The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1935-11-07

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PINE
JOURNAL
VOLUME I NUMBER XII
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1935
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
FOUR NEW WPA
PROJECTS IN CASS
60 SCHOOL BOARD   MEMBERS ATTEND MEETING
NEW PROJECTS WILL   GIVE
EMPLOYMENT   TO   136
MORE MEN IN CASS
Four new WPA projects were
launched in Cass County the fore
part of this week, giving employment to 136 more men and assuring the expenditure of $47.
563.50 in the county, in addition
to allotments heretofore made.
These projects are Cass County's further share in the, Works
Progress Administration's effort
in Minnesota, in charge of Victor
Christgau, state director, to give
subsistance jobs for unemployed
"employables" who otherwise
would be thrown on their own
when direct relief ends, as it is
doubtless will before the close of
November. Most of the 136 men
called to work Monday and Tuesday will be paid $40. a month
and will work four days a week.
iy% hours a day.       ,
In district No. 2, which includes Cass and all other counties
in this section, -1,200 additional
men were called to work this
week on 34 new projects which
calls for the expenditure of$577,
777.21 will come from WPA and
$71,827.95 from the sponsors.
In Cass County, the four projects will call for the expenditure
of $47,563.50, of which which
amount $45,460.00 will come
from WPA and $2,103.50 from
the sponsors. In addition, there
will be $10,487.00 in federal
funds to cover the cost of needed
equipment and $3,618.00 for materials. |
Not included in the above tabulation is a fifth project for the
completion of the Conservation
building at Walker, for which
funds were allotted Monday.
The outstanding project in
Cass county is located at Cass
Lake Village and calls for the installation of 24,000 linear feet
of curbing, regrading, and graveling of the -village streets. It
is estimated that the work will
give employment to 53 men for
six months. The original esti-
^mate called for the expenditure
of $18,638.50, of which amount
$18,496.00 comes from WPA and
$142.50 from the sponsor. In addition, WPA will provide $1,638.
to pay rental on trucks and 2,848
for needed gravel, cement and
lumber.
The other three projects are
a part of a country-side road improvement program sponsored
by the County Board, Frank
Bragg, chairman, and Robert A.
Dahms, County Highway Engineer. These three projectsbrief-
ly summarized, are as follows:
Graveling and surfacing state
aid road No. 2. This project
will give employment to 22 men
for approximately five months.
The original estimate called for
an expenditure of $7,585.00, of
which amount WPA will pav
$6,960.00 and the sponsor $625.
In addition, WPA will supply
$2,295.00 to pay rental on trucks
and teams and $280.00 for necessary material.
County aid road No. 42; Grubbing, clearing and graveling for
a distance of five miles, in   Wilkinson township, at the special
behest of Mike Goss.   This will
give employment to an average
of 30 men for two months.   The
original estimate called   for   an
expenditure   of   $12,210.00,   of
which amount $11,624.00    will
be payed by WPA and $586.00
by the sponsor.   In addition, the
WPA will  supply $3,794.00    to
pay rental on teams, trucks and
tractors and $210.00 for gravel-
County aid road No. 13; clearing, Grubbing,    clay    surfacing
and graveling for a distance of
24.9 miles.     This   project   will
give employment to 28 men for
approximately six months.   The
original estimate called for   the
expenditure   of   $9,130.00,     of
which  amount $8,380.00  comes
from federal funds and $750.00
from the sponsor.    In addition.
WPA will supply   $2,060.00   to
pay rental on trucks and teams.
and $280.00 for gravel.
About sixty member.- of Cass
County school boards attended
a meeting held at the school auditorium at Pine River, Monday.
This meeting was called by Coun
ty Supt. Wicklund, for the purpose of discussing recent legislation for rural schools, new
standards of education, and matters and questions brought up by
the echool board mem J its. Mr.
T C. Engum, State Inspector of
Tr.vi importation, wad present at
all sessions ani gave a very instructive talk, he also answered
Questions brought up by the
Hard members.
A delicious luncheon was servers for all the members by the
Hume Econom.:-s Clar.v under
the direction of Miss Odin. During the afternoon session Miss
McCart, accompanied by Miss
Benson, entertained with a vocal
solo. Mr. Wicklund deserves
much credit in promo ting this
successful meeting.
Pine River State Bank To
Open Tuesday November 12
THE NEW   BANK   WILL   BE
LOCATED IN THE FOMER
BANK     BUILDING
ADOLPH KICKER
MRS C. MITCHELL
CALLED BY DEATH
The many friends of Mrs.
Claud Mitchell, a resident of
Swanberg for twenty nine years,
w^re shocked to learn of her sudden death which occurred at her
home Friday evening from a
paralytic stroke. She was apparently iin good health.perform-
ing her duties during the day
and had retired for the night,
when her husband discovered
she had quietly passed away.
