The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-08-11

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME  IV  NUJIBER 51
THE PINE KiVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,   CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,   AUGUST 11,  1989
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 ouislde
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Out of the . .
Waste Ba sket
—By—
GRANT   BERGSTROM
A Welcome Rain
This vicinity received one of the
most welcome rains of the season
.Monday night and Tuesday, when
two and one-half inches of moisture
fell to cover tlhe parched soil. This
was the first rain of any consequence
since July 4, which makes a period
of about six weeks during which
time we received no moisture and
the outlook was very depressing-
considering the fact that pasture
kind was all brown and burned and
tne corn crop was more or less
scorched beyond repair. If someone
will see to it that a similar downpour will visit us next week everything will  be lovely.
tf    Ss    tt    tf
The balance of the week has
taken on the aspects of fall and
everyone is going" around with a
long face wondering low much
wood or coal they will have to
- buy to weather the winter, wihich
if this week is any indication of,
will be a long one. However,
we still have hopes' of a few
more weeks of pleasant weath-
fher and warm  sunshine.
* * * *
More   Truth   Than   Poetry
1  They're  picking  up   pieces,
With a dishpan  and a  rake.
He grabbed a  silken  knee
When  he should  have grabbed
a brake.
* * * *
What's   in 'a  Want Ad
FOR   SALE—Beautiful   French     provincial dhifConier by 'it lady leaving
town with beechwood drawers. Call
Jackson  7131—N.   Y.  Jlercury
* * * *
'Twas  in  a  restaurant  they  met,
Romeo   and   Juliet.
He had no cash to pay the debt,
So  Romeo'd  what  Juli'et.
* * * *
The Wastebasket is more or less
cluttered up with meaningless quips
this week, but we hope by next week
to be back on schedule again.
HERfE'S WHAT MINNESOTA'S
ANNUAL $100,000,000.00 TOURIST
TRADE MEANS TO YOU!!
The tourist industry brings
to our State each year the
equivalent of thirty-five dollars for every Minnesota man,
woman and child! . . . thirty-
five extra dollars for every
member of your family! This
third-largest Minnesota industry does help put dollars
in your pocket.
. this business can be in-
4-H   CLUB   INVITED   TO   EX-
HIB1T GARDEN PRODUCTS
4-H Club members of the county
are invited to exhibit garden products and potatoes at the annual
Walker Flower Show to be held at
the Community Hall on Tuesday, Aug
ust 22. The garden exhibits should
consist of as great a variety as possible. The potato exhibit should consist of 20 uniform potatoes, true to
variety, free frpm disease and displayed  to best  advantage.
A "pretty "ittle maid" passed out
Dentyne gum to big and little, ola
ancl young on Monday of this week
and everybody chewed and chewed
and appeared v°.ry happy.
CALL FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received for
the following bus units, bids to be
in the hands, of G. P. Rognlie, Clerk
of Schoold Board District 19, on r
before Jlonday 8 p. m., August 21.
1939. The Board of Education reserves the rigjht to reject any or all
bids. \
One complete bus. Seating capacity of 42, all forward facing seats.
Body length IS ft. to 20 ft. W'heel
base 172 in. to 210 in. Outside
width of body .96 in. on 1% ton
•School Truck Chassis. With 7x20
•i-allon tires on front and duel tires
,on rear. Witli fire extinguishers,
flares, flags, heating equipment to
.sufficiently heat bus.
One complete bus. Seating capacity of 30 wit'h all forward facing
seats. Body length 17 ft. AVheel
base 155in. to ISO in. Outside widtli
06 in. on Wz ton School Truck Chassis. With 7x20 ballon tires on front
.'ind duel tires on rear. With fire
extinguishers, flares, flags, heating
equipment   to   sufficiently   heat   bus.
Bids on each of the above is to
include a trade-in by the Board of
Education, of a 1% ton Chevrolet
truck, 1935 model with bus body.
Both buses for which bids are submitted are to conform to the regulations of the State Department of Education 'and the State Highway Department for transportation o f
School   pupils.
G. P. ROGNLIE, Clerk
minnESOTfl
Mm on ,.-
VBCPTIQIIS
creased. Here's how: (and it
won't cost you a dime) . . .
