The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1917-08-23

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VOL. NO. 9.
PIERZ, flORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, August 23, 1917.
No. 10
ABOUT THE STATE 39 More Names
Are Certified
News of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
TLittle Palls—Thirty-nine more
names were  certified to the district board by   the local exemp-
. tion board today as neither ex-
jempted nor discharged, bringing
,.•■'••-- jj the total   number so certified to
HajspwJfla- of the Week Briefly Told i 144,    gjxty.six raore are needed
for the Convenience of the
Busy Reader.
JR. M. Russell, St. Paul painter, .yas
"lulled in an elevator accident.
St. Paul policemen have formed a
union with a charter membership of
125.
Dr. K. S. Kavanaugh, widely "known
woman physician, is dead at Minneapolis, aged sixty-three.
Thomas Barten, a vetei.-an of the
Civil war, is dead at t'aa Soldiers'
hoipe. He was seven ty-tvfc years of
age.
Secretary Lane has. authorized the
establishment of a new mining experiment station at the, University of Minnesota.
Nearly 200,000 acres of school and
other state lands in Northern Minnesota will be offered at public auction
in October and November.
Myron C Mooney, aged sixty-two,
prominent in Minneapolis business for
nearly forty years, is dead at his summer home on Lake Bemidji.
Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson, sixty years
old, the wealthiest woman in Winona,
is dead at Glenn Morris inn, Lake
Christmas, near Minneapolis.
Mrs. Cotton Mather, prominent in
Methodist church circles and well
known for her writings on farm subjects, is dead in Minneapolis.
Peter R. Pampusch of St. Paul, delegate to the International Typographical convention at Colorado Springs,
Colo., died suddenly in the latter city.
Peter F. Jurgensen, aged sixty-six,
for thirty-five years a resident of Minneapolis and one of the stockholders
of the St. Anthony Palls bank, is dead.
Charles H. Peery, Minneapolis pioneer and veteran of the Civil and Indian wars, is dead at Minneapolis. He
had been a resident of Minnesota sincn
1861.
United States government war orders just booked will necessitate a
material enlargement of the plant of
the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery
company.
All future trading in wheat on the
Minneapolis chamber of commerce has
been ordered stopped on Sept. 1 by
Herbert C. Hoover, national food administrator.
That women are taking the places
of men in the Northern Minnesota
lumber camps was disclosed in a report just'received by Labor Commissioner Houk.
The First Minnesota field artillery,
to be known as the One Hundred
Fifty-first artillery, is one of the units
ordered to France with the first division of state troops.
C D. Huyck, fifty-one years old, a
pioneer resident of Minneapolis and
for many years connected with the
Minneapolis lumber trade, is dead following an operation.
p Forty thousand persons participated
in a patriotic demonstration at Minneapolis, arranged to answer pro-German activities throughout the state
and New Ulm in particular.
There were 152 deaths in Minnesota
from cerebro-spinal meningitis from
Jan. 1 to Aug. 6, according to a report
submitted to the United States public
helth service at Washington.
Captain J. T. Rose, seventy-one
years old, one of the best known vessel agents at the American Head of
the Lakes and a member of the Duluth board of trade, is dead at Duluth.
Joe Popp, employed in. the beef killing department of the Swift packing
plant at South St Paul, dropped dead
shortly after asking permission to
quit, work because he was not feeling
well.
Designation of Saturday, Sept 1,
as dedication day, on which Minnesota
will honor men chosen for the national army, is announced from the
offices of the state public safety commission.
T. B, Rogers, seriously injured in a
gasoline explosion at his home in Minneapolis, crawled to the second floor
of the house after attempting to extinguish the flames, and rescued his
wife and four children.
Captain Clark Keysor, ninety-one
old, is dead at his home in Mankato.
Hg was an officer in the Tenth Minnesota during the Civil war and was a
member o. the Mankato board of education for several years.
enry  Zaender,  a  Gentian  farmer
to supply the 210  names which
the local board will certify.
