Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-02-07

ing Sunday morning. It 10 thought
that Mrs. Stevens, who was alone.
had lit the fires, and returned to bed,
and was overcome by the smoke or
flames. The remains we're badly
charred. The woman was between sixty
and seventy years of age. Her only
known relative is daughter in New
York.
PlERZ
Feb. s. Aug. Eichmiller, who
some time ago bought a LIT in
Onamia, is now hauling LUMBER there.
He will build livery and feed stable
at that place as soon as weather viii
permit.
Our saloon. keepers, butchers, the
Piers creamery and the Kiewel
The Piers Court No. ITO G. O. F..
held very successful meeting last
Sunday night. Quite q few members
we're present. Many things of i'm
poltauce we're brought before the
meeting. and also were settled
amicably. Some called forth lively
debate in which every member seemed
to take active part. The financial
report was presented and accepted. It
showed that tue court was I better
financially situated than. last year.
The membership had also increased.
but not a. much as it should have,
where there is so much good
material rs here in Pierz. It was
decided to give . social party in J.
B: Hartmann hall Monday, Feb.
18th. The following COMMITTEES hes
the arrangements In hand: j. B.
Hartmann, John Dombovy, e.
Frochner, Frank Marshik and Andrew
Faust. s
The roads are in bad condition.
Snow has drifed as high as two feet in
some places, and other places are
bare.
The twelve. year. old daughter of
And. Seuerer, who lives on tho Chas.
Piene place about one and q half miles
this side of Lastrup. died last week
Wednesday evening The cause was,
as We are informed, diphtberla. The
place was quarantined by the town
board of health. The deceased was
buried in the Catholic cemetery IN
Lastrup last Friday: 1t was a quiet
burial, only three men attending.
Every precaution has been taken TO
prevent the dreaded dicease from
spreading. =+7 '7S.s-.s
Ignatius Vanderhaar of st. Miohsals.
Wright county. visited with his rela.
ives and-frlends last Monday. Ho~
took in the dance at Faust's opera
house.
We reported that Thomas Kobilks
had gone to Onamia to buy . lot and
wanted to locate there, in last weeks
Herald. but he changed his mind in
the last moment. He went to tho
northeastern part of Iowa. After
looking over that for over ten days
he returned last Friday. He IL now
satisfied and says Piers is good enough
for him for . while yet. -
Our village is very quiet at present.
Business is duller than generally at
this time of the year. The rush of
last summer is over. There are only
u few men Ut. work on the railroad,
blasting three miles east of Pier1.
Everybody Is hoping that when spring
comes and work commences on the
500 line, that change will take
place and the business rush of last
summer will be renewed. .-:
By the time this weeks Herald will
be published, the Little Falls Elks
will have been here and given their
minstrel show. At this writing
Tuesday EVENING" We have heard Of
many that will attend. It will be q
welcome change from our eventless
everyday life.
Our postmaster, Nick Hennen,
handed Us the following notice for
publication In Pierz news. which the
posto8ce department in Washington
has sent to him: :.
Postmaster Nick Hennen desires to
call attention to the practice of soma
patrons of rural delivery of placing
loose coins In their boxes each time
they desire to dispatch letters instead
OF supplying themselves with postage in
of their needs. , a.
This prsctioe imposes undue hard
ship on rural carriers in rem0ying
loose coins from boxes and delays
them on tho service OF their routes.
The postmaster. therefore, urgently
requests that patrons Of rural
delivery provide themselves and keep
% hands q supply Of stamps consistent
With and in advance OF their needs.
It 10 also very desirable that rural
patrons place in, their mail boxes
small cups OF wood or tin in which
TO place coins, when necessary, IN
supplies OF stamps