The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1938-02-17

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME III NUMBER 28
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA, THURSDAY.FEBRUARY 17, 1988
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Yeai
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
SEER    TELLS    MAN    WHERE
TO    FIND-STOLEN    CURRENCY
AUXILIARY   NEWS
New Ulm.—Whether or not ou r
a believer in fortune tellers, here's a
story that should keep both the skeptics and the believers talking. N ,v-
bert Seifert upon losing abou $S0.0O,
consulted a fortune teller and the parents
Seer gave him a detailed desc.ip:.on
of the place where the mo. ey would
_>.• found. Seifert had lost between
seventy and eighty dollars and did
not have a very clear idea of where
it might be. Althougn hr su pected
that It was somewhere on Minnesota
street in New Ulm. He tried every
possible method of finding thn money and then stopped in at a fortune
teller 100 miles away. Following a
detailed description of his loss he
■returned home, followed directions
and found the money intact.
The Ladies Auxiliary is sponsoring a program to be given by school
children on Washington's birthday,
ar the school auditorium at 2 p. m.
Everyone is cordially  invited.
The Auxiliary requests that all
business places display their flag on
Washington's  birthday.
G. E. Henderson, Corwin Jones and
Mrs.   Austin  will   act   as  judges  for I
the essay contest being sponsored by
the Auxiliary.
WHIST TOURNEY
OPENED MONDAY
WITH 24 TEAMS
Miss Jean Button of Brainerd, was
a week-end guest at the home of her
Dr.  and  Mrs. A. J. Button.
The first round of the annual whist
tournament was held Monday evening
at the Oddfellow's hall, with 24 teams
participating. Following is a list of
scores for the first evening:
Lundin—T. E. Hill 37
Carlson—Meland      27
Rounds—Robideau       45
H. S. CAGE TEAM
WIN ONE, LOSE
ONE LAST WEEK
Basketball fans witnessed a thrilling game Friday evening, when Pequot gained the lead over the local
27-15. The P. R. boys held the visitors in tow until the, last of the third
quarter.
The first quarter ended 9-3 in    fa-
$52,000. To Be
Distributed To
Cass Farmers
PETIT URORS CALLED FOR MARCH
vor of Pine River.    At the half Pino
Downing—F. A. Siefert    58 River was still on top 15-18.   The end
Shiffer—B. Robideau      60 of the third quarter saw Pequot gain
Thompson—Fields     39  the lead they held to the finish.
Yancey—Kolb      6Uj PINE RIVER 40, C-l 33    -
Sherwood—Kater       60
CACOON
HATCHES
EIGHT-INCH   MOiH
Following Is  a list of  Petit  Jurors
called for March 2, 1938:    Several or i
those  selected  are  from  Pine   River
ana vicinity.
Percy   Halverson,   Cass   La.1   Village,  Mrs. N. D.    Sherwood    Barclay
Twp., John Kulla Wilson Twp., N. W.
Sawyer,   Walker  Village,  Oscar  -vt-
^^^^^^^^^^^^^_^_^_^_i-i-_^ man, Walden Township, Mrs.    A    O.
Sarff  Walker Village,    Albert    Gloss
Faribault.-.,   large  butterfly    hat-  Hackensack vlUagei 0scar    E    Kolb
ched from a cocoon winch had been  pine River ym&      N ___ Hawk gmok
cut Nov. 3 from a plum branch was ey HoUoW] __  M  chapln poplar ____
eshlbited here last week by Kenneth Car. Rau Walker __ ^ Law
L, Bice of Wells township. Mr. Bice
had placed the cocoon in the kitchen
on a shelf early in November. Awakening on January 12 from a cat-nap
he heard
»ipon ini^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
butterfly.    He brought it to the Fari
S           exhibited here last week Dy ivenneiu    "
-* _.          ,_,_     -,_   _,,__  Carl Rau Walker Village, Mrs. Law
rence Truttle Wa.ker Village, Ward
_*. Deming, McKinley Twp., Joe Pederson   Pine  River  Twp.,   Wm.   Sim-
"_""_7"-. ~7 "7   . " imermaH,      ahnena Twp., Frank    An-
the fluttering of wings ana' .    m    .....        „ _£_   _      ,   _
_b    .    .      , derson Wilson Twp., Mrs. Frank Bro-
,-estigat.on   fo#nd   the   large
° >Ker Cass  Lake Village, Ferd  Diesch
uu_u-.w_.    _.-„__--«,_. .       Wabedo  Twp., Leslie  Sawyer    Deer-
bault high school where he was tolrt   .... T_.._-     _> n ~
b _,        „,       ..   field   Twp.,   Laura    Boileau    Torrey
the specimen was a native silk moth „     . ,      _,_
_   *.     _, ,       __ _.   _  _       Twp.,  Mrs.   Paul  Marsh  Lake  Shore
.. Samia Cecropia.    The moth had a -^   ^^ ^^
wing spread of eight inches and was Dan  Dauber  BUnd  Lak     ^
gray with cross bars of rust, brown mon- Larson Casg Lake _....
