Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-04-02
PlERZ

March 3O.-F. X. Eeroux, deputy
sheriff, made a business trip to Plerz
last week.
Jos. Drummer. Sr., is putting up a
building IN Lastrup He intends to
start saloon in that place when the
building is completed.
Geo. Kiewel of the Kiewel Brewing
company, and Louis ". Vasaly,
city attorney OF Little Falls, passed
through Pierz last week on their way
to Onamia.
J. B. Meyer the butcher IL the
south end of the village, received his
complete outfit, such as counter, tools.
etc., last Saturday. He will open his
new shop IN A. E. Macho's building
in a few days.
Joseph Drummer, ST.. sold his
house and lot in the village to his
son, Norbert Drummer.
Mel Wermersklrchen. John Gross
and P. J. Gau were at Rock lake,
not Platte lake as wrongly reported
last week, on fishing expedition.
They stayed nearly one week, and
are well pleased. They did not catch
all the fish in that lake, but are
satisfied. They returned last Saturday.
Mrs. Adrian Grell went to the
hospital in Rochester again last week
Wednesday to have an operation pre-.
formed. Mrs. John Grell returned
from that hospital last week Friday,
but went there again last Monday
upon the request OF Mrs. Adrian Grell,
who wants some one that she knows
near her when she is operated upon.
The wrestling and boxing exhibition
given IN Hartmann's hall last Satur.
day evening was fairly we'll attended
by the sports from Pierz, Royalton.
Dlxville, and vicinity. John Leigh OF
Pierz and Harold Clark Of Royalton
were the wrestIers matched. They
gave a fairly good exhibition and
were we'll matched, but, after hard
struggle, H. Clark Of Royalton
succeeded in putting J. Leg with
both shoulders to the mat. The six
round boxing match between Harry
Leigh of PierZ and Joe Mortitt OF
Royalton was draw.
Frank Grell has divided his hall
above his store IN two rooms. He Will
occupy three or four himself; the
Others he will rent. The rooms Will be
supplied with water and water closet.
The store will also pe enlarged.
Nj. E. Barnes, county school
superintendent, came to Pierz last
Sunday afternoon. He will visit the
schools in the eastern part OF the
county. Monday morning he started
for the Sullivan Lake country.
One OF our Pierz sports informs US
that his wife gave him % cents last
Saturday and requested him to buy
two glasses OF beer and come home at
IL o'clock noon. He drank IL glasses
of beer and came home at two o'clock
He IS now studying who made the
mistake, he or his wife.
P. j. Tomelty of Little Falls was
In Plerz a few days the former part Of
the week. From here he went to
Onamia.
Mrs. Maria Jaeger, widow Of the
late Nick Jaeger, met with terrible
death at the home OF her son: Jos.
Jaeger, about two miles east OF the
village. The old lady, who was over
II years Of age, was nearly cremated
alive Just how the accident happened
will never be found out. Saturday
morning Jos. Jaeger, his wife ana
Oldest daughter were at work around
and in the house. Mrs Jaeger and
daughter were working q cream
separator In the house. The old lady
had not been alone in her room for
more than five minutes when the cry
for help was heard. Mrs. Jaeger and
daughter ran to the room where the
old lady was and entering found her
clothes all over her body burning:
Mrs. Jaeger jerked q quilt from a bed
nearby and smothered the flame, but
not before the old lady was so badly
burned that the skin hung from her
face and left hald and the tingernails
on the left hand fell off. She had
hardly a spot on her body that was
not more or less burned. As the old
lady had the habit of crawling close
to the stove, it is thought that her
dress caught fire. causing the terrible
accident. DR.. Kerkhot was called.
but could only relieve the patient OF
the terrible pain che suffered. The
old lady died Sunday afternoon at 8
O'Clock and it was blessing that she
was relieved of her suffering. Mrs.
Maria Jaeger was born on the 25th
day OF February, 1882 in Oberelz, near
Cobelenz, Rhine Province, Germany.
At the age of "a years she married her
+ late husband, Nick Jaeger. In 1872
they came to America and settled at
Lake Henry Stearns county, where
they lived five years, and in 1877
i moved to Pierz, where the family has
/ lived ever since. The deceased was
a very industrious and christian
woman. She was member OF the
B 0Chrlstian Mothers society Of the
st. Joseph congregation, and the
burial ceremonies were conducted