The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1918-04-04

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VOL. NO. 9.
PIERZ, _TORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, APRIL 4,  1918.
No. 42
'S OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.
Aitkin.—Mrs. Margaret E. Allen
and James McMahon have been
jointly indicted! for the murder of
Charles D. Lewis, a farmer living
near Aitkin.
Bemidji.—Members of the city council and business men believe that a
new water system is needed immediately and plans are being made
to  that end.
Crookston.- -fJ^^pworth league of
the M. B. churcT-^ised a service flag
with thirty-nine stars. One gold star
appears on the flag for Karry Hard-
rath,  deceased.
Minneapolis. — Minnesota Prohibitionists will hold a state convention
in Minneapolis April 9 for the purpose of. voting on the proposal to join
the new National party, recently organized.
St. Paul.—Disloyalty to the government is said to be the reason J.
Scherer, postmaster of Wmthrop,
was discharged, it was learned in
St. Paul. Miss Essie T. Buckland
has been appointed postmistress.
St. Paul.—Albert Fritz of Hutchinson wss arraigned before H. S. Abbott, court commissioner, on a charge
of wilful obstruction of recruiting and
enlisting in the armed forces of the
United States. Bail was fixed at
$2,500 and he was bound over to the
grand jury.
Minneapolis.—Private households
will no longer be required to observe
wheatless days and meals, the federal food administration has announced.' Lifting of the ban does
not apply to public eating places and
clubs which are restricted to more
specific regulations than previously
announced.
St. Paul.—A motor bus line to run
between Grand Marais and Two Harbors is being organized, according to
■word received by the Minnesota
Highway department. Two busses
with a seating capacity of 12 persons
have been bought and will run on a
daily schedule. Grand Marais is the
largest town in Minnesota which does
not have a railroad.   •
Minneapolis.—The Minnesota delegation in Congress cabled congratulations to Colonel George E. Leach
ot the 151st field artillery, formerly
the First Minnesota, for the bravery
shown by the men which caused
many of the number to receive the
war cross, he cablegram followsi:
''Please congratulate the members of
the 151st for splendid bravery. Minnesota is proud of them."
"Winona.—A flagrant case of flour
hoarding, contrary to food administration regulations, was uncovered at
Nodine, Minn., near here, when, according to the Winona county food
administrator, 37 49-pound sacks of
wheat flour, 85 10-pound sacks of barley flour, four 10-pound sacks of corn
flour and eight sacks of graham
flour, representing a value of $160,
was seized from William Husman's
residence.
St. Paul.—Attorney General Clifford
L. Hilton has appointed Rollin L.
Smith of his stafT as his successor
on the commission created by the
last legislature to revise and recodify
the .fate game and fish laws. Other
members are: Commissioner Carlos
Avery of the game and fish department, Senator Peter Van Hoven, St.
Paul, Representative A. M. Peterson.
Coleraine, and County Attorney Earl
Simpson of Winona county.
Minneapolis.—The main campus of
the University of Minnesota as well
ps the farm school campus will
be utilized for training aviation
mechanics of the United States signal
corps, beginning April 8, Dean John
R. Allen of the college of engineering
announces. A rush order from the
government asking th-f 40 men be
trained at the main campus was answered in the affirmative. They form
an extension to the class of 500 already scheduled.
St. Paul.—The Bureau of Plant Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture, in co-operation
with the State Agricultural College,
has just issued instructions for seed
treatment to prevent grain smut.
The so-called "Wet Method" is as
follows: Sprinkle seed until thoroughly moist with solution of 1 pint
of formaldehyde to 40 gallons of, water, shoveling over repeatedly to distribute moisture evenly. Forty gal-
J>%,. will treat 60 bushels. Shovel
mto a piTi-aird covei^-with sacks, canvas or blankets for two hours or over
night. Dry by spreading in thin layer
and stirring occasionally with rake.
Seed may be sown when dry enough
to run freely through the drill, setting the drill to sow about 2 pecks
more to the acre to allow for swollen
condition of the grain.
Crosby.—Clarence Nelson, who was
killed in a hydroplane accident in
Italy March 20, was 23 years old and
was a member off the first graduating
class of the Cros\by schools. He was
attending the st&te university when
the war started a^id last spring volunteered in the aertel service.
iSt. Cloud.—The Jocal receiving officer reports that since coming here
on Feb. 6 he has siWed up and sent
to camps 46 men. / The officer has
been making an effort to secure 60
recruits in as many\ days in order to
have the district headquarters lO'
oated here.
