The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1937-02-11

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME II NUMBER 26
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1937
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
THUGS T:.Af ARE
TAKNG ILACE IN
THE LEGISLATURE
By V. Lockwood
Now, about that Lobby Bill,
which passed the House and is
now in the Senate. There are
lobbyists and lobbyists,—There
are two kinds down here; the
people who come to the Capitol
because they want good constructive legislation, which mav
benefit their community, and
the State of Minnesota, (this
kind is always welcome;) and
then there is the other kind of
a lobbyist who is emploved bv
certain interests, sometimes at
a large salary, to oppose any legislation that effects adversely
the people who emnloy them.
This kind of a lobbyist is not so
welcome, and it is this erouo
that the Bill is aiming to hit.
In part, the Lobbv Bil1 re-
nuires everv nerson. retained
for compensation, to promote
or oppose legislation, to n-xn's-
ter everv t~n Jays w'th the Chiet
Clerk of the House and Se-retar-
of tho Smate, stating what legislation he is interested in and
tbe name of the person or firm
corporation or asso"iation bv
whom he is employed; how much
he has received or is to receive
and bv whom paid or to b-- paid.
The Legislature wants to know
who is who around h-re> and
whether their interest in lo°ds-
latinn is sincere of for selfish
motives.
A »°sol'rtion unanmv>v*'v
r>ass-d the House r°«uestit)g the
Sneaker to aonoint a committee
of fiv^ to investigate the charges nf Reo'"os-nt0tiV€ Roy Wie1*
of Minn-osnoh's. tb°t ba.rr°l« of
monev is b°ing *ai<sed to l^bhv
against th" so^v^ed S*Ve nis-
•o^nsarv t ,vnnf Bill. Tho Siva-
ker annointed ^n inv^tigatino"
committee of five member-" of
the House R*mr~sentative Cari
Eastvold. Chairman of th- committee, states tha4- they will go
to the bottom of +hese charges
and Mr. Wier will be ths first
witness called.
I have alwavs felt th"t ability
to nav should be the first consideration in framing tax legislation. Therefore an income
tax is the fairest sort of tax le-
gis'ation. nn>vio"ing it does not
exceed abfity to pay. The administration's Income Tax Bill,
if enacted, based on 1936 figures, will raJise approximately
Eleven and One-half Million
Dollars. No provision is in the
Bill at this time for earmarking
the above sum for any certain
pumese. It is mv op inion
that the schools of our State
oVoiiH he tnVen care of up to'
the Ttoint where everv bov and
girl has an eoual or>r>oH-nnitv
for an orhie*Hon: and if the In- j
come Tax Bill is passed and:
pronerlv a^ocated to the schools
it will V nartial relief for pro-
pertv taxes.
The Bill I introduced permitting the Countv Board to use
one-half of our gas tax allotment to pay road an'1 b-idgo
bonds hoS nogg^fi th.- House and
is waiting Senat° a"tion
A <rro'm if ^en^esen'tatives
from northern Minfteqefo met
Thursdav night at tha Capitol
and discussed th e delinquent
tax problem of that sectio-1 of
the st^te A cunnvtteo of seven including r"vsoif wer» appointed to further hit^ th° matter. I am of th" r*mVioT) that
our countv lands should be ola-
ced in threo c^s'-es: Agricultural    S'Unrviev  resort   0"     p^v-
gronnd. and that R'''tabta for
Re-for-station. All budg forfeited for non-navment of ta^^s.
in tb° first two classe- shouM
be (rotten baei*- "n '-ho tax rolls
as soon as possible. The state
sho'i'd have a cl°ar title to the
Ja^t   cl«»S.S   of  lair*,   tri^ri-or     it      a
better opportunity t" mak° plau-
for  fn+niva  ugo  of th'S-^     lauds
However, we must not surrender our interest in this class of
land unless we are re-imbursed
bv the stale for our gharo of
bonded and other indebtedness
against this land and onlv land
that never again ha« anv pros-
p-cts of b°mg tavab'e property.
