The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-09-08

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME  1   NUMBER
THE PINE itiVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,   CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,   SEPTEMBER S,  1939
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Out of the. .
Waste Basket
—By—
GRANT   BERGSTROM
A Fair Exchange
Two gentlemen wore talking
on the street here the other day
and before long their conversation drifted to fishing. The one
fellow stated that while fishing
in Lake Vermillion this summer,
he pulled in a twenty-nine pound
wide-mouthed bass. His friend
stated that this was sort of hard
to believe, but hastened to add,
that he had heard that many odd
things happened tit Lake Vermillion, and continued by telling that
not so very long ago he too was
fishing there and after rowing
ab6ut for awhile he felt a terrific
tug on his line. Considerable
pulling and grunting was necessary before he saw he had hooked
onto a big red lantern—and believe it oi- not, the lantern was
still  burning.
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His friend shook his head dubiously and said that that was about the
limit when it came to stretching a
story and that he wouldn't believe, a
yarn like that under any circumstances. Whereupon, the other man stated, "If you will take twenty-five
pounds off from your bass story, I
will  blow  out   my  latern!"
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IT Happens to the Best of Us
An article we read the other day
stated that F. W. Woolworth failed
in the first five stores he established—As far as we can see, his failing
must have left him immediately there
after. And, J. C. Penney of the chain
store Penneys was fired from the
first three jobs he held, because, he
was told, lie could not sell—I guess
he picked up a little later on also.
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War   Clouds
one of the greatest and most
bloody wars ot: all time is in the unliving, with everyone including warring
nations, listening to every movement
as it comes over the rafuo. Personally, it is difficult to see how civilization as we know it today, can survive another world war. With modern warfare developed to an 'nth
degree, and plenty of men to carry
out the plans, it seems there could
be  only  one  outcome—the   end.
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Can the U. S. Stay out .of War
Can the United States stay out of
this war? This is the question heard
everywhere today. If President Roose
velt or his successor, whoever he may
be, is able to keep this country out
of the conflict, he will go down in
history as one of the greatest leaders
this country has ever had. And, unless we miss our guess, if war isn't
declared by 1940, this will lie the biggest issue in the    next    presidential
campaign.
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A Lot of Money
Foreign nations have been spending
money at the rate of 82,500,000,000 a
month in preparation for this battle.
It seems that if some of this huge
"sum wad, sent to the 0. S., to help
pay off the debt they accumulated in
the   last    war,     fighting    equipment
would  not be so plentiful.
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More Truth than Pbetry
Many of the newly married local couples are probably still billing ami cooing. The cooing won't
last long but the billing will go
on forever.
BIRTHDAY   PARTY
Twelve friends gathered at the L.E.
Dougherty home Saturday evening, to
help Ralph celebrate his fourteenth
anniversary. Games were played, fol
lowed by refreshments. Ralph received numerous gifts in memory ot
the  occasion.
LEONA DAHL AND
FRANKLIN KLINE
SPEAK VOWS
PTA Will Hold First
Meeting Monday Eve.
Tlie local Parent and Teachers Association will hold their first meeting
of this school year Monday evening,
September 11, at S p. m., at the school
auditorium. All members and those
interested in school work or having
children in the school are urged to
attend this meeting.
MARLOW HAS BIG
OFFERING FOR
THE WEEK
Gene Autry is a cowboy in fact, as
well as in name. Many times during
his career, he has been called upon
to prove that he is as capable at
throwin' and ropin' in real life as he
is upon the screen. He never fails
to accept challenges to show his mettle in rodeo events, and has met his
Waterloo but once. The conqueror—
a bull from the Chicago stockyards.
Aufry's newest picture on his Republic contract is "Home on the Prairie,'
which opens to-nite at the Marlow
Theatre and continues through Saturday. The irrepressible Smiley Bur-
nette is his stooge, as usual, and the
able supporting cast includes such
names as June Storey, George Cleveland, Jack Mulhall, Walter Miller,
Gordon Hart and Ethan Laidlaw.
A glorious evening's entertainment
awaits you at the Marlow in "Rose
of Washington Square," which will
make its melodious way into the theatre Sunday and continue through Tues
day. Tyrone Powre and Alice Faye,
the romantic stars of Irving
"Alexander's Ragtime Band," are co-
starred with Al Jolson, singing again
in his inimitable way his memory-
laden song hits of yesterday. The
story of a woman who loved her man
and kept on loving him although he
tricked her and hurt her and brought
heart-break upon them both is thrill-
ingly told in the milestones of melody of the last two decades. "Hose f
Washington Square" opens at the
close of the World War with Jolson
as Ted Cotter, a singing candy butcher in a Fourteenth Street burlesque
theatre, who has big time ideas. He
loves Rose Sargent (Alice Faye) ami
dreams of taking her with him up the
ladder to fame. But Rose falls for
Bart Clinton, a charming but wayward fellow, played by Tyrone Powj-
er.
