The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1937-02-18

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME n NUMBER 27
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1937
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT IS
MARRIED IN HOSPITAL
Luverne—A few trivial things
such as knocked-out teeth, a
fractured jaw, cracked ribs, a
broken nose and a badly fractured l°g as we1! as numerous
cuts and bruises can't k"ep a
man from getting married. At
least «*t a man like Leslie Nelson, Slayton fun-ral director,
was seriously iniured in a h^ad-
ort fol'ision on New Year's Eve
and has been confined to the
ihos-^ita'1 since. 0"i<rinal plans
which N-lson and his fiancee,
Mildred Bme, also of Slavton
had made for their ma-riage
were altered, but neverth-less.
there was a wadding. Instead
of a home wadding the e^fmoti"
took p'.ace at the groom's bedside. And the honevmoon took
the couole to Rochester. wh-r°
the groom was to submit to
surgery.
NON-RESIDENT FINED $250
FOR POSSESSION OF BEAV'R
Duluth.—Arrested in Duluth,
for possession of 18 untagged
beav=r pe'ts, Sid"ev Rosenberg
of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was
fined $250. according to the
warden's reports received by the
st*>r.~ p-arne and fish division.
Rosenberg, who had no fur
hiiw>v's ii/»pnse. was arretted bv
Warden Supervisor, H. E. Stat-
ler an'l Warden Con Frederick-
son. He wag .arrainged in St
Louis county district court."
HIGHWAY SNOW BATTLE
COSTS STATE $615,000 FOR
FIRST   FOUR   MONTHS
Fighting heavier snows than
in 1935-1936, the state highway
department has had to spend
$615,000 battling snow on trunk
roads the first four months of
the winter, October, November,
and January, ?ccorIing to an an
nouncement by N. W. Elsb rg
state commissioner of highways. This is equivalent to the
cost of bituminus surfacing of
appr^ximat:ly 3 1 miles of trunk
highway.
With Northwestern, Western
and Southwestern Minnesota
hardest hit, Virginia having a
record of 84 inch's of snow, the
department has kept the main
highways open for all but a few
hours and secondary roads have
not bs^n tied uo more than two
^avs in an" instance. Th- state
due to the heaw snnw. ha be°n
f".~--rl to vc ro t^e assistance of
several counties, extending th°
work of the regular highway
crews.
Anon>^"Triqtelv 66 000 000 f°et
0f Sn-w-fprioo have b en erected,
and the maintenance and removal of this will cost about $225-
000. While the snow has b-en
much heavier this year, there
hasn't been as mnch wind as last
winter, when $800,000 was soent
in snow removal during February. The southern part of th°
state has been one of the wcrst
soots this winter.
MAN HELD ON THEFT OF
WPA CHECKS IN BRAIN'D
William Denson. resident of
Crow Wing County, 10 miles
east of Pine River, has been arrested on charges of theft and
cashing of WPA checks. We
have just been informed that he
is out on bond. His trial will
come up at the spring term in
Federal Court.
WPA WORK TO
CONTINUE UNTIL
JUNE, ASSURED
TEMPER ' N  E MEETING
IN JENKINS, SATURDAY
The Minnesota Temperance
Movement of Minneapolis will
hold a meeting at the Union
Church in Jenkins, Saturdav -ve
at 8 n. m.. with a motion picture
pasting one h~ur and fiftee- min
utes. Everyone inter sted in
the temperance mov ment are
cordially invited to attend and
enjoy a good hour of entertainment.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. T. D. Farnam entertained a group of ladies at a luncheon Friday, in honor of the
birthday anniversary of her
daughter Nadine. Luncheon
was served at 3 o'clock, with
covers laid for seven. The Valentine motif was carried out in
the table decorations.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO MEET FRIDAY
The Pine River Commercial
Club will meet on Friday evening at 8 p. m., at their club
xooms in the Armory. All members are urged to be present as
several matters of importance
will be brought up.
MILDRED CHAPEL NEWS
With Victor Christgau. stats'
WPA administrator, in Chicago
attending a conference of fed r-
al work relief execuives, Robert
Gustafson, Engineer for Cass
county, is expecting wo~d thi^
week from A. T. Gilbert0on of
Brainerd. as to details of local
WPA work from now until the
end of June. Last week. Congress passed and President Roosevelt signed a deficiency appropriation bill which assur?s operation of the program until tho
end of the current/fiscal year—
July 1, 1937. Mr. Christgau was
called to Chicago bv Harry L.
Honkins, national administrator,
to discuss details of the program
for the n-xt four months.
Whether the program will con
tinue beyond July will depend on
what further   action    Congress
takes.
Mr. Christgau, before leaving
for Chicago, said that he would
renew his request to Mr. Hopkins for a larger quota for Minnesota, which he feels in justified because of the distress
which came to so many communities of the state in the wake of the drouth last year. He
said that he a1 so would ask for
authority, under the new appropriation, to make wage adjustments to correct injustices
which have been found in the
application of present federal
regulations.
Mr. Christgau also stated, he
would advise district and local
representatives of WPA as to
the decisions of the conference
as quickly as he returns to Minnesota.
