Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-07-10

WA0A0 ~ " to years oSO' 1uo
Chippewa Indians had their happy
hunting grounds. Friday the train
moved back to Vawter. where they
stayed until Monday, when their
whole camping outfit arrived, being
40 to 30 box cars. Monday afternoon
the two side tracks were laid at the
station, "Pierz". In few days the
constructing train will have completed
its work in this neighborhood and will
move on towards Onamia. They COM
menced two miles east of Pierz Tues
day morning, where they had stopped
Friday evening. The next will be the
gravel crew and we are informed that
here are three on the west side of the
Mississippi river that are coming this
way and are expected to be here Inside
OF two weeks. They are to level the
grade by putting on gravel, and
getting ties and rails to settle on
solid foundation. We are, further
informed that timber and lumber to
be used in building the depot and
freight house at Plerz are all cut and
ready for use and are expected to be
shipped to this place soon. Work on
those buildings will be commenced at
once.
AS we are informed some parties of
Buchanan that came to see the ''steel
crew" lay rails got badly fooled last
week Thursday. They rode with the
train back to Vawter, from Frank
Bolster's place, expecting the train to
return, but the train did not return
and they were compelled to walk back
eight miles, to the place where they
started and where they had their
teams standing.
Anton Fleig of Oakdale, CAL,
formerly OF Little Falls, writes to John
Philippi OF Pierz, letter being given
us for publication by Mr.. Philippl
therefore will publish only that part
Philippi owns tract Of land compris
where Mr.. Fleig now lives. He
block, the last block north near the
flour mill, 200x400 feet all planted
with orange trees. think you know
where the land is. Next week 1 will
begin to build house with seven
rooms. 1t will cost me 81, 400. Well,
windmill and tank cost $3.50. I paid
$3.50 for the place, and when completed
will have a fine home. I am in
business since May goth and have
done $298 worth Of work to date
That is more than ever made in that
time in Little Falls Today we have
105 degrees in the shade, but 1t is not
near as hot as when you have So
degrees. This year we will get an
exceptionally large crop of fruit.
bought washkettle full of apricots for
60 cents, which IS one and one quarter
of a cent per pound.
Real estate transfers this week were
Frank Kloetch to John Premesberger,
his house in the north end of the
village for 81, 800. Louis Spanfellner
to Frank Kloetch, his farm about one
mile this side Of Lastrup for So, 600,
and John Premesberger sold to his
son, gnatius Premesberger the house
where the latter has lived in for
several years, for $500.
Jos. Weigler of St. Cloud was here
Tuesday visiting his customers. He
manufactures cigars.
This years celebration Of the Fourth
of July in Pierz was grand success
in every particular. The program, as
published IN the papers and announced
on the bills, was carried out to the
letter. The parade was the best ever
seen here. The. decorated wagon with
the little girls representing the states
although not a new feature in PierZ,
attracted much attention. The young
ladies on horseback was something
new in Pierz, and admired very much
The fire department., as usual, made
good showing with their decorated
hose carts and hook and ladder
trucks. The boys In the parade, lead
by our old veteran, JOS j. Faust,
with drawn saber, was also a feature
Of attraction. The proudest man was
the banner carrier in the parade, JOS
Bednar. He filed his high position to
perfection. "Uncle Sam on horse
back lead the parade, headed by q
select band. We have no regular
band Just now, but have all kinds of
music. For important occasions it
takes only short time to get band
Of IS to 20 instruments together. The
ball game, Royalton vs.. Pierz, was
played on the Pierz diamond at 8 80
as announced. It did not create much
excitement as both teams did not play
their usual game. Pierz, however,
came out victorious at the end. The
frework display after dark was as good
as ever seen in Pierz. Dances were
held at both ends and were largely
attended, especially in the south end,
in Faust's opera house.
Andrew Mohler, chairman of the
town board of Hllman, was in Pierz
last Monday. His two horses had
strayed and were caught by B. Gross
in Pierz. Mr.. Mohler was notified by
phone and came Monday to get them.
He says he had to celebrate the Fourth
running through the brush looking for
his horses.
A. w. Cook and his daughter, Alice,
who live on the shore of Sullivan
lake, passed through Pierz on their
way to Lake Minnetonka last Friday.
Mr.. Cook has recovered from his