The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1937-03-04

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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME II NUMBER 28
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1937
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
DANGER!   ICE CHISEL IS
DANGEROUS TO L.DANGERS
Howard T "1-~ —An ice chisel
has become a danger to Mr. Dangers, for it is dangerous for him
to chop ic°. When Leo Dangers
was assisting a fisherman on
Lake Ann choo holes in the ice
with a heavy chisel, he chopped
more than ice. He accidentally
chopped his foot. Ieo on his
mittens caused the chisel to
slio. so that two toes of his
right foot were cut off. Mr.
Dangers was rushed from the
dangerous place to a physician's
office where the severed members were sewed on.
STRANGE HORSE AILMENT
IS $350 LOSS TO FARMER
bounds and disappears. Mr.
Pullis "marks down" and then
goes to the spot where he last
saw it. He sticks his arm down
into the snow and brings forth
the rabbits, as many as half a
dozen in one afternoon. Pullis'
neighbors are very appreciative
nf the rabbits they receive gratis.
LICENSE n*TK ON TApq
HAS BEEN EXTENDED
WPA WAGE INQUIRY HELD IN
ST PAUL LAST WK.
At the last minute on Monday of last week, the Minnesota legislature ext-nded the time
in which to purchase au'-o licenses without penalty to March
15th.
This was done as the date previously set was inconvenient for
farmers who have been snowbound du<> f> the sever° weather of the oast weeks, which has
blocked most of the roads.
Fairmont—An ailment which
has baffled vet°vinarians has
caused Ju'ius Behrens Fraser
towns11 io farmer. th* loss of
three houses, worth $350 or
more. Two neighbors io^t five
head in a s^mow^at simila- mn-"
ner. The ailment correspond15
t-- the cornstalk noisoning, but
Batmen's horses have not been
fed rornstalVs since Christmas.
The first symptoms came when
the horses began to slobber in
their oats. A paralysis in the
threat fn'lowed. 'Feed and w-
ter stopped  at the throat and
Was   forcer!   hacv      thro"-erh      the
nostriV The iwson tnen entered the stomachs of the animals, causing intense pain, the
horses lving or kicking until
they died or were shot.
FEEDS PHEASANTS    $25
IN ICE CREAM CONES
Brecken-n'dere.-Vit.h $25 some
boy or gi-1 cou'd buv 500 ice
cream cows, and what child
would not be thrilled at the
rr-f-y-f- thought of having an ice
cream cone every dav of the
yea1*? The lora! gam-- warden
j* accustomed to manv strange
things hut when Art Johnson
Pprmeqv'Pe fofe nronrietor offered him $25 worth of ice
f»-".oQm r-nr-ot- to nee as fQed for
the pheasants 1T was something
now to Mm. The cones were
o'aced alone the railroad track
n-r-rl    n    fr-txr   r!o->ra   Ipter   th^    game
Warden arrived at the spot in
<-im,« +r> qAp q lnro-i cock oheasant
Stnnttino-  down   t.ViQ     trnolf  with
a large cone in his mouth.
FISHEF1W*N'« T.XJN^H
ENJOYED    BY    FISH
DIST. DECLAMATORY
CONTEST HELD WED.
The East District Declamation contest was held at the Pin-1
"River High Schoo1 Auditorium
last Wedresday evening, with
^rosb-'-Ir^nton carrying off 1st
honors in all divisions.
Pine River n'acd +hi"d in th°
humorous division and fourth in
the dramatics and oratorical divisions.    Miss Tenor- Isaacson.
if the.  "oral   fa°nltir   p.oarhod  tho
Pine River contestants. Because
of the large number f'H"? Part
it was ncessarv to divide   th"
■ov.o.o*rqm    mro   tt«'o   na/^.       O"*1"
c;tpH-"d   q1-   A ■°0   fn   '•"ho   o-P<y—r\nr\r
and the other in the evening.
Following is a complete list of
the winners:
DRAMATICS
1st. Elsie T arson, Crosby- Iron-
ton.    "He"
2nd. Mariorie Larson,    Aitkin
"Eves"
3rd. Eunice TYoRosier, Brainerd.
"Finger 0f God"
ORATORICAL
1st Jo>>n T'-rnhnll. CVoobv. Iron
ton. "The Hardest Thing in the
World to Be"
2nd  Thorns Murphy, Brainerd.
"C-mn'ct 9«53"
3rd  Howard Mortensori, Peauot.
"Youth and WnrM Peace"
HUMOROUS
1st. Bruce Ti-no'ahl  Hro^bv-Iron-
ton   "Aimteu- Hour"
2nd. On°r)  SMnfeldt, Brainerd
"Cabbages"
3rd   Edna Softer   Pine River.
