The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1918-01-10

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VOL. NO. 9.
PIERZ, HORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, January 10, 1918.
No. 30
Brief Items of
State News
Andrew Ryan, pioneer resident of
Dakota county, died at his home in
Hastings. He had been ill for some
time.
■ Th State Association of Probate
Judges will meet January 16 and 17 ln
f3t. Paul. The judges will visit the
state hospital for crippled children at
Phalen Park and also the state prison
at Stillwater.
/ In the effort to supply the St. Paul
pitizens with fresh fish, the state game
and fish department had 3,000 pounds
of pickerel caught and packed for
sale in that city. The fish were sold
at 10 cents a pound. The catch was
inade in 30 degrees below zero
weather.
After eluding officers for more than
three months, Eugene Eagle was arrested in Duluth charged with taking
mortgaged property and when arraigned before Judge Crewe, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to serve one year
in the state penitentiary.
Conferences were held by the
Minnesota Swine Breeders' Sheep
Breeders' and Horse breeders' associations in convention with Farmers'
and Homemakers' week at the Minnesota university farm school. A conference of vegetable growers was also
held.
Telegraphic offer of | the unprecedented price of $75 a ton, f. o. b. Atlantic port, for the rails of the Dan
Patch line reaching Minneapolis
brought a crisis in the reorganization
plans of the road. On a decision that
must be made within the next few
days depends whether the road shall
promptly be scrapped, or reconstructed and electrified.
Gustavus Adolphus college at St.
Peter has been designated a school for
instruction for the signal corps by the
War department. An instructor and
instruments, 20 sets in all, are furnished by the government, and all
young men eligible to draft age are
admitted free of charge. At the end
of the course the government issues
a certificate which practically insures
a position in the signal corps.
Saving, giving, loyalty and constant
recognition of the difference between
right and wrong—these are four great
lessons, which the year 1917 brought
-0 the American people, said President
Burton of Minnesota university at the
[University farm school. Dr. Burton
and President Fred B. Snyder of the
^University board of regents spoke
on "The Present Crisis" at the session
of Farmers' and Homemakers' week
at the farm school.
I Six appointments from Minnesota to
take the March examinations for entrance to the military academy at
West Point have been made public by
the War department. They are Walter H. Petereine, Echo; Robert H.
Krueger of Morris first alternate;
Richard C. Dougherty of Glenwood,
second alternate; Franklin P. Serfln
of Glenwood; Marshal A. Webb of
Amiret, first alternate; Harold G,
Sand of Willmar, second alternate.
"Eat more potatoes," said A. D
Wilson, state food administrator, who
addressed the Minnesota Farm Bureau association at the University
farm, in connection with farmers' and
homemakers' week. "Farmers must
realize the loss on their potatoes
this year, even below the cost ol
production," said Mr. Wilson. "There
are now between 40,000,000 and 100,-
000,000 surplus bushels of potatoes
in the United States. "The food administration did not urge increased
acreage of potatoes last spring. They
are perishable, and as war food, fall
below the production of corn, beans
and wheat."
The proceeds of the Red Crosc
dance given at the city hall In International Falls netted the local chapter $166.68.
' John Nordin, 65, of Wadena, pioneer resident of Compton township,
'dropped dead at the dinner table
Christmas day.
' Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell of
St. Paul officiated at the dedication
'of the Fairmont Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church, Fairmont, whic'i
lias just been completed.
Word was received by Mrs. Theodore Manikewske of Breckenrldge
that her brother, Sergeant Leo No-
braske, 22, of Company I, Wahpeton,
N: D., died at Camp Merrit. The remains were shipped to his old home
£n La Crosse, Wis., tor burial.
Supt. Walter F. Dickens of the
Red Lake Indian agency notifies those
residing in villages and in the vicinity of Red Lake that the purchase
of fish from the Indians is illegal and
that if the practice Is not stopped
arrests and prosecutions will follow.
William Bomaster, 60 years old
and six feet four inches tall, was
given shelter in the St. Cloud city
jail during the night when he was
found by police, poorly clothed and
suffering from cold. He stated that
he had sons and daughters living in
the southern part of the state near
Mankato and will be sent there by the
authorities.
At its fifth annual meeting in New
York Jan. 18, the National Institute
on Social Science will present medals
or "notable service to mankind" to
Herbert C. Hoover, food administrator; Menry D. Davison, chairman of
Red Cross war council, and Dr. William J. Mayo of Rochester, Minn. The
new medal will be called the liberty
service  medal.