Well, we will see what can be
done.
O'CONNOR-BEHME
The Nuptials of Miss Leah 0'
Connor and Mr. Jeremiah Behme
were solemnized Tursday morning at Our Lady of Lourdes
Church in Pine River, with Rev.
Father R.  Crowe offidating-
The Bride was attired in an
Eleanor bluue ensemble with
grey accessories and carried a
bouquet of rcd and white roses.
Miss Frances O'Connor, the
bride's onlv attendant, wore a
past colored crepe ensemble
with accessories to maLch. The
groom wore a grey business
?"it and was att°nd-d bv John
O'Onnor, a brother of the
bride.
Imrrtiediatelv following tbe
leremonv a delicious wedding
pnea^fast wag s°rved for the
partv bv Mrs. Jack Lyons at
f'°r home.
Mrs. Behme is a daughter of
Petitions, telegrams and letters are pouring in to the Gov-
;'eijnor, Speaker of the House,
and my committee room No. 204,
where liou~r legislation is considered, fo*- a"d against the
I iquor Control Bill. It repeals
all old laws dealing with intoxicating liquor and sets up an entirely new s^st^m of control ■
Provides for a T iouor Control
Commissioner with brnad powers, and -ndeavors f1 make it
easy for him to enforce la'^ instead of difficult ao th^ law
now stands. A State Ftispeisar-"-
is set up. where al1 l'mio sol'1
at r~W must be nurchas^d. A
solpindid gie^rpVi v-nti geiTirre vrn
vision is ii"l",i'"l: oou™tv on+i
on. as in t^e old lav: crnmilsor"-
teaching of temrvranc^ hygiene
in the school; onlv bonafide hotels and restaurarts in cities
mav se'l on-sel : the State is to
handle off-sales in thes" cities
Tn the "o^nti s virap^s etc..
the voters have tbe urivilege of
voting on the nuestion "s to
whether or not th v shal1 have
+ orivafe liquor sfore or a municipal stone. Al1 licence monev
from Private stores and all
nrofit from a municipil store
gors to th" local mni-icinalitv.
* lso ?5 n"rfent of th" profits
made bv the state is to b° distributed t- lora1 'ommunities on
a ner cam'ta basis.
More later.
ADOLPH PEDERSON
OF MILDRED, DIES
AT SOLDIERS HOME
FIRE DESTROYS CLAUD
GARDINER HOME TUES.
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
WOMAN
IS
LOCKED   OUT,
FOUND   IN   SNOW
Brainerd.—Because a string
string which opened a storm
door was broken, an agd woman
here could not return to her
home and she was found by po-
licemen sitting in a snow drift.
Mr. and Mrs. John 0 Connor ofjShe had go.neKout through the
River, and is a graduate j back door to get som8 w^od and
j fi?ine
Mr. Belime
f the local school
^s a former resident of Brain-
• rd.    The   couple  left  immediately following the    ceremony
for parts unknown.
Their manv friends in Pine
River and vicinity wish them
many years of happy wedded
'ife.
Miltary Services Conducted On
Wednesday Aft moon In
Minneapolis, Minn.
HEAVY SNOW FALL
MARKS_WEEK-END
Pine River and vicinity ex-i
perien^ed one of the heaviest
snowfalls in many y°ars. on Sunday and Mondav of this week.
Tt started showing a-'lTr S"ndav
morning and continue'1 all thru
+v.o Jf-ir r-n^ ^\-.a folio- irjcr niVht.
wjth a total of "bout 10 inches
^n th.o i.otto.1 T^afli" was paralyzed and it was nee s°ary   to
nlnga    rlowi    tbQ    S"hO"l   fO"       tWO
davg as i*- wag impossible for
the bus driverg to make the
"onnr's A1! th>> availabl s"ow-
,-»'.A-iTrg Txr,o.-*-p ruif +r» ^^'o-'V T\yTon-
Af-tr prir) Tvi^'ed thronpfh I'ues-
dov to nwr  fch.r- frvirJc. an'' bvir|0r
thin<Tq bac1'' to norni.pl The v'l->
1^0.0 t-cio^c ^»<i y-itT h^'n narti-
a'Jv  Qn^ned  h"  rr-t,oc!''a"'   vrhich
Tinmnnro^     thi"    fl-no    A ''•nq^ni ~nt
«»n)>Mi»«»Hv at the Chud Gardiner fire.
