The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1917-06-28

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VOL. NO. 9.
PIERZ, flORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, June 28,   1917.
No. 2
ABOUT THE STATE,ChildrenlandMatches
Cause Many Fires
News of Especial interest to
Minnesota Readers.
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
Happenings of the Week Briefly Told
for the Convenience Of the
Busy Reader.
Mrs. Phebe McMillan, pioneer charity worker in Minneapolis, is dead in
that city, aged seventy-seven.
John J. O'Brien, a resident of -Minnesota for fifty years, is dead at St.
Paul, aged seventy-four years.
Dr. D. W. Horning, for thirty years
a resident and medical practitioner in
Minneapolis, is dead, aged sixty.
Sunday movies are barred in Fairmont as the result of a special election called to decide the question.
Theodore T. Simon, forty-five years
old, Spanish war veteran who saw
service in the Philippines, is dead at
Duluth.
Between 200 and 300 men will be
arrested in Duluth within the next few
days for failure to register under the
draft law.
Henry L. Moore of Minneapolis has
donated $100,000 to Dartmouth college
for the foundation of two lectureships
for alumni.
M, W. Brewster, a Wells attorney,
was appointed by Attorney General
Smith as special attorney general of
the state fair management.
John S. Johnson of Minneapolis was
elected president of the Minnesota
Elks at the closing session of the annual convention at Winona.
Patrick Hammel of Duluth won his
fight in district court at Brainerd to
establish a claim to partnership in
Cuyuna range iron land valued at ?C-
000,000.
Henry C. Taylor, eighty-six years
old, a resident of St. Paul for many
years, was accidentally asphyxiated by
illuminating gas at the home of his
son-in-law in that city.
Jack Hamilton, twenty-one years
old, was drowned while sailing on a
lake near Albert Lea. The boom on
his yacht struck him on the .head and
knocked him overboard.
Pire of an undetermined origin de-
strayed the Kasson school house, causing a loss of $60,000. The Rochester
fire department was asked for help
and assisted in checking the flames.
i Chris Johnson of Fergus Falls has
resigned as a creamery inspector in
the state dairy and food commission
to enter the federal service as inspector of butter renovating factories in
Chicago.
The Minnesota public safety commission has asked permission of T. W.
Gregory, United States attorney general, to erect a stockade at Fort Snell-
ing in which to confine the registration slackers.
Removal of Victor S. Knutson, superintendent of Todd county schools,
is asked in a complaint charging malfeasance and nonfeasance of office
filed with Governor Burnquist by Todd
county commissioners.
The Minnesota public safety commission has issued a warning to manufacturers and licensed dealers in intoxicants to see that the state laws
are observed or orders will be issued
making the state hone dry.
Acting under a law passed at the
last session of the legislature authorizing an increase in the insurance on
public institutions the state board of
control has placed $900,000 on the
state prison at Stillwater.
Proprietors of two Minneapolis motion picture theaters lost their fights
to stop the picketing and "bannering"
of their places by labor unions when
District Judge Dickinson held the action of the picketers legal.
After surviving long service in tho
trenches in Belgium, Paul Spitaels,
thirly-four years old, was killed by
falling off a load of fertilizer on a
farm near Duluth where he was employed. His neck was broken by the
fall.
Purchase of a building at Hibbing
to be used by the state bureau of
mines is announced by State Auditor
Preus. The purchase was authorized
by the last legislature. A complete
laboratory for testing iron ore will be
iiiysialled.
August Hay, for thirty years a meat
er of Excelsior, Lake Minnetonka,
_.u one of the best known men in the
. silage, shot and killed himself in the
rear room of his shop. He was sixty
years of age and friends are unable to
explain his action.
Henry Wolfer of St. Paul, former
warden of the Stillwater prison, has
been named by Governor Burnquist to
represent the state at a war conference at Washington July 2 and 3, at
which war time employment for convicts will be discussed.
Laura Woodcock, eleven years old,
daughter of a prominent farmer living
near Dover, was found dead in a tank
ef water. It is believed the girl was
injured by a fall into the tank as there
was not enough water to drown her if
she kneeled or stood up.
Henry S. Goff, educator, author,
poet, soldier and pioneer of the Northwest, is dead at his home in Minneapolis, aged seventy-five. After the
Civil war Mr. Goff served as county
superintendent of schools of Blue
Earth county and later was an instructor in the state university.