and  white .    Crecent    markings    of |
white  decorated  both  pair  of  wings [
and it had a large plumed antennae.
The moth lived only a few days, but
during  that   time  laid  hundreds    oi
eggs.
Zigmund—Siebel    55
Offlidahl—.Lien       60
L. Carlson—C. Siefert 49
Schuster—Ritchie  * 60
Fred Carlson—Kotka    29
E.  Rovik—Seaton    ■    60
Henderson—H. Kline     52 j
O. Rovik—Triggs    60 j
D. McAllister—Bremkin   60 I
■Dingle—Biever      4">
i Lundrigan—L.  Kline      5,
(Button—P. Hanson   35
SHaack—Fraser      3 >
Luscher—Way       23
-jHeemstra—Dubbs       37
|Hickle—Bud Kline     33
The highest possible score for tbe
evening was 60.
Saturday was the crowning glory
for the Pine River quint, when thev
rang up a 40-33 victory over the strong
Crosby-Ironton team. Taking the lead
early in the game, the locals held It
to the finish, which is quite an honor
considering that the Rangers had suffered defeat only twice before this
season.
The first quarter ended 5-11 for P.
It., and at the end of the first half
•they had stretched it to 18-26. They
continued on the top to the end,
smashing out a 40-33 victory. ^^^^^^^
Friday  night of this week will be "hearing
the  final  game  of  the  season  when
I'ine River plays Brainerd.   The next
(encounter will be at the tournament
52-   YEAR-OLD   WILL   IS
ENTERED FOR PROBATE
Luverne.—A 52-year-old will, tne
the paper on which it was written
yellowed with age and the ink turn
eu brown, was entered last week fo*-
probate in the office of the local jtid-
ge of probate. The will is the last-
testament of Mrs. Martha H. Tok-
heiin, who died December 30, 193"
but signed the will March 12, 1886
I_ is written in long-hand^ Mrs.Tbt-
heim's will was written jointly' with
with her husband who died in i°0u
but the instrument is a separate one.
The two wills were clipped togethe-
and following Mr. Tokheim's depth,
his will was entered for probate. After his instrument had been execn^e^
his wife's will was filed away \v'fH
his. Last week Mrs. Tokheim's will
was taken from the files for the first
RECREATION NEWS
The following
i    each   week,
activities are carried
besides  the  atheletic
MAYOR   FLAGS  TRAIN
FOR  SALE  OF TICKET   Sa™es:
Special music instruction is give-
New Ulm.-You've heard stories the sch°o1 building each Tuesday,
of heroes flagging trains to save the tfrom 4 to 6 p. m. and during the
life of the heroine, but the local may- same hours on Frlday- wlth m^lcal
er tried a new variation of the old recreation from 7 to 9 p. m. in the so
theme of "mellerdramers" when he cial r00ms in the armory
flagged a train to sell two tickets. Mr- Summers gives assistance in
Of course it wasn't a speeding pass- art painting and plaque making at
enger train, just a slow moving switch the armory from 1 to 6 p. m. Thurs-
engine attached to freight cars which ideys. Wood craft is taught and the
were being sidetracked, but "Hizzon- meeting is held each Monday night in
er" stopped the train and accomplish- Kl-v Lembke's garage, from 7 to 10 p.
ed his purpose. Mayor Albert D. Fio- m- These activities are oper. to all,
and Alois Eibner were on a ticket and everyone interested in any way
selling expidition into the lower part I* invited to be present and take part
oi town on behalf of the Presidents <* inspect the work. Capable leader-
birthday ball when the mayor spot-^'ilp is furnished by the Recreation
ted two prospects in the cab of the!Department of the WPA. The pro-
switch engine. "Hey," shouted the' gram belongs to the community ana
mayor, and "Hey, you!" but the noise | everyone is requested to take part In
of the engine was too loud, so he same,
adopted   the   switchman's   method  of j J- E- Cadwell, L-ade-
attracting   attention.     When   the  car! 	
stopped   "Hizzoner'   climbed  into  the  WHEN   YOU   WALK    RIGHT   ON
ITEMS OF INTEREST
ABOUT P. R. SCHOOL
The high school quint broke even
last week, winning from Crosby-Ironton Saturday evening, and dropping
the Friday game to the Pequot boys.