C^RD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere thanvs to all our f"iendc
and neighbors who co kindl-
assist-d us durine the il'ness
and d°ath of ouv beloved mother *1so for all the fine flora1
offerings.
Mr. pv* Mrs. Av,ai johnsor
Mrs. Walter Schultz
CARD OF THANKS
To those who assisted us during the illnss and death of our
husband, brother, and father,
we wish to express our sincere
thanks.
Also to the organizatioas   of
"^rainerrl and Pi^e R;v r. f' ien^s
and relatives for the beautiful
oral <rifts o'-d to Rcv. Milne for
his comforting words.
Marv M. -Tones
Stephen P. Jon~s
Mrs. Ben C. Robideau
S. V. and F. E. Jones
Adolph Pederson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Pederson of
Mildred, di-d Monday morning,
February 8, at the Minnesota
Soldiers Home in Minneapolis.
He had b^-en i'l nine davs with
labor ■oneumonia and complications of n°urasth*nia, which resulted in his death.
He had b~en a resident of the
Home for the past three and a
hp1-? ^e«rg
He was born i" Randall Minn.,
on Octob°r 2*>. 1893. H* was
A-* veafoT?' at th° +irn« of' death.
He snert hlg vo"th at Randall.
wVipv- he attended school. In
"'fliS he wnH with his parents to Mildred.
In 1918 he was drafted Into
the Military s"rvi"e during the
World War, spending several
months in U. S. Training
camns. Whi'e at Camp Codv,
New Mexico he was *-aifn seriously ill. and his health since
that time has been d licate
After his discharge from the
Army, he was enrdov d in various capacities until the family
mov«d to New Pragn,e, and later
to Delavan. Minnesota, wh°re he
ifarmod for a t,im° until his
health fail-d and be became «.
patient af the Veterans hospital
at Fnrt Srellimr Ho was later
admitted to tho RoHi r's Heme.
Funera1 servieog wore conducted from the Rainvi^e Funeral
Parlorg in Minne^noliq. 0n Wed-
ppg^^Tr   oftorn/io^    TT'eh^narx/   10,
with   TV/nU+amr lintin-o    Tnt°rmont
was mad° in the Soldiers Home
Vo+ovnric! n.emoterv.
Besides his parents he leavs
three sisters: Mrs. C R Whitney of Thief River Falls and
Mrs T puis Tarsor and Ann Pederson of New Pvaorue; a]so
three brothers. Nelber<- and Joseph of Mildr-d and Theodore
of Fulton, New York.
EMF,Y   PIRL   A^CE^TS
POSITION IN CHILE, S.
Miss Ella Grieve of Emily,
has accented a nosition as English instructor in a government
school in Concencion. Chile,
South America. Sh° als- plans
fo do missionary work in that
district, and will use the Spanish language, which she has
master-d. She ha- b°en a student at a Bib1* School jn. Chicago until recentlv. Mis^ Grieve
will be remembered by Pine River people, as she often visited
her sistrs, Mrs. Ed Davies and
Miss Irene Grieve, who attended the local high school.
uncn returning hpd not been
able to open the door. She tried
to cross the street to a neighbor's house to get seme tools
with which to prv onen the door,
but became confused, let he**
way, and Was finally exhausted.
She was sav^d from serious injury or possible denth from ev-
nbsurfi by the poMcemen who
found her and took her to a hospital.
NUDIST   FRAVES   ZERO
WEATHER, DRIVING
PIRATES WIN FROM
HOUSE OF DAVID
N. B. GOV n as; ptcht ^OOT
AMPUTATED    SUNDAY
It was found necessary to
amputate the right foot of N. B.