Children jwith matches cause
more misery, suffering and
property lops than any other
combination, is the opinion of
Robert W. Hargadine, state fire
marshal.
"Now that the schools are
closed for the summer Vacation-
warning should be spread
broadcast to parents and guardians, who. are, in most cases,
to blame for fatalities arising
from children playing with
matches. ; The careless manner
in which matches are kept in
the household is a prolific
source of trouble.
"The common parlor match,
which can be ignited at the end
with eas., is a constant source
of danger. Sparks struck from
it often fly many feet and are
the cause of many large fires.
As an example I might mention
a fire winch occured on May
22nd at Gary, Minnesota, and
which destroyed 18 places of
business, two dwellings, four
ice houses and four barns. This
fire was set by children playing
with matches in a barn, and
spread very rapidly, destroying
the entire business section of
the village."
"If it is necessary to use parlor matches," says Mr. Hargar-
dine, "they should be kept in a
metal or stone receptacle, and
out of the reach of children."
"The safest type of match is
the 'strike on the box' match.
It throws some sparks, but on
the whole is less dangerous
than the protected tip match.
"And it must be remembered,
danger from the match is not
confined to property alone.
Many match fires have occurred
in Minnesota recently which
have resulted in serious injury
and loss of life."
rOPULAE IiOXEK AT
MILLE LACS LAKE
Charley Lawson, a noted
boxer of the lightweight division, was in Pierz last Saturday. He has established training quarters at St. Albans, on
the west shore of Mille Lacs,
near Vineland. Lawson is one
of the cleverest boxers in the
country and has had matches
with such men as Wolgast, Nelson, Willie Ritchie and a host
of other highnotchers.
He is about 26 years old,
married, and appears to be a
man of clean habits.
An exchange says that an
owner of a Ford car was hailed
into court and was fined for
speeding. He paid the fine and
costs cheerfully and seemed to
be proud of the little machine.
But he did get mad when he
saw the justice make his docket entry: "John Smith fined
for rushing the can."
Grain And Produce
Wheat, No. 1, _*r.__ $2.05
Wheat, No. 2     2.00
Wheat, No. 3       1.90
Flax,        2.90
Barley 1.00-1.05
Rye .    2.00
Oats      70
EarCorn   1.25
Hay     7.00
Butter, Creamery ..      40
Dairy       27
Eggs       30
Flour, Royal     6.70
"   WhiteRose      6.60
Low grade flour 3.30
Bran . 1.75
tcked Corn 80 pounds 2.75
^orts 2.10
und Feed     2.40
Ems       5-00
Glions      2.50
rltatoes     ?.15
Save Your Stock
From Lightning
Van Loon says that nine
times out of ten, it is the farmer's own fault when he loses
stock by lightning. Cattle will
generally crowd into a corner
close to a fence during a storm.
Then if lightning strikes the
pasture fence, the discharge of
electricity will follow the fence
.or a long distance unless the
.vires are grounded. He advises grounding the wires every
15 to 20 posts by winding a
wire around the top wire, then
a hitch around the second, the
third and the fourth if you have
it, and then into the ground to
a depth of two feet. This, he
..ays, wil eliminate much of the
loss by lightning of cattle in
pastures.
Potato Oulook
There will be a big potato
crop this year, according to reports from the potato districts.
Anoka, Elk River and Princeton potatoes are now as big as
hens' eggs and will be ready
for the table in a short time.
Long Prairie farmers expect to
market the biggest crop ever
raised there.
Agram, the potato center of
eastern Morrison, has spuds in
blossom, and, unless something
unforeseen destroys them or
retards their growth there will
be some dug by the middle or
20 th of July. Bugs have not
been very active so far but perhaps they are holding themselves in reserve for a big
drive.
Long Prairie Leader: Rural
road bosses persist in the
wasteful habit of putting sod in
the roads. It seems that nothing short of jail sentences will
prevent this shiftless and slovenly habit.^ Sod in the road is
a never ending source of expense. A piece of sod is the
lather and mother of the chuck
hole and once a chuck hole is
imiit into a road it stays there
until the road is rebuilt. Sod
is made up of vegetable matter
and rots. It absorbs moisture
like-a bad nerve at the root
of a tooth, no matter how much
you pack on top of it, the bottom is rotten. Sod in roads has
cost Todd county taxpayers
tnousands of dollars and yet
year after year our good money
is paid out to men who persist
in the practice. If a contractor
builds a crumbly foundation
for a house and as a result the
structure settles and warps and
cracks we have recourse
against the contractor. When
a road boss ruins the foundation of our roads by dumping
sod into them, why should not
the taxpayers be able to recover damages from him?
