The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1936-02-27

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•VOLUME I NUMBER XXVIII        THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY. MINNESOTA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1936
NEWS BRIEFS FROM
AROUND OUR STATE
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
LEECH LAKE FIGURED TO
_>E YvORT-i NUME juL-UON
WASHINGTON _PROGRAM
GIVEN AT SCHOOL FRIDAY
A very interesting program gi
ven in honor of the birthday of
George Washington was •presented at the school auditorium Friday. The program was given by
Rev. and Mrs. Milne, dressed   in
BROWN-MENELY DUO
AT SCHOOL FRIDAY
The Brown Meneley Duo,   two
talented professional   entertain-
PAUL BUNYON CLUB
MET HERE SUNDAY
A meeting of the directors representing the various clubs   ot
Walker—Visions of the weal
th of Monte Cristo have entereu
the minas of Uass county residents, toliowmg the ais\.overy ox
gold on the shores of j_eich l^ake
While loading sand for concrete
work, John O.son found something which looked li_e gold. A
sample of the fin a was sent in
for assay, and reported to have
about $2.50 worth of gold per
ton. Owners of property on the
lake now have it figured out like
this: Take a front foot on
lake 20 feet deep and 200 feet
back from the lake and you have
4,000 cu. feet, or 375 tons per
front foot, at $2.50 per ton or
$937.50 er front foot on the lake,
colonial costumes    kSel by | <?s will present V prog the Paul Bunyon Associations
members of the
f^nltv    SverS the general assembly at the high he.d at the Lake Region   Hotel
laCUlty.    Several!        J>       _.._;_„„•. __     xrv-^a-,, ! Rn ___-»■ aftpmrvnn      About thrrt.v
selections were given by the
schoo1 band. Mrs. Milne construe
ted a very artful piece of work
with colored cheeselcoth, making
•a portrait of Washington with a
sky background, she also gave a
comical pianologue. The trio
composed of Mr. Haack, Violin;
Rev. Milne, Flute and Miss Ben-
sr-n plaved an interesting   num-
school auditorium on
morning at nine o'clock. This is
one of the most popularprograms
sent out by the Northwest Assemblies which is now in its
fourth consecutive season and s
in as great demand as ever. Instrumental and vocal music and
huge organ chimes which they
will bring with them, comprise
the type of entertainment to p?
ber.   Miss McCart and Mr. Jones
sang two sobs of colonial tirifes, presented. _
the the words of the one sung by Mr. I    This program is one of a sen
■  Jones having been   written   by es of entertainments gr-n this
Rev Milne. year ™ the students and gener-
The main floor of the gym
was filled to capacity and the
need of the   balcony,   which   is
which is $4,950,000 per mile   of nearing completion was very evi-
shore line.   With Leech   Lake's dent
640 mies of shore line, we have
a value of $3,178,000,000. But
the owners of land around the la
ke own to the center of the lake.
The lake contains about 180 sq.
miles. Tave the lake bottom to
a depth of 20 feet and P^h   sq.
VARIETY   SHOW
Watch for the date of this
show which will be presented
sometime in the early part of
March. Several attractive numbers, both local and outside have
al pubMc.   Remember   the   time
and date; FrHav «t 9:00 A-   M-
Admission will be 15c,
will be admitted   f-ree
tickets are good.   Read their ad
on another nacre of this issue.
Friday ! Sunday afternoon. About thirty
members and interested persons
were present at the meeting and
dinner. There were eleven towns of the sixteen included in the
association present. President
Russell of Brainerd, presided at
the meeting. George Bradley,
director of the Minnesota Tourist Bureau, gave a very interesting talk on tourist information.