Cox, Sunday, who was a victim of severe fvo^t-bite some
time aero. The foot was tak^n
off just below the ankK leaving nart of the heejl The am-
nutation wa« ne^f o-^m - A at the
local hosnital bv Dr Button a^d
Dr. Odessky. Mr. Cox is doing
ag well as can be evpe't°d after a serious one^a'dou of this
kind, consi^-rino- that h» is well
past his alloted three-score-and
ten.
The colored House of David
basketba'l ouint gave an excel-
1-nt exhibition here Tuesday ev-
sning, when> they met th-^ Pirates in one of the most amusing
"•ames of ths season. It was a
'augh from start to fini-sh with
the Pirates can-ving off the honors 32-31. The Walker-Backus
"•ame was tied at the finish,
making an overtime o^riM necessary, whi^h end d in Walker's favor 26-25.
FALLS FpnM T,0AT> OF
HAY TO AUTOMOBILE
LOCAL LAnjES ARF MAKING rOMFOR^ERS FOR
NEEDY P.  R.  PEOPLE
A number of Pi re Riv°r ladies have been gathering to
make comforters for the needy
in Pine River, and would be glad
to g^t in touch with those who
are in need and a^o anyone hav-
in-r old rtoatls. timers, lightweight overcoat" and other materials that could be used. Call
36, or see Mra. Macgioaey.
Grand Rapids.—Among th°
strange accident- <-hat occur, on8
of th° strangest has caused a
man to fall to tho ton of an automobile from a iood of hay. C J
Manske. Bigfork farm-r. f-ac-
tured a leg and su^t"in"d bad
cuts and bruises abou4- th-« fa"°
and head, when he struck the
windshi-"d in the fall. He was
hauling hay with a team of horses and found it necessary to
stop and get off to make repairs
He slid from the load an"1 not
noticing a car that was following, landed on top of it. He is
b-ingr treated in the Itaska hospital.
M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL
RAI^F^ V>* for FTOOD
SUFFERERS    SUNDAY
Tbe M. E. Sunday School raised $25 in a sneci"l eo^ction for
fhod relief Sunday. The proceeds will not b" sent in until
nevt wee1*-, so that a"v"ne wishing to contribute may do so
by getting in touch with Mrs.
N. D. Sherwood or by leaving
it at the bank.
HOUR OF MARY KIELTY'S
BROADCAST    CHANGED
Northfield.—Most fascinating
is the question whether the midwinter nudist, who made his
■appearance here .wore shoes to
protect his feet from the cold
hard foot-pedals of his car, an^|
"'hether his car had a h-ater.
The persons who witnessad the
incident were amazed an* fright
~ned to goQ a man oten from a
car, which had pulled up to the
curb, and stand on the running-
hoard arraved in nothing but a
heavy coat of goose--f-sh To
enhance the effect, this startling
individual bathed hims If i-r*
1he ravg of a f^sh light .which
he held as a spotlight above his
head.
SWEETHEART   ORDERED
BY   MAIL,    IS   JILTED
Detroit Lakes.—A mail-order
sweethart was jilted at a bus
depot here, but she refused to
believe that her love had been
scorned by a local man who, she
had been told, would make her
i good husband. The m°n had
promis ~d everything—perhaps
even a little slice of the moon.
The alleged love- wrote that he
was counting the minutes and
seconds until she arrived. He
+old be'1* he would b° waiting for
her at the bus station, and from
there, he vowed, they would
rush to a justice of the peace
and he married. Enchanted bv
the letter and with its wo^d"
tinsding in her imagination, the
girl tost h'ttle ti™'5 in reaching
Detroit Lakes But when she
■steonoo' from the bus. ro open-
afmed Romeo embraced h°r. No
one greeted her. She vo.vead
the lett-r with its b°antifuj as-
aiiranoog an"1 b°nishod the idea
that the affectionate sentences
were only sweet nothings. With
$2.50 of the $3.00 she had in
her purse, she registered at a
hotel for one night and then
without eating, spent two days
in the hotel lobby. With the
ifirst fifty cents she bought gas
for the car of a strang-r whom
she had ^persuaded to help her
search for her missing boyfriend The fourth dav citv
omVnals bought her a railroad
ticket back to her home and a1-
so gave her a dollar for food
and a patrolman escorted her
to the station.