Give your loyal support to
the State Tourist Bureau and
the Minnesota Junior Chamber of Commerce in their
campaign for more Minnesota tourists.
Review the multiple assets
of our State of 10,000 lakes
- . . then talk them wherever
you go.   Extend a warm, welcoming hand of friendship to
our tourist guests.  Show them
what  true   Minnesota   hospitality really means.  It'll pay
YOU!
Sunday Telephone
Service Will Start
Sunday, Aug. 13
Beginning Sunday, August 13, Sunday telephone service will be available to patrons of the Pine River
Telephone Co., according to announcement made by L. .A. Arvig, JIanager,
this  week.
Work has already been started to
improve pole lines and tlhe syste.n
in general which will insure better
service.
H.  J.  LUSCHER,   Mayor
LOCAL ITEMS
S3£*
a
BAND CONCERT
The l'ine River Municipal Band,
under the direction of Jerry Behme,
will give another open air concert
Saturday evening. An interesting
program of overtures, marches and
waltzes  will   be  played.
Iji the event of rain, the concert
will be played in the armory.
SERVICES FOR MILDRED PIONEER
HELD WEDNES.
L. E. Dougherty Receives Postal Reappointment Sat.
L. E. Dougherty, local postmaster
for the past four years, received confirmation of his reappointment for
an  indefinite  term   Saturday.
The communication was received
from Hon. Senator Henrick Ship-
stad, and read in part: Your appoint
ment as postmaster at Pine River,
Minnesota, was today confirmed by
the Senate in executive session.
Please   accept  my   congratulations.
WM. TORGERSON,
EMMA HOUSTON
MARRIED SAT.
On Saturday evening, August 5, at
a quiet 10 o'clock nuptial service at
the Faith Lutheran Parish Chapel of
Swanburg, Emma Cordelia Houston
became the bride of William Torgerson. The service was read by Rev.
J. F. Jlasted.
Attending the couple were Jlr. and
Jlrs.  Dallas   Proffit.
The bride chose a street length
dress of teal blue, duo-spun crepe
with matching accessories. Mrs. Proffit wore corn yellow crepe with accessories. The groom and Mr. Proffit both were attired in the conventional blue.
Mr. and Jlrs. Torgerson have the
goodwill of the entire community as
Khey make their new home on the
groom's  farm  in   Swanburg.
Leonard Emery, well known resident of Mildred, passed away Sunday, at the home of his son, Lennie,
at the age of S3 years.
iFifheral services were conducted
from the Mildred Chapel Wednesday
afternoon with John Wiens officiating. Interment was miade in tlie
cemetery  near  by.
Leonard Emery, son of O. W. ami
JIartha Emery, was born October 11,
1S55, near Decorah, Ia. He was united In marriage -on January 1, 1882,
to Carrie J. Sleeper at Burr Oak, I .
To this union five children were
born,  three  passing away In  infancy.
In 187S, Jlr. and Jlrs. Emery settle-
ed on a homestad near Salem, S. D.,
where they resided for 22 years. Thev
later moved to Decorah, la., before
coming to Mildred in 1906, where
they have since resided. Jlr. Emery
wias preceded in death by Shis wife
last October. He was never affiliated with any church but was an earnest christian man interested in all
gospel  work.
He leaves to mourn his passing, one
son, Lennie and one daughter, Jlrs.
Jlerle Erickson both of Mildred;
also 15 grandchildren, one grandchild, four brothers, three sisters
and a  host of  relatives and friends.
Just a Careless Flip
of a Cigarette and-
LOCALS
Mr. and Jlrs. C. J. Portlance left
for their home in Minneapolis Friday
after enjoying the past m<onth . atj
Shady Point. Jlr. Portlance is an
instructor   at   Dunwoody   Institute.
Franklyn Kline of Albertville,
'spent the week-end at his home here.
Jlrs. J. V. Ackerman and children of
Robbinsdale, who spent the past two
weeks here, accompanied him on the
return.
Visitors at the home of Jlrs. York
during her illness last week included
Mesdames Dale Dubbs, Ben Robideau, Gust Wolfrank, Albert Teagiart-
en and D. L. Triggs. She wishes to
thank her friends for the many flowers  she  received.
