Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-07-31

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July 80. The base ball game that
was advertised to be played by the
Record Breakers Of Lite Falls and
the Pierz seniors, or regulars, on the
diamond in P1erz, came off as
announced at $3.50 last Sunday. 1t
was very hot day and at one time it
seemed as if the game would not be
played. "A, shower threatened, but
passed west of Pierz and the game
went on. It was one OF the best
games played on the Pierz diamond so
far this season, and was watched with
much interest by the audience. Our
boys lost by a score of to 2 after a
holly contested game on both sides.
An accident gave the visitors the
game which score by rights should
have been counted for Pierz. How
ever the Peirz seniors are good clean
bunch Of ball players and lost the
game like true sportsmen. Fritz
Recke umpired the game satisfactory.
although, when the collision between
Jos. Rathburn and catcher Berg OF
the visiting team happened in the
ninth inning, his decision might have
been different. But our boys say that
it Jesse Leigh, who played in Onamia
that day, had been here there would
have been different game. Jesse
is one of the best pitchers in this part
Of the country. With three Of their
best players missing, as Jesse Leigh,
Eugene Gravel and Harry Leigh, our
team was working under dis
advantages The Pierz Juniors will
play the Vawter team game on the
Pierz diamond next Sunday afternoon.
Sunday the 10Th. the children Of the
St. john church in Lastrup received
First Communion There were eight
boys and seven girls. Father Sand
had made all preparations to make the
occasion one long to be remembered by
the children. Many people from Pierz
attended the ceremonies.
Mrs. NJ K. Wermerskirchen
returned to her home last Monday
evening He had undergone a
serious operation in the hospital in
Little Falls, where she has been nearly
five weeks. We gladly state that she
has recovered so far that she is now
able to be out and around again,
Mrs. Frank Grell of Pierz went to
Torah, Stearns county, to visit her
! uncle. Rev Ignatius Wasserling, O.
S. B., who is priest at that place.
Mrs. Grell may visit other places in
Stearns county before returning home.
Miss Annie Hennen, daughter Of
our postmaster, Nick Hennen, is visit
ing at home for few days. Miss
Hennen is employed as clerk and
stenographer in wholesale house IN
ST. Paul. She stays With her brother,
JOS H Hennen, who is in real estate
business in that city.
For the month Of July Prof. Hicks
had predicted fearful electric storms
and heavy windstorms alternating
with heat and at the end of the month
hot wave. His prediction could not
have been better, as far as Pierz is
concerned. For the last five or six
days the heat has been very
oppressive. the thermometer ranging
from So to s. III the shade Our
farmers who We're out making hay
We're compelled to quit the heat being
too intense for man and beast, during
the midday hours.
The building OF the new 500 depot
was begun last Monday. The lumber
used III the construction is all sawed
and matched before it gets here, there
fore it will not take long to erect
same 1t will be 100 feet long and 50
wide.
Another hail storm passed over a
part Of northern Buh and a small
strip of southern Platte last week
Thursday afternoon, but the damage
done IS not SO serious as the last
weeks storm. Those living in the
path of the storm are Math
Valentine, grain partly damaged H.
Froelich, Otto Boser, Geo. Boser
damaged, but not very bad. Mrs.
Math Valentine had about so half
grown chickens % Of them We're
killed by this hail.
The Pierz fire department practiced
in the north end last Saturday even
ing. The mann object Of the practice
was to test the hoes and to get the
yellow dirty water out of the mains.
NJ Lockowitch, who, few years
ago. bought the old Westerbook house
in the village, is getting a fine wide
porch put around two sides of the
building, which improves the place
very much.
School district No. IS, in the town
Of Granite, reelected Joseph Gross
treasurer for the next three years.
The meeting voted to raise 1926 and
hold school nine months Miss
Elizabeth Hoerner, who taught school
last year. was hired again for the
coming year.
In school district No. 46 Frank
Bolster was elected treasurer for the
next three years. By vote of the
citizens present a special tax Of $175 is
to be raised. There will be min
months of school. This district is IN
the town of Agram, about five miles
southwest of Pierz.
In district No. IS Christian Faust
was reelected director for the next
three years. The citizens present
voted to raise special tax Of $500,
and 1t was further decided to hold
eight or nine months school during
the naxt wear tho school hoard n