ROAD FRIDGE CHECK
ORDERED OVER STATE
A card from Miss Mary Kielty
of Backus, who is now singing
over station. KDAL, states "hat
the time of her broadcast has
been changed from 3:15 to 3:30
A check of every highway
bridge in Minnesota by special
crews to paint, repair and re-
"ommiend heavier improvements
has been 'ordered by the Minnesota Highwav department.
In an order to all district main
tenance engineers,  M.  J.  Hoffmann, state bridge engineer, in
structed that special creWs, in
A fire which started from an
unknown origin, completely destroyed the Claud Gardiner residence in Pine River Tuesday
noon.
Mrs. Gardiner was busy ironing about 11:30 in the morning
when she noticed smoke coming
from hot air registers and immediately rushed to the basement to investigate. She found
two sills which passed ov=r the
furnace, ablaze, and returned
for some water. After throwing the bucket of wate- on the
burning embers she decid-d to
caU the fire department before
wasting anvmo^e time trying
to extinguish the fam s In
the meantime the floor had begun to burn and the hous- wasx
filling with smoke so that it
was necessary for her to take
her two youngest children, Bonnie and Virgil and get out as
soon as possible. She managed
to get their coats before leaving but that was all.
The fire denartment amv-d
but were unable to reach the
house because of drifted roads.
After getting a snow - ptow
and several men to push ,they
arrived at the so-ne but not
until some time after the alarm
was sounded. The chemical
cart got there fi-^t but d'd b't-
le good as the firemen didn't
have masks and couldn't enter the smoke fill - d house. No
effort was made at first to get
the ho°e line un ns the roads
were blocked, and it, was not until   the  hiii'lnS'-ncr  was  nra^ti^lv
all burned tha> thev cleared the
road to the riv-r to start the
nnmn and bring th° hose -up,
which arrived with a good
stream of water, but too    late.
Flames did not bre^k out for
half an hour after the alarm
was sounded.
The home was purchased by
Mr. Gardiner onlv last fall from
Mr. Cottrell and Mr. Bruer. who
were joint owners.. Mr. Gardiner was in Minneapolis on
business at the time of the
fire.
The home, clothing and all
nersonal belongings were totally
destroyed. The a'it~mobile a^d
garage w~re s^ved due to the
wind coming from th» northwest. The building and its contents were partially covred by
insurance.
There is no doubt but- what
the entire building couM have
been saved had the road- been
ooen. The Cou^oU had ordered
the roads plowed Monday to avert such a disasterous fire, but
the gentleman that was to have
done the work informed them
that his truck was broke down
and that it was waiting repairs.
This was the only plow available
at the time.
This writer's house was directly across the street from
the burning structure and had
it not been for a heavy coating
of snow and ice on the roof it
would have verv likelv burned
along with the other one.
Fire protection in the outlying parts of town is practically
nil. as long as the roads are
blocked and the fire fighting ap-
partus cannot reach the scene.
to 2to2:15.    This statio- is lo ,
cated on 1500 k. c, according to' pect every bridge on every trunk
These' crews wi'l make temnor-
ary repairs at least twice annually, correcting such items as
•nlugged drains, bent railings,
loose nuts en railino- holts rustv
spots on steel, missmg bolts and
railine-.s and loose exnansion plates. The crews will also remove
dirt and sand from bridge floors
and truss members and from
bridge seats around roller or
rocker bearings, clean out channels under bridges, and cut all
brush and trees under or adjacent to bridges, correct excess
washing or cutting of h-iV-.o --
der bridges and do spot coat
painting where necessary. The
-rews wi1! renort bridges which
should be painted, repaired or
widened during the season, note
condition of steel, and report
bridges that need repairing,
strength ening.new floor systenis
and replacements. ,
the note we received.
highway.
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