Belle Ruud was bom in Norway, June 18, 1870. When sha
was three years of age she came
to America with her parents to
make her home at Martell, Wis.
She was baptised and confirmed
in the Lutheran Faith.
In the year 1888, she was united in marriage to N. P. Houston. To this union nine children
were bonn-, three of whom ha^c
preceeded her in death. One
died in infancy, and two daughters, Leola and Bermice passed
away five years ago. In the
spring of 1917, Mr. Houston passed away after a lingering illness.
In 1922 Mrs. Houston was united in marriage to Mr. Claud Mitchell. Besides her husband she
leaves to mourn her sudden' death, six children; Mrs. Oscar Peterson, Mrs. E. B. Stoutenb'erg,
and Mrs. Delmar Riley, all of
Swanberg; Ferdinand Houston
of Alberta, Canada, and Glenn-
Houston of Minneapolis, twenty
grand children and two greatgrandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Lou
is Hemness of Milltown, Wis..
one brother, Henry Ruud of
Swanberg, a number of neices
and nephews, and a host of
friends.
Funeral services were held at
the English Lutheran- Church in
Pine River, with Rev. Raymond
Huss officiating. Music was
•furnished by Miss Mae Davies
and E. C. Lembke. The pallbearers were all relatives of the deceased. The heartfelt sympathy
of the entire community is extended to the family in their
hour of sorrow.
Those from out of town who
attended the funeral were; Mrs.
Louis Hemness of Milltown, Wis.
Mrs. Fosmoe and daughter and
son and Mrs. Thompson of Mar-
tell, Wis.
The Pine River State Bank,
which has been under organization for the past two meatus will
be officially opened on xuesday.
Nov. 12.
The charter of the Guthrie1
Bank will be moved to Fine River
and sufficient stock has been
sold to place three of the local
business men on the Board of
Directors.
Mr. Dahl, the cashier of the
new bank comes here highly recommended by his banking associates and patrons can rest assured that their banking interests will be well taken care of.
The new bank wil be located in
the building formerly occupied
by the Farmers State Bank.
Considerable credit is due P-
Lindberg, Ted Hill and F. L.
Hill for their efforts in bringing this much needed institution
to Pine River.
Lunch will be served by the
business men of Pine River
during the afternoon of the opening day. Look for their an-,
nouncement on another page
this issue.
Adolph Kicker was born in
Germany in 1878. He came to
this country with his parents at
the age of four years
He was united in mariage to
Elvie Smith in 1903 at Sask.,
Canada. Four children were
born to this union, Mrs. Martha
Thompson, who preceeded her
father in death; Mrs. Mildred
Kiueger, of Casselton, N. D.; Allen Leroy Kicker who are at
nome in Jenkins Township. He
also leaves his wife to mourn his
untimely death. He was always
a kind and loving father and hus
anb, his thoughts always being
for his loved ones. Mr. Kick»--
was converted June 30, 1930.
His last wordswere "I am ready
to go to my Lord." Funeral services were conducted in1 Jenkins,
with Rev. Charles Pearson officiating.
MRS. RUSSELL BARKELL
PASSES AWAY IN TEXAS
FISHING CONTEST AT
HILL HARDWARE CLOSED
ON   NOVEMBER   FIRST
list    of   the
Following area
prize winners:
Walleyed Pike class; first prize, $5.00 shakesDeare reel to J.
L. Heryford, of Wichita, Ka.who
caught a nine pound seven ounce
fish. Second prize, 50 yds. of EZ
Kast line to John Young of
Strasberg, Mo., with an eight
pound eleven ounce catch.
Northern Pike Class: First.
prize, $6.00 steel casting rod to
Chas. Person, of St Paul, with a
fish weighing nineteen pounds
fourteen and one half ounces; second prize to Geo. Kennedy of
Austin, Minn., for a seventeen
pound four ounce catch.
Black Bass Class: First prize,
$6.00 casting rod to E. F. Heeter
of Holland, Mich., for a five
pound nine and one half ounce
catch. Second prize to Carrol
Taylor of Forest City, la., for a
five pound four unce fish.
The largest Crappie prize went
to Chas. E. Mills, a pearl handled
fish knife for a one pound ten
ounce fish.
The Sunfish prize went to Roy
Mager of Pine River, for a o<ne
pound five ounce fish. The
prize was a bone handled fish
knife.
Several large Muskies were
brought in, the largest weighing
twenty eight pounds two ounces,
was caught by H. W. Greenwooci
of Alton, 111. There were no
prizes offered for Muskies this
year but mext year there will be
a Muskie division added to the
regular classes.
Over forty large fish were entered during the contest. The
prizes which are on display at
Hill's Hardware are being mailed this week to the winners.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Webb received word last week that their
daughter, Mrs. Russell Barke.il
had passed away at the Magnolia Hospital in Beaumont, Texas,
after a month's illness following
an operation.
