The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1938-06-16

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME   III   NUMBER  44
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 19BS
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 outside
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Ware Lad Missing Since Saturday
No Clues Found as Search is Reorganized Under Military Direction
URGENT APPEAL FOR
FUNDS AS 1200
MEN CONT. SEARCH
Wednesday morninng all roads lo
the Ware place were closed to the
public. The Ware .arm-yard will no
longer be crowded with mobs and
rows upon rows of cars—once again
the little home will be a place of
peace and quiet for the terror stricken family while the search continues
to find the boy while he is yet alive.
Through the combined efforts of
T. E. Hill and Arvid Lundin of this
village, orders were sent out by Gov.
Benson to have the territory scouted
by airplanes Tuesday morning. Tuesday evening Major Bette'nberg an-1
Colonel Andrews of Camp Ripley arrived to map plans for the rescue.
An appeal is being made .or fundsfto
caijry on the hunt for the missing
Ware lad. The cost of feeding the
men and paying ~for bloodhounds is
mounting and funds are badly needed. Anyone wishing to donate toward
this worthy cause is asked to get in
touch with Arvid  Lundin,  Pine Rive;-.
Sheriff Clarence Merry who ha'l
been on the job since Saturday and
was worn out with fatigue, authorized the officers to take complete
charge and urgea that military discipline be used to handle the volunteers.
Authorities believe the child is still
'alive and in order to push the gigantic manhunt and to avoid any
further confusion, the men .were organized under military rule Wednesday. Headquarters were established
ai the schoolhouse near the Ware
home and several army kitchens were
brought in from Camp Ripley in order that the entire crew might be
fed at regular intervals.
Ex-service men from all neighboring localities are working directly
under the regulations of Major Lund
and several other officials sent by
Gen. Walsh. They in turn are in
■charge of a group of volunteers as
.the line of men move across the
•swampland. All orders are obeyed
and carried out with dispatch. Funds
are being solicited from every known
■source to carry on the drive.
• No new clues or evidence of the
lad's whereabouts were found Wednesday as 1200 men beat through tha
brush and swampland in a systematic manner. The entire territory
will be covered in this manner mini all hopes of finding the child are
exhausted.
Mr. Huelskamp of New Ulm, who
is in charge of the bloodhounds working in another section of the swamp,
stated that the dogs have made definite progress and that he will stay
on the job until the hunt is finished.
WANDERS  INTO SWAMP
• Stark tragedy and pathos stirred
this community Saturday night when
it was made known that Hickle Har-
ley Ware, 4 year old son of Mr. ancl
Mrs. Richard Ware, living 11 miles
southwest of Pine River, had been
lost in the dense woods near his
home.
The farm home is located in a
thickly wooded area much of whic'i
is covered with slashings, ferns and
heavy undergrowth. It is also very
jswampy with many bogs completely
(filled with water and is so mosquito
■infested that it is often necessary to
tie up the livestock. The country, in
the vernacular of several old hunters
was described as a 'paradise for deer'
and by those who prefer the city
pavements as the "land that God
forgot." However that may be, the
soil when tilled is very fertile and
for many years has been pioneered by
■a group of families such as the
Wares and their neijgh|bors i who
nvrest a successful living from the
land.
Saturday morning Hickle Harley
.Ware,  together with his older broth-
Fosse Line Moves Forward in Search
mkJ
Hungry Possemen Being Fed
HICKLE   HARLEY  WARE  AND  SISTER
ers, went out to herd cattle about
one half mile from the home, taking
along a picnic lunch which had oeen
prepared by their mother.
Brothers Become Alarmed
About noon the older boys left to
turn the stock back and asked Harley to remain where he was until
they returned. However, the lad had
apparently wandered off and could
not be found. The frightened boys,
after a brief search ran home for aid
and because the child had been accustomed to returning to his home
from this particular spot, the parents
■didn't at once realize the seriousness of the situation. Then too, the
fact that the boy had a hobby of disappearing for short periods of time,
'often to be found asleep somewhere
near the buildings, tended to lessen
.the graveness of his disappearance.
