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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME I NUMBER XLIX
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1936
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
NEWS BRIEFS FROM
AROUND OUR STATE
STARTS NUDIST COLONY IN
STORE    SHOW    WINDOW
Park Rapids.—It may have
just been the familiar smell of
sawdust, and it certainly was
partly due to an over indulgence
of spirituous liquors that cau_
sed a resident of Ponsford to
choose the show window of a
Park Rapids butcher shop in
which to take off his clothes and
go to sleep. Imagine the surprise
of Patrolman Jack Smith, early
Sunday morning, to see lying in
the window, clad in nothing but
Nature's endowment, a slumber.
ing man. Smith was in a frenzy to get the man's clothes on
him before the early churchgo_
ers started past, and finally
succeeded in taking the still
sleeping individual to the place
provided for those in that condition. Police had the option of
charging him with drunkeness
and disorderly conduct, or of
breaking and entering a store,
but finally chose the formei-
charge and levied a fine ot
$27.50, Monday morning, leav_
ving for home an infinitely sadder but sober man.
EREAKS WINDOW TO
GET   JAIL    TERM
Waseca.— Stranger, Thomas
CVidv. stranded in Wacs_«a. with
nothing to eat, adopted the very
practicval idea of making the
county pay for his food and
lodging. He walked down main
street and threw a brick through
the plate glass window in Chas.
A. Smith's office next door to
the city hall, and then waited for
he police to dash out and arrest
him. The stranger immediately informed the police they must
feed him when they put him
in jail. When arraigned in
court the next day on a disorderly conduct charge, he pleaded not guilty and was returned
•to the cpunty jail for further
observation. It was thought at
the time that the man was either deranged or a confirmed
criminal. Smith carried insurance on his window and will
suffer no financial loss. It was
the third time the window had
been broken.
who took the lead in tracing
back the arrowheads to their
ancient origin, and Professor
Jenks of the University who
was sufficiently convinced to
bring five students back to the
site for further study, will come
in for some good natured ribbing. The Indian "Relics" were
planted in the strata by Mike
Brenan, formerly of Biwabik,
as a practical joke. Leaving
Biwabik to live on the Coast,
Brenan decided it would be too
much trouble to bring along the
arrowheads and speai'heads he
had purchased in Oregon some
time back. So he hit upon the
idea of planting them to have
some fun with the boys.
ARDIS BUTTON WINS
PRIZE AT REMER AMATEUR SHOW SATURDAY
Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Button' and
Ardis Button, Miss Annabelle
Schoon and Mrs. Ollie Dahl motored to Remer Saturday evening, where they attended the
Major Bowes Amateur Show.
Ardis Button entered the contest as a singer and tan dancer,
accompanied by Mrs. Button on
the saw and Annabelle Schoon
with her accordian and received
a prize in one division. The
show was presented under the
ausnices of the Recreational
Club and attracted a large au.
dience.
CES TO LIST ELIGIBLE MEN FOR WPA
CARRYING CARTRIDGE IN
POCKET NOT HEALTH^
Hancock.— Carrying a revolver cartridge around in an apron pocket while working near
a stove is not a very good way
to prolong one's life, it was discovered by a young lady from
Clontarf. The lady w. 13 engaged
ir. cooking for a crew of forty
men that were harvesting.
While she was engaged in doing
her work, there was a v sudden
explosion and the girl felt a
stinging sensation in her left
arm. An examination disclosed
that a piece of shell, apparently
a .22 rifle cartridge, had struck
her arm just above the elbow,
the doctor was called and removed the small particle of the
shell. Just where it came from
if a question, but the likely explanation is that a day or so
before.she nicked up a cartridge
from the floor and put it in her
pocket. In working near the
stove it is possible that the shell
may have fallen on the hot stove and exploded. At any rate
the shell disappeared from her
apron pocket.
INDIAN "RELICS" PROVE
TO BE HOAX OF JOKESTER
•
Virginia.— Residents of Biwabik and nearby towns are
smarting under one of the biggest hoaxes ever pulled on the
Range. The mysterious, ancient Indian culture, supposedly
representing a life of some 20,
000 years ago, has turned to be
a joke. And red faces are the
style where citizens offered big
prices for some of the most impressive relics and workers refused to part with their find for
any amount of money. Superintendent C. E. Hagic of Aurora,"
The agency that is to supervise the listing of those who, in
Cass county, shall be eligible
for WPA work, was determined
this week when it was announced in St Paul by Christgau, that
the Division of Coordinated
Field Service, operating under
Benjamin E. Youngdahl, had
been approved for that purpose.
This means that the "CFS" is
the agency that will supervise
the determination of those who
are in need of relief for WPA
purposes, in addition to the oth
er work it has been handling,
such as old age pensions, children's aid etc.