Ruth Helen Webb was born
December 23, 1895, in Minnesota
where she spent most of her life.
She was maried to Russell Bar-
kell, September 28, 1919. One
daughter, Jeanne, was born to
this union. Mr. and Mrs. Bar-
kell came to Pine River, in March 1928, with Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Webb and established the
Trading Post. They resided
here about a year, during which
time they made many friends
who regret to learn of her death.
She leaves to mourn her untimely death, her husband and
daughter Jeanne ;her parents,
Mr. and Mrs.W. J. Webb, and a
brother, Ralph J. Webb of Los
Angeles, California. Mr. and
Mrs. Webb have the sympathy
of the community in their bereavement.
HEWS BRIEFS FROM
AROUND OUR STATE
THROAT SWELLS TO STOP
BREATH; NECK CUT OPEN
THE P. T. A.   WILL   MEET
FRIDAY EVENING. NOV. 15
This is just to call your attention to the date so that those
interested will keep this evening
free to attend' the PTA. A very
interesting program will be arranged andwe will print as much
of i of the program as we cart next
week. This organization wants
more members. At the last meeting 18 new members were added to last years list. When you
come to the next meeting be prepared to join, the cost is only
25c per year and your membership will not only be worthwhile
to you but will also be of valup
to others. When Jane Adams
was asked to become a member
of the PTA, she replied "I could-
„ t fail to do it, there is no more
worthwhile organization in th^
country than this and I am glad
to be allied with it." If Miss
Adams felt that this organization was worth while and wanted to work with it, it could only
have been because she recognized in the ideals a likeness to
her own. It lifts every member
to a high realm when pledged
with her to a constant improvement of homes and community.
Fifty years of active work for
civilization, both at the "Hull
House," an«_ through many organizations with the interest of
humanity as their base, have
left an impressionable glory
around the name of Jane Adams.
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR STATE
The County Highway Engineers have been designated by L-
P. Zimmerman, SERA administrator, to supervise a state-wide
improvement program designed
to permit drouth relief clients
a chance to work off their obligations- to the state.
It is estimated that this program will effect about 40,000
persons, chiefly farmers, who
have incurred obligationsamoun-
ting to , about $4,000,000. In
asking the county highway engineers to supervise the proiects
in counties and municipalities
Mr. Zimmerman! explained that
this plan gives the drouth relief
clients an opportunity to work
off the obligations incurred up
to Feb. 25, 1935.
Types of projects include road
repair, ditch cleaning, school
house repair, painting, - gravel
hauling, etc. The work is to be
done under a contract system.
giving the drouth relief recipient
the advantage of working off
his obligation at his own convenience. Obligations may be
paid either in work or in kind.
Benson—It may sound' like
hot air to the layman', but Chris
Christenson, Rolling Forks far-'
mer, is now doing his breathing
through his neck, following am
emergency operation at Benson.,
Christenson was in his usual
good health when he rose that
morning to help a neighboring
farmer. After working a short
time, he noticed a pain in his
throat, followed by a rapid swelling, and within a short time he
was having difficulty in breathing. He was brought to Benson
immediately and his ailment was
diagnosed as edema of the glottis (voice box or vocal chords).
By th#t time'his condition had
become so serious that he had
apparently stopped breathing
and an operation was necessary.
The attending physician made a
slit in Ohristenson's throatabove
the collarbone, cut open the wind
pipe and applied pressure on the
chest with the result that thepa-
tient again resumed more regular breathing. A curved metal
tube was then inserted in the
windpipe and fastened around
the patient's neck. Christenson
is now breathing through this
tube. As soon as the swelling
in his throat goes down, he will
again breath normally.
Hobby   Wall   Contains
From Every Page of
Rocks
History
THE METHODIST CHURCH
AMONG   THE   MIGRANTS
THE ERADELPHIAN CLUB
MET FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The reular meeting of the Era
delphian Club was held Fridav
afternon at the home of Mrs. H.
H. Hill The subject for the
meeting was "Poetry." Mrs.
Allen gave a discussion on both
American and foreign poets.
Mrs. Underleak recited several
poems written by Kioling, while
Mrs. Hill took up those of Whit-
tier andMrs. Farnam gave an
interesting talk on miscellanious
poetry.
The next meting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Underleak.
The topic for the afternoon will
be "Quilts and Rugs. All members are reminded to attend.
BRIDAL SHOWER AT THE
BOGART HOME WED. EVE
On Wednesday eveningfriend°
and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs.
George Bogart gathered at the
Bogart home with gifts and best,
wishes for the newelyweds. Card
playing was the diversion of the
evening after which a delicious
lunch was served.
