The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1936-08-20

              Attend the Cass County Fail at Pine River on September 3-4 & 5
PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME 2 NUMBER 1
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA,  THURSDAY,  AUGUST 20, 1936
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
CONCEAL IRON IN BUNDLES
TO DAMAGE THRESHER
Caledonia.— Horseshoes and
iron gears don't go through a
threshing machine very handily,
and make rather a poor substitute for grain in tho wagon,
threshers near Caledonia found
last week. , Two horseshoes hidden in a grain shock were run
through the threshing machine
last week. The resulting damage
was torn rodded teeth out ot
the cylinder and broken main
bearing holders. On the following day, like damage was done
in the same manner, total estimation of loss amounted to $150.
Altogether, 17 horseshoes were
found in various shocks and a
gear wheel tied to binder twine
was found in the center of one
bundle. The dastardy act was
perpetrated on a farm three
miles, west of Caledonia. • An investigation followed.
3ERRIES TASTE GOOD, BUT
NOT HORNETS, MAN FINDS
Isle.—Ivan Jindra of the Ona;
aia district learned recently
now to tell the difference between hornets and raspberries.
You eat them he found, and if
, they sting you they're hornets.
j^ Jindra was harvesting raspberries and absent-mindedly picket? one, put it in his mouth,
not nothing that it carried with
it a large a-md sinister looking
hornet. His nextf. sensation was
that of acute dissaiisfaction.and
a feeling somewha^; similar to
that accompanying a good gr'ide
of Mexican chili.
He hurriedly disgorged his
mouth of raspberries and hornets, but the damage was already done. For 15 hours his tongue was swollen so badly that
he could not talk or eat.
TEN POUND DOG FISH
CAUGHT ON WHITEFISH
Godfrey Geirsburg of Kansas
City, Mo., a guest at Piney Ridge resort, had a busy time while
fishing last Friday on White
Fish Lake. A nibble—a jerk—
a pull—and then a long fight
before he finally landed a big
ten pound dogfish. Although
not the choicest species of fish,
it put up a real fight and Mr.
Geirsburg had some real sport
coaxing him into the boat.
FAIR PROGRAM
LARGER THAN
EVER THIS YEAR
AMATEUR   SHOW   AT
FAIRVIEW HALL FRIDAY
The Home Brook 4H Club is
sponsoring an Amateur Hour
show Friday, August 21, at
8:30 p. m., at the Fairview Hall,
8 miles North of Pillager, on "the
Elwell road. Some very interesting numbers are listed on the
bills, and added to these will be
some favorites from Pine River.
Further announcements will be
made later.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Frances
left Monday for Cloquet, where
they will spend a week visiting
relatives.
MPLS. MAN DROWNS
IN WHITEFISH LAKE
MILDRED CHAPEL NEWS
Charles St. Germain of Minneapolis, was drowned at White-
fish lake Thursday evening, at
six p. m. The accident occurred
while he was fishing with his
son and Miss Fisher. They were
in a boat with an outboard motor
and evidently turned too fast
tipping the boat. His son and
Miss Fisher clung to the boat
while he started swimming for
shore to get help, when he was
seized with a cramp and went
down. The body was recovered
the following day in about eight
feet of water.
The body was taken to Minneapolis for burial. Mr. Germain
was about 42 years of age.
Mr. and Mrs Sheldon and
family of Park Rapids, attends!
the Young People's Devotional
service at Mildred, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Cora Bruner, a mission?
ary from Columbia, spoke at the
Sunday service, conserning mis-
sionary work among the Indians
in Columbia, S. A. She returned to Park Raoids with the Sheldon familv after the service, to
speak at the Baptist church that
evening. Her message was enjoyed by everyone.
There was a recorfl attendance at the morning service Sun-i
day, with about 115 present. (
We are very glad to see so many'
take an interest in the services1
an study the word of God.
Prayer meeting will be held;
at the Chapel Tuesday evening.'
The meeting planned for the
coming Firiday evening, has(
been postponed because of a pro
gram by the Ladies Quartet on
Thursday. An announcement of
this quartet and a gospel trio
coming Sunday, will be found in
the church announcements. We
hope that everyone will be present.
John H. Wiens
John Farber of University
Park, la., spent a couple of days
as a guest at the home of Mrs.
Mabel Rode.
PAUL BUNYON CAFE
HAS BIG DAY SAT.
YOUNG REPUBLICANS
MET MONDAY EVENING
About 25 young Republicans
assembled at the Lake Region
hotel Monday evening, to make
plans for a county organization.