Interesting
Correspondences
Platte News,
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Rychner
and family and Christ Reese
were visitors at the Wolff home
Priday evening.
Miss Martha Wolff arrived
home last Tuesday from North
Dakota, for a visit with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Reese entertained friends Easter Sunday.
Marceline LeMay spent a few
days with her home folks
Mike Kainz and wife from
North Dakola and their mother
from Pierz, visited at the And.
Kainz home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wolff received word from their son Er
nest that he had been at the
hospital for some time. We
hope for a speedy recovery.
Mr. Nelson and his son Bill
returned home Tuesday from
Little Falls, where they purchased a threshing machine. We
are hoping for good crops in this
locality.
Miss Mary Gallus and Bros.
called at the Hayes home last
Sunday.
Flaudy Litke ^ Grain And Produce    Mrs. Conrad Stangl
Died Today,       Market Report        Died Suddenly
_ _ 'Choice No.
FlaudyLitke died at 11 o'clock  '^eat   rjQ
this   morning  after a  lingering
illness of two months' duration.
He was  about 46   years of age.
Further    particulars    are    not
available at this time.
Holstein Park News,
Those were Accepted.
The following men were examined and accepted before the
local medical board on Wednesday, March 27th:
Otto J. Brick,
Jacob J. Girtz,
William J. Brausen,
Frank Altrichter,
Leo Ebertowski,
Frank Brunette,
Frank Dillenburg,
Barney H. Block,
Henry Boser,
Roy L. Talberg,
Northern	
Wheat, No.
Wheat, No.
Wheat, No.
Flax,	
Barley	
Rye	
Oats	
.$2.04  "
49 qq      Mrs. Conrad Stangl was found
.. q7;dead in bed yesterday morning.
1 q. j Mr. Stangl arose about 5 o'clock,
4..	
and so as not to disturb her apparent sleep made as little noise
as possible in building a fire.
Half an hour or so later he spoke
! to her, but receiving no answer,
Ear Corn 1 40' ^n^erre<^ t^iat s^ie was stiH sleep-
' ing soundly. She had always
been an early riser. When at
six o'clock she had not stirred,
and he  stepped  to the  bedside
1.90
4.00
1.60
2.70.
83;
Hay...
Butter,
 :    lo.oo j
Creamery        45 |
Dairy        37
Eggs         30
Flour,         5.50.
Bran     2.10
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 2.75
...     , „ „.  auspices of the Christian Moth
Nnort.s 2.2o;       v,    .  ,
Ground Feed.-.  2.40
Beans  ._. 9.00
Onions  2.50!
Potatoes.  45
to shake her, he found her dead.
Burial will take place Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock under the
Those Are to be Examined.
Body ot Infant Found Saturday
Little  Falls—The  body  of a
newly   born   infant   was   found
Saturday evening about 6 o'clock
in the   front yard of   the Steele
home  on   Second  street  north.
The   child   was   found by Z. N.
Barnes while passing on his way
board on  Friday,   April 5.    As home from 1]is office     He imme.
far as it is known at the present i diatdy  notified Chief of Police
this wil: be the last group Proper) wVl0) with Coroner Sam
The last group of men in class
A 1 were notified Friday, March
29, to appear foi their examination  before   the   local   medical
ers Society
Deceased was born in Germany, November 19th. 1857, and
was therefore in the 61st year
of her age. At the age of 9 she
came to America with her parents, who for a time made their
home near St. Cloud, but moved
to Pierz in the early seventies.
She was married to Conrad
Stangl 1883. Mrs. Stangl leaves''
besides her husband to mourrr
her loss, six sons, one daughter,
all of Pierz; one brother, Hubert
Langer, of Saint Cloud, one
sister Mrs. Peter Rengel, also
of St. Cloud.      .
Mrs. J. A. Sanborn returned
home last Saturday from Minneapolis, where she had been for
some /.lime. She is recovering
nicely from her operation, and
her many friends are glad to see
her again,
E. M. Thompson  and family!
and Philip Anderson and family
spent  Easter  at Sam   Perkins'
at Sullivan.
Most of the. people from this
way attended the entertainment
at the Sullivan school houseSat-
urday night. All report the entertainment tine.
