The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1936-04-09

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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME I NUMBER XXXIV THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, April 9, 1936
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
PEQUOT ROBBERS
ARE APPREHENDED
Four men implicated by confession of at least one member
of the gang in the robberies in
December and January of the
postoffice and Farmers State
Bank of Pequot, as well as a series of mail robberies in all sections of the northwest, toaay were
held in various jails as postal inspectors debated charges to be
brought against the quartet.
Besides the two.thefts in Pequot, when an aggregate of several hundred dollars in cash,
stamps and money order blanks
were taken, the arrestts are expected to solve robberies totalling more than $10,000 in Hackensack and various other northwest towns.—Brainerd Dispatch
GIRARD - OLSON
"THANKS A MILLION'
THE MARLOW SUN.,
AT
MON.
Irresistible song, crackling
comedy and a heart-tugging romance fill the speedy sequences
of 20th Century's "Thanks A
Million," the bright new musical
with a million dollars worth of
stars which comes to the Marlow
Theatre on Sunday.
With Dick Powell and Ann
Dvorak enacting the chief romantic roles, 'Thanks A Million'
presents Fred Allen, Patsy Kelley, Paul Whiteman and his band
with Ramona,Rubinoff,Raymond
Walburn and the Yatch Club
Boys. They all act real parts in
a real story.
The plot of 'Thanks A Million'
revolves about the grief and
comedy a tanktown road company encounters under the masterful mis direction of Fred Allen
In the climax of the Film,
Powell achieves recognition and
a radio contract. And Miss Dvor
ak says she will be his, although
their romance is threatened for
a time by the intrusion of lovely
Margaret Irving.
Music for Thanks A Million
was written by Gus Kahn and
Arthur Johnston and include'I've
Got a Pocket Full of Sunshine.'
Don's miss this big picture,
coming to the Marlow next Sunday and Mondav.
A very pretty wedding took
olace at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. James Girard of Graff, Minnesota, on Saturday, when Miss
Vernive Girard became the bride
of Mr. Kenneth Olson of Spring
Valley. The room was beautifully decorated with pink and white
flowers and streamers. The cere
monv took olace at high noon,
with Rev. Huss of Pequot, performing the ceremonv. The ring
service was used. The father
cave the bride in marriage. Miss
^no-eMna Girard acted as bridesmaid and Mr. Elmer Wendt of
Brainerd supported the groom.
Thp bride was attired in a
I beautiful white satin gown with
a train and carried a bouquet of
brides roses. The groom wore
rhe conventional black and the
bridesmaid was attired in flame
sheer.
After the ceremony a delicious wedding dinner was served to
twenty-three guests. The bridal
couple left immediately for their
new home in Spring Valley, Minnesota, where Mr. Olson is enga-
Qf>r, in farminer. The bride's traveling suit was all in grey with
accessories to match.
Out of town qruests included
Mrs. H. D. Coffland and Lyle
and Reta nf Backus. Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Nichol sof Pine River.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Coffland of
Backus. Leo Madsen of Brainerd,
Mr. and Mrs. Wendt and grand-
danarhter of Brainerd.
Their many friends wish them
much, happiness in their new
venture.
Lee Bennett Enters Race For
Judge Of Probate In Cass
REV. MACKINNEY
TAKES OVER CHARGE
PONTORIA
Mrs. Leda Hamilton returned
home from the hospital Wednesday and is greatly imr»roved.
A large crowd attended the
dance at the F. Richard home on
Saturday evening.
Several friends gathered at
the Ora Siltman home Sunday ev
ening to hein Mr. Siltman celebrate his birthday.
A large crowd soent Saturday
evening at the Brochagen home
It was a birthday celebrationand
a farewell partv all ro]Ied into
one. 500 was played at eight tables with high score going to Mr
C. Wickum and Mrs. John Royal.
and low to Mrs. Clara Day and
R. Whitted.
NORWAY LAKE
the
Mrs. John Lembke is on
sick list this week.
Miss Opal Houg arrived home
Wednesday to spend her vacation.
C. L. Dixon of Canada spent a
few days at the Thos. Young
home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Walton
were visitors at the Houg home
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Young
left for Minneapolis the forepart
of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Marshwere
Sunday visitors at the Charles
Bates home.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Riley atten
ded the party at the Lyons home
Sunday evening.