Ei A. Starkweather, County
Chairman, ooened the meeting
with an outline of the carreer
of the young Republicans to
date.
Miss Margaret C. Jones of
Brainerd, 6th. dist. chairwoman,
continued the topic, stating that
the Young Republicans work
hand in hand with the senior
organization, yet are an organization of their own. The object
is to get the youth interested,
an dto become trained to understand politics and also to educate
themselves about to-day's problems.
Theodore Shiffer was appointed chairman and Miss Doris
Bailey, temporary secretary. After reading over the constitution and accepting same with few
clianges, the chairman called for
nominations for executive office's to be directors until a county meeting could be held and
permanent officers elected. The
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Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Cromett,
proprietors of the Paul Bunyon
Cafe, report serving lunches to
between 350 and 400 people on
Saturday afternoon, when they
celebrated their first anniversary. Free coffee and cake was
served to all comers between
2 and 5 p. m.
OLSON'S CONDITION
STILL VERY SERIOUS
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors for their
many acts of kindness at the
death of our father and husband
We also wish to thank the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mrs. Victor Horton and family
Try A Want   Ad
Go/. Olson, who has been resting for the past ten days at his
sunmer home on Gull Lake, was
rushed by plane to Rochester,
Jay afternoon following a
ise, The clinc bulletin issued shortly after his arrival said
!i.. condition was not critical
no further operations were
contemplated. A radio bulletin
this evening (Wednesday) stated that the Governor was resting better and that he had sat
up in his bed and conversed with
his physician.
Just a glimpse of what is in
store for you at the Cass County Fair to be held in Pine River, September 3-4-5. The first
day will be devoted to entry-day
and inspection of the new ^Hidings that have been added to
the grounds etc. Friday looms
up with great things. This is
4H Club Day and such features
as are listed below will be on
the program. In the forenoon
the Junior Baseball Tournament
will take place. In the afternoon
Anderson's trained clogs, and
ponies will entertain you, also
Billy Weston, the slack rope artist will be there to entertain
you. Pla,ys will be presened by
the 4H Clubs both in the afternoon and evening.
Saturday—'The Big Day' will
begin with the .final Junior ball
game, finishing the tournament.
The big Barbecue Dinner at
noon, which is free for everyone
and enjoyed by all. and the after
noon brings you two well known
speakers of Minnesota, Theodore Christianson and Martin
Nelson, Republican candidates of
Minnesota. Other speakers that
will appear on the program
during the fair have not been
confirmed as yet but will be
announced later.
The evening will be devoted to
Farm-Labor speakers, who will
be announced next week.
Then as a special treat arrangements have been made for several specialties in the line of
amusements- forty five minutes
of fun by your own home talent
folks of Cass County. More ih
tailed announcements wlill be
made next week.
And last but not least, the
Fair Board will have a big drawing- Gift Night from the Fair
Board. Every ticket to the fair
entitles you to a chance on the
drawing so be there to get yours.
M. E. CHURCH   NEWS
A large audience enjoyed the
special program Sunday morning. The sermon by Dr. Putsch,
vocal solos by Dr. Lewis of Mason City, la., and Pine River's
bov soprano, Billy Evans, all called forth praise at the close of
the service.
The pastor will continue the
studies in the gospel of John,
this evening at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Mildred Goodrich Gris-
wold of Helena, Mont., who is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
Anderson, will sing at the M. E.
Church Sunday.
NEW DAM STARTED
IN CASS COUNTY
A crew of WPA workmen
started operations on a type "C"
Dam, at Blackwater Lake, in
Cass County, August 10, according to J. H. Downs, district
superintendent for the division
of drainage and waters of the
department of conservatiton, in
charge of dam projects.
The construction of three other type "C" dams in Cass County, has been completed at Five
Point, Ada, and Bowen Lakes.
The building of these dams is
part of a program being conducted in WPA district No. 2,un-
der director A. T. Gilbertson.
Twelve of these dams have
been completed in the district
and work was started on five
others the first of August.
BIRTHDAY CLUB HONORS
MRS:   AL.   DOWNING
The Birthday Club gather *»
at the home of Mrs. Al Downing
Tuesday afternoon, to celebrate
her birthday. The guests spent
the afternoon among the lovely
trees in the Downing yard and
enjoyed the breeze from the
river. A two course luncheon
was served by the committee after which Mrs. Downing was
presented with a lovely gift.