Under this setup in Cass Coun
ty, the certifying. work will be
in charge of Francis Elmer,
whose office is located at Walker.
"The Coordinated Field Service was formerly the Social
Service Division of the State
Relief Administration," Christgau explained. "The personnel
involved has been certifying relief needs in the state under the
previous federal programs. This
Field Service is also the supervising agency. Certifying eligi-
bles for federal aid in the form
of old age pensions. children's
aid, etc., and it is with this idea
of having one agency in the state certifying needy cases entitled to federal aid to the federal
government that the Social Service Division of the State Relief
Agency has been changed into
the Coordinated Field Service."
Mr. Christgau pointed out
that one agency performing all
these functions in the state, the
administrative expense to the
state and federal government
would be less than if separate
certifying aencies were set up
for the needs of each state or
federal department.
"The regulations also provide
that the applicants be certified
solely on their merit, andi that
political, religious and racial
discrimination be specifically
barred. Any person who makes
or assists in making h false representation with a view of obtaining relief aid under the Act,
mav be fined not more than
$2,000 or imprisoned for not
more than one year. The penalty clause affects both the applicant and the certifying officer.
IOOF HELD INSTALLATION MONDAY
The semi-annual Installation of officers for the Oddfellows
Lodge was held Monday evening.
The men invited their wives
and all Rebekah members and
planned a splendid social evening. Following the Installation
there were talks by C. Woods
of Hackensack, Fred Carlson,
newly installed Noble Grand,
Mr. Teagarden and Mrs. Chas.
Bates. Mrs. Ollie Dahl entertained the party with "Daisy's
Music Practice Hour" and 'The
Possum Hunt."
Billy Weston of Oshawa, as a
guest entertained and presented
several "magic acts," doing
some fire eating:, fancy fire drill
acting and other interesting
stunts. Mr. Weston is a very
clever and interesting entertainer.
Refreshments were served after the program.
The following officers were
installed:
Fred Carlson, N. G.
Al Teagarden. V. G.
Oscar Kolb, Warden
Dale Dubbs, Conductor
Robert Bremken, Chaplin
Harris Zigmund, R. S. N. G.
Ben Robideau. L. S. -N. G.
Geo. Yancey, I. G.
J. H. Murray. O. G.
Four ether officers were appointed but were not present
and will be installed later on.
Installing officf.cs included:
C. H. Woods. Deputy Grand
Master of Hackensack; E. Gloss,
Deputy Grand Warden of Hackensack; and Grand Marshall,
Lewis Walton of Pine River.
BIBLE CONFERENCE AT
MILDRED JULY 23 _ AUG- 2
Attention is again called to
the. Bible Conference at Mildred,
beginning Thursday, July 23, at
8 p. m., and continuing until
August 2. More complete details concerning the different
services are printed in the
church notices.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nybak_
ke and Mrs. Spielman and son of
Foley, were Saturday dinner
guests at the L. E. Dougherty
home. They were enroute home
from a trip thru the Range
towns.
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
IN P. R. JULY 28
During the past few weeks
the 4H Club girls, and in a few
cases boys too, have been preparing themselves for the annual 4H Club Achievement Day
at which time the county cham
pions will be determined in the
home economic projects of 4H
Club work.
This year the Achievement
Day will be held in Pine River,
on Tuesday, July 28, in the
Pine River School building.
Morning and afternoon sessions
will be necessary since so many
girls will participate. A few
boys from Backus will show
their skill in the things which
the girls claim to be masters.
Bread teams, cake demonstrators, canning teams and canning demonstrators from eight
Cass County 4H Clubs will compete for honors in their respective projects. Each club will
also send its best seamstress to
Pine River, where they will put
on demonstrations in the mak
ing of various garments. The
Pine River 4H Club, which is the
only 4H Club in Cass County to
have girls enrolled in the Thrift
Project and completing the
work in it, will have Thrift ex.
hibits at this Home Economics
Fair.
Prizes will be given to win
ners in various divisions. The
purpose of this Achievement
Day is to determine what 4H
Club girls will represent Cass
County at the sub_diistrict
Achievement Day which will be
held in Brainerd, August 3.
1'herefore, besides winning prizes and county honors, each
winner will have a chance to
compete at Brainerd, eventually
winning a trip to the Minnesota
State Fair.
Additional numbers will undoubtedly be added to the program besides the regular 4H
Club projects.
TWO CHANGES MADE
IN SCHOOL ELECTION
The annual meeting of Independent District No. 19, was
held at the high school auditor!
um Tuesday evening, when the
expired terms of three members of the School Board were
filled. The meeting was called
to order by C. M. Swift, president of the board. After the
reading of the minutes by Mr.