Earnest S. Hurt, who left Bemidji Dec. 5 with 32 volunteers,
writes from San Antonio, Tex., that
he ia in the aviation section and
tiat h.8 likes his new work very
muc__
nteresting i Insurance Company
Correspondences      Annual Meeting
Sullivan News.
Mrs: Dorman and son David
visited the city of Hillman last
Wednesday.
Peter Adkins called at the
H. C. Smith home Friday.
Mrs. Widdowson spent Friday
afternoon at Wm. Lyun's.
John Smith spent the „week
end at the Peter Adkins and
Frank Sims homes.
John Gross, John Wise and
Joe Virnig' of Pierz are spending
a few weeks in the Billie Marie
cottage at Camp Linehan.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Look spent
Sunday at Mrs. Ford's.
Callers at H. C. Smith's Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Sims, Clarence and Lorie Hoskins.
Callers at C. E. Look's Tuesday were Mr, and Mrs. Matt.
Pint, D. W. Sims and Julius Van
Kueren
The   Pierz   Farmer's'   Mutual
Insurance  Co. held   the   annual
meeting last Tuesday.    The following officers were elected:
M. Rauch, President,
H. J. Vierk, Vice President,
F. O. Bolster, Secretary,
Anton Jamma, Treasurer.
Directors: Theo Thielen,Emil
Froehner and P. J. Gau.
•Insurance    valuations    were
agreed upon as follows:
Cattle 3 years old _j_ $40
Cattle 2 years old $25
Cattle 1 year old $15
It was further decided that
hereafter hogs and chickens can
be insured.
West Buh News.
School in district 104 opened
Monday after a two weeks' X-
mas vacation.
Miss Pierson spent  the  holidays  at  her  home  in   Green
Prairie.
Edwin Johnson has -eturned
to Northfield where he is a
student at the St. Olafs college,
after spending Xmas with his
mother Mrs. Christ Johnson.
Darrow Muncy called on the
Wieland Bros. Saturday.
Miss Ethel Johnson left for
Minneapolis where she will be
employed.
Helen Davis has resumed her
school duties after a two weeks'
vacation.
Marv Olson returned to Little
Falls where she is attending
High School, after spending her
vacation at home.
Geo. Kohs spent Sunday afternoon at Wielands.'
"As the Twig is Bent, the
tree inclines," a play, will be
given in the Freedhem Club
House, Saturday, Jan. 12th. A
quilt will be raffled after the
play, all are welcome. Admission 15 and 25 cents.
Cars are still seen passing,
even if the snow is 3 and 4 feet
deep in some places. Wieland
Bros, have broken the record
with their machine, never before have "they operated their
car in January. They claim it's
a "Max" tbat .will pull them.
A Dance was given in the
Freedhem hall New Years night
and a good time and a large
crowd was the report.
Clarence and Watler Carison
were Freedhem callers Saturday evening.
Frank Schammel is hauling
wood.
Fred Schneider is home for a
few months, after being employed at .Ruthton all season.
A prosperous New Year is
extended to all by the west Buh
correspondent.
All Drafted Men
Claim Excemption
About 100 percent of draft
registrants are claiming exemption. All are basing their
claims on agricultural and dependency grounds.
Gourd-Bares.
Nick Courd of St. Joseph and
Agnes Bares, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Bares were married here Tuesday morning. Joseph Courd, the grooms brother,
was best man, and the brides
sister Barbara, was maid of
honor. The wedding was celebrated at bride's home.
The young couple will make
their home in St. Joseph.
Julius Popelik of Platte
Lake was here Monday and
Tuesday disposing furs.
Art Lafond, the Buick man
spent a good part of Monday
in Pierz.
Watch next week's pa=
per for the Sale Ad of the
Golden Rule on white
goods.
P. L. Poster made a trip to
the . eounty seat Tuesday to
bid on county road work.
Ferdinand, the three year
old son of John L. Boser
broke his right leg while
playing last Thursday.
Please Quit It.
Frank Rauch is registering a
few kicks and perhaps has a
right to. Auto and horse drivers are making a short cut across
his rye field and destroying the
stand and scattering foul seeds
on the land- He politely asks
all drivers not to do it after
this. Frank says he wants to
do his bit and raise a good crop
of rye.
Handy Andy
Wednesday   Evening Jan. 16th,
in Faust's Hall.
The Agram Welfare Club will play
HANDY ANDY, an irish drama in
two acts, for the benefit of the Agram
school and the Red Cross, Wednesday
evening, January 16th in Faust's Hall.
Cast of Characters.
