The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-12-08

              PINE RIVE
JOURNAL
VOLUME V NUMBER  L6
THE PINE  itiVER JOURNAL, PINE  RIVER,   CASS  COUNTY,   MINNESOTA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1939
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 outelde
Out of the. .
Waste Basket
—By—
GRANT   BERGSTROM
MRS. C. P. ROGNLIE  RECIEVES
HONORABLE   MENTION   IN   NATIONAL   CROCHET   CONTEST
Receiving honorable mention in the
crocheting accessories division in the-
recent contest sponsored by the National Crochet Company, places Mrs.
fRoghlie's work anion;; the first 150 in
the U. S. There were ten divisions
in the contest with five prizes in
Because, of an over-abundance or' each and 100 honorable mentions.
copy this week, it is necessary to omit   considering the fact that    the    total |
FORMER G-MAN
ADDRESSES H. S.
STUDENTS TUES.
the   Wastebasket.     The    column     is
written  but  it   miss d   the  shir)    this
week.
CATHOLIC   LADIES   AID   TO
GIVE   BAZAAR   AND   SUPPER
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The annual pre-holiday sale of fine
sewing, needlework of all kinds, novelties, baked goods, and candies, will
be held December '.), in the aid in the
Marlow by the Catholic Aid. This
'year, the ladies have worked diligently and have a fine display of articles
to choose from for your personal
needs and also for gifts.
Beginning at 5 p. m., dinner will be
served to the public at 23c. A tasty
menu consisting of baked 'ham, scalloped potatoes, buttered corn, rolls,
jelly, butter, pickles, cranberry and
apple salad, cake with carmel dressing and whipped cream and coffee. A
drawing for the quilt and basket of
groceries will also be held.
Mrs. Hattie Day was ill at her home
last week. She-was cared for by Mrs
Mary Morey.
REBEKAH   CARD   PARTY
The second Rebekah card party of
the season will be held Thursday evening, December 14. Because of better heating facilities the party will bo
held upstairs in the IOOF hall.
Bridge, whist and smear will hi
■ played. Cards and lunch at 25c. Prizes will be given.
Nominate Candidates
The following candidates were
nominated at the November meeting
of the local Townsend Club :
Chairman, G. P. Rognlie and Robert  McAllister.
Vice chairman, A. J. McAllister ami
Wm. Doty.
Secretary,   A.   M.     Skill    and    Ed.
' Kladt.
Treasurer, Martin Melberg and John
Semmler.
Program committee, John Semmler
and M. Parks.
Election  of officers will be  held
the December meeting.
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OBITUARY
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George A. Wiese was born in 1873,
at Ralston, Neb., and passed away
November 21, 1939 at Pine River, at
the age of 66 years.
He was united in marriage to Minnie Steen of Omaha. Seven children
were born to bless this union, five of
whom  survive,  two  dying in  infancy.
In 1905, he moved together witli his
family to Mullen, Neb., where he settled on a. homestead. Following the
death of, Mrs. Wiese in 1036, he moved to l'ine River with two of his sons.
He made his home here until the time
of his death, at the home of his son
William, after a prolonged illness.
He is Survived by three daughters,
Mrs. F. E. lteed, Deweese, Neb., Mrs.
Lena Roberts, formery of Mullen,
Mrs. Anett.i Stansbury of Pine River,
and two sons, Lawrence' of Purdum,
Neb., and William of Pine River. Also
two brothers, William of Council
Bluffs, la., and Lewis of Pine River;
five sisters, Mrs. Minnie Lucht, Columbus, Neb., Mrs. Emma Whisnand,
Benson, Neb., Mrs. Dora Paulson,
Omaha, Mrs. Tillie Jensen, Garland,
Neb., and Mrs. Mae Jensen, Bennington, Neb., 18 grandchildren, .", greatgrandchildren, together with a host
of relatives and friends.
Mr. ami Mrs. Weir Carter and Rev.
and Mrs. ('has. Pearson left Friday
for their home at Stuart, la., after
spending the past week at the home
of Mr. and  Mrs. Arvid Lundin.