Rognlie, reports of the clerk and
treasurer were read and accepted. These reports showed the
district to be gaining on running expenses. The total operating cost for '34 and '35 was
about $30,000. and for '35 and
'36 $34,492. Cash on hand at
the beginning of the last school
year was $5,050. Cash balan^
at the end of the year is $6,941.
Showing a gain of approximately $2,000 ever last year. The
June settlement of about $4,000
has not yet been received. This
will increase the balance to over
$10,000.
Election of members to fill
vacancies of the expired terms
of Wm. Lauritzon, John Kater
and Harris Zigmund was then
held. Mr. Lauritzon being the
only candidate to file, Mr. Smith
called for nominations from the
floor. Al Downing and Marius
Houg were nominated for three
year terms and Frank Shepard
and L. M. Severied ;vere nominated for two year terms. 90
ballots were cast with the following result:
Wm. Lauritzon 60
Al Downing 64
Marius Houg 39
• Frank Shepard 37
h. M. Severeid 49 ,
Those being elected were Wm
Lauritzon and Al Downing for
three year terms and L. M. Severeid for the two year term.
LAST WEEKS WINNERS
DAVID HASKELL PASSES
AWAY IN MINNEAPOLIS
David Haskell, former Longville boy died in Minneapolis, at
the Asbury hospital on Thursday, July 16. Death was caused
by an infection which set in after an operation.
Fueral services were held at
the Burd Johnston Funeral
Home Saturday morning at 9 p.
m., with Rev. A. J. Knudson,
former Longville pastor officiating. Interment was made at
the Eden Prairie cemetery.
David Haskell leaves tomourn
his untimely death his parents,
ene brother Warren, and one sis
ter, Virginia.
LOCAL V. F. W. AND AUX
ILIARY TO MEET AUG 5
PINE RIVER DEFEATED BY REMER SUN.
The V. F. W. and the Auxiliary will hold their regular
meeting Wednesday evening,
August' 5.
The Women's Auxiliary will
initiate new members at this
meeting, with the degree team
from Brainerd in charge of the
initiation.
Drawing of the lucky number on the tablecloth will also
be made at this time.
The VFW are invited tp a
social hour with the Auxiliary
after the meeting.
MARLOW TO SPONSOR RACE NIGHT
Lucile's Beauty Shop, Facial,
Mrs. Lewis Jost.
Ben's Cafe, 2.00 in trade,
Pete Nelson.
Kater's Grocery, 4.00 in trade,
Joyce Robideau.
Hourigan's Drug Store, small
Camera and Case, Ben Robideau.
Gamble Store, 2.00 in trade,
A. Gorman.
Paul Bunyan Cafe, 2.00 in
trade, Mrs. Buck Kline.
Farmers Supply Co., 2.00 in
trade, H. S. Wright.
P. E. Lindberg. large Savory
Roaster, Mrs Cordell Arnold.
J. F. Anderson Lumber Co.,
1 gal. paint, Al Minette
Siefert's Market, 2.00 in trade
Ernest Glover.
Lundin Flour and Feed, 491b
Gold Miedal Flour, Ben Robideau
Downing's Barber Shop, Hair
Oil, Harris Zigmund.
Pine River Oil Co, 2.00 In
trade, Harold Kline.
T. R. Ethridge, Floor Lamp,
Mrs. Maude Martin.
Fields Barber Shop, Jar of
Kranks Massage Cream
Hill Hardware, no drawing,
out of tickets.
AMATEUR SHOW TUES
DAY EVE AUGUST 11
The date has been set for the
"Major Bowes Amateur Hour"
at the Marlow Theatre, for August 11, at 8 p. m. Some splendid talent is registered and the
show promises to be the most
intrigueing, unique and entertaining that has been shown for
some time. There will also be
some special numbers in addition to the regular. numbers.
While the judges are deciding on
the winners, the request numbers will be given.
The following are registered:
Vocal Solo. Cowbov Crooner,
Male Quartet, Violin Comedy
Act, Tapning Farmer Boy, Yod_
ler and Whistler. Singing and
Playing. _For children: Harmonica, 2 entries, Whistler, Rea
der, Singin? and Acting. Some
of the special parts of the program will be Major Bowes in
person, clever as the original,
announcing Chase and Sanborn
Coffee, The    Market    Repdrt,
Patrons of the Marlow Theatre will really be "off to the races" Thursday night, July 30.
Described as a screamingly
funny thrill comedy, "Race
Night" comes to the screen of
the Marlow with ten screen, comedy stars participating in a
speed classic.
But most astonishing of all,
according to the management,
the audience will actually participate in the race!