Nearly all of those certified
so far did not claim exemption
before the local board, but most
of tbem are getting forms to
claim industrial exemption before the district board,-members
of the local board say. It is
predicted, however, that few
industrial exemptions will be
grante d and it appears that Morrison county's quota will be obtained from the 450 already ex-
ami' ued. Most of those claiming
industrial exemption in Morri.-
son coiJnty are farmers.
The fo Mowing names of men
irom our r_. "Jghborliood were certified as ne_'tliei- exempted nor
discharged:
Mathias Bei, Tier-,--- ._'..-
John J. Otrei^ba,
Joseph Zorme ier,
Anton A. John s.
Leo A. Gelhar,
Pred B. HofTma in,
Peter Langer.
Peter Sauer,
John A. Zenner,,
Joseph J. NimjEoh','.
Peter Weiss,
John J. Posterick, ■
Frank J. Thienes,
Michael Flicker,
Herman J. Poepping,
Frank A. Houn,
Nick J. Meyer,
Drafted men -exempted and
discharged of our neighborhood
in addition to those already published are:
Harold S. Degnan,
Math. J. .Jutten,
Casper Thommes,
Math. j_,ocheider.
Ludwig Bednar, Pierz,
Frank Nagel, Pierz,
Christ A. Langer,
Alvin P. Sill,
Joseph Schaedler,
Martin M. Sauer,
Alois Langer,
Math. C. Loc>crwi'tch,-
Ira C. Muncy,
Herman F. Kuschel,
High Wind Storm
Strikes Pierz
Pierz and vicinity vas struck
by a high wind about 5 q'clock
Wednesday evening, which uprooted trees, blew7 down hay
and grain stacks, upset outhouses and raised havoc in general.
John Eidenschenk's barn was
moved about two feet from its
foundation and rimracked so
badlv that John thinks it can
never again be straightened out.
John Neisius' grain stacks
were so badly scattered and
blown about that he will have
to rebuild them. John thinks
the wind must have been a sort
of a twister, for it lifted the
hayrack from one of his wagons,
turned in completely over and
set it down on the wagon again.
Christ Virnig who was cutting
hay seven miles east, reports a
heavy fall of rain there, and
that he found trees blown down
across   the   road QU   his   way
home-
In the village  there was very
little wind and only a light rainfall.
Humane Society
In Pierz Soon
.• A humane society soon will be organized in Pierz 'under a 1917
law appropriating $9,000 to the State
Humane society for extension of its
efforts toward preventing cruelty to
children and animals.
Welcome W. Bradley, secretary and
executive officer of the Minnesota
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty,
this week announced completion of a
model plan to enlarge the state service to include this and other important cities. It is along lines most successful in the larger cities, and, the
executive officer predicts, will fit
needs -here and minimize suffering
among children and also among animals.
The local organization will require
the special aid of one man and one
woman 'besides the co-operation of all
friends of charitable undertakings,
and upon the interest shown in the
proposal will depend the scope of the
work here, Mr. Bradley explained.
The Journal is requested to announce that interested persons should
send their names and those of others
eligible, together with recommendations of those qualified to give special assistance. Names are desired
at once, the secretary added, to avoid
any unnecessary delay in bringing
this city into the list of places organized. 'State headquarters are at 202
Wilder 'building, St. Paul.
at  Albert   Lea,   was   arrester" i
ged with insulting the Americr^  e
RUCKER
Miss Alice Perkins of. East Granite and Evelyn Bruber 'spent a few
days with Mrs. J. J. B_f ,ws last week.
'Chas. French was a Lastrup caller
Tuesday.
Albert StraucI- 'shipped a carload
cf stock ta Soul- . &t. Paul Wednesday.
Cvtrs. Robisor- and daughter Muriel
spent Sunday afternoon at the R. J.
Bruber home..
Mrs_ Geo. Wood has returned home
after spen ding a couple of weeks in
St. Gabrwi's hospital in Little Falls.