AUXILIARY WILL
GIVE 'HELLO AMERICA DINNER SOON
SUNDAY NIGHT SUPPER
CLUB    ENTERTAINED
Miss Sarah Bajlzer, missionary for the Indians on Red Lake
Reservation at Ponemah, stopped here a few days enroute to
the cities. She spoke at ooth
services last Sunday.
A fair number attended   the
Christian Endeavor program on I
Moody Sunday.    Some interest-'
ing things were    brought    out
concerning Mr. Moody's life and .
work. |
The Young People's Rally at
the schoolhouse Feb. 5, proved
a blessed occasion.    There was
a good crowd in spite   of   the (
stormy weather.    There    were
representatives from 7    groups
of Young People's Societies. Re^
D. Wagner of Park Rapids Bap
tist Church   brought an inspir
ing message.
PLENTY OF FFJ p N"lFr>T?n
IN RACE   WITH STORK
LUNDIN FLOUR AND FEED
HAS SPECIAL OFFER
The Lundin Flour and Feed
store has been named distributor for PurAsnow Flour, a product of Gold Medal Milling Co.
As a special introductory offer,
a beautiful colored pottery bowl
will be given with each 241b
purchase of flour. This flour
will also be distributed through
some of the local stores.. Read
the ad on another page of this
issue.
The Ladies    Auxiliary    held
| their regular meeting Wednesday evening. Plans were made
at this meeting for initiation of
new candidates in Mar^h. At
this time every V. F. W. member will make a personal donation of $1.00 toward the upkeep
of the Natioa1-! Orphans Home
| at  Eaton  Rapids.  Mich.    This
home is snonso^°d and k?p'- en
the'v by the V *\ W. ano" th-
-Auxiliary as a Hvi^-g memori?!
to th - so'diers dead.
Besides this service the organization has taken    up    the
! task of serving all others who
! suffered through the great war.
They have drawn a great net
of mercy around an ocean of
unspeakable pain. But every
day the work must be extended for the number of disabled
j veterans, widows and Orphans
and this "net of mercv" must
not fail. It is also the policv
of the V. F. W. and the Auxiliary to do good in the home community.   The Roy Lee Post and
, Auxiliary are doing all in their
pOwer to further worthwhile
things in Pine River and vicinity, which is the true spirit of
this great organisation.
"The Nation's Tribute is to
the Men and things which serve it." Among the lofty shafts
of gratitude and appreciation
which America raises    is    the
(towering though invisible tribute to the service rendered by
the. Veterans of Foreign Wars."
The Ladies Auxiliary will
commemorate the birthdays of
Lincoln's and Washington by
giving a 'Hello America Supper'
on Thursday evening, February
25, at the I. O. O. F. Hall. Prices wi1! be 35c for adults and
20c for children. The menu
will consist of th? following:
Scalloped potatoes, meat "oaf,
buttered carrots, cabbage salad,
pickles, jelly, rolls, butter, pie,
coffer and cream.
Serving will begin  at    5:30.
■ The public is cordially invited.
I Don't forget the DDate!
The Sunday Night Supper
Club was entertained at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kater Sunday evening. A buffet
supper was served at seven o'
clock, after which three tables
of contract bridge were played,
with high scores going to Mrs.
L. W. Isensee and Dr. R. F.Ding-
le.
THINGS THAT ARE
TAKING PLACE IN
THE LEGISLATURE
ERADELPHI\N CLU*? MET
FRIDAY    AFTERNOON
Mrs. D. L. Triggs was hostess
to the Eradelphian Study Club
at her home Friday afternoon.
Members responded to roll ca1!
by giving Lincoln quotations
after which Mrs. Os^ar Dahl
1 gave an interesting pane- on
"How Invisible Shades of Color
are Matched." . Mrs. Germain
was unable to attend because of
illness.
PRIDGE CLUB MEETS
Frances Moulster entertained
the ladies Bridge Club at her
home Wednesdav evening. Bridge was played at three tables
with high score g~ing to Mrs.
Marion Sherwood and second to
Mrs. John Kater. At the close
of the evening a delicious lunch
was served by the hostess.
Leona and Levina Dahl, Nadine and Lewis Farnam, Paul
Hamlin and Bud Kline spent
Sunday in Brainerd.
FORTNIGHTLY CLUB MEETS
Mrs. Harris Zigmund was hostess to the Fortnightly CI ub at
her home Monday evening. A
delicious lunch was served at
seven o'clock, after which brid
ge was played with high score
going to Mrs. Downing.
MRS. VILLA MUSTARD DIESJN OHIO
Mary Arvilla Ridge Mustard
passed away at the home of her
mother on Friday, February 12.
in Ottawa. Ohio, after an illness
of several months.
Mrs. Mustard wag born in
Ottawa, Ohio on November 1,
1881. and was 55 yea^s of a°re at
the time of death. She came to
Minnesota several years ago
with her husband, Al Mustard,
! settling for a tim» in Pine River
later moving to Minneapolis. In
1922 thev returned to Pine River pipv>.hasiner a cottage on
White Pine Point.
