The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1938-05-05

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME  in  NUMBER -39
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,   C\SS  COUNTY.  MINNESOTA,  THURSDAY,  MAY  5,. 1938
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 outside
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
DOG ENTOMBED IN CREVICE
FOR  ELEVEN  DAYS. SAVED
Buffalo.—A man's loyalty to his dog
resulted the other day in the rescue
of the animal from a crevice twenty-
three feet under ground, where it was
entombed for nearly eleven clays.
Spotty, a little black and white fox
terrier, ran into a hole in the ground
while chasing a fox in the Chester
Baker farm near Farley, Iowa. The
imprisoned dog's master, Emmet Simon and a companion hunter, immediately set about to dig the animal out
of the limestone rock. But they found
the hole much deeper than they had
expected and winding down through
the rock. Simon enlisted the aid of
his neighbors and friends and rounded
up a crew of twelve men. They worked night and day in three shifts of 4
men each, digging and blasting their
way down the path on which spotty
had disappeared. They could hear
the little dog's bark, seemingly urging them on to the rescue. Shortly
after the next day the workmen reached the point where they could see
Spotty wedged in an opening six inches wide. Tender hands picked up
the ten pound dog and carried him to
safety. Spotty was still in good condition although quite weak. He showed his appreciation before a large
crowd on hand to witness the rescue
by wagging his tail and barking feeb-
lv.
INFLATED   BALLONS  USED      (
FOR     COMMUNICATION
St Peter.—New ideas are just as
simple as—that. So think George Olson and his pal Ove Olson Jr. who
have been experimenting with balloon
craft. The boys have discovered a
new means of inter-city communicati
on which rivals that of carrier pigeons and which brings them no end
of fun. They have found that toy
balloons, if filled with hydrogen, will
sail off merrily into space, and will
come down to earth when their gas-
content is dissipated. Early in April
the boys started a balloon off on its
way, with a note attached, asking the
finder to report when and where it
landed. The flight started at 5 p. m.
Sunday, April 3, and at 7 p. m. the
evening it landed in the back yard of
Carlton Johnson in Adams—nearly
100 miles south of here. A note from
Mr. Johnson informed the boys of
the landing. "How do we fill 'em up
with hydrogen?" Gruber was asked.
"Why, we just put some zinc off an
old battery into a bottle of muriatic
acid, pull the balloon over the bottle
top so it fills up with gas, tie on a
note and let her go."
Style Show Held Sat.
Was Decided Success
A most successful style show was
carried out at the I. O.' O. P. hall on
iSaturday afternoon by Kay's Fashion
Shop, specializing in the showing of
junior and senior high school girl's
wearing apparel and finishing with a
■bride nnd her attendants.
Mrs. H. C. Skinner announced tha
numbers and Mrs. Fred Hamlin played the piano, accompanying Miss Le-
ota Rounds who sang "I Love You
Truly" while the ' bride and her attendants were modeling.
Miss Hildegarde Holm of the Francis Shop in' Brainerd, had full charge
,of the models. The hair styling was
■done exclusively by Lucile's Beauty
.Shop. Those modeling were Mes-
idames John Kater Jr., A. N. Meland,
J. O. Brezinsky, James Skinner and
the Misses "Margaret Robideau, Harden Kyllingstad, Rose Evans, Joyce
Reed and Lorraine McAnninch. Each
received a bouquet of American 'beauty roses, a gift from the Pine River
Greenhouse. This firm 'also contributed largely to the beauty of the
,sho\v with lovely flowers and plants.
.The' beautiful bridal bouquet of calli
lillies and ferns were donated by the
Erickson Floral Co. of Brainerd.
The Northland Funeral 'Home contributed furniture, equipment and
ichairs and the M. E. Ladies Aid contributed chairs.
LEONARD PETERSON
FILES FOR OFFICE
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Fields of Bemidji spent the week end at the hornet of
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Fields.
Word was received today that Leonard Peterson, Register of Deeds of
Cass County, has filed for re-election
to the office which he now holds.
Mr. Peterson has held this office for
the past sixteen years and during this
time he has conducted his office in an
exemplary manner.
Mr. Peterson is well and favorably
known throughout the county ancl
seeks his re-election on his past record
while in office.
KAY STEVENS IN
HOSPITAL AFTER
ACCIDENT FRI.
Kay Stevens of Pine River, was involved in an automobile accident in
Brainerd on Friday evening of last
week in which she suffered a fracture of the hip and other minor brui
ses. She was accompanied by Miss
Ethel Biever, who escaped with only
a few scratches.
The accident occurred while Mrs.
Stevens was driving north on Seventh
street. Her car collided with that ot
George Yokie of Brainerd, at the intersection of Seventh and Oak streets.
