The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1936-10-08

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VOLUME II NUMBER 8
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1936
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NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
MINNESOTA MAN IN ALASKA 38 YRS. AND LIKES IT
Fairmont—Thirty-eight years
ago, Fred Wolter joined a party
of Martin County men in the
rush to the Klondike for gold.
Of the sixteen who got into the
gold country, he was the only
one that remained. Mr. Wolter
now living at Bethel.on the
Alaskan coast, has returned
with his family to spend the
winter. He says that Alaska is
the only country to live in. We
never heard of hard times, never had a panic. All we need
from the outside is a little coffee
and sugar. It seldom gets any
colder here than in Minnesota
and there isn't much snow at
Bethel. Sometimes there is two
feet of snow but winter rains
appear periodically. In the summer it very seldom gets dark but
in the winter the shortest days
are about six hours.
FALSE TEETH GO OUT
WITH ICE CREAM CONE
Litchfield.—A Litchfield resident met with a peculiar and rather costly accident while returning home recently. He was
eating an ice cream cone while
driving early in the evening and
a car approached him weaving
back and forth across the road.
The oncoming car suddenly took
a dive toward the Litchfield
driver, who was forced to use
both^ hands to avoid going into
the ditch. In making the turn
he threw his cone of ice cream
and his upper plate went with it.'
Although he soon retraced his
route he was not able to locate
the missing $50. worth of dentistry.
TRANSIENT STEALS MONEY
FROM CHURCH, IS CAUGHT
New Ulm.—Not the extent
but the nature of his crime was
what sent Ralph Morgan, a transient, to a state penal institution for an indeterminate sentence. Morgan was arrested by
Comfrey police on a charge of
breaking into and stealing pennies from two oil stations in
that visage and brought to
New Ulm for trial. Although
he admitted the- theft of nickels
and dimes from a collection box
in the Comfrey Catholic church,
he persistantly refused breaking
into the stations.
HIGH EXPLOSIVES CAUSE
DAMAGE   TO   CARS
Anoka.—High explosives placed recently on the street car
tracks in Anoka, were set off bv
cars which passed over them
carrying several passengers. A
dense cloud of smoke enveloped
the scene and one explosion raised the forward trucks from the
tracks so that when the car
dropped a spring was broke and
a window shattered. The following evening another explosive was struck and investigations revealed a nortion of the material used. The cars involved
did not carry mail, but if they
had, it would constitute a federal offense. No trace of how or
why the explosives were placed
on the tracks.
M. E. CHURCH NOTES
Dr. Buress writes that he will
visit Pine River Tuesday, October 13, for the first quarterly
conference of the new conference year.
All records for Sunday School
attendaince and offerings were
broken last Sunday.
Next Sunday morning there
will be a vocal solo by A. J. Linden, and an instrumental trio
for the offeratory number.
Guest musicians from the pastor's former choir in Little Falls
will be here some Sunday in
the near future.
The topic for next Sunday's
sermon will be "The Challenging
Future.,'
Beginning this week the Journal Office will print our Church
Bulletin for a season. The Journal printers are skilled workmen, and we promise an attractive paper while they do our
mechanical work.
Misses ! Marjorie Wideman
and Elnora Rode spent the week
end at their homes.
SCHOOLS EST. FOR
YOUNG CHILDREN
The WPA nursery school at
Little Falls is providing valuable training for an average of
40 under-privileged children of
relief families, who have not yet
reached school age. The school
is one of twentv in widely separated cities of the state. More
than 1000 such children are
beneficiaries of an educational
and health program that points
directly away from influences
which too often stunt their mentality and physical well being.
Schools of this kind are located at Little Falls, Biwabik. Broo-
ten, Coleraine-Bovey, Glencoe,
Granite Falls, Redwood Falls,
Shakop°e. Tracy. Winthrop, Duluth, Chisholm, Eveleth, Gilbert,
St Paul, Virginia, Winona, Bird
Island. White Earth Indian Reservation.
Trained WPA nursery school
teachers supervise the activities
of the children five days a week
during regular school hours. The
children, who range in ase from
two to five years, are called for
each morning.
Three meals, a rest period,
sun-baths, nature study, free
play activities and lessons in self
help are some of the many features of each school.
Each school is supplied with
equipment that lends itself to
individual and group play. There
are opportunities to develop
good personal and social habits,
opportunities for work in music
and rhythm and an opportunity
to learn how to play with other
children.
