The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1918-03-14

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PIERZ, flORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, March 14, 1918.
No. 39
^EWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.
Motley.—Mrs. Hill of Motley, 88
years old and blind, has knit six pairs
of socks for the Red Cross chapter.
Minneapolis.—Mrs. Martha A. Dor-
sett of this city, the first woman admitted to the bar in Minnesota, is
dead.    She was 66 years old.
East Grand IForks,—More than $360
each month has been pledged by East
Grand Forks citizens for the support
of the Red Cross organization.
Mankato.—By defeating the Blue
Earth basketball team in a game
played in this city, the Waseca high
school takes the district championship.    The score, was 59 to 14.
Albert Lea.—Chris. M. Nelson, a farmer living southeast of this city, has
already sown 20 acres of spring wheat.
The prospects for a large wheat acreage in this vicinity are. promising.
St. Cloud.—A service flag displaying a field of seven stars was dedicated to the honor of seven young
men of the Swedish BapU-t churcn
who are now in the service of the
United States army.
Alpha.—Alpha, having a population
of only about 200, raised $1,820 at an
auction sale for the Red Cross. All
kinds of farm produce and dry goods
and groceries were donated by the
people of the neighborhood.
International Falls.-^E. B. Fisher,
who was bound over to the grand
jury for alleged seditious utterances,
has been relieved of his duties as
superintendent of the M., D. & W, railroad. C. H. Woodford is filling the
position temporarily
Alexandria.—Carl A. Wold, former
state representative, editor ■ of the
Park Region Echo, has been con-
viicted of disdouraging enlistments.
He was sentenced to serve three
months in the Douglas county jail and
to pay a fine of $200.
Cass Lake.—While hauling ice at
the Indian mission north of Cass Lake
a large black team owned by the mission was drowned. The accident happened at what is known as the Cass
Lake bay. Large cakes of ice had
been cut out and the team backed into
this large hole.
Winona.—Four young women now
are employed as depot operators on
the Minnesota division of the Northwestern Line, the headquarters for
which are in Winona. They are taking the places of young men released
to meet the military needs of the United States government.
Mahnomen.—The contractors on the
Judicial ditch between Norman and
Mahnomen counties have arrived here
with their machinery' wnich wi.l be
unloaded and transported to the
scene of activity before the frost gets
out of the ground. Work on the ditch
will commence about the first of May.
. Long Prairie.—John N. Johnson, 26
years old, a farmer of Iowa, is dying
in a hospital here from burns received
when a gasoline tank on an automobile exploded. Johnson, who is in
class 1 of the draft, was about to go
to Long Prairie for examination when
he tried to look into the .tank with th _
aid of a lighted match.
St. , Paul.—Clifford L. Hilton has
been appointed attorney general of
Minnesota by Governor J. A. A. Burnquist. His appointment is for the
unexpired term of the late Attorney
General Lyndon A. Smith, on whose
staff Mr. Hilton served for eight years.
C. L. Weeks will become deputy attorney general, Mr. Hilton announced..
St. Paul.—Joseph Gilbert, manager
of the National Nonpartisan league,
who was arrested on a charge of conspiracy to discourage enlistments, was
discharged from the custody of 'Sheriff W. S. Career of Martin county under habeas corpus proceedings which
were, upheld by Judge Haupt in district court here.
Winona.—Mystery surrounds the
poisoning of four members of the
family of Martin Wauk here. The
head of th_. family, his wife and two
girls, twins, aged 10, retired in normal
health. At 2 a. m. one. of the girls
awoke and complained of violent
pains. The mother attempted to go
to her but collapsed. The other girl
climbed out of her bed and also was
stricken. Mr. Wnuk called for a
physician, but before, the doctor arrived he also was taken ill.
Sit, Paul.—State officials and em-
playes and friends paid their respects
to Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith,
filing past the, casket in which his
body lay in -r^BK'n tiie majn retunda
of the state -J*Wo\ in St. Paul. The
funeral service in Plymouth Congregational church, Holly avenue and Mc-
kubin street, St. Paul, was conducted
by the Rev. Harry P. Dewey, Minneapolis, and was attended by a large
numb?-' of people. The body of Mr.
Smith was taken East for burial at
his former home in New Hampshire.