On Friday night Pine River plays
Brainerd at Brainerd. This will be
the last game of the season before
the tournament.
ITEMS
New readers and library books have
been supplied the elementary depart
ment.
On Tuesday afternoon, February 22
the school will present a Washington's Day program, in honor of the
first President of the U. S.
The school organization force has
provided various rooms with games
and activities for use    during   noon
COUNTY   ASKED   TO
APPRAISE   RESULTS
OF   WORKS   PROGRAM
CREAMERY HOLDS
ANNUAL MEET SAT.
The mail was heavy at the County
Agent's office Tuesday. Checks for
farmers who cooperated in the 1937
Agricultural Conservation Program
were received. The bundle contained 1058 checks, amounting to $52,000.
350 more checks will arrive within a
short time which will complete the
work of the 1937 program. The oom- ■
mittee will deliver the checks at the
fo'lowing places at the stated hours:
Hackensack   Postoffice,   8:30  a.   m.
to 9:30 a. m., Feb. 18.
Backus Bank, 9:30 to 10:30 a. m. on
Feb. 18.
Pine River Bank, 10:30 to 12 noon,
Feb. 18.
Maple Leaf Store, 1 to 2 p. m., on
Feb. 18.
Pillager Bank,  2:30 to 3:30 p.
Feb. 18.
Motley Postoffice, 4 p. m. to 5 p.
Feb. 18.
Leader, 5 to 6 p. m., Feb. 18
Elwell Store, 7 to 8 p. m., Feb.
m„
18
Aaron Zaffke, chairman of the
county board, County Auditor, L. C.
Peterson and the mayors of all cities
The annual meeting of the Pine Riv-
e'1 Cooperative Creamery Association
was held at the armory Saturday afternoon, with one of the largest num-
and villages in Cass County this week ber of people present in recent years,
received an invitation to participate All those present were elated with
ia the United  States Community Ap-  the progress made by the local creani-
praisal, sponsored jointly by the
United States Conference of Mayors,
the National Education Association
and seven other national organizations, including the Works Progress
Administration.
The purpose of the appraisal is to
obtain authentic information as to
results of the federal works program
plan, beginning with CWA and FERA
through WPA and PWA. The results are to be, used in national planning in connection with the recent
national survey of unemloyment.
This is the first attempt to compile authentic data on the extent to
which communities have been ableto
hour, such as shuffle board, dominos,
checkers, ring-toss, authors, horseshoe 'crfate,   lastinS    improvements      ana
cab and explained his mission to the
astonished engineer and fireman who
couldn't very well resist buying the
tickets from such a determined salesman.
"FORGOTTEN   DEPOSITS
IN   BANK  TOTAL $57.19
ROADWAY, YOU WALK WRONG
valuable public  services  through  the
use of the abilities of their needy un-
When you walk on the right side
of the highway you're violating the
state traffic law—and gambling with
your life.
The lawful and safe way is to
walk on the left side of the roadway
_^_^_^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and to give wide room to all approach-
Sleepy Eye.—Seldom does one hear i ing traffic. Then meeting cars will
of a depositor leaving money in the have sufficient space to pass without
bank and then forgetting it, but that danger. And by facing oncoming ve-
apparently is what happened in two hides a. pedestrian is enabled to see
instances at a local bank. More than their path of driving early enough to
ten years ago when Frank Kaiser liv- be able to act in the event of an em
ed in Sleepy Eye he placed on depos- ergency. It is also wise to cast an
it $43.16 and later left the city with- occasional backward glance,
out claiming the money. Similary. And if you use the road at night, in
the Sleepy Eye Mills left $14.03 on rain or f0Sl try to wear an article of
deposit at the time that concern ceas- white clothing so that drivers can spot
ed operating. Likewise this amount you more quickly,
has never been withdrawn from de- This is the advice of the Minn^so
posit and the company has long ceas- tfi Highway Department.
ed  to exist.    Forgotten  deposits  ar*	
not uncommon, but such deposits usv-
ally amount to only a few cents.
