The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1917-10-25

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VOL. NO. 9.
PIERZ, flORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, October 25,  1917.
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Brief Items of:
State News
War Letter No JO
Ajrri. Div. Extension
same.
John Bergstrom, postmaster of
Flynnsburg, was run down and killed
by the Morris train. Bergstrom
rushed to the train with a bag of mail
and stepped directly in the path of
the engine.
John P. Kassube, who was dissuaded from registering for the draft by
J. O. Bentall, appeared at the United
States navy recruiting office in Minneapolis and applied for enlistment as
a fireman.
Jacob O. Bentall, former Socialist
candidate for governor, was found
guilty today in Federal court in Minneapolis of obstructing the draft. Ho
was sentenced to one year in jail,
the maximum under the law.
Store houses to preserve foodstuffs
may be established in Duluth as the
result of the appointment of L. U.
Young by the Public Safety Commission as special investigator of alleged
destruction of foodstuffs by commission merchants.
Mayor Erickson of Fergus Falls is
firm in his determination that A. C.
Townley will not be allowed to speak
at the Nonpartisan league meeting
scheduled to be held there. Mayor
Erickson said he will stop Mr. Town-
ley if he attempts to deliver an address.
Profits of the Minnesota State Fair
this year totaled $33,670, more than
four times those of the 1916 Fair, according to a report filed late yesterday by Secretary Thomas H. Canfleld
in the office of State Auditor Preus.
The statement shows expenses of
$242,225 and receipts of $275,S95, exclusive of a state appropriation of
$45,000.
The Otter Tail county commissioners
at Fergus Falls voted to accept $30,-
000 in Federal government aid, and
to appropriate an equal amount from
the county treasury to be expended
on the state road from the county
line near Ashby, to this city, next
summer. The distance is twenty-two
miles. The road will cross the state
from St. Paul to Fargo.
Postmasters' examinations, the first
in Minnesota, are announced by the
United States Civil Service board for
November 14 at Duluth, New Ulm,
Pipestone, Rochester and St". Cloud.
The tests will be to fill vacancies in
the postoffice at Albany, salary $1,480;
Butterfield, salary $1,200; Carlton,
$1,400; Eyota, $1,200; Hallock, $1,600;
Hanska,   $1,000,  and  Ruthton,  $1,000.
Although'a native of Germany and
with five brothers doing compulsory
service in the Kaiser's army, Mrs.
Veronica Shous of Mahnomen, is an
American through and through. Recently her son enlisted. He was her
principal support, yet Mrs. Shous
cheerfully indorsed his action. These
facts were related in a letter to the
Federal Farm Loan Bank of St. Paul
by a field appraiser, H. F. Wessel, to
who Mrs. Shous had applied for aid
after her son had enlisted.
The ^Minnesota League of ^Munici-
palities at its convention in St. Cloud
selected Rochester as the 1918 meeting place. Officers were elected as
follows: President, Mayor Michael
Boylan, Virginia; vice president,
George C. Magnuson, St. Cloud; secretary-treasurer, Richard Price, University of Minnesota; executive secretary, E. L. Barrett, University ol
Minnesota; trustees, James Farrell,
Duiuth; C. D. Hall, Red Wing, and J.
W. Nicholson, Austin.
Boats leaving Duluth ore docks ana
delayed 24 to 48 hours on account of
frozen ore, according to tug office officials. This is unusual so early in
the season. •
Mayor Thomas Van Lear of Minneapolis, subscribed for $500 worth of
Liberty Bonds under the second loan
asked by the government. The mayor
made no comment other than that he
was glad to be able to do his bit.
Aanend Gunderson, who has made
his home with Ole Skoniedahl at Ok-
lee for the last two years, disappeared
suddenly without leaving the least
trace behind him. A posse has been
searching the country near by for several days.
In the passing of A. J. Davies, who [
died at his home at Davies, New York
Mills lost one of its oldest settlers
and most respected citizens. Mr,
Davies went there in the early seventies, taking a homestead north oi
town and had since made that hi.
home.
A. C. Townley, president of the Non>
partisan league, has served a formal
demand upon the St. Cloud Times to
retract certain statements recently appearing in The Times concerning tht
business methods of the league. The
.rimes declined to make the retraction,
ate inviteB Mr. Townley to bring the
tter into court.
he Mahnomen county teachers' in-
*ute will be held at the Mahnomen
nigh school building Oct. 25, 26 and 27.
