The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1936-12-30

              PINE RIVER
VOLUME II NLMBER 20
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, J?INE RIVER, CASS COUNTY. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1936
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Yfi
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NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
BARE FACTS BARED
ABOUT BEAR DINNER
Wheaton.— A banquet, the
menu of which centered around
roast bear and venison, resulted
in a story of a bear hunt, although only a dream. One of
the guests at the dinner related
the following story the next
day, and it is attributed to the
fact that the bear meat which
was unusually palatable, was
consumed1 in generous amounts.
I barely made the bear feed but
if you will bear with me for a
few minutes, I will bare some of
the details. I ate so much that
I could hardly bear the thought
of gdng to bed. but I was
barelv in it when I wmt to sleep
and1 dreamed that for some I
was bare «nd thfl bear was hunting me. I cMmbed up a tree and
out to the end of one of th° bare
'bi*ancb°s which would hardly
bear my weight. The bare fact
was that I could not think of
that bear bearing down on me
baring his teeth so fiercely that
T could barelv bear down on the
branch with mv bare skinenough
to hang on. If I had only had
a bear skin to cover my bare
•skin, I would' have been barely
able to bear the bear hunt, but
as it was—well, I woke up.
BLOOD    AFFLICTION
TAKES    BOY'S   LIFE
Brainerd.—A strange and rare
blood1 affliction, similar to the
dreaded hemophilia, a hereditery
disease that has nursued the
Spanish royal familv and1 its offspring for vears. struck a Crow
Wing county family when it exacted as its toll, the life of a
five vear-old bov. Robert Chamberlain of Crosbv. He died after a blood transfusion (failed to
«Mr> trip spontaneous flow of
blood' snurting out at intervals
f^om different na^ts of his bodv.
The bov's affliction was described as an acute condition which
strikes its subjects without warn
ine- or, as far as science knows,
without a definite cause1. It is
characterized by the refusal of
the blood to clot, making it impossible to stop the flow that
spontaneously crops out under
the skin on any place on the body.
P/vi-yovt's rendition was diagnosed1 by injection of a hypodermic needle with a minute point
from which blood trickled for
36 hours, defying all attempts
to halt it.
DUCKS ARE POISONED
BY   LEAD   SHOT
Upon advic* from Andrew 0
Larson. State Came Warden
that manv wild ducks wintering
on Bear Lake, were sick nd dying, an investigation into the
case was launched bv A. C. Hanson, director, division of game
and fish.
Fritz Bell, division r-search
worker, and Charles Drake of
the U. S. Biological survey, were
dispatched to the scene of the
trouble with Gordon Fredine,
biologist for the department.
Several thousand ducks, mostly mallards, were found on the
open portions of the lake and it
was estimated that upwards of
500 were too s'ck to fly and
many were dead. Am examination of the dead and sick ducks indicated that they were suffering
from lead poisoning. Their gizzards contained a number of .ead
shot, picked up by the ducks
from the bottom of lakes which
have been shot over for many
years. The accumulation of
th^ lead shot has proved to be
a serious problem, killing a large number of ducks each year.
Many dead and sick ducks
were picked up and taken to the
laboratory for a more careful
investigation. Wardens Larson
and Stadheim of Freeborn county are conducting a survey of
the lakes in their vicinlty to de
termine the amount of lead shot
that is present and are continuing their efforts to determine if
the same conditions exist- elsewhere -n Minnesota.
Dr. Greene an"> Dr. Ralph
Dowdell of the University of
Minnesota, are working on the
deve^pment of a shot pellet oif
lead alloy which will not subject
ducks to the dangers that are
present when they eat ordinary
lead shot.
Ducks eat th-3 lead shot evidently mistaking the pellets for
seeds or grit. The lead comes
to rest in the Gizzard as g'it
and -s slowly ground down by
the action of this crgan and
absorbed into the tissues of the
duck. Fii^ tha wings b°come
rjaralyzed, and is followed short-
lv bv a namVsis <tf the legs and
neck. DucVs in this condition
become -asv pr1"7 fo- p~<-dators
or linger on until thev d'e of
starvation from the effects of
the poisonous lead.