Mr. ancl Jlrs. F. C. Smith and sons
Vinton and Kenton of Chicago, were
guests at the A. S. White home Monday. They also called at the C. J.
White home in St. Paul and at the
Lawrence White and Art Johnson
homes in St. Cloud. The former are
relatives of Jlrs. A. S. White. After
leaving Pine River, they drove to
Longville, where they are visiting at
the Ray Tabaka home. Mrs. Smith
is a  sister of Jlrs. Tabaka.
Jlr. and Jlrs. George Kline and
children of Bemidji, were dinner
guests at the Herb Kline home Saturday.
Just ,a Careless Flip of :a Cigarette
Just a careless flip of a cigarette
caused a fire last Saturday on the
Moser farm east of town, large enough in a few minutes so that every
man ancl boy in the community as
well as a number of CCC boys worked for hours to extinguish it. It is
thought that someone hauling logs
threw the cigarette butt down witn-
out thinking of putting it out.
CARD  OF  THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation for tne acts
of Kindness, messages of sympathy
and beautiful floral offerings from
our many relatives, friends ancl neigli
bors. We also wish to thank Rev.
Mead and the singers for flheir services and kind words spoken in the
loss of our beloved husband, father,
brother and son. We especially wish
to thank the Friendship Club, friends
and neighbors and W. P. A. workers
of the Fifty Lakes Community for
the   generous   contributions   received.
Jlrs. Elizabeth Rider and daughter
Shirley   JIae
Art   Whipple
George   Rider
Jlr. and Jlrs. Homer Clues ancl
family.
Jlrs.   Silas  Klingbeil
Jlr. and Jlrs.  Chas. Ingraham
Jlr.  and  Jlrs. Jdrtin  Ingraham
Mr. and Jlrs. Wm. Hunt ancl family
Don Lundrigan spept 'Sunday at
his home in Cass Lake.
Homer Fraser made a business
trip to  Hackensack  Jlonday.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Emery Fick spent
Friday   in  Aitkin  on  business.
-Major and Jlrs. H. C. Skinner
spent last  Wednesday  in  St. Cloud.
Arvid Lundin made a business trip
to Staples Jlonday.
Jlr. and Mrs. Al Downing ancl
children   spent   Sunday   at   Verndale.
Jlrs. Erwin Butler ancl children
spent   Monday   witli   .Mrs.   Mead.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Morris Cromett were
Sunday evening guests of Jlr. and
Mrs. John  Smith of Brainerd.
Iris Engel ancl Dorothy Cromett
were guests of Mrs. Russell Johnson
of Brainerd  Saturday.
Jlrs. Rena Wachs spent Friday
witli her husband and children at
Oshawa.
Miss Halcyon Jlonson returned to
her home at Russell Tuesday after a
week's   visit   with   Barbara   Kolb.
Rev. Robert Mead ancl Erwin Butler spent Saturday in Bemidji on
business.
Mr.   and  Mrs.  H.   C.   Snroeaer     ot
Albert   Lea,   spent   the   forepart     of
1 the week at the Chas.  Siebel home.
Bill Cromett wil go to Jlinneapolis
Saturday where he will take a Jlas-
ier  electrician's  exam.
Betty Marsh of Nashwauk, spent
from Saturday until Jlonday at the
Chas. Siebel ani A. J. Linden Homes.
Curtis Nicholson of Jloorhead,
visited with Jliss Lena Breems Sunday.
The M. E. Ladies Social Club will
meet at tiie M. E. Church today (Friday.)
Beatrice and Bernice Teicher and
Ole Hemness drove to Wadena Jlon-
w.here Beatrice received medical care
Sunday dinner guests at the Norman Oftedahl home included Jlr. and
Mrs. Charles Jorgenson and children
of Pequot and Cy Herzog of Jordan.
Mr. and Jlrs. Don Wiese ancl »ir.
and Jlrs. Quire of Jlinneapolis, were
week-end guests of Jlr. and Jlrs. Carl
Schultz.
Jlr. and Mrs. E. N. Losse returned
to Minneapolis Tuesday after spending the past few months at their cabin  on Norway Lake.