BACHELORS ENTERTA'N
FOROET CAN OPEMER
T-reckenridge. —Stories have been
told of bride? forgetting the art «*•
cooking and buying a can opener
... n-ftrrv ijnt thN t'me *k~
hn helo « v>"_re entertaining and they
did not even '• • e • "•an opener _)»"•-
dv Guests had arrived, there w»? i
■       - -   -    .,;,.   -•-)!- -ifj    *■-
someone dis '    h   -  hn I f > •«*»*
ten to bring a  i:aa opener.
PENNSYLVANIA    ORDERS
50    MILE    SPEED    LIMIT
Are you going to make a trip that
will take you into Pennsylvania? If
so, watch your speed, eastern bound
travelers are warned by the highway
department, at the request of Penn-
HIGHWAY  PATROL  FINDS LAST
YEAR     ITS     MOST     ACTIVE
employed, made available through the old board was re-elected for the corn-
various   federal   job-giving  programs,  ing year.
County and village officials are being asked to appraise the work that
has been done locally, as it has been
through them, by reason of their project sponsorship, that local unemployed and local needs have been fitted into the work relief machinery.
The officials are asked to appraise
protjects in their respective com
imunities, both from the standpoint
of the worth-whileness to the community and with respect to the effect
ou needy persons who would otherwise be sustained on home relief and
in  resultant  idelness.
CONVENTION CALL!
The  Annual   Convention   of  tb-m
Cass  County   Farmer-labor  Asso
ciation for the year K."^, will    be
held at R?mer, at 1  p. m., Saturday,  February 19th, 193S.
All persons who ho!d pa'd-u^
membership cards from the Asso-
c'ati^'i wlil be permitted to vote.
Edward   T-oinbley.
Cou-ty Ch-: ■— -.
etc.
Dr. Dingle will finish a complete
dental survey of the entire student
'body this week. Parents will be notified of the condition of child's teeth,
It is hoped that all students will have
their teeth taken care of while urgent attention is necessary.
On Thursday night of this week
(tonight) the Sub-District Declamation contest will be held at the P. R.
school auditorium, with schools from
the eastern division of the State
High School District No. 24 taking
part. Winners of this contest will
enter the District Contest to be held
at Sebeka, on Wednesday, February
23.
JUNIOR  CLASS PLAY
Supt. Haack announced this week,
that the Junior Class has chosen their
class play "Yellow Shadow," which
will be presented on Friday, March
25.
SCHOOL   BOARD   CONVENTlbN
On Thursday, February 24, a convention of th»- school board members
cf the Pine River High School Area
will be held. ^_^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All board members are requested to be sylvania road authorities. The Qua-
present. The meeting will begin at ker state is strictly enforcing a speed
90 a. m. Luncheon will be served at limit of 50 miles an hour and a fine
'noon by the Home Economics Dept. of $12.25 is imposed on each arrested
COLLEGE APTITUDE TESTS        violator whether he be an out-of-stat-
Radio programs are being provided er or not.
in the Sr. high school room during the 	
noon-hour. Members of the senior
class wrote their College Aptitude
tests last week. Certification of these
tests make any student eligible for
entry in any college or university in
Minnesota, without taking entrance-
exams. 37 out of 42 took advantage
j r.f the test.
SPR'NG   PRIMARY  CLASSES
Miss Henderson announces the open
ing   of   Soring   Primary   Classes     oi
•Monday.   Marfh   14.        ^r)prnx!n'ntp^"
35 children are exnected to bf enroll-
I ed.     Parents  of children  on  th°  cen-
• 8US  list  will   b"  sprit    offi^i.n'     "ntie~
I from the office of Siint   Haack     An •
I child who has not stnrtf,<1 schoo1 an"
is 6 vpn-s old. or will he h->for« Tf"i   1
,1939. is eligible for mernbor h:P   P°'
' ervt« are asi-od  to  srot  in  '"ne1-  with
i Mr. Haack if Interested.
ery and returned home to work in
their own communities for a larger
patronage.
Those present from a distance, were
Vern Lockwood and Oscar Rydquist,
Director and Fieldman respectively
from the 15th district. Oscar Nelson,
_..uui. Agent from Walker, was also
i resent.
Mr. Lockwood gave an interesting
discussion on "Benefits of Cooperation" and Mr. Rydquist gave an out- i
line of the operations of creameries
in the 15th. district. County Agent-
Nelson, offered his services1 in cooperation with the creamery in any way
possible.
