The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1936-02-13

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PINE
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HOG   BECOMES   FLAZING
TORCH;   FIRES   STACK
A hog was transfo m;d into
OBITUARY
Roy Vernon Raph Jr. of the
Swanberg vicinity, passed away
January 24, after an illness of
eight days with pneumonia.
He was born August 6, 1932,
at Hollnad, Minnesota, and was
three years five months and 18
days of age at the time of his
death.   He moved with his par-
blazing torch at ArLngton   last Unts to a farm near Swanberg in
week, and in the ensuing scram- the spring of 1935, where he re-
b e nearly set fire to the   entire, sided until his death,
set of farm buildings. Wm. Har- j    He leaves to mourn his untime
del, in Sibley county, -as dipping his hogs, which we're "afflicted with some kind of itch, using a solution made no of gasoline and lubricating oil. One of
the animals, after its bath, wandered over to the warm inviting
fire of a feed cooker. In the twin
kling of an eye lash. Mr. Porker
was enveloped in flames, and
made a dash for a nearLTr straw
stack, which also developed into
a flaming inferno in a few minutes. It took the combined efforts of the Hardel f-nlilv and
all the neighbors to keep the fire
from spreading to the b-u'ding-,
on the farm.
ly death his parents, one sister
and four brothers, also his grand
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lep-
per and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Raph
of Holland, besides a host ol
friends and relatives.
Acting pallbearers were Vernon Lepper, Duane Raph and
Clyde and Raymond Litka.
MRS. D. L. TRIGGS HOSTESS
TO LADIES ERIDGE CLUB
POLICE R ' r.^F-T E—OSE^
AS BOY GETS RIDE HOME
St C'oud - —The grim t^or^d"
of being lost his rvv"i? once i^
many times to a St Cloud youngster.      B-1^^   r-\.a     riffin,n—^     ov>f;
wise to him, the small boy used
to roam around the town and
when it came time to go home he
would tug on any policeman's
coat sleeve, pucker up his face
and tell his sad story of being
lost. The cop, in full sympathy
and in face of duty wouM take
him down to the station and
when he gave his name would
promptly give him a ride home
in the squad car. But he hasn't
shown up latelv. The officers
fooled him and made him walk
home the last time he pulled his
trick, after repeated occurrences
of the same 'coincidence.'
On Wednesday evening of last
week Mrs. D. L. Triggs was hostess to the Ladies Bridge Club.
The same old faces in the same
old places started off at the gong
and "silently" the ladies played
the, usual six rounds. At the
close of the six games delicious
efreshments were served by the
hostess. Mrs. Ollie Dahl was
awarded high score and Frances
Moulster received second.
HENRY THIESING
HOME BORNEO UP
On Thursday of last week the
home of Henry Thiesing was
completely destroyed by fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Thiesing were
absent at the time of the catastrophe and only   three   of   the
PIRATES WIN FROM
WALKER CCC BOYS
On Thursday evening of last
week the Pine River Pirates met
and defeated the strong CCC
basketball team of Walker by a
score of 23-20. The game was
fast and exciting from start   to
younger children were at home, finish.   At the end of the   first
while an older boy Fred, and a
neighbor, Richard Clear, were
working in the woods near by.
Upon hearing the terrified screams of the children and seeing
the smoke they   hurried   hpme __^____^_^^_^^_^^^^_^_
only to find the fire beyond their I 	
control.   They got a1! the   chil- -PINE RIVER PLAYERS TOP.
dren safely out and were able to j        PED THE PTA PROGRAM
remove a few pieces of furniture:
but outside of this were helpless
ha f the CCC's led by a score of
13-7. After sinking three consecutive baskets in the second
half the pirates gained momentum and finished the game in
i fine shape.
No clothing or wearing   apparel
of any kind was saved.