OBITUARY
DOG TURNS HERO AND
SAVES MASTER'S LIFE
Jordan.—"Peggy," the dog
belonging to Henry Stocker of
Helena, saved her master's life
when Mr. Stocker was struck by
a bull and thrown six feet in the
air, landing against the side of
the barn, suffering painful bruises. The dog went after the
bull and diverted its attention
from her injured master, thereby preventing the enraged animal from trampling the injured
man.
Monroe Baldwin of Mildred,
passed away Wednesday, September 30, at the age of 80 yrs.,
9 mos.. and 12 days, after a lingering illness.
> Mr. Baldwin was born December 18, 1855. He leaves to
mourn his death three sons,
Frank, Sentor and George and
two sisters, Mrs. Schwartz and
Mrs. Peabody, also one daughter.
Funeral services were conducted in the Chapel of the Northland Funeral Home on Saturday
at 2 p. m., with Rev. Milne officiating. Interment was made
in the Pine Ridge cemetery.
THREE POLITICAL
SPEAKERS AT PTA
MEETING FRIDAY
The speakers for the Friday
night meeting of the PTA are
Miss Gudrun Carlson for the Republicans, Hon. R. W. McQat,
for the Democrats, and Hon. J.
Lawrence McLeod, M. D., Senator for the 52nd. District for
the Farmer-Labor group. The
speakers will be introduced by
local representatives of each
party.
The meeting will begin prompt
ly at 8 p. m., with five minutes
of music followed by the quick
transaction of necessary business. This will be followed by
another selection by the orchestra and the male quartet after
which the speakers will be introduced. The speeches will not
constitute an ordinary campaign
talk but an impersonal explana
tion of the aims of each party
for school legislation. "What
you have a right to expect for
your children from your servants in public office," will be
the gist of each speech.
An experiment will be tried at
this meeting in regard to the
luncheon. It will be served for
five in place of ten cents and
will be ready immediately after
the speakers finish in order
that the meeting may dismissed
about ten o'clock. The business
to be brought up at this time
will be the selection of a delegate to the state convention at
Winona, and also- deciding about
the night of meeting and other
things that may be brought up
at that time.
HONOR ROLL
NOTICE
The annual meeting of the Mildred Poultry and Berry Association will be held at the Mildred
school house on October 10, at
1:30 p. m., for the purpose of
electing five directors and to
transact any other business that
may come before the meeting.
All members are urged to attend.
Clarence Lesher,
Acting Sec.
The following new and renewal subscriptions to the Journal
have been received the past
week:
Look at the date on your paper, if you are in arrears, stop in
and see us.
Eli Deshayes, Pine River.
E. B. Stoutenberg, Pine River
" E. B. Harmon, Backus
John Swartz, Backus
Mrs. Frank Richardson, Jenkins.
Henry Thiesing, Pine River
Mrs. Lottie Sutton, Backus
Geo. Collins, Backus
Merle Board, Pine River
Cyrus Amundson. Backus
Stilabower, Pine River.
Geo. Briley, Pine River
Paul Henninger, St Paul
Earl Cromett, Pine River
Harlin Miller, Mildred
Richard Clear, Pine River
Fred McGough, Pine River
Eldo Henry, Minneapolis
C. D. Schultz, Pine River
Chas. Howard, Livermore, Ia.
Little Falls Granite Works
Louis Brochagen, Pine River
Paul Hardy, Pine River
Ray Windorski, Pine River
Tony Kamondy, Pine River
Claud Guptil, Pine River *
L. T. Pollack, Jenkins
B. J. Saxton, Pine River.
N.' R. Bowman, Pine River
Geo. Neuman, Jenkins
Dan Rush, Jenkins
Geo. Ellis, Pine River
Frank Webber, Pine River
H. M. Oberbillig, Pine River
Wm. Benson, Pine River.
Geo. Ruscoe, Pine River
Mrs. W. G. Peterson, Pine River.
J. N. Huss, Pine River
Ralph Felton, Pine River
Ramsey Schultz, Pine River.
Wm. Neuman, Pine River
C. W. Heatherington, Pine
River
Fred Pollman, Jenkins.
Lily Feakes, Mildred
Chas. Glover, Pine River.
R. C. Spencer, Pine River
G. D. Schultz, Pine River
UNORGANIZED
SCHOOLS HAVE
VERY GOOD YEAR
The financial statement of
the unorganized schools of Cass
county, which was published
recently showed that in the face
of improved conditions in the
schools, and a completely reorganized transportation system
the yearly budget stood at $108,
701.29 compared with $119,842.
