Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-26
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Feb. "a. The sample room or saloon
formerly run by a. Bares in the
Pierz Hotel in the south end Of tne
village will be opened again by hin
Feb. gath. The hotel has been in
charge of Miss Anna Bares, bis
daughter, for the last six or seven
months.
Ben Schwieter of the firm of Pitz]
& Schwieter, brewers In New Munich,
was in the village last Saturday and
Sunday.
Sam Trebby was here on business
few days the latter part of last
week.
John H. Grell's large dog, Rover,
was poisoned last Saturday. Although
the largest dog IN this part of the
county, ne was harmless, would not
hurt child. 1t IS too bad. We have
many worthless ours, that are not
worth the shot and powder to kill
| them with, that should have been
killed before poisoning large and
gentle dog like Rover.
Ed. Bentfeld lost one of his fast
driving horses Thursday last week
| while coming home from Little Falls.
+. Il. Berg of Los Angeles Cal. !,
sent a small box of oranges to Mr.
WermeTskirchen. The box is about 5
inches long and nearly two inches
high and wide and contains about Is
oranges as large as our wild plums
They were picked by him from orange
trees In Los Angeles.
Last week Wednesday a dance was
held in Lastrup. There were quite a
few from Pierz in attendance and all
had good time, as we are informed.
| The Dixville Dramatic home talent
club visited Pierz last week Tuesday.
! Feb. 18th and played the three act
comedy entitled 'sThose Dreadful
; Twins,'' in the Frank Faust opera
house. The play is coinical one
from beginning to end. The cast was
good one and all played their parts
we'll. The parties playing were
Frank Weiss, Clara Hodorff, Ed
| Hodorff. jessie Estey, Julia Thoen,
John Kernow, Leo. Kuschel, Josie
Hodorff, Louis Hodorff and Robert
Sergent The attendance was small
ana the dance after the show was not
held. The cause of small attendance
was that there have been too many
entertainments and weddings lately.
The pocEetb00k can't stand the
pressure.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Vernig last Sunday, a 14-pound girl.
The news of the death Of P. H.
Gross Of Los Angeles, Cal, spread
like wild fire last week. MIR. Gross
formerly was proprietor Of the Little
Fails House, the place where many of
the farmers in this part Of the county
stopped when they went to Little
Falls. He was personally we'll &C.
qualnted with all the old settlers and
his sudden death was d surprise to
them.
Aug. Otremba, who has been Ill for
a few weeks, was out again last Satur-
day. He says he would not stand it
in the house any longer.
John Smart of Onamia came to
Pierz Wednesday morning to visit his
brother, James Smart, who is en-
ployed in the P1erz Milling Co. John
Smart IS employd with H, Goulet in
Onamia. /
Osmer Leigh sawmill in the town
of Leigh was destroyed by fire last
Friday night. Particulars we did not
hear.
o why didn't you go to Onamia
with us? That was the question
nearly everybody was asked Wednes-
day morning last week, when the Pierz
Dramatic club returned from there
The Deacon that met with such
good success here IN Pierz, when
played by our amateurs. was put on
the stage IN Onamia in McClure's hall
by the P1erz Dramatic Club. Thurs
day, Feb 18th The hall was we'll
filled and all were well pleased with
the performance. About so persons
from Pierz, including the Dramatic
club, went to Onam1a. Those that
saw the play here claim that it was
played much better in Onamia than
here. The Plerz people are well
pleased with the reception they re-
ce1ved by the people of Onamia.
Another blizzard came last Tuesday
and Wednesday. The wind was blow
ing gale and roads are badly drifted
again. We hope this is the last one
j. P. LANCER. Anton Tembrueil and
Jos. Fleckenstein had the county
surveyor, And. Fem, here to survey
their lands and establish correct line
between their different pieces OF
land Up to now they had no correct
line.
Frank Faust has made application
for license granting him the right to
sell Intoxicating liquors in his saloon.
side Of the Faust opera house.
Peter Nelson, 500 railroad con-
tractor, who had a grading contract
on the 500 line SIX miles east of here,
was IN Pierz last Sunday visiting with
Mr and Mrs. Wermerskirchen.
A roller skating rink has been
opened in j. B. Hartmann's hall
Will be open Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday evening and Sunday noon
and evening.