The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-10-20

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME  V  NUMBER  9
THE PINE 1C1VER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  GDONTY,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,  OCTOBER 20,  1939
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GRANT   BERGSTROM
METHODIST   LADIES  AID  TO
CONDUCT    RUMMAGE      SALE
Phedsant Season is Open
Pheasant shooting officially opened
Saturday but to most of the folks up
here in the north, it didn't oprn until
Sunday, when they journeye i to southern Minnesota in droves. Most ot
them returned with lired legs, a few
empty shell boxes and if they were
lucky—one pheasant. Everyone returned with their gun as far as we
have been able to find out—maybe
it's only while duck hunt inn that
they get lost!
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Gone—One Good Printer
Rowland Bergstrom left Saturday for Big Stone City, South Dakota, where he has taken over the
publication of a newspaper. It
seems rather odd around the
print-shop without him—sort of
like losing a good arm. He has
been with the Journal since its
birth almost five years ago and
during this time has stuck thru
thick and thin with this writer—
weathering some pretty tough
press nights. Now he will have
his own sheet to get out and we
know he will do a good job of it,
for as printers go—there are none
better. All tlie luck in the world
to you Rowland. In his loss the
Journal will gain anotner reader, and. unless we miss our guess
he will read it from stem to stern.
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It's Good to Live in America
While listening to a foreign dispatch on the radio tlie other night we
were interested in an item concerning the food rations in Cerniany for
Tuesday of this week. It seems that
Herr Hitler had a good night and decreed that all Germans would be permitted one egg for the day mentioned'—which ]-"iiiiii(l"(i Ms that we'd bet
ter pay for the two dozen we bought
the other night and the bacon that
goes with it which is now unknown
in the hinterland. Yes. America is :i
good place to live in and it wouldn't
hurt a few of us if we'd sing "God
Bless America" a little more often
than the "Beer Barrel Polka."
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Some     Duck
While we are dwelling jan the plight
of the Germans, a story comes to
mind that we heard only the other
evening and we pass it on for what
it is worth: An unhappy Jew was
carrying a duck down Berlin's Wil-
helmstrasse when a Storm Trooper
stopped him and asked: "What d<>_
you feed that duck?" "Wheat," said-
the Jew. Whereupon the Storm
Trooper kicked him. saying: "You
dog, don't you know wheat is for humans?" The Jew resumed his walk
was stopped by a second Storm .Troop
er. Asked what he fed the duck, he
answered ••Corn," and was again
knocked down. "Corn is for horses,
you so and so." said the Storm Trooper. Once again the Jew started oft'.
only to be stopped by a thin! Storm
Trooper who asked: "What do you
feed the duck?" "So Vat," said the
Jew.    "I give to him a nickel and he
buys what he wants."
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Just can't seem to get off the
subject but can't help remarking
about a cartoon in this week's
"Life" near the end of the maga- -
zine, captioned tlie "Biggest
Swine." It is a picture of four
pigs arranged in every which
way with dotted lines going back
and forth and it states that when
folded correctly they will result
in a picture of Hitler. These
missives are for sale ail over England and we'll bet there's nary
an  Englishman  that    can't    fold
them right.
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And so for another week the Waste-
basket is filled and will soon be emptied in the stove.
The Methodist Ladies Aid will hold
a Rummage Sale at the Church parlors Saturday, October 28. If you
have any old clothes or other articles which you have no use for, the
aid will appreciate you donating them
for this sale. All those having articles tor the sale are asked to see ilrs.
Fred  Heuer.
If you need extra clothing or household articles you will find what you
want at: bargain prices at this sale.
ERADELPHIANS   MEET
The first regular meeting of the
Eradelphpin Club was held at the
home of Mrs. Harry Hill Friday.
Mrs. Hill gave a very interesting
book revue on "Anthony Adverse,-
which was enjoyed by everyone.
The next meeting will be held Friday, October 27, at the home of Mrs.
L. M. Severeid. Mrs. J. J. Allen
talk on "Places of Interest in Minnesota."
REBEKAhS    MET      TUESDAY
At the regular meeting of the Re-
bekaii Lodge? Tuesday evening, plans
were made for a card party to be
held at the IOOE hall. Read next
week's Journal for announcement of
the date.
The Bebekabs will also offer for
sale, tickets on a lovely blanket. The
proceeds will help defray expenses of
the District Rebekah convention to
tie held here in  1940.
