Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-01

April 20.-We are having all kinds
of weather at present. One day last
week the thermometer showed IS
degrees in the shade and last Tuesday
night it froze half an inch Of ice.
From last Friday up to Wednesday
morning it has been raining and
showing alternately and the weather
is very disagreeable Wednesday
morning two inches snow.
Mrs. Otto Bolster, for the past
thirty nine years resident of Pierz
and vicinity, died last Sunday night
at IL o'clock at the home of her SON
in-law, John Leidolt, two miles west
Of Pierz, where she went to stay until
her house in the village should be
reprinted and papered. The deceased
has been failing in health during the
past two or three years, but was able
to walk around until lately, when she
was confined to the house, and then
she rapidly failed to her DEATH which
was caused by tuberculosis Mrs.
Bolster, whose maiden name was
Maria Hauer, was born at Litchau,
Lower Austria, Europe, September
1843. She emigrated to America with
her family in 1854, when but 10 years
of age. They settled at first in
Madison, Wis In 1850 she married
Otto Bolster, who owned a farm near
Messomanie, Wis, where they resided
and settled side Of her fathers, Carl
Hauer's place, in the present town of
Buh, where they lived until about
twelve years ago, when they turned
their farm over to the late John
Bolster, their son, and moved to the
village of Pierz, where the deceased
has resided since. Her husband,
Otto Bolster, died SIX years
before her. The deceased was very
highly respected woman, and a
devoted mother. She had many
friends and beloved by all that knew
her. She was a member of the
Catholic Christian Mothers society of
the St. Joseph's congregation of Pierz.
The deceased is survived by two
sisters and one brother. They are
Mrs. Annie Niedermeier of Hyland,
Wis.,, Mrs. Adolph Stumpf of the town
of Agram, and Charley Hauer of Cass
Lake, Mimi, the latter formerly lived
north Of Pierz in the town Of Buh.
The surviving children are: Mrs.
John Leidolt Of Agram, Frank Bolster
of Agram, Mrs, John Fleckenstein,
who resides near Quincy, Wash, and
Mrs. Frank Schwartz of the village of
Pierz. The burial ceremonies were
held Wednesday at 9 o'clock a. m. A
requiem was read by Rev. j. G..
Stiegler at the St. Joseph's church in
Pierz and interment was in the st.
Joseph's cemetery May she rest in
peace.
A double wedding will, be held next
Tuesday at the residence of Joseph
Dahmen, he being father of the two
%nten Fe" enc o 81 idaho e pot Moth s
Dakota as reported last week. and
Rose Dahmen, and Michael Gohl and
Katie Dahmen.
Mike Liese and family moved into
the village and are occupying the
rooms vacated by J. J. Drummer in
the building by the Marshik &
Philippi blacksmith shop.
Mrs. Clara Nohner has largely
improved the rooms occupied by her as
a millinery store. The partition
between the two front rooms has been
taken out and now the store takes in
the whole front of the building. She
can now show her millinery stock to
better advantage.
J. H. Mulligan of Minneapolis
passed through the village last week
with twenty seven horses and mule,
which were in care of Mr. Waninge1
in the town of Buh Mr.. Iulligan
was on the way to White Bear lake,
near St. Paul, where he has railroad
grading contract.
The St. Joseph's society will hold
their regular monthly meeting Sun
day.
The five parties that went to Mile