The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-08-25

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JOURNAL
VOLUME V,  M). 1
THE  PINE  ttiVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1939
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Out of the . .
Waste Basket
—By—
GRANT   BERGSTROM
 IDirty   Trick
There has been quite an epidemic of dog poisoning in Pine
River of late, the most recent
being that of Arvid Lundin's big
Chesapeak, which occurred sometime Sunday afternoon while the
dog was at home and the family
was away. Clarence Siefert, Oscar Dahl and Ernest Thorpe have
also reported their dogs poisoned, which is a dirty low-down
trick in any man's language.,
* * * *
Mr. Lundin is of the opinion    that
whoever did the rotten trick, walked
through his yard and tossed the dogj afternoon   with   Rev.   Mead   official
a   chunk     of     poisoned     hamburger,  ing.    Interment was made in the Pino
Whoever the fiend is, that is inclin-' Ridge  Cenletery.    Pallbearers  included to vent his wrath in this manner ed II. C. SJKncer, William Doty, John
should receive a  thorough trouncing.] Allen, Harry Hill, Nels Anderson an I
Bert  Widejthan.
ing Of
Marks Open-
Exposition
SERVICES HELD
MONDAY FOR
MRS. GLOVER
Mrs.   Manila   Glover   passed   away
RITES HELD ON
WEDNESDAY FOR
MRS. OSCAR THIERS
Mrs. Oscar Thiers, who  has resided
at her home Saturday, at the age of j near Pine River for a number of years
SO years,  following  a  short  illness.      passed   away   at   the   uuivers'ty   hos-
Funeral   services   were   conducte i i pital   in   Minneapolis. Sunday,   at   the.
from  the Methodist  Church  Monday
Fishiing Is Good Here
Fishing in this vicinity is the best County, Pgnn., March S,
ever this year, especially if Dr. Aitkin's observations would be any indication. The Doctor reports that
he removed no less than sis imbea-
decl fish-hooks in as many fishermen this week. —At least they are
catching something and if they haven't a sixteen pounder to show for
their outing when they return home,
they can display o good sore thumb.
An Aged Chicken
Mrs. Prank White, who lives near
Pine River, has a chicken that she
started out in life nine years ago—
allowing for a few extra years which
the hen may be cheating herself out
of, as most women  do, she is a real
age ill' ."."", years. She had been ill only a  short time.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. Mead officii
ating. Interment was made in the
Pine Ridge cemetery. The Northlanq
Funeral Hume was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Tillie Thiers was born tit Can;
non Falls, Minnesota, October T. 1883;
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Assruan. sic was united in marriage
to Oscar Thiers, to which union siv.
Children were burn. Mrs. Ilelge Norman, Mrs. Jack Hundley and Harry.
Idine, Melvin and George, win
tngcihei' with her husband survive.
She  was  a   friend  to  all  who  knew
her,   ever   ready   in   do   her   part,   in
sickness  or  whenever  she   might  find
her   services   needed.     Pur   thirty-s.x
Arthur  of   Hill   City,   Chatles  ErnestI years  the  community   lias  been bene1
am  dienn A. of Pine ! iver and Lepnjflted  by   her  presence. ■
V^ash.,
.Martha .More.- was horn in Pofteis
is:,!). Sue
moved with her parents when she
was only four years of age, settling
at Rochester, Minn. At the age of
seven,  .she was  left  an   orphan.
In lv77 she was united in marriage
to Henry (ilover in Wisconsin, to'
which  union   eight   sons  were _bjjt|n,
four of which preceded '.-«-, in deaf]
In 1903, together with her family
she  moved to  Pine  River, where sin
intil  the   time  of her  deatn.
.ils- 'prei-i  i< d   in/  death   by    her
I       „^_^_^^__
hui&and in  1913.    S s to morn
her'.sudden death, four son i, Clarence
ck.
also
^^M of    Coldendale.
21 [grandchildren and ll/greMi-graud-
ovi   hi!-'1.     Of   course   her, eg"-1
ability has long since been exhausted, but she can still crow for her
supper and wake you up early in the
morning. Incidentally, the hen isn't
for sale, even if the market reaches
f)0c per lb. for good drum-sticks.
* # * *
Ode to a Charm  Bracelet
Jingle, jingle  little junk,
Your noisy tinkle is the bunk.
Nasty   little   bits   of   tin,
Find  a  can   ami  throw  it in.
—L.E.N.,   Mahnomen
* * * *
Must Have Been a Tough Job
A dramatic raid was staged at Bar
Harbor, night club on Upper Hull
Lake about two weeks ago. Four
carloads of agents were in the finding party. A news item following
the raid stated that the Liquor Control Commission of Minnesota, had
been working for some time to get
evidence at the nite spot. As a matter of fact, any lad with fuss under
his nose could buy a drink of liquor
there any time during the day or
night and no questions asked hut it
took four car-loads of agents to sniff
out the fact that Bar Harbor was
not entirely  obeying John Law.
frie;
■elatives.