At present the family is residing in a small dwelling on the
Jack Robinson farm. Pnans are
in progress by friends and neigh
The Pine River Players, composed of Mrs. Fred Moulster,Mrs
Ernest Johnson, Mrs. Fred Ham-
Jin, Mrs. Marion Sherwood and
E. C. Lembke contributed the
most outstanding part of the PT
A program on Monday   evening
WEINHOLZER - ELSENBAST
VOLUME I NUMBER XXVI THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936
NEWS BRIEFS FROM
AROUND 00R STATE
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per, Year
TO ,/NS-UPS-N CASS
TOBEDISOLVED
ODDFELLOWS     CONFER
SECOND     DEGREE
At their regular meeting, offi-';
cers of the I. 0. 0. F. Lodge,con.
ferred the second decree ih'ifiav
tory on four new members: Robert Bremkin, Dale Dubbs, Geo.
Yancy and Oscar Kolb. Ward
Vineland, Past Grand of Kenosha, Wis., gave a verv interesting and instructive talk.
'CHATTERBOX' AT
MARLOW SUN.&MON.
Rated as one of the b".st mystery stories of all time. "S^ven
Keys To Baldpate"has Gene Ray
mond headlined. Margaret Callahan has the feminine lead ;in
this fast-moving thriller. This
picture is showing at the Marlow
Theatre on 'Ffid'a>' and SatuHa^
If you don't want to miss a big
treat see 'this picture.
information from the   Auditors office of Cass county is   to
.v*e eiie'ct. that at the   February
meeting "of   the   Cass   County
j_oaid of Commissioners a hear-
.g was set for Wednesday, Mar.
!_ji_|b-, at which time interested
parties or townboards may   ap-
>_ar an.4 show cause   why   cer-
.aintowhships should not be dis-
W-lved'-untier the provisions" of
.hapter 377,, Laws of   1933' as
..iended0iby Chapter 342, Laws
.1 x935.
'there are three provisions un
d-er the law whereby the County
iidaid'may dissolve townships as
j.piiows:. Vvhenever the assessed
. aluatioff drops" below $40,000 or
,< 4 en ever the .tax delinquency
of any such township amounts fo
dO per cent of its assessed valua
tion or where the State or Feder
al 'Government- has aquired title
to 50 per cent.of the real estate
of such township.
L. C. Peterson, County Auditor states that it Is apparent
that fifteen or more townships
may be-dissolved' under the act.
^to^'tte^c^i^:™1 were thoroughly enjoyed by
•   if -i_-        - „ „ !,_-._    in,„ _,.;' thesolendid crowd that attended,
■inbuddmganewhome    fheoii fa meet_
gin of the fire, as far as can   be'.      ,. ,   ,
determined wa, through   a   de., "^ the program was   presented
-   ..       . .j -J j as follows: Selection bv the   or-
fective chimney. Lchestra; Talk by Mr. Haack re-
"^"^"^"™ ' commending that the   organiza
tion as well as individuals write
to our senators and representatives and ask them to faver a
certain education bill that is now
'i^f0"P th? house, continuing his
the
WHIST   TOURNAMENT
NOW   IN   FRO«RE°B
Following are the results of the
local whist tournament which is
being held every week at the I. Oj
O. F. Hall.   The last meetingwas talk, Mr. Haack urged that
held on Thursday   evening
which the following   scores
available:
Ritchie-Schuster
Downing- Akerm an
Carpenter-Christian
Rovick-Rovick
Fraser-VanKempen
Walton-McAllister
Shepard-Mci4 llister
Robideau-Broroken •
Townsend-Fields
Triggs-Zigmund
, ■ Shiffer-Luseher
for parents and patrons of theschoo]
are visit the institution and sugges-
j ted p'ans for   same.   He   closed
98 his talk with suggestions of the
55 school that the PTA might spon.
58 sor.   A rest room for the pupils
•irho become ill at school seemed
93 to be the project that they favor
91 ed and a committee was appoint-
74  ed to take up the matter.
