Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-16

the WeuO1nS very much.
The death of Walter Berg In the
hospital in st. Cloud, which was
announced last week, was sad affair.
The father of the deceased, P. H.
Berg, who was making an extensive
tour through our western mining
states, was located last Friday at
Grand Forks, British Columbia, where
he had gone to inspect copper NINE
He started for home at once, arriving
in Plerz Tuesday evening. The burial
ceremonies were held in the st.
Joseph's church Wednesday at 8
O'Clock a. m. Father Stiegler read a
requiem, after which the remains
were laid at rest in the St. Joseph
cemetery. Mr.. Berg and his daugh-
ter, Lillian Berg, have the sympathy
of the whole community in their great
bereavement.
Math Rupert of Torah, Stearns
county, who is travelling In the inter-
ests of the St. Paul "Wanderer, a
German newspaper, is here calling on
the subscribers of said newspaper.
The town board of supervisors Of
the town of Buh met at Adam
Vlrnlg's place last Tuesday and laid
out few roads and transacted other
town business.
Miss Della Wermerskirchen of Pierz
was taken to the hospital IN Little
Falls last Tuesday after brief illness
Of two days. She attended church
Sunday morning, but shortly after
wards complained that she did not fell
we'll. She was getting worse and
Tuesday Mr.. Wermerskirchen found it
necessary to take her to the hospital
in Little Falls Mr.. Wermersklrchen
informs us after he returned from
Little Falls that his daughter, Della,
would have to undergo an operation
for appendicitis within a few days.
The saloon business in Pierz Is on
the decline. One year ago last August
there were seven saloons in Pierz and
now we have only four.
John Schmolke shipped two carloads
OF cattle on the new 500 line last
Tuesday. John Kapsner of Buchanan
assisted him to drive the cattle to
Pierz station. The cattle were
shipped to South st. Paul.
Henry Nagel went to St. Cloud last
Tuesday. He will help party move
a threshing outfit to this part of the
Hubert Bares has rendered his
resignation as member of the village
council. At meeting of the council
recently held the council appointed
jacob Neisius to fill the vacancy.
! Frank Koering and wife Of st.
Matthias, Crow Wing county, came
here to attend the Nagel-Block we'd
ding last Tuesday.
Frank Flicker has bought of the
Lust Bros a 15-horse-power advance
straw burner engine. He IS In
partnership with Henry WIRING. They
will run clover huller.
Another old settler passed away last
Sunday. Charley Schenck died at his
home about eight miles northeast of
Pierz IN the town of Granite. Mr..
Schenck was about 48 years of age at
the time of his death. He was born
IN Germany, came to America when
quite young and "a years ago settled
on the place where he was living at
the time of his death. He was buried
in the German Lutheran cemerety
near Dixville last Tuesday. He leaves
wife but no children to mourn his
death. The deceased had been sick
for the last five years and his death
came not unexpectedly. The cause
was tuberculosis of the lungs. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Kluge of Pierz were
personal friends of the deceased and
his wife, and to Mrs. Kluge we are
indebted for the above information.
Mrs. r. Kluge OF Pierz lost satchel
while attending the burial of the late
Chas. Schenck IN Dixville. It con-
tanned purse with some money, a
song book, pair of glasses, gloves