"Exist the Big Bad Wolf"
BACKUS
Grand Rapids.—A member of
th° local facultv. Cecil IStens-
md. lost nart of his l«nch while
fishing through the ice one day
recentlv. but at l°ast he had
tho satisfaction of seeing the
lunch eaten. Mr. Stensrud had
gone to the laVe some distance
from Orand Raoids to soear
nortKnvr, rijVe in a fi^h house.
No fisn had apneared for some
time, so he bro'ight forth his
lunch to eat while waiting for
the fish. Just as he was raising a iuicy 'Med pork choo to
his mouth a large northern oike
darted in sfter the decoy hanging down in tho water. Startled, the fisherman reached for
his smear, at the same timQ drop
ping his pork choo. wh'ch fell
into the water. He wstched it.
or.ly to see the big fish turn
from the wooden decoy, seize
the pork choo. and swim awav
as he swallowed what was probably the most appetizing morsel he had found this winter.
CATfHwe;    p * t»t>itS   PV
"CAVE-MAN" METHODS
CJrnceville.—A new method of
catching cotton tails and the so
cal'ed bush rabbits of which
there are plenty in the park
grounds. i« described bv Wayne
Pullis. a. WPA worker in Toaua
I a^eo Store ParV. In sighting
a rabbit, he simolv starts after
it and the rabbit makes a few
W. W. Pomplun, Correspondent
Frank Haves M. R. Diehl and
Harold Rex were bnsin~ss callers in Walk°r Saturday.
Raymond Fisher is assisting
Lawrence Miller harvest ice
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Snillane
and Marv Helen soent the weekend in Minneaoolis.
Joe "Pomohm drove to Walker last Tuesdav. to consult Dr.
Pincriev Togq,rrjjnfif his eve.
Cora Hamilton and son Vernon, made a tn'o to Grand Rapids.
last Wednesday, to visit with
'P'ave Hamilton, who is at the
Cm camo there.
Tho A and B basketball teams
of Remer ninyod the A and B
teams of Bac>us fridav. BacVns
A won from the Pemer A, while
tho Rem°r B, won from the
Backus B.
George Hunter and familv,
former section foreman here,
but now from uo north, was a
■wopv-end visitor at the John
Tills home.
The L. H. Tew farm home
oast of P-acVna. was the scene
o;f a little fivcitpwoTit when the
ohjmnev caught fire last week.
XTo damage was done.
NOTICE
The Rov T,p.p Post and Auxiliary will hoir^ their regular meetings on Wed-esdav. March 3.
All members of both organizations are requested to be pr&-
sent.
Average monthly earnings of
WPA workers in Minnesota are
$2.00 higher than in the second
highest state in this region,
which comprises seven neighboring states. This was shown
at a hearing on WPA wage
rates held last week in St Paul.
The hearing was conducted by
R. G. Jacobson, special representative of the Chicago regional office of Howard 0. Hunter, assistant administrator to
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal administrator.
Mr. Jacobson was sent to
Minnesota after Victor Christgau had transmitted to regional and national officers, demands coming from s con^-class
cities for a monthly wage rat°
of $60.50, as is now being paid
in the metropolitan areas, instead of $44.40.
Mr. Jacobsioai pointed out
that wage areas and rates are
established by executive order
and Federal regulation and amply uniformly to regions. The
inquiry was ordered after the
Minnesota administrator had
rornested authority to adiust
differences in these wage rate?
affecting second-class cities ano1
the drought area. Mr. Jacob
son explained that while Mr
Hhristgau has exercised a'l of
the authority givn him to ad
just rates upward his offi-■-
could not act with rnsoect t"
differences b0oa>is° the'" ann'"
to regions rather than to states
and any adjustment that migM
be made would have to aonly to
all of the area in the region.
During the conference it developed that Minnesota is the
only state in his region in
which workers in rural areas
had been granted a1! of the 10
percent increase which the state administrator is impowered
to make.
It was announced definitely
that there will be a gradual r°-
duction in WPA quotas beginning in March and continuing
until June.
At the close of the hearing.
Mr. Jacobson announced that
he would assemble the facts as
m-esented for submission to W
PA authorities in Washington
and Chicago, and indicated he
would recommend tb°t studies
he mad° o^ the living conditions
and costs in other states where
Tiracro (JfMVv o-o tho same
as in Minnesota.
PIRATES LOSE TO INDIANS
The Pine River Pirates met
the Red T.a^e Indians in a fast
game at Red T,ake Sundav afternoon. The Pirates were leading at the half 14-11. A last
minuto basket bv the Indians
finished the geme intheir favor
by a score of 32-30.
TWO PINE RIVER
BOYS RESCUED
FROM LAKE SUP.