MILITARY FUNERAL
HELD FOR VICTOR
HORTON SUNDAY
Victor D. Horton, an old settler of Longville, passed away
P'riday, after a lingering illness.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, at the Longville School-
house, with Rev. Stanacipher
officiating. Two duets were
sung by Miss Dorothy Lydick,
and Mrs. Riley Carpenter, accompanied by Shirley Chambers.
Being a veteran of the Spanish American War, Mr. Horton
was accorded a military funeral.
Comrades from the Brainerd firing squad took part in the service, colors of both the Pine River and Brainerd units being used. Comrades from the St. Paul
organization did the rituaT%ork.
Victor D. Horton was born at
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, in
1874. He was united in marriage to Lydia Young in 1900. To
this union six children were
born.
Mr. and Mrs. Horton and fami
ly have resided on their farm
three miles from Longville, for
the past 22 years. Mr. Horton
contracted malarial fever while
in service and has suffered from
its results for many years.
Left to mourn his death are
his wife, three daughters, Mrs.
R. W. Fuller, Hattie Horton and
Katherine Horton all of Longville; and three sons, William
and Eugene of Longville, and
George of Chicago. Seven grandchildren and his aged mother,
who resides at Fort Atkinson,
Wis.
Attending and taking part in
Ihe military funeral from Pine
tliver were George Yancey, D.
L. Triggs, Ejrnest Robideau,
Charles Rounds, Arthur Aamot,
and Dale Dubbs.
MR.and MRS. L. E. COTTRELL
GUESTS OF SUPPER CLUB
MINN. CROP ESTIMATES FOR AUG. 1
The prospective production
on July 1, this year, of 33,785,-
000 bushels for the nine principal crops in Minnesota has been
further reduced by lack of sufficient rainfall and high temperatures during most of July, to
only 241,457,000 bushels on
August 1, according to Paul H.
Kirk, Federal state statistician.
The 1935 final production for
these same crops was 452,322,-
000 bushels. However, the August 1 production is still above
the final 1934 production of 224,
350,000 bushels for these nine
crops.
The report shows the greatest drop in crop production was
for corn from July 1, of 144,570,
000 bushels to only 80,580,000
bushels on August 1 of this year
The 1934 production was 95,160,
000 bushels. Except in a few
favored sections, corn prospects
on August 1 for grain corn were
very poor due to lack of rain.
Potatoes due to continued dry
weather in July, dropped from
17, 550,000 bushels in July, to
only 10,800,000 bushels August
1. The 1934 crop was 20,463,000
bushels. This is a record low
crop forcast for Augustl.
The prospective oat crop July
1 was 105,570,000 bushels, but
the prospective production was
furthered lowered to only 92,644
000 bushels.
Barley also shows a drop from
36,864,000 bushels July 1, to
30,720,000 bushels July 1 to 30,
720,000 bushels August 1, but
the present prospects are considerably over the 1934 production of only 21,815,000 bushels.
Spring wheat showed a small
drop from 15,676,000 bushels
July 1 to 14,930,000 bushels August 1, but is still above the 19-
34 final production of 12,444,000
bushels.
Flax prospects were further
lowered rather sharply from
July by hot weather as seeds are
thin and small in many of the
dry areas. The July 1 prospective production of 5,842,000 bu-
The Sunday Night Supper
Club entertained Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. Cottrell at eight o'clock
dinner, Friday evening, at Piney
Ridge. Covers were laid for
fourteen, decorated with garden
flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Cottrell
were presented with a camp
stove as a token of friendship
from the club. An informal evening of cards and visiting followed the dinner. Those present included Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Isensee. Mr. and: Mrs. T. E. Hill,
Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Dingle, Mr.
and Mrs. B. J. Hourigan, Mr.
and Mrs. John Kater, Major and
Mrs. H. C. Skinner and Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Cottrell.
SUBSCRIPT DRIVE
PACKS THEATRE
FOR THREE SHOWS
LADIES AID TO-DAY
The Lutheran Ladies Aid will
meet Thursday (to-day) at the
Horback cottage on Norway
Lake. Hostesses will be Mrs.
Marius Houg and Mrs. C. B.Fin-
saas.
A 15c lunch will be served.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend.
HEAD-ON COLLISION
AT BRIDGE SUNDAY
The old bridge out by the
burned down cheese factory,
seems to be a jinx for motorists.
Sunday, two cars meeting near
the bridge seemed to both have
an unusual desire to carress the
center of the road and the result was that they met in a head
on collision. One of the occupants, a lady about 80 years ot
age, had her head pushed thru
the windshield and also lost a
tooth, (which is uncommon for
a lady of her age to have.) Non
of the occupants were seriously
injured but they were painfully
bruised. The cars were driven
by Miss G. B. Larson of Fargo,
N. Dak., and Mrs. Pearl Lasher
of Merrifield.