LOIS WICKHAM
BECOMES BRIDE OF
CARL PETERSON
MRS. HUFFMAN
HONORED BY
AUX. AT PARTY
At a nuptial service read Saturday
afternoon, Miss Lois Wickham became the bride of Carl Peterson. The
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Wickham are well known in Pine
River, residing northeast of town. Mr.
Peterson is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Peterson,  Sa.,  of Brainerd.
Rev. J. R. Michaelson officiated at
die ceremony. Vows were exchanged
in the parsonage of the Bethlehem
Lutheran church in the presence of
Immediate relatives and friends.
iliss Wickham chose a teal blue
street length dress of silk crepe with
back accessories; Brinrcliff roses and
lavender asters were used in her
shoulder bouquet.
Tlie bride was attended by Miss
Renee Eklind and her cousin. .Miss
Viola Wickham. iliss Eklind as maid
of honor, wore a street length dress
Of wine color, witli matching accessories. The bridesmaid's dress was of
hyacynth color. She completed her
costume  with   matching   accessories.
Garner Gallant acted as best man
for ilr. Peterson and Henry Peters,
brother-in-law of the bridegroom, served as usher.
-Mrs. Huffman, member of the local
Auxiliary, was guest of honor at a
party and gift shower on her s've:ity-
fourtli birthday last Wednesday. The
birthday cake was baked by Mrs. Ben
Robideau, president of the organization.
Members of the Auxiliary are planning a supper and card party for th?j
VFW on Armistice Day. This date
is especially observed by these o.ganP
nations in honor of their buddies.
The Pine River Auxiliary again
went on record as obtaining signatures on a petition in an effort to
keep America out of war.
Mrs. Grace Cooley was initiated into the organization at the last meeting and Mesdames Carl Schultz and
Severin Randall will join at the November   meeting.
The Auxiliary will soon make a
..•i.ee\;l drive in an effort to place
flags in every home and business
lice. Never before has tlic-i■• been
so great a need to revere the American flag.
Heartfelt sympathies go to ilrs.
Churchill of Backus, in th? death of
het husband and Bud'dy ot the Veterans and Legionalres.
SERVICES HELD FOR
BLIX KYLLINGSTAD
MONDAY P. M.
BUNGO FARM BUREAU MEETING
POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 3
LOCALS
On the weird "Isle of Women."
Aleko E. Lilius, globe-trotting corres-
! pondent, tells how he was shipwrecked on this tabooed and perilous island, kept as a "Luck Charm," and
then left to idle. Don't miss this
thrilling true tale of adventure in
The American Weekly, the magazine
distributed witli next Sunday's Chicago   Herald-American. (adv.)
The Bridge Club met Thursday evening at the home of ilrs. Marion
Sherwood. Prizes went to ilrs. Wm
Schuster and .Mrs. Elias ltovik. Refreshments were served at the close
the evening.
Mrs. J. W. Pattinson spent Saturday afternoon in Brainerd.
Immediately following the ceremony, a wedding dinner was served
at the home of the bride's parents.
Mr. and ilrs. Peterson left on a short
wedding trip to Franklin, Minn., and
upon their return will reside in Brain
erd, where Mr. Peterson is employed
in the city water and light office.
Funeral services were held Monday
from the Trinity Lutheran Church for
Blix Kyllingstad, well know Pine River farmer, who was a victim of asphyxiation last Thursday. Services
were read by Rev. Huss. Interment
was made in the Pine Ridge cemetery. Pallbeares included Dewey,
Dunnell, Abe Pajumpa Victor Nikkari
Mr. Davidson George Dailen and Bu-
ger Olson.
Mrs. Louis Johnson of Brainerd,
who accompanied the vocalist, Mrs.
McCullougli, played on Mr. Kylling
stad's wedding day. The hymns "The
Old Rugged Cross" and Under His
Wings" were sun in memory of little
Patsy Kyllingstad who passed away a
year ago. Two Norwegian selections
were also rendered.
Blix Kyllingstad was born May •">.
i'S!M, at Stavenger, Norway and was
'iS years of age at the time of his
death. He was united in marriage
November 0, 1912, to Nora Emelia
Huseby. Nine children were born to
bless this union, of which seven ur-
vive. Before coming to Pine River in
1924, Mr. ano Mrs. Kyllingstad made
ttjeir home at South Long Lake, near
Brainerd.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Kyllingstad, and seven children, Mrs.
