The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1938-08-25

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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME   IV   NUMBER. 2
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,   CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESO TA,   THURSDAY,   AUGUST  26,   1938
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 outside
W.G. STEWART BURIED WITH MILITARY
HONORS TUESDAY
Pine River and community was
deeply Saddened Saturday, when
news of the deatli of W. <;. Stewart
was learned. He passed away at the
Brainerd hospital following a month'*
illness. News of his death was a decided shock as ilic seriousness of his
illness was not realized by his many
friends.
Rosary was said at the home ff
'the deceased .Monday evening. Requiem Mass was held at Our Lady of'
Lourdes Church at 9:60 a. ru. Tuesday, with Rev. Father R. Crowe officiating. Beautiful vocal selections
were sung by Robert Williams who
sang "All Through the Night," Gounod's "Ave .Maria" by Mary Kielty of
Backus and "There is No Night
There" by A. J. Linden. Mrs. Frank
Anderson presided at the organ.
Following the services at the
Church, the flag draped casket was
taken to the cemetery with high military honors, led by the color bearers
and  firing  squad  of  the local  VFW.
A guard of honor made up entirely
of Spanish-American war veterans,
Fred Moulster, Wm. Boettner, Frank
Hardy, Paul Henninger, H. A.Schenk
and Mr. Wymore, marched beside
beside the hearse. When the procession reached the cemetery, taps were
blown by Herman Claussen, and the
ritual was read by Service Officer
Homer Fraser, which was followed by
three volleys fired over the casket
by the rifle squad with full honor-.;
to a passing soldier. Rev. Father R.
(. i owe completed the services.
. Active pallbearers included Franck; Siefert, L. E. Dougherty, Hen
Harris, Wm. Schuster, Don Lundrigan and Hilbert Swartz. Honorary
Pallbearers, were Frank Anderson,
I'aul Swartz. John Allen, Harry Hill.
Ben Christian. Wm. Kielty, Clyde
Townsend and  Frank Hill.
Those from out of town in attendance at the funeral, were Lynn Stewart of Portland, Oregon, Chas. Stewart and son Kenneth of Vinton, la.,
.Mrs. Kenneth Stewart and Mrs. Kitty Gift'oxd Roberts of Vinton, la.,
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Stewart rial Mr.
and .Mrs. Lawren Stewart of Brookings. S. Dak., Mrs. II. A. Heid.vi of
Grand Forks, Wm. O'Connell of Hastings, Neb., Thos. O'Connell and Mrs.
c. ('. Rush of Sidney, Neb., Mrs. B.
Wichell of Red Owl, S. Dak. Mrs. Roy
Morris of Wasta, S. Dak. The latter
six are brothers and sisters of Mrs.
W. G. Stewart. Also Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Kielty and daughter Mary Catherine of Backus.
Wm. G. Stewart was born at Vinton, la., November 12, 18G9. AVhen a
small boy he moved with his parents
to Pipestone, Minn., where he resided until 11)02 when he moved to Pine
River. Jan. 1, 1906, he was united Li
marriage to Mary O'Connel. To this
union two children were born, Lynn
of Portland, Ore. and Virginia of
l'ine River. Besides his wife and
two children, lie leaves to mourn his
'sudden death three brothers, Chas.
Stewart of Vinton, la., Lon Stewart
ol' Brookings, S. Dak. and John Stewart of Pondoso, O. M. Also two
great aunts, Mrs. Harriet Stewart
Smouse of Vinton, la., and Mrs. Milli-
cent  Clark  Mackie  of  Cedar  Rapids.
Mr. Stewart was baptized in the
Catholic Faith in 1905 and was a
faithful worker in his Church all his
life.
On May IS, 1898 he enlisted with
the First South Dakota Volunteers
Infantry at Sioux Falls1, serving in
tbe Pbillipine for the duration of tbe
war. lie was discharged on October
li), 1891) and returned to the U. S. on
a   hospital  transport,   disabled.
In 1902 hi' moved with his father
to Pine Kiv r. where they homestead-
ed and conducted a real estate busi-
: lowing his marriage iu 1900,
Mr. atnl Mrs. Stewart resided in Pine
River until 1!)24. He served as village
master from 1914 to 1922.
In 1!)2-1 be was commissioned in the
civil service as post engineer at Mis-
:i, Mont, in 1982 he was transferred to Port MacArtbur, Calif., being retired in 1934. The family then
moved to Portland, Oregon, returning to l'ine River in 1!t."."> where he
spent   bis   remaining years.