A precious one from  us is gone,
A voice we loved  is stilled.
^^^^^^^^^    is  in   that   home.
Thai  never cm he filled.
wanburg Pine Grange No. 716
THE LITERARY    PROGRAM
John Cadewll drove to Pra/.ee Thur
day  where  he  visited   with   relatives
until   Sunday.    Eugene  Cadwell,  who
has spent several months with an uncle there, returned home with him.
At every Orange meeting, in the re-
guhr order of business, a literary pro
gran under the direction of the Worthy Lecturer is held. This program
ranjing from 20 to 30 minutes, x-
einjlifies the fact that when the
Gra\ge works, it works hard and
whu it plays, it plays just as enthu-
Siaflcally. The programs consist id'
tunic, stunts, plays, readings, etc., as
we) as educational numbers of con-
siilrahle value to the farmers of the
coumunity.
The literary programs of the Pine
Grfnge are directed by Mrs. Pete
Kriuo.ui. This position entails much
wok because the Lecturer is respon-
sil.e for several projects in addition
to lie regular programs. At present,
ill. Pine Grange Lecturer has two
prifects to work on. One is the
-Poster Night Program" an annual
.-iir.ii- held by ai. Grangers on Septera-
be 80. The second, is a recording of
th history of Timothy township and
th surrounding territory; also M'
evius leading up to the present con-
diions existing in the community.
Aiy pictures, stories or articles that
wuld assist in compiling this history
To be Featured at Cass County Fair
BEMIDJI JUNIOR DRUM CORPS
Wi
Horse Racing Today (Fri.)
Free  Barbecue  Saturday
Year Franchise
Granted Power Co.
would be greatly appreciated by Mrs.
Frimood. They will lie entered Into
a scrapbook to be exhibited at th i
stale Grange Convention in Brainerd,
October 17-18-19. and will lie carefully
kept i" the possesion of the Pine
Grange.
The date Tuesday, August 29, lias
been set for the Grange to work on
the community hall. Sibley Grange
of Pequol   has  promised  to assist  with
the work. Their help will be greatly
appreciated as will that of all other
interested persons whether in the
Grange or not. All Grange members
are asked to be present If possible.
The ladies will furnish lunch at noon.
At the last meeting, held Tuesday,
August 22, State Deputy, Dale llyati
was present for annual inspection.
Other visitors Included Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Spornltz ,Mr. and Mrs. Gene.
Warner and Mrs. Dale Hyatt of Sib-]
ley Orange, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Synhorst of Oak Lawn Grange,)
near Bralnerd. It was reported at
this meeting that the Pine Grange
will receive -S20.00 for their booth exhibit tit the Bralnerd fair. It is also
planned to have a booth at the Pine
River fair this week.
a five-year franchise was granted
the .Minnesota Utilities Company at
a joint meeting of the Village Council
and the Power and Light Committee,
consisting of B. F. Wldemau, H. H.
Hill and John Allen. Jack Lamber-
ton and R. A. Heiberg were present
to   represent   the   Light  Co.
Considerable discussion was held
concerning a recommendation present-
led by the Power and Light Committee, containing provisions which they
considered the council was justified
in requesting. Following is a copy of
the recommendation:
To the Honorable Village Council
of the Milage of Pine River
Your Power and Light Committee
met in the Council Chambers and prepared for you the following suggestions and recommendations to aid you
in your negotiations with the Minnesota Utilities Company respecting a
new   franchise:
1. Hates to be the same as in those
towns of like size, especially those
who compete with us In rural trad,1
areas, including minimum bill, towns
to be considered particularly: Walker, Akeley, Menagba, Sebeka and Pillager.
2. Voltage Guarantees.
:'.. Office to be in Pine River during
term of franchise.
4. Simplify the rate schedule.
5. Same rate to apply to all customers, outside the village now being
served from f.ranformers located within the village limits.
0. Rates to be retro-active to January 1. 1989.
7. All new construction to be placed
in alleys where possible.
—The   Power   and   Light   Committee
H. H. Hill
John Allen
B.   P.  Wideman
The outline of the recommendation
was used as a basis of the discussion
and each item was explained in comparison with the rates offered by the
Light Company which begin at 7.0c
net for both commercial and residential. The first step of the commercial rate was lowered from 150 KWII
to 100 KWII. The power rate was
cut: to 5.7c net  for the first 200 KWH.
After analyzing the demands made
in the recommendation and the rates
offered, ii was decided that practically every request was met by the
power company to the satisfaction of
the council mil the light committee,
with the exception of the first step
in the commercial rate. It was askel
that this lie reduced to 75 KWH but
a ft ei- some' discussion it was dropped
and the first step remained at 100'
KWII. '
A vote wttstaken by members of
the councilB    He verdict was una
Imous for a 5-year franchise.