Plans were made for the coming season and it was decided
that the association would get
out 40,000 maps of the Minnesota Playgrounds district for distribution. Names of the towns
students'! that fail to contribute will not
Season appear on these maps. Other
plans for advertising the lake region were discussed which will
help to make it more popular
than ever as   a   summer   play-
PINE RIVER FACULTY
ENTERTAINED SUNDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Triggs,
Miss Esther Conzet and Mrs. Ollie Dahl were host and hostesses at a George Washington party at the home of Mrs. Dahl on
Sunday evening. Contests and
impromptu five minute plays
made up the entertainment of
the evening, to which all responded merrily. Prizes for the history contest were awarded to
Mrs. Martin and Mr. Henderson,
for the best actress to Miss Tors
ke and for the best actor to Mr.
Haack; for the best art nmber to
Mr. Jones. Miss McCart and
Miss Benson furnished music for
the entertainment. Following
the games the guests foud their
places at the table where delicious refreshments were served.
LOCALS LOSE TO CROSBY-
IRONTON    25-19    FRIDAY
ELMER A. BENSON
ANNOUNCES STAND
mile would contain 9.240,000 ton been arranged for your pleasure.
and at $2.50 p^r ton $2^.200.0001 	
per sq. mile; 180 so. miles make i
the lake bed worth about $4,176,
000.000.   And some people have
'been wonde in"? now we are going to pay the national debt!
Roads   Blocked   With   Snow;
Youth Travels With Dog Team
Atwater—It's a far cry from
the modern motor car of todav to
the dog team of yore, but this
weather and snow has proved
that the dog team isn't ready to
be classed as obsolete as yet.
Boyd Johnson, from the Lake
Flizabeth Fox Farm, can eret to
town in spite of snow-blocked
roads with his Chesapeake dogs.
His team is composed of two
fine dogs less than a year old.
They are big and intelligent and
full of speed, making the trip in
about an hour each way, a distan
ce of about ten miles or more.
"MARCH OF TIME'
AT MARLOW SUN.
Boyd has made a sled   resem
Wine: those used   in   the   north' aHniprrivlment, aFof^hTch'are
The March of Time, in its
new issue, showing at the Marlow Theatre on Saturday and
Sundav. aerain turns its camera
on three important subjects-the
country's most ambitious experiment in regional planning,
the TVA, the recent colonization
by the United States of three remote Pacific islands, bases for a
new air route to Australia, and
xhe lonliest man in France, 'Mon •
siei de Paris,' hereditary guil-
lr.tiner of the Republic.
In its TVA episode, March of
Time pictures the whole vast
s^-one of the project. The major
objectives are shown- flood control, navigation and agricultur
REPUBLICAN CLUB MEETS
  ground
A meeting- of the executive The Paul Bunyon Association
board of the Cass County Repub- will broadcast over WCCO on
Mean Club v">s hei-- «+ +>° T ^—\ Saturday evening, Feb. 29, at
Region Hotel at a noon luncheon 5:35 P. M.. Listen in and hear
on Friday, for the purpose of ma what is being done by this organ
king plans for a countv meeting ization in advertising this recre
and countv organisation work
Mr. Christenson of Cass ■ Lake,
presided at the meeting. Others
present were Leonard Peterson
of Walker. Mrs. Gus Parsons pf
Pillager, Ernest Starkweather
of Hackensack, and John Allen
and Dave Triergs of Pine River.
MISS M * RTF A p A T7M A N
HOSTESS TO VRTTlOE CLUB
Miss Martha Datzman was
hostess to the Bridge Club at the
regular meeting en Wednesday
evening a tthe home of Mrs
nest Robide-an. Mrs. OPie Dahl
was awarded high score and Sadie Robideau received second.
A delicious lunch was served bv
the hostess after the playingwas
over.
ation spot to other states.
BASKETBALL _TOURNEY
woods country and has mounted, dwarfed by the'   by.product   0f
hls; cheap power with which the TV
" | A proposes to furnish a national
dogs to obey well, and thev
parentl'"' heod every    command
Tuesday afternoon he hitched
his team uo to the sled and came
saihntr into town, the dogs enjoying the trip as well as their
master. They remained in town
over-nite and Wednesday served as mail carriers for the neighbors who hadn't had mail for several davs due to the blizzard.