His sojourn in Pine River since his
return was of a quiet nature. He very
capably served as village justice from
1936 until  bis  death.
Mr.   Stewart   was   one  of   the   pio-
Rides in State Fair Revue
Trick and fancy riding, featured in
the Westward Ho! episode of State
Fair Revue of 1938, night grandstand
show at the Minnesota State Fair,
September 3 to 10, is performed by
dainty Lavania Williams of Caldwell,
Kansas. Sharpshooting and fancy
roping will augment the 36 Ainslee
dancers and a host of other features
in this novel extravaganza.
OFFICIAL   PROCEEDINGS   OF   THE
VILLAGE   COUNCIL   OF   PINE
RIVER,  AUGUST  8.
The regular meeting of the Village
Council was held at the Clerk's office August 8, at 9 p. m.
Members present: Skinner, Hill,
Isensee, Lundin and Zigmund.
Minutes of the July meeing were
read and approved.
The following bills were audited
and allowed:
Will C. Day, repair 14.50
Pine River State Bank, bond 5.00
D. E. Lindberg, painting signs 6.00
Nichols, Dean & Gregg, steel 6.07
T.   D.  Farnam,   hauling  away
broken   cement 5.00
Ted Lavoie, hauling gravel 11.50
Don Lundrigan, legal service 6.50
Vane Jones, money advanced 7.2.1
Anderson  Lbr.   Co.   cement  and
material  for  sidewalks 183.39
Pine Motor Co., gas, oil & truck
hire 7.92
C. R. Townsend, kerosene 4.23
Lake Region Hotel, 1 room ordered by Isensee 1.00
Wm. McLean, hauling gravel 1450
Minn. Utilities Co. street lights 28.6:*
Pine River Journal, printing 27.75
Ervin Robideau,  cleaning dump
ground 7.00
Martin Fireworks Co., fireworks
for  park  dedication 47.35
Zell Kater,  storage for fire
equipment 20.00
Wilfred Langevin, survey of water line 123.32
Arvid Lundin, clerk's salary        50.00
Lee Fickler,   night  watchman      40.00
Motion made by Isensee and seconded by Hill, to order every beer
license holder to stop selling beer at
1 a. m. every night or loose their license.
Motion by Zigmund, seconded by
Hill, to call for bids for a night watchman. Bids to be in the hands of
the clerk before August 15.
The following committee was appointed by Mayor Skinner to contact
Mr. Gustafson regarding information
as to WPA loans and federal grants
available tit this time for the construction of a fire hall and water
line for fire protection: T. E. Hill
and Arvid Lundin.
■    There  being   no   further   business,
the meeting was formally adjourned.
Arvid Lundin, Clerk
Miss Opol Houg will leave Sunday
for Moorhead, where she has a teaching   position.
The local Workers Alliance will
hold their regular meeting at the armory August 25 at 8 p. m. Every-
i  uly  welcome.
neers of the village, taking an active
part in the early building of the
town and many of the later improvements. He was an ardent sportsman
and loved nothing better than to slip
off for a week with a pal on ai camping trip to fish or hunt. He was a
charter member of the '20-Year Club'
which has heen very popular among
the old timers of Pine River.
Although seriously ill for only a
month, his death came as a great
shock to bis many friends. Death
was caused by heart failure following
a   serious operation.
"Bill" as he was better -known to
his many friends, has left a vacancy
in his passing, that can never be filled. His cheerful greeting that he
always had for everyone will long be
remembered.
SERVICES FOR MRS.
HOUG HELD ON
SATURDAY P.M.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.
m. Saturday, from tbe Trinity Lutn-
eran Church, for Mr.s. .Marius Houg
who passed away suddenly at the
John Wahll home in Minneapolis on
Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Hqug
was ">4 years of age at the time of
her death. She hud been in ill health
for some time. Rev. Raymond Huss
officiated at the service. Interment
was made in the Pine Ridge cemetery.
Mrs. Marius Houg (Minnie Chrisi-
ianson) was born near Cedar Fails.
!I.a., September 10, 1883. She spent.
the early part of her life here, later
moving with her parents to Newell.
Ia., where she was confirmed in the
Lutheran Faith. At the age of IS,
she moved with her parents to Ring-
sted, la., where she met and married
Marius Houg December 16, 1908. Mi.
and Mrs. Houg made their home in
Ringsted until November 1916, when
fthey moved to Pine River, where
they have since made their home.