Handy Andy Ferd. Leidenfrost
Squire Egan, Bernh. Terhaar
Squire O'Grady, Hubert Rauch
Mr. Murphy,         Jos. Terhaar
Dick Dawson, Frank Rauch
Mr. Furlong Ferd. Stumpf
Edward O'Connor, ..   .Henry Kippley
Simon, Joseph Rauch
Oonah Rooney    .Marie Kipple3'
Mad Nancy, Angela Terhaar
Fanny Dawson, ... .Marie Leidenfrost
Recitation—The Last Hymn
Agatha Terhaar,     Bernhard Terhaai
Farce :
Gifting' 'Sperience in a Doctor's Off ce
Cast of Charactets.
Dr. Brown, Joseph Kippley
Snowball Joseph Terhaar
Mr. White,, Bernhard Terhaai
Johnny White, John Raucl.
Mrs. White, Angela Terhaar
Jane, Marie Terhaai
Patients.
If from grief You'h seek relief, Come
and see poor Handy Andy
Admission 25 cents
Reserved Seats 35 cents
Dance after the play for tlie Benefit
of the Red Cross.
C. A. Measure.
Army Balloon
Makes Record
From Omaha to Sauk Rapids
in a balloon in nine hours and
fourteen minutes. That's the
record of five students from the
Fort Omaha school, who left
the Fort at 11:58 Wednesday
night and landed at the Sam
Orton farm four miles northeast
of Sauk Rapids at 9:12 Thursday morning. The distance is
approximately 600 miles.
The balloon is an ordinary observation bag about 28 feet in
diameter, with a capacity of 35-
000 cubic feet of gas, and is
equipped with a basket six feet-
square and four feet deep, altitude recorder, maps and various instruments for ascertaining
the position of the bag at any
time.
The men stated that only one
of their number had suffered
any discomfort from the cold,
he having started without his
full equipment of aviation
clothing. He was placed in the
bottom of the bag and the remainder of the crew gathered
around him, thus keeping him
fairly comfortable.
The offiicers claim that: they
broke the world's record for
continuous flight at an elevation of 3,000 feet, the bag neither rising or descending more
than 250 feet from this eleva
tion for a period of more than
six hours.
It was said that the average
speed at which it traveled was
about eighty miles per hour.
Young Man Killed
atJVatab Mill
John McCune, a workman at
•trie Watab Pulp and Paper company's mill at Sartell was instantly killed at nine o'clock
Wednesday morning when he
became entangled in the rolls of
one of the big machines.
McCune, who was only nineteen years of age, was working
on the winding machine, and
for some reason had reached into the machine when he became
caught, was pulled into the rollers and hurled clear of the
machine. His body was badly
mangled and crushed and death
was instantaneous.
Warning to Timber Thieves!
I have recieved notice that
anyone stealing wood this
year and is caught will be
placed under arrest and prosecuted. John Schmolke.
ELABORATE HOSPITAL PLANS
Wounded Sammies Are To Be Well
Cared For.
With the American Army ii» France,
Jan. 7.—Elaborate plans for the care
of American sick, wounded and blind
soldiers are announced by Surgeon
General Bradley. These plans contemplate ample hospital room for every soldier requiring attention. In
addition 15 complete hospital trains
have been ordered in England and two
ln Prance and more will be ordered
later.
The largest drug order ever made
in England has just been placed by
the American expeditionary forces.
Everything possible is being purchased in Europe in order to save
cargo space.
The only wounded men who will
be returned to the United States .will
be those who it is determined are
permanently unfit for army service.
Onamia Private
Killed in Wreck
Washington, Dec. 29.—The
death of Prudent R. Van Ris-
seghen, private, of Onamia,
Minn., in a railroad accident in
France, was reported by General Pershing today.
Sausage Thieves.
It is reported by authorities
pretty close to home that H. H.
Roos had two tubs full of home
made sausage stolen from his
house a week or two ago. And
the most outrageous feature of
the theft is that it was done at
about 11 o'clock in the forenoon
and that the booty was carried
away—not through back and
unfrequented roads as thieves
were wont to do years ago—but
in an automobile. When H. H.
reported the theft, one of the
neighbors recalled that he had
seen an auto drive into the yard
about 11 o'clock in the forenoon,
but did not know that the family was gone and that the driver
of the auto, whom he did not
recognize in the distance had
j designs upon the WURST. How-
I ever, the facts remain that the
wurst has not yet come back;
and moreover, the wurst has by
'this time no doubt undergone
j such—chemical if not physical—
changes that H. H. would be
loath to have it returned.
FOR   LABOR   LOYALTY  WEEK
Call   For  Observance   With   Lincoln's
Birthday.
