The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1935-09-12

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VOLUME I, NUMBER IV. THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1935. SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
FRANK A. TARDY
BACK TO PAY DEBT
For  Murder  of   Peter   Nelson,
Pillager, August 27
1927
Frank A. Tardy is back in
Cass County to pay the penalty
for the crime committed Aug.
27, 1927, when he, Leigh* Hen-
drickson and Charles Tappa
burglarized a store at Pillager
and killed the watchman.
The morning of August 27,
1927,the body of Peter Nelson,
aged watchman in a store conducted by E. P. Bacon, in Pillager, was lying in the rear of the
store where he had fallen when
shot by a burglar. That was all
anyone knew except that the
watchman had fired upon the
burglar or burglars.
The sherrif was called but co-
trace as to whom the guilty
party was could be obtained.
A short time afterward however
there was a robbery at Bena,
and the trail led to Bemidji.
This gave the department of
justice a lead, and they soon
knew just what men were wanted:
Leigfht Helndrickson afriS
Charles Tappa were picked up
at different times and are now
serving time in Stillwater.
Tardy strayed far from
home, he was in the south for a
while but becoming homesick
returned and on October 28,
1928, he was arested' in Duluth
and lodged in the county jail
at Grand Rapids, but escaped
before he could be brought
to Walker.
Shortly after this he was
mixed up in a postoffice robbery
in Wisconsin and was sentenced
to five years at Leavenworth,
of which time he served two
years and eight months.
On August 29, when he
walked out of the gate at
Leavenworth he was met by
Sheriff Mery and escorted back
to Walker and is now resting
■quietly in the county jail.
When he started his criminal career he was a young man,
a good mechanic, an athlete
and stronger than most men,
but today he is an old man,
grey hair and beard, with a
quiet disposition and not a bit
adverse to talking about the old
days. He knows what he has
coming and is apparently willing to abide by the judges
decision. Let it be what it may,
and it will probably be plenty,
as no one hasforgot the death
of Peter Nelson, and remember
he was old and feeble too.
Walker Pioneer
OBITUARY
REGISTER WITH NRS
SERA HEAD'S PLEA
TO RELIEF CLIENTS
Leonard Frank Spracklin was
born Nov. 10, 1933. He passed
away September 9, 1935 at the
age of 1 year, 9 months, and 27
days. Funeral services were conducted by the Northland Funeral Home at McKinley Township
church with burial in McKinley
cemetery.
He is survived by his mother
and father, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Spracklin besides other relatives
and a host of friends.
PTA HOLD MEETING
MONDAY   EVE
The Parent-Teacher Association of Pine River held a spQciai
meeting Monday evening for the
purpose of electing a president.
The meeting was called to order
by the vice-president, Mr. Kolb.
Mrs. Dale Dubbs was elected
president, filling the vacancy
left by the departure of Mr.
Hinshaw. Officers held over
from last year are Mrs. C. H.
Siebel, secretary, Morris C:om-
ett, treasurer, and Mr. Kolb,
vice-president.
A short business meeting followed the election of the president, and a membership drive
was discussed. The present
membership of the Pine River
Parent-Teacher Association is
approximately 60 people. In proportion to the enrollment in the
Pine River School, this is a
small membership, and it is felt
that much benefit to the school
and its patrons would be gained
by enlisting the interest and aid
of patrons who have not yet
joined the organization.
STATE PLANS ROAD
WORK TO PROVIDE
WINTER EMPLOYMENT
St. Paul, Sept. 4—Registration with the National Re-employment service is required before either relief or work can be
provided.
In making public this
ruling L. P. Zimmerman, SERA
administrator, said that while
some counties of the state
have a 100% registration of employables they still have clients
certified by the social service
division of employment but who
have not reported to the NRS.
"Persons certified for employment by the SERA must
report to the NRS before they
can get work or relief," Mr .Zimmerman said. The NRS is the
clearing house for employment
Even if the client was registered some time ago and later
certified' for employment he
still is required to report to the
NRS for assignment to work.
Mr. Zimmerman also pointed
out that more than one person
in a family or case can be determined eligible for employment and suggested that all
those eligible register with the
NRS.
Mary Alice Christian left
Sunday to teach in District 16
west of Pine River.
A substantial program of
winter constrution will be
carried out by the state Highway department as a result of
changes made in: regulations
governing federal works program road and grade separation
funds, according to an announcement by N. W. Elsberg, state
highway commissioner.
