The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1936-08-13

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME J AWJIBER 52
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA,  THURSDAY,  AUGUST 13, 1936
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We have rented the local theatre far Saturday, Augustl5,
through the cooperation of John
Rohr, Manager of the Marlow,
and are offering a free ticket to
the show for the entire family
with every new or re-newal
subscription purchased. In other words, every family that renews 4lieir subscription, or every family that buys a new subscription to the Pine River Journal will receive free tickets to
the show for the entire family,
no matter how large. The price
of the Journal is only $1.00 for
fifty two issues. Read the ad
in another section of this issue
and see all the features that are
included in every week's paper.
Don't miss this chance to re-
new^fcj^ subscription and treat
'yomTBPire family to a FREE
Show. Whether your subscription has expired or not, pay for
your re-newal and get your tickets for the show. They may be
purchased on Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday at the Journal
office and on Saturday at the
Theatre Box Office.
The show is one of the best
of the ' season, with Warner
Oland, the great character por-
trayer. Non contests—No puzzles to solve—No schemes;—Everyone-thafc-buys a subscription
gets tickets to the big show.
MRS. FLOYD FULLER PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK
CATHOLIC LADIES AID
WILL SERVE ANNUAL
CHICKEN  DINNER  SUN.
Again the Pine River commun
ity will have the priviledge of
enjoying the annual Chicken
Dinner, served each summer by
the Catholic Ladies Aid.
Sunday, August 16, is the
-_-+_>. The Dinner will be held
^e armory and serving wih
at nu./ii. The menu sounds
jrou?' roast chicken, dressing', new potatoes (and that's
something these days) fresh
garden vegetables and salad,
fresh rolls, pickles, jelly, apple
pie and coffee. The price of the
dinner is 25c and 50c.
LADIES AUXILIARY
J1ET WEDNESDAY
l!eV. F. W. and Ladies! Auxiliary held their respective meet
ings on Wednesday evening of
last week. A large number of
visitors were present from Long
ville, Brainerd, and Walker.
Seven new members were initiated; Elizebeth Knutson, Sadie Robideau, Ollie Schmelzer,
Lucy Gardiner, Maggie Wymore*
Fern Lundin and Sophia York.
Mrs. York is a gold star moth-
I 3.       er.
"» Mahlum-Hanson Auxiliary of
^    Brainerd was in charge of the
^P   initiation under the direction of
Mrs. Tony Anderson.
A vote of thanks is due Maria
Upton, who made and donated*
20 appliqued pot holders which
were-sold for the benefit of the
Auxiliary.
After the business meeting,
the V. F. W. and Auxiliary enjoyed a social hour and lunch at
which time the lucky number
was drawn for the tablecloth.
About 240 tickets were sold on
the tablecloth. The Roy Lee
Aux. Post 2617 wishes to thank-
all those who purchased tickets
on the tablecloth and made the
drawing possible.
Postal regulations forbid us
from announcing the winner of
the tablecloth and for that reason the winners name does not
appear. »
Mrs. Floyd Fuller passed
away July 26, at her home in
Silver City, New Mexico, following a months illness with anaemia.
Mrs. Fuller is better known to
her many friends in Pine River as Fairie Sutton, daughter of
Mrs. Lottie Sutton. She attended the local schools and grew
to womanhood in Pine River,
marrying Floyd Fuller, a brother of Mrs. B. L. Shiffer, twelve
years ago. She leaves to mourn
her untimely death, her husband
and three children, her mother,
Mrs. Lottie Sutton, who was
with her during the last days of
her illness, and two brothers.
NOTICE
A special meeting will be held
at the I. O. O. F. Hall by the Ladies of the Roy Lee Auxiliary.
to make plans for the fair and
also to bring other business up
to date.
REP. SPEAKER AT
ON FAIR PROGRAM
Theodore Christianson and
Martin Nelson will both be present at the Cass County Fair on
Republican Day, Saturday, September 5. D. L. Triggs and E.
R. Starkweather have completed arrangements for securing
these two prominent men to take
part in the entertainment on
Reoublican Day.
Friday will be Farm Labor
Day and Friday evening will be
devoted to the Democrats.