The Minnesota Utilities Company
has also agreed to make cash refunds
to patrons in Pine River, to the extent of some $900, which is the difference in the rates paid nere in the
past six months and the reduction offered January 1. The refund will be
paid to each customer in the form of
cash as soon as possible. They have
also agreed to start re-building the
local distribution system as soon after Labor Day as is convenient, to
the extent of $2500.
Rumor has it that a lease has also
been completed between Mr. Pattin-
son of the Lake Region hotel and the
Utilities Company, covering their former location in Pine River, whicn
may or may not be conclusive evidence of their future intentions.
All in all, the meeting ran along In
more or less of a friendly vein and
discussions were all made' in an intelligent manner, much to the liking
of both parties concerned.
The Village Council, which has
bore the brunt of the fight for the
past year, should receive a rising
vote of thanks from the citizens of
Pine River, for their efforts in reducing the rates from about 12c to the
present rate of 7.6e, which will mean
a saving to consumers of electricity
of approximately $3000. This reduction was brought about primarily by
refusing to sign the old franchise and
and considerable research work concerning municipal systems in towns
of similar size throughout the state.
The fight was more or less of a
bitter one from beginning to end, but
at present, peace reigns and the
goose hangs high, with everyone happy, which will no doubt go down in
history as a momentous period in
Pine River.
A complete copy of the franchise,
Ordinance No. 70. appears in this issue. The Ordinance contains a detailed description of all the rates applying to the village. Read this very
carefully as it concerns everyone.
Hundreds of Fine Exhibits and Entertainment Await You.
The thirty-fourth annual Cass Pair
opened yesterday with the sun beaming and not a cloud in the sky.
* li.v late afternoon Thursday, a
irecord number of exhibits had been
received and were being located in
various departments.
One of the most outstanding programs ever offered is filling each afternoon and evening with entertainment galore. Grandstand performances will be held every afternoon and
evening. Friday noon (today) a huge
parade will be held, with caliopes,
clons animals, floats anwd everything you can imagine—don't miss
it. Following the grandstand performance Friday afternoon, the horse
races will be held. At the same time
Saturday afternoon, the Model "T"
races which proved so popular last
year will be held. Dancing will take
place each evening in the big Hollywood Night Club on the fair grounds.
NOTICE   TO    BUSINE3S_M£N_
.Notice  is  hereby    given
business places in Pine RiJ
closed  Friday  afternoon,
in   observance   of   the
Fair.
—By Order of H.  J. Lusl
Drum and  Bugle
The Bemidji American l|
dies'  Drum  and  Bugle  Co
the direction of Mrs. Peder^
Gertrude   Sherwood,  will   aj
two performances at the fail
day.    The   evening   performan^
be held under floodlights and thl
dies will be in full dress, West
Style. B
The Corps, which made a decide. C
hit at the American Legion convention in Minneapolis, is considered the
best in the state. It consists of 32
youngsters ranging in age from G to
13 years. They have made appearances at Brainerd, East Grand Forks,
Hallock and Minneapolis this summer
The appearance of the Kiddies
Drum and Bugle Corps in Pine River
was made possible through the local
fair board and Mrs. Ness of Bemidji.
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN BRAINERD
R. C. ALLEN  SHOOTS WOLVERINE
AT  HIS  FARM     LAST     SUNDAY
John Parker, 50, janitor of the
Elks clubrooms for the past 11 years,
died suddenly early Tuesday morning at his home in Brainerd. Death
was due to a heart attack.
Mr. Parker was born May 25, 18S9,
at Wyoming, Minn. He came to Pine
River with his parents when only a
small bay, where he made his home
until 17 years agao when he moved
to Brainerd.
He is survived by his wife, his
mother, Mrs. Amelia Parker and a
sister, Miss Hazel Parker of Pine
River and one brother, Henry, of
St Paul.
R. O. Allen, who lives 5 miles east
of Pine River, had the surprise of his1
life Sunday while walking around his
farm, when lie encountered a Wolver-|
ine. He had his dog with him and
before he knew it, the dog and the
strange animal were involved in .i
healthy scrap. It was some
fore he was able to get a sh_ .„
animal  and  put  an  end  to  ' . !.
Wolverines  are  more  or less   uncnm
mon  im-fLkis  part  of  the-*ounti
are fjjfand  much   farther; norfch.
are fl «erv instructive
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Sherwood
and children returned from Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, where Mr. Sherwood attended the U. for the summer
session. They visited here (£
week-end and were accom,
.Mr. and Mrs. N. I). SherwqJ
ome O'Brien on Sunday
Mr and Mrs. Peder Ness'
rorae went  from  there
/'Wa^ii  Dam.    Mr. J
I ST^erd Monday-
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pTldron  wi'l
larence  Coj