1 St. Paul.—Removal of John E. Ljnd--
berg of North Branch as state, creamery inspector, announced -by James
Sorenson, state dairy and food commissioner, was not made on the disloyalty charges' filed some time ago,
Mr. Sorenson said, but on the ground
of incompetency and failure to discharge his official duties properly.
The department is unaer civil ser-
vice^and Lindberg has a right to demand a hearing within 15 days.
International Falls.—The home of
Rev. and Mrs. Howard near Birch-
dale was destroyed by fire together
with most of the contents.
Interesting
Dropped Dead
Correspondences
Platte News
In Genola
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Wolff
spent Sunday afternoon and
evening at the Christ Reese
home.
Miss Rose Gelhar, who has
been working at Little Falls,
left for St. Cloud.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kainz
and family visited at the Reese
home Wednesday evening.
Bill Shiek and Gust Valentine
were Platte callers Sunday.
Mr. Reese lost another dog,
killed by poison. This is the
seventh that has been killed by
poison since he lives here.
Mr. Luther Lawrentzen will
soon move onto his own farm,
farther north,
Sullivan News
Prank Weisbrich of Buckman
dropped dead in Plaudy Litke's
saloon,   Genola,  last   Saturday
■ morning at 10 o'clock.    He had
l
■ been working in the woods near
| Frazee since early last fall and
| had just returned with the auto
bus, and intended to go to Buck-
man the same day.
He talked with Theo. Stumpf
and others there about Prazee,
Mike Meyer, and a few more
acctuaintences he had seen, and
he seemed to be in the best of
health and spirits. He called
a few up to the bar to have a
drink with him and was lifting
a glass of brandy to his lips
when he staggered backwards
and fell dead. He was about
65 years of age.
Burial took place in Buckman
last Monday.
Prank Sims motored to Hillman last Tuesday.
Frank A. Johnson arrived
from Oregon Friday. He expects to build on his north forty
in the near future, and will occupy the "Billie Marie" cottage
at Camp Linehan until his house
is finished.
Anna Smith spent the w .ek
end with the Riley Hoskins family.
Sam Martin and Miss Zernas
attended the practice at the
school house Sunday evening.
John Smith and sister Jessie
were callers at the Riley Hoskins home Sunday.
Those who reported foi examination at Little Falls from our
vicinity were Ross Adkins, John
Smith, Iliff Wallmark and Arthur Hoskins.
Mrs. Riley Hoskins is visiting with the Eli Hoskins family-
Sam Perkins, who has bought
the Frank Sims farm moved onto the place Thursday.
Hillman callers Saturday were
Riley and Artie Hoskins,.Tom
Smith, Francis Bugbee and L.
Dorman.
Frank Sims and Anna Smith
motored to Onamia Saturday.
Miss Hausman spent Saturday night .and Sunday with her
friend Miss Zarnes, at theSorum
home.
Elroy Vaux was a lake visitor
Sunday.
The C. E. Look family and
Mrs. T. S. Look called on the
Martin and Sorum families last
Sunday.
Our fishermen have returned
to their homes in Pierz.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sims have
spent the week end at the H. C.
Smith home.
Spring has surely come at
last! We merely had time to
dodge, but as it passed, the
glimpse we caught of the driver
made us believe that the new
model Sullivan Jitney was once
more on the job.
Chas. Mast left Tuesday for
the twin cities.
Assessors Must Attend
The Tax Schools
Jurors Drawn For The
April Term Ot Court
The grand and petit jurors for
the April term of district court
for Morrison county, were drawn
la. t Tuesday afternoon bySheriff
Paul Felix, Clerk of Court A.M.
Stoll and Justice of Peace C.H.
Werner of Royalton. There are
23 grand and 30 petit jurors
drawn. The grand jury is to
report on April Sth, at 10 a. m.,
the petit jury April 10th, at 10
a. m. The jurors drawn from
our neighborhood are:
.      GEAND
Peter P. Blake, Buckman,
Wm. Leidenfrost, Agram,
John Nagel, Agram,
Fred Riecke, Pierz village,
Aug. Sauer, Buckman,
Matt J. Jutten, Hillman,
H. H. Ross, Buh.
.   PETIT
John Mischke, Pierz,
Mike Leise, Genola village,
John Schmidt, Pierz village,
Christ Lust, Hillman,
Matt Zenner, Buckman,
County and town assessors
in Minnesota, before beginning:
canvasses to list taxable real and '
personal property holdings of
May 1st, will attend schools of
instructions arranged by the
state tax commission at county
seats. The schools are required
by law toward insuring the maximum of uniformity in tax assessments. Instructions will be
given by members of the tax
commission and its secretary,
H. A. S. Ives, who has announced the schedule of dates.
The date for the instructions
for  this  county  will be  about!
