The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-07-14

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME  IV,   NUMBER   47
THE PINE RiVER JOURNAL, PINK RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA,   FRIDAY,  JULY  14,  1939
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 outside
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GRANT   BERGSTROM
Tax Sale of Rural
Lands Set for Aug. 17
A $6,000 Crop
The harvesting of Wild Rice in
this area has grown to commercial
proportion in the past few years.
Due to a great extent ■' to improv-
ments made in refining plants, one of
which is located at Remer which receives the greater share of the local
crop. At one time, the practice i of
harvesting Wild Rice was entirely an
Indian profession but in later years
the white man has taken up the work
because of its commercial value.
* * * *
Our genial friend, Bill Biever,
who is a member of the Wild
Rice 'Grower's Association, and
who acted as an agenlt in purchasing the crop in this immediate
territory last year, informed us
'that he purchased Wild Rice to
the extent of $6,000 from local
residents alone, and unless our
memory fails us, the total crop In
Cass county brought in the neigh-
hood of $60,000.
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Law to protect the Indians
Due to the fact tha so many white
men have interested themselves in
the harvesting of Wild Rice, a bill
was passed at the last session restricting certain areas ,to be used by Indians alone. This was done to enable
them to make their • annual stipend
which they have so long depended upon. A list of the restricted area is
published under another head in this
issue.
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What is (a Jitterbug
A Jitterbug is that species of human being that dresses as sloppily as
possible and one who rolls up one
trouser-leg midway between ankle
and knee and who weirs his underwear on the outside of his pants. In
order to be an accomplished Jitterbug
you must also muss your hair up as
much as is convenient. This seems a
good description from our observations of the past month. It's a goo!
way for city-slickers to rough it when
they're in the country. If this fad
continues, all you will have to do to
make a new trouser fit will be ' to
take a pair of scissors and whack
off each leg While looking cross-eyed
at the length.
* * * *
There are,still a few who wear
them down to their shoe-tops,
however, where they belong.
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A fellow scribe stated last, week:
This country used to have Pawnee
Bill, Buffalo Bill, etc., but  now    we
have light bill, gas bill, etc.
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Pine River has one of the most
beautiful' outdoor swimming pools
in the state—drive up and enjoy
it.
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Bill Noonan Says of the Fourth:
"Many a lad who made an alcoholo-
day < out of the Fourth was; still patriotic the next morning. His face
was red, his tongue was white ;and
his feelings were blue.
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Free Bull-Pups
Dr. Adkins comes up with an interesting quip: A gentleman from
St Cloud stopped at the hospital the
oner day and approached the doctor
with a smile on his face, saying that
he wasn't expecting an addition to
his family but that he would like to
buy one of the bull-pups that were
T5'eing given away. Doc looked at
him in bewilderment, as lie went ■ n
to .explain that a friend of his from
St Cloud, formerly from this vicinity,
told him that the Pine River hospital
gave away free, one Bull-Pup with
every infant delivered at the hospital.
This was said in all seriousness. It
was some time before Doc was able
to convince him that someone had
been spoofing him and that to date,
tlhe only, way he knew of getting free
bull-pups was to save soap wrappers.
CAR   OVERTURNS   ON    HY.   371
A car driven by John Bergman of
Minneapolis overturned at the second corner south of Jenkins Tuesday afternoon. Excessive speed was
the cause of the accident.
Mr. Bergman suffered a broken
arm and severe skin abrasions. Others in the party, Clara Volters and
Mary Schneider of Cincinnati, suffered chest and facial injuries. Thev
were taken to the local hospital
where their wounds were dressed.
A sale of rural forfeited tax land
will be held in Cass CountjJ August
17-18 and 19, according to word received from Auditor, L. C. Peterson.
These tracts are unplatted lands
which  have   been  forfeited    to    the
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state because of non-payment of taxes. Some 50,000 acres will be offered
for sale to the highest bidder. The
sale will be conducted by L. C. Peterson in the same manner as the one
held in April.
The location and appraised value
of the various tracts are listed in the
Journal   this  week.
M'OOSE   LAKE   FARM   BUREAU   TO   MEET   WED.   EVE.
The Moose Lake Farm Bureau Unit
will hold their regular meeting Wednesday evening, July 19, at the Maple
Grove School, at 8 p. m. An interest-
in;; program has been planned by the
committee. Lunch will be served following the meeting. Tlan to attenw.
Everyone is invited.
ARREST ROBINSON
IN ISENSEE CAR
THEFT SATUR.
NOTICE
The   Pine   River   Workers   Al.ianee
Local,  will  meet aj-  the fair grounds
Thursday evening, July 20, at 8 p. m
All workers are urged to be present.
Ed.  Roske, Pres.
Maizie, Shirley and Josephine Cromett and Joyce Robideau, are enjoying a weeks outing at Hay Lakn.
