The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1935-09-26

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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME 1 NUMBER VI
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,' 1935.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
NEWS BRIEFS FROM
AROUND THE STATE
FIND ROSARY CROSS
IN PATIENT'S LUNGS
Austin.—The story of the-
woman taking a pin from her
ear, which she had swallowed
over a half century earlier is almost matched by the case of an
Austin man. For several years
his trouble was diagnosed as
tuberculosis and he had frequent, hemorrhages. But he
failed to react to other tests for
tuberculosis. After an X-ray
it was decided to operate upon
him. A cross from a rosary
was found lodged in one of the
passages to his lungs. The man
then recalled that as a child he
had swallowed the little cross.
Now he is cured.
A CAR; A MATCH;
A LIGHT; NO CAR!
Breckenridge.—John Deans,
Tenney, knows how it feels to
see his car vanish before his
very eyes. A small, yes a
very small insignificant match
was all that was imeeded. The
vanishing act started when Jay
Tracy filled the Deans' car with
gasoline at Teney. Tracy, as he
completed filling the tanknoticed
Dean pull a cigarette from his
pocket, scratch a match, light
the cigarette and then throw
the match near the gasoline
tank. The car immediately
burst into flames. When the
fire was finally extinguished,
what had been a car was a mass
of twisted steel.
HEARSE DRIVER FALLS
ASLEEP; DITCHES CAR
Benson.— An ambulance
hearse, driven by a man who
registered at the hotel as Ed.
Couley of Graeeville, was damaged when it plunged into a
ditch off the main highway six
miles east of Benson. Couley
and a passenger in the front
seat were unhurt. The vehicle
was being driven from the Twin
Cities when the accident occurred. It is believed that Couley
dozed off at the wheel.
spring and has watched their
growth with great interest. The
potatoes, even tiny when full
grown, ace blue in color and are
said to be eaten by Japanese as
an after meal delicacy. The vines
are an unusually dark green, and
potato bugs stay clear of them.
Michalla put a number of common potato bugs on the vines at
different times, but they all
flew away as quickly as possible
he states.
10 YEAR OLD GIRL
SAVES DROWNING TOT
Red Wing.—Betty 10 year old
daughter of- Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Nordley of   Red   Wing,   played
; the role of a young heroine recently when she rescued a three
year old girl, Muriel Ruth Pant-
ke of Roselle, 111., from drowning. The incident occurred at
Fish Trap lake, near Lincoln, in
northern Minmesotawhere members of the Nordley family were
. vacationing. Muriel had gone to
the erid of the pier, stretching
out into the lake for a considerable distance, where she was
playing with her doll. She dropped her doll and while attempting to reach for it fell into the
deep Water. Betty rushed to the
end of the pier amd as Muriel
came to the surface she grabbed
her arm and pulled the tiny tot
out.
BOY felVES LIFE
TO SAVE BROTHER
Fosston.— Keith Reierson
made the supreme sacrifice of
his life when he died last week
■*■' to save his brother. Keith and
Clayton slipped off the load at
a sharp dip. Caught by a tug he
was being dragged when Keith
climbed down onto the wagon
to get the lines to stop the
frightened, horses. He was
thrown from the tongue under
the wagon which was pulled
across his chest. Rushed to a
hospital, doctors were unable to
hirn and he died with the words,
"Mama, I had to try and help
Clayton."    He was 14 years old.
MAIN STREET IS
ALL RE-SURFACED
Through the cooperation of
the State Highway Department
the village of Pine River has
accomplished the re-surfacing of
the entire four blocks of the
main street. The present job
finished the streets from the
curb out. According to Arvid
Lundin, village clerk, the State
Highway Department is furnishing labor amdequipment, while
the village furnishes the materials. About 25 or 30 men on
the state payroll have been employed on the project the forepart of this week, the village
having provided ten additional
men on Monday in -~ ier to speed
up operations-
Those responsible in securing
this valuable improvement for
the community should be congratulated.
The application of bituminous treatment to the entire
width of the main thoroughfare,
besides improving the appearance of the street immeasurably,
also eliminates dust in the business district and keeps the street
from becoming sloppy in rainy
weather. In conjunction with
the surfacing of the outside
lanes of the street, all intersections have been smoothed
and chuck-holes filled, making
all approaches safer for automobiles as well as pedestrians.
This practical improvement
in the Pine River business district should be a source of great
satisfaction to the people of the
community. Such improvements
are always noticed by tourists
going through the town and
will show them that Pine River
is a progressive town. The fact
that the completion of the surfacing was completed with very
little expense to the taxpayers
should add to the satisfaction
of the job.
