The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1936-01-02

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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME I NUMBER XX THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1936
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
NEWS BRIEFS FROM
AROUND OUR STATE
GOOSE APPEARS AFTER
TWO DAYS UNDER   ICE
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Rochester.—There is a goose-
a very silly goose residing on the
farm of Mr. and Mrs. August Ka
rau, six miles north of Roches-; beautiful gift from her
ter—that recently choose to live!by Dr. Dingle after which Major
in icy waters for two   days.   It j Skinner presented her   with   a
all happened the other day when dozen beautiful American Beau
On Friday evening of last
week a host of friends of Mrs.
Skinner quietly entered the Lake
Region Hotel and surprised Mrs.
Skinner, the occasion being her
birthday. Five tables of bridge
were played with high scores going to Mrs. Clyde Townsend and
Mrs. Francis Siefert. A delicious lunch was served and Mrs.
Skinner was presented   with   a
friends
"Smuing Bob Briggs" To Be
At School Auditorium Tuesday
ty Roses. A very entertaining
evening was enjoyed by all present.
BRATED   ON   CHRISTMAS
the pond on t he   Karau   farm
froze over while 16 goasa   slep
on the pond's surface. As he was
trying the extract the shivering
geese from their plight the next THREE^BIRTHDAYS^CELE
morning, Herman Karau, father
of August, saw one of the 16 dive under the ice . And under
the ice he stayed for 48 hours
despite all the coaxing of Mr.
Karau. Two days later, the tale
doth go, Mr. Karau on one of his
trips to the pond to find thegoo
Three birthday cakes graced
the dinner table at the Ernest
Robideau home Christmas Day
in honor of Mrs. George Robideau Sr., Mrs. Howard Robideau,
and Miss Margaret Robideauwho
se7heak"triumphanrsquawking j celebrated their birthdays on
The goose appeared after being! that day    Other guests were Mr
and Mrs. W. C. Cromett, Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Gearhart and family,
Howard Robideau and family,
Lowell Kline and Bill Kotka.
under the ice for
eight hours.
almost   forty
CHILD NEAR DEATH FROM
MARSHMALLOW IN THROAT
Grey Eagle—A narrow escape
from death was had by a three
and one half year old boy when
a marshmallow he had attempted to swallow became lodged in
his windpipe. The little fellow
was a son of Mr. and Mrs. I. L.
Daves, who have been residing
with his grandmother, Mrs. P.
R. Daves, of Sauk Center. The
boy was rushed to a doctors office in serious condition. Life
was almost extinct and fastwork
was necessary to prevent death
Assisted by another doctor, the
physician cut a slit in the windpipe, thus enabling the child to
breathe until he could be taken
to the St Cloud hosoital. The
marshmallow diso-'ved and ran
into one f the lungs and the syrup had to b° rem -,"°d at the
hospital. The boy is rapidly recovering.
PICTURES OF WPA
ARE AVAILABLE
'Smilin Bob Briggs, world famous cartoonist and entertainer
will be in Pine River at the high
school auditorium on Monday
evening, Jan. 5. This is one of
the outstanding attractions of
the year so don t fail to be there.
"Smilin Bob," as thousands
of Americans know him, is an
entertainer extraordinary. His
colored dialect readings are so
true that the southern darkeys
think the negroes must have
"eddicated" him. His rich baritone gives us bits of musical anecdote, and poems set to music.
He produces an easel, and with
a few strokes of colored crayons
shows us the scenes of our childhood, the beautiful mountains, a
cabin in the Northwoods, ashack
in the cottonfields down south,
pictures which remain with us
as a part of our very existence.
Not long ago, O. O. Mclntyre
world famous columnist, spoke
of Briggs as being one of the
foremost cartoonists in this
country and also that he was one
of the most entertaining personages that he knew, so don't miss
him when he comes here.
LIST OF UNCLAIMED MAIL
AT   LOCAL   POSTOFFICE
Following is a list of unclaimed mail at the local postoffice.
Anyone knowing the present address of any of those listed are
asked to convey their information to the local postmaster.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Weis-
hair, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burfield
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Olson, Miss
Pauline Zeller, Mrs. Cora Young,
Mrs. Ethel Freestone, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Reynolds, Mrs. C. W.
Hetherington, Mr. and Mrs. Adol
ph Ulich, Mark Hanna, Mr. nd
Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Hilda Warren
Gilroy Golie, Miss Lela Mass,
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Haugen, Mr
and Mrs. Oscar, E. G. Hodorff,
Emil Nordstrom, Mrs. Ed Countryman, Mr. and Mrs. Elmore
Dally, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Anderson, Miss Artemus Willis,
Mrs. A. C. Talbot, Miss Mable
Nord, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wil-
lison, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Olson,
F. W. Eggleston, Mr. and Mrs.
Ptder Anderson, Miss Alvina
Hintz, Mr. and Mrs. E. Beltrand
Mr. and Mrs. John Hanson, _r.
and Mrs. Jim Heregar.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
On Thursday evening friends
gathered at the L. E. Cottrell
home to celebrate "Cott's" birthday with a bridge party. Three
tables were in play and much vis
iting and merriment indulged in.