The new shot, when pe-f-.ted.
will disintegrate in water before
it is eaten bv the ducks. If the
shot is eat^n by the ducks it
will break down in tha intestinal tract and be eliminated' before any damage is dene.
WPA SUMMARY
SHOWS LARGE EXPENDITURE IN CASS
VARIED WEATER
MARKS HOLIDAYS
A year end report on- WPA
activities in Cass county indicates that more than $419,002.26
will have been disbursed in WPA
payrolls in the county since the
beginning of the program nearly a year and a half ago, according to information' received by
Victor Christgau.
Latest ifigures tgi the bimonthly payroll for-Cass county
show a total of $18,697. At the
peak of WPA activity, 733 persons were emplovedion projects
in the county . The total reported working on December 14, was
508. These figures'do not include drouth employment quotas.
- The status of WPA proj ects in
the county as given in the report
released by M"\ Christgau, shows
28 active projects, 21 completed
projects and eight projects discontinued1.
Charles Cox and George Eren-
st of Maple Plain, are spending
a few days in the Cox cabin on
Whitefish Lake.
Charles and Jerry Blogette,
who are attending business college in Minneapolis, are spending the holidays at their home
on Lake Bertha.
JENKINS
Pine River and vicinity has enjoyed the mildest winter for
some time this year. The temperature for the past i.wo weeks
,. as ranged from 20 to 50 degr.es
above zero. During Christmas
we had several rains making the
roads hazardous. On Tuesday
of this week it rained practically all day, in fact we thought
the rainy season had arrived.
Sometime Wednesday morning
a heavy snow started falling and
at this writing (Wed. nite) it
shows no signs of lettin-up. Traveling by car is practically nil,
and on foot is a matter of ups-
and-downs.
Mr. and Mrs. Wes'ey Cromett
and Mrs. Wright, spent Christmas Day with relatives at Nokay
T.ake.
NEW SHOE REPAIR SHOP
TO   OPEN   HERE   SOON
Theodore White of Osakis,
Minnesota, has purchased the
3hoe repair business in Pine River, formerly operated by Mr.
Rice a«d arr-ived Monday to take
over.the business. He intends
to move the shop to a new location as soon as space can be
found. He expects to install
harness repairing equipment in
the very near future.
Iris Engel . Correscondent
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Olson and
family of Nisswa, were dinner
guests at the W. S. King home
Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stimm-
ler and son of Minneapolis, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cline and
daughters were dinner guests at
the J. C. Engel home on Christmas.
Miss Joan Peine returned to
ner borne in Minneaoolis. after
spending the oast nine months
with her grandparents. .
Miss T>ila and V-rn Olson of
Minneaoolis. sn°nt Christmas at
the home of th°ir narents, Mr.
«wi M-c.  John Olson.
Miss Catherine and Nora Hedges a^o sriPndinof a short vacation with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Olli° Zeis spent
Christ/mas at TToHingsford.
TVTRs .Tosen>n'no ^in? called on
M-a  c,  T,   Mien Mondav.
'Hie n>iriRfmas oroo-rarn at the
Union Church was well attended ar\r\ pm'.nvpd bv evervone.
Miss F^tia. and Father B"*an-
des caUed at the William King
home Friday.
Mrs. L. LaRavire of Minneapolis, will snend the remainder
of the winter with her daughter. Mrs. K. D. Lawson.
Miss EVa Shune called on Mrs.
Carl Jeooerson Wednesday.
Art Bnlon. Joe Cappel and
Guy Dickie of Lonlake. are standing two weeks in their cabins
on Whitnfish Lake.
Adam Bard called on Sam
Hamilton Sunday.