Seven children were born to bless
this union, Opa', Cora (Mrs. Lyle
Smith), Clifford, Kenneth, Harlan,
Ellsworth and Muriel, all living. She
also leaves to mourn her untimely
death, her husband., Marius Houg;
three sisters, Mrs. George Haahr of
Cedar Falls, Ia. Mrs. Alfred Nelson
of New Underwood, S. Dak. and Mrs.
Peter Mathiesen of Ringsted, Ia. Also three brothers, Nels, Theodore and
Hans Christiansen all of Ringsted,
la.
Out of town relatives attending
the funeral were Mrs. Geo. Haahr of
Cedar Falls, Ia. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Christianson, Nels Christianson,'
Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. Rinderknecht of
Ringsted, la. Mr. and Mrs., Sam Houg
and O. S. Houg if Moorhead,
John Wahll, and Mrs Meta Tucker of
Minneapolis, and Mrs. Hans Jensen
and   Mrs.   Grundy   of   Ten*Mile-Lake.
Murry County Picnic
Held At Norway Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Fraser attended a VFW meeting at Longville
Tuesday  night.
MILD RED
Susan  Lesher, Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. Vinton Reed spent
Sunday  in   Brainerd.
Marion Velde spent the week-end
at her home here.
A group of friends spent Saturday
evening with Mrs. Hans Hanson, the
occasion being her birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lesher and
daughter Leefa Ann ,of Mobridge,
S. Dak. and Mrs. Leef and Jenora of
Pine   River,   spent   Saturday   evening
Last Friday was the occasion of
Mrs. Harry' Maghers birthday and a
number of friends and neighbors gathered at her home to help her celebrate.
A family reunion was held at the
G. W. Kramar home Sunday. Mr.
Kramar has been enjoying a ten-day
visit with his two sisters and their
daughters.
Mr. Brown, Mr. Goodlander and
Mrs. Bregg spent Sunday with Mrs.
Ernest Brown. Dale accompanied his
father to St Paul for an extended vis
it.
Mrs. Lillian Whiting who has spent
the summer at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pederson,
returned to her home in Thief Rivet-
Falls Friday,
at the C. Lesher home.
For the fourth consecutive year,
residents from Pine River and neighboring towns who were once neighbors in Murray County, gathered to
renew old friendships at a good old
fashioned picnic dinner on Norway
Lake Sunday. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parshell of Backus, Mrs. Albert Osborne of Lake Wilson, Mi', and Mrs. Albert Ost and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Perry and family of Pequot, Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Miller and children of
Swanburg, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Olson
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ast
and children, Thorn Flemming, Mrs.
Mark Trafton and children, Sam
Campbell and Mrs. Bert Peters and
daughter of Pine River.
The picnic next year will be held
on the'third  Sunday in August.
HONORS AWARDED
AT WLS SHOW ON
SATURDAY EVE.
The amateur program sponsored
last week by the local IOOF and Rebekah Lodges were very well attended and the cast of characters portrayed their parts well. Helmer
Jones as "Uncle Ezra" and Ethel Biever as "Lulu Belle" added a great
deal of hilarity throughout each program.
The Lodges were well pleased with
the splendid support they received
from the local business men in promoting the show and also (for the
wonderful response received in their
call  for  talent.
Special awards as commissions to
iappear on WLS amateur programs io
Chicago were won by Jim Underdahl
of Staples as "SkylancJ Scotty," Oo"-
don aiyl Dorrel Miller of Backus and
the "Three Little Maids" Mary Rilev
Leota Iftmnds and Ethel Biever. Miss
Dorothy Bradley, director of the
show,  returned  to  Chicago  Sunday.
Special "thank yous" from the lodges are extended to those who advertised in the tabloid, donated materials, furnished talent, aided in the
work and to the public for its splendid  support.
Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Dingle and fami
ly spent the week end in St Paul. Dr
Dingle returned home Tuesday, while
Mrs. Dingle remained for an extended visit.
VETERAN'S   NEWS
The latest VFW news includes a
meeting of the 6th. District to . bo
held at Onamia for all Vets and; Auxiliary members. ; Entertainment, eats
and a grand social time will be provided.