It was decided that the board meot
each month at the creamery, on the
third   Saturday   of  the   month.    The
During  1937,  the  100  men  of  the;
Minnesota  Highway  department's  hi-
way patrol had their busiest year in
the history  of the organization.
The patrol was on duty for a total
of 266,038 hours and drove 4,345,325
miles over Minnesota's 11,350 mile
highway system, according to the annual report. j
During the year 7,274 traffic law.
violators were arrested and paid
fines totaling $98,743.76. Improper
equipment led to the arrest of 1,679
drivers. The patrol took 476 drunken drivers into custody. Driving
while drunk charges accounted for
$30,385.10 of the total fines imposed
Longville Hotel, 9 to 10 a. m., Feb.
19.
Remer Hotel, 10:30 to 12 noon on
Feb.   19
UMile Corner Store, 1 to 1:30 p. m.
Feb.   19
Boy River, 2 to 3 p. m., Feb. 19
Federal Dam, 3 to 4 p. m., Feb. 19
Cass Lake, Endion hotel, 4:30 to 5
p. m., Feb. 19
WHlkinson, 5 to 6 p. m., Feb. 19.
It will not be necessary, for farmers to call for checks as those remaining will be sent out in check
window envelopes immediately after
the delivery. A number of farmers
have asked that the checks be delivered which is the reason for following this method.
Several fanners have made inquiry
regarding the checks, which are somewhat later than last year, but are
the first to be delivered in Minnesota.  '
BIRTHDAY   CABLE   6,000
MILES   IN   47   MINUTED
Tracy.—When Mrs. J. D. GiloSxi
commemerated her oOth birthday anniversary last week she received »
cablegram which traveled 6,000 mi!.e«
in 47 minutes to otter its congratulations. The message, sent by relatives
of Mrs. Gilpin in Sweden, was r"">-
patched from Tagarp at 3:25 p. m.
February 1 and was received in Trp«»v
at 9:12 a. m. the same day. At first
glance it would appear that the cloejr
had been running backwards, btw
Sweden has seven hours jump on Tracy time. Accordingly the messi>!.o
Was sent there at 8:25 a. m. Tr°—
time. That allows but 47 mlnu*-«">
for the message to cross 6000 ■milft«
o,.- more. The cablegram was probably sent first to London and fron
there shot under the Atlantic to Nev-
York,  then west.
NOTICE
Caucus for the Township of Barclay will be held at the Norway Lake
Club building on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at
2 p. m.
Lewis Walton, Clerk
HONOR   ROLL
The following new nnd re-newal
subscriptions to the Journal have
been  received  the past  week.
Look at the label on your paper,
if you are In arrears, stop In and see
us.
W. H. Gilbert, Wadena, Minn.
CARD  OF  THANKS
We wish  to thank the- Pine River
people for all  their kindness toward
us, during the illness and death of our
loving Mother, Mrs. Erikka Mickelson.
C. B. Mickelson and famil'-
NOTICE
Due to slippery roads, State R°p.
Kinzer, who was scheduled to speak
here Monday evening, arrived too late
for the F-L meeting. However, he has
consented to return at a late" date,
when conditions permit. Announcement of the date will be made later.
M. L. Kinneberg, Sec.
• n  H   -virl-  a  Want Art
Auction Sale!
A Public Auction will be held at
the Dale Dubbs farm, 4 miles
north of Pine River; 2 mi. north
and 2/2 mi. east of Mildred, on
Saturday, February 19. Sale begins promptly at 10 a. m.
3 head of horses, 17 head of
cattle, 125 leghorn chickens and a
complete line of farm equipment
and household goods will be served. Lunch will be served at noon
by the M. E. Ladies Aid.
Read a complete list of the articles on another page of this issue.
Alice Tozier Is employed in the
Hampshire Arms apartment hotel, one
of the largest resident hotels in Minneapolis.
FEATURES YOU WILL LIKE
The story that has a "kick' at
the end, related in inimitable style by the popular Lemuel F. Par-
ton in his "Who's Nev»s This
Week."
Do you know Wendy? Puzzling
lerhaps, but yo.1'11 nrnU'r-tniid
when you read "S'matter Pop-' on
■ lie funny page.
__. W. Pickaru's "W^e.i- N< n--
..e-wew" examli.es the rhnnwd
O'-rruan picture as Adolpl- H'tler
...fumes supreme h'i»s •,' Nazi.
'..•■king command   >C tho army.
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