New York, Jan. 7.—A proclamation
calling for the observance of a national labor loyalty week In connection with the celebration of Lincoln's
birthday, with the additional purpose
of "combatting the insidious forces of
pro-German and anti-American propaganda" has been issued by th- Amer
lean .Alliance for Labor and Democracy, j
Copies were sent to the alliance's
branches and all central labor bodies
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor over all the country.
The proclamation was signed by Samuel Gompers, as president of the
lean Alliance for Labor and Democ
Democracy.
No advertisement of local or
display character will be printed in the Journal for less than
50 cents. That is 50 cents is
our minimun charge for any ad,
if only a line or an inch display.
If it isn't worth .0 cents have
3000 people read your ad, it
isn't worth anything.
Blue Water and Air.
Pure water, according to Lord Ray-
leigh, Is greenish blue, while pure ail
is blue, because, according to Newton's dictum, the molecules of the air
lire sufficiently large to reflect blue
™.vs.
Fewer Sunday Funerals
Chicago, Jan. 7.—Agitation favoring
the doing away with Sunday funerals,
was said to have been successful. Instead of the usual 150 funerals generally held Sunday, only six were reported.
France Recognizes Finland.
Paris, Jan. 7.—The French government   has   officially   recognized   Finland   as  an  independent  republic.
Bluejackets Wreck Seattle Paper.
Seattle,  Wash.,   Jan.    7.—Led,    ac-
iording to witnesses by two civilians,
5 to 20 American bluejackets entered
the office of the Daily Call, a radical
newspaper here, and almost wrecked
the   institution.    It   is   said   the   sail-
rs entered the newspaper office
quietly, drew their revolvers, forced
the seven or eight employes to lie
down on the floor, and then threw
the type out into the street and
smashed the office fixtures aud
press. They then withdrew quietly.
No arrests have been reported bo far.
Grain And Produce
Market Report
Choice No. 1  Northern $2 04
'Vheat, No. 1,       *2.00
j Wheat,  No.  2       1.97
IWheat, No. 3        1.94
Wheat, No. 4     1.90
flax,        3.25
Harley      1.28
, Liye    1.69
|Oat.s _ _      73
Ear Corn    1.25
Hay .     7.00
Butter, Creamery .        45
j      "        Dairy '_'_      37
Eggs       42
f^l our, Royal      5.30
"    White Rose      5.20
Low grade flour 4.00
Bran     2.10
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 2.75
Shorts 2.25
Ground Feed     2.40
Beans      5.00
Onions..     2.50
Potatoes _..       90
Local Happenings
Of the Week
PEACE PARLEYS,
ARE SUSPENDED
The well-oiled harness will, Russia and Germany Break Off
save leather, hides and spon-
dulix.
The man who never made
any mistakes never made anything.
John, Frank and Sylvester
Breitbach of Elrosa are here
visiting with the Grau families.
Watch next week's pa=
per for the Sale Ad of the
Golden Rule on white
goods.
Susan Theis left Tuesday
for Crookston where she will
visii her sister Mary.
John Bollig is here visiting
his parents. He is now truck
farming at St. Paul.
Hubert Kelzenberg of
Buckman shook hands with
old frtends here Monday.
Mrs. A. P. Stoll, and son
is visiting her parents in St.
Paul.
An exchange says: This
winter the women are wearing high collars and skirts to
match.
Miss Catherine Virnig left
for Elrosa Wednesday, where
she will visit her sister Mrs.
Leo Schoenberg.
During the last year 1917,
Clerk of Court Stoll issued
223 marriage licenses. 16
more than the year before.
Susan Wagner reports that
wood thieves were busy Tuesday night and got away with
several armfuls from her
pile.
Mrs. Eva Virnig of Buh
is in receipt of a letter which
states that her son Andrew
had arrived in France. Andrew is  in the machine  gun
i
corps.
John Hesch of Agram attended the Shorthorn sale at;
South St. Paul last week and
bought three—one bull and:
two heifers of registered I
cattle. John is taking a step;
iu the right direction.
Watch next week's pa=
per for the Sale Ad of the
Golden Rule on white
goods.
Frank Poster returned Tuesday from the Knife River
country where he was working in a lumber camp. He
says thirty slackers were arrested in one camp there and
sentenced to one year imprisonment.
Reinhart  Stumpf   of Harvey,   North Dakota, is  here!
on a weeks   visit   with   his]
mother,   Mrs. Adolf  Stumpf |
and   family   and   his  many
other relatives.