' On September IS, the Cass County
Ex-Servicemen's Welfare Board will
sponsor an "All-Vets Rally" at the local armory. Guests will include both
Legion and VFW members and their
Auxiliaries. Visitors are requested to
bring picnic lunches and the local
unit will furnish free coffee for everyone. A regular meeting of the
weJfare board will be held at this
time. Capable speakers have been
engaged to bring definite information
regarding all veteran's benefits. Plans
are being made to accomodate from
800 to 1000 people.
MAPLE HILL
Edith   Erickson,   Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Johnson are
vacationing at Duluth this week.
Vernon Fox and children' called at
the Erickson home Tuesday.
Betty Ann Lindfors is spending a
few days with Ruth Olson.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Knott and family
spent Sunday at the Geo. Knott home.
Mr and Mrs. J. B. Johnson of Brain
erd, spent Sunday afternoon at the
Erickson home.
Lida and Madeline Stenson of As-
quith, Canada, are guests at the
Erickson   home.
Edith Erickson spent from Tuesday until Sunday at Glenwood, where
she visited relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Falkers called
at the Victor Boquist home Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Leinweher, Miss
Laura Gues and Miss Leona Woltzen
of Benson, 111., spent last week at the
Henry  Falkers  home.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Disrud and family of Starbuck, and Mrs. Otto Jelle
of Ridgeway, Wis., spent the fore
part of the week at the Erickson
home.
Audith Falkers was bitten by a
dog while playing at a birthday party at the Victor Boquist home Friday. She was taken to the Pine Riv-
ver hospital where the wound was
dressed.
Guy and Agnes Barsness of Glenwood, spent Monday night at the
Erickson home returning Tuesday
morning, accompanied accompaled by
Selma Barsness who spent the week
end at the Erickson home and also
Edith   Erickson.
Gov. Benson To
Speak At Fair Sat
LOCAL  BRIEFS
Mae Davies, Mrs. Selecta Besch and
Merle Schmidt of Minneapolis, drova
over from Emily Friday to visit Pine
River friends.
Mrs. Robert Kenops and children
of St Paul, are spending two weeks
at the home of the former's parents,
Mr.  and Mrs. J. L.  Corey.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Berringer of Ruth-
ven, la., arrived Monday for a weeks
visit at the James R. Corey home
near Mildred.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gravdahl and
Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Gravdahl of Pequot, and Miss Julia Thompson of
Piney Ridge, were guests at the Helmer Jones home Sunday.
Plans are being made for a Labor
Day Rally at the local armory with
Rev. O. E. McCracken as speakei. A
definite announcement will be male
in your next Journal.
Don Lundrigan Lundrigan reports
that he and Lowell Klein are
victors over Lon Fields and Ben
Shiffer in horseshoe pool—How about
it Lon?
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Toiiefsrud
and children of Hartman, N. Dak. arrived Tuesday, for a two week's visit
at the Chas. Thorpe home. Mrs. Toiiefsrud is a daughter of the Thorpes.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Newman, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Teets and J. A.
Newman of Backus, were supper
guests at the Rolland Carpenter home
Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Olson and Miss Helen
Larson .daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Nels Larson arrived from Milwaukee
Saturday, and will spend a week at
the Larson home.
Margaret Christian of Tarkio, Mo.
arrived Friday, for a week's visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Christian and .less
Christian. She is a sister of Jess
Christian.
.Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Carpenter of
Longville, spent Friday and Saturday at the Rolland Carpenter home.
They "were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Dale Grinols Saturday.
Marius Houg and Opal, Muriel and
Ellsworth left for Minneapolis Tuesday. They will go from ther eto Or-
illa, la., where they will visit witn
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Smith. Miss Muriel plans to spend the coming year
there.
Word was received here of the
birth of a daughter, to Mr. and .Mrs.
Lyle Smith of Orilla, Ia. Sunday, at
the Lutheran hospital in Des Moines.
Mrs. Smith was formerly Cora Houg
of l'ine River.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Sawyer ano
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Andrews of Minneapolis, spent the week-end at the
Ernest Robideau home. The yonni,
son of Mr. and Sirs. Sawyer will remain for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Janish and son
Dan of Des Moines, and Mr. and Mrs
Ed Janish of Austin, were guests at
the Lon Fields home last week. While
here they enjoyed fishing Tit Black-
water lake. They are brother and nephew  of  Mrs.  Fields.