Ma?s*-;E3?nest Johnson then favor
53
92
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LICENSE   REVENUES.
LOW r^ESPT^E RECORD
i        AUTO   REGISTRATION
o
■; Although the registration
motor vehicles in Miri^sntk ra^
ched a new all time peak in 1935:
license fee reveues were $4,000
000 lower than in 1930, according to a highway
bulletin.   The vear 1930 is   the
"if the audience with a trombone
~olo accompanied by Mrs Hamlin; Alfreda and Alfred Mohs
'-->-e solendid in their rag dance;
The orchestra then p^yed a very
pleasing number which was followed by a short talk bv Mrs.
Dubbs who made a plea for constructive criticism and suggestions for the betterment of the
*:T:A. 'The rinsmg number, the
"Candle Lighting Ceremony"
was opened with the song 'Amer
ica The Beautiful" sune by Mr.
department j jones> accompanied by the orch-
-       j. i   -_„* ■■■   _■ _ v   •(&•-■•_    lustra.   Mrs. Dubbs told   of   the
closest to 1935 m total   number, origin of the National Congress
of the PTA and asked Mrs. A. J.
ATTENDS CONVENTION
C. V. Gardner, owner   of   the
local Gamble Store returned Saturday .afternoon from Minneapolis, where he attended the 11th
.•jiiinuial sales meeting of the   organization.   The   meeting   was
neld at the Nicollet Hotel on Feb.
■6-1, at which time   representatives from each   Gamble   Store
md Gamble Agency in this   dis-
/.c- gathered   together.     The
-inneapoiis meeting is   one   ot
i . e similar meetings neld in the
-dalewest.     These     meetings
^ught together over 1250 Gam
men representing each store
113 organization.   A merchan
e show by one of the   largest
•.nufacturers supplying Gam-
|-e store was included in the mee
ing.   A exhibit of their   items
1 owing the raw materials, man-
acturing processes and discus-
hg the new features of   their
■'nets.
of automobiles registered.
Jn 1930 automobile owners
paid $11, 074,653 in license fees
toward the uokeek and improve
ment of a 6.700 mile trunk highway system. In 1935 automobile
owners paid$6 993.(584 in license
fees toward the upkeep and improvement of an 11,300 mil"
trunk system.
Thus the payments dropoed
more than 36 percent while thD
mileage increased 65 per cent,
with a corresponding rise in expense.
The registration of cars in 19 ^
35 was 758.076 whil* in. 1930   it j
was 744,271.   The decrease in re
venues is due to a   reduction   in
license fees in 1933 whirii ■mad0,
a small saving to the individual
car owner and a large   drop
highway funds.
Marking her third stellar cinema apnearance, "Chatterbox"
brings the seventeen vear 'old
versatile mime, Anne Shirley, to
the screen of the Mario-' Theatre. Phillips Holmes, Edward
Ellis. Eric1: Rhodes and others
are among the popular suiroori;.
ing cast. This picture will be
shown here n Sunday and Monday.
*    rROJECTS   AND
TJUCKS   WILL   CARRY
APPROPRIATE   SIGNS
Button to light the first candle
in honor of being a true worker
in the organization. Mrs. Chas.
Bates then mentioned the seven
cardinal objectives of education
which the PTA stands for. Mrs
Triggs lit the red candle of health, the blue candle of homelife,
Mrs. Felton; The gold candle of
knowlege, Mrs. M. Cromett ;The
gold candle of citizenship train-
ingjMiss Henderson ;the blue can
^le of vocational guidance, Mrs.
Frank Shepard; the red candle
of we1! spent leisure, Mrs. Haack
pti1! the white candle of spiritual
"i"ion. Mrs. Milne; the ceremony
was closed by singing America.
Fp'i<nvlng the program, tiimb-
on "he lovely angel-i'o.ia cake
were sold and later th • lucky
nnmber was drawnbv Alfreda
Mohs which was number one and
K°long>ed to Jack Knutson. Se-
PLAQUE veral new members were added
M^^HK  '"" ^np rn" which now totals 102.