On the return trip the dogs
were still more eager to go.Home
looked good to them from a distance and it was somewhat diffl-
from
yardstick for measuring electricity costs.
In full collision with TVA, the
electric power corporations march to the U. S. Supreme Court to
challenge the government's
right to finance a business competitive to private interests. On
the Court's ruling depends tremendous consequences to the en-
'ivo nation.
March of Time also photo-reports the secret settlement of
three barren islands in the   Pa-
LADIES BRIDGE TOURNAMENT   MAKING _PLANS
The annual T adi^s . Bvidee
Tourney will begin the first
week in March. All ladies interested should get their partners
and be readv to enroll when the
time, place and date is announced.
Following is a schedule of the
games to be played at the tournament in Wadena, starting today (Thursday)
Thursday
11 A. M. Riverton vs. Backus
6 P. M. Winner of first   game
vs. Pine River
7 P. M. Pequot vs. Hewitt
8 P. M. New York     Mills   vs.
Menagha
9 P. M. Verndalevs. Sebeka
Friday _
8 P. M. Winner of 6
game vs. Winner of 7
game.
9 P. M. Winner of 8
game vs. Winner of 9
game.
Saturday evening the
for the champion and   also
the consolation games   will
played.
The tournament will be held
in Wadena's new auditorium and
it is hoped that as many local
fans as possible will attend the
Pine River game.
A bus load of fans accompanied the High School basket ball
team to Crosby Friday evening
where they met the fast Crosby-
Ironton team.   The game was a
'Since my appointment to the
United States Senate by Governor Olson, I have been repeatedly urged by the Farmer Laborites and Farm Labororganizations
to announce my political plans.
I have refrained, believing that
to be entirely a matter for the
Farmer-Labor Convention or the
Farmer-Labor voters to determine.'
The Farmer-Labor Association's state convention is less
than six weeks away. County
conventions will sooon be held. 1
appreciate the desire of the party to clarify the political situation at the earliest possible date'
'Therefore, I announce that 1
am a candidate for the endorse-
men of the Farmer-Labor Party
for Governor of Minnesota.'
'Governor Floyd B. Olson definitely will be the Farmer-Labor candidate for United States
enator.   He will   be   endorsed
close one until the last   quarter j unanimously for the seat that 1
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when the locals weakened and
the range boys took advantageof
it. Paul Gardner was high poinL
man of the evening. This is the
last game before the district
tournament.
CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
o'clock
o'clock
o'clock
o'clock
finals
for
be
WHIST TOURNAMENT
cult to keen them Irom going cifk b v g cokmigts test sum.
too fast However, all was well;mer_ The__ igla_d_ hitherto
on reaching home.   The   team s claimed b   Q        Britai„_ are
first trio to town appeared to be
a real thrill to them
rppp-'CTTl^P^ fT. AT1MT RTVpTMiC
JUST   AROUND   CORNER
Baedev—At 30 d°!ri-eas be^w
zero, Henrv Felt and Rav Wallin
threshed out clo^r fir Merton
Watts at fh.e Wallin h~me near
Baglev last week. That must b°
a record of some kind or other,
one natural1 v associates thresh
be used as bases for a new American air route, planned to connect Hawaii with New Zealand
and Australia.