Mr. Cottrell received many fine
gifts and was presented with a
very novel birthday cake, which
was formed in the shape of a
tree and so decorated with green
cocoanut that it resembled a
Christmas tree with hanging
gifts. After wishing Mr. Cottrell many more happy birthdayg
the guest departed for their
homes.
FAMILY   REUNION   AT
THE KATER HOME WED.
ALFALFA   ROOT   SIX   INCHES IN DIAMETER FOUND
BACKUS NEWS
Ray Eveland ma^e a busines~
trip to Walker last Sunday.
We Wish you all a very Happv
and Prosperous New Year.
Harley Mariner re<-rrts t*i"
birth of a boy, born to them Dec.
19.
J. W. Bailey and W. H. Ki°lt-
made a business trip to Walker,
one day last week.
Mrs. Don Barthelmew skidded
into the guard rails on the road
to Brainerd last week, causing
considerable damage to the car.
Fortunately no one was hurt.
Among those doing Christmas
shopping in Brainerd Saturday
were Ray Eveland and familv,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Codner, Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Burow, H. H. Burman, W. W. Pomplun. Delos Di
Civic organizations of Cass
county, particularity commercial clubs and women's organizations, this week are offered an
oportunity to obtain at no cost
several reels of motion picture
film showing the development of
VvPA projects in District No. 2,
of which Cass county is a part.
A. T. Gilbertson, district director, whose office is at Brainerd, offers to send to any community in which reliable sponsorship can be obtained, a series
of motion pictures taken recent-
.y at several of the larger projects and also to have a competent person to accompany the
lilm to discuss the pictures.
The film is what is known as
the "16-mm" size, is non inflam-
able and requires no special projection booth.! This makes it
possible to show the pictures before any representative gathering in any ordinary place of assembly. A projector will be supplied with the film.
Persons interested are asked
to write to Mr. Gilbertson, WPA
office, Brainerd, for further details and a definite date.
Albert Lea.—An alfalfa plant
with a root six inches in diameter was found by John Emrud.
The plant is of the Grimm variety and was taken from a field of
alfalfa that was planted fifteen
years ago in Manchester township on a farm operated byOliver
Emrud. Last week it was decided to plow under the alfalfa on
this area. Emrud used a tractor
and while plowing, cut off a
root of the plant, the top ot
which is now onexhibition in Albert Lea. The root at the top is
more than six inches in diameter
NEW BOND ISSUE AND
LARGER   PATROL   ADD
TO HIGHWAY EXPENSE
Expansion of the highway patrol and interest payments on
new state bonds which had to be
issued to raise enough highway
department revenue so Minneso-
Students Enact Burglar Play,
Thieves   Get   The   Receipts
Breckenridge.—Wuiile Junior*
high school students enacted a
play "Catch the Thief" last week
at Breckenridge, a double for the
villain did an even more real piece of acting backstage, rifling
the building offices and escaping
with the proceeds of the play.
While the performers were
showing a large audience how
to catch that thief, a real thief
operating in the school building. The thief, or thieves broke into every teacher's desk on
Friday evening. Monday morning it was discovered that thieves broke the vault door in the
office of superintendent Gilbert-
son and escaped with the proceeds of the play. The Juftfors
would like to catch the thief, and
if they do, there will be no comedy or humor in the situatiton,
such as filled their successful
class drama. The real villain
backstage must have gotten
ta could get federal aid   on   its bi^r Ruckle as he   heard   the
trunk highway system, will in.laughs of the audience thanthose
ERADELPHIAN CLUB HAS
CHRISTMAS   PARTY   FRI.
The annual Christmas party of
the Eradelphian Club was held at
the home of Mrs. Ernest Robideau on Friday afternoon. A
Si.ort program consisting of two
vocal ~ '     "    Mrs. F. R. Ander-
ehl, Carl Coieman and Wade Kim so?, A Christmas reading by Mrs
ball.
Ralph Francis, Faye Francis,
Etheldred Darby, Eueene Pom-
Plun and Dorothv Primmer motored to Minneapolis Saturday,
returning Sundav evening. Miss
Darby remained with her Barents, Mr. and Mrs. Corbin Darby.
A young peoples' gathering
was held at the W. W. Pomplun
home last Friday evening in honor of Wallace and Joe Pomplun
who are attending the Agricultural school at Grand Raoids.