The Country M. E. Aid will meet at
the home of Mrs. B. A. Silbaugh December 13.    Luncheon served at noon.
Mrs.  Heemstra  is  the  assisting host-
- ess.
number of entries numbered mori
than 300,000 and ihat George VVolken-
liauer won a second prize and .Mrs.]
ItOgnlie, honorable mention, place-
two Pine River people among the first
150 winners which is sort of a pat on
the back for tlie old home town.
S CONCERT
One of the finest programs presented at PTA meetings t.ns year was enjoyed .Monday evening. The municipal band has shown splendid improvement under the direction of Mr. Bey-
lno and numerous compliments were
heard  following the concert.
Tlie program was opened with a
now march "for Love and Honor," after which Mr. Beyme introduced the
brass quartet : Mrs. Silk, Lois Neuberger, Mrs. Fred Moulster and Mrs.
Ernest Johnson. Tlie quartet is newly organized by Mr. Beyme and played his own arrangement of the "Glow
Worm'' in modern tempo The band
ihen played the overture entitled
"Municipal Band's," followed by a novelty number "Deep Bass' a bass solo arrangement which was played by
Mark  MacKinney.
The brass sextet, also a new group,
with all brass instruments, consists
of Mrs. Silk. Mrs. Fred Moulster, Mrs.
Ernes! Johnson, Violet Semmler Joe
Neuberger and Lois Neuberger. This
-roup played a medley called "Memories of Stephen Foster."
Violet Semmler entertained with i
baritone solo "Believe Me if All Those
Endearing Young Charms." Miss Lon
ore Isaacson was then called upon,
and gave a comprehensive talk on
"Mental Hygiene of the Child," after
which the band played two closing-
numbers "Twilight in the Mountains"
and "Glorious Tenth."
A short: business meeting was held,
setting December 13, as visiting day.
at the school. All parents are urged
to visit school at this time. The door
prize which had been donated by Mrs.
liumsden was awarded to L.E. Dougherty.
HOLLER SKATING TO START SOON
The committee in charge of the VI'"
W roller skating project, states thai
all necessary arrangements have been
made. New skates have been ordered and if they arrive in time, the
first evening open to roller-skating
will be next Wednesday. The spleri
lid facilities for roller skating offered, should give all enthusiastic sknt-
ers some fine recreation.
RGANIZE CASS CO.
CHAPTER SUNDAY
FIVE     YEAR-OLD     LAD
GOES    THRU     THIN     ICE
Chlsholm.—Five year-old Richard
Carney narrowly escaped death recently, as the ice in Longyear lake,
upon which the lad was standing,
gave away. His cries and the shouts
of a companion attracted Florence
Wallmaa, school teacher, who had her
A meeting was held Sunday afternoon at Cass Lake, for the purpose
of organizing a Cass County Chapter
of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc.
Delegates were present from all
parts of the county. The following
rs were elected: .Mrs. L. E.
Dougherty, Pine River, chairman; Mrs
A. It. Bailey, Walker, vice chairman;
Mrs. Ray Tabaka, Longville, treasur
er: and Mrs. I). A. Wallace* Walker.
secretary.
e purpose of this chapter is to
aet locally for the National Fomulati
on for Infantile Paralysis, giving assistance and contacting cases that
may arise within ihe county.
funds to carry on this work, both
within the county and nationally are
derived from proceeds of parties and
balls given annually on January 30
1'resident Roosevelt's birthday, for
that purpose. One-half of the pro
ceeds from these affairs remain in the
comity in care of the county chapter
Arthur W". Watwood, Glenwood attorney, formerly with the Department
of Justice, Washington, V. C, favored the local high school students with
a discussion on "The Value of Edu-
cation."
During his address, lie pointed out
the Importance of being a high school
graduate, stating that few positions
of any consequence couid be obtained
without this education.
He also made a plea for loyalty to
parents and teachers on the part or
boys and girls. In closing, he cautioned students in forming bad habits
during their youth.
Mr. Watwood is a very fluent speak
er and the subject he discussed is on-
of vital mportance to students, parents  and   teachers  alike.