Considerable work was done
on the highway here last week
also. No passing signs in the
form of small reflectors were
installed on1 highway No. 71,
extending from the curve at the
eastern approach to Pine River
as far as the intersection at the
west end of the Minnesota Utilities power house. These reflectors, installed several feet
apart down the center of the
highway, are clearly visible in
the daytime as indicators of a
No-passing zone, and at night
appear to the approaching motorist as a row of small lights.
They are also of great value in
driving in the night when meet-
other cars on curves as they outline the center of the highway.
This system of traffic warnings is being installed all over
the state of Minnesota, as they
have been found very effective in reducing the number of
accidents in danger zones.
Hunting Season Opened
Saturday,  September  21
BETTtAMI AND ITASKA ARE
Vv^ENTO CHICKEN
SHOOTING
POTATO BUGS DON'T
LIKE JAPANESE SPUDS
Japanese products are competing with those of the rest of
: the world, but it remained for
Paul Michalla, farmer of Sol way,
near Bemidji, to start competing
with Japanese products by raising Japanese potatoes. Michalla
planted six hills of potatoes last
NOTICE FOR   BIDS
Bids for coal will be received
by the Pine River Board of Education on or before October 10th
1935, for 160 tons of coal, to be
delivered in not over car lots
from time to time as the local
need arises. Bidders to specify
whether the coal prices are for
F. O. B. Pine River or delivered
to bin at the school building.
The B. T. U. content of the various types of coal submitted is to
be given together with the price
of the coal. The board reserves
the right to reject any or all
bids.
— G. P. Rognlie.   Clerk
Miss Martha Datzman went to
Brainerd on Thursday, returning
Saturday.
Several of the local sportsmen
took advantage of the first day
hunting on September 21, in
the counties that were opened.
It became legal on that date . to
take prairie chickens or pinnated grouse and white breasted or
sharp-tailed grouse in 14 counties.
Hunters are warmed that it is
unlawful to use a hunting license.
or coupon of another person; to.
hunt in any state park or game
refuge, or to carry firearms in'
such areas except by special permission ; To transport any protected game or parts thereof in
any receptacle unless tagged,
and contents of such package be
plainly marked on the outside
with license number, name of
consignor and consignee; To
shoot game from a motor vehicle or to carry firearms in a motor vehicle unless they are taken
apart or contained in a case, unloaded in both barrels and magazine ; To retain game more than
five days after the close of the
season unless tagged by state
game warden.
Sunrise and sunset schedules,
with St Paul longitude, are as
follows, with a variation of approximately four minutes to
each degree, add to determine
for points west and subtract for
points east of St Paul.
Sept, Rise Set
21 5:59 6:13
22 6:00 6:13
23 6:01 6:05
24 6:02 6:07
25 6:04 6:06
26 6:05 6:03
27 6:06 6:01
28 6:08 6:00
Following the prairie   chicken
season, there will be open season for the taking of ring-necker
pheasants, bobwhite quail and
migratory birds, with shooting
of the upland game bird varieties afternoons only from moon
until sunset, and of migratory
birds from 7:00 A. M. to 4:00 P.
M. daily during the open season.
Legal open! seasons for the
■fjaking of ring necked pheasants,
prairie chickens, bob-white quail
and wild waterfowl were designated for 1935 by the Minnesota
Conservation Commission.
Wild duck species which are
"nearest' extinction', such as
canvasbacks and redheads will
be particularly favored ; by the
elimination of open water shooting, Director Swenson said.
Shooting of wild waterfowl
over baited water or land will be
prohibited. Use of live decoys
in the taking of wild water fowl
has been ruled out; none will be
allowed. The three shell limit
placed on autoloading and re-
peatingshotguns will take effect
for the first time this fall. New
regulations provide that duck
hunters may use a shotgun only,
not larger than 10 gauge, shot
from the shoulder.
Federal regulations prescribing means by which wild waterfowl may be taken, limit the use
of a blind, boat or floating craft
of any kind to loations not more
than 100 feet from the shore line
as determined by ordinary high
tide orwhere there is continuous natural growth of vegetation
extending beyond such shore
line, not more than 100 feet
from such growth or vegetation
protruding above the surface of
the water at the time of taking
such birds.
Persons who hunt migratory
waterfowl are required to buy a
federal duck stamp before the
shooting, in addition to the regular state hunting license. The
stamps are obtainafce. as they
were last year, at first and second class offices at $1.00 each.
The hunter is required to write
his name in ink across the face
of the stamp.
Federal regulations will govern the taking of wild waterfowl
in Minnesota during the season
this fall .'with 30 consecutive
days of shooting of wild ducks,
geese, jack-snipe or Wilson
snipe, rails and coots from
October 21 to November 19,
both dates inclusive. Time for
taking will be from 7 A. M.to
4 P. M. with the exception of the
opening day when shooting will
start at 12 noon.