Those present included Ralph
Francis. Dorothv Primmer, Ka-
t ie and Eugene Pomolun. Harold, Lucille, and Vivian Barn-
heart, Helen, Johnnie. Geraldand
Gladys Eveland, Susan and Laura Lesher, Arthur and Ruth Wiens. Cheslev Gregorv. Ruth, Robert and Adeline Sundermever,
and Douglas and Thelma Erickson.
Elias Rovik and three musical
readings by Mrs. Ollie Dahl accompanied by Mrs. Marion Sherwood after which there was an
exchange of gifts. A delightful
'unch was served by the social
committee.
NEW YEARS EVE PARTY
ZUPON - WILSON
Miss Viola Zupon, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Zupon, was unitetd in marriage to Melvin Wilson at 3 o*
clock Thursday, Dec. 26. Rev.
Father Crowe performed the
ceremony.
The exit of the old year and
the. entrance of the new was
watched at the Dahl home when
Miss Esther Conzet and Mrs. Ollie Dahl were hostesses to thirteen guests. Bridge was played
until midnite when a Buffet supper was served. After the supper, in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
F. R. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs
Lewis Walton, who were celebra"
ting their wedding anniversaries, a five minute play was presented by the ' guests entitled
"What Ho! Tbe Bride." Those
taking part were Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Robideau, Dave Triggs,
Robert Bremkin and Ollie Dahl.
Needless to say the play was a
scream. Winners in the Bridge
contests were Dave Triggs and
Mis.    Ernest    Robideau.     The
crease the 1936 operating expenses of the department by approxi
mately $200,000, according to
commissioner N. W. Ellsberg.
The regular session of thel935
legislature found state revenues
of the highway department so
low that it authoried the issuance of new state bonds so Minne
sota could get its share of federal road funds. Accordingly $4,
500,000 of bonds were sold in 19
35 and another $4,000,000 must
be marketed in 1936. These two
issues will add more than $200,
000 a year to the interest payments which must be met by the
department. In addition the legislature authorized an increase
in the patrol force to 100 men.
Thirty three new officers will be
added gradually after Jan. 1st.,
and the department must pay
their salaries, buy and operate
their automobiles and motorcycles and furnish other equipment
ind quarters.
in the audience, as he considered
the satiric humor of the situation.
CARRIES POTATO 35 YEARS
DRINKS NO WATER 38 YRS.
NO DIVERSION
In the desperate attempt to
raise revenue many would-be
statesmen are tempted to tear
down the *>«"<• •—n.A *nfar the luscious field of asni'pw ^ives. Anv
attempts in that direction should
bring out immediate expressions
of disapproval. The reservation
"f gasoline and automobile taxes
■for road purposes is our only
guarantee of the adequate maintenance and expansion of the
road system. The surest wav to
wreck the whole thing would be
to subtract here and there from
that   income   for   other   needs
Minnesota Lake.—A lone potato has been parking in Phillip
Schira's pocket for 35 years and
although it isn't edible, it is still
there. When he placed it in his
pocket he put a string through
the center, makin the string as
long as the potato. About one
half inch of that' 35 year old
string can be seen now, showing
that the potato has only wrinkled enough so as to shrink one
half inch in its long eventful life.
Schira also has the distinction of
not having drunk water for 38
years. 'When I was young, 'my
teacher told me that in order to
be healthy I should drink six
glasses of water a day.' Schira
is as fit as a fiddle and ample
proof that he is an exception to
that rule of drinking six glasses
of water a day. He can foretell
the weather by the feeling in his
bones and Minnesota Lakers
find the waterless weatherman
quite reliable.
Christmas Day was the scene
of a family reunion at the John
Kater home. Mrs. Kater's mother, Mrs. Jennie Butler, her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Grant Hayes and family all
of Mt. Ayr, la., Mr. and Mrs.Earl
Butler and family of Park Rapids, Mrs. Glenn Houston of Min.
neapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Sherwr od and Bobby were
present for the occasion.
LICENSES COST 9
CENTS PER YEAR
License Bureau   Director   Believes   Cost   Of   Operation
Is Justified
PAGE MR. RIPLEY
MUSKRAT FINDS KEYS
It isn't the season for fish
stories but here's one the boys
swear is true.
A couple of weeks ago Francis Siefert was fishing in a fish
house on Leech Lake. Fishing
was slow and Francis got sleepy
and while trying to stay awake,
dropped his keys contained in
a leather case, to the bottom of
the lake. After trying for some
time to retrieve the lost keys, he
gave up and went home in disgust.
During the   absence   of   the
fishermen a   Muskrat   built   a
home inside the fish house thinlr
ing it wag a good   location   and
settled down to spend the winter.
Last Sunday Ted Shiffer went
to Leech Lake to try his luck at
fishing and incidentally had loan
ed Mr. Siefert's house but wh n
he arrived at the lake he found
it necessary to remove Mr. Musk
rats home in order to accomplish
any fishing but Ted found that
the Mr. Muskrat was no cheapskate as the keys were /ery
carefully laid on. the fish housi
floor.
