Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-08
PIERZ

May 5.-Another settler passes
away. Nick Smith died last Monday
morning at his home in the town OF
Platte, about nine miles northwest OF
Pierz. We give below the facts as fa1
as we were able to learn same. Mr..
Smith had not been feeling we'll fol
few days, and getting worse Monday
morning, sent for Rev. j. Sand OF
Lastrup, but Mr.. Smith was dead
when Father Sand arrived. Cause of
death. as near as we could find out,
was heart failure. The deceased was
II years Of age at the time of his
death. His parents came from
Germany, and he told his children
that he was born on the Atlantic
ocean, while emigrating to America.
His family settled somewhere in
Wisconsin He was married there
and shortly afterwards moved to LIE
Sueur county, MIMI, where he lived
thirty years. From there he moved to
Platte, Morrison county, where he has
lived for the past thirteen years, until
death called him last Monday The
deceased is survived by his wife and
ten children. -Four of his sons and
one daughter, Mrs. Peter Tretter, are
living in the towns of Buh and Platte.
One daughter was married to Louis
Virnig last winter and they moved to
Quincy, Wash. The other children
are scattered, some are In Lie Sueur,
MIMI, and Wisconsin. There were
fourteen children in the family, but
four died when quite young The
burial ceremonies were held Wednes-
day forenoon in the St. John 8
Catholic church, in Lastrup, of which
congregation the deceased was a
member. Rev. John Sand officiating
Interment was in the St. John 8
cemetery near the church. May he
rest in peace
A photograph is a fine and enter
tanning musical instrument, especially
for, small parties in private circles.
But that the phonograh is also very
useful, has been discovered by a
certain party in the village of Pierz.
The man is very frolicsome and
good natured fellow, who makes and
enjoys a good joke, but he claims that
his discovery regarding the phono
graph is not joke, that it is true.
He claims to have discovered that a
monograph when playing will drive
rats and mice out of the house. He
says all you want to do is to play the
blue Danube waltz" and all rats and
mice will 90 dancing out of the celler
. or any other part of the building.
Any parties that do not believe in
his discovery are requested to call on
him and he will convince them that
his statement is correct and true
Try it. .-
Last Tuesday the double wedding
took place IN the St. joseph s church
as announced in last weeks CORE
spondence at the home of Joseph
Dahmen, father of the two brides. As
we are informed the relatives and near
friends were invited and all enjoyed
themselves. The relatives from out
side present were. Mrs. Frank Avery
Of Ray, N. D., sister of the two
brides, and Mrs. Jos. Hur,n of
Quincy, Wash, their aunt.
Quite a number Of young men have
come to Pierz looking for work on the
500 line, but work has not commenced
yet, the soil being too moist.
Henry Pierce, who lives three mile
this side Of Vineland, Mile Laos lake.
on the premises formerly known as the
Sullivan place, was in Pierz last Tues
day, purchasing goods in our stores.
He returned Wednesday.
Joseph Hennen of ST. Paul visited
with his father, Nick Hennen, last
Friday. Mr. Hennen is employed
with the St: Paul Land and Loan Co.
.John Stroman Of .Swanville was in
Pierz few days the latter part of last
week making repairs on his telephone
line. He put in box at P. A.