MOOSE GETS EVEN WITH
MAN BY SMASHING AUTO
Bemidji.—The belief that kind
ness is its own reward, which the
superintendent of the headquarters EWC camp in Itaska State
park once had, has gone with
the winds. A big bull moose,
which 700 members, of the camp
considered their friend after
raising him and providing a nice
c]ean p°n for .him for seven
years, showed .his .gratitude ;.by
running into the superintend
dent's car. damaging it to the
extent oif $50. Details of the
moose's activities after escaping his pen included a sudden dis
like for the superintendent, the
first person he met, chasing
chasing him and scratching his
itching horns .against the .new
car. The cook threw a bunch
of biscuits at him and he left
the car grabbing the biscuits,
chasing the cook into the woods.
Someone in the camp laid a trail
of potato peelings from his pen
into the woods and he was soon
back where he belonged. ■■:
WHY PINE RIVER
SHOULD HAVE A MUNICIPAL POWER PLAN
OBITUARY
ICY ROADS CAUSE
CRASH FOR LOCAL
MAN THURSDAY
While enroute home from a
business trin to Minneapolis last
Thursday. Homer Fras~r and
Don Lundrigan figured in a collision near Rice. They were driving Mr. Fraser's car. They were
about to stop at a cafe and had
slowed down to a creeping pace
while meeting a car before leaving the highway. The on-coming driver became excited1 and
niolied his brakes which started
his car snaking down the icv
pavement out of control and
crashing head-on into Fraser's
car None of,the occupants were
seriously hurt, but were fairly
well scratched' up. Damage to
the car was considerable and
they were forced to leave it
there and return home.
R. N. Potter returned from
Brainerd Sunday, where he has
been a patient at the St Josephs
hospital the.past two weeks.    (
Ben Robideau is seriously ill
at his home.
The following was sent in from
an exchange. The deceased is
a ifather of Mrs. Harmon of Pine
River.
Frederick Haas, a resident of
this place for more than 27 years
died Thursday of last week of
apoplexy after an illness of six
years: He!was 74 years old.
Funeral services were held Sunday from the Methodist Church
with burial in the Morton cemetery. The officiating pastors
wer Rev A. S.Earl and Rev. W.
A. Pririgle of Franklin, a former
pastor.   .
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Amelia Haas; tenchildren,
Mrs. Sophie Crager of Los Angeles ; Mrs. Amelia Diekman of
Cumberland, Wis., Mrs. Alice
Apfel of Minneapolis, Mrs. Rose
Harmon of Pine River, and Mrs.
Lena Reamer of Duluth. The
sons Fred. Albert, Charles, William and Paul all live in Morton.
Three sisters reside in New York
Chicago and "Cedar Falls, la.
Seventeen grandchildren also sur
vive' him.
Frederick Haas was a native
of Germany, where he was born
at Ihringen, District Breisack,
Baden. Early youth was spent
at that place, wher° he continued
to work immediately after his
school days.
Upon attaining the age of
20, he was drafted into the German army, but after three years
of service was dismissed. Two
vears later he decided to leave
Germany, making America his
goal. In 1892 he was united in
marriage to Amelia Bangs of
Neunburg, Germany.
For more than 27 years Mr.
Haas resided in the Morton community where he was a railroad
employee and farmer. During
the past six years illness confined him to his bed. All his children were here for the funeral
with the exception of Mrs. Crager of Los Angers and Mrs.
Harmon of Pine River.
Pallbearers were Geo. Corey,
Elmer Stephens. Chas. Ewert,
J. H. Carruth. Henry Homeier
and John Pregler.
Three beautiful sprays of flow
ers were sent by employees of
the round house and the bridge
crew of the Minneapolis and St
Louis R. R., where Mr. Haas was
formerly employed. The Morton
Ladies Aid and Auxiliary also
sent a beautiful spray.