After an hour or two had passed
■they began to search diligently and
by evening and all through the night,
about 300 friends and neighbors
searched the wooded area with lan-
,terns and flashlights. After a supposedly cry from the lost child was
heard, the striCKen mother rushed to
the woods, wading the swamps for
hours calling the lad's name in hopes
of getting an answer—only to be disappointed.
Hundreds Join Search
On Sunday, after no trace had been
found, the searching party was increased by several hundred townspeople and farmers throughout the
entire territory and a severe combing
of the territory was begun, which
■covers about 8 square miles. They
waded through swamps to their
waists and beat the brush all day
but the search ended without the lad.
Bloodhounds Called
Sunday -vening a call was put thru
to Lacrosse to Geo. Brooks to bring
his three bloodhounds and put them
on the trail. Mr. Brooks and the
dogs arrived late Monday morning
and started to work. By this time
the posse had reached the 1200 mark,
several trudkloads of CCC having
arrived. The swamp was cleared to
enable the hounds to work and although several trails were pick* up
nothing was found. It was necessary
for Mr. Brooks to return to his home
that evening, so another call was put
through to New Ulm and a gentle-;
man by the name of Robert Huelskamp who had several hounds was
;asked to join tne hunt. But faithful as those dogs hunted, the terrific
rainstorm the previous night and the
if act _ that the hunted ground had
been marked by thousands of footprints, made it very difficult to follow
the trail.. Late Tuesday afternoon,
the searchers hopes were buoyed
when Arvid Tappe reported fresh
tracks. The dogs were ordered back
and the men posted around the
swamp as a new drive was organized.
Evening came and the laiT was still
missing.
By the time the possemen who had
tramped for several days through
muck and mud and battled mosqui-
tos and other insects, were becoming
discouraged. It was at this period
of the hunt that it was decided to
seek military aid in organizing the
searching parties.
Hope still ran high, that the hardy
little fellow would be found alive.
Although very shy, Hickle Harley is
very rugged for his age and the fact
that he had been accustomed to "nature in the raw" as he had for some
time, wandered in the woods, chewing wintergreens and drinking water
when he wanted it. Also the fact
the he was lightly clothed is not
thought of seriously as he was never
bothered greatly by mosquitos. These
;facts lead the family and searchers
(bo believe that if the lad is still in
'the swamp he will be found alive,
i   Neighboring ladies and a large _um
$3,200 County-Wide
Book Repair Project
A county-wide book repair project
in Cass county is scheduled to start
June 10, when the Detroit Lakes office of J. B. Kokarik will assign three
"White Collar workers. The Board
of County Commissioneirs is sponsoring the work, which will include the
binding, rebinding and repair of books
in public libraries and schools thru-
out the county.
Funds totaling $3,200 have been
made available for the project by P..
C. Johnson, acting WPA administrator of Minnesota, and the county
board.
SUM JIM'S ROUGH
RIDERS AT ARMORY FRIDAY NITE
As per schedule—"Slim Jim and
his Rough Riders" will come to Pine
River Friday evening, prepared to
give you some of the finest dance
music you have ever heard. They
■need no introduction as they are
heard every day over WDGY from
Minneapolis. It's well worth the
price of a ticket to see and hear
them in person. They are unique in
the way of entertainment and will do
all they can to help you have a good
time whether you dance or not. Come
to the armory in Pine River Friday
night.
V.F.W. CONVENTION
HELD AT AITKIN SUN
A marvelous crowd and splendid
convention was reported at Aitkin
Sunday. Those in attendance from
Pine River, included Messers Henry
and Homer Fraser, George Martin,
R. AV.Lane and Mesdames Mary Jones
Maria Upton and Kate Nelson.
"Nanny the Goat" created quite a
sensation in the parade. Both the goat
and George Martin as custodian, were
complimented on the fun created for
the spectators by the antics they performed during the parade. The goat
was presented to the Glendorado Vir-
W Post.
New Sixth District officers are as
follows: Commander, Wm. Hamblt-
ton of Mora; Sr. Vice Commander,
Judge Howe of Aitkin and Jr. Vice
Commander, Homer Fraser of Pine
River.
