Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-04-06
PERI


Austin ( Western Road Machine Co,
was Contrasting the eastern part OF the
county last week selling road grade ma
chimes SO far he has sold Duh a West
ern grader aud two wheel scrapers. We
heuv some or the towns did not buy one
ON account Of the townships not raising
sufficient money. This kept Buh back
for few years but they finally put their
monpv>raising cranks to sleep and now
the town is prospecting. Several attempts
were made in Pierz to cut down the road
money at the elections but did not Sue
coed. No town can build roads without
a grader, as it ia the only way to make
roads and we are certain ii the officials
Of those towns would buy graders, their
people would be more pleased with them
after they see their work as they will
make gne roads in any ocky soil, that
cannot be turned over with a breaking
pillow. Such places were graded in our
town last summer. When Pierz bought
their graders, the people had vote on
them after making piece OF road IN the
town and only two voted against the
machine and they have changed their
minds nov. Pierz has made great
deal of improvements on roads and
bridges il the las, few years, as a great
many roads were graded, swamps cord
uroyed with rock and ditched; aud the
bridges are nearly all new. and were all
rebuilt OF oak wood in place OF pine,
which bridges are not worth the cost OF
the labor{put on them: Another sea-
son and most OF the roads will be grad
ed. Then the next thing we need will
be a rock crusher and macadamize at
least the low lands, as we have plenty
OF niger head here, which is just the
thing for crusher. We noticed in the
Herald year ago that the town OF Nor
rill was talking about a crusher but
have not learned if they made arrange
ments for one. H. they did we would
like to hear from them. They had the
first grader in this section and arc
credited with having some OF the finest
roads in the county. As the crushers are
very expensiyel and most OF the towns
could not afford to buy one, we think it
a good plan if the county would got
several OF those machines, and arrange
it some way that all the townships
would have a chance to use them.
On April 9Th it will be 81 years since
the first town election WAS held in Pierz
at which the following officers were
elected:
Chair man-Herman !. I:illiy.
Supervisors-trank Jaeger, .[ohn
Roch.
('lerk-Frank konen.
treasurer hristian Virnig,
Observation-Disclosures Stump.
.Justices-Nick Meyer and Peter Koch.
Constables-Frank Hauer and VIM.
l'ergenhauser.
Road Overseer-Anton Rauch.
! Twelve votes were cast. $50 was
raised for town revenue.
The election was he'd at NickMeyer's
house, now in the town OF Buh, some
thing that town can be proud OF.
Willie Berg cut his hand badly in 8
wood saw.
Anton Macho and Peter WIRING went
to st. Paul Tuesday to attend the semi
annual meeting OF the German Catholic
life insurance association OF Minnesota
as directors from the st. Joseph society
OF Pie1z.
Many machine agents and insurance
agents around here lately.
Piram is gaining lately.
DR., Kerkhoff will make business trip
to st. Paul Thursday.
The mission airy thai took sick duria,
the mission here has recovered and lef
last week.
On April 10th, Peter Rengel will sci
all his farm machinery and several hea
OF cattle at auction.
Pr. Charpentier is now located in ST
Paul.
+. X. Virnig OF st. Paul was here on
visit Sunday.
Jake Thomas. formerly OF 1'ierz an
father OF Miss Emelia Roch, is here on
visit.
q Henry BedDar changed his home fro
Il Pierz to Gravelvilie.
DR.. T. c. Briggs. formerly OF Pierz,
D. now sick with small pox in the state
Washington.
Seeding south Of the village COZ
menced Monday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Paul Eller OF the villa
both died in the past eight days, Mrs.
~ died March %. after lew weeks illne
aged 70. Mr.. Eller died Saturd;
"a March 81. after short illness. aged
They were buried in one grave in t