Jlr. and Jlrs. C. R Isaacs returned
to their home in Indianapolis Friday
after spending two weeks visiting at
Star Island and at the Siebel home;.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sloan returned
Wednesday from a week's visit with
friends and relatives at Hancock and
Jlorris.
Mrs. Cecil Carlson is taking Beatrice Teicher's place at the Zigmund
store these days, while Beatrice is
recuperating from  a  sprained  ankle.
Jlr.   ancl   Jlrs.   Les   Klimstra     and
Cass Fair To Open
August 24, With
Large Program
TRINITY   LUTHERAN   AID
TO   MEET   THURS.   |*UG.   17
Knutson.    A   15  cent lunch  will    be
served.     Everybody   welcome.
Jlr.  and   Jlrs.  Chas.  Howard)    and
CONSERVATION PAYMENTS TO BE MAILED OUT SOON
Applications for payment under the
1930 Agricultural Conservation Program will be mailed to farmers of
the county within a short time. Computation 'sheets and application
forms were completed in the county
office last week for all tne farms on
which the check of performance
showed the farm to be complete.
The forms will be signed and returned to the county office for transmittal to the state office. If a farmer is dissatisfied with the figures appearing on his application form he
may get a reconsideration of the ap
plication provided that he states in
writing to the county committee the
reasons why he would like a reconsideration of the application form.
According to the rules of the program
this letter must be forwarded to the
county committee within 15 days after the application forms were mailed  from  the  county  office.
children and Jlr. ancl Jlrs. Delmer
Gunther and children of Litchfield,
spent the week-end at the William
Gunther  home.
Jlrs. Frank Cromett who has been
employed at the Harve Cromett Cafe
has returned to her former job on the
sewing project at Walker. Jlrs. Wm.
JIcLean is also employed there.
Jlr. and Jlrs. G. R. Feakes and
children were guests at the Frank
Shepard home Saturday evening.
They left Jlonday for Emmons where
Mr. Feakes will teach this year.
Clyde and Gerald Seaton and then
father, William Seaton, drove to Aberdeen, S. Dak. Sunday for a few
days' visit. The Seatons at one time
lived near Aberdeen.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Gust Hanson of Clo
quet, spent Sunday with Jlr. and Jlrs
Erwin Butler. The Jlisses Betty Han
son and Ruth Lyons, who spent the
past three weeks here, returned horns
with them.
Rev. and Jlrs. Mead, Bruce Wide-
man, David JiacKinney, Hildegarde
Johnson and Marjorie Whitney enjoyed a picnic at Ackerman's Friday
evening. They later returned to the
C. E. Johnson home where they enjoyed  a   musical  evening.
Carol Jlartin of San Francisco,
Cal., arrived Thursday for a visit
with Ernest Robideau. Jlr. Jlartin
was the latter's Top Sergeant in the
army during the war. The men had
not seen each other since they left
the   army.
Swanburg Pine Grange No/716
DESCRIBING   THE   GRANGE
A family reunion was neld at the
Butler home Sunday. Guests included Jlrs. Robert JIcGowan of New
York City, Dr. and Jlrs. Lloyd Jloe
of Foley, Dennis Jfoonier of St. Cloud
Mrs. Robert Doty of Verndale, Mrs.
Henry Siemson of Sebeka and Jlr.
ancl Jlrs. John Clark ana Jlyrtle or
Sebeka.
This article is being written ;n
an effort to better acquaint the readers with the Grange. Jiany peopse,
upon the mention of the Grange, either haven't heard of it before or
have never been given an idea of
its work or purpose.
It is the oldest farm organization
in the world and the only farmers'
fraternity of its kind. It begins in
the rural community with the local
self-governing Subordinate 'GVange,
and has County, State and National
organizations. It. is a family organization, including women as well as
men as members and officers, and
has Juveriile Grainger for children
under 14 years of age.