April  9th.    The  accurate date!
will be published later.
Schools Will Get $13,885
Notified to Appear tor
Examination March 13.
The following Class A-l men
of this vicinity have been notified to appear for examination
on March 13th before the local
draft board:
John N. Altenhofen,
Conrad Altrichter,
Henry J. Solinger,
Hubert Mueller,
Ignatz Keller.
For March 18th
Nick' Otremba, Pierz,
Frank Smuda, Pierz,
Jacob Hohn, Pierz,.
Joseph Flicker, Pierz,
Pauickl, Pierz,
Mike Zo'rmeier, Royalton,
Joseph P. Brausen, Pierz,
Prank J. Mischke, Pierz,
John Peka, Little Palls,
Peter J. Braused, Pierz,
Vincent Wytasehek, Piterz,
John Tschida, Pierz,
The Morrison county schools
will get  $13,885 from   the state j
school apportionment for March.!
Notice   of   this   apportionment!
has   been   received   by   County;
Auditor McNairy.    The apportionment is allowed on thr basis
of $2.50 for each pupil in county
schools.     There   are   5,554   ac-
bording to the report of County
Superintendent M. E. Barues to
the state superintendent of education.   Morrison county's share
of last March was $11,524.80 for
5,543 pupils. i
The county  auditor's office is
now getting  out the Metreh set- j
tlement  and   the school money
will  be   distributed as soon as
this is finished.
School Report
The drive is on for Loyalty
pledges and the Captains
find no difficulty in obtaining signatures.
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Public School Notice.
A big meeting will be held at
the high school in Little Palls,
Saturday, March 16th, at 2:30
p. m. Mrs. W. T. Coe, former
state president of the Minneso-
taFederation and Women's clubs
will speak in the interest of
food conservation. A free
conservation club lunch will be
served and exhibits of conser-
sation food and Junior Red
Cross work will be shown there.
Everyone interested is invited
to attend.
State examination will be given in the schools of Pierz next
week.
A Junior Red Cross League
was organized in the Pierz public school last Monday. Alvina
Virnig was made president of
the league.
The seventh; grade class will
soon be given the studies of the
english classic "Silas Marner."
At the spelling downexercise
Wednesday Clarence Star spelled the school down.
At the recent sixth grade
arithmetic examination Christine Duscher stood highest in
the class and Romaine Scoles
took the highest mark in fifth
grade.
During the spring irlonthsApril
and May drawing from objects
will be taught.
Mrs. E. T. Pitch,
Teacher.
Report of school district No.
46, Agram, for the month ending March first.
Days taught      18
Holydays     2
Pupils enrolled 30
Average daily attendance 26
No. of visitors     2
Those neither absent or tardy
the entire month were: Julia,
John and Walter Block; Eva,
Helen, Max, Elizabeth Rauch;
Helen. Edith, Loretta and Carl
Leidenfrost; Julia, Prank and
Agnes Stumpf; Philip and Eu-
phemia Terhaaf.
Those not absent more than
one day were: Otto Block and
Marie Rauc. ..
Elizabeth Rauch  was perfect
in spelling the entire month.
C. A. Measure, teacher.
A. Haskell, the new clothier, has rented the old John
P. Berg place, now owned by
Stephan Gross.
A few bushels of corn planted
in the. ground becomes many
bushels of grain. So with the
few dollars you put in the bank.
The interest we pay will make
your dollars grow. First State
! Bank of Genola.
Cold Spring—N. Borgerding,
of the Borgerding Lumber Co.
of Melrose, was in the village
one day the past week and made
arrangements for the establishment of a lumber yard in Cold
Spring. The Borgerdings are
extensively engaged in the lum-
iber business  in this  part of the
! state and are in control of about
18 different yard*. They have
engaged   the  services of  John
i Hasling   to   manage   the   Cold
• Spring yard.
These Men Will
Leave Next
The following men were examined Friday and qualified for
government service. From this
list 20 will be selected and sent
to Camp Dodge to fill up the
last quota. The date of their
entrainment has not been set.