County Superintendent of Schools
Billberg of Roseau has encountered
considerable difficulty in supplying the
rural schools of the county with teachers this fall and has as yet twelve
schools to supply.
Lieutenant Paul J. Peterson ol
Moorhead, former football star at th.
Agricul-upal college, is now in charge
of the Second Regimental band of Illinois at the training camp at Houston, Texas, according to a letter received by his brother, Enoch S. Peterson, of the First National bank ol
Moorhead.
George Pietsch, one of the train dispatchers at the Great Northern office.
in- Crookston, has been selected as
one of the dispatchers of the Great
Northern regiment that will leave foi
Russia shortly to take charge of the I
Russian railways. I Potatoes.	
The serious car shortage in
the northwestern territory has
had a disappointing influence
ijponthe potato situation. Frost
damage is admittedly serious in
many sections and shippers at
points where there are no storage
facilities for stock, have been
caught disastrously. These con
ditions force values higher at
receiving points. The government regulations as to handling
potatoes by the hundred weight
are being adhered to as closely
as possible by buyers, and Twin
City territories are selling potatoes in car lots today, Oct. 20,
on the basis of the following
figures: fVhite stock, sacked,
per cwt. $2.42 to $2.50; red eatings, sacked, per cwt. $2.32 to
$2.40. Liberal receipts of far
western stock are in market.
J. B. Hausinger, formerly
of Pierz but now living in
Oregon, has placed the lands
owned by him in this vicinity
in the hands of Jos. H. G-rell
for disposal. The following
described 160 acres is in the
town of Buh, 80 acres of
same being within the cor-
dorate limits of the village.
The 160 acres comprises the
S. 1-2 of S. E. 1-4, S. 1-2 of
S. W.„ 1-4, Sec. 12. T. 41,
R. 30, and is a good piece of
land at a bargain price. Mr.
Grell also has for sale the
S. 1-2 of S. E. 1-4, Sec. 26,
T. 41, R. 30, three miles
from Pierz. Parties having
land for sale or wishing to
buy land can do well by con-
A St. Cloud afld
Pierz Highway
Wm. Richtenwald of St. Cloud
who was here last week in the
interest of a threshing machine
company said there will next
summer be built a St. Cloud and
Pierz highway by the way of
Mayhew Lake and Buckman.
The sum oE $20,000 will be spent
in construction the first year.
The objective point is Aitkin.
By striking the state road here
the distance from St. Cloud to
Vineland will be 14 miles less
than by the Little Palls-Pierz
route.
Wants Matches With Two
Heads to Save Lumber
St. Paul, Oct. 19.—Put a head
on each end of the match.
That's the way State Forester
Cox would help conserve the
wood supply of the nation,
"Three-fourths of the wood in
matches is left unburned and is
dead waste," Cox declared.
"Two heads are more economical than one. They would require no more match wood than
one-headed matches."
Mr. Cox did not take into account the soap it will take to
wash the soot off the fingers
by handling a two-faced match.
Wm. Kermeck and wife of
Grand Forks, N. D., parsed
through the village today,
on their way to Sullivan,
where they will visit with
Mrs. Kormeck's parents parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pint.
Mr. Kormeck  says  coal and
Agricultural
Exemptions
Agricultural and industrial
exemptions have been granted
to twenty-eight Morrison conn-
ty men by the district board at
St. Paul and three appeals from
the local board have been granted by it. Some of the men who
are exempted by the district
board on agricultural grounds
have already been sent to Camp
Dodge. These agricultural exemptions are the first from this
county to be acted upon by the
district board.
It has developed that in some
cases where men were certified
for service and sent to Camp
Dodge, their dependents have
suffered because of losing their
support, and, according to a
Washington dispatch, these
cases will be ordered reopened
by the adjutant general.
Following are the names of
those from this vicinity granted
agricultural exemptions by the
district board:
John A. Zenner.
Conrad A. Stangl.
Frank J, Otremba.
Joe Newman.
Homer Gendreau.
Michael Flicker.
John J. Otremba.
Rucker News,
_    ,, .sugar  are  scarce articles in
suiting Mr. Grell m  regard | North Dakota_
Adv. 19-tf
Farm loans promptly closed
at the lowest rates at the JB..rst
State Bank of Genola.
NOTICE.
LOST—-Between   Pierz
and   Little   Falls,    three
i
150-pound sacks of flour.
Finder please notify Journal office,
All those who are owing me
for COLTS must settle before
November 1st.
JOS. A. JANSON.
Many Lawyers in British Army.
The British legal profession has con-
rrEbuted 2,850 solicitors and 1,370 articled clerks to serve With the colors.