Miss Margaret Blair of South
Hillman spent Saturday night
with Lena Zarnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were
callers to see Mrs. T. S. Look
who is very sick, but her many
friends hope- she will be better
soon.
Holstein Park young folks
will give a play on April 13th,
for the benefit of the Red Cross:
entitled "The Family Affair."
This will be a Basket Social.
All should attend and see Dan,
who needs a wife; Jorkins who
has a wife, and is afraid he \*ill
lose her, Stilly, the cook, who
can keep a secret, the lady from
South Africa, the maiden lady
in the matrimonial market, and
the Deacon who tries to straighten out affairs. Ladies bring baskets. Gents bring your pocket
books.
time
of men in that class to be examined.    Following  are  the   men
who must appear:
Andrew H. Faust,Pierz,
Frank Hayes, Pierz,
Felix Marshik, Pierz,
August Kapsner, Pierz,
John Held, Jr., Pierz,
Josepn Schmidtbauer, Pierz,
Nicholas Thienes, Pierz,
Frank Hoheisel, Pierz,
Walter Swaser, Pierz,
John N. Terhaar, Pierz,
Philip Starr, Pierz,
William Sitzman, Pierz,
John Otremba, Pierz,
Frank Merkling, Pierz,
Louis Poster, Pierz,
Joseph tJnees, Pierz,
Joe Urai, Pierz,
South Agram News.
Peter Boser and wife and
daughter Theresia and son August of Lastrup visited with the
J. J. Brummer family Sunday.
Louis  Poster
employed  by
the summer.
Wm. Brummer left again for
the Little Fails business college
Monday, after spending his Easter vacation at home.
Look What's Coming.
"Wear little and help win the
war" is the latest slogan of the
fair sex. Silhouette dresses, say
the fashion journals, will be the
proper caper, with just enough
camouflage to make the trans-
lucence interesting. Dresses, says
this authority, will also be worn
shorter, than last summer. It
seems to us though, that a woman would be very liable to experience more or less embarres-
ment when walking toward the
setting sun attired as decreed
by observing the modistes, especially if a mean observing
man were walking behind her.
However, if the designers say
this sort of habiliment is necessary in order to win the war we
shall certainly enter no objection. Let the war be won even
though women and men find it
necessary to attire themselves
in camouflaged -mosquito netting.—Princeton Union,
Trebby, took the body to Sitno-
net's  morgue.    The  child  wks'
' about four days old and no doubt
lit had  been  lying in  the place
'where  found for  two  days.    It
lay between the fence and some
bushes.    A post mortem revealed that the child was alive when
■ born, but bore no marks of hav-
ling been killed.
! A jury was summoned and an
inquest held by Coroner Sam
Trebby    and    many    witnesses
were examined;   County Attor-
l
ney   Rosenmeier   conducted the
examination. The police had a
few people under suspicion and
j believe that before many hours
they will be able to locate persons who will know considerable about the placing of the
body where it was found.
Will Go tq Washington.
St. Cloud, Minn.—Miss Margaret .Meyer of Pierz for the
past year a member of the St.
Cloud Business college student
body, has taken the civil service
examination for stenographer
in Washington, D. C, and has
passed. Although at present
working in Staples, she bas received her notice to arrive at
her destination April sixth and
will leave sometime this week.
Miss Meyer is an excellent
young lady and has many friends
here, who wish her years of
success.
Must Use Less Sugar.
Actual sugar famine in  some
' communities of the state recently indicate that the people will
have to be more sparing in their
use of  sugar than  requested in
of Buckman is {the   recent'order of   the   state
eter Langer for f00d   administration.     Public
eating places have been requested to  regulate   the  sugar bowl
and to  serve sugar  on  request
in containers  holding the  minimum   amount   that   should   go
with   the  food  or   drink   being
served.    By  exercising care in
the  use of  sugar at   this  time,
John S. Reding, Peter Langer,
J.J. Brummer find Frank Bols-
Managers Report of the Farmers Shipping Association of Genola.
The Farmers' Shipping Association of Genola held their an-
ual meeting at Genola Thursday
March 28tn. The managers report shows that 19 cars were
shipped, containing395 head of
cattle 385 head of hogs and 21
head of sheep in 16 shipments.
RECEIPTS.
The year ending March 19th
showed, there was a balance on
hand.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand     $172.08
Refunded  12.47
Membership fee  6.00
Gross  receipts  stock
shipped    29,263.56
Total $29,454.11
EXPENDITURES.