Luscher, Lundin,
ill, Alice Henry
Elected Tuesday
ODDFELLOWS     ELECT     OFFICERS
i   Sen.    Burton   K.  Wheeler
Senator  Wheeler  and   Sec.  Wallace
will speak over  WCCO December 14,
from 8 to 9 p. in.   Both men are possi-
Derhocratic   nomination   candidates.
Officers   of   the     Oddfellow     Lodge
ensuing year as
were elected for tin
follows:
Noble Grand       George Yancey
Vice Grand     Dale Dubbs
Recording Secretary   ..   Oscar Kolb
Financial  Secretary  and Treasurer      Fred  Carlson
Appointive offices will be filled later. The Oddfellows will be guests
of the Rebekahs at a joint-installation
meeting next month.
PINE RIVER WIS
FROM MOTLEY IN
OPENING GAME
Mrs. Riley Found
Not Guilty at Trial
At a jury trial held Saturday, before Justice Frank Shepard, Mrs.
Clarence Riley was declared not guilty of the charge of resisting an officer. The case developed when game
wardens endeavored to search the Riley premises a few weeks ago. Mrs.
Riley, because the men were strangers to her, asked them to wait until
her husband returned before instituting the search.
A taste of victory Was given the
i'ine River boys in the season's first
game Tuesday evening, when they
left Motley with 45-13 score, which
is a fine start in the Long Bow League.
Six letter-men are on the squad
this year. The original lineup consisted of: Basore and MacKinney as
forwards; J. Riley, center; and Stanley and Young as guards. Substitutes included Houg, Schuster, Riley,
Freeman, Bogart, Kline. John Riley
was high point man with 18 points,
and Young s°cond, with 15. Scores by
quarters: 1st: 9-0: 2nd: 18-1; 3rd 29-
i  and 4th : -13-13.
Injured in Accident
FORTNIGHTLY  CLUB
Mrs. Al Downing was hostess to the
Fortnightly Club at her 'home Monday
evening. A seven o'clock old fashioned country dinner was served after
which bridge was played. Mrs. Frank
Finch won first prize and Mrs. Chas.
Seible second.
NOT ALL   DRIVERS ARE  BLIND;
MANY  JUST      ACT    THAT WAY
Grand Rapids.—It is estimated that
a third of the automobiles on the
highways are unsafe for many causes. Sometimes the trouble results
from defective tires, but many times
the  difficulty   is  with   the   driver.     A
Stanley Brown and Demarle Ritchie were injured in a car accident
Saturday evening, when they failed to
negotiate a corner near Nisswa. In
the absence of Demarle's parents who
were visiting in Minneapolis, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Ackerman were called to
the scene of the accident. Stanley
who was more seriously injured, was
taken to the Brainerd hospital, while
th other lad returned home suffering
from only minor injuries.
citizen of Grand Rapids, tells of the
case where a car was being driven by
a man, upon whose lap sat his child,
about 12 years old. The man was
blind or virtually so. He worked the
clutch, brakes and throttle while the
child steered the car—right into an
I accident.
Local Man Railroaded
In Justice Court Monday
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A pure and simple case of "railroading" was seen in the local Justice
Court under W. J. Webb Monday after
noon, when J. AY. Pattinson, Ipcal hotel owner had his wings clipped to
the tune of $117, for acting as an
agent in selling some ducks—and this
is how it happened:
The story goes back about six weeks
during hunting season. Two out-of-
town men loafed around the hotel and
tap room for two or three days and
were enjoying life to the fullest.
When the day came to leave.one, Fred
Roach, approached Mr. Pattinson,
known hereafter as "Pat"' and asked
him if he could tell him where he
could  buy  a  few ducks  to  make the
Xow, six weeks later, a squadron of
game wart.ens swooped down upon
the unsuspecting Pat and stated that
a third man hau" been present at the
time of the transaction (evidently a
stool) and had spilled the works and
that he, Pat. was under arrest.
Realizing he had technically ran
afoul of John Law by furnishing the
information between the other two
men, he promptly offered to make a
settlement and pay the fine. Inquiring what the fine would amount to,
he was told that it would be $10 and
costs which would probably make a
total of about $17. He then stated
stated that he thought he should get
folks back home think he had been on an attorney but was told that was un-
a  hunting trip.