Both cars were considerably damaged, but Mrs. Stevens was the only oni;
injured.
She was immediately taken to the
hospital where x-rays disclosed the
fractured hip. She will be confined
to the hospital about ten days.
Winners Announced
In Kite-Elying Cont.
The Kite Flying contest held Saturday at the" fair grounds proved
very successful in spite of the post-
ponment. The contest was scored on
points according1 to the highest flight,
largest, smallest, best decorated, the
most novel and the kite with the most
pull, the best constructed and the
best flying ability.
In the first division Morris Wolfrank placed first with 43 points out
of a possible 52. His large kite was
made to represent a clown and his
smallest one was 5X7 inches which
few so high it could not be seen. Kirky Bates placed second in this division. In the second division Edgar
Wolfrank placed first with' a kite in
the shape of a star. Robert Mossie
placed second in this division. ' Cash
prizes were presented to the winners.
The kites are on display at the school.
. The Recreational planning board is
considering a much larger, similar
contest for- the near future. Cash awards will again be presented and it is
hoped that many more boys and girls
will enter. For those who do not understand kite 'making, Mr. Wolfrank
will conduct two or more classes to
assist the contestants in making their
kites. _ Watch' the Journal for the date
and place of these classes. Others
who have offered to aid with instructions are Lewis Walton, Homer Fraser and Robert Lane.
. .Get busy boys and girls and win one
of the cash prizes in the next contest.
NOTICE <
The local Farmer-Labor Unit will
meet at the 4-H Club building at the
fair grounds Monday evening, May 9
at S p. m. Lunch will be served at
the close  of the meeting. »
M. L. Kinneberg, sec.
I MRS. YORK WRITES  MANY FILE AS
ABOUT TRIP THRU     CLOSING DATE
WESTERN STATES
Our trip coming home from out'
western tour through Oregon and
California was exciting and interesting all along the Pacific coast highway. But the sight which gave us
our greatest thrill was driving thru
the great "Redwood Empire," which
is America's newest national playground. This has been made access-
able in recent years. A succession
of wonderful enchanting vistas se£jn
in one single tour area will thrill the
sight seer and lover of nature to travel through this great Redwood Empire, beginning at Grant's Pass, Oregon and extending to San Franciso.
the southern gateway. I.t comprises
nine counties situated1 in northern
California and southern Oregon. :>
distance of about 2,000 miles ami
covers 1,500,000 acres. You will fk
inspired by the tall massive redwoo|l
trees which were old when Chri'ft
was born and are considered to ""
the oldest living things on earth. Yon
can imagine yourself driving over improved hard surfaced roads through
100 miles of these mighty monarclts
of the forest. They reach a height of
364 feet ancl have a diameter of from
25 to 30 feet and an age exceeding
2500 years. Recreation beaches dot
miles and miles, of seashore which
border the Redwood Empire. The
huge trees stand closely together and
one would have to stop the car and
gaze straight upward in order to sec
the tops. The foliage is very dense
and the ground very clamp in most
places as the sun never penetrates
the foliage.
Our next stop was San Francisco,
where we spent three days." Here we
were thrilled by the sight of the massive structure of the San Francisco-
Oakland Bay Bridge which we had
the pleasure of crossing several times.
We then motored to the Golden Gat?
Bridge which we crossed only once.
This bridge is a marvel in itself and
a wonderful piece of mechanism, ft
is a beautiful sight and might command the admiration of the entire
world.
We then drove down the Pacific
coast line,- stopping at intervals to
view various scenery and interesting
places until we reached Anaheim,
California, the city that was so hard
hit by the great flood. Here is where
we had another thrill—but of a different nature. We arrived here in
time to be a witness to the big flooded area which extended for miles and
miles in all directions. Nothing but
water greeted our sight. A levee in
the Santa Anna River gave way and
the water rushed into our tourist
court, rising to a depth of eighteen
inches. We were four miles from the
river but the water came with such
force and rapidity that in about one
hour the entire country side look like
a large lake. When we were notified
that the levee had broken, we took
time (but very swiftly) to cram a few
things in our traveling bags and prepared to get out. But there was no
place to go, so we remained in town
for about 12 hours, keeping our heads
up and our feet dry.* The water
splashed against the side of our cottage. At about 4 p. m. on the same
day the waters began to recede an 1
by the following day traffic was resumed as usual. Bridges were washed out and some highways were almost impossible. This event was a
great experience to us and one which
will never be forgotten.