Managers commission.     $201.01
Paid for help at yards        47.13
Special meeting         12.00
Freight, yardage, commission & feed    1,243.33
Paid farmers for stock 27,821.42
ter were fishing at Vineland last it will be possible to have sugar
Tuesday. ! a^ t^e time, says the state food
lad ministration, but if we abuse
Those that were in Buckman what we have now it will result
Sunday afternoon are: John and in our going without it entirely
Annie Rauch; Joe, Angela and until the transportation problem
Loretta Kippley and Barney clears up and the distribution of
and Angela Terhaar. the supply is more general.
Total $29,454.11
Manager H. J. Vierk resigned
and J. J. Kippley was elected.
The following officers were
elected:
Magnus Rauch, President.
John Mischke; Vice Pres.
J. J. Kippley, Treasurer and
manager.
A. M. Rauch, Secretary.
Directors: J. N. Rauch, Mike
Nagel, Tony Jamma, Theo. Ortmann and John Peschel.
John Welter is Paroled.
According to a letter received
by William von Domares, John
Welter, sentenced fromMorrison
county for murder, has secured
a parole and is now employed
on a farm near Stillwater.
Welter was sent up nearly 25
years ago for the murder of a
harnessmaker in Little Falls by
the name of Kosanki. He has
repeatedly protested his innocence, but certain statements
made by him at the trial and
during his confinement convinced the authorities that the right
man had been charged with the
murder, which was a most brutal one and was committed for
robbery. Welter has made the
most of his opportunities while
in prison and is now an accomplished musician and well educated. If Welter had remained
in prison until this fall he would
have served exactly 25 years.
E. L.   Fitch  has  sold
Ford car to Nick Meyer.
his
H. Walerius moved to the
village Monday and John N.
Faust moved onto the Walerius farm Tuesday.      ^
On Easter Sunday a large
crowd of relatives and friends
gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Boss and surprised Henry J. Ross who
has been visiting at their
home. All present report an
exceptionally good time. The
young people enjoyed the
music and singing. The older  people   enjoyed   visiting
A very interesting talk was one another. Appreciation of
given  by   Mr.  Bennett  of  the hospitality   shown   to all
Equity Co. Operative Exchange , . .  . .->
* oi. T.   i      4.1 i   .•       * guests present were extended
of St. Paul on the marketing of °   „,      „ ,, £.
grain and liye stock.
! to Mrs. Ross at all times.
Local Happenings
OHhe Week
Remnants at Hagen's—Ad:
E. J. Stoll of Dent is here
visiting his brothers.
Wm. Schreiner and wife
visited relatives here Friday.
Math. Thommes took the
train for the Twin cities last
Monday.
Mrs. Smith of St. Cloud is
visiting at the Jos. H. Grell
home.
A bank account is a friend
you can depend upon, a friend
that will never fail you. Begin
today to save, to bank, to have.
First State Bank of Genola.
John Kaas, now of Holdingford is visiting friends
here.
Gust Neisius began working in Nick Meyer's meat
market Monday.
A. ArEich of St. Cloud was
here onStudebaker auto business Monday.
A loyalty meeting will
be held in Lastrup on
Wednesday evening April
10th.
"Hans" Bares returned last
Sunday from a visit with his
uncle at Beach, N. D.
A burning woodpile in upper town yesterday afternoon
was saved by the fire department.
Buy your new waist or
skirt at "Hagen's Remnant
Sale" this week.—Acf.
On last Tuesday evening a
large crowd of relatives and
friends surprised Miss Catherine Donek. A good time
washad by all present.
Jos. Grell and family attended a wedding at Frank
Koering's home in St. Mathias, Tuesday. One of Frank's
sons was married.
Wm. Blake wrote here this
week from his training camp
in Texas, that he would soon
be transferred, but where to
he does not know.
H. B.„ Popping returned
Saturday from New Munich,
where he bought a pair of
horses.  He shipped them up.
Louis Gravel of Frazee visited here with C. E. yesterday. Louis is on his way to
Pittsburgh, Pa., where he will
take a course in Carnegie's
School of Technology to prepare himself for aviaton service in Uncle Sam's Army.
Fire destroyed Frank Zule-
ger's smokehouse last Saturday morning at 2 o'clock.
Over 200 lbs. of meat were
in it, but were not badly
damaged.
Peter Marshik wrote one
of the boys here that he was
driving a sidecar of a motorcycle at Camp Stevens.