Dorothy Cromett is chaperoning the
girls.
Obituary
Edward Barnum Stoutenburg Was
born in Schyler, Neb., February 13,
1S74. When only 4 years ofi age he
moved with his parents to White, S.
Dak., where he grew to manhood.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Anna Maude Stevens on May 31, 1897,
at Brookings, S. Dak. In 1909, Mr.
and Mrs. Stoutenburg moved to But-
terfield, Minn., where they made their
home for 10 years. In 1916, they mov
ed to Swanburg, settling in Timothy
Twp., where they have since made
their  home.
For many years, Mr. Stoutenburg's
counsel as a prominent member of
the town board were respected by
his associates. Declining health during the past .two years made necessary his withdrawal from activities
that were so much a part of his life.
Much of the past year, he was forced to resort to constant care? at the
Pine River hospital.
Early Monday morning, July 3, after several weeks of unbroken decline
in physical strength, he fell asleep
never to awaken again to the sorrows and cares of this life. He passed away at the age of 63 .years.
He leaves to mourn his passing,
his devoted wife, Mrs. E. B. Stoutenburg, and two children, E. \B.
Stofftenburg Jr., and Mrs. Claude
Guptil, both of Swanburg; 3 grandchildren. Kendall, June and Joice who
have made 'their home with them
since their parents' death, also six
other grandchildren, one brother, D. J
stoutenburg of Watertown, ' S. Dak.;
one sister, Mrs. Henry Lindsay ot
Fenton, la., and two half sisters, Mrs
George ' Shook of Grand Rapids, and
Mis. Bruce Grinols of Mobridge, S.
Dak.: also three half brotners, R. .T.
Stoutenburg of Minneapolis, ^William
of Seattle, Wash., and Lowell of
Pa rk  Rapids.
Those attending the funeral, from
out-of-town, included, Mrs. Bruce
Illinois of Watertown, S. D., Mr. and
Mrs. Lowell . B'totuenburg of Park
Rapids, Mrs. Lillian Carpenter of
Longville, and Mrs. Chas. Stevens of
Roosevelt. •'
Interment was made at the1 Everg-
green cemetery. The sympathy of
the entire community is extended to
the bereaved family.
While visiting at Piney Ridge Friday evening, Harold Isensee of Pine
River had his car stolen. The car
was recovered Saturday morning in
a ditch by the Nick Ritchie corner
where It had  been abandoned.
The men had approached the Ritchie corner at a high rate of speed
and were,unable t<> make the turn. As
they fled from niie scene they wfire
noticed by lone Kitchie who described the men to the Sheriff, who apprehended Jim Robinson and Earl Hurling, employees at Piney Ridge. They
admitted the theft and were lodged
in the Crow Wing County jail.
Robinson, 26, had originally taken
the car and later picked up Earl Darling, 18, who was nor aware thai jam
vehicle was stolen. The two men
drove to Hackensack where they visited with the former's estranged wife.
The accident occurred on their return. Charges against Darling wero
dismissed and he was released.
A preliminary hearing was held for
Robinson Monday, at which time he
plead guilty to the charge. His bond
was set at $3000. His trial will be
held at the fall tenn of court.
BAND TO GIVE
CONCERT AT PARK
SATURDAY EVE.
The Pine River Municipal Band, invites the public to attend another
concert Saturday evening, July 10.
The band is under the direction of
Jerry Behme. The following program
will be played:
"For   Love   and   Honor",   March,   by
H.  Alberti.
"Show Boy" March by Will Hull
"The Oracle" Overture, by Otis Taylor
"Officer of the Day"  March, by R. B.
Hall
"Will You Uemember" Waltz, by Rom
berg
"Little Champion" Overture, by Wolls
"Eleanor" Concert Waltz by Will Huff
"On the Mall" March .. by Goldman
"Bohemian Girl" ' Selection, by Hayes
"Glorious Tenth" March, by Davenport.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Emrick of Mot
ley, visited at the Emerick home on
Tuesday.
Theh 5 month old twin baby of
Mr. and Mrs. Grosnick of Poplar, died
Monday, following an illness of impetigo and meningitis.
VFW Picnic Sunday
All Oversea Veterans and their
families are invited to attend the V.
F. W. picnic to be held at Lake Ada
at the Gopher Camp, three-fourth's of
a mile south of Smith's store, Sunday  July 16.
Each bring something for • picnii-
dinner and dishes ani silverware for
their own family. Drinks will be furnished  by  the Auxiliary.
REPORT OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
FARMERS INS. CO.
PINE RIVER WINS
FROM REMER SUN.
CARD   OF  THANKS
We wish to express our deep appreciation for the kindness shown to us
by our friends and neighbors during
tiie recent illness and death of our
beloved husband, father and grandfather. We also wish to thank Ttev.