Several important restrictions have been removed from
the state's $5,395,000 allotment
for railway grade crossing
elimination, Mr. Elsberg said.
Regulations governing the
$5,277,000 allotment for highway work also have been modified. As a result, work can be
started on both programs within a short time and employment
will be provided in many localities throughout the state most
of the winter.
"As a result of the changes in
federal regulations we can now
carry out a grade crossing elimination program practically on a
normal basis," Mr. Elsberg stated. "Federal funds can now be
used for the purchase of sufficient materials and the use of
sufficient equipment to build
modern, permanent grade separation structures. The requirement that 90 per cent of the
labor come from relief rolls also
has been removed, although men
on relief will continue to receive preference. No federal
furies can be used for land acquisition."
Figuring the average cost of
grade separations at $50,000
each, highway engineers said
that the state's allotment should
make possible the elimination;
of about 100 railway crossings.
Much of this work can be done
in the winter months.
The labor requirements on
works program highway funds
also have been modified so that
90% of relief labor is no longer
required. However, the limitation of $1,400 of federal funds
per man year of employment
has been retained. On this
basis, the highway department
will provide about 4,500,000
man hours of employment with
the $5,277,000 highway fund
in addition to paying for materials and equipment.
Emerg'cy State Aid Program
For High School Students
Special Aid For Students Financially Unable to Attend
High School
Of great interest to many
people ini this locality is the im
formation recently received by
Mr. Otto Haack, superintendent
of the Pine River Public Schools,
concerning the Emergency State
Aid Program for high school pupils. Information for those desiring to m,ake application for
aid under this program covers
the following points:
1. Students must be under
21 years of age.
2. They must be members oi
needy families and must be able
to do satisfactory work in
school.
8. Students must be able to
show that because of lack of financial assistance they cannot
begin high school, or that they
will not be able to attend high
school this year, or that they
will have to drop out of school,
or that they are now attending
high school at altogether too
great a sacrifice to themselves
or their families.
Institutions which are eligible
to participate in this program:
1. All institutions of less
than college grade, both public
and private, are eligible to participate in the program provided they are non-profit making in
character.
2. If you are not sure that
the institution you wish to attend comes under this classification, consult the public school
superintendent of the town or
county where you reside, or the
State Commissioner of Education.
Type of Aid Available:
1. The aid provided high
school students is in the form
of part-time jobs, which enable
students to earn a part of their
living expenses.
2. In the case of individual
students for whom the assignment of work is impractical, aid
may be granted for maintaining
excellence, according to pupils
ability, in their school work.
The assistace granted by the
state shall be in the amount determined by the student's individual need on an average of $6
per month.
How to make application:
1. Make your application direct to the superintendent or
principal of the school you wish
to attend.
The application form is printed here for the benefit of those
in d'oubt as to the proper method of procedure. The question
to be answered will give some
idea of one's eligibility for such
aid. Mr. Haack states that several applications identical with
the following have already been
filed with him.
This application .should be
sent to the High School to which
you apply. Please answer every
question, even if some answers
are negative.
Refer to page 4 for further details and application blank.
'MAN ON FLYING TRAPEZE
LANDS IN MERRY-GO-RN'D
To   students   able to do high
grade   college   work   and    are
financially    unable    to    go    to
college without this assistance.
Students interested in aid of
this character are asked to get
in touch with the    superintendent of schools at Pine    River,
where information    and    eligibility blanks can be filled out.
Following is a list of colleges
eligible to receive federal funds
for student aid.   If the   college
you wish to attend is not listed
please make inquiry concerning.