Nothing being too good for a guest.
Pat promptly ran out and located a
man that was willing to part with a
few of the feathered fowl for a consideration. Pat reported back to his
friend that he had located the dark
meat and stated the consideration.
Now the man with the b.rds packel
them in a box and sealed it up,    de-
necessary as it would only be an added expense and that if 'he would come
along quietly and plead guilty the entire cost would not be over $17 or
thereabouts. Being a practical man,
Pat decided this was a sensible thing
to do and in the company of four
wardens, marched over to the Webb
residence.
Court was opened, witnesses sworn
LOCALS
Mr .and Mrs. Wm. Ast and children
attended a birthday party in honor of
Yilma and Viola Semmler at their
home Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mis John White spent
from Wednesday until Sunday with
their daughter at Carlstad. On Friday, they drove to Grand Forks and
Lake Bronson. ;
Harlon Swift returned to the North-'
western Bible school, Minneapolis, on
Sunday,  after  spending Thanksgiving
at  the home of his parents, Mr.  and,
Mrs. C. M. Swift.
The  Trinity   Lutheran  Ladies    'Aid
will meet  at the C. B. Finsaas home |
Thursday, December 21.   A 15c lunch
will  be served by  members.    This is'
the annual meeting.    Everyone is cor-1
liaiiy invited to attend.
Mr. and ilrs. Lewis Walton and ilr.
and  Mrs.  Harold  Walton were lunch-i
eon guests at the home of   Mr.    and
Mrs. L. J. Johnson at Ah-Gwah-Ching\
and dinner guests of Mr.    and    Mrs.
Martin  Johnson  of Walker  Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. A.'N. Meland were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Kolb Sunday. Barbara Kolb accompanied them on their trip home as
far as Frazee, continuing on from
there by train to Lake Bronson where
she teaches school.
Correction : We have been asked by
-Airs. Urton to correct the statement
that the money was discovered missing Saturday. The day the loss was
discovered was Sunday, and that she
is not under the impression that any
of the guests had anything to do with
i;
"MOOSE LAKE
Mrs.  P.  A. Nelson, Correspondent
Rudy Nelson hauled logs .to the. Sam
Salfisberg mill for Ray Feakes Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arthur and family spent Thanksgiving Day at the R.
Vernon home.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arthur and fam-
iy were supper guests at the L. Hojem home Saturday evening.
Mrs. Lawrence and Alfred and Peter Skow and son spent Monday evening at the Robert Vernon home.
Mr. and Mrs. H. .Aderman and Mrs.
H. Hochschildt left Sunday afternoon
for their homes in St Paul, after visiting at the Salfisberg and Nelson
h ines the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Anna Lawrence and daughter
Helen, accompanied by Miss Domier.
left Wednesday evening for Springfield, where they visited until Sunday. Peter Skow and son returned
witli them.
Guests at the Irvin Brush home n
Thanksgiving Day, included Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Bristor and family of Far-
well, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Dell Bristor
of Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Tor-
kelson and children, the Stone family
and Mr. Glen Leverington.
Mr. and Mrs. P, A. Nelson entertain
ed the following guests at their home
Sunday for dinner: Mr. and Mrs. L.
P. Council and family, Mr. and Mrs.
S. J. Salfisberg and family, Swan Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. H, Aderman and
Mrs. Herman Hochschildt.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Salfisberg entertained the following guests at. their
home Thanksgiving Day: Ray Feakes
and children of Emmons, Mrs. Herman Hochschildt of Amboy, Mr. and
.Mrs. Herbert Aderman of St Paul,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oman and family, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Nelson and
family, Mr. and ilrs. Melvin Nelson
and family and Peter Nelson Sr.
Very little interest was shown in
the village election bed Tuesday.
Only ;j() votes were cast while iasc
year a record number of 221 voters
wei.t i» the polls. Numerou.t scattered votes were cast with about 15 different names written in.
H. J. Luscher had very little opposition in the mayorality race. Arvid
Lundin was re-elected clerk and T.