Dehaan, the quartet who sang at the
funeral and the pallbearers; also .of
all the beautiful floral offerings.'
•Mrs.   Anna   Maude  Stoutenburg
Kendall, June and Joice
Mr. and Mrs. E. B.  Stoutenburg Jr.
and family
Mr. and Mrs. Claude    Guptil    and
family ,<&*%
Pine River emerged victorious again
Sunday, when they won from the
Remer boys 7-3.
The game was a nip and tuck affair, with Remer in the lead until
the 8th inning when Remer's hurlei
weakened and the locals connected
for five successive bingos, rounding
the horn as many times. Thrills of
the game included Cliff Sycks' neat
steal to third and Clyde Seaton's .pen
feet bunt.
Following is a box score of the local team:
AB       H K
T.   Lavoie 4 10
L.   Sycks 4 2 1
G. Seaton 4' 1 1
C.   Seaton 4/11
R. Sycks 4 11
C. Sycks 4 2 2
J. Riley 3 0 0
L. Bundy 4 0 O
John Riley 4 1 i.
J. Haack 1 0 >
NOTICE   FOR   BIDS
We, the board of school district No.
55, will receive sealed bids up to noon
July 26, on routes 1 and 2. No. 1
covers from Feehan's old place to
road No. 8, then south to Wilbur Carl
son's and east to Lee Heath's, picking up all children in that half of district. No. 1 route consists of 8 miles.
No. 2 covers from Brekke's and
Johnstone's, Pine River road, then
west to Harold King's, then west to
Hardy's corner, south and west to
schoolhouse. Route 2 consists of 9%
miles.
Drivers must furnish own buses,
which must meet state requirements.
Coin rails for three years if it is voted
to haul children each year.
Board retains the right to reject
any or all bids.
L. E. Baughman,  Clerk
Pine  River,  Rt.   1 '
Fifteen members were present for
the Farmers Township Mutual Insurance Company's annual meeting held
in Deerwood Tuesday, June 13, at
which time seven directors were elected and other. current business taken  up.
The elected directors, who met on
June 20 to appoint officers were as
follows: 3 year term, D. E. Ha'wley,
Aitkin; J.'D. Nelson, Pequot: O. J.
Johnson, Aitkin. 2 year term, B. .Petterson, Glen • Oscar Nelson, Aitkin;
1 year term,'John Swanson and Otto
Jacobson both of Aitkin.
Other business disposed of at the
meeting, included the 'adoption and
amendments of articles of mcorpor
ation and by-laws to conform with
state   laws. '
It was revealed at the meeting that
(policies in force June 1, showed a
gain'of 255 over the past year. Also,
that insurance in force the same
period showed an increase of $462,698.
The Farmers Township Ins. Co., of
Klondike, operates in 112 townships
in Mille Lacs, Aitkin, Crow Wing and
Cass Counties and has at this time
over 4 million dollars of insurance
in force. It is the oldest ands largest;
township mutual operating in this
part   of   ,he  state.
The following officers were re-elected at the directors meeting June 20:
President, J. D. Nelson, pequot; Vice
President, Ole J. Johnson, Aitkin;
Sec-Treas., Deward E. Hawley, Aitkin.
SPECIAL VILLAGE
ELECTION TO BE
HELD TUESDAY
A new novel of Strange Deaths and
Evil Intrigues in New York's Cafe Society. Read "The Red Carnation" by
Burton Stevenson, Appearing in th'-
American Weekly, the Magazine Distributed with the Chicago Herald and
Examiner. (adv.
Well Known Couple
Married in Swanburg
PETERSON   -   GILBERT
The nuptial service uniting in marriage Miss Carol Arline Peterson and
Mr. James Heber Gilbert, was read
Monday afternoon at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Peterson. The Rev. J. F. Masted officiated at the two o'clock ring ceremony.
Mr, Gilbert is the son of Mr. and
Mrs.  Wm.  Gilbert of Wadena.
Attending the young couple, was
Miss Virginia Peterson, sister of the
bride and Ralph J. Miller of Brainerd.
The bride chose a street length
dress of pink silK crepe with matching accessories. Her bridesmaid was
also "attired in pink and both wore
beautiful corsages of the mixed garden variety.
The groom and his best man wore
navy blue business suits.
For the occasion, the rooms were
beautifully decorated in the bride's
chosen colors,  pink and white.
Immediately following the ceremony, a buffet luncheon was served
to thirty guests, all immediate members of both families.
This service marks the first of its
kind for the new pastor, Rev. Masted.
The young couple is very well ana
favorably known and together we
write in wishing them happiness.
Following a weeks honeymoon trip
to Michigan, they will be at home to
their many friends at" Wadena.