We spent one week in San Diego
with friends and relatives before going to Douglas, Arizona, a border
town of the U. S. and Mexico. W>?
parked our .car in the United .States
and walked across the line to view
the scenes in and around Old Agua
Puerto, an old dilapidated Mexican
town repulsive to look at. Homes and
all the buildings were made of adobe
mud and no sidewalks. There was no
one but Mexicans living there—all
black and dirty. The men stood by
the side of some old store or building with their hands in their pockets'
and would stare as you pass by. Water is at a premium here and none of
the natives appeared to have had a
bath for a year. The Customs House
is in this town and if you take your
car over the border they take all your
baggage out and go through it. It
was a very interesting trip to us and
gave us a knowledge of how some
people in the world have to live. The..'
all seemed happy and contented in
spite of the conditions.
NEARS IN CO.
Arvid Lundin Files
Eor County Com.
Arvid Lundin, prominent local business man, filed for the office of Commissioner from the '1st. District on
Tuesday of this week.
Mr. Lundin has been a resident 'of
the county for' the past 15 years, is
married and has two children. He
has conducted a successful feed and
(farm produce business in Pine River
for the past 12 years and in this capacity has become very familiar with
the problems of this district.>
He has held the office of Village
Clerk for the past'ten years and during his tenure of office the village
debt has been reduced over $22,000.00
.and the mill rate has been reduced
approximately 36 mills." In < 192S,
when Mr. Lundin was elected to the
oliice tho village debt was $25,897.95
and the levy was 54.5 mills. In 1937,
the outstanding indebtedness 'wit a
present assets deducted, amounts to
$2,928.81 and the levy was 17.46 mills.
There is l no doubt but what Mr.
Lundin is well qualified for the office
and will render a necessary service
to the'district.
Don Lundrigan Files
For County Attorney
On Tuesday of this week, Don Lundrigan, local attorney, 'filed for the
office of County Attorney.
, Mr. Lundrigan was born ancl raised
(in Cass 'county and has spent most
jof his life here, his home being at
(Cass Lake. He graduated from the
iCass I Lake high school in 1928 and
from the University of Minnesota
Law school in 1935. He conducted
a law office in Cass' Lake for a year
and a half before coming to Pine
River in 1936. For the past two years
he has conducted a very successful
(practice in Pine River.
Mr. Lundrigan has had practice in
all courts and is 'well versed in his
.profession which qualifies him very
highly for the) position he seeks.
HAROLD  R.  ATWOOD
Harold R. Atwood, present Chairman of the Minnesota Railroad an 1
Warehouse Commission, filed today
for re-election to that office. Atwood,
whose home is in Winona, Minnesota,
was appointed to the position he now
holds by Hjalmer Petersen, then Governor, following the death of Knute
Wefald.
Atwood was endorsed at the Farmer-Labor Convention held at Duluth,
on March 25th and 26.
PTA ELECT OFFICERS MON. EVE
AT MEETING
Dr. A. J. Button Files
For County Coroner
Dr. A. J. Button 'of Pine River, filed for the office of Coroner of Cass
County on Tuesday of'this week and
as far as we know, is the only candidate at present, t
Dr. Button has been a resident of
Cass county for the past twenty
years, 'practicing medicine at Hackensack and Pine River. He has owned and operated the local hospital
for the past*five years ancl is ..well
known throughout the county.
Dr. Button is well qualified for the
job having i served in the same capacity for ten years in Walworth County, South Dakota several years ago.
Pine River 'seems, without a doubt,
the logical location for the Coroner as
it is the most centrally located village
in' 'the. county.
Abe Pajumpa Files   [
For County Com.;
The last regular meeting of the
PTA was held Monday evening. The
following officers were elected: Mrs.
Bates, president • Mr. Henderson, vice
president; Mrs. Felton, sec.; and Mrs.
Haack, treas. Mrs. Wolfrank was in
charge of the installation.
Yearly reports were given by all
committees. It was voted to allow
$25. toward chairs for the auditorium. Kenneth Fick received the invitation prize in the 6th grade and
Bert Heemstra won the door prize
which was donated by Kay Stevens.
The permanent awarding of the traveling prize was postponed until
May 16, because of a tie between the
fifth and sixth grade rooms. A duplicate prize 'will be purchased and
each grade will be equally awarded.
A farewell party will be given in
honor of 'the teachers on May 16 at
8 p. m. An interesting program is
Ibeing prepared and a tasty lunch
will be served. This party will include PTA members and teachers
.only. j
. After a few Tjrief remarks by Mes-
.dames Bates and Wolfrank and Mr.
Heemstra, the assembly was entertained by musical numbers by Mrs.
Willis Hunt,and Florence Kline, previews of the play to be given Friday
night by the senior class. Lunch was
served by the first grade mothers.
Mrs. Irvin Butler ancl Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Young drove to Brainerd Tuesday, where they visited with Mrs.