There is an inviolate closed season on wood duck, ruddy duck
and bufflehead ducks.
Daily and possession limits
on ducks, rails, coots gallinules,
jack-snipe or Wilson snipe are
the same with ten per day in
the aggregate of all kinds ot
migratory waterfowl of which
not more than four shall be
geese or brant, the daily and
possession limits on these species.
Taking of three male pheasants per day, with a limit of six
male birds in possession, will be
legal for nine half days from
October 19 to 27, both dates inclusive in the following counties:
Cass and Hubbard, Houston
Fillmore, Mower, Freeborn,Win-
ona, Olmsted, Dodge, Steele, Waseca, Wabasha, Kanabec, Pine,
Carlton, Aitkin and Crow Wing
Clearwater, Becker, Mahnomen,
Clay, Norman, Polk and Red
Lake.
Twenty half days of ringnecked pheasant shooting will bs
permitted in the other Minne-
esota counties open to this form
of hunting with a staggered season or rest period provided.
In these 51 counties, taking each
day of three male pheasants
or'two males and one hen pheasant, with six 'male "pheasants
or four males and two henphea-
sants as the possession limit,
will be legal from October 19 to
October 27, and from November
9 to 19, all dates inclusive. The
counties included in these two
shooting periods: Wilkin, Otter-
tail, Wadena, Todd, Morrison,
Benton, Mille Lacs, Isanti, Chisago, Scott, Washington, Anoka,
Sherburne, Stearns, Pope, Douglas, Grant, Stevens, Traverse,
Dakota, Big Stone, Swift, Kan-
diohi, Meeker, Wright, Hennepin, Carver, McLeod, Renville,
Goodhue, Chippewa, La qui Parle, Yellow Medcine, Lincoln.
Lyon, Redwood, Brown Nicollet,
Sibley Rice, LeSeuer, Blue Earth
Watomwan, Cottonwood, Murray
Piestone, Rock, Nobles, Jackson, Martin and Faribault.
The season on ruffed grouse,
otherwise known as native partridge, will be closed during 1935
throughout the' entire state.
Similar closed seasons were also declared on mourning doves,
upland plover and woodcock, by
the commission.
Quail hunting will include 22
half days of shooting from Oct.,
28 to November 19, both dates
inclusive in 13 Minnesota counties, with six birds as the daily
limit and 12 birds permitted in
possession.
Shooting will be from moon until sunset daily.
BROOTEN DOCTOR GETS
A 33-FOUND MUSKIE
this section the fields tower well
over ten feet in height. Ears on
the corn are so high up on the
stock that farmers will almost
need the aid of a step ladder to
husk their corn this fall. If
frost does not touch the corn for
a week or two the corn crop will
be one of the best in the history
of Big Stone county. The corn
this year got off to a slow start
but after the 4th. of July it
made great gains.
JAMES WILLIAMS
SPEAKS AT SCHOOL
A lecture by James Williams,
noted physicist, was the occasion' for the second assembly of
the Pine River School, held on
Wednesday morning. Mr. Williams, who is giving a series ot
lectures to various schools this
year, explained his research ini
liquid air, and performed some
very interesting experiments
for the benefit of the assembly.
The lecture and demonstration
were particularly enjoyed by the
physics students.
The first of the scheduled
extra- curricular activities ot
the school year to be organized
are the school orchestra, the
Boys' Glee Club and the Girls'
Chorus..
A change in schedule, 'necessitated by new regulations from
the State Department of Education, has resulted in the assignment of three members of
the faculty to junior high school
subjects exclusively.
Schedules agreed' upon at a
meeting of District athletic directors in Staples last week will
be published later. Another
meeting of the high school faculty will be held in October for
the discussion of declamation,
debate, dramatics and music
tournaments.
Supplies for the first grade
and for the duplicating machine
have arrived this week. There
is a possibility that a school paper, to be the work of a selected group of high school students, will be organized later,
but plans are not definite as
yet.
Brooten.—The second largest
of its kind hooked in the Lake of
the Woods region this year, 33
pound Muskelonge, was brought
back to Brooten by Dr. Town-
send, several specimens approaching the giant size, two
weighing 20 and 18 poundseach,
were included in the catch which
was brought back as proof, and
a "big one" which like the rest
of its tribe managed to get away
was reported as some length.
Dr. Townsend plans to moumtthe
33-pounder so that his grandchildren wont smile too much at
his story.