Jim Collins, International
Harv. collector is making the
rounds again. Harvester collectors are gradually going
out of date here, since the
advent of the hog and cattle
industry. __>ui _>._'..;■. lliai Ihe
farmers raised pn MUCHj
wheat that they c-JVJiun't pay.
for their binders.
Negotiations When Foe Refuses Transfer.
FEAR ALLY INFLUENCE
•Tetj.lJ0is_-.Jlfc. S_isp»nded'   are   Word-
Used,"In/ Announcement—Trotzky
Insists   Parley   Must, Go
To Stockholm.
Stockholm, Jan. 7.—The Germans!
operating east of Pittsburgh according
negotiations between the Central pow-j
ers and the Bolsheviki government in!
Russia.
From the meager advices received,!
It appears the rock upon which a con-;
tinuation of the pourparlers split was,
the demand of the Russians that the!
conference be resumed at Stockholm,:
Instead of at Brest-Litovsk. ;j
Trotzky   Is   Insistent.
Dissatisfied with the proposals °<?r!
peace made by the Teutonic allies be-;
fore the recess o£ the Brest-Litorsk
conference, Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, had been insistent on the deliberations being held on
neutral soil instead of at the German
eastern headquarters. The Germans,
however, had been equally as firm in
their determination not to treat with
the Russians at any other place than
Brest-Litovsk.
The decision of the Germans to dis-
:ontinue the sittings was arrived at
luring a crown council held in Berlin
which was attended by Field Marshal
.on Hindenburg and General von Lu-
iendorf, first quartermaster general.
Fear Allies' Influence.
A belated dispatch from Berlin gives
as the reason for the refusal of the
Germans to consider Stockholm as a
place where peace might be advantageously discussed the fear that British, French and American diplomats
In the Swedish capital would by intrigue render all endeavors futilfe.
Dispatches from Berlin indicate that
il though the Reichstag parties in the
main are supporting the government,
.onsiderable unrest is prevalent and
Strong efforts are being made to hold
the Sociali^s in line. The Socialist
. rgan j_s Berlin characterized the situation as extraordinarily serious.
Ukranians   In   Armistice.
An armistice has been declared ln
the Ukraine region, the Rada, Ukrainian's legislative body, and the Bolsheviki having agreed to a compromise of
their dfferences. T?he Rada is said to
be ready to decline to give support to
General Kaledines and his Cossacks
In return for the withdrawal of Bol-
heviki troops from the Ukraine.
3    MEXICAN   BANDITS   SLAIN
Overtaken by U. S. Cavalry After Raid
and Killed.
Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 7.—Three Mexicans were killed and four captured by
members of a troop of cavalry in a
fight two miles south of the Mexican
border which followed a raid by Mexicans who surprised two American soldiers at the Slaughter ranch, 20 miles
west of here, and took them prisoners across the line.
When word of the capture reached army headquarters some cavalry
men were dispatched to rescue the
American soldiers. Two miles south
of the .order they tame upon the raiders who were armed. The Mexicans
opened fire on their pursuers, who
returned the fire. In quick order
three. Mexicans were killed and tha
Other four captured, some of the latter being wounded. No Americans
were killed or wounded in the engagement.
FOREIGN FUNDS ARE TIED UP
Bolshevikl Forbids Banks To Pay Money To Ambassadors.
Petrograd, Jan 7.—Foreign Minister
Trotzky has issued an order forbidding banks to pay out money deposited by foreign embassies. When
asked the object of these instructions,
M.  Trotzky  said:
"'The old Russian government nas
funds deposited to its credit in banks
abroad and until those deposits are
placed at the disposal of the Council
of National commissioners the embassies cannot draw the money they
have on deposit in Russian banks."
The American embassy is among
those that have been refused funds.
Germans  Execute 22 for Espionage.
Amsterdam, Jan. 7.—Twenty-two
persons, among them four from Antwerp, eight from Ghent and a Dutch
skipper, were executed by the Ger<
pans at Ghent, December 20, for alleged espionage, according to the Tel-
egraafs correspondent at Flush''".!-.
Says Japan Will Stand by Allies.
Mexico City, Jan. 7.—If tho enemy
proposes a separate peace, feo -latter
bow advantageous it may be, Jepftn
will reject it. BarOn Fugitaro Ol.ri,
the new Jap-nese minister to Mexico
declared in a staten-Snt concerning the
attitude of his country. Japan, he
sail., would remain on the side of the
lilies and was cooperating in the war
to her full extent. Being one oi! tne
r.igttatcr.es c' the treaty of Loudon,
Japan, the minister added, would not
look upon that treaty a. a scrap ol
paper. - —
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