The Journal had hardly been
distributed in the postoffice
when subscriptio nstarted pouring in on Thursday of last week.
They continued coming in quite
rapidly until Saturday evening,
when it took a good pencil pusher to keep up with the mob that
stormed the Marlow theatre for
the first and second shows in
the evening. It was necessary
for the management of the theatre to run part of the show over
for a third time in the evening
to accomodate the crowd. In addition to this there was a well
filled house at the afternoon
showing.
We received many new subscriptions along with the renewals which is self-evidence
of the desire for a local newspaper in Pine River and community
If you haven't already renewed your suscription, stop in and
pay us a visit.
It has been impossible for us
to bring our mailing list up to
date this week, so if the date
hasn't been changed on your paper it will be1 next week.
W. G. STEWART GOES
A'CAMPING FRIDAY
For some weeks past, Bill
Stewart has been grooming up
his trailor and camping outfit,
and last Friday he started out
for Hay Lake for a two weeks
outing. Who was it (Thoreau 1
Believe) that said "There is no
companion as companionable as
solitude" and Bill wanted that
kind of a companion. His guests that swooped down on him
Sunday, report that he is thoroughly enjoying his camp life.
shels compares with the August
1 forecast of 3,895,000 bushels
which is practically the same as
the final 1934 production.
Winter wheat forecast increased from 2,516,000 bushels July
1 to 2,738,000 bushels for August 1 and the 1934 final production was only 974,000 bushels.
Rye remained unchanged at
4,152,000 bushels,compared with
only 2,967,000 bushels in 1934.
Durum wheat dropped froml,04-
5,000 bushels as forecast July 1,
to 998,000 bushels on August 1,
which compares with the 1934
final crop of only 747,000 bushels.
The indicated production of all
tame hay August 1, was 3,160,
000 tons, the July 1 forecast was
3,291,000 tons. The 1934 final
production was only 2,154,000
tons. The condition of pastures
August 1, was only 29 per cent
of normal, which is a very low
condition.
Milk production on the basis
of average per cow milked in
herds of reporters times the
number of milk cows on the
farms would indicate production per farm to be about 76 per
cent of production July 1, this
year, but 2 per cent above the
reported August 1, a year ago.
Egg production has shown a
greater than usual drop from
to August 1 and is likewise less than reported August
1 last year on the basis of eggs
produced per 100 hens.
__Try A Want Ad j'
MRS.   EFFIE   WAREING
PRESENTS 27 PUPILS
IN RECITAL FRIDAY
Mrs. Effie Wareing presented
her pupils at an informal recital at her home, Friday afternoon. Pupils from Pine River,
Backus, Longville, Pequot and
Brainerd took part in the recital. Mothers of the pupils were
guests for t?ie afternoon. Following the program delicious xSz.
freshments were served by Mrs
Wareing. x
SOMEONE WILLBROADCAST
Republican Headquarters at
Minneapolis, have arranged for
thirte en broadcasts, beginning
August 1. Any county that is
interested has the privilege to
ask for a night to present talent
representing their county, over
a choice of stations and hours.
Cass county Republican leaders, in session at the Lake Region hotel Monday, decided to
take advantage of presenting
someone at one of these broadcast and have written to headquarters for reservations.
Here is a fine opportunity for
someone in Cass county who
wishes to appear on a radio program. Contact your local Republican chairman for details
and for a hearing of what entertainment you can present.
Only eight minutes will be allowed each speaker so those in
charge must choose the best.
CHRISTGAU TO ATTEND BRAIN'D MEET
A. T. Gilbertson, WPA director, announced that Victor
Christgau, state administrator
of the program, will be present
with R. J. Moore, state safety
representative, at a meeting in
Brainerd, Friday, August 21.
This meeting will, also be attended by all foremen and timekeepers from Aitkin, Cass Crow
Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Todd
and Wadena counties, as well as
by other representative project workers.
The meeting will follow the
inspection of projects during the
fore part of the week by Mr.
Christgau. At this time he will
address the men and Mr. Moore
will speak on the observance of
all project safety regulations.
In addition, district office representatives will explain any new
instructions which have been
issued as well as regulations re-
lattive to the certification and
employment of regular, and
relief workers.
A similar meeting has been
called for the counties in the
southern part of the district at
Mora in the afternoon of*^1
same da\
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