It has a sound legislative program
and through its activities along this
line, has helped to secure numberless
specific benefits for rural America,
such as fairer taxation and tariff
policies, lower Ii eight rates, rural delivery of mail, parcel post, better
roads, schools and better marketing
facilities.    It has constantly champi-
Hunderds of excellent exhibits are
being prepared for the thirty-fourth
annual Cass County Fair to be held
in l'ine River August 24-25-26, Tlhurs-
day, Friday and Saturday. Exhibts
will include livestock, agricultural
displays, a women's department and
Snany fine school exhibits from all
over the county, also one of the beslt
poultry exhibits ever shown in Pine
River.
The fair board has this year inaugurated a new form of entertainment
in the line of amusements. Heretofore a number of individual acts were
contracted to appear on flhe grandstand program .and individual concessions were licensed to appear on the
midway. This year the Jay Gould
"Million Dollar Spectacle" will bring
all the main features of amusement
to the fair goers.
This carnival company consists ot
150 people, transported on a fleet of
50 white trucks, 7 rides, 9 side shows
and a complete troupe of entertainers. They will furnish a complete
program for the Uhree days and carry
their own band. In addition to this
they also have a modern orchestra
and a large portable dance-pavilion
which will be in full swing each evening of the fair. Jlembers of the
fair board (have done everything in
their power to bring patrons the
largest array of entertainment and
amusement devices possible and in
return, they ask that everyone boast
the fair ancl make this one of the
outstanding attractions of the year.
4-H Club members are busy putting
the finishing touches on tlheir project material which will be entered
in competition at the fair. Club
members are also planning a big program for the day designated as 4-H
Club Day at which time members ot
the various clubs in the county will
participate.
Thursday will be entry day -and
will be devoted to arranging displays
in the various tuildings and also the
registration of all 'lvestock. Courteous superintendents will be in charge
of each department to see that everything is placed correctly. Competent
judges have been secured to insure
a fair decision for all exhibitors.
Watch your Journal next week for
further details on the fair program.
4-H   Club  Members  Urged  to   Exhibit
4-H Club members are urged to
show at. the county fairs to be held
soon at Pine River and Pillager. By
a large number exhibiting it adds
size and style to the fair. The purposes of exhibiting aret
(1) To show the best farm produce at its best
(2) To show it in competition
with that of other showmen to compare  quality.
(3) To enter into keen neighborly competition.
4-H Club members who exhibit may
win State 'fair trips as there will be
about 25 boys and girls who will be
eligible to go to the State fair to exhibit or demonstrate.
oned the cause of good government
everywhere by fighting laws and procedures that tend to destroy any
well being the farmer might otherwise enjoy.
The Grange has enriched community life through its educational, social j
and fraternal activities because o>
its inspiring, neighborly community
meetings. It affords a real chance
for boys and girls, and is a training
school in leadership for young people
and old as well, creating confidence
and good will and keeping courage
in the rural life of America.
It is patriotic without being partisan : has a hign moral tone without
religious bias, and contributes in every way to a healthy, wholesome rural life.
In future articles it is planned to
give more details f the Grange as
an organization and news from one
whose   jurisdiction   is   nearest   her-3.
—Pine Grange
burg.
716, located at Swan-
LOCAL8
Mr. and Jlrs. Roy Salgle are the
parents of a son, born at the hospital  Saturday.
Denny Dunham and family and
Jlrs. C. Butler left for their home at
\\ ichita, Kansas Tuesday, after enjoying a ten-day stay at Shady Point.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Erwin Butler entertained a number of friends and relatives at their home at Shady Ploint
Sunday.
Mr. and Jlrs. J. N. Kline of Foley,
Paul Zeller of Portland, Ore., Jlr. and
UJJrs. Arthur Riese and daughter,
Shirley and Jlr. and Jlrs. John Lak-
ings of Hurley, S. Dak., were guests
of Jlr. and Jlrs. L. E. Dougherty
Sunday. David Dougherty who has
been visiting at the Kline home the
past  month,  returned   home.
Jlr. and Mrs. Tom Bryant and
children of Brainerd are spending
the week with Jlrs. AVm. JIcLean.
On Sunday they accompanied Jlr.
and Jlrs. Frank Bryant Sr. and Mrs.
Roy Bryant and children of Jenkins,
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Rovik, Ole Rovik, Mrs. Wm. JIcLean and daughter,
Billie, and Mrs. J. B. McLean to the
Rovik cabin on Lake Ada for a day's
outing.