Augsburg College, Mineapolis
' Bemidji S. T. College,Bemidji
Bethel    Institute,    St,    Paul
Carleton   College,   Northfield
Concordia College, Moorhead
Concordia  College,  St.    Paul
Crosier ,   College,      Onamia
Duluth  Jr.   College,    Duluth
Duluth S. T. College Duluth
Ely     Junior     College,     Ely
Eveleth Jr.   College,   Eveleth
Gustavus Adolphus, St, Peter
Hamline University, St Paul
Hibbing Jr. College,  Hibbing
Itaska    Jr.    College,    Itaska
Itaska Jr. College.  Coleraine
Macalister College,   St.   Paul
Moorhead S. T. CollegeM'head
Mankato S. T. College, M'kato
Rochester Jr. Col., Rochester
St. Benedicts Col. St. Joseph
St. Catherines Col. St.   Paul
St.    Johns    U.,    Collegeville
St. Marys   College,    Winona
St. Paul Luther Col., St. Paul
,St.  Scholastica Col.    Duluth
St. Teresa   College,    Winona
St. Thomas College, St Paul
Virginia Jr.    Col.    Virginia
Winona S. T. College, Winona
U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis
St.   Cloud   T.   S.,   St.   Cloud
St.   Olaf  College,   Northfield
TO OPEN   NIGHT   CLUB
Ed. Jackson of Brainerd has
taken over the management of
the Dixie Tavern which will be
known as the Sky Homish Inn,
Mr. Jackson has redecorated and
remodeled the entire building
and will operate a dine and
dance business there. The
grand opening will beheld Saturday evening, September 14
which will feature a free dance.
An advertisement of the opening appears on another page of
this issue.
Waseca—The man on the flying trapeze swung through the
air—but not with the greatest
of ease— at the Waseca county
fair last week, leaving a whirling glider swing at the height
of 30 feet to land among the
horses on a merry-go-round.
Don Campbell, Morristown, visiting at the fair, found the glider swing, which suspends miniature airplanes in the air a-
round a revolving post, not quite
exciting enough. It is believed
that he unsnapped the chain
which holds the occupant in the
swing seat and fell out when the
wings reached a height of 30
feet, landing in the merry-go-
round, which suffered casuali-
ties of one horse with a broken
leg, and Campbell had a broken
nose, a broken arm, an injured
hip and many body bruises.
JAMES SKINNER IN FILM
HUNTING LAWS
Duck hunters must bear in
mind that Minnesota laws relating to open1 water shooting
are more stringent than federal
regulations covering this point
by the U. S. bureau of biological survey.
Open water shooting is defined by state statute as follows:
"Waterfowl and rails may be
taken during the open season
from any place on land from a
statiojnary or permanent artificial blind used to conceal the
hunter when located on land but
from a permane'nt aJrtifidial
blind placed anywhere in public
waters, and may also be taken
from a temporary but stationary blind or from boat or
canoe, propelled by paddle, oar,
or pole (other than a sail or
power boat) when the same is
within a natural growth of
weeds, rushes, flags, or other
vegetation sufficient topartially
conceal the hunter."
Federal duck stamps purchasable for $1.00 each and required
in addition to a state small game
hunting license may be obtained now at all first and second
class postoffices. All persons
over 16 years old must have a
federal duck stamp in order
to legally hunt migratory water-
fbwl.
Revised federal regulations
do not require the stamp be
affixed to the state hunting
license as last year. It is now
only necessary for the hunter to
sigm his or her name across the
face of the stamp and have it in
possession at the time of the
taking of migratory waterfowl.
Purchase of the duck stamp
does not permit the taking of
waterfowl except in compliance
with the federal and state laws.
James Skinner, son of Major
and Mrs. Skinner, appears
on the screen of the Marlow
Theatre on Thursday evening in
the picture, "Dinky." This picture was filmed at the San Diego Army and Navy Academy,
where James Skinner was in attendance last year. The entire
cadet personnel of the Academy
was used in the making of this
picture, but James' friends in
this community will have no
trouble in finding him in the se-
ouences in which he participated.
URGE ENROLLME'T
IN LOCAL SCHOOLS
Five hundred students is the
estimated enrollment of the
Pine River School to date, according to Mr. Haack, superintendent. However, the exact
figures are not yet available.,
No changes hav ebeen made
in regard to the school curriculum, but heavy registration in
some departments has necessitated division of classes. Classes in general science, geography and business training have
proved so popular as to require
two classes in each subject.
The only change to date in the
faculty was occasioned by the
resignation of Mr. Gilbertson,
who left Wednesday to accept
another teaching position. His
classes have bjken taken over by
Mr. Bernard Rosen of Crookston
graduate of Moorhead Teacher's
College and the graduate school
of the University of North Dakota.
Two departments have secured new equipment this week.
The-. Home Economics department is rejoicing over the arrival of five new sewing machines
of the latest type on the market,
with the addition of which the
department is raised to the standard of the best in the state.
New machinery and implements for sheet metal work and
wood-working have been installed in the Industrial Arts Department, as requested by the State
Department of Education.
