravel's new auto
truck is a great convenience
when making deliveries of
feed and flour at a distance
from Pierz. Tuesday morning he made a trip to "Four
Corners," a distance of about
20 miles, with a load of flour
and feed, starting from the
mill at 9:00, and returning
at 11:30; the round trip was
made in two hours. This
would have consumed a days'
time for a man and team,
which goes to show what a
time saver the truck is. The
truck when loaded to its full
capacity carries 3,000 pounds,
and will get over the landscape at a 20-mile-per-hour
clip.
ABOUT THE STATE
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News of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS;
Happenings of the Week Briefly Toldi
for the Convenience of the
Busy Reader.
Minneapolis policemen want an Increase in salary of $10 per month.
Gold has been discovered in the
sands of the Cedar river at Austin.
Vera May Hardwick, five years old.
Is dead at Winona of infantile paralysis, the second to succumb to the
disease in that city.
Andrew Rodeen, fifty years old, was
drowned at North Beach, Lake Minnetonka. While working on a boathouse
he fell into the lake.
Building operations in Minneapolis
for the first seven months of 1916 were
more than $3,000,000 ahead of the similar period last year.
Minneapolis postoffice receipts for
July were $212,140.01, compared with
$195,210.64 in July last year, an increase of 8.67 per cent.
A. L. White, aged twenty-eight, is
dead at Winona of infantile paralysis.
He is the first victim reported from
that section of the state.
State Insurance Commissioner S. D.
Works reports $12,617,159 of insurance in force on state property. The
annual premium is $74,381.
After an unsuccessful attempt to
drown in Lake Pepin, William Pres-
cher ended his life at Lake City by
hanging himself in the city jail.
S. G. «lverson, former state auditor,
was elected president of the St. Paul
branch of the Minnesota Peace society
at its annual meeting at St. Paul.
St. Paul has a population of 287,140,
according to the new city directory,
This is a gain of 11,000 over last year,
when the population was given at
279,140.
Dr. Carl C. Gay of the University
of Pennsylvania has wired his acceptance of the position of head of the
new department of animal industry at
the State Agricultural college.
Bruno Keuhn, thirty years old, a
lineman employed by the St. Paul Gas
Light company, was electrocuted while
working on an electric light pole by
coming in contact with a high voltage
wire.
The annual state convention of the
Christian Endeavor societies will be
held at St. Cloud Aug. 17 to 20. About
500 delegates to the convention from
various parts of the state are expected.
Robert W. Hargadine, state fire
marshal, has condemned as dangerous
fire hazards forty-eight buildings in
Duluth, mainly fn the business section, and thirty-three in other Minnesota towns.
Harry Williams of St. Paul, after
being shot three times in the legs by
a Sioux City (la.) policeman, rolled
over a forty-foot embankment into the
railroad yards at Sioux City and escaped death.
P. J. Sullivan, formerly prominent
in Western Minne-Jta politics and for
fifteen years chief of police of Moorhead, is dead of appendicitis at Moorhead. Mr. Sullivan was a director of
several Clay county banks.
Five experts under direction of Professor F. L. "Washburn, state entomologist, arc trying to eradicate the white
pine blister rust in the eastern part
of the state. Tho work is being done
from Hudson to Taylors Falls.
George Fortwingler, ninety - three
years old, one of the early settlers of
Hennepin county, is dead. Mr. Fortwingler came to the United States
from Germany in 1854, resided in Ohio
one year and then came to Minnesota.
The state of Minnesota had $5,456,-
948.52 cash on hand at the close of the
fiscal year July 31. The volume of
business transacted in the year, both
receipts and disbursements, was $45,-
578,002.30, as against $45,438,690.33 for
1915.
Thomas McCabe and Maurice J.
Hartnett, St. Paul firemen, were seriously injured when McCabe, driver of
a motor truck, wrecked the machine
to save the life of a boy. Several
other firemen were less seriously injured.
An emergency fund of $5,000 to fight
infantile paralysis and prevent its
further spread in Minnesota was voted
by Governor Burnquist, State Treasurer Gooding and State Auditor Preus
under the statutes relating to public
calamities.
More than $1,000,000 will be distributed among the Chippewa Indians
of Minnesota this year, according to
the announcement made by the department of the interior. It is expected that the distribution will take place
in October.
Millers at interior points in Miwne-
sota have filed a complaint with the
interstate commerce commission attacking the lake and rail rates on
grain and grain products to Wisconsin points and to the seaboard for export. The complaint is general, is
directed against a number of rail and
lake lines and alleges that the rates
are excessive in themselves and that
■ the carriers have discriminated against
I the interior milling points in fa.vor of
Minneapolis and Duluth.
Journal ads bring" results.
Dance in Faust's Hall Monday, August 14th. Music by Cafarell's 5=piece orchestra of Minneapolis