County commissioners of Oss A tasty lunch was then servedby
county this week wer" offeredan the committee. Receipts for the
an opportunitv to obtain a soeci- lunch were $6.70 and$5.50
in _
COUNTY OFFFR^D QE a N^E
TO WIN SAFETY
al plaoue t>iat is being offered
by A. T. Gilbertson and his safe
ty workers. Robert Gustafson,
WPA representative in charge
of operations in Cass county and
all project foremen, this we?V
were advised that'the..pTaniie will
be presented to the commission-
is quickly as distribution can|^Vfor permanent dis^lav-in the
male, all projects and trucks
aerating under WPA in District
^o. 2 will be appropriately identified with modest signs, according to an announcement this
week by A. T. Gilbertson. The
rigns are 'being made by a group
of unemployed; painters in the
Twin Cities, gathered together
in a special project under the direction of the state office of Vic
tor Christgau.
court house to the county in
which, from Feb. 1, to May 1.
there is the least number of injuries among the workers.
 was
+aVon in on sale of the numbers
for the cake.
Visiting and meeting newfolks
continued until a late hour. It
"-n- indeed a splendid meeting
p^nd it is honed that every meeting that follows will be as worthwhile.
Veronica Weinholzer of Pe-1
quot, formerly of Mallard, la., j
and Carl Elsenbast of Groetten-
ger, la., were United in marriage at the Our Lady of Lourdes
Church on Monday morning at
9:30 A. M., Rev. Father Crowe
performing the ceremony. Mrs.
R. Maloney and John Rohr acted
as attendants.
The young married couple left
the same day by car for West
Bend, la., where they will, make
their future home.
GUIDE BOOK TO BE
MADE BY THE WPA
BRIDGE LUNCHEON HELD
AT LAKE REGION HOTEL
On Thursday last the dining
room of the Lake Region Hotel
was made festive when six Pine
River Ladies entertained at a
bridge luncheon at one thirty o*
clock. Covers were laid-for forty
four guests and each small table
was graced with a buri vase containing daffadils. The color
scheme being green and maize,
place cards and tally combinations were also in maize.
A delicious two ■"oixr&o !'-■—^ -
eon was served after which bridge was played. Frances Moulster and Mrs. Harris Zigmund
were awarded prizes for high
score. Mrs. Newberger received
the consolation prize.
Hostesses for the party were
Mesdames L. E. Doughertv, B. J
Hourigan, R. F. Dingle, John Ka
ter, Marion Sherwood and Miss
Virginia Witting.
Plans for the WPA Writer's
Project to gather material for a
State Travelers Guide, if proper
ly supperted, will be a 'break' for
the resort regions of the state.
In each WPA district, writers
who have found it impossible to
escape the relief rolls are now
being given WPA employment
under the direction of Dr. Mable
Ulrich, their talent is b§ing used
to gather historical.and factual
material for use in "the." State
Guide. This material, when gathered, written'"and "edited, will
be available for use in Guides for
any resort area.
"It is suggested," said Mr. A.
T. Gilbertson, /that any person
interested in seeing that.ay parti
cular part of the state is proper
ly represented in the State
Guide, should contact Dr. Mable
Ulrich, WPA Offices, St Paul,
at once. In the very nature of
her work, she will have to depend largely on volunteer assistance. If the resort owners and
the secretaries of local commercial clubs will get in touch with
her, their section will no ,-doubt
benefit by the result.. This is a
good chance for the local clubs
to take advantage of listing Pine
River and its wonderful resort
district in the new Guide.
P. R. H. S. WIS TWO
GAMES FROM PEQUOT
The Pine River High School
teams made a good showing last
Friday evening at the local gym
when they defeated both the 'A'
and 'B' teams of Pequot. The
starting lineup of the local 'A'
team was Jones, Gardner, Martini, Kemper and Riley. The _in
al score was 14-32 in favor of
Pine River.