HALLOWE'EN PARTY
16 boys and girls gathered at
the Shill Hall on Thursday evening to celebrate the Goblin'night-
Games of all kinds were played,
with prizes going to Marvin Zig-
mund for having the most comical costume and Johnnie Hack
for being the most quiet during
a "Quiet Contest."'    '
The room was decorated in
the usual hallowe'en colors and
cats and witches. Refreshments
were served at ten o' clock. Miss
Conzet and Mrs. Dahl acted as
chaperons.
The Rosebud Rebecca Lodge
held their regular meeting on
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Lewis
Walton, who is the District President, made her official visit
and presented the lodge with
some good plans for the winter.
BRIDGE DINNER
Deviating from the usual custom of the bridge players, Mrs.
Lon Fields entertained the bridge club to a duck dinner at seven
o' clock, on Wednesday evening.
Following the excellent dinner.
three tables were set up and
the game was on, with Mrs .Marion Sherwood winning first
prize and Mrs. T. E. Hill, second.
In 1920 this work was put on
an international basis, with sixteen denominations includingour
own church that cooperate financially. The administration o±
the work is in the hands of the
Council of Women for Home
Mission.
The children from the M. E.
Sunday School who contributed
pictures from magazines to the
Migrant children, will be glad to
know they were very much appreciated. Mrs. Vane Jones e-
ceived a letter of thanks from
Miss Edith Lowry, secretary of
the Migrant work.
The Migrant is a stranger
within all our gates, he^e to-day.
gone to-morrow, a strange exis-
tance, epic ini its way, 'born in
the cotton, reared in the fruit.'
Men, women and children following the crops, they pause and
pitch their tents, shall we go and
meet them?
Chatfield.—A wall . made   up
of stones which would be the envy of any museum in the   world
is the property of George A. Haven, president of the Root River
State  Bank at Chatfield.    The
wall, built as a hobby of Haven's
contains rocks from every   section of this country and   many
parts of the world, and also from
almost every page of history.   A
pebble from the dungeon of the
Tower of London,   larger   fragments from the old Roman wall
at Chester, from   Wales,   from
the batlefields of France, from
Vesuvius and Sicily, and even a
heathen idle's foot are some   of
the fragments which)   make   up
the cosmoDolitan structure.
. The United States is represented by stones and   bricks   from
Lookout mountain. Port Arthur.
Matamorfls. Mt.   Roval.   Grand
Canyon, the old California Mission, the Oregon Trail.    Ouster's
burie} ground, the Cats-ills, the
White mountains.   Yellowstone,
and manv other historic, points.
A rock nicked no near Plymouth
Rock, bearing the chiseled   date
1620, a small   pari   of   the   old
Board of Trade Buildine- in Chicago, and a paving   block   from
the old French ouarter in   New
Orleans all rest in this wall. The
wall is 120 feet long. 5 feet high,
and 18 inches wide.   As lon-o- as
Haven is alive and able +o collect
stones, it will never be finished.
R. C. Spencer is in charge of
the WPA project which gives
employment to twelve men in
Pine River. The street from
the Wideman residence to the
hospital is blocked while a sewer
is being laid.
ENTRIES     COMING     IN
FOR   POULTRY   SHOW
Entries for the local Poultry
Show to be held on Friday and
Saturday of this week are Coming in rapidly and there is no
doubt but what there will be a
fine lot of birds exhibited according to Mr. Rognlie, so plan to
be there. The Show will be held
at the Pine River Armory.
On another page of this issue
are listed the prizes that are offered by the local business men.
HALLOWE'EN PARTY FOR
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN
Thirty children of the Mission
Sunday School gathered at the
home of Miss Mae Davies on
Hallowe'en at seven thirty o'
clock for two hours of fun and
frolic. The rooms were decorated with candles,pumpkins, black
cats and witches and the children vied with each other in contests for which interesting prizes were given. Later refreshments in the form of popcorn,
candy and apples were served.
NORTHWEST ASSEMBLY
PROGRAM    ON FRTDAY
The first attraction of the
Northwest Assembly will be given at the school auditorium on
Friday, November 8th. This program will be a lecture by Grace
Olive Wiley, Lecturer and naturalist. She says she used to be
afraid of snakes but since she
has learned thier ways she has
become fond of them and has
trained more than a hundred
deadly snakes of North America.
She has trained copnerheads,
moccasins and rattlesnakes.
School activity tickets will admit adults and pupils to this lecture.   Admission 10c & 15c.
Mrs. Ada Ralya left Monday
for her home at Motley after a
short visit with Mrs. Mary Mor-
ey.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer W. Bark
of Grand Rapids, and Miss Elizabeth Bock of Duluth, spent
Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Bark's mother, Mrs. John Leef.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Anderson
and daughter Donna Lee, called
at the Dahl home Thursday for
a short visit. They were en-
route to their home at Grand
Forks, N. D., from a business
trip to the Twin Cities.