West Boh News
A dance will be given at the
Freedhem club house July 4.
Nelson's 4-piece orchestra
will furnish music. A good
time in view. Everybody is
invited.
Mr. Nelson and Vernie Olson
of Freedhem have commenced
building the barn on the J. W.
Berg farm.
Gilbert Olson had the misfortune of losing a little colt.
He doesn't know whether it
died or strayed away.
Anna Kohs is home for a
few weeks' visit.
The Quaker madicine show
is playing at B'reedhem for one
week.
The recent rain w,as worth
millions of dollars.
Services will be ^^i in the
club hoi;. ':i,^R-    ,!,'v-
Gregory of Little Fa^^vill de
liver the sermon.
Damage Done By
Recent Storm
Reports of damage by lightning during Sunday night's
storm are coming in.
The big pine tree standing
about 30 feet from John Bos-
er's house was struck about 2
o'clock, and so j badly peeled
that John thinks it will die.
Nick Stalpes lost two head
of cattle by lightning about 3
o'clock.
Julius Marshik's house was
struck and one gable end was
shattered. Julius' two boys
were sleeping upstairs but were
not even awakened by the
crash.
The barn of Math Braun,
living three miles south of
Buckman, was struck and one
norse was killed.
Henry Welle Of
Lastrup Wins Buick
Number 77 held by Henrys
Welle of Lastrup won the Buick
car at the raffle last night. A
larg-e crowd witnessed the drawing, which, according to the
opinion of the crowd, wfis absolutely square and above- board.
SULLIVAN
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hall
3pent a few days of. last week
.vith Mrs. Hall's parents, Mr.
_.nd Mrs. A. W. Cook.
Mrs. Martin and daughter
Nellie called at Peter Adkins'
iast Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. T. S. Look and niece
were callers at L. Dorman's
vVednesday.
E. M. Thompson accompan-
.ed by his father from Ester-
. ille, la., called at T. S. Look's
ihursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sanborn I
jaught a few fish in Sullivan '
iake Saturday.
The Peter Adkins family are
.ae happy owners of a Buick
car.
Hillman callers Saturday
yere John and Laurel Hoskins
..nd Harold Widdowson.
Mr. and Mrs.    Chas.    Smith
..otored up from Kimball and1
-pent   a   few   hours    visiting!
- ientf!_ and relatives.
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sandbeck and!
t\ in.  Drews and wife of Hillman picnicked at the lake Sunday.
Mrs. Taylor and son Donald
.isited at C. E. Look's Monday.
Peter Adkins and son Jim
were Lastrup calers    Monday.
J. Hilder and party of St.
jioud spent a few days at
cJamp Linnehan.
Word has been received of
uie death of Berl Gee, who lived near Vineland. He leaves
.o mourn his loss a wife, son
and daughter. We express our
.sympathy for the bereaved
ones left behind.
The Nonpartisan League.
George Moore |ts canvasing
the country in tke interest of
the Nonpartisan/" League and he
claims to be meeting with success.    Their' "fundamental  idea
and prkicip.-e, a& we understand,
f__R_/~ >-
is that tb,e government take and
control the means of transportation amd natural products.
Give liU a hearing when he
palls on you. His arguments
are sound.
Local Happenings
Of the Week.
St. Cloud. June 25: The
board of county commissioners
has decree .1 that the Cold
Spring dam paust go. Several
hundred farmers petitioned the
removal of the dam, claiming
that several ihousand acres of
land with ari estimated value
of $175,000 will be reclaimed
by such action. Those opposed
to the remove of the dam, alleging it will do away with
several lake resorts, will have
20 days in whicfc to appeal.
The Non-partisan league will
play a prominent part i„ the
next general election program.
This league is already .'undertaking organization work in
Minnesota. It haslbeen a potent power in NoAn Dakota
politics for some tiije. Transcript.
HILLMAIV
11. F. Somers.went to Pierz
iast Thursday.
Those that attended the surprise party at J. C. Miller's last
.Saturday evening are Ethel
iNelson, Ben Drews, Alma and
__dward Scott and Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Sell and Florence and
jiilsie Summers. All report a
good time.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sand-
oeck, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Drews
and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Miller
and family are at Sullivan lake.