Just how this is done remains
a secret, but Manage- Rohr declares the contest has all the
thrilling aspects of a Latonia,
5 Caliente, or a Kentucky Derby.
"Race Night" is heralded as
the most unusual novelty in the
history of the screen. It was
conceived a few months ago and
since then has swept the country like wildfire. Thursday.
July 30, will be the first of a
series of Race Nights at the
Marlow, during successive weeks
The ten famous comedians
who participate in the race are
headed by Snub Pollard, Hank
Mann, Tom Kennedy, Jack
Richardson, Leo White, Max
Davidson, Heinie Conklin and
others.
The race itself starts out as a
cross, country dash, but it is
said to wind up in wheel chairs,
aboard bicycles, and in all manner of conveyances. Thrills,
too, abound as the racers enter
a city and dash through teeming traffic.
The contest will be shown on
the screen of the Marlpw theatre as an added attraction.
Don't miss the big opening
night!
For their second start in the
second half of the league schedule, a scrappy Remer nine defeated Pine River by a score of
nine to seven on the latter's
diamond Sunday.
The Remer boys took an early lead and held it throughout
the entire.game until the ninth,
when Pine River staged a rally
for four tallies to tie the score,
for the next three innings both
teams were retired in a one two
three Order. Then Remer in a
short batting spree nicked Riley for three hits, brining in two
runs. Pine River threatened to
score in the last half but were
finally retired without a tally.
Vane Jones, veteran of many
years on the Pine River team,
back behind the bat lor seven
innings, get'tang a nice hit and
doing a good job behind , the
p'ate.
Elden Swift, did a nice job in
left field, making several difficult catches, robbing the Remer boys of some nice hits.
Gerald Seaton did a nice job
at first and also behind the bat,
relieving Vane Jones but booted
one a little to high to third, in
an attempt to catch a base runner but made up for it when he
sent out a nice three sacker with
two men on.
The game was featured by
spurts of very good baseball,
hot arguments and all the fire
and spirit that goes to make it
our so called national sport.
Next Sunday the local boys
will play at Longville, with intentions of adding nothing to
the happiness of the Homecoming Longville team, at their
Veterans of Foreign War celebration.
REMER
AB      H     R     Ei
Pound 2b, 6     2      10
Minter 3b 7     4     2      0
McGlade If 6     3     2      1
Clark lb 5     10     0
rhnsor- ss 6      3      0      0
Myers cf 5      10      0
Scudlarske p        5     110
Maynor rf 6      110
Buschaw c 2     0     0     0
Nosalik c 3     2     2      0
total       51    18     9      1
PINE RIVER
AB      H     R      E,
Swift If 6     10     0
C. Seaton cf        6     3     2      0
Isensee sb 6     3     2      1
Hoff  3b 6      2      10
Lovoi rf 5      0     0      0
Walton ss 5     110
G. Seaton lb        5     4      0      1
Shiffer rf 10      0     0
Riley p 5      110
Jones c 4      10      0
total 419    16     7     2
Whistling by an artist, Instrumental trio, Tap Dancing special
ty, Vocal Solos and one Big Surprise Number. Three out of
Town judges will select the winners. Talent is registered from
Walker, Longville, Park Rapids,
Backus, Mildred and Pine River. There is still time to enter.
Contestants must not use more
than 10 minutes, must be prepared to answer the" Major and
must be at the Marlow before
8 p. m., August 11. Register
with Ollie Dahl, John Rohr, Mrs
Roibdeau or Mrs. M. Sherwood.
Its the biggest show of the
season! Everyone is waiting for
the Big Night, Don't Forget the
Date.
GASOLINE EXPLOSION CAUSES SEVERE
BURNS TO LADY
Mrs. Ed Centil, who lives on,
Norway Brook was quite seriously burned Tuesday, when a
gasoline stove exploded in her
home. She was rushed to the
'hospital in Brainerd, where she
was treated. The burns covered more than a third of her body. She is doing very well and
is expected to recover. Martha
Datzman went to Brainerd on
Tuesday evening, and is on duty as special nurse for Mrs. Centil.
Mr. and .Mrs. Frank Peterson
returned Tuesday evening, from
a five thousand mile' trip into
Canada, where they visited with
their three sons. They report
some wonderful crops in the
Peace River District.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all our friends and neighbors    for   their
acts of kindness during the illness and death of our father.
John G. Norman
Elis G. Norman
Axel A. Norman
Oscar W. Norman
Gilbert T. Norman
Freda Ecker
Olga Zumbrunnen
Sara Thompson
Mrs. L. E Cottrell and children, who have spent several
weeks at Thompson, la., returned home Tuesday.