Witli Loretta Young and Warner
Baxter co-starred again, "Wife, Husband and Friend," 20th Century-Fox's
gay romantic comedy opens at the
Marlow next Wednesday. The film
tells in merry terms the sparkling
story of a gay, modern marriage,
which was all bliss until the wife decided that she could—and should have
a singing career.
At 12:00 o'clock Saturday noon,
September 2, Miss Leona Dahl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dahl, became the bride of Franklin J. Kline,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Kline, both'
of Pine River.
The marriage took place at the
parish house, with Father Crowe
reading the vows. The bride was attired in a nu-berry suit with navy accessories and wore a corsage of tails-
men roses, sweet peas and pompon
asters.
Miss Levina Dahl, twin sister of
the bride, acted as bridesmaid. She
wore a black suit with bitter-sweet
accessories and a pearl necklace, a
gift of the bride. Her flowers were
a corsage of brior cliff roses, sweet
peas and pompon asters. Donald
Wenk of Guthrie was best man.
Immediately following the ceremony which was attended by members of the immediate family, a wedding reception was given at the home
of the bride's parents, which was decorated with bouquets of gladioli, pink
cosmos and baby breath. The occasion was also the 39tti wedding anniversary of the bride's parents.
The bride is a graduate of the Bemidji High School. Since coming to
Pine River she has worked as an assistant to Dr. R. F. Dingle and for
the past four months as bookkeeper
at the Pine River State Bank. Mr.
Kline is a graduate of the Pine River
High School and has a position as
manager of a J. F. Anderson Lumber
Yard  at  Alnertville,   Minnesota.
Mr. and Mrs. Kline left on a honeymoon trip through Minnesota, Iowa
and Illinois and on their return will
live at Albertville.
Stores Will Be Closed
All Day On Sundays
Local merchants came to an agree-
Berlin's .anent this week and unanimously decided to stay closed all day Sunday
from now on. They will probably be
open on Sunday mornings again next
summer when the tourist season opens.
LOCALS
Mrs. Mervin Knott of Windon, la.,
LeRoy Wilson and brother, Darrel and
Eldrid Knott of Avoka, Ia, and Donna
Mae Ast of Currey, Minn., visited at
the William Ast home Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice Amy and son, Chester.
Mrs. Delia Teicher and Beatrice enjoyed a delicious chicken dinner with
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Burgett last Thurs
day.
PATROL JAILS 1200 AS MONTH'S
TRAFFIC  DEATHS  REACH   PEAK
Mrs. Gilbert entertained visiting
guests and Mrs. William Gilbert and
daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Jules Saeger
and children. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gilbert of Wadena, Mr. and Mrs. Adam
Fox and daughter, Margaret of Brainerd and Mr. and Mrs. Ora Siltman
and children at dinner Monday. Mrs.
Dra Siltman had just returned from
a visit to Bloomfield, la., and was met
■here by her husband.
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Pay Shepard had the end of his
finger taken off in a corn shredder
Tuesday.
Mrs. E. J. Harrington and  Mrs.  G.
The Minnesota Highway Patrol, des
pite its consistent attempts to reduce
traffic violations so far as possible
through motorist education and warnings, made more than 1,200 arrests
during July in a determined effort to
check the tide of traffic deaths and injuries.
That their efforts met with much
success was evidenced by a simultaneous report of the accident recording
bureau of the highway department,
which showed that despite an increase in :traffic volume, traffic deaths
were lowered. . Sixty-one persons died
in   mishaps  in  highways  and  streets,
Graves were admitted to the hospital   which is the highest death rate of a
for medical treatment  this week. month of the year.
Swanburg Pine Grange No. 716
ODD FELLOWS TO
HOLD CONVENTION
IN MINNEAPOLIS
Again the streets of downtown Minneapolis will resoud to the blare of
bugles and the rattle of drum corps.
P.rillianty uniformed bands will be on
hand and nicollet avenue will be a
gay scene of colored streamers and
every light standard decked out in
bunting.
A novel idea will be carried out in
the decoration of the light standards.
Each one will be dedicated to Some
one of the United States or a Canadian Province and the name of the state
or province will be at the top in large
letters.
ERADELPHIANS   TO     MEET
HARRIET  P.  REEVES
President of the Association of Rebe-
kah Assemblies. Mrs. Reeves is a
resident of Wellesley, Mass. She has
been active in the work of the Rebe-
kalis I'm- the past — years. She will
be present for the convention in Minneapolis.