The fair grounds are being
improved and all buildings remodeled and re-painted. The
new Grand Stand which is now
being completed, adds greatly to
the appearance of the grounds.
The,new grand stand will have a
seating capacity of approximately 300 people with a screened in
front.
Everything is being done to
make this a bigger and better
fair than ever. And it is anticipated that in spite of the hot
dry summer, many additions
and new attractions, will make
the thirty first annual Cass
County Fair in Pine River, the
finest yet.
PAUL BUNYAN CAFE TO
CELEBRATE ANNI. SATUR.
The Paul Bunyan Cafe, operated by Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Cromett will celebrate their 1st
anniversary in the cafe on Saturday, August lb, by f serving
coffee and cake free to everyone.
Mr. and Mrs. Crwmett have
been in the cafe1 a year and dur-
iner this time have made a host
of friends. They cordially invite
you to stop in and get your free
lunch Saturday. Read their ad
on another page of this issue.
TRAIN JUMPS RAILS
DELAYEDJALF DAY
The local passenger train took
a leap from its rails last Wednesday, near Big Falls, and landed all over mother-earth. The
train slipped off rather gently
and no one was injured or any
damage done with the exception of a much delayed train that
came straggling into Pine River
the following day about 3 p. m.
Try A Want   Ad
PINE RIVER TAKES
ONIGUM FROM THE
CHAMP'SHIP RACE
In a game featured by hard
slugging, loud warhoops (or retreat whoops) and all around
good baseball, the Pine River,
League Leading, Baseball Team,
pounded out a 15-4 decision over
the Onigum Indians in the first
five innings of last Sunday'
game, causing the (braves?) to
pack bag and baggage and beat
a hasty retreat back to the reser
vation after they had managed
to get but one man out in the
fifth inning.
Pine River had already brot
in ten runs and were still going
strong. Lavoie's long fly to
right field, which both umpires
and all the spectators agreed
was fair by a country block, the
Indians argued it was foul (Ugh
Ugh me go home) and deciding
it was no use went for home.
They left a wild audience and
a bewildered Pine River team
as well as their manager, George
Bellinger, who refused to depart with his boys saying there
was absolutely no grounds for
such unsportsmanlike conduct.
Suiuut ^ST
Onigum: Bellinger hit a single
and Joe Day forced him out at
second. Seaton threw Joe Day
out when he led off too far. B.
Bunggo doubled and J. Day
brought him in with another
double. Bruce singled and Day
scored. Bearing down, Hoff
struck out Chas. Bungo.
Pine River: Swift hit a hot
grounder to Joe Day and beat it
out, C. Seaton beat out a perfect
bunt and Hoff hit a nice double,
scoring Seaton and Swift. Lavoie walked and Walton flied out
Hoff scored as G. Seaton war-
cut at first. Isensee struck out
to end the inning.
2nd. Inning
Onigum: Joe Bedeau, John
Bedeau and D. Bungo were retired in order, two of them via
the strike out route.    .
Pine River: C. Seaton flied
out, Hoff walked but was caught
off first on a sleeper. Lavoie
got life on an error but was out
when Walton hit a grounder to
short.
4th   Inning
Onigum: Chas Bungo singled,
Joe Bedeau, John Bedeau and
D. Bungo were all out on fly
balls.
Pine River: G. Seaton got life
on an error and stole second.
suibo uo^uag pus pajSuis aasuasi
home; Isense« stole second on
the play for Seaton and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Shiffer was out on a poor bunt. Pil-
strum was out on a bunt and
Isens.ee scored. Swift singled
and was forced out at second
when C. Seaton hit to the infield.
5th   Inning
Onigum: Belanero singled,Day
hit to Isensee but both men were
safe as Shiffer muffed the force
out on second. B. Bungo was
out at first, Joe Day singles and
Bellanger scoi-ed. Bruce hit a
ground ball to Shiffer and forced
John.Day at third. Chas. Bungo flied out.
Pine River: Hoff singled and
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD SATURDAY
FOR A. M. SEEKEL
A. M. Seekel, prominent attorney of Pine River, passed
away early Thursday morning,
after being ill a little more than
a week. He was taken to the
Holman hospital Sunday, a very
sick man. Little hope was held
for his recovery from the first.