Mr. and Mrs. August Drews
visited at H. F. Somers' Sunday.
A number of young folks
spent a pleasant evening at
jake Hanson's Sunday evening.
Hillman callers Monday
were Leigh Teachout, Wm. 'Goble, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mann Henry Hutchins and Mac Somers.
Miss Leona Hutchins returned Monday after a few
clays' visit with friends at Ar-
thyde.
Andrew Markuson and Ray
Cates went to Little Falls on
Thursday.
Miss Dorothy Lynn went to
Pierz Thursday.
Brainerd, June 26: Charles
D. Stowell, who was struck by
lightning during the great,
storm which raged over Brainerd Monday morning, was hit
by a bolt which entered his
home as he sat on the bed.
The left side of his face and
body was badly burned, and the
flame seared his back to great
depth. His brother, \WUlia_n
N. Stowell, was dazed by the
shock.
The people of Todd \n(i ad_
joining counties will htye an
opportunity next week Iq hear
the two men most prominent
in the Farmers' Non-pa. tisan
league tell of the merits c\ that
organization. A. C. Tov*niey>
founder of the league, and Vov'
Frazier of North Dakota, (the
first governor to be eleWed
through its activities, vjh I Lake this week. His object
speak at Fairy lake, north \,t\of visiting here is to catch
Sauk Centre on Tuesday andut fish.
Eagle Bend on    the   following
Mrs. Jacob Pflepson of Buffalo is visiting here.
Mary Winkler of Holdingford is visiting with friends
here.
Aug. Meyer of West Buck-
man is building a 42 by 60
foot barn.
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Dr. J. C. Boehm of St. Cloud
spent  Sunday with his relatives in the village.
The Farmer' Creamery
made 1,000 pounds of butter
in one churning this week.
It is said that $50.00 to
$75.00 worth of frogs are
shipped out of here every
day.
R. D. Schilling and R. M.
Gonzel of Delano, Minn., were
here on land business yesterday.
Jos, Fleckenstein and wife,
and Henry Terhaar and wife
motored to Avon Wednesday.
Frank Hortsch of Morrill
was here Mouday. The crops
are poor in his neck of the
woods.
Hilda and Louis Rassier
and Cel Blake visited at Hubert Bares' last Sunday evening.
As a "Safety First" measure, C. E. Gravel is putting
lightning rods on his elevator in Genola.
Wm. J. Broker, H. W. Broker and M. P. Lies of Royalton passed through here to
Sullivan yesterday.
Wm. E. Faust and Chas.
Dunn will leave Friday for
Mercer, Pa., where' they will
work on a courthouse job.
G. Lender of Red Oak, la.,
is visiting friends at Sullivan
day. The activities of the Norn
partisan league are said ti
have put an entirely new com-:
plexion on North Dakota poll- h     a m0Bt   delightfal   vacates and it is believed that the
league will play an important
part     in    Minnesota's   future
elections.—Transcript.
Arthur Schauble has resumed his duties as mail carrier on  route 3 after  spend-
RUCKER
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bruber
and baby Alice visited Pierz
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs.    Arba   Waller
and Master Robert visited Mr
and Mrs.    Tracy   Waller   last
Sunday.
Mrs. Tomberlin and daughters, Norma and Virgie, were
visitors at the Dorman home
Sunday.
hnm? t0fwn^0ard met at   the'ES Wednesday looking for
home    of    the    clerk,    Leieh ,    i-   + ui
Teachout,    Wednesday     after : PotatoeS to SUPl,ly hlS tableS"
tion.
Nick Thommes is here visiting his parents. He has
been employed in a machine
shop in Buffalo, N. Y., the
last six nio.iths.
Owing to thb dances coming in thick and fast and the
Buick Raffle dance so close
ahead, the dauces Monday
evening were poorly attended.
R. L. Palmer of the Buck-
man Hotel, Little Falls was
He succeeded in picking up
four or five sacks.
Ask the Little Falls Busi-
noon.