Wiking of New Mexico, Mrs. John
Mangan of Pine River, Eva of Brainerd, and Mardelle, Carol, Audrey and
Blix Jr. of Pine River; also three brothers. John of Valley City, N. Dak.,
Fred of California, and Richard of
Brainerd. His father, Fredrick Kyllingstad of Brainerd also survives.
ilr. Kyllingstad was a kind and
loving husband and father and was
respected by all who knew him, His
tragic death leaves a vacancy that
never can be filled.
The regular Bungo Farm Bureau
meeting scheduled for October 27, has
been postponed to Friday, November
3, because Sf a conflict with the Pine
Riven- school carnival.
—Art Koppenberg
SCHOOL CARNIVAL
AT ARMORY NEXT
FRIDAY EVE.
FISHING CONTEST
AT HILL HARDWARE
CLOSES IN OCT.
Anglers having the largest entries
in tne Hill Hardware Fishing Contest, which started May 1, and1 closer:
.November 1, are as follows: L. E.
Day of Longville, the largest silver
muskie, weighing 28 lbs. 6 oz., was
caught in Girl Lake; R. \v. ilatbeson
of Clarion, la., the largest northern
pike, weighing 19 lbs. 3%, oz., was
caught in Lake Ada; C. II. Ritchie of
Minneapolis, the largest wall-eyed
pike, weighing i) lbs. 14% oz., was
caught in Lake Bertha • Mahlon Wier-
ick, Pine River, the largest bass,
bass, weighing 5 lbs. 4 oz , was caught
in Mule Lake; Norman Dauber, Pine
River, the largest sunfish, weighing
i lb. 4 oz., was caught in Hay Lake;
A. M. Duff of Minneapolis, the largest crappie, weighing 2 lbs. 1 oz., was
caught in Ponto Lake; Harriet Kuer-
steiner, Crestwood, Ky., largest blue
gill, weighing 1 lb. 5 oz.. was caught
in  Whitefish Lake.
Awards will be mailed to winners
as soon as tlie contest closes. The
fishing contest is an annual event
sponsored by the Hill Hardware
store in Pine River.
361    DRIVERS   BANNED   FROM
ROAD;      ALL-TIME      RECORD
tiiBrlean   I^ed   Cross
American Red Cross Roll Call Poster for 1939.
Traffic safety and reasonable but
rigid law enforcement truly go hand
in hand in Minnesota, according to
figures released by the state highway
department   this  week.
Earlier in the week the department
released motor vehicle accident statistics showing that the I'irst 9 months of 1930 accomplished tlie greatest reduction in motor vehicle fatalities in any similar period since the
adoption of the accident reporting
law.
Now comes the report of the Driver's License Bureau of the highway
department showing that during this
past month, revocations and suspensions of licenses for traffic violations
readied the highest total of any one
month in the history of the department.
Revocations totalled 211 and driver's license suspensions 150, or a total of 361 motorists who were deprived of their right to drive a motor vehicle because they had indulged in
drh'ing   practices   which   endangered
Chicken  dinner to bei served  by   ...
Lutheran aid	
Members of the Trinity Lutheran
Ladies Aid will serve a chicken din- l
her Thursday, October 26, in the
Catholic aid rooms in the theatre.
Serving will begin at 5:30 p.m. Adults
35 cents, children, 20 cents.
A. J. Linden Escapes
Injury in Accident
A. J. Linden met with an accident
Friday morning of last week, while
on his way to Walker, where he is
conducting an audit. The mishap occurred on the highway between Hackensack and Walker and was caused
by slippery roads due to the snowfall
the previous evening. The car, which
turned over three cimes, was badly
damaged but Andy escaped any serious injury but was bruised and scratched  plenty.
BLIND  LAKE
Mrs. Will Shepard, Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Duncan and
Dow, spent 'luesday in Pine River.
.Mr. and Mrs. Gen Sloeum of Pequot, were diner guests at the Will
Shepard home Sunday.
Mrs. E. il. Beals left Friday for
ilona, Montana, where she will visit
with her uaughter and lamily, Mrs.
George Curtis.
Ed. Walchs and sons of McKinley.
spent Sunday at the Will Shepard
home. Douglas spent tlie night with
Curtis and visited school Monday.
Mrs.  Spencer Evans and  her sister
and  brother who  have  been  visiting
at her home   left  for a   visit   in AVis
consin this  week.