Thus far, 581 have figured in the casualty Lists while 217 have been deco
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ rated for distinguished service.
Free Wedding Dance in,the ;N0 SOLDIERS  IN  RIGA DRIVE
Lastrup hall, Oct. 30th, 1917.
a'
Everybody invited.
Louis Kummet,
Anna Buesseler.
Please return  all my  cement and plaster sacks.
Joseph H. Grell.
St. Cloud Business College, new
term opens Sept. 4. New classes in
book-keeping, shorthand, typewriting
and other studies. Enter now. Save
from $40 to $100 on your course. Get
ready for a position. Ask for catalog.
—Vat'h & Ahles.—Adv.
Hindenburg Needs Men—Kaiser Employes Sailors.
London, Oct. 22.—Hope that Russia
would be able to make effective resist-,
ance to a German envelopment of Re-
(val and occupation before winter's
i Tnows protect strategic point, from
w .lich a campaign may be directed
ne.tt spring against Petrograd, has
bee, i practically abandoned here.
Ge rmany has never concentrate^
■uch » powerful fleet of all types of
vessels* since the war began as that
which is smothering Russian defense
around Riga gulf.
The o uly thing lacking in this fleet
are trar .sports, according to reports
from Pei'rograd. All landing par-lea
so far have been of sailors. Hindenburg cann.ot spare soldiers just now.
John Michaelis of Buffalo,
Minn., bought some stock in
this neighborhood recently.
Mrs. V. Bruber has left for
South St. Paul to spend the
winter.
Mr. O. L.1 French of South St.
Paul, has rented the Geo. Waller place and is taking poses-
sion. He expects to ship up
over 50 head of stock.
Callers at the/Domberlin place
Sunday were, Mrs. Archie Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Loop aud
children, Mrs. Ern Goble and
Mrs. John Dorman.
Mrs. Wm. Goble called at the
Dorman and Cates homes Sunday.
Mr. S. J. Schilling, the stock-
buyer, bought two car loads of
cattle in this vicinity.
Pay your taxes  at  the   First
State Bank of Genola.
John Hoeft and wife of
Oiikes, N. D., are here to buy
land.
Penalty On
Real Estate
Grain And Produce
Market Repo
Wheat, No. 1, $'2.«00
Wheat,  No. 2      iw
Wheat. No. 3       1.94
Wheat, No. 4 -'„.    1.90
Flax, „        2.7lF>
Barley •    1.05
Rye  ._.__-.    1.64
Oats ■ .„      55
Ear Corn ' ___-_.    1.25
Hay ■*****.      7.00
Butter, Creamery ....        45
Dairy „       37
Eggs          35
Flour, Royal       _?.. B0
"   White Rose       6.7*0
Low'grade flour ,==,4.00,
Bran .w_1.90
Cracked Corn 80 pounds .„-__2.75
Shorts  ..,„--215
Ground Feed  ..„,.   2.40
Beans     „.__-_    :5.00
Onions     ..__   2.50
WNT CH'A'NGE IN AIR MINISTRY
Bttltlsh Want Immediate Action
Against Teuton Raids.
London, Oct 22. — British pride,
Btung by the German coup in the Baltic sea, durirc.. which two destroyers
were sunk, and by the last Zeppelin
raid in which 27 persons lost their
lives, clamored for governmental
changes that will insure immediate
reprisals on Germany and a sharp stiffening", of British nayal aggressiveness...
Long1 articles in the Times and Observer .demand no further delay on
die part of the government in announcing the formation of a new air
ministry.
Mystery In Poisoned Candy.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 22.—Mystery
surrounds the finding »f a poisoned
barrel of candy, containing 600 pounds,
In a railroad warehouse here yesterday. The candy was heavily adulterated with arsenic. The only marking
on it was "Louisville." Food inspector Blume suspects a plot and has reported his findings to Federal officials.
fc.  OCT. 28 IS PROCLAIMED     *
U. S. WAR PRAYER DAY *
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<*      VVashlngton, Oert. 22.—President *
'i W31s,on    has    proclaimed  Sunday, *
••'.October 28, as a day of prayor for *
• the 4ri(umph of American arms*       *
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Only 5 days remain in which
to pay the last half Of the real
estate taxes before the penalty
attaches. After Oct. 31, 10 per
cent will be added to all payments.