The Ben Kline and Wm. McAllister families attended a party
at the Andy McAllister home on
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Alice Amy attended the
Pie Social held at thd Norway
Lake Farmers Club house Satur
day evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Judson
Mackinney of Watertown, Wis.,
have arrived in Pine River with
their family and have taken
charge of trie Pine River Gospel
Tabernacle; the pastorate of
which has been transferred from
Miss Mae Davies, its founder, to
the Rev. MacKinney.
Rev. MacKinney has held pastorates during the past 25 years
in Milwaukee, Rhinelander, Augusta, and LaCrosse, Wisconsin,
and Hastings, Minnesota. He
was the first pastor of theGospel
Tabernacle at Hastings and the
Gospel Tabernacle at Watertown
Both Rev. and Mrs. MacKinney received their college training- at Lawrence University, in
Appleton. Wis. Rev. Mackinney continued his theological
study at the University of Chicago.
During the early years of the
depression Rev. Mackinney was
appointed by the Conference of
Social Service to organize depots
to care for the transients. He or
ganized stations at Watertown,
Fondulac and Oskosh, Wis. and
Iron Mountain, Mich.
The family includes six boys
^v-i i-MT0 o?Hg.j Thev are all musi
cally inclined and have appared
in programs on the radio in this
capacity at different times. The
eldest son, who is attending a
a bible school is an accomplished
pianist.
Rev. MacKinney said with regard to his plans for work in
Vine River, We have a family
motive, Do all the good you can,
in all the ways you can until the
Lord returns to the earth again.'
The MacKinney family are
living in the Davies residence.
Miss Davies is leaving shortly
for Minneapolis, where she has
several unusual opportunitiesfor
employing her talents in the
Christian work.
While in Walker last Saturday
Lee M. Bennett, well Known Pillager resident, filed ior tne onke
of Judge of --rotate of (Jass coun
ty. This is the first time he has
been a candidate for county oni-
ce, though he has been mentioned from time to time. Mr. Bennett has always been active in
civic work in the county having
served on the village council for
years, acting as Chairman of
the local Red Cross chapter, serv
ing both as Commander and Adjutant of the Pillager Post of the
American Legion and is an active member of the Legislative
committee of the Cass county
Legion council, and also in other
capacities such as assisting applicants for drivers licenses, aiding the unemployed in registering, and helping in other ways.
For several years, Mr. Bennett was editor of the Pillager
Herald, which was generally con
sidered a very good newspaper.
In the fall of 1917 he sold The
newspaper and entered the army in the World War, where he
served for eighteen months, 13
months were spent in France in
the service of the Infantry. After returning from service he repurchased the Herald and again
took over the reins but was forced to give it up about four years
later due to ill health. In the
fall of 1919 he was appointed
postmaster at Pillager,which position he held until two years
ago. For the past two years he
has been assistant postmaster.
He also contributes 'Lee Words,1
a feature column in the Heald
each week.
In a statement made at the
time of filing, Mr. Bennett stated that be is a firm; believer in
the fact that the office should
seek the man, rather than the
man seek the office. His decision was prompted by his many
friends throughout the county,
who urged him to file for office.
Mr. Bennett also stated thatwith
the above quotation in mind, he
did not intend to make an extensive campaign, but would leave
the decision in the hands of his
friends.
Mr. Bennett said " I have no
axe to grind and if nominated
and elected the only promise 1
will make is that I will conduct
the office with the same diligence, courtesy and judgement that
I have given in the lesser offices
of public trust which I have
held in the past.
Lee M. Bennett
REBEKAH LODGE VISITS
BACKUS LODGE THURS.
Mrs. Lewis Walton, dist. Presi
dent of the Rebekah Lodges made her official visit to the Rebekah lodge at Backus on Thursday evening. Six other members
of the local lodge accompanied
her. The Backus lodge extended
an invitation to their guests to
accompany them to the Bender
Cafe where refreshments were
served and cards played.
SPECIAL EASTER SERVICES AT THE M. E. CHURCH
There will be a specialprogram
at the M. E. Church on Easter
Sunday at 11:00 A. M. The pastor will preach an Easter sermon
and musical numbers will include a harp solo by Don Milne, a
piano duet, 'Intermezzo from
Lohengren," by Mrs. Johnson
and her daughter Hildegarde, a
bass solo by the pastor, accompanied by two harps, Mrs. Milne
playing the regular score while
Don Milne will play elaborate var
iations on his concert grand harp
also a song by the Sunday School
choir.
An opportunity for anyone
wishing to join the Church will
be given at this service.
On Friday evening at 8:00 P.
M., the pastor will conduct a service on the 'Crucifiction.'