64 for the previous year, a saving of $11,141.35.
The new school beard at the
beginning of last year included
Frank Bragg, Chairman; W. T.
MeKeown, Treasurer, and Supt.
J. W. Wicklund, Clerk. Frank
Bragg was succeeded by Warren Goss as chairman on January 1, when the latter became
chairman of the County Board.
This school year which ended
July 31, 1936, was the first year
in which the new board had full
control of the administration of
the affairs of the district.
The $11,000 saving was not
made by cutting bus driver's or
teacher's salaries, but by a complete re-organization and consolidation of agencies in the district and an elimination of many
small rural schools and small
busses.
The improved transportation
system is very evident to the
people of the district, especially
at Backus, Hackensack, Longville, Boy River, Federal Dam,
and the larger schools. That
this service can be had for less
cost should be an agreable surprise for the patrons and a tribute to the. wise planning of the
school board and the Superintendent.
Other improvements, less noticeable, but which fall in line
with the general re-organization
are the new classification of the
schools at Backus and Hackensack into six year high schools,
the accrediting of the Longville
and Boy River schools and the
movement to improve the teaching personnel, buildings and
instructional material.
Supt. Wicklund says, "The
state of Minnesota has done
much to equalize educational opportunities for the children of
the state by giving special aids
to the poor districts and I feel
it it our duty as school officials
to operate our schools in the
best way to obtain the maximum
amount of state aid for our districts." If the new Educational
Law of 1935 operates in the way
we hope it will, we will be able to
increase teacher's salaries and
purchase more equipment without any more cost to- the local
taxpayer.
F-L RALLY AT LITTLE FALLS SUNDAY
Members of the I. O. O. F.
Lodge, assisted by the Ladies
Auxiliary, re-decorated the lodge
hall, oiling the floors, repairing,
the roof and giving it a general
cleaning.
The Sixth District Farmer-Labor Association is sponsoring a
rally at the Lindberg State Park
at Little Falls, on Sunday, October 11. A business session will
be held at the city hall at 10 a.
m.
The speaking program will begin at 1:30, with several prominent speakers taking part including Elmer A. Benson, Gov. Peterson, Ernest Lundeen, C. A.
Halvorson, Harry H. Peterson,
C. A. Ryan, Paul Hartig and
G. T. Lindsten.
A complete program for the
day has been prepared,there will
be band music and entertainment. Lunch will be served on
■the grounds. Don't miss this
chance to hear these prominent
speakers.
Mrs. Lulu Snell, who spent
the past month with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thompson,
returned to St Paul Wednesday.
ERADELPHIAN CLUB MET
WITH   MRS.   SHERWOOD
Members of the Eradelphian
Club met for a be-lated midsummer meeting at tbe home of
Mrs. Marion Sherwood on Friday afternoon. In the absence
of the president, Mrs. Frank
Anderson, the vice president,
Mrs. Ollie Dahl presided. Three
new members, Mesdames Oscar
Dahl, Fred Heuer and Mrs. Otto
Haack were welcomed into the
Club. Mrs. A. M. Seekel, Mrs.
Ollie Dahl and Miss Esther Conzet who plan to leave scon, resigned their membership and
Mesdames C. V. Gardiner, G. E.
Henderson and W. G. Stewart
were elected to fill the vacanies.
Mrs. A. M. Seekel who leaves
soon for New York, was presented with a gift by the secretary,
Mrs. D. L. Triggs.
A very interesting program
consisting of miscellaneous subjects which had been planned by
the program committee was
read by Mrs. Marion Sherwood.
After the program a delicious
lunch was served by the social
committee consisting of Mrs.
Haack, Mrs. Heuer and Mrs.
Germain. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Harry Hill on Friday afternoon.
REPUBLICAN RALLY
WELL ATTENDED
A large crowd oof Cass county
people attended the Republican
Rally held at Hackensack Friday evening, with Mrs MacKinney as the principal speaker. Mrs
E. A. Starkweather presided at
the meeting and Mrs. Gus Parsons of Pillager, introduced the
speaker.
After a hearty welcome song
by the audience Mrs. MacKinney
gave an enlightening address in
which she included the school
situation in Kansas, the farm
situation in regard to the New
Deal and a personal picture of
Gov. Landon as she knows him.