George Wood and wife and
little daughter Elnora went to
Pierz on Monday
Hans Jacobson and Mr and'ness College what it can do
Mrs. John Ferguson were Hill-: for y0lu Tllis old reliable'»
man goers Monday. j business   college trains   com-
George    .Hoffman   and   his nion school  and   high school
crew of workers moved above graduates and places them jln
jere Tuesday to renew    work $60 to $80   positions.    It can
onjhe upper part of the state do as  well for you.    TMg iB
Mrs. Tracy Waller, also Mrs.'a h*gh Srade college with its
S. D. Wood and, Mrs. Probas o Promises fulfilled. It is where
were visitors of Mrs. George y°u w^l have uo regrets.
Wood last Satt^day. '   j Write for catalog.
BILL TO CONTRO
FOOD IS PASS
House Inserts Drastic Prohibition Amendments.
PRESIDENT HAS BROAD POWERS!
Use of Grains in Manufacture of Alco-!
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bidden for Duration of War.
Washington, D. C. — The adminis-l
nation food control bill, giving the;
president broad authority to controlj
the distribution of food, feed and fuel
for war purposes and appropriating
1152,500,000 for its enforcement and
administration, was passed by the
house after farreaching prohibition
provisions had been written into it.
The vote was 365 to 5, Representa-|
tives McLemore, Slayden and Young;
of Texas. Democrats, and Weeker,;
Missouri, and Ward, New York, Re-!
publicans, voting in the negative.
Prohibition provision adopted would!
prevent use of foodstuffs for manufac-i
ture of alcoholic beverages and would!
give the president authority to takeover for war purposes all liquor now!
on hand. The bill now goes to the!
senate, where it probably will be sub-!
stituted early this week for a similar!
measure already under consideration,!
Leaders hope to get the measure to!
conference by July 1.
Several   Important Changes.
The most important changes made!
by the house outside the prohibition!
section were limiting the control powers of the president to articles specifically mentioned by the bill and subjecting voluntary aids in control work
to the penal provision.. The text of
the Barkley amendment follows:
"No person shall use any food, food
materials or feeds in the production
of alcohol or of alcoholic beverages,
except for government, industrial
scientific or sacramental purposes.
Any persons who willfully violates this
section shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine of not exceed-,
ing $5,000 or by imprisonment for not!
more than two years or both."
There was a hot debate ov~ the!
prohibition features. Wets a_«f drys!
accused each other of unfairness.
An amendment was adopted provid-i
ing that all persons employed in ad-j
ministration of the food law, except!
those serving without compensation, j
shall be appointed under civil service!
law.
President Can  Seize  Liquors.
After several hours of parliamentary;
sparring the prohibition element gotj
the upper hand and forced adoption of!
amendments forbidding use ot nay|
foodstuffs during the war for making!
intoxicants and giving the president!
authority to take over in his discre-i
tion all stocks of distilled liquors.
The amendment designed to cut off'
manufacture of liquors was adopted,
132 to 114. It was submitted by Representative Barkley of Kentucky, Democrat, and would provide that no food,
food material or feed, could be used
during the war for the manufacture of
alcohol or alcoholic beverages except
for governmental, ir .ustrial, scientific,
medicinal or sacra mental  purposes.
On the amendment authorizing government use of distilled spirits there
was no roll call and only a. few scattering nays were heard on the viva
voce vote. Originally proposed by
Representative Webb of North Carolina it was accepted by Chairman Lever of the agriculture committee and
was adopted on his motion.
DRAFT DRAWINGS
AT WASHINGTON
Washington, D. C—Detailed regulations for drafting the new national
army now awaiting President Wilson's
approval, contain provision for every
step in the great undertaking except
the actual method of the draft itself.
No official announcement has been
made and official confirmation is be-,
ing withheld, but it has been stated j
and generally is accepted here as true !
that the federal government itself will!
do the drafting, probably here in!
Washington, so there will be no op-1
portunity io: local favorites, political!
or otherwise.
Then the question of exemptions!
will <-ome up and this will go before I
the local boards. If a man is exempt- j
eu the man bearing the number which j
was drawn next in order will take his !
place and so on.
In this way all those available for j
service out of the 10,000,000 who reg- j
istered will be made ready for the!
country's call and from them the first!
increment of 625,000 will be assem- j
bled. The others will be called as!
the need develops as the war goes on. I
Train Hits Auto; Five Dead.
Terre Haute, Ind.—Timothy Wrenn,
well known local labor leader, and
four children were killed near here
when their automobile was struck by
a Big Four passenger train. Two of
the children were Wrenn's daughters
and the others were relatives.
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