Erner.t Goble and Tracy Waller
took ^ats t0 Rieke's Tuesday to be
thrf yshed.
Chas. Scott is at work with his en-
' .fine on the  Dorman-Cates  road.
I    Mr.   and Mrs.   George  Wood   were
Ferguson    home
Solinger Writes Home.
.The  following  letter is from
John Solinger,  a  son of  Peter
Solinger.
'Newport, July 10, 1917.
Dear   Sister:-^Received  your  most
welcome letter today    and    will    sit
down and answer it at once,    for    I
know you aTe anxious to know how I
ara making it.    Everything is O. K.
heTe, and I am feeling better   every
day.
,We do not train on the ocean yet
and I have not been on the ocean
since I left New York two weeks ago
last Sunday. It took us about 11
rours on ship from New York to
gwport. I am going to have my pic-
taken as soon as I get my
es," which will be In about two
?. They are short on suits and
Vcruits that are coming in
overalls to wear Instead.
have   *>. W *>een up    town    bWlCe
since I bJavt '
gone oftener _
Newport is al)o\
as Minneapolis, Iv
millionaires.     The.
mer homes here'.    >
their  houses—pretty
We have all kinds ol
and write.   We have mo\
every Monday and   Wednt
nings and occasionally    a -v
or burlesque show.    Baseball
every day after drill    hours,
lose at 3:30 p. m.
I
N
tur    9
"blu
week.
some
now get
c
ing t-
iia
been here;   could have
.ut did    not    care    to.
it one-half   as    large
ut is some town for
have  their  sum-
ou ought to see
swell   all  right.
time to read
'ion pictures
sday    eve-
audeville
games
which
Tomorrow is, .s
i be another day of hik3ng &
HOLSTEIN   PARK
H, H, and Chas. Sanborn were in
Little Falls  Saturday  afternoon.
Mrs. P. G. Anderson and daughter,
and Mrs: E. M. Thompson visit-ed
with .Mrs. E. Perkins at Rucker la»3t
Wednesday.
Mrs. J. King and son Glenn calleo.
at the Thompson and Taylor homes
Sunday.
Mrs. J. A. San-born is enjoying a
viist from her father Mr. Hooper, and
sister Mrs. Undine and son Gene,
from  Minneapolis.
Mrs. E..M. Thompson and. Raymond and Philip Anderson went to
Platte lake one daj last week and
brought home a nice string, of fish.
Mr. Fred Sorum is at Brisbane, N.
D., helping his brother on the threshing machine.
Several of the young folks from
this way attended the party at the
Tomberlin home last Saturday night.
All enjoyed a good time.
Mr. Cadwell of Windom has rented
the most of his hay land here to Robert and Peter Adkins. He talks of
trading his land here for property
in Little Falls.
'Mr. Jess King, who went to Kansas last Spring, is back and says he
intends to buy here  again.
The   Chas.   Sanborn    and    Martins
people  motored to  Little   Falls  Sunday in the Sanborn auto.
Alva Martin lost a horse recently.
Fern Dorman worked for Mr. Seipe
at Christmas lake one day last week.
C. Sanborn autoed to Hillman Monday.     He   was   accompanied   by   his
cousin,   Gene   Undine, and Raymond
Thompson.
Mrs. T. Look and Rodney called at
Thompson's    last    Tuesday   evening.
Mr. Look is wprking near Temper-
eance river in 'Cook county.
Arthur    Christian    is working
Lake Park, Iowa.
Local Happenings
Of the Week
(reorge Kiewel called here
Tuesday.
Rev. John Sand of Effing-
ton, Minn., is here-on a short
visit.
Walter Folsom of Little
3. alls autoed toPierz last week
Friday.
Born—To Mr, and Mrs. S.
Bayer last Saturday night, a
daughter.
John Klein of the Melrose
Marble Works was a business
caller Monday. .
Motion picture show at
Faust's Opera House, Sunday
August 26th.