Speeiw decorations for. .each light
standard will be put up in Minneapolis for Odd Fellow convention.
All of this is in preparation for the
Sovereign Grand Lodge meeting of the
Odd Fellows which will be held in
Minneapolis the of week of September
16-23. Delegates will be present from
every state in the Union and the Canadian Provinces, as well as'from those
foreign departments where conditions
at present are such that they can
leave the country.
A small army of Twin City Odd
Fellows are busy at work making the
advance preparations necessary to
take care of the large crowd of delegates and visitors that will be on
hand for this convention. The executive committee in charge of the affair
has appointed some sixty sub-commit
tees with from five to ten people on
each, committee and among these, are
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs form every corner of Minnesota. This is not
merely a Twin City affair, it is a
Minnesota responsibility and Odd Fellows and their ladies throughout the
entire state are busy arranging a welcome that visitors will remember.
HARRIET
The Eradelphian Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. D. L. Triggs, Friday,
September 15. This will De held instead of the mid-summer meeting. All
members are urged to be present.
M.  E.  COUNTRY  AID
The M. E. Country Aid will meet
Wednesday, September 13, at the
home of Mrs. Ast. Election of officers
will be held at this meeting. A noon
lunch will be served to which everyone is invited.
TRINITY   LUTHERAN   AID
The Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid
meets at the Oscar Velde home in
.Mildred, September 21. The hostesses are Mrs. Velde and Mrs. Udseth.
Everyone  welcome.
SCHOOL OPENS WITH
LARGEST ENROLLM'T
IN HISTORY TUESDAY
RITUALISTIC AND  DEGREE WORK
The ritualistic and Degree work of
the Grange is always carried on in
a quiet, dignified manner and cannot help but add a little toward a
better character and a richer life, for
the members. There is nothing long
or tedious about it and it is never to
be considered a burden either to the
officers or members.' Strict adher-
ance to the rules outlined by the national and State Granges is a necessity if this work is to have its full
meaning to the Grangers.
The Subordinate Grange has the
privilege of conducting, the first i°w
degrees, the first of which, will be
given at the next regular meeting of
Pine Grange, Tuesday, Sept. li All
newmembers, which includes all those
who are not charter members, are
asked to be present if at all possible.
This is the first time any degree
work has been given in this Grange
and it would be a courtesy to the degree team to be present so that the
work would not have to be repeated
soon.
The degree team of Pine Grange
consists of the following: Master.
Edwin Durm; Overseer, Donald Peterson ; Assistant Steward, Arville
King; Chaplin, Naomi Stevens •
Treasurer - Secretary, open; Gate-
Keeper, Wendell Marsh; Ceres, Gertrude Marsh; Ponona, Margaret Ann
Peterson; Flora, Mavis Peterson •
Lady Assistant Steward, Charlotte
Neuman; Executive Committee, open;
This is the Youth Degree Team and
will be judged at the next meeting by
the State Deputy and Youth Chairman.
Mrs.  Shepard,  Correspondent
The Sunshine Circle will meet with
.Mis. Wolfrank Thursday of this week.
Mr. anr Mrs. Les Shepard were
Brainerd callers Friday of last week.
Friends from Wisconsin called at
the AYestin home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Metzroth of St.
Cloud, spent a few days on their cottage on Lake Ada.
Mr. and Mrs. Westin attended the
wedding of Mr. Westin's brother in
Minneapolis, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood and daughter of Panama, visited at the McNam-
es home a few days.
Les Shepard purchased a suburban
bus last week from the SpUlane Motor
Co. to use on the school route.
Harriet school started Tuesday with
Miss Christianson as teacher. The 7
and S graders are transported to Back
us this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Olson of Minneapolis, spent the week-end with the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Olson and Mildred. Friends chariv-
aried them Sunday evening at the Olson home.
Enrollment in the Pine River Public Schools probably supercedes all
previous records. Already 39 have enrolled in the 1st grade, 33 in the 2nd,
27 in the 3rd, 3G in the 4th, 31 in the
5th, 30 in the 6th, more than 200 in
the junior high, about 70 freshmen,
70 sophomores, 56 Juniors and the
senior class leading up to 60.
In the normal training department
Pine River has been allowed the maximum enrollment of any high grade
school in the state with 16 this year.
Many applications had to be turned
away because of lack of room.
Miss Erickson will teach second
grade this year in place of third and
Miss Oleson will have charge of the
third graders.
Many improvements have been
made in and about school and is spic
and span for another term of work.
SERVICES HELD
FOR MRS. S. G.
ETHRIDGE SAT.
Mrs. Seth Ethridge passed away at
her home Thursday at 10:30 p. m. after a few days illness.