MR. AND MRS. BERT WIDE-
MAN RETURN FROM WEST
MRS. T.   E.   HILL   ENTERTAINS CONTRACT PLAYERS
Mrs. T. E Hill entertained the
contract players at the last meet
ing of the season. She also exten
ded an invitation to four more
players making it a one o'clock
luncheon party for 12. The table was beautifully decorated In
spring flowers and Easterdecora
tions. Following the delicious
meal the afternoon was spent in
playing contract with theawards
going to Mrs. L. W. Isensee and
Mrs. R. F. Dingle.
BRIDGE TOURNAMENT
The Townsend Siefert team of
the Ladies Bridge Tournament
continue to lead after the fifth
meeting, which was held on Mon
day evening. The last session
will be held on Thursday of next
week instead of Monday,to avoid
avoid conflict with the PTA.
Following are the scores to
date.
Zigmund - Hempstead 7798
Kater - Isensee 9122
Robideau - Lundin 5375
Schuster - Stewart 8968
Downing - Severied 9249
Shepard - Morrison 6690
Townsend - Siefert 11492
Evansta - McCart 6803
Thomas - Rovik 7616
Sherwood - Golz 9593
Witting - Dingle 7183
-Shiffer - Kolb 8810
Triggs - Gardiner 7665
Stewart - Conzet 9972
Fields - Moulster 8512
Bergstrom - Brezinsky 5612
Dahl - Anderson 8467
Datzman - Hill 8549
HARRY LUSCHER IS EXPANDING HIS GREENHOUSE
Harry Luscher, the local Undertaker and Florist is enlarging his Greenhouse to twice its
original size and expects to have
a full line of potted plants and
flowers in addition to a full line
of garden plants such as tomatoes, cabbages etc. The new addition is no doubt an asset to
the village as there are few small
towns with access to a Greenhouse of this size.
Mr. Luscher will be able to take care of all your floral and garden needs for the coming season.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wideman
returned Friday from their sojourn in California. Thev spent
most of the winter at Pomona,
where E. L. Forbes is located
and naturailv Bert and G<me
spent a lot of time together. Mr.
Wideman says the scenery is
wonderful and the climate perfect in Calif. Returning home
they drove via Spokane and visited with their son Merril andfam
ily and found them well and
pleasantly located. Practically
the entire trip home was made
through snow, with drifts of con
siderable size in various places.
PTA TO MEET ON
MONDAY APRIL 13
Only two more meetings of
the PTA this year. It is hoped
that these two last meetings will
De record makers in attendance,
as weather conditions should be
such that all who choose to come
can. A very interesting program
has been arranged for the next
meeting. As was stated last
week the Mildred Farmers Club
will be here with their one act
comedy, 'Fathers Pay On.' The
Pine River Players will open the
program followed by thecomedy,
a piano solo by Ruth Council, a
group of songs by girls from the
Normal Training Dept., and a
tap dance by Ardis Button. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
A special feature of this meeting deserves comment. Mr. Ernest Robideau, manager of the lo
cal bakery has donated a lovely
angei food cake which the organi
zation will raffle off after the
program. The PTA is very grate
ful for this donation and anticipate added funds for their ambitions to help sponsor needed
causes in the school. Fifteen dol
lars have been donated toward
the sick room furnishings. The
money will also be used for other
much needed projects.
The usual ten cent lunch will
be served after the program
REPUBLICANS MEET
IN CONVENTION SAT.
BIRTHDAY   PARTY
A very enjoyable party was
held at the Raymond Lindberg
home last Wednesday evening.
The occasion being the birthday of Mrs. Lindberg, Dorothy
Cromett and Walter Torkelson.
Delicious refreshments were ser
ved after an enjoyable evening
was spent. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. H. Robideau, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Torkelson, Misses Gloria Evans, Verna and
Dorothy Cromett.
NOTICE
The Mildred Co-opeative Poultry and Berry Association will
hold their regular meeting on
Tuesday evening, April 14 at the
Mildred school house. It is very
important that all poultry raisers and berry farmers attend
this meeting as full co-operation
is necessary to make this a success so plan to attend.
Try A Want   Ad
LOCALS
D. L. Triggs left Sunday for
Mitchell, S. D., where he will attend a meeting of officers and
managers of the J. F. Anderson
Lumber Co. He was accompanied as far as Minneapolis by Elias Rovik.