Mrs. A. M. Rainier of Little
Falls is here visiting her mother Mrs. Adolf Stumpf.
Last Sunday was a hot day.
The thermometer went up to
over 90 degrees in the shade.
Eich, the Studebaker man
of St. Cloud called oh prospective customers here Saturday.
Mrs. Joseph Heinen of St.
Cloud is here visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Brust.
Anton Bauer left today for
Tribune, Canada, where he
will work on John Schmolke's farm.
John M. Blake and daughter  Margerite  of   McHenry,
Local Happenings
Of the Week.
PE'SFLEAFOR
ME GIVEN OU
A fellow by the name Wm.
Die, Marshal, Texas, wo drew
No. 1313 claims exemption on
the ground that he really
might die under that unlucky
name and number.
Mrs Albert Marshik of
Cass Lake is here visiting relatives. She will leave next
week for Cavalier county, N.
D., where- she will join her
husband and children on a
farm they bought a short,
time ago.
J. J. Welte of Avon, who
was teacher in the Peter Virnig district about 16 years
ago, was here this week. Mr.
Welte has invented a "Universal Tablet" which eliminates waste of paper to a
largB extent, which he is selling to dealers.
First motion picture show
of the season at Faust's Opera
House, Sunday, Aug. 26th.
The Community picnic
held on the fair ground in
Little Falls last week Wednesday was a success and was
,~ | attended by people from all
parts of the county. The
contest harnessing and hitching a team of horses and driving 25 yards was won by Joseph Duscher of Pierz. Time
2:46.
Andrew J. Sundquist of
Cushing, a carpenter, was
drowned   in   Fishtrap   lake
Calls Great World Conflict Useless Massacre.
WOULD   LIMIT   ARMAMENTS
Suggests That Material Force of Arma
Be Substituted by Moral Force
of Right.
IlL, called  on rela.tives here Sunday afternoon..Sundquist
at
•nor    oi    Rhode    Island,
and    a    few    other
re going to toe prea-
' navy drill.    There
-sldent Wilson is
tout I do   not
imay- get   a
\e president.
a   British
g.   He pleaded guilty to the cha>ge   Sunday.
,d was sentenced to ninety dayy jn
.tail, without option of a fine.
Arthur Benson, an attorney of St.
Cloud, has been graduated from the
aviation training camp at Columbus,
0., with the highest honors. H e has'
been ordered to New York ar.d will
sail for France soon to complete his
training.
F. W. and Charles H. Ort'n 0f Mor- i
ton, who own an eighty acre farm/^U_blIC Safety ComtlUSSlOn
sold eight cars of live stc/Ck at South' fUaf a\\ otnfp« and nlflrp*
6t  Paul that  brought   $23,000.    The     ™at ail St0res an0 P'»aceS
check they received for the lot is said   of   business must be  kept
to he the largest ever issued on the
south st. Paul maj__:et. _o$ & single closed on Sundays.
shipment. .      ,       •■' *
Nqtice.
The village recofdor has
received notice from the
The  govei
Thomas _jJiliso__ s
prominent men a
ent to review the
is a rumor that Pre
going to he with them,
know how true it is.    I
chance to get a peep at U
There is also going to he
admiral there.
An English ship came in h ?rO day
before yesterday. We sailor^ are
bothering the life out of the En"gH& n
sailors about the war. * They say .« Is
not half as toad -as the .papers m.^ke
it. They say they saw two submarines on the way over, tout they di'd
not fire any torpedoes.
I got my second inoculation last
Friday %n<£ expect to get my last one
next week. Gee, tout you ought to
see some of the guys here. Out of
every 10 there is one who faints after it. Must come from a weak heart.
It didn't bother me at all. My arm
was sore for a few days after, tout it
is all right now.
Well, it is getting bedtime, so I
must ring off for this time. With
toest regards to all.
' John Solinger,
Newport,  Barracks B,  1st.,  3rd    Co.,
■Naval Training Station.