Ed. Note: The following poem about Pine River
and the north country was written by a very interesting personage, Joseph Youngblood, who for
the past three weeks has been Suit Chef at Breezy Point Lodge. He comes from Los Angeles,
where he is Head Ohef for the Victor McGlaugh-
lin enterprises. He came her to vacation, having heard a lot about the beauty of Northern
Minnesota, but it seems the mosquitos got the
best of him, hence the poem. Mr.. Youngblood1 is
one of the most interesting men it Has been this
writer's privilege to meet. He is a native of Germany and has spent only ten years
in this country, but thinks it's the best place in
the   world.
Dear Little Mosquito
BY JOSEPH  YOUNGBLOOD
While I'm sitting here and write, .
I scratch out a mosquito bite.
You folks from Pine River, I want you to know,
That I love this country here anyho'.
I travel a lot all over the world,
But listen to the story which shall be told.
In Europe, they have a lot of trouble,
They never seem to get off that fumble.
In South America you see,
They make you wear a B. V. D.
Down in Shanghai, on the Yellow River,
Them big old rats they make you shiver.
In Japan, the land of rice,
A fellow has to realize.
They have an insect just the same,
That makes the mosquito look ashamed.
Down  in Tahiti, the tropical sun,   .
Even the palm trees don't hide you from.
In Samoa, the damn old shark,
Gives your eye a real spark.
There is a lot more things I could say,
But I have to finish my story anyway.
Dear little mosquito, you do a lot of liai-ni,
Bite my  ankles, shin and arm.
You bite so many people's faces,  •
Bite 'em in all kinds of places.
Still I say to you Land of 10,000 Lakes,
I don't think I make any mistakes.
To visit your land in your beauty,
Should be every American's duty.
I am satisfied deep from my heart,
Even if the mosquitos got quite smart.
To see your forests, your lakes delight,
Is worth a little mosquito bite.
Citizens of Pine River:
Allow us a final word before : the
election on the Municipal Power
Plant next Tuesday.
We have afforded you an opportunity to protest against high rates for
electricity and to get relief from
them. We know you appreciate it
and we are expecting a large vote.
This IS NOT A VOTE ON; BONDS,
but if we win this election by, a huge
majority it will make our Revenue
Certificates more desirable to investors. Our part is to get out and
vote.
A vote next Tuesday is a vote in
favor of top-notch service and ' low
rates. It is a vote in favor of a
home industry with home employees,
profits kept at home ankl policies
followed that will develop our town
and the country round about. Don't
miss this opportunity to speak out
when it really means something.
A vote next Tuesday, is a vote In
favor of 7c electricity. We should
make it unanimous! If we all pull
together we will reap large benefits.
Our part was to arrange the election
and get the survey. We have done it.
y;our part is to get out andvote. We
are confident that you will do your
part as well as we have done ours.
—Village  Council:
Harry Luscher, Arvid Lundin, Marion   Sherwood,  Theodore  Hill and L.
W.  Isensee.
—Power and Light Committee:
Bert Wideman, Harry Hill, John
Allen and Paul J. MacKinney, Sec.
Samjple Ballot will be found on
page   four.
Local Girl Gets Award
For  Composing Song
National recognition has been accorded Miss Sophie Heino of Pine
River, whose poem, "Dream Walt/.
For Two" has been accepted for inclusion in the World/s Fair Anthology of 1939, to be published by the
Exposition Press of New York. The
author, who competed in a $100 poetry prize contest, competed with
thousands  throughout the  U.  S.
Miss Heino has already achieve!
publication in the Junior Poets League and in the Finnish Daily of Duluth. At present she is employed as
scenic artist with the Ogema Novelty Co., at Shingobee Island, near
Walker.
Temple in "Little Princess" at Marlow Sun.
Produced with fidelity, directed
with imagination, land played witli
honesty and charm, "The Duke of
West Point" should be seen by everyone who appreciates first rate film
fare.
The story concerns the career ot
Steve Early (Louis Hayward) as the
West Point Cadet. An American who
has been brought up abroad, Early
antagonizes his superiors at the Military Academy by his British bearing
and undiciplined behavior, and under
goes the harsh disgrace of being silenced in punishment for a breach oi
Academy reguations. Hayward, as
Early, is certainly the male discovery of the year, arid brings to his por
trayal an assurance and conviction
that makes us believe in Steve Early as a very real and sympathetic person. He receives excellent support
from Tom Brown and Richard Carlson,, as the two room mates who alone have faith in Early when the
other Cadets turn against him and
whose confidence, denouement qf the
picture, is finally justified. ' Joan
Fontaine supplies the romantic interest in a very attractive package, and
Alan Curtis is properly menacing as
a young martinet.
Continued on Page 4
Earl Cromett Buys
Business in Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cromett completed negotiations Saturday, which made
them owners of .the store in Jenkins,
formerly operated by Mr. and Mrs. A.
A. Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Cromett are sltill
making their home in Pine River .nd
drive to and from work.