Since the state drivers license
division was established by the
1933 legislature, this organization has handled all its duties,
including the original purchase
of office equipment, at a cost of
approximately nine cents a year
for each driver in the state.
This announcement was made
this week by Gil Carmichael, director of the division. He stated that the Minnesota drivers
license fee is the lowest in the
United States where a charge is
made for such licenses, and that
the operating cost of the drivers
license division in proportion to
number of licenses issued is also
the lowest in the United States,
so far as available records show.
At a cost of nine cents a year
per driver, the division paid all
the initial expense of setting up
the license bureau in Minnesota
and paid all salaries, postage,
supplies ad equipment, the
checking of all applications, filing, keeping of, court and accident records, the suspension of
and revocation of licenses, the
administration f the financial re
sponsibility law and all micellan-
eous duties. The office equipment included in the expenditures is of course a permanent
asset.
"We believe that safety results achieved by the drivers license division more than justify
our expenditure of nine cents
per driver," he asserted. 'Minne
sota's traffic fatality record has
shown a reduction ever since
the license law began to function, and we feel that this law
has helped bring about the
provement.'
LONGVILLE NEWS
M. E. COUNTRY AID
The M. E. Country Ladies
Aid will meet with Mrs. Harve
Cromett on Wednesday, Jan., 8,
with Mrs. Ben Kline as assisting
hostess. A 15c lunch will be ser
ved at 12:30. Everyone is invited to attend.
which experience proves are end
guests departed for their homes | less in number and
at a   late   hour,   after   having starved for funds.-
spent a most enjoyable evening. I Eafje.
■m>. and Mrs. Phil Nelson   arrived from St Paul Tuesdav, and
are house guests at the   Harris
chronically, Zigmund home.   Phil   says   he
Ellendale does not like Florida at all—and
' is glad to be back in Minnesota.
The Leland Orton . family
spent Christmas in Walker.
Miss Lorraine Mulcahey is
visiting at the Ben Yokum home
Wayne Thompson is employed
at Thunder Lake Lodge during
the holidays.
Mr. Crandall returned from a
visit with his son at Spring Valley recently.
The Longville school will open
again next Monday after a two
weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Ford and
children called on the Lillyquist
family Sunday evening.
Joe Berres returned Tuesday,
from Milwaukee, where he spent
the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Garner enjoyed
Christmas dinner with Mr. and
Mr s. Atwood and family.
George Chambers has accepted a position as magazine salesman and is now canvassing the
country.
Ma Craigg's restaurant was
closed Christmas Day while the
entire family was entertained t
the Cy Kline home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tabaka Jr.
entertained Mr. and Mrs. John
Chase and son and Mr. Ewers n
Sunday.
Among the young folks return
ing for Christmas were Orville
Johnson of Duluth; Virginia
Haskell, Dorothy Craig, Hattie
and Woodley of Minneapolis;
Frank Woodley of Ann Arbor;
Doris Mickelson of Walker; Bruce Fuller of Crosby and Veryle
Yokum of Nashwalk.
im-
IS VILLAGE TREASURER
FOR   HALF   A CENTURY
Forest Lake.—Although he
does not know exactly how many
years he has served as village
treasurer in Forest Lake, J. L.
Simmons, veteran mer.hant, has
served for at least half a century
in that capacity, making one of
the longest terms of office for
for a village officer in the state,
if not the longest. No records as
to when the village was establish
ed are available, since someyears
ago the records of the town were
destroyed by fire. Mr. Simmons
was choosen treasurer again at
the elections of recent date. He
was first elected to that office
when the village was organized
and has held the office ever since
being re-elected at the expiration
of every term and having opposition only once during the 50
years or more.
TABBY   ADOPTS   RATS
WHEN   KITTENS   DIE
Rochester.—When mother instinct is in question, even a feline's desire to lunch on any and
all rodents must give way. Two*
months ago, Billy, a cat owned
by Robert Mertz, proprietor of
Bob's bakery, had ' two kittens.
The kittens died in a few weeks
and the forlorn mother was left
alone. But Mr. Mertz had two
young white rats in his basement, and after half an hour of
stern but kindly instruction, Billy adopted them. During their
milk diet infancy, the cat suckled the rats, and while they have
now graduated to a bread bill-of
fare, they still come to Billy for
their daily rub down and wash,
and sleep with her in a box of excelsior. Playful as any kitten,
the rats crawl all over Billy and
almost drive her to distraction
by inserting their pointed noses
into her mouth, sometimes their
whole heads. Mr. Mertz is conducting a feeding experiment
with the two rats at present.
A want ad invariably brings
satisfaction tomorrow.