Gr^in And Produce
Market Report
.Monday.
H. Edmonds of CeoT_a\Minn.
is here in the interest of the
So nth St Paul Terminal Packing Company.
Farmers are about tliroa^fh
cutting and  stacking  grain.
j!Those that are through have
; again   commenced   to   make
hay.
John Wistel'berg and family and P. W. Steen and family of St. Paul, enroute to Sullivan, registered at the Hotel
Pierz Saturday.
P. L. Poster is building a
cement culvert in the site of
the old bridge, a short distance east of John Fischer's
place in Buh.
John Kastanek, who was
born and spent his childhood
days here, but has for several
years lived in California, has
enlisted in the U. S. navy.
fell from a boa t' from which
he and three others were fishing at the east end of the
lake, opposite J. J. O'Connor's cottage. Coroner Trebby went to Lincoln Monday
morning to investigate.
Wheat, No, 1, ---
Wheat, No. 2	
Wheat, No. 3- ■
Flax,  •
Barley	
i-yt'  - —
Oats.., —	
Ear Corn  *
iflay '*■	
Batter, Cream.*'?	
-Dairy....	
Egfrs  s-*-
Flour, Royal	
"   White Rose	
I_owgrade flour	
Bran . 	
( Traclced Corn 80 pounds 2.75
. tt-orts --.—  2.45
C .round F«ed  2.40
Beans      5-00
O-alons  — -    2.50
Potatoes        75
1.90
1.85
1.75
3.00
95
1.50
45
1.25
7.C0
40
27
30
6.80
6.70
3.C0
vi
_2.U '
Maud Faust returned from
Cross Plains, Wis., last week.
Francis Berg, daughter of
John Bei'g, returned with her
and will visit here for a time.
Peter L. Poster and crew
started last Friday to move
tlie W. Maurer blacksmith
shop in upper town onto Mr.
Maurers lot recently bought
of J. J. Boser ward.
J, J. Linehan of St. Paul
passed through the village
Monday evening on his way
to Camp Linehan at Sullivan
iNke. He intends to stay
or three weeks.
quam
opened iu
Little Falls on
day and paid a t
quarries
London.—The text of Pope Benedict's peace proposals to the bellig-
ent nations has been made public by
the British foreign office. The message, which is approximately 2,000
words long, is devoted in its beginning to a recitation of the horrors of.
war ■ and the efforts the Vatican has
made from time tp time to restore
peace. It is pointed out the Vatican
has been entirely impartial.
The position of the pope's message
in which he outlines terms follows:
"The fundamentals must be that the
material force of arms be substituted
by the moral force of right, through
which shall arise a fair agreement by
all for reciprocal diminution of armament in accordance with established
rules and guarantees in measures sufficient for maintenance of public order' in the states. This involves, in
addition, the substitution for armies
the institution of a force in accordance
with rule's to be established and penalties imposed on states which would
refuse to submit questions to arbitration or accept its decisions.
True  Freedom  of  the Seas.
"With the supremacy of right thus
established  true liberty and  freedom
of the seas would be assured, contributing to removal of many causes for
conflict and opening all new sources
of   prosperity   and   progress.     As   to
damage for war and war expenses we;
see  no  other  step  but submitting  to;
the   general    principle   of    reciprocal!
condonation which would be justified;
by the great benefit to be derived fromj
disarmament.
"There are particular reasons for!
certain cases. They require delibera-j
tion with justice and equity, but agree-;
ments with the advantages to be de-|
rived from them are impossible with-j
out reciprocal restitution of territory]
now occupied.
"As to Germany, there should be;
complete evacuation of Belgium withj
guarantees of her full political, mili-j
tary and economic independence.
"Restoration of such territory ami!
similar restoration of German colonies j
by the other belligerents.
Urges Conciliatory Spirit.
."With regard to territorial questions
as to tliose existing between Italy and
Austria, and between Germany and
France, there is hope to believe that
in view of the advantages of durable
peace with disarmament, the parties
would wish to examine the matters
with a conciliatory spirit, considering
the aspirations of the people and the
general welfare of humanity.