Ralph J. Bargabos
Paul Miller
Leo A. Gelhar
Sheldon E. Yoerg
Mike Lucak
Prank Beaumont
Vincent Vondrasek
Joseph Sauer
Fredrick P. Valentine
Charles W. Sprandel
Berger Larson
Lawrence Ciminski
Wenzel Kastanek
Prank Olson
Vince Ringwelski
I. J. Wallmark
Daniel L. Woods
Herman Hoheisel
John Maslowski
George Block
Prank G. Posterick
John H. Ohotto
Vince Wizek
Peter Stiller
Special Service
Paul Dombovy
Rejected
Pred W. Boseman
Carl C. J. Stroming
Frank Shipprit
Class A-1 Men being Examined
The local draft board is sending notices daily to the men in
Class A-l to' appear for examination. All men in this class of
the first draft are to be examined. The following men have
been notified:
John B  Paust,
P. X. Faust,
Hubert J. Bares.
Henry Kingen.
Prank Sagorski,
Leo. P. Virnig,
Markus P. Altenhofen,
Jacob J. Sypniewski,
The following three men from
Pierz and seven men from other
parts of the county" will leave
for Camp Dodge to fill up the
county's quota of men. These
men must report to the exemption board at 2:30 March 14, for
enrollment and will entrain at
2:30 Friday afternoon.
Joseph Sauer, Pierz,
Fred. P. Valentine, Pierz.
George Block, Pierz.
N. N. Bergheim of the Morrison county Safety Commission
has turned the case of the parties who refused to allow a
teacher in a certain school district to raise a flag, over to the
state safety commission. The
names of the parties cannot
be given at the present time
or until the commission takes
some action.
Grain And Produce
Market Repor|
Choice No. 1 Northern $2.0tt
Wheat, No. 1, $2.q0
Wheat, No. 2     1.07
Wheat, No. 3        1.^4
Wheat, No. 4 ....    l.W
Flax,        4.00
Barley  2.00
Rye    2.70
Oats  —     83
Ear Corn  1.25
Hay     10.00
Butter, Creamery __..      45
" .     Dairy _       37
Rggs       £0
Flour,         5.50
Bran     -2.10
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 2.75
Shorts 2.25
Ground Peed     2.40
Beans       9.G0
Onions -—    2.50
Potatoes        90
Local Happenings
OTthe Week
M. E. Barnes is here visiting the schools.
Mrs. Wm. Eller was a county seat visitor Monday.
Miss Mary Langer arrived
from Brainerd today to visit
with her parents.
Born—To Mrs. and Mrs
Peter Gau last Thursday, a
son.
Anton Peterson, a federal
food inspector, made Pierz a
special call last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Eller
left last Tuesday for a several days visit at St. Paul.
Mr. Parmer, we want your
name, on our books. We welcome your account. First State
Bank of Genola.
John Klein of Melrose was
a business caller here the
early part of the week.
Louis Krueger of Alberts-
ville visited his brother in
Granite last we^k.
F. J. Gilbride has moved
his stock into the J. Mischke
building in lower town.
A. Haskell has rented a
couple of rooms from Mrs.
Angermeier, which he and
family will occupy for a few
weeks.
NOTICE—Don't forget to attend the Auction Sale on C. W.
Miller's farm. Thursday, March
21st.     See page 3
J. Bauman of Swanville
has a crew of carpenters putting up buildings on his
place 9 miles northeast of
town.
John Viborg of Canby,
Minn., is here looking this
country over with a view of
making his home. He is a
carpenter by trade.
Leo Winer and family will
make Pierz their home the
coming summer. He has rented the Mrs. Stangl house and
intends to move into it shortly after Easter.
The Loyalty meeting held
in Faust's hall last Friday
evening was attended by a
large aud attentive audience.
Short talks were given by:J.
K. Martin, Don M. Cameron
and J. F. Koslowski. It is
reported that a certain man
northeast of the village had
made a few seditious remarks
and that lie would be taken
care of in due time.
F. X. Virnig was elected
village recorder and Matk
Thommes was elected councilman at Tuesday's election.
Wm. Meyer was elected on
the town board in the place
of Carl Hoheisel.
Barney Block has moved
onto the old August Dehler
farm in Buckman, and P. V.
Smith has taken possession
of the old Berh. Block place.