SELLS FIVE DOLLAR
BILLS FOR A PENNY
Blooming Prairie — Business
was pretty good for four-year-
old Bobby Wagner when he
started to sell five dollar bills
for a penny, but his first ven^-
ture in big business didn't turn
out very well in the opinion of
his parents. The soni of Mrs.
Bertha Wagner, cafe proprietor
in Hollandale, Bobby found
three five dollar bills in his mother's pocketbook, which had
been inadvertently left within
his reach. The pieces of paper
didn't have much value in his
eyes—not nearly as much as a
big copper penny, with which he
knew he could buy candy. All
went well on exchange until a
customer in the cafe spied the
"paper" in Bobby's hand, saw
that it was real money and called Mrs. Wagner's attention to
the fact. One bill was safely
tucked in Bobby's pocket. He
proudly displayed a penny for
one he had' sold which, with
the third, was totally missing.
CAR WITH $1,000 IN IT
ON STREET ALL NIGHT
Shakopee—With $1,000 in $20
bills in its door pockets, a car
stood on a main street at Shako-
pee all through the night unmolested—to the great relief of its
owner. The car was hailed to
the curb by Officer Verkenness
late at night when the officer
suspicioned the driver was in no
condition to direct its destinies.
Leaving the car parked in front
of a building on a main street,
the man was permitted to spend
a sleep'ful night at a hotel. A-
wakening in the morning, he excitedly raced to his car, opened
a door and from the pocket extracted the cash and ironically
remarked, "By goly, that was an
honest cop."
NEWS BRIEFS FROM
AROUND THE STATE
ELECTRICITY IN PLACE
OF FATHER AND MOTHER
St. James—Man's ingenuity
is a wonderful thing. Pheasants
being raised near St. James have
reason to be thankful to Thomas
Edison inventor of the incandescent lamp. A row of electric
lights running around the Game
Farm, attracting considerable
comment, drew this reason for
their eixstence from E. S. Jensen in charge. Small pheasants
are being raised in that section
of the farm. A large electric
light bulb is used as a brooder
to replace the old hen, and keep
the young pheasants warm. The
row of lights keeps away noxious animals which might be
tempted to kill the little chick
pheasants. But these electric
lights have another purpose.
They draw the bugs that hover
over the ground' where the little
pheasants are kept. When morning comes and the lights are
turned off, these bugs settle in
the grass on the ground in and
around the pheasant pens. The
young chicks find them during
the day and a hearty meal is
enjoyed. So electric lights take
the place of the mother in keeping the chicks warm and take
the place of the father in supplying food.
INDIAN JOE LOCATES
BODY AT NINETY FEET
Excelsior—Indian Joe famous
"body finder," again appeared
in his mysterious role at Christmas lake, near Minnetonka, to
recover the body of Larry Lyons, drowned musician, _afte_
seven days search by ""others
had failed. The body was found
in a depression in 90 feet of water and would never have come
to the surface except for Indian
Joe. Dynamite and diving had
failed when this man came to
the rescue. Christmas lake is
fed by springs and the strong
undercurrent carried the body
to deep water, where the immense pressure Of the water
held it there. The victim had
evidently been taken with
cramps. His arms were drawn
up tightly and could not be bent,
while the lower limbs were limber, as in life. Indian Joe steadily refuses to tell his secret,
but invariably finds drowned bodies where everyone else has
failed. He works alone, mainly
at night, and denies that he uses
diving methods. A full-blooded
Indian, he claims powers denied
to others.
DON'T BLAME HORSE;
ADVERTISING DID IT!
Tracy—Everyone knows that
it pays to advertise, but even
the most ardent space salesmen
have up to this time not realized that even horses are influenced by what they read. "Bangles," a very sober milk wagon
horse at Tracy, suddenly became
uncontrollable on the street and
lunged through a heavy plate
glass window of a garage. Half
cut to pieces the poor animal
got into the display room but
failed to loosen himself from
the wagon. Since the accident
the owner has been accused of
everything from feeding the
horse too much to disturbing
its sleep too early in the morning. He has completely exonerated himself from all accusations, however, as he reveals
that the horse saw a sign in the
garage window: "Change your
plugs every 10,000 miles."
CAPTURED SKUNK
HAS FINAL INNING
Olivia—Two Henryville men
with the spirit of bravery predominant only in the rugged
pioneers, captured bare handed
an untamed, healthy and full-
grown skunk recently and for a-
while at least had things pretty
much their own way.
A quick grab resulted in the
animal being lifted by the tail,
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