In the third enisode are presen
ted the only motion pictures ever made of Anatole Joseph Fran.
cois Diebler, third generation of
a dynasty of executioners. These
remarkable pictures of 'Monsier
de Paris' show him in the garden
of his obscure home in Paris and
ing with much wa^m- Weather" ^-f:^11??1116' ^n^
to Corsica for the execution   of
Spring is iust around the
er ?
corn-
DEVTT,    »nwpo   IN
FOUR HORNED RABBIT
Considerable interest is being
shown in the men's whist tournament, which is held each week
in the I. O. O. F. Hall. Some of
the scores are incomplete as the
players have been unable to be
present at all the meetings. Following is a list of the completed
scores:
Downing Ackerman__   .__181
Carpenter-Christian 996
Ritchie-Schuster 215
Rovik-Rovick 1181
Fraser-VanKempen 196
Walton-Mc A llisW  20^
Shepard - McAllister 128
Robideau - Bremkin 113*
Townsend - ^ieMs _14i
Triggs - Zigmund 183
Shiffer - Luscher 190
Kolb - Yancey 131
NOTICE
About twenty five friends and
relatives gathered at the homeof
Mr. and Mrs. John Ruhl Sunday
to help them celebrate their fifty
fifth wedding anniversary .Three
daughters, Tillie Ruhl and Mrs.
Ben Ackerman of.Pine River and
Mrs. Mike Gillespie of Ironton,
and one son, John of Pine River
were Present. A lovely supper
with a beautiful wedding cake
was served at six o'clock. Mr.
and Mrs. Ruhl are old time residents of Pine River and their
many friends congratulate them
and wish them many more years
of happiness together.
LONGVILLE
Cass
PENSION   T»T,AM_-p   rpQ   VV.
MAILED   NEXT   WEEK
Flk Pi™*- __TT0-n^ Rabbits
are uo* a* all ^oT-uwn. and when
Fred Pieri. who lives on a farm
about three miles east of Elk River, shot a rablrt recentV and
found that it had four distinct
horns crrowinor <m the top of his
head, he thought it was quite a
curiosoty. The rabbit had been
hangins- abound the bnildintrs on
the Pieri farm for some time,
and he finallv got a shot at it.
The rabbit apneared to be normal otherwise, but the horns
were about an inch ion? andwere
of a hard bony substance.
Andre Spada, that island's fam
ed bandit.
The March of Time is released
roontMv through RKO Distribu-
tiner Corp.
The 'EVRture picture for Satur-
^v and S'mdav is none other
than that ponular stage and
screen nlav. "Wav Down East,"
with Prvhelle Hudson. Henrv
Fon^a Slim Summerville, Edward Trevor and Andy Devine.A
real cast and a real show with
the kind of plot and background
to fill vour heart with joy.
Don't miss "Wav Down East"
-n Saturday and Sunday.
Information fro'-n f4ie Oss
county Auditor's office is to the
effect that all anulicants fcr nld
age assistance blanks will receive the application blanks directly fo^owing the conference to be
held at the States Canitol in St
Paul. Minnesota. Febrnsry 29,
which is to be attended by county officials of all counties in the
state, wherein thev will receive
instructions in manner nf handling applications and interpretation of the new old age assistance law.
The regular biennial convention of the Cass County Farmer
T ahor Association shall be held
at Pine River, March 7, at 7:00
P.M.
The purpose of this convention
shall be to conduct the business
of the Association and to elect
delegates to the State Convention to be held in St Paul, on
March 27.
Every dues paying member
of the Farmer Labor Association
may be a delegate to the County
Convention.
Organized townships and vil-
^ges in which there may reside
a large number of citizens who
actively sunported the Farmer
T abor Movement, and in which
there are no recognized Farmer
T abor Clubs, are entitled to two
delegates with voice and vote.
E dward Trombley
County Chairman
THE URATES   WIN   FROM
REMER    17-14    FRIDAY
The Pine River Pirates traveled to Remer last Fridav evening where they captured the
~im,- from the Remer Independents by a score of 14-17 in spite
of some of the pale faces caused
^v the ride over the Longville-
Remer road.
Ralh Manders drove to
Lake Thursday.
Rowland Carpenter returned
from Minneapolis last week.
Mrs. Leland Orton is visiting
friends in Minneapolis this week
Mrs. Bertha Miller Left for
Chicago Tuesday.
Harve Nyvall left for Minneapolis Tuesday.
The Joy Club met at theschool
house Friday eve.