Two Harbors.—Grabbing an
old,;-broom and dashing to the
aid- of frantic skaters who had
plunged thru the ice, Antnony
Jaska, 19 year old CCC boy from
Virginia, Minnesota, .rescued
two boys from Lake Superior,
Earl Kendall and Walter Lee,
from Pine River. They were
skating about one-fojurth mile
from sho'-e when the former fell
through the ice. His companion rushed to his rescue onlv to
break through into the icy waters. Their cries for h^lp at-
frc,f>tod the attention of near-by
CCC workers, and members
f"r>m two enmnqnies rushed to
the shore. Withou+ thought of
his own welfare. Jas^a grabbed
an old broom and dashed to the
aid of the frantic skaters. Cool
and unconfused by the . cries
from tho sh°r.e to come back and
the desnenate cnes of help from
the struggling skaters, he care-
i^nlV forrwd his oian of rescue.
When he reachrd the bovs by
'-oonincr 0n the more solid icefloes, Earl managed to climb
out on the ice. but waiter was
growing weaker from his strug-
gfe in th° jrtT wiater Grasping
his skate. Jasva extended the
broom to the bo^, who was
stridden with terror, and dragged him to safety.
COUNTERFEIT   COINS
APPEAR    IN    STATE
Counterfeit coins have appeared during the past week in
several places. In Marshall
county several counterfeit fifty
cent pieces have been passed
and lead nickels are making
their appearance in Sauk Centre. The nickels are perfect on
one side and flat on the other.
The supposition is that thev
have been cast for use in -slot
and pin ball machines.
FORTNIGHTLY fLUB
MET TUESDAY EVENING
NOTICE OF CAUCUS
There will h* heH at 1 o'
clock, at the Town Hall in Wilson Township, March 2, a Township Caucus.
I. J. Cottrell, Clerk.
Mrs. T, E. Hill was hostess to
the Fortnightly Club at her
home Tuesday evening. Luncheon was served at seven o'
clock. Decorations carried out
the George Washington motif.
Bridge was o'aved aft°r luncheon, with Virginia Witting
high and Mrs. L. W. Isensee second.
PAUL BUNYAN CLUB
MET HERE SUNDAY
A meeting of the directors of
this district of the Paul Bunyan
Playground Association, was
held Sunday afternoon at the
Marlow theatre in Pine River.
The purpose of the meeting
was to plan the advertising for
the coming season and also to
discuss other matters of importance.
Solicitors have been appointed to collect a sufficient amount
to enable Pine River to again
become a member. ' They will
call on you soon.
SNOWMOBILE    GETS
STUCK IN MAIN STREET
TF! atw ov prnpai^q TTTNT)
WAY BACK HOME SAFELY
Flhow Lake.—A t°am of horses belonging to T^ie-hton Mann
of near Wendell, believes that
the shortest wav home is the
H°st wav refrqrdiegs of obstacles.
When Mr. Mann was driving to
town one evening recentlv, his
horses broke away from the sl°d
fln^ started borne. Thev passed
under the railroad bridge two
miles west of Wenell and took
a road that has not been us°d
since the heavv snows. The
horses plowed through the snow
and arrived home safely.
Patricia Evans of Blind LaVe
had the misfortune of breaking her ami last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Man'on Sherwood and Mr. and Mrs. Ear.
Butler attended the basketbaa
game at P°d T.akp Sundav.
Harold -Tones is assisting at
the nostoffice this w°elc. during
! the absence of L. E. Doughertv.
Verna' Cromett visited    with
'friends in Brainerd Saturday.
STATE SHORT ON
HIGHWAY PROGRAM
N. W. Elsberg, state highway
cdmmissioner, on Tuesday of
this week, submitted to the
State Legislature, a complete
analysis of Minnesota's highwav
financial situation. The analysis
showed that, on a basis of present Highway denantment revenues, the state will be about
$6,675,000 short of the financial needs required to carrv out
even 60 percent of the construction program th^t would be possible under available Federal
funds. The reoort was given
committees which a^e studying
the state's highwav weds and
methods of meeting them.
In view of economic conditions. Mr. Elsberg set a new precedent by irecVmm^nding that
efforts be made this year to
meet onlv 60 percent of the allotted regular federal, aid funds
and 75 per cent of the secondary and feeder road funds-just
what could be competently constructed during the coming season. The ba!ance would be oer-
mitted to carry over the following year.
On this 60 oer cent basis, his
report to the Senate and House
Motor Vehicle committees showed that Minnesota can have and
carry out, in the '37-'38 bienni-
um. a construction and emplov-
ment program of SIR 475.000
for roads and $2,362 000 for
grade separations, if Highway
Highwav department revenues
are provided which will enable
the state to match federal funds
and supolv $4.862 500 that will
be required for such non-reimbursable expenditures as right
of-way ourchase, property dam-
age.preliminary engineering and
administration.