The Ladies Circle met last Wednes
day with Mrs. Art Standfield. Thirteen members were present. The
next meeting will be held November
1, with Mrs. N. Anderson. All members are asked to be present at this
meeting as election of officers will
be held.
The Blind Lake School Benefit
Club met Friday evening with fifty
members present. Following the bus'
ness meeting an interesting program
was held after which refreshments
were served. The club plans to sponsor a benefit dance October 2S. Tick
ets will be 25c, ladies free. Enjoy the
first dance of the season at Blind
Lake.    Good music.
M.   E.   SOCIAL   CLUB  TO   MEET
The Methodist Ladies Social Club
will hold their regular meeting at the
church Wednesday, October .25. .Mesdames Amy and Lumsden will be the
hostesses. Mrs. Everett Felton will
give a talk on "The Noted Women."
All  ladies are cordially invited.
A beautiful ladies' dresser set complete in a case, will be presented to
the most popular lady. A second
award will also be made. You can
purchase ten votes for lc so don't forget to vote for your popularity queen,
to be crowned on carnival night. The
three candidates are Mavis Cromett
from the sophomore class, Lavern
Semmler from the junior class ano
Eleanor   Kolb   from   the   senior  class.
This contest is being sponsored by
athletic department and the proceeds
will be used for new suits.
General admission is only 10c and
the stage show alone is well worth
the small fee. All you horse racing
fans better be on hand early as the
horses will be off to an early start.
Come and play with the kids—be a
kid .yourself. You can poke as much
confetti down the other fellow's neck
as you can buy. The big show will
be held at the armory Friday evening,
October 27, at 8 p. in.
SCHOOL   NEWS
The eight and tenth grades of the
Home Economics class have received
new text books in clothing and home
furnishings. The eighth grade industrial arts class received their first
mechanical   drawing  text  books.
iliss Hill announces that the Junior class play will be given Friday evening, November 24. The cast of
characters has already been chosen.
Mr. Munch, representative of the
Minnesota Game and Fish department
was guest speaker at the high school
assembly program last week. He gave
a very interesting talk and students
were very reluctant to leave, ilr.
Munch pointed out that the greatest
enemies of our wild life are the cat
and spring fires.
The business men of Pine River
are cooperating wonderfully in provid
ing prizes for the coming school carnival October 27.
The Pine River football squad will
play here November 3. Three new
basketball games have been scheduled, which means those who purchase
activity tickets at $1.25 will receive
$2.85 in admissions. If you only attend half of the games you will still
be money ahead.
Lavine Dahl and Lewis Farnam
will spend the week-end at tlie Franklin Kline home at Albertville. They also plan on attending the U. football
game Saturday.
WALDON
Mrs. Pearl White of Mason City,
Washington, who has been a house-
guest at the Spencer Evans home the
past month, spent a few days of last
week at Pipestone. On Monday, Mrs.
White, accompanied by Mrs. Evans,
left for several weeks visit witli friends and relatives at Milwaukee. The
ladies are sisters.
ilr. and ilrs. John Dewer of Beltrami, spent the week-end at the Otto
Haack home. They were enroute
home from Cinncinnati.
Gene Lumsden called at the Raymond  Houser  home  Wednesday.
Mrs. Ralph Board accompanied Mrs
Murel  Cronk to Brainerd  Friday.
Leonard Board spent the week-end
at the Wayne Board home.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Board were
Sunday dinner guests at the Peter
Mertz home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ast and family
spent Sunday at ihe Albert Ast home
near Pequot.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houser had
as their Sunday dinner guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Lumsden of Pinte River.
John Semmler accompanied Irv
iHoward to Iowa the fore part of the
week. Ted Semmler was in charge
of the Brookside station while Irv
was gone.
the lives of others.
Of the 211 outright revocations,
205 were for driving white intoxicated. Of the 150 suspensions, the largest number. 20, were for reckless driv
ing, the second for speeding and the
third for intoxication.
... glamorous!
... dramatic!
... romaotic!
"EAST and WEST"
is all of these. Talbot
Mundy's tale of exotic
India is told with an eye
for the dramatic. It is the
story of Western standards and conventions
pitted against the guile
and cunning of the East.
How an American girl
and a British army officer
find true happiness in the
face of attempted murder
and sly intrigue forms an
exciting story such as
only Talbot Mundy can
write. Don't miss a single
installment of this new
story now running serially.
ERST
MID
WEST