If the first half of the taxes
Was paid before June 1, tlie taxpayer has until Oct. 31 to pay
the other half before the penally goes on. If the first halt
was not paid in time to avoid
penalty, the 10 per cent is added on the whole thing anyway,
and no more penalties are
added until Jan. 1, when the
1917 lax books go back to the
auditor and the taxes remaining un pa id are deli n-
quent. Also, if the first half
was not paid in time to avoid
penalty, the right to pay half
at a time has been lost and the
entire tax must be paid at once.
Pay your taxes at  the  First
State Bitnk of Genola.
■ -30 '** -• m *\*
Pay your taxes at the
German State Bank.
Bring your first half receipts,   •
Swanville Man
Is Found Dead
Swansville, Oct. 20: Joseph
Vavra, a pioneer resident of
this locality, was found dead in
his bed at his home one mile
west of Pillsbury Thursday
morning. Fe was about 70
years of asre. He had been about
his work as usual on Wednesday.
The Todd county coroner was
called and decided that he had
died from heart trouble. He
has had weakness of the heart
for several years.
I For the
Small Shipper
The State Committee on Food
Production and Conservation,
under the authority of the Minnesota Commission of Public
Safety, has established at the
Minnesota Transfer a state market for perishable and semi-perishable    farm   products.     This
market is now open to  farmers
i
and gardeners over the state
who have not grown stuff in
quantities large enough to admit of their shipping in car lots
to the regular produce   dealers.
In nearly all of the trade centers of the state are local representatives of'the market division of the state committee of
Food Production and Conservation. These local representatives will take the small shipments of various persons, make
up a car load of different sorts
of products and forward them
to Paul l.agatz, who is in charge
of the Minnesota Transfer market. Mr. Ragalz will take this
and similar cars, and combine
the like products from each so
as to make car lots of each individual kind of product received. These car lots he will
dispose of to the regular dealers. The thing for the man who
has a less than car lot shipment
to make is to get in touch with
the local representative of the
state committee.
The market furnishes an outlet for the man not accustomed
to marketing such products and
for the small grower. It is
created to meet the war situation and to get to market prod'
ucts that would in ordinary
times be wasted.
The'appeal of the markets division of the state committee
is not to let your surplus go to
waste but to ship. The first
thing to do is to get in touch
with the local representative of
the Committee.
Local Happenings
Of the Week
We pay four per cent on time
deposits. We want to put you
on our interest payroll. First
State Bank of Genola.
Miss Roche of Royalton  is!
_.tending our school.
!
Land values in this section I
of tlie state are rapidly  in-'
creasing.     Farmers from tlie;
southern   part  of  the  state'
and Iowa are learning of tlie
golden opportunities of north
central Minnesota ancl  many
are disposing of their  farms
and purchasing Jand in this,
vicinity,   where the   land   is
more productive, the winters
no colder, and fuel and hay
cheaper  than   in   either  tlie
above    named    places.      On j
Monday   last  Jos.   H.   Grell;
sold  the old   Mat   Thommes
place   to    John    Gaiuar    of
Good   Thunder,  Minn.,    for
$95   per   acre,   and   on   the
same   day   sold  the  Barney
Block place to P.  V. Smith;
the price paid per acre   was
$85.00.
Butter fat is 52 cents per
pound.
Prepare for a seven months'
siege.
St. Cloud claims a population of over 15,000.
flasquerade
Rice lake is said to be
black with rice hens.
Hogs dropped over 3 cents
during the last two weeks.
Tony Kobilka took the
train for Greenwald Tuesday
morning.
Dance
A young son arrived at
the Carl Kapsner home last
Saturday.
C. D. Gilbert, the real estate agent, will not come back
until spring.
We do not hear much about
enormous yields of clover
seed this fall.
In
Frances Tomberlin, Mike
Olson and family were village callers Tuesday.
John Gassert received word
Tuesday to prepare for examination for  army   service.
Dentist Murphy is seriously thinking of making
Pierz his permanent location.
Freedhem
Florida and California
come in now for at least a
small corner in everybody's
mind.
Threshing is about over
and a few machines are already stored away in their
winter quarters.
Club House
Andrew Thoen of Dixville
passed through the village
fcunday evening on his way
home from Sullivan.
The following persons are
owners of new Ford cars purchased recently from Henry
Gau: Anton J. Bednar, Otto
Fuiirman, John Sepatal and
Math Lokowitch.
Dentist Murphy was not
able to make his dates here
last week, on account of a
breakdown of his auto. He
will be here again Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of next
week.
(RUSSIAN FLEE
ESCAPE
.Successful Dash Is Made From
German Trap in Moon
Sound.