She leaves to mourn her death
ber mother, Mrs. Clara Ridge;
one broth°r. Charles Ridge of
Ottawa. Ohio; one sist°r, Mrs.
Hugh Townslev of Spokane
Wash. Funeral services were
conducted in Ottawa, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Farnam
and daughter Helen, motored
to Park Rapids Saturay. where
they visited with with Mrs. M.
A. Farnam and Mr. and Mrs
Earl Labonte. They returned
Monday.
His Policies Are Stilt Sound
By Albert T. Reid*
68 DRIVERS LICENSES
REVOKED IN   JANUARY
Sixty-eight drivers licenses
were revoked in Minnesota in
January, as compared to 60 a
year aero, and 51 licenses were
suspended, as compared to 41
a year a<ro. according to a report
by Gil Carmichael, director of
tv* state Drivers License Bureau.
Sixty-eight of the revocation*
wpi-" fo** dWviufir while intoxicated, the other two for incompetent     t'Viq dissensions followed
"o-victio-s for sp eding, rec les
land careless driving and unsatisfied judgements, as required
by law. Suspensions are temporary. Since the Driver" License
division of the State Highwav
department was organized in
May, 1934, there have been 2.420
license revocations, the report
shows, of which 2.31& were for
drunken driving -
Dr. C. E. Johnson received a
call to go to tho Reuben Hagen
home in Maple Town ship at
3 a. m. Sunday morning. He drove as far as he could by car and
then with the assistance of 7
men, 4 horses, and 2 mules, he
arrived at his destination about
7:30 a. m., only to find that he
was three hours late. Mr. Hagen had fousrht off the Stork as
long as possible but the persistent bird finallv settled, leaving
a bouncing 81b baby boy. When
Mr. Hagen became aware that
the bird was flying about his
home, he sent a messenger bv
team to get Mrs. Maine, his Wife's mother, who lived two miles
away. Upon arrival she found
she had lost the race.
Dr. Johnson returned hom*> at
11 o'clock a. m., in time to fulfill a dinner engagement at the
Oscar Dahl home, and needless
to sav he did ample justice to
it. He had just completed his
meal when he received another
call to deliver a valentine at the
Chas. Keep home in Hackensack.
He met the Stork at the door,
and after a lengthy conference
presented the Keeps with a 101b
baby girl.
This is just one of the man-
experiences of a country doctor
Undo Sam,, - "If ve> follow fo's>
cubSce,, my 2>oy, our country
fyfll never go Wrong
Eldo Henry of Minneapolis,
spent the week-end at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs-
Clem Hemy.
This is the busiest session   I
have ever attended and the oth-
jer representatives all say    the
same thing.    We have already
started night    sessions,    something unusual at this stage. Generally at these night sessions the
| attendance is light   and   those
present listless. They are, therefore a favorite time at    which
'to slide through the woodchuck
bills.   But it has been different
so far this year.   The attendance has been nearly 100   p reent
land the interest is as keen   as
though the members   had   not"
been working all day.
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A daylight saving bill has
been introduced which would
put the clock back one hour all
over the state during the summer months. While we are not
adverse to the cities doing this
if they so desire, we feel that
this law may not be favorable
to the people of the country.
Write me what you think about
the bill. "
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Much interest is manifest in
the Unicameral bill for a constitutional amendment whichwould
do away with the two branches
of the legislature, substituting
one body with 44 members. The
bill introduced would give the
counties of Hennepin, Ramsey
and Duluth 16 members and the
rest of the state 28, an increase
in the percentage of membership
from that now 'existing. The
bill is a matter for serious consideration and we must see that
the interests of the country districts are protected.
Although I have been more or
less busy with mv committee
work, Speaker Barker has insisted that I be added as a member
of the Committee on Cooperative Law. While I can scarcely
spare the time, because of my
deep interest in legislation coming before the committee, I have
accepted.
There is a bill in the making
that will give the state a ciear
title to all tax-delinquent land
now held in trust by the state.
Whi'ie there are soma disadvantages to the bill and steps must
be taken to clear the title land,
I am opposed to any legislation
that does not fully protect the
interests of the schools, villages and counties. I am devoting
considerable time to this matter
ana na.e just returr»ea fr^m a
i^ee-hour eomfe-ence in the attorney-general's office with Ji V.
>. illard, state i..suranc2 commis
sioner. This conference was also attended by other legislators
from Northern Minnesota. _ I
would like to hear from all interested in this proposed legislation.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR RILEY CARPENTER WEDNES.
Riley R. Carpenter of Longville, passed away at the Holman hospital, Sunday, February
14, after an illness of several
weeks.
Mr. Carpenter was born June
17, 1880, in South Dakota. He
was 56 years of age at the time
of his death.
Funeral services were conducted from the Longville school-
house on Wednesday afternoon,
with Rev. Hanson of Remer officiating. Complete obituary will
be published next week.
The local school has been closed the past three days due to
the condition of the roads. Although the weather has been
mild all week,the week-end snow
made the roads impassable^ ..
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