USED CAR SALE IS
STILL IN   PROGRESS
The used car sale that is being held at Ben Shiffer's Garage by the Scharf Chevrolet Co.
of Staples, is still in progress
and will continue until all the
cars are sold.
Mr. Scharf states that the
sale is a huge success and that
ten used cars were sold the first
two days of the sale.
They offer terms, and - also
will accept cattle in trade on the
cars. Don't fail to stop in and
see their fine line of used cars.
Their ad appears on another
page of this issue.
EDWARD G. ROBINSON IN
PICTURE AT MARLOW
Edward G. Robinson, celebrated character actor, enacts what
is said to be the greatest role
of his career in "The Whole
Town's Talking," the Columbia
production directed by John
Ford, which opens at the Mar-
low Theatre Sunday. He is cast
as a timid little clerk whose resemblance to an escaped desperado changes his entire life
and speeds up his shy romance
with Jean Arthur, who plays
opposite him as a wise-cracking
stenographer.
Adapted to the screen by Jo
Sterling and Robert Riskin,
Columbia's ace scenarists, "The
Whole Town's Talking" is based
on a W. R. Burnett novel which
ran serially in a national magazine.
DATE SET FOR NEXT
YEARS MINN. FAIR
Part of $25,000 Profit   will   Be
Used To   Improve   Property At Fair Grounds
Minnesota's 77th annual State
Fair will be held from September
5 to 12 in 1936 as a result of
action taken by the Board of
Managers following. • the completion of this year's record-
breaking exposition.
Passing the 500,000 mark for
attendance for the third time in
its long history, the 1935 State
Fair will go down in the records
as the most successful so far.
A final audited check reveals
that 526,946 attended this year's
fair, which was termed the
"Wonder Exposition   of   1935."
Establishing mew records in
virtually every department for
both quantity and quality of ex-
hibits,with the finest livestock
show in history, and with more
than 2,100 boys and girls competing in 4-H club competitions
the educational program reached a new peak for the ■ nation's
No. 1 state fair.
Likewise .the . .entertainment
was nigh perfect. The \ evening
show,, the-horse show; and auto
and horse race programs and the
thrill day features ■ all clicked,
providing visitors with a- wide
variety of attractions, with mot a
single accident to mar the weeks
festivities.
"Financially the 1935 . Minnesota State Fair has been a success," said Raymond. A. Lee,
secretary. ."While it is too early to determine the exact profit
on the operations of the fair it
is certain to exceed $25,000,
the best showing in the past decade.
Our budget wasapproximate-
ly $275,000 and the fact that we
will be able to pay all bills and
show a balance is most gratifying to the Board of Directors,
for after all the fair is an educational institution and not operated for profit.
"However it is the plan of the
Board to continue improving the
physical property of the fair
and in a conservative manner
a portion of the year's profit will
be used for that purpose.'
GOVERNMENT REFUSES
TO TRY SLUG MAKER
The government ■• refuses to
prosecute a man who manufactures slugs to use in slot machines. As reported earlier. Wm.
Carlson was charged with counterfeiting when he was . caught
using slugs in a slot machine at
Brainerd, and federal officers
found a casting apparatus in his
home which was being used to
manufacture the spurious coins.
Carlson was arrested on complaint of Tom Walsn> - manager
of the Rainbow tavern, and was
brought before .U, S. Commissioner A. D, Polk for a hearing.
Polk decided, however, that the
case did not warrant prosecution by the government on a
charge of counterfeiting, ' since
the slugs were not intended to
be mistaken for U. S..coins but
only to cause slot machines to
trip and spill out the genuine
currency.
FARMERS MEETING TO BE
HELD AT MILDRED SCHOOL
STEP LADDERS NEEDED
TO HUSK STATE CORN
Clinton.—Farmers- in Big
Stone county are producing a
Paul Bunyon Corn crop this year
and in many places   throughout
EASTERN   STAR MEETS
Clover chapter 241 of the
Eastern Star held its regular
bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday
evening. Following the regular program of the meeting, refreshments were served by the
social committee, on which Mrs.
Theodore Hill served, assisted
by Mrs. WarrenHill and Mrs.
George Murphy of Backus.
A farmers meeting will be
held at the Mildred school auditorium, October 1st., atl:30 P.
M. The purpose of the meeting
is to discuss plans for going into the Poultry and Berry industry on a large scale with a
cooperative freezing and shipping plant located at Mildred.
The Hon. J. H. Hay, State
Deputy Agriculture Commissioner will be on hand ,to give advice and explain the best .methods to imploy in,order . to' succeed in the venture. Mi*- Wm.
F.. Mackmiller, the county Rural
Rehabilitation Supervisor will
also be there to explain the government's part in the venture.
Everyone interested is urged to
attend.