The local 'B' team is showing
much improvement and played i
close and snappy game. The 1st
half ended with a score of 4-5 in
favor of Pequot, the final score
being 14-12 for the locals.
"Lady Spitfire" a three act
comedy will be presented by the
Junior class of the Pine River
High School Auditorium on Saturday evening, Feb. 15, at 8:00
P.M.
The Girls Glee Club will entertain between acts and there will
also be a trio composed of Carol
Peterson, Lorraine Hildebrandt
and Rita Diesterman.
ARMY TO BEGIN FEB. 1
RECRUITING FOR REGULAR
'• CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank all the kind'
friends for their help and calls
during the illness of Mr. Jones,
who is greatly improved at this
writing...
Mrs. Geo. Jones
NOTICE
The regular meeting of the
Pine River Commercial Club will
be held in the club rooms at the
Armory on Thursday evening.
Feb. 13, at 8:00 P.M.
L. M. Severeid, Sec
Recruiting for the Regular Ar
my will be resumed commencing
February 1, 1936. The remainder of the authorized increase in
the Regular Army authorized by
congress in 1935, will be secured
during the spring months. The
organizations for which enlistments will be made are the 4th
Infantry at Fort Lincoln, No.
Dak,. 4th Cavalry at Fdif Meade, So. Dak,. 3rd Infantry and 18
th Field Artillery at Fort Snel-
iing, Minnesota.
Eligible applicants should apply in person or by writing the
nearest Army Recruiting Office
for application blanks and full
particulars.
Men between the ages of 18
and 35 years of age, single, with
no dependents, and who can
furnish references as to their
good character in their home
community will be considered.
Army Recruiting offices are
located at these places: Minot,
and Fargo in No. Dak.; Mitchell
Aberdeen and Sioux Falls in So.
Dak; and Bemidji, St Paul and
Minneapolis in Minnesota. Simp
ly address your letter to the Army recruiting office in those
places.
STATE   RANKS   HIGH■: IN
ROAD   IMPROVEMENTS
Figures compiled'by the Bureau of Public Roads show Minnesota ranking third, among., all
states in mileage of highway improvements completed up'tp; the
beginning of the present, "year
with emergency .federal-, funds
provided by the Natioh^rindus-
trial Act and the act of June "18,
1934. This announcement\ was
made by a highway department
bulletin.   . "' •'..,yy
In mileage; of imprpvQXQe.hts
completed with Federal: . Works
Program highway funds,,.",", jfin-
nesota ranks first. (It stands in
third position in mileag§,approv-
ed for construction byr federal
engineers, and.in tenth .place in
mileage under construction.
STAR DUST COLUMN
GIVES MOVIE
Highly interesting news .:<pf
the two greatest entertainment
fields—motion pictures,and;-.,:ra-
dio—that is what Virginia Vale's
column, 'Star Dust,',.offersi.ye'U
each week in the Pine River Jour
nal.
It would be hard to find a reader that wasn't interested/.-in at
least one of these two popular
forms of entertainment. and..a"lso
the entertainers.'
For that reason WeKa^deeid
ed to keep Virginia Va%e"«- column in the Journal every week.
Dorman Sutton, who is a Forest Seiwice Engineer, at Walker
called on his mother, Mrs. Lottie
Sutton Monday.   '
A telegram was received by
Jerry Miller stating that his father at Holland, Minn., had passed away. Jerry left Tuesday to
be present at the funeral.
VfRGINIA VALE
Whose    Movie-Radio    Column    Appears in This Paper.
Covering the screen and radio
is a big assignment, but X Miss
Vale proves herself a star among
reporters when it comes to-Marching out the big. stories ' and
fascinating tib-bits that every
'listneer inner' and • movie-goer
wants to know. ■■' ■•'. ..- ■•"■■' }}
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