G. N. Bird of the Snell
Sash and Door Co., of St.
Paul was here Monday and
secured the contract to furnish Platte schoolhouse with
the mill work. Mr. Bird said
that tho farm buildings aud
the barns espmaJly were
better here on i.i»- overage
than in any ot!... p«i. oflhi;
state.
AMERICAN ARMY
TO ENTERj ATTLE
Pershing's Entire Force to Join
With Allies In Present
Titanic Struggle.
	
.00,000 MEN READY
Intensively       Trained      And      Fully
Equipped   They   Are  Already   on
Way To   Front Singing  As
1 They   Go.
With the American Army in France,
April 2.—General Pershing's entire
force has been given into the hands
of General Foch, the new generalissimo, T^ho is to use the men where
he desires, so Uie American army in
France is to tight shoulder to shoulder
with the. British and French troops
who are engaged in the Titanic struggle with the Germans in Picardy.
More than 100,000 Americans, intensively trained and fully accoutred, are available for Immediate use
in aiding to stem the tide of the
German hordes.
Large numbers of Americans on
railroad trains and in motor trucks,
and even afoot, already are on their
-way to the battle front, eager to do
their  part  in  defeating the invaders.
The miserable weather which has
broken over the country is proving no
deterrent to the Americans as they
push forward from all directions toward   the   battle  zone.
Paris   Makes  Announcement.
Paris, April 1.—"The French government has decided to accede to the
desire expressed by General Pershing
in the name of the United States government," says an official note, dealing with the operation of American
troops with the French and  British.
"The American troops will fight
side by side with the British and
French troops, and the Star Spangled
Banner will float beside the French
and English flags in the plains of
Picardy."
Americans  Take   French   Commands.
With the American Army in France,
April I.-—The acceptance by France
of General Pershing's offer of all American men and material for the present emergency has in effect virtually resulted in a unified army command, so far as the French army and
American forces are concerned. This
is shown by the fact that the orders
issued to the American troops are
of French origin. All the American
troops have been turned over to the
Allies for such use as they see fit to
make of them. The American troops
will soon be fighting side by side
with their British and French Allies
in the battle which is raging in Northern France.
It is enough to say that great, activity of many sorts is in progress in
the entire American zona. Miles of
motor trucks" loaded with Americans
have passed through the towns, some
going in one direction, some in another.
Through a driving rain the motor
trucks plough their way along muddy
roads, the. Americans singing. Many
of the trucks had American flags
fastened to their tailboards.
WARNING   AGAINST  GERMANY
Given   To   South   America   By   Bry_.
and   Northcliffe.
London, April 2.—Latin America's
vital interest in Germany's plan of
aggrandizement and attempt to crush
all world democracies is pointed out
in messages addressed to the people
of all South American republics by
Viscount 'Bryce, former ambassador
to the United States, and Viscount
Xorthcliffe.
"This war," says Lord Bryce, "is
unlike any other the world has seen, >
not only in the vastness of its scale, I
but in the tremendous issues in-i
volved. It is a war of principle; aj
war waged for liberty against tyran-j
ny; a war to save mankind from be-1
ing enslaved by one ambitious and |
aggressive power .whose military!
chiefs have proclaimed that theyj
mean to dominate Europe first and I
then the Western hemisphere. That;
is what brought the United States to j
fight beside the Allies in Europe.
Hotels to Eliminate Wheat Products.
'New York, April 2.—Elimination of
all wheat products from menus was
agreed upon at a meeting of 400 hotel
proprietors from throughout the United States here. The change is to be
effective "as soon as possible, hut
not later , than April 14." The action of the hotel men was the outcome of a conference between h.'el
men and Food Administrator Hoover
in Washington.
Japan To Defeat Germ--. Menace.
London, April 2.—"The !.:i. Is
rightly entertained that (. ■ 's in
fluence may extend east-.-;::.: and
prove a me.."/:, to the peace, of the
Far East," s,aid Premier Teranchi isi
an address to the Japanese parliament, as quoted in a Reuter dispatch
Tokio. "Should thei situation •:•-
v ' n S . -':?-( a way as to o .<V>:;se.
i.o . e .!ty and well beln . or our
„„.,,■_.■.. ;:• tb call for a.'tlon to pro-
i&ui the common interests of the Allies, this government will take stepa
to cope adequately with tbe situation.''
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