The direct cause of death was
due to acute brights disease.
Mr. Seekel was very well and
favorably known throughout
Pine River and community and
his death came as a shock to everyone. Although he had passed the alloted three-score and
ten, he always appeared to be in
good health and a jovial mood.
Mr. Seekel came to Pine River
nine years ago, from Fargo, N.
Dak., and opened his law office,
which profession he Hollowed
until his death. Mr. Seekel made
many friends during his stay
here and has taken an active
part in many of the local activities. He was an able attorney,
a splendid orator and was always ready to give an address
when the occasion arose. He
was a fine citizen and a friend
to all. His loss will be deeply
felt in the community in which
he lived.
A. M. Seekel was born in
Seneca Falls, N. Y., July 5, 1864
and was seventy two years old
at the time of his death, having
just passed his last birthday. He
received his education in Eastern school andcolleges,studying
and practicing law until some
15 years ago, when he came to
Minneapolis, where he held a
government position. He practiced law in Fargo a short time
before coming to Pine River in
1927. He was united- in marriage in 1931 to Miss Helen Ludlow of Seneca Falls, N. Y. Mr.
and Mrs. Seekel have resided in
their home on Norway Lake
since their marriage.
Funeral services were held at
the Lake home Saturday afternoon at 3 p. m., with Rev. Milne
officiating. The Masonic Lodge
conducted the services at the
cemetery. Mr. Seekel had been
a member of the Masonic Order
since his early youth. Interment was made in Pine Ridge
cemetery.
Lavoie and Walton followed filling the bases. G. Seaton walked and Onigum changed pitchers
Isensee singled and stole second
as Lavoie and Walton scored.
Shiffer singled and G. Seaton
and Isenseie _ec*Jed.i (Filstrum
and Swift both singled, filling
the bases for the second time in
the same inning. Shiffer was
out as C. Seaton bunted and was
safe at first. Hoff singled and
Pilstrum and Swift scored. Lavoie hit a long fly into right field cleaning the bases and scored
as the Onigum boys tried to do
the umpiring, protesting that
the ball was foul. Impromtu
umpires swarmed the field but
the officials called the ball fair,
so the tribe started back to the
reservation minus their manager, who refused to be party to
any conduct so unsportsmanly.
The First Year
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With this issue of the Pine
the first year of publication i
has earned its legality by vir
consecutive issues without a
We sincerely hope that you
Journal as much as we have
ing our stay in Pine River we
we hope to continue doing so.
To the merchants and subs
boosted their home town pap
possible, we wish to extend o
every one. We hope that our
and friendly, may continue fo
In this week's issue we ha
subscribers—we hope that yo
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River Journal, we complete
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have enjoyed reading the
enjoyed publishing it.    Dur-
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er and made the publication
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r years to come,
ve a special message to all our
u will all take advantage of it
ing year..
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Forest Fire Sweeps
Over 15,000 Acres
Fire Burning Through Wabedo, Jail Lake, Blind
Lake And Swanberg Territory, Causing
Untold Property, Timber Damage
BEVERLY BASORE NARROWLY ESCAPES DROWNING   FRIDAY   P. M.
Little Beverly Basqre, 16
months old child, likes 'to play
in the water and Friday afternoon, while enjoying herself
along the river bank with five
other small children, not far
from the Everett Felton home,
crept out into the stream too
far, her feet becoming tangled
in some weeds. Ronnie Felton,
age 6, the oldest among the
group, noticed the little girl
wasn't getting up and screamed
for help. Mrs. Geo. and Mrs.
Everett Felton heard his cries
for help and immediately rushed to the scene. The baby went
down twice before the ladies
were able to get to her and she
was unconcious, at the time they
got her out. The women becoming frantic, did everything they
could while Mrs. Felton called
the doctor. Dr. Kaufman arrived and in a short time revived
the baby. Hot mustard baths
were applied for several hours
after the accident. The next
day the little girl seemed apparently as fit as ever.
AMATEUR SHOW
—PACKS THEATRE
The Marlow theatre was packed to overflowing Tuesday evening, and many were forced to
return home disappointed because of lack of room for the
large crowd.