John (xainor, the new owner
of the old Mathias Thomas
farm, vacated by P. V. Smith,
is expected almost any day.
When old age comes don't 1 e
fettered by the foi y of your
younger days. It i-> ^itia'ale to
i hp old and p--~ ' I'-'ik your
money i.o.v iu... w ■: the interest make your inoney grow.
First State Bank of Genola.
iCBETARY
GOES TO Fl
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Cabinet Officer Arrives in Europe!
For Conference With General Pershing.
TO STAY A SHORT TIME!
To Inspect In Person Results Already!
Achieved and Consult With American  Commander on
Requirements.
A French Seaport, March 11,—Witli
a staff of seven persons, Newton D.
Baker, the American secretary of
war,* has arrived here on an
American       cruiser. The       party
was met at the pier by a French general, representing the French Army,
Major General Squier, representing
the American army; Admiral Mu-
reau, representing the French navy;
Rear Admiral Wilson, representing
the American navy, and the. mayor
and councillors of the municipality.
Secretary Baker's party remained
here only a few hours and left for
Paris, where they will arrive in a
special car attached to the regular
train.
General Pershing, Ambassador
Sharp, anfl representatives of the
French government' will meet the
secretary on his arrival in Paris. Secretary Baker plans to spend but a
few  days in France.
To   Inspect  American   Results.
Washington, March 11.—Secretary
Baker plans to spend a brief time, in
France, inspecting in person, the
concrete results already achieved in
the efforts of his department to place
in the field this year an army that
will be a factor in the campaign. On
the eve of his departure, Mr. Baker
told members of the. press who have
been in the habit of seeing him every
day, that he did not expect to be
away for any considerable length of
time.
The. secretary and his party left
Washington without any other attempt at concealment of their movements than a request that the press
refrain from reporting his departure.
No hint of the trip has been printed.
Goes to Talk With  Pershing.
It was impossible for General Pershing to come for such a conference.
Mr. Baker therefore determined, after many conferences with President
Wilson, to go himself on an inspection tour, which will, he believes,
better fit him for his great responsibility in meeting General Pershing's
requirements in fighting men and
materials and in keeping in operation a supply line more than 3,000
miles long.
It is regarded as probable, too, that
the secretary will take the opportun-
t.v to inform the American commander in the field very fully as to all the
hopes and aims of the government
which are at stake in the war.
FOUR DiE IN OHIO TORNADO I
Property Damages Estimated at Million   Dollars.
Van Wert, Ohio, March 11.—Four
persons are known to be dead, four
persons are in a local hospital, between 25 and 50 farm homes are
demolished and scores of barns and
outbuildings blown down, the result
of a tornado which swept this county
The financial loss in the county is
estimated at $1,000,000.
The tornado first struck at Middle-
burg, traveling northeast across Harrison, Pleasant and Union townships,
The twister would- swoop down,
wreck a farmhouse, or possibly two
or three, and then .jump over four
or five miles before doing more damage.
Reports received here say tha*
Continental and Holgate, Ohio, were
not wiped out, but that much property damage was done. No lives were
reported   lost   at  either  place.
TWO MINNESOTA MEN KILLED
Members of Gopher Gurtners Lost!
Lives on West Front.
Minneapolis, March 11.—News of
the death of two members of the
151st field artillery (First Minnesota)
one of Minneapolis, and Ihe other ot
Kellogg, Minn., have been receive*
by parents of the soldiers. Private
Lawrence. Wenell of Battery C. son
of August L. Wenell, 3724 Seventeenth Ave. south, died from wounds
received In action, on the Western
front on March 1, according to a
telegram from the War department
received by his father. Elmer J. Me-
Donough, son of C. C. McDonnough.
of Kellogg, was killed in action <n
the western front in France on
March 6, a telegram to his par ata
stated.
Draft Exemption BorrJ Oubtad,
Jackson, Mich., March ll-.-—Acting
on charges that money ha:1 -_•*'■■' raid
to obtain exemptions from u-v'tary
service, Aiy-staM. General l_. O.
Scales ha:; summarily removed Gi3
exempi-ion board of Smith county
and a new board has been appointee:.
A   report of    the    investigation    1 h
j      '■ '  -v'th J. W. George, United
fatatu at>J-;:ey. The report c__=.rge_
that 1 ■ •'■ B- Baugh, a member ol
the board, in one instance was paid
-?.400 for giving an exemption, certt
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