Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-04-08
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of Pierz will meet at the village hall
Monday. April 18th, at O. o'clock
p. =. TO receive bids and. ut theseon.
tract to build the Skunk river bridge
on section 80, known as the Henry
Terhaar bridge. all material WIN be
furnished by tho town. y
/ John Meyer has quit the hotel bust
Less at Cold Spring, stearns county.
He has rented the hotel and saloon
to; another person. and he Is now land
agent for land company in Canada.
John Mishke Of Buchanan was in. the
village Wednesday. = .~-- =
4. Sitzman is agent for the Il. Il.
May Nursery company Of st. Paul. -
a bafe repairer from the Minre-
apolis Safe and Look company was
more Thursday and cleaned the time
lock in the safe Of the Pier2 bank.
"A grand dance will be given in
Hartman's tall Monday night. April
18th. 49, J..
The town of Agram has appropri-
ated $1,000 toward building q steel
bridge across Platte river on the Little
Falls road in this town. The county
is expected to pay the balance. The
Hewitt Bridge Co. of Minneapolis
has offered to put in q steel bridge.
one span, seventy feet long, for
$210o.
Tom Sheldon made Pierz O. visit
Friday. leaving saturay morning.
Miss Minnie Faust, who has been
dangerously Ill with appendicitis the
past five weeks. is improving.
Dr.. Kerkhoh made a professional
call at T. s. Looks and Lynn's
place at Sullivan lake Wednesday.
Frank Kammermier will leave for
Wisconsin the latter part Of this
week. where. he will supervise the
building Of new church.
Mics Anna Berg who has been dan
gerously Ill the past month, IL I'M.
proving
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. F. K
WIRING last week. q girl. ;.
The town board of Agram will
meet at their hall on April 28th. at
10 O'Clock q. m. to receive bids and
let the contract to build q bridge
across Skunk river, near Frank Kan
del's farm.
A play entitled "Captain Dick or
"Our War Correspondent will be
given In the parochisl school build
ing by our local talent. under the
direction Of Teacher F. A. Boyer, on
Sunday evening. April 18th, at 8
O. clock. The Pierz orchestra will
furnish the music. Admission %
cents; reserved seats IS cents. The
proceeds will 90 to the church.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend this entertainment. =.
! DR.. Seguin of Buckman will locate
In the village the latt or part of this
/ week. =
As news is scarce at present, we
might mention q few items of long
ago. Today April 9th. it is 81
years aimee the town Of Pierz was or
gained and elected Its FIRST officers.
The election was held at Nick Meyers
house and the following were elected
%. observation-disclosures J. :Bollig.
chairman: John Roch, Frank Jaeger.
Town Clerk-Frank Konen.
Treasurer-Christ WIRING.
Assessor-Reinhart Stumpf.
Justices of the Peace-Nick Meyer
and Peter Koch.
Constables WIN. Bergenhausen and
Frank Hauber
Road characterization Ranch
Twelve ballots were cast.
$500 was raised for town expenses.
The first official business as justice
of the peace was transacted by Nick
Meyer when he Issued q warrant fol-
the arrest Of an Indian for commit
ting q misdemeanor. Constable Der,
genhsusen served the warrant. The
first marriage ceremony performed
by a justice Of the peace was also per-
forme bv Nick Meyer when he united
in marriage Bill Peavy, a we'll kn own
lumberman. to an Indian woman.
Frank Koenen was the FIRST postmaster
and school teacher. Mary A. Billig
was the first child born here. She was
born in May 1866. Herman J. Billig
was the first settler. coming here In
the fall Of 1866. The following spring
John Roch, Christ WIRING, Vim. Ber-
genhausen and FrsnkJseger al.o locat:
ed here. The territory at that time
was named Rich Prairie by Father
Pierz who induced the people to come
; here, but when the town was organ
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