"Magnetic Luke." An Entertaining Short Fiction Story About a Young Laundryman with
Ideas. See the American Weekly
the magazine distributed with
next Sunday's Herald and Examiner.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Haack and
sons, Robert and John, left on
Monday for Minneapolis, where
thev will spend their Easter vacation with relatives. Mr. Haack
will attend a meeting of school
Sunerintendants also while there
Mrs. Minnie Morrison went to
Brainerd Friday to spend the
day with her grandson. Morris
Wareing and family. She return
ed with Effie Wareing who will
spend her Easter vacation at her
home here.
Morris Wareing of Pine River
i? now operating a Shell service
station at 4th and Front Sts. in
Brainerd and invites all his Pine
River friends to stop in and see
him when they are down that
way.
The M. E. Ladies Aid will serve a 35c supper in the catholic
aid rooms on April 18. Articles
of fancy work will be on display
to be sold.   The committee will
The Republican Convention
which was held in Walker Saturday was very well attended with
103 registering. The meeting
was called to order by chairman
F. W. Christenson of Cass Lake.
E. R. Starkweather, sec, gave a
report on the activities of the
past two years. Ed Rogers then
gave a 15 minute address on Republican principles and suggestions for constructive work in the
future.
The organization votedendorse
ment of Harold Knutson for the
6th district congressman andalso
amendment No. 1. Also that
the party stand squarely uponits
platform regardless of present
national party assuming a party
platform to fool the public with.
They advocated a strict economy administration of all govern
mental departments, with civil
service as to qualifications. That
all relief be administered for the
deserving by local supervision.
P. M. Larson, Dea nof Cass co.
Republicans, and pres. of the
Cass co. taxpayers ass'n., gave
a half hour address on the Constitution and what it means to
the country in times of stress.
Names of committee men will
be announced next week.
The following poem is written
by Lorraine Murrary of Pine River.
THE EASTER MESSAGE
SURPRISE PARTY
Several relatives surprised Mr
and Mrs. Geo. Jones Sunday.The
honored couple received several
beautiful giftsA delicious lunch
was served after an interesting
social hour was spent. Mr. Jones
is rapidly recovering after an illness of two months.
OLD LANDMARK RAZZED
Wm. Zanke purchased the old
Livery Barn from Elias Rovik
and is dismantling it for lumber.
This barn is one of the oldest
buildings in Pine River. It was
built in 1901 by Mr. Dawes on
the spot where the hotel now
stands and was moved to its present location in 1917 when the
hotel was built.
begin serving at 5:30 and continue until everyone has been
served. The menu will consist
of Baked Ham. Escalloped Potatoes, Vegetables, Rolls, Pickles
Jelly, Pie and Coffee.
Oliver Soarks of Elv snent his
vacation at his home in Pine River.
.Try A Want Ad
They Crucified My blessed Lord
They nailed him to the tree
Then for a satisfying- oath
They rent his garments three
They burrie him beneath the sod
as prophets had foretold
In three days   he   was   to   rise
again
The Lord and master of old
They put a stone upon his head
In grave clothes hewasdressed
Two angels stood to   guard   his
grave
While this they softly said
The first to come was Mary
Then also Mary Magdelene
To see the Lord they burried
but not of him they seen
They said where is the Master
We've come to seek him now
The angel said 'He's Risen'
Triumphant from the dead
But go ye into Gallilee
and there the Lord you'll see
And tell them he is Risen
And reigns eternally
They said unto the angel
In whitest garments dressed
May we not see the place
In which they   laid   the   savior
Blest
They looked and low they saw
The   grave   clothes   of   such
gloom
The Blessed Lord had worn
While in the earthen tomb
So they on their way departed,
for the city of Gallilee
On hopes they'd see the Master
who had   been   burried   days
just three
So when they saw the Master
The Lord to them did say
Go tell my disciples and Peter
I am risen from the dead
So now you see my people
This blessed Easter Tide
Is but in commemoration
Of the dear Lord crucified
Are you my blessed Reader
Of this little poem sweet
Been risen from the depth of sin
At the crucified savior's feet
A party of young folks motor
ed to Riverton   on   Monday   to
help their former teacher, celebrate her birthday.   A delicious
lunch was served after the party
The Party consisted of Barbara
Kolb. Vanetta Backman, Iris En-
gel, Harold Walton, Van   Back-
man and Loris Lowe.
NOTICE
F-L Meeting Tuesday nite,Apr
14, at Shill's Hall.   Hear Fred C.
Proehl speak on 'Manipulation of
the circulation of money and the
menace of the chain store.'(adv)