Kay Stevens who is a patient at the
hospital.
NARROWLY ESCAPE
INJURY WHEN CAR
OVERTURNS SAT.
Mrs. Lloyd Bowman, her brother
lltay Cox and Iter three children and
Mrs. X. It. Bowman narrowly escaped
serious injury Saturday night when
reaming 'to their home out near
Whitefish. The lights went out on
their car, and, unable to see the road,
they went into the ditch and tipped
over, landing in three and a half feet
of water. Fortunately help soon arrived and they were extricated from
the wreck. It was necessary to break
.a window -n the car to get out. They
escaped with only a few minor cuts
(and 'bruises, one son Roland, was
taken to Pine River, where a head
wound was dressed.
LARGE CROWD ATTEND OPERETTA AT SCHOOL FRIDAY EVE.
A large and interested audience
witnessed the Operetta "Blue Belt"
at the school auditorium Friday"ev-''
eniug. The various characters composed of fourth, fifth and sixth graders, took their parts exceptionally
well and ' gave an excellent performance. There was also a chorus
ensemble and numbers by the H. S.
band under the direction of Mr. Matthew1. Much credit is due the Misses
Henry, Golz, and Torske for their
efforts   in   directing   the   production.
BRIDGZ CLUB MEETS
The Ladies Bridge Club met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs.
Marion Sherwood. Honors were won
by Mrs. D. L. Triggs and Mrs. Harris
Zigmund. Refreshments were served
by the hostess.
Bass Pond  Construct-
i ed On Lake Ada
Otto Parlitz, prominent resorter on
Lake Ada, informed us this week
that a "bass pond" has been constructed on t the north end of Lake Ada, by
the. Lake Ada Conservation Club.
Labor and material were donated by
property owners in the 'neighborhood,
The bass will be furnished and protected by the state and fish and minnow taking will be prohibited In the
pond. ' '
It is planned to transplant Ithe bass
to several large lakes in the near future.
Senior Class To Present Play Friday Nite
* Mr. Pajumpa has made his home
in the county for 40 years and is well
known throughout the district. He
has held1 the position of sec-treas. of
the Pequot -Creamery for the past
four years, since its reorganization, i
He was a member'of the town board
for 5 years and clerk of Walden twp.
for 8 years and' is well versed on the
problems of the district.
Abe Pajumpa, prominent farmer living near Pine River, ' announced his \
candidacy for the office of Commissioner of this district, Tuesday.
We spent an  hour in  the famous |
old    town    of    Tombstone,    Arizona,
which was founded  about 100 years)
ago,   and   particularly   noted   for   its ]
gangsters   and   outlaws   in   the   early
days.    "Boot Hill" cemetery is local-1
ed here and all the gangsters and outlaws  who  were shot  during  the  uprisings were buried in  this  cemetery I
with their boots on and the clothing j
they were wearing at the time theyi
were killed.    It is located in a lonelvj
rocky desert spot.   Each grave is sur-j
rounded by a row of boulders. There]
is a large number of graves but only'
two markers.
We were ten days coming from
Douglas, Arizona to Minneapolis but
had sunshine and lovely weather all
along the route.
The senior class of the local high
school will present their class play
Friday evening, May 6, at fhe school
auditorium. The play is' entitled
"You're The Doctor."
The play, a farce in three' acts,
takes place in a health sanitarium
and concerns a girl who owns tlre| institution and is in danger of losing it
as a doctor claims that her late father made a large loan from him .before his d ath which never was paid.
At this stage, a strange young man
arrives on the scene and tries to
save the sanitarium.
The play is hilariously funny and
will keep you entertained from begin-
ing to end. It is under the able direction of Miss Isaacson, the drama-
tie instructor.
Following is the cast: :'
Bob Morrison  Jim Evans
Spiffy   John Haack
Officer Dugan   Robert Dubbs
Dr. Thorpe   Wayne Gearhart
Mai Rosenberg     Myles  Cadwell
Professor Sockum .. J. David Boyce
Dr. Theopheophilus Peck   Russeil
Johnson '
Archie  Laudis       George  Miller
Yelma Mathews      Ruth Council
Clementina       Edna  Hedges
Melindy  Dorothy. Schleiger
Rita Harborough .... Mable Norman
Ktrina Dumpelmeyer .... Yiola Raph
Bianca Bachagalupa ..   Mary Nelson
Read'the ad on another page of
this issue.
SUPPER   CLUB   MET  AT  THE
L.  W.   ISENSEE,HOME  SUNDAY
The Sunday Night Supper Club met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Isensee this week. A seven o'clock
supper was served, followed by contract bridge. Honors were won by L.
W. Isensee and Mrs. T. E. HiU.