New Year 1937! The end. of a unique epoch—the begginning of a new! That is what we
are all so happy about—it is more than just another New Year—it is a New Era! The past
year was a year of adjustment—of change of pace—of adaptation to altered circumstances for
buyers and sellers alike. We all, now face a new year with new courage—new methods—new
ideas. We have become adjusted to new conditions—mutually used to one another's changed
manners—ready for a banner year.    A happy and prosperous New Year to you all.
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL
G. D. Bergstrom
Susan Lesher
Lillian Heino
Iris Engel
Miss Nadine Farnam
—Correspondents-
Mrs. Cecil Anderson        Mrs. Dale Dubbs
Mrs. Chas. Bates Mildred Olson
Mrs. Siltman Mrs. Cronk
Rowland Bergstrom
Mrs. Leslie Shepard
Mrs. C. J. Lawrence
Mrs. Leonard Johnson
The following comparisons V|
show what this benevolent,
spectable, entirely legal    buil
of   Eastern   Pickpockets   hal
been doing to us for the   pas
few years:
There are about 250 users
current in and around Pine Rn|
er.    Their average consumptic
is somewhere in the neight
hood of 28 kilowatt hours
month.   In Pine   River,   unc
the tender mercies of the B. E!|
Ps. (Benevolent Eastern   Pic
pockets) we pay about $3.00
these 28 kilowatts.    In Wised
sin these same B. E. P. Ps. wl
have lobbied a law thru the 1^
gislature,   making   competitij
unlawful, charge $3.64 for thai
amount.   In Seattle, under munil
cioal ownership in competitioif
with a private company, 28 kilg
watts cost $1.54.    In Tacor
under municipal ownership with-|
out competition from a private
company,    28    kilowatts    cost)
$1.25, and in the village of Hign^|
gate. Ontario, with a population
of 328 persons, the governmer
owned power system of Ontar
will sell you 28   kilowatts   foil
$1.31.    This village is  smaller
than Pine River.   We pay $3.0j
They pay $1.31 for   the   samd
amount of current.    So the B|
E. P. Ps. take $1.69 away fror
the average customer here    i|
Pine River    every    month,
you have been paying that muc
for the oast ten years, they hr j
taken $200 out of your pockd
and salted it down in some ban|
in the east.
And now thev have the cru||
to tell us that if we will bi
twice as much as we bought
the past, they will not pick oul
pockets on the extra part if wd
will let them continue to do si
on the old amount of currei
Aren't they nice? Don't yc
think we ought to be nice arM
ouiet and good natured a"d lei
them go ahead and do this ? Thef
enjoy it so much.
$200 every ten years frol
250 people amounts to $50,00|
which is over one third of oul
school debt.
In the Federal Power Cot
mission book. Rate Series No.
the Foreword says. "Th° Rht|
Electrification A dministratij
provides for a continuous prog
gram with total appropriatidj
of $410,000,000. over a ten-yeal
period." Preference is given tl
applications from public coopera|
tive and non-profit groups."
The government is ready   tj
help us finance a   plan to   p-ii
cheap electric power into everj
town and farm home in our cor
munity.   Let's do it.
The next meeting of the Vi
will be a mass meeting on tn
matter.    The managers of   t|
Aitkin Municipal Plant will
there.
It is Time To Act.
Paul J. MacKinne\
HONOR ROLL
The following new and rene^
al subscriptions to the Journ^
have been received the pas
week:
Look at the date on your ps
per, if you are in arrears, stop ij
and see us.
■ W. H. Keilty, Backus
Wm. Holmes, Pine River
Wm. Kotka, Pine River
Beatrice Teicher. Pine RiveJ
Arvid Lundin, Pine River
Mr. and Mrs. James, St Paij
Park.
Henry Ruud, Pine River
Geo. Krieg, St. Ann, 111.
Mrs. Elmer Bark of Grand Rl
pids, arrived Tuesday for a via
with her mother, Mrs. John Le
Don Lundrigan spent Chr|_
mas at his home in Cass Lake.
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