Word has been received that
Mark Hanson, a former resident
of Longville, passed away.
Frank Hardy and Pete Wer-
man drove to mily one evening
this week.
Leo Jordan was pleasantly sur
prised Wednesday evening when
a number of friends reminded
him of his birthday.
The Guild was entertained at
Battertons Wednesday. Plans
were made for an onen meeting
with 'Ma Craig' in March.
Ernest Nyvall received word
that his plans for preservation
of waterfowl and water conservation for duck refuge were a-
warded first prize in a contest
by More Game Birds In America Foundation.
Head prizes at the Veterans
card arty Saturday evening,
went to Mrs. Florence Nyvall
and Verl Ford. Consolation primps to Mrs. Paloh 'Fuller and Ar-
del Craig. The Vets are planning a card partv for next Saturday eve at the Woodford home
to which the public is cordially
invited.
Charles Isaacs arrived Saturday for a visit at the Charles
Siebel home.
.„ , The district tournament of the
Complete instructions will ne T-d.eT)endent teams in this    dis-
mailed to each   applicant   with ■ tTJct win be hdd in,  pine   River
the application blanks. ! rhning the second week in   Mar_
Applicants who have not   al- cb
ready done so, should write
the County Auditor for the
alto
ne-
| cessary blanks.
-Try A Want Ad
CYDE TOWNSEND CATCHES
30 Vz    lb    FISH    TUESDAY
Clyde Townsend came home
with a big one that didn't get
away. While fishing through
the ice at Leech Lake Tuesdav
Clyde caught a thirty and a half
pounder and brought it back to
prove it! Other members of the
party were Harry Luscher and
Francis Siefert.
now hold by his appointment.
The yotors cf Minneosta will elect him overwhelmingly, and send
him to Washington, that the
state and nation may have the
benefit of his brilliant statesman
ship and   matchless   eloquence.'
'The issues of the campaign
be determined by the Fanner-
Labor Convention and incorporated into a party platform.'
T appreciate to the fullest, the
confidence placed in me by Governor Olson and the State Committee. I have striven and shall
always strive to merit that confidence.'
T have never before sought
public office. I cannot, and
sha1! not now necrlect the duties
entrusted to me here, in order to
further my own candidacy. I
shall leave that to friends in the
rank and file of the Farmer-Labor party.'
T do not wish that any activity undertaken in my behalf
should cause the defection of one
true liberal from the ranks of
the Farmer-Labor party, or impede by the slightest degree my
party's success in the coming
election. I hope that all contests
within the Farmer Labor ranks
may be settled fairly and amicably, without bitterness or rancor?
keeping in sight the greater goal
next November, No sincere Far-
mer-Laborite will let personal
ambition overshadow that goal.'
1 hope that should there occur
any premeditated effort toward
disruption and discord, it will be
detected.'
'After the state convention
and after the primaries, the Farmer-Labor party will enter what
may be the most crucial fight in
its history.'
T wish to make this perfectly
clear: I have been in this movement since boyhood. I have
been in it because I believe in it-
believe in its principles, have con
fidence in its program, and see
in it the only hope for the social
and economic reforms that must
prevail if Democracy is to be pre
served, and the American people
restored to the inalienable rights
that America's founding fathers
intended should be theirs.'
Tt is my honest desire thatnot
one member of my party should
feel that either he or the party
owes me the nomination. Personal ambitions do not have any
place in the present picture. 1
am not seeking my party's endorsement because I feel that it
owes it to me. The Party's choi
ce of its candidates for office is
not a question of personal ambitions or individual rewards.
The party should select as its
nominee for governor the man
who, it believes, can best lead it
to victory and most faithfully
administer that office when elec
ted.'
'Should the Farmer-Labor par
ty feel that I am that man, 1
shall be honored to have it place
my name before the voters of
Minnesota as the Farmer-Labor
candidate for Governor.'
Elmer A. Benson