Dwight Sherwood and family arrived Tuesday from Ann Arbor, Mich,
where the former attended summer
school. Mr. Sherwood left Monday
for Tracy, to train his band for the
anuual "Box Car Day." Mrs. Sherwood remained and will spend two
weeks at the N. D. Sherwood and
CnTrence  Cox homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Evans of Everett, Wash., who have been visiting
at the Everett Evans home the past
week, left for their home Tuesday.
They visited at the Donald Wagner
home in Park Rapids Monday. They
plan to stop at Sheridan, Wyo. on
their return and visit with Everett
Evans   Jr.
Rev. MacKinney made a business
trip   to  Brainerd  Thursday.
Mrs. S. P Hyland ,of Minneapolis,
is a guest at the J. O. Brezinsky
home.
BIRTHDAY   PARTY
L. W. Isensee drove to Minneapolis Tuesday, returning with a new
truck for Claude Gardner.
At a beautifully decorated breakfast table with banana dolls dressed
in black silk holding lighted candles,
a three course breakfast was served
to six guests at tbe Herb Kline home
Tuesday morning in honor of Florence Kline's 32th birthday. Guests
included Juanita Swartz, Patsy Cromett, Arlene Ast, Louis Triggs and
Hazel Flynn.
Hundreds of fine exhibits are being
prepared for the Thirty-Third annual Cass County Fair. Exhibits will
include livestock, agricultural displays, a women's department and
many fine school exhibits from all
over the county and one of the best
poultry  exhibits ever  displayed.
Together with the fine animal show
attraction publicized last week for
•the Cass County Fair, have been added a large array of concessions— in
'fact the management states that
they have booked the best group of
amusement activities ever to show on
the local fair grounds—Abbey international Shows featuring singing and
a dancing Philippine troupe, pony
rides, kiddie kar rides, Mickey Mouse
show, eat stands, shooting gallery,
and many other attractions to entertain everyone.
The Northwest amusement Co. will
furnish grand stand acts during the
afternoons and evenings. This is an
entertainment feature you can't afford to miss. The Pine River Band
will furnish the music all three days.
GOVERNOR   BENSON   TO   SPEAK
Another added feature on the program for Saturday afternoon, will be
a speech by Governor Elmer A. Bei-
son at 1:30 p. m.
4 4-H'S   PREPARE   FOR   FAIR
4-H Club members are busy putting
the finishing touches on their projects which will be entered at the
Pine River and Pillager fairs next
week.
A big program is being planned for
4-H members at the Cass County Fair
to be held in Pine River next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Thursday has been designated as 4-H Club
Day. It is expected that over 300
exhibits will be entered on 'his <lav_
including livestock, crops and home
economics projects and exhibits in
conservation and handicraft activities.
' Dr. H. A. Burns of the Walker San
and Mrs. Reed of Pine River will conduct physical examinations Thursday afternoon for the health champions of each club who will compete
for county honors and state fair
trips.
The program Thursday evening is
to be sponsored by 4-H club members.
Each club will contribute one or two
numbers. The program will reach its
climax when a 4-H Clothing girl will
be crowned "Style Queen" in, the annual Dress Revue. Each girl will model a dress she has made as part of
her project work.
Exhibits will be judged Friday
morning and winners to the state fair
will  be   announced.
MOOSE LAKE
Mrs. C. J. Lawrence, Corres.
Margar—et Skow spent the weekend  with relatives in Maple Twp.
Melvin Nelson lost a horse by sleeping sickness last week.
Melvin Nelson is confined to his
home  with  illness  this   week.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopherson iof
Stony Brook, spent Sunday afternoon
at the Lawrence home.
School houses in this district are
being painted Inside and out this
week.
John and George Jewell and Elmer
Flategraff returned from the Dakota
harvest fields last week.
Eleanor Lawrence made a business
trip to Minneapolis Saturday, returning Tuesday.
Mrs. Peter Jewell was a guest at
the Fred Arthur home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ed Korman and Ruth of Clements, and D. J. Estermann of Bertha, spent last Wednesday at the
Sam Salfisberg home.
Richard Hatch and Bobbie Fields
returned to St Paul Saturday, after
spending a week at the Maple Forest  Farm.
Henry Parker of Minneapolis, arrived Saturday for a short visit with
his mother, Mrs. Ed Parker. He left
for Forest Lake Sunday, accompanied
by his mother. They plan to spend
two weeks there and will visit with
the latter's sister of Greensburg,
Ind. who will also be present.
Mrs. Stella Germain returned from
Hopkins Friday, to be present at the
funeral of Mrs. Marius Houg.