Funeral services were held at the
house on Saturday at 2 p. m. with Rev
Mead officiating. The body was taken to Iowa Falls for burkd where services were held on Monday at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Ethridge was born in Fayette,
Wisconsin in 1855 and spent her early
childhood days their. She later became a school teacher.
She was married to Seth Ethridge
in 1S79. The couple went to Iowa
Falls to make their home on a farm.
They retired IS years ago when they
moved to Pine River and have lived
here since.
Their son, Tom, is the only survivor, her huband having preceded her n
death January 9, 1938.
Mrs. Ethridge made many lasting
friendships while in Pine River. She
took great delight in raising flowers
and her home was always one of the
beauty spots of Pine River. Despite
her age Mrs. Ethridge was a very active woman until the end and enjoyed
the daily routine of carelng for her
home.
THOUGHT THEY   HAD   RUN
INTO   TRAGEDY   ON   LAKE
CATHOLIC AID
The regular Catholic Ladles Aid
Meeting will be held in the aid rooms
Thursday, Sept. 1-1. A 15 cent lunch
will be served in the afternoon and a
25 cent supper beginning at 5 p. m.
Everyone is cordially invited. Hostesses include Mesdames Francis Siefert,
B. J. Hourigan, H. A. Hasser, F. L.
Shamp, George Bogart and George
Collins.
Bayport.—Several days ago a group
of local people were returning from a
motor boat trip to Prescott, when
someone in the boat saw something
in the water which, for a moment, rather upset the nerves of the party. It
was a hand sticking above the water.
They started for the hand, all with
the idea that some drowned' person
was to be pulled out. A close inspection of the "hand" revealed it was a
rubber glove, which someone had inflated, tied shut and tossed into the
lake. Nevertheless, those in the party were pleased to learn it was not
the real thing.
LOCKS   THIEF   IN   CHICKEN
COOP—AND  DIDN'T  KNOW  IT
Farmington.—Henry Delaski thinks
now that he locked a thief in his hen
coop without knowing it. After losing several chickens by theft, Henry
took extra precautions the other night
and went to the chicken house and
locked the coop at 10:15. To his surprise the netx morning he discovered the door had been broken open
by someone on the inside of the coop,
which convinces him that he locked
the thief in the night before. Nlo
chickens were stolen as the thief figured Henry had locked' him in and
gone for help.
Mrs. Mary Jones entertained at a
birthday party for Victor Strom on
Monday evening. Guests included
Mr. and Mrs. Severnd Randall, Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Jones, Mr. and Mrs.
Vane Jones, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Benson and Mrs. Maria Upton. A social
evening and lunch were enjoyed.
LOCALS
Rev. Father O'Leary. together with
his father and uncle of New Ulm,
spent four days last week at York's
resort. This is Father O'Leary's second trip to Shady Point this year.
He proved himself quite a fisherman,
taking home his limit each time.
Miss Mae Erickson, sister of Mrs.
siefert, who has been vacationing it
Winnepeg, came via plane to Fargo,
and motored from there to Pine River
Thursday, where she spent a few days
at the  Siefert home.
Cooking Around America? The first
of a Series of Seven Unusual Color
Pages—Illustrated by James Montgom
ery Flagg. One of the many interesting features in the American Weekly,
the Magazine Distributed with the
Sunday Chicago Herald and Examiner, (adv.)
Rev. and Mrs. Pringel of El Reno,
Oklahoma, together with their two
sons and their families of Council
Bluffs and Des Moines, la., spent last
week at Shady Point. They left Saturday morning for their respective
homes. The Pringles have been yearly visitors at Shady Point for the
past thirteen years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Hourigan and
Virginia and Jini, visited at the J. W.
Wicklund home in Walker Sunday,
Later in the afternoon, tney drove to
Cass Lake accompanied by Joan Wick
hind,   where  they  enjoyed  an  outing.
Doris Erickson returned home Saturday after assisting at the Amy home
the past few weeks.
MR. GROCER:
HEME'S WHAT MINNESOTA'S
UAL $100,000,000.00 TOURIST
TRADE MEANS TO YOU!!
Tour cash register helps to
ring up $25,000,000 worth of
groceries bought annually by
tourists from other States ...
business that couldn't and
■wouldn't be yours were it not
tor Minnesota's third largest
industry, THE TOURIST!
What a goldmine!
mmnESDTB
nanon ,-
vccanons
These out-of-state people
bring with them big appetites
for fun and food each year I
Be helpfully friendly. Show
them the true meaning of Minnesota hospitality! Ifll PAY
YOU to remember they're
among your biggest easterners! . . . and your Minnesota
Tourist Bureau is constantly
on the job to make these customers BIGGER by bringing
more of them to your store
year by yearl
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