Special features for the benefit of
all posts and auxiliaries included a
Gold Star Mothers Tea and Memorial
services for all departed Comrades
and Sisters in the district.
Pine River nas been selected as
the place for the 1939 District Convention and plans are already under
way.
her from Pine River have been on
:duty doing their share of the work,
•preparing thousands of sandwiches
and enough coffee to float a U. S.
gunboat, to feed the hundreds of
weary hungry searchers. Wednesday
afternoon, ladies of the local Rebe-
ka lodge went out in a body to relieve the women who had been on
'the job for days, doing their bit ini
'the only way they felt capable.
t The heart of the entire community
'goes out to the grief stricken mother who is almost overcome with wor-
fry and loss of sleep. This terror
stricken mother, from a lifetime habit tries to compose herself, to brf
icalm in desperation and throughout
'the many hours of vigil—awaiting
■some new small word of hope or a
'message about her son and in the
world of frenzy and disorder her
'tiny home has become. She is ever
•courteous and eager to help those
who of necessity, must solicit her advice and aid. To the father, who day
'and night since the search began,
hoping against hope that his son
(will be found before it is too late,
igoes the sympathy of everyone. W'hen
his feet lagged and his tired body
'refused to carry on, sheer will pow-
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CO.-WIDE COOP
PICNIC IN PINE
RIVER SATURDAY
The county-wide Cooperative Picnic to be held at the local fair grounds
Saturday, promises to be a gala get
together. Plans are being made for a
large attendance and committees' in
charge have been very busy making
the  necessary  arrangements.
All cooperative organizations in the
county as well as 4-H Clubs and
Farm Bureaus will take part. In
case of bad weather the armory will
be used, which will provide ample
room for the crowd.
The program will begin at 11 a. m.
The guest speaker of the day will be
O. Z. Remsberg of St. Paul, cooperative field man who will discuss "Cooperation. The Pine River, municipal
band will furnish the music and
sports of all kinds may be enjoyed.
Free coffee, ice cream and buttermilk
will 'be served to everyone. Plan
to spend Saturday at the big picnic.
BOSTRUM-MUDICK
Mr. Hennry Mudick annd Miss Hilda Bostrum were joined in marriage
at the Parsonage of the Pine River
Gospel Tabernacle Wednesday afternoon, by Rev: E. R. MacKinney, father of the pastor, who had arrived
for a visit ten minutes before the
ceremony. Rev. Paul MacKinney was
absent, assisting in the hunt for the
Ware lad.
Music was furnished by Mrs. P. J.
MacKinney and Miss Mae Davies.
Their attendants were Albert Mudick
and Maxine Gertson. The young couple will make their home on a farm
in Ansel twp.
NOTICE ;
—Notice to all (Creamery patrons. The
local, creamery will be closed all'day
Saturday because of the Cooperative
picnic in Pine River.
Joe Neuberger
PIONEER PINE
RIVER MERCHANT RETIRES
A business transaction was completed on Tuesday, whelreby Mr. Arthur
Zigmund of Hope, N. Dak., purchased
the entire stock and good will of th.
Lindberg store. He will take possession about August 1.
Mr. Zigmund is well known in this
community having lived here several years ago and graduating from
the local school. He is a brother of
Harris Zigmund. He has operated a
similar business in Hope, N. Dak.,
for the past 12 years.
Mr. Lindberg. a pioneer merchant
of Pine River, established his first
store in Pine River in 1908. In 1910
he built the imposing structure which
the  store now  occupies in and
has built up one of the largest business enterprises in the village. He
has always been very active in civic
affairs and his retirement from active business will be a great loss. His
plans for the present are as yet indefinite.
CORRECTION
The birth of the infant at the Welse
home Monday night was normal in
every respect. Mrs. Weise prepared
supper at 6:45 p. m. and Dr. Johnson
/arrived at 8 p. m. The infant was
horn at 9 p. m. and passed away
shortly after birth. Interment was
made in the Pine Ridge cemetery.
NOTICE
—To Voters of Ponto Lake Township.
The Primary election  will be held
at the Harriet school    on    Monday,
June 20.
Mildred Olson, Clerk
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