This program, however, large
as it mav seem, would meet onlv 30 per cent of the highway
improvement oroiects that have
been requested of the state department bv local organizations
and units of government.
The kind of a road that makes
traveling easy for an ordinary
car isn't so hot for a snowmobile. Erv. Lembke was stuck
on bare ground with his snowmobile mail car Tuesday The
front runners were on sand and
it just wouldn't go until a little
snow had been shoveled in der
the runners and a lot of nulling.
Just like a fish out of water.
CENSUS SHOWS T-WR TN-
CREASE IN MINNESOTA
Minnesota's deer herds are
showing a gradual and health-
increase, according to censuses
carried on by the State Division of Game and Fish and CCC
camps.
This is the conclusion of Gordon Fredire, game and fish biologist, who has just completed compi'ation of deer-counts
made before the 1936 deer sea-
sin, was opened.
• In 1936, 51 deer drives were
made, in representative areas in
the Superior and Chippewa national forests and eight state
forests. A total of 1175 deer
were counted in the 70 square
miles covered bv the drives.
The count showed a s~x ration
of 68 does to 32 bucks, an ideal
proportion according to Frediw,
and an average deer population
of 17.9 per section.
The 45 deer drives taken in
1935, over 75 square miles showed a total of 1256 deer with an
average of 16 6 deer ner section
and a sex ration of 63 does to
37 bucks.
"The close correspondence of
1935 and 1936 figures," said Mr.
Fredine, "shows that the deer
"ounts; are e^ceedin^lv vaTua-
ble guides in game management.
"The larger deer population
per section in 1936. was expected because there was no open
season since the 1935 count was
taken. We are going to compare
Minnesota deer statistics with
those gathered in other states.
This will give us a more accurate picture of th- de9r situation in our own state."
THINGS THAT ARE
TAKING PLACE IN
THE LEGISLATURE
Lockwood
Election contests are becoming a serious matter to the State of Minnesota. At every session Bills are introduced asking the Legislature to appropriate money to pay for these contests, sometimes running into
thousands of dollars. Some of
these contests are no doubt legitimate, as in the case of Evan-
son and Thorkelson, where there
was a difference in the returns'
of only one vote.
Some contests have been held
where the cantestee received
several hundred more votes than
the contestant and apoarantly
borders onto a racket. Some of
these contests have revealed a
serious situation, where aouar-
ently over one hundred ballots
had been marked by the same
person. Here is the trouble—
if the Legislature does not pav
for contests in order to stop the
ever-increasing number then unscrupulous persons will feel safe
in stuffing ballot boxes and ejecting whoever they see fit to
elect. It is becoming a real
problem to the Legislature and
a serious matter.
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Appropriations and taxes are
other serious matters being considered down here—appropriations call for taxes. A delegation came in one dav asking for a
large appropriation for their
particular locality and a f-w
days later appeared opposing
the Income Tar Bill, w- are
continually being asked to ap-
nron-iate mo™ vno-r&v for vari-
purposes, and in the next breath asl<ed to lower ta^es on "tax
the other fellow b"t don't tax
me." As I have said manv times
property has borre too much of
the tax burden, and we cannot
penalize property anv further.
Any increase in taxes must
come from other sources.
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An Oleo-margarine Bill passed the House recentlv. carrying
heavy license fees for manufacturers, wholesalers and dealers
and on down to the user, who is
to pay one dollar for the privilege of eating the stuff. A big
fight is on in the Senate, and it
is difficult to sav what will happen to the bill over there.
FRANCES HYATT
PASSED AWAY SUN.
Frances Hyatt, who has made
his home in Pine River for the
past five years, passed away at
the Ho'mar; hospital Sunday afternoon. February'-23 sta- after
being- ill for only five days;
Mr, Hvatt was born in ^Indiana, on Dec0,mb? 2 1Q9^, ^n^
was 50 years of age at-the time
of his death. He came to Pine
River abouf five yeavs ago. and
was recent'v emplqved,; at the
Albert Zumfrnmnen farm near
here. His w;fe preceeded him
in death several: vears .ago.
Tho bodv was ahippeV to Mun-
cie. Indiana., where interment
will be made.
NOTICE OF CAUCUS
Mrs. I/Ottie Sutton and Mrs.
Phillip Palmer of Backus, were
visitors in Pine River Wednesday;
Garfield Aamot made a business trip to Minneapolis Monday.    :-;••
.Try A'Warit Ad
There wil' h- h'H at the Mildred School House on March 2,
at 9 p m. a Caucus A'l voters
of Pine River Township are urged to be present.
C. M. Swift, Clerk.
HONOR ROLL
Thp following new and renewal subscriptions to the Journal
have been received the past
week:
Look at the date on your paper, if you are in arrears, stop in
and see us.
Mrs. Ann Wicklund, Mols.
Arthur Nichols, Pine River