E. HU1 who had not filed for re-election, carried in the race for councilman. Alice Henry defeated Dr. Dingle for the office of treasurer.
Little or no campaigning was done,
by any candidate. Judges for the
election, were Frank Shepard, Frame
Siefert and A. M. Shill. Mrs. Clyde
Townsend and Mrs. W. J. Weeb acted
as clerks.
Following  is   a   tabulation   of    Dhe
results:
Mayor
H.  J.  Luscher       90
Chas. Rounds      3
Councilman
T.  E.  Hill    2-Z
Wm.   Biever       19
Cler-k
Arvid Lundin    81
Garff Cahill     2
Treasurer
Alice  Henry    80
Dr.  Dingle       27
All those elected will qualify for
office.
Union Meeting
lad by the hand, led him to safety.
The fire department, arriving too
late to assist in the rescue, rushed
class out for an airing. She walked j the boy home where he was treated
out on the thin ice and, grasping the to prevent an serious atter-effects.
positing it on the sidewalk outside of in, and the law cited, etc. etc. About
the hotel, not even bringing them in. I this time Justice Webb cleared his
The purchasing man left an envelope ] throat and stated that he set the fin?
'art the desk: to be given to the man
producing the goods and departed.
The other fellow later stopped in and
picked up the envelope and that was
the end of the deal—that's what they
thought.
at $100, and costs at $17, which is a
total of $117 as added up by tlie astounded Mr. Pattinson, who after
clearing his head and rea'izing that it
was true and not a dream, "dug
deep'" and we mean deeeeeeepl
A meeting will be held at the Swanburg community hall Sunday evtning,
December 10, at 8 p. m., with minis
ters of the community discussing sub
jects pertaining to Christianity and
its furtherance within the community.
The program will be designed for
the special benefit of those without
any   church   affiliation   or   collections.
Everyone is cordially invited to attend to this meeting no matter where
you live. Everybody come! Rev. J.
F. Masted will open the meeting.
LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ast und children
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Heige
Norman Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Zigmund spent
Thanksgiving with friends in Minneapolis, returning Friday evening.
Supt. and Mrs. J. W. tVicklund' spent
spent Thursday afternoon at the H.
A. Gilbertson 'home.
Mrs. Kate Nelson of Brainerd, spent
sevreal days this week with Mrs.Mary
Jones.
The Eradelphian Club will meet on
Friday (today), at the home of ilrs.
G. E.. Henderson.
Clinton Davidson of Bartlet, N. D.,
called at the A. C. Hickel home Saturday.
Harold Rognlie and Kenneth Houg
left Saturday morning, via motorcycle, on a ten-day trip that will take
them to California.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Seible spent
from Thursday until Sunday a^ the
home of the latter's sister in Minneapolis.
The annual M. E. Church Bazaar
will be held at the church parlors on
December 16. A 25e supper will be
served.
HOSPITAL  NEWS
Walter Zupon underwent an appendectomy at the hospital Saturday.
Elsie Young had her tonsils removed  Monday.
Leone Anderson who was released
from the hospital Saturday, after receiving treatmen tfor burns, returned
Sunday, suffering with the flu.
Mrs. G. J. Marsh suffered a stroke
at  her  home  Tuesday.
Frank Mudick was released Wedpes
day, after recovering from an infection in his leg.
New patients admitted this week,
include Roy Hardy of Blind Lake and
Bobby Ottenstroer of Longville.
Sell It With A Want Ad
POKER      PLAYER      DRAWS
TO     SEVERAL     LUNCHES
Two Harbors.—A resident, distinguished for his hospitality, is said to
have invited a number of his friends
to his home for an evening of the national past-time recently. It Is also
said, as the evening wore on, one of
the guests, distinguished for his fru
gality, offered the host a blue chip for
a sandwich. It was eaten with such
gusto that the entire party consumed
two rounds at the current price in
the legal tender on the table. Tlie
host, calculating he- made more money
on sandwiches than he could possibly
make playing poker, was quite elated,
until he found later in the evening,
or rather in the morning, that as his
back had been turned he was being
paid from his own pile of blue chips: