The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1936-08-06

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PliVE J^n/ER JOURNAL
VOLUME I NUMBER LI
NEWS BRIEFS FROM
AROUND OUR STATE
CHUCH NO-^S
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Pin'_ River Wins 5-2 From
Backus In Sunday's Game
BOYS GET 13,500 VOLT
SHOCK, LUCKY TO LIVE
Hallock.—A narrow escape
from death by electrocution was
experienced by John and Lawrence Docken, farm boys residing near Hallock. Playing with
an old automobile chain directly
under an Interstate power line.
They tossed into the air, where
it became entangled with the hi-
line and hung suspended just
out of their reach. Not thinking
of the electricity and wanting
to recover the chain, one of the
boys climbed upon the others
shoulders to reach for it. Being
grounded the full force of the
charge got them as they touched
the chain, and 13,500 volts of
electricity went through their
bodies from one to the other.
One of the boys lost consious-
ness and was revived with a
■pail of cold water. The youngster that had touched the chain
got his hand severely burned,
while the other lad had two
holes burned in his back where
his brothers legs gripped him.
His feet were also scorched: to
the bone. Aside from considerable pain due to the burns, both
boys seemed to be alright. The
fact that the ground was very
dry no doubt saved their lives,
as the dry ground made a poor
connection. A charge the size
of the one they received is sufficient to cause instant death.
inert; naa u^v." ■»-—-- --
on as to the time of Sunday ser-
vices due to. the irregularity in
the ringing of the bell. Hereafter four bells will be rung; at
9:30. 10,10:30 and 11 a. m. Sun-
__l«__S;_F_"i,? 10'and~ ««?A'Sf--
AUGUST 6, 1936
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year|
With Ole Hoff
starting
season
his
for
GARDEN HOSE PERFORMS
"HOUDINI" IN BACK YARD
St Cloud—A garden hose that
went for a little trip all by itself in the back yard of the Roy
Gerlach home in St Cloud,, caused quite a little commotion. Mrs
Gerloch left the hose running
near the base of a plum tree and
paid no more attention to it until she noticed that the nozzle
had disappeared7 from sight beneath the ground and a large
length of hose had gone with it.
She tugged and strained, but
her efforts as wells as those of
her husband and a large group
of neighbors, were in vain. An
uncanny force seemed to be
pulling it down. The finallv
gave up and cut the hose off
level with the ground, loosing
the nozzle and a goodly lengtht
@f the hose, Whether or not
$oasie youngster ear^e along ar\A
gtflitrted the hose is not known-,
but once down the hoae kept
right on going of Its own accord.
^T_^__1_^a»S\F1J^'^«*
„™??rl\Z numerous Sundav thJ^r^l3 ^ehind him l»
the hne-up, the local team   -£
gister for the numerous Sunday
visitors who attend services.
The pastor and his wife enjoyed a brief visit at their old
home in Sauk Centre last week. Iirst
Among the musical numbers tive positio™ ^vf^ff
.^4-  <2,i-^mr will   ho  a   vnnal   riii_   i      . »  _<*vt-  --uu
, «     i        :iiT_         , j " LIV* positions, crave Hnff
next Sunday will be a vocal du- jent gUm)orf '7lf;„„0It.
et by Mrs. Frank Anderson and errors SVv,oT^ °n^
Miss Hildegarde Johnson.    The Crr°rS and^°f n.°t costly, ^
Offeratory will.be a .flute   solo     Pine ^^L^in   fr-
_ „          _,       ----   -—- x-me Kiver was retir
harp accompaniment by Mr. and A*r  Rn,.Vna.T    _.    „
Mrs  Milne;   Mrs. Cromett  will BundfSck' *""*
be at the piano.
TO CELEBRATE   GOLDEN
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Pederson of Mildred,   are
arrangeing for a celebration of -• ---*«• omgicu, jua-
their Golden Wedding Anniver- Yoi was out on a sacrafice ahd
„-uiut:„   vveuuing -iinuver- "   ■     **~ "-" "J1 a aacraiice ana
sary on Friday evening, August Isensee and Shiffer both struck
7, at the   family   home.   Open °ut-   Backus: Rice hit a double,
house will be held in the evening Byrne popped   out,    C.    Sycks
and friends and neighbors   will walked and Baily   and   Bundy
all be welcome to   Join   In   the P°PPed out.
celebration,
{TURKEY EGG THROWN
"AWA? HATGH1S m m
^fosse. Lake.—Anyone w^o,
fioubts the heat of the past few
weeks should interview Mr. Ely
^eth, a farmer near Moose Lake,
where jt was sow arm |^|| §
Turkey egg he had thrown away
patched out in the sun. In
gleaning up argund. th§ barn ElY
geth tossed, what apparently
was ft well worn turkey egg onto the manure pile, and 81U8_ t'9
his surprise It hatehed a per-,
feet baby turkey. He took the
youngster into the house, where
It was tended with the greatest
of care so as to put It in shape
for Thanksgiving.
BEE ENTERS CAR AND
YOUNG LAD J^MPg OUT
Grand Rapids.—A bumble bee
entering the car of S. C. McAllister as he was returning to
Grand Rapids from Blue Water
Lake, resulted in an unusual ac-
_i4?st:' A§ -fts fc_t mm Wh
tpe car, some af, the occupants
pepanie' a}armed and sereaihed,
frightening Richard, eight year
old son of the McAllisters, who
opened the door and jumped out
of the moving car. which was
traveling quite fast, Ha was
ytfmjtfjjoua when'reached by his
parents,* "and was taken immediately to the Itasko hospital
for treatment. "He suffered a
(jeep cut on the right side of his
Jiead besides being ba4ly bruised and scratched.
PHEASANTS DISTRIBUTED IN CASS CO.
Pheasants will be plentiful in
the state this fall, Frank Blair,
state superintendent of game,
propagation, reported last week,
Increase in the number, now
said to be the greatest in history
is due to improved winter feeding methods', Blair said. Hatching has been satisfactory despite hot weather he added.
Dr. Ralph King of the game
management division of University Farm, who ir>°pected part
of Northern Minnesota, with the
Academy of. Science tMrl ^ver
th? week end, pid he believes
the drouth nas done only small
damage to the pheasant population.
"Young pheasants were able
to shift for themselves by the
time the drouth came qn," My.
King pointed out. %r\ areas, |n
which, the feed has been, burned
out the birds will no doubt suij-
fer. There will be a sharp' dje-.
crease in the number o£ rujffedj
grouse, not because aj- |Eq'^f^
but |>;ec§pe faq e^d of Iheir ton
year "cycle cornea this y.e^r.*'
Distribution of six weelcs old
pheasants raised at the Madeira
game farm was begun last weefe.
The first load of about SO^O, birds
was distributed jn H^^hai^,
fie^kb)!,!, ItoHt, tied L&ke^ ^r-
shall aiid, ■Peri'ning'.fjotn' Qbuhties
last week. This week stocking
will begin in Gass, Itaska,, Grow,
wing, Aitkin, Qarta Isi ikmL
Tqdd, Morrjsqu, M^lg 'L<ftQ|,Kana!
beck and Pine' counties.
Game birds are distributed 0$
th« basis -I awjlwt^eiaa m^ole
by sporstme^Vs cjijb§ ai^q ind^v|-
dual§.
EVERYTHING SET
FOR AMATEUR NIGHT
With Ted Shiffer impersonating "Major Bowes'', and conducting the Amateur Show next
m 1 ' ?__-__ > .1 ■__>.. a.      ,      ■    <r
a yodler, and Birclbark whist-
feated Backus by a score of 5-2.
at Backus Sunday. The kids.
most of them starting out f«?
tfte first time in their   re_r_ae>-
ei'Ssefr.
'hit, F.
out, Roy Sycks
was safe on. a fielder7- choice,
throwing L. Bundy out at second. L. Syckes singled, advancing R. Sykes to third. Palmer
grounded out retiring the side.
Second Inning
Pine River: Hoff singled, L'a-
3rd. Inning
Pine River: Skinner, Hutchini-
son and Swift were retired' in
order, all on ground balls to the
infield. Backus :F. Bundy struck out, R. Sycks grounded out
to Lavoie, and L. Syeks was out
on a fly to center field.
4th Inning
Pine River: Swift singled and
advanced to second when Sea-
ten grounded out to pitcher. Hoff
hit a triple, scoring Swift. Lavoie grounded out, Isensee singled and Hoff scored. Shiffer
singled and Isensee was out trying to round the horn from 1st.
Backus :Palmer singled and Rice
Byrne and Sycks all grounded
out.
5th Inning
Pine River: Skinner Hutchin-
ae» and Swift were all retired in
'order. Backus :Baily grounded
out, Bundy was out on a high
fly, F. Bundy singled and R.
Sycks struck out.
6th Inning-
Pine River:Swift and   Seaton
flied out, Hoff singled and Lavoie grounded out.   Backus? re--
tired in order up.
7th Inning.
Pine River: Isensee singled
and advanced to second an Sniffers sacraf^jgej.. Skinner- singled
a&d- advanced to second as Isensee scored, Hutchinson, singled',
scoring Skinner. The two Swift
boys, grounded out to retire the
side. Backus :Knopf- batted fqr
Byrne and was, safe on ajo, ewo:n
But waa ou,t, Oft Syeks. attempt
to, ipmi. BaBy was, safe on a
single and- Sycks. scored. The
two Bundy's. struck au^,
8th ^Bi^g-
P_pe Rive^r; _taa$>n and Hoff
wopa' fyoih out on pop flies,. Lavoie singled and feensee atrue>
out. Backus, iFh'st- two up were
out on." ground balls, Palmer hit
fcei vffifrt and Rice hit to left
scoring Pftlnfter-.. K.Tfto,pf gr©««-
ded e_ti      ■ ._:-•
9th Inning
Pine River: Shiffer struck out
Skinner singled and scored __
Hutchinson's three baggw. i^e]
next two up grounded, oui.'
BackusC. S^fika douWed over
center."fiek., McAJWator hit for
Bally and struck out. The next
two w«re out on high fouls.
SCBiOOL BOARD MEETS
Tine Pine River School Board
met Saturday evening to organize ar id plan meetings for the
comirig year. C. M. Swift was
J again elected president, G. P.
Roglilie clerk, and Wm. Laurit-
zxm treasurer. Regular board
meetings will be held on the second Thursday of each month.
In a communication from Miss
McCart, she asked to be released from her contract here so
she may except a better position,, which she has been offered.
Mrs. Rose Maloney returned
Saturday from a week's visit
in Duluth and Ashland. Wis.
M*»ior and Mrs. H. C. Skinner left Wednesday for several
days visit in Minneapolis and
Des Moines.
TABERNACLE NEWS
Rev. 0. E. McCracken, radio
preacher from the Fargo Gospel Mission, will give the open-
ing message in a series of Gos-
oel Tent Meetings to be held in
Pine River, beginning Sunday,
August 9. The next speaker
will be Rev. W. J. McNaughton,
who has a record of achievement
in this state that is unusual.
Rev. McNaughton and family
will arrive on Monday.
The Tabernacle folks attended the Bible Conference in larger numbers than usual this
year and enjoyed it.
Rev. Geo. Ziemer, pastor of
the largest gosoel Tabernac'e in
Wisconsin, visited with Rev.
MacKinney this week.
Plans for the new building are
taking shape and building operations will commence this ^11.
Rev. Sullivan, who was at the
White Fish Camp Meeting, is
hoping- to return again this
summer. If he does so, we will
have him at the Tabernacle.
On Friday night there is to
be a "Good Time" for the young
folks at the parsonage. A gen>-
eral invitation is extended to
the young people of the community to come and enjoy the
evening-. Music, marshmallows,
and a service around the bonfire
will afford the evening's: enter-
tainmenilt.
GIFT    NIGHT    DRAWING
Hill Hardware Co., Rod,
Reel, Line and Bass-Oreno, H. C.
Schwartz.
Farmers Supply Co., 2.00   in
trade, Ray Hanson.
Gamble Store, 2.00 in   trade,
Lester Pollock.
Pine River Oil Co.,   2.00    in
trade, Fred Weiss.
Lundin Flour and Feed, 491b
E. A-Co Flour, Orlo Trude.
Downing's Barber Shop, Hair
Oil, Pete Nelson.
Paul Bunyon   Cafe,   2.00   in
trade, Jake Heihn.
Fields   Barber   and    Beauty
Shop, 75c, Elaine Shepard.
J. F. Anderson Lumber   Co.,
1 gal. Paint, Ervin Lembke.
Lucile's Beauty Shop, Facial,
Jenora Leef.
Siefert's Market, 2.00 in trade
A. C. Hickel.
P. E. Lindberg, 22 calibre Rifle, Eugene Rohr.
Ben's Cafe, 2.00 in trade, R.
Carpenter.
Kater's Grocery, 4.00 in trade
Mrs. V. McGinnis.
T. R., Ethridge, Set Dishes,
Tena Hanson.
Hourigan's Drug Store, Set
Dishes, Muriel Houg.
Remember the drawings will
be held at 8:30 p. m., from now
on.
NEW GRANDSTAND
AT FAIR GROUNDSl
WPA workers started work
on a fine new grand stand at the
Pine River Fair Grounds Monday. The building is 20x50 ft.
and will accomodate about 400
people. It will have a screened
in front and a shingled roof.
They expect to have the building complete- in time for the
fair in September.
SWIMMING PARTY
ECONOMIST DISCUSSES FARM PROGRAM
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs.
Ollie Dahl and Miss Esther Conzet entertained seven girls at a
swimming party and weiner roast, at Lake Ada, in honor of
•their house guests, Martha and
Jeanne Boyle of Bemidji. On
Wednesday, several girls were
guests at a party at their home.
The time was spent in music,
readings, and games, each guest
contributing a part toward the
entertainment after which a
dainty lunch was served.
LOCALS
ling gadget.
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Tuesday evening, at the Mjirldw- ed. with Haunting, Hgw#& G;'_i-
Theatre, and with three special tarisV)&%o^.*ii^'q^rtet,-J»-
numbers from other towns; th*' c&4'n,^$£ {dmk%f ©waning, Rol-
committees iji charge, ah^qunce 'lining'Tap Dancing, Fiddling,
that'tt$ iWl W4U felgia M I & m. Dramatic Reader of fame, So-
A program ef. r-ar© ewtetrtain- prano soloist, Buck and Wing,
ment will continue for the next Mixed Quartet act and a ;U~?§;-
two hours. Come early and get jorchestra. Aiftyxyi. $_* Inildren
vour seat as it is predicted that iwill be 4 V^ijft'^armdnlea, Rea
the theatre will be packed jpi ader.; Whiptter, Tapper etc.
overflowing.    This V$__ht    ©i |i   The Major is all set to beam
Nlpv*i<- w*M present during th
judges decision, three special jshow people, "also to"%.U_-. *«
numbers; two from Park Ra- beautiful won\eM a_A*_!r the
oids and one from Walker. There vouthiul, »nes and use the'gong
is a possibility of a traveling or- fef necessary; He will also
chestra also at this tipie; The pshush" up the too heavy ap-
Market Report; Tiree unique plaus. Admission 10c&25c
numbers by contestants, a ukelin	
^Adk
Tjj? A Want
MEETING OF
VFW HIMIONG'LE
The Sixtfet; ©MrM Veterans
0„f Fpjffejjga W*rs; held its quair-
testy weeiiiftg in? conjunction
wfth P^psit Tt%, at Longville, on
July W,. Th. Peat celebrated
its fsrst anniversary   on   that
\ band made up of musicians
from   Longville,    Walker   and
Backus, furnished music    dur^
ing the afternoon.
The Juvenile Band; f^gjj, Walker and   LongY\lky   ejftt^if^.pie^i
the crowd ^^kfet^l' park with
mu,si<> a^u^ ta^p o^ancing that was
^IryuaiAy-appJauoted.    Free   dan-
"' [c^g'wasj held until ten p. m.
Members from fifteen Posts
were represented by comrade^
and sisters. The Longville boys-
and Auxiliary did ty$fa- Iwfb to>
ward making ^ cl^y- a >uece_s,
and., W.f$e'Wi' pfeased; with the
4;t;;(^_anee>. District Comman-
'der^ Joe Ja<skson of Sauk Centre, presided over the meeting,
To Brainerd, goes the hoap&cfc
the largest attendance %& the
meeting,
Dekgfetes- from Pine River
»iehicre_. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Kolb and Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Dubbs. Others in attend<u*_e
were Mr. and Mrs. D_ K Tyiggs,
Mr. and Mrs, G*>as. Rounds,- Mr.
iover his audience and quiz   his m5%*J^ ^t,0^  and
show neonle. al™ t- flcL   «_? Mr'« and Mrs. Ernest Robideau.
G. P. Rognlie and Jask- Knutson, accompanied *y.<k W. Wicklund, attfep-ed- a political pro-
gr^tfi, at, Itaska Park Sunday.
__Try A Want Ad
Salient points relative to the
new farm program, which aims
at soil conservation and production adjustment, are discussed
by O. B. Jesness, chief in agricultural economics, University
Farm, St Paul, in the current
number of Minnesota Farm Busi
ness Notes, Monthly organ of
the state agricultural extention
service.
By shifting land from grain
and cultivated crops to legumes
and forage, the program aims
not only to control erosion but
also to cut down production of
market crops. Jesness says,
however, that increasing legumes and following soil building
practices may be expected to increase acre yields and therebv
offset, at least in part, the effect of acreage reduction. More^
over •, cutting down the acres
farmed, will leave farmers more
labor and equipment to work
the remaining acres more intensely.
Acreage shifts involve not
merely land shifted from grain
■feeds for livestock to forage, but
also shifts from cotton, tobacco
and wheat to forage. This will
mean more acres used for livestock production,with the threat
of overproduction in dairying,
pork and beef produeMojii, andi
other lines.
If permanent eu-rtailment ol
farm production is- necessary,
Jesness believes- it would be better- *o have fewer farmers, rather- than to have existing far-
'mers producing less per man.
Simply because there does not
Sieem to be much opportunity
now for farm people to bm& to
other lines, does not i»ean there
never will be he. says. Many
wants aj5% g*M»g unsatisfied, and
it i^ reasonable to expect that
.production will be undertake^
for their satisfaction.
In some areas where, a more
extensive use of lajsdr is desirea-
ble for soil conservation, existing far^k. units are too small to
be, operated satisfactorily on   a '
'more extensive basis. Ii- the
number of farms isj reduced
there will be opportunity for enlarging some &£ those remaining. A peJ«iy which maintains;
agriftiiiture on land unsuited- for
I/forming or encourages the eon-
'tinuance of commercial farm
units which are feeo- small will
not be of pe-wnanent benefit to
the betW,farmers, and' it is
doubtful- if even the less* emergent will gain from its
Jesness suggests that separate progra_*_, for soil conservation anc? production curtailment
might better achieve- the results
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Peterson returned Thursday from a week's
visit at Willow Lake, So. Dak.
Mrs. Homer Andrews, formerly of Pine River, spent several days last week visiting
friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Lance Grinols
and Mrs. B. Brubaker of Sauk
Rapids, spent Monday at the
Wm. Grinols "home.
Wm. McLean returned Saturday from the University hospital, where he has been receiving
medical care.
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Peterson
and daughter of Minneapolis,
were week end guests ot the Leo
Peterson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wefelmey-
er returned Thursday from Minneapolis, wher they were guests
of their son Fred Jr.
Dave Triggs attended Hamilton luncheon at the St Paul hotel
Monday. He was accompanied
by E. A. Starkweather of Hackensack, Republican County chair
man.
Mrs. J. W. Wicklund of Walker, entertained several little
girls.in honor of her daughter,
Joan's ninth birthday, at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Ben
Robideau. Games were played
and a delicious lunch was served
by the hostess.
Everett Felton spenKSunday
at Park Rapids, -returning on the
same day with Mrs. Felton and
children who had spent the past
week with her parents there.
MINNESOTA IS HIGH
AMONG   STATES IN
U. B.   ROAD   WORK
Minnesota ranks well above
the national average in the percentage of available federal high
way funds which it obligated
during the fiscal year ending
July 1, according to a report
fistaaa Washington, received hy
Mr. Elsberg, state highway
commissioner.
An analysis of activities of all
the states m putting their federal high-way funds to work was
received by Mr. Elsberg, from
t5e American Association of
State Highway Officials. This
analysis shows that at the end
of the fiscal year the Minnesota
highway department had bbli-
gated 95 per cent of its available regular federal aid funds,
while the national average was
only 76 per cent.
In the field of Works Progress Emergency federal highway funds, the Minnesota high-
fway department obligated 92,
per cent of its aoportionment-
compared" with a national average of 84 per cent. Works Progress railway grade funds were
obligated by Minnesota to the*
amount of 70 per cent, which is-
also the national average.
duction curtailment is regarded
as temporary. Soil conservation
must be approached from    the