OS-END IS ATTIOKI
IGerman    Submarine    Base   There    ia
Heavily  Bombarded—Allied
Artillery Continues to
Pound Teutons-
Petrograd, Oct. 22.—According to an
official communication issued bjj the
'Marine department, the Russians have
succeeded in getting all their ships,
except observation elements, out of
Moon Sound without losses and in
perfect order.
The communication says that Oesel
and Moon Island have definitely passed
into the hands of the Germans.
Ostend Bombarded.
London, Oct. 22.—British naval craft
have heavily bombarded the port of
Ostend, Belgium, which is being used
by the Germans as a submarine base.
The Berlin Official communication says
numerous houses ia the town were
damaged by the shells from the naval
guns.
Germans Take Dago island.
The Germans have captured the en- ,
tire island of Dago, at the entrance
to the Gulf of Finland, and also the
island of Schildau, situated in the
Gulf of Finland. Several hundred prisoners were taken on Dago island to
be added to the large number captured
(luring the last week on Oesel island.
In Belgium heavy artillery activity
on' tlie part of British and French continues, with the Germans replying spiritedly on various sectors. No infantry
actions have taken place, except in
Uie nature of reconnoissances. In
Champagne the Germans delivered
somewhat heavy artillery attacks
against the French west of Mont Corn-
illet, but were repulsed. There has
been brisk fighting between the Italians and Austrians in the Trentino
region and along the Julian front and
between the Allied forces and Teutonic allies in Macedonia.
Fighting in Africa.
Likewise in east Africa there has
been a renewal of intensive fighting
between British and German troops, |
.in which the Germans were defeated I
near Nyangao. Later, however, the |
Germans returned to the fray, and at;
last accounts a new battle was in pro-!
gress. Heavy losses had been sus-l
tained by both sides when the last j
reports were sent to London.
MUST PAY BELGIUM BILLIONS!
Kaiser Has Big  Bill to Settle Before!
Peace Is Declared.
P>aris, Oct. 22.—At least $1,500,000,-1
000 is one of the first items Germany!
must settle when it comes to squaring |
up accounts.
This is the approximate amount of'
damage   by   German   depredations   in
Belgium, according to official statistics. \
The Belgian statistics do not include j
claims for the enormous loss resulting!
from cessation of Belgian industries, j
Nor do they include c!"'mages for many I
German acts in stor-j,ing factories re*
ported in the last four months.
Long Prairie Luce Line
stockholders held a meeting
la.t week and arranged to
have a committee confer with
th:-) company in regard to
redemption of stock subscribed. The time limit for
Long Prairie stockholders expired October 23rd.
November 2.
C. Rosenmeier, Paul Felix,
R, B. Millard and Hennai>
Pantzke were here yesterday-
urging the sale ol Liber'y
Bonds. With the aid of ihe
village and town hoard** a
large number of bonds were
sold. The sum total nf the
sales are not now available.
Wanted for Special Service.
New York, Oct. 22.—An appeal for
volunteers for the "Gas and Flame
Service" regiment of the United States
army was issued here by Major Earl
J. Atkinson, who will command a battalion. Chemists and machinists'are
specially needed.
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* BRIEF OUTLINE OF NEW      •
PLAN FOR ARMY DRAFT *
* Those   registrants   not   already *
* certified or exempted will be sent *
* what    the    government    calls    a *
* "questionnaire:" *
* Each will be required to give in- *
* formation  on  which  the • govern- *
* ment will determine the relative *
* liability of the registrant to seW- *
* ice. *
* Those replying will be divided *
* into five classes, the first of whiclj *
* will embrace unmarried men not *
* needed in the industrial conduct *
* of the war.
f     Other   classes   will   be   deter-
* mined   on   the   basis   of   depen-
* dency claims and fitness for mili-
* tary service. In the last clasB will
f be those physically unfit and heads
» of families.
* Calls for active service will be *
* on the basis o>f these returns but *
* every facility for appeals will be *
provided, the government furnish- *
ing a lawyer to aid the registrant. *
When the next call may be made *
* is not revealed. *
Russian Duma Dissolved.
Petrograd, Oct. 22.—Owing to elections for the constituent assembly be-
ng decrsed for November 25, the Russian provisional government has ordered the dissolution of the fourth
Duma, declaring the mandates issued
to the deputies null and void.
To Close Russian Military Schools.
Petrograd, Oct. 22.—The war min-;
lster has ordered that new pupils be;
not admitted to the military schools.
These will all be closed as the pupils
jBmplete theij" studies.
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