The schools of Kansas, which
have been publicized a great deal
lately are not as bad as pictured according to Mrs. MacKinney.
The 440 schools which have been
closed were consolidated with
other schools giving more advantages to the pupils. The reason for the low salaries she explained is due to the fact that
each school is independant and
cannot exceed their buget.
Mrs. MacKinney is a farm
woman from a farming community and knows the farm problems, asserting that the farm
problem cannot be controlled
satisfactorily from Washington.
She concluded her talk by
giving a picture of Gov. Landon as she knows him, stressing
the fact that he has always
kept his promises. Mrs. Mac-
Kinney's address was followed
by a short talk by Mrs. Nelson
of Cass Lake.
LAD SHOT IN LUNG
IMPROVED, LEAVES
HOSPITAL MONDAY
John Corey, the young lad
that was accidently shot in the
chest by his brother while playing last week, is practically recovered. He was released from
the hospital Monday and is
about with his friends as usual.
The bullet is embedded in his
right lung, but gives him no
pain and doctors though it was
unadvisable to probe for it as
results of an operation on the
lung may be fatal.
REBEKAH LODGE INITIATE ELEVEN MEMBERS
Tuesday night was achievement night for the local Rebekah Lodge, when their membership was increased by 12
new members of which eleven
were initiated and one member
[re-instated. The degree team
presented their work in a most
creditable manner, being highly
praised by the assembly officer,
Mrs. Minnie Alexander, who was
making an inspection visit. Mrs.
Alexander gave an interesting
message and made some helpful
suggestions for the odge. Ten
members of the Brainerd lodge
were guests at the meeting. A
social hour followed after which
refreshments were served.
The new members included:
Mesdames Lottie Sutton, J. A.
Brezinsky, Grant Bergstrom,
Fred Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. John
Norman, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Robideau, Mr. Chas Bates, Mr.
Dale Dubbs, Mr. Fred Heuer
ANNOUNCEMENT
All the m#n in Pine River interested in a Men's Chor us, are
asked to meet at tbe school
house Wednesday evening at 8
p. m. Ability to read notes is
not necessary, everyone interested is asked to come to assure
Pine River of a good Chorus.
IN MEMORIAM
To- Shirley M. York, who passed away two sad years ago,
October 7, 1934.
Dearest Shirley you have left
us and we miss you more and
more. But 'tis God that's careing
for you on that safe and beautiful shore.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry York
RECEPTION
.Try A Want Ad
A reception will be held at the
M. E. Church on Monday evening, at 8 p. m., to honor Rev and
Mrs. M. B. Milne, who will again
have charge cf the Church for
another year, and also to welcome new members who have
joined the church the past year.
A short program is being planned for the occasion, after which
a lunch will be served.
James Eibes of Pine River
was operated on at the Holman
hospital Monday.
PAUL MUNI IN NEW
PICTURE AT MARLOW
Paul Muni comes to the screen
of the Marlow Theatre on Friday
and Saturday of this week, in
what is said to be his greatest
film characterization, "The Story of Louis Pasteur," a Cosmopolitan production released by
First National.
Muni portrays Louis Pasteur,
the great French chemist and
bacteriologist who contributed
so much to science. The story
by Sheridan Gebney and Pierre
Collings, centers about Pasteur's
battle against ignorance and pre
judice, to save life through
sterilization and the use of vaccines against disease. Remeber
the dates and see a good picture.
PATROL TRAVELS NEARLY THREE MILLION MILES
IN PAST EIGHT MONTHS
Traveling 2,904,056 miles, by
automobile and motorcycle    in
the first eight months of    the
year, the Minnesota highway patrol assisted 52, 932 motorists
on the highways, tagged 48,2171
for various traffic law infractions and was instrumental in collecting $169,582 in license    feel
corrections, according to a    re-l
port just completed by John P.l
Arnoldy,    chief   patrol    officer."
The patrol, during    the    eight
months, warned 119,087 drivers
of minor   infractions,    checkec
78, 678 drivers licenses, weigh-l
ed 2,830 trucks, tested 8,978 cars]
for defective lights and 25,75t
vehicles for   defective   brakes]
There were -5.792   arrests   anc
fines totaled $58,927. Of tags is!
sued, 31,076 were    for    illegal
equipment and 17,141 for    im|
proper license tags.   The patrc
attended 785 accidents and too}
130 vehicles into custody.