Prizes to the amount of three,
two and one dollar were awarded to each division as follows:
1st., Mary Katherine Keilty, vocal soloist and and a very sweet
voice indeed. 2nd., to Mrs. Elias Rovik ,comedy and action
number; Mrs. Rovik had her audience in gales of laughter constantly. Her first appeal to the
Major to not give her the gong
and then for him to hold her
gum while she sang- all added
zest to her act. 3rd., prize was
awarded to Mr. Sneed', who presented a very splendid tumbling
act.
Jeanne Butler of Park Rapids,
won first prize as a tap dancer.
She was gowned in a very glamorous dress and gave a very
snappy and well trained dance.
2nd., prize went to Miss Siegel
of Remer, who sang played the
guitar and yoddled. The yodd-
ling was particularly good. 3rd.
prize was awarded the "Junior
Five" orchestra selection. These
five little folks have won considerable distinction playing over
the country and are really very
musical. Every entry that did
not receive prizes will be given
a pass to any show at the Marlow.
There were 27 entries and all
were very entertaining. The
judges in rating the talent found
it very difficult, there being so
many being almost a tie. The
judges were Mrs. Mildred Gris-
wold of Helena, Mont.,Miss Mary
Donnelly of St Paul, and Mr.
Paul Henninger of St Paul and
Pine River.
Ted Shiffer, impersonating
Major Bowes, was so good that
he was even better than the Major himself. The show opened
with the usual theme song, played by Mrs. F. R. Anderson. At
the opening of the curtain, Gerald Seaton appeared as the announcer of "Chase and Sanborn
Coffee, and then introduced the
Major, who conducted the rest
of the show. Very clever and
very courteous did he question
Forest fires have been raging
for the past week in the territory north and east of Pine River, doing untold damages to
hay, timber and personal property. Two hundred or more men
have been battling the raging
blazes; CCC boys, farmers and
all the available men from surrounding communities. Many
homes have been in danger but
to date all have been saved. The
fires-are burning in the Swanberg, Blind Lake and Jail Lake
communities, along the old
grade.
The extremely dry weather,
making the timber and hay like
tinder and possible the careless
act of some camper started the
blaze of destruction.
Rangers Erickson of Pequot,
and Nyvall and Kjera of Longville have been directing the
army of fire fighters. Many
have fought 18 hours a day with
blistered feet and: worn out bodies but have battle on to save
homes and property.
The fire is burning in the
neighborhood of E. A. Tollefsrud and around the Bill Evans
and Julius Erickson farms.
Over thirteen thousand acres of
timber have been burned over,
destroying hundreds of tons of
hay in its path. One farmer reported the loss of about 60 tons I
on his own farm. J^:^g0^
Unless rain is forthcoming it
seems as if it will be imposible
to check the roaring inferno.
Ralph Raph of Swanberg was
sseriously burned about the body and legs while fighting fire.
He was using a gasoline torch
for back- firing, the torch exploded and his clothing caught fire
burning him severely. The accident occured Tuesday. He was
taken to the local hospital for
treatment.
BRAINERD CAR GOES
INTO CREEK SUN.
A car driven by a gentleman
from Brainerd land in the Creek
East of town. The gentleman
was driving down the road in a
nice manner when he saw an
approaching car traveling from
one side of the road to the other and with not much intention
of going anywhere. In trying to
dodge him he soon found! he was
driving in a zig-zag manner and
before he knew it he had zigged
when he should have zagged and
{found himself floating around
in the creek. The accident occurred about 9 p. m. Ben Shiffer was called to do the tugging
and found it a difficult pull. J><n
damage was done either to the
car or the occupants.
every entertainer and many
clever answers were given.
One feature particularly interesting, was the presentation
and introduction of a distinguished guest, Mr. Vern Oech, well
known all-American guard of
Minnesota. Mr. Oech gave a
short interesting talk. He is vacationing at Pine River.
Mrs. Ollie Dahl entered the
stage to sing her "quartet' and
was proceeding in a real professional manner, when alas—
the gong came down on her tenor, crestfallen of course at first,
but her face soon registered delight as a bright idea came;
she passed the buck—saying it
was really Frank Hill getting
the gong, because she learned
her "tenor" from him. Jimmie
Skinner breezed in and started
reciting some beautiful poetry-
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