"A spirit of equity and justice should
be followed in examination of other
-estions, such as V-- -se relating to the
Qu -ns. Armenia, 1-oland, whose tra-
Balk_. nd sufferings during the pres-
ditionsV, uld attract the sympathies
ent war Sfl
of all nations'.   .       these   proposals   to
"In presenting -i   Dy a desire tq
you we are ariii-1^6'- .. eariy date  of
see a conclusion O-t alr ~       more and
the struggle, which ^come, ,
more a useless massee.
GERMAN  PRESSJS DIVIDED
Pope's  Peace  Proposa!   Not  Teutonic
Enough to Suit Some*
John Sparry, owner of the
" s,   which   are . being
Buh town,  was in
business Fri-
'sit to  the
Mr. Span-/ ^
Friday for St, Paul to com -
with Northern Pacific officials regarding tJlp -lease of
the land on wiitOh the finishing plant will be located. An
additional 40 acres oi granite
land in Buh have been pur-
sliased by local business men,
who are holding it for Mr.
Sparry.
Quite a crowd of Pierz pao- Holland.-
pie went to Brain, ird lastStm-   view of the allies' press that the peace
n • L .     .   '■ T,r._._- .Is  of Pope  Benedict  are  Ger-
day   morning at   7:30 to YlSlt,!^ inspired it is not German enough
two
Fd Pi'°^ °f kittle Falls vis-
A .5 reel Metro at Faust's
Opera House, Sunday, August 26th.
itea  aciua>tences bere yes
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Walerius
Mrs. WcUerius is a daughter
to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weiss
of Pierz. They went in three
autos belonging to P. J. Bollig, Mike Flicker and Chas.
Weiss. The parties were::
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weiss
and daughter Clara, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Rieke, Joseph and
Lena Flicker, Miss Lienor
Riesgraf, Chas. W^eiss and
two sons and Mrs. Chas. Kraemer. of Vancouver, .'Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Flicker.
They returned at 7:00 p. m.
Mrs. Frank Gagnon of Brainerd, also.a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Weiss, came
with the returning party for
short visit.    Its was a family
Ger.
Stat.
and '
Tln
to suit a portion of the German press..
The Lokal Anzieger warns Germany
i0   remain composed
, nie   pope   only   mentioned   one   ot
1   many's essential terms, the paper
>s, that concerning her colonies,
. that was unsatisfactory.
Catholic   papers   congratulate
v ,pe   on   his  initiative.    Others
...     ^..-ke no comment, take a posi-
•either . ^ £> he Lokal An.
tion s.rm'o.v «? ^ ^ pontiff,s ap.
sieger or advu     „eful considei'ation.
peal.be given ca.       . :
DROP   BOMBS  ON.
HOSPITAL
n City of
Austrian Aviators Raid Ital
Venice. . ,,,
Rome,   Italy. —Four  persons   w.
killed    and     twenty-seven    woundeu
when Austrian airplanes raided Venice.!
A hospital was struck by bombs!
from one machine and two of the pa-i
tients  killed  and  twenty-one  injured.-!
Several planes were brought down.!
RAILWAY WRECK  IN RUSSIA!
Sixty Persons   Are  Killed   and  Large!
Number Injured.
Petrograd, Russia. — Sixty persons!
tei'day inoinu fa _ •> I were killed and 150 injured in a wreck!
U S. uniform a^d belongs to. mg been royally entertained f 0n the railroad between Petrograd and!
+r._,   Fivat; Minnesota   Regi-aud   having had a  pleasant; M°scow-    . u n
the    iUlSl    -..-_imio_v«* & o r; Four coaches were crushed to pieces!
drive. . when  a  passenger  train ran  into  ai
freight train.
ment.
Attend the DANCE in Faust's Hall Wednesday, Aug. 29th.  Music by Cafarellis Orchestra, Minneapolis.