The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1937-06-24

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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME II NUMBER 45
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1937
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
HAND   CARVED   OXEN-DRAWN
COVERED WAGON ON  DISPLAY
Faribault.—Semi- invalidism which
kept him from normal employment
has been no handicap to one man,
who was discovered to have a talent
for carving and consequently has turn
ed his previously unfilled hours into
profitable days. An example of his
work is a hand carved oxen-drawn
covered wagon, complete and accurate in every detail. The carving was
done by an Albert Lea resident as a
WPA handicraft project, and is now
an attractive addition to the children's room of Buckham Memorial library. Four oxen pull the wagon,
yoked in pairs to a double tongue,
which itself is attached to a perfectly pivoting front axel. The oxen follow the out-rider, booted, mustached
and mounted on a horse complete to
saddle, stirrups and reins. On the
driver's seat rides the pioneer woman, dressed in homespun, black
hair neatly parted in the middle, in
her hand is a whip to guide the oxen.
The covered wagon contains stove,
chest, skillet, and kettle, all separate
items and movable. Outside on the
left is a leather-hinged box from
which swings a wooden bucket and
shovel, axe and pickaxe, tools of a
pioneer family headed for the west.
LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Sherwood
and family of Tracy, arrived Saturday to spend a week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Sherwood. They
will also visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs.  Clarence Cox.
Mrs. Harris Zigmund and children
Mrs. Cecil Carlson and Miss Hazel
Ness of Pelican Rapids, drove to
Meadowlands Thursday, where they
spent the day with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carlson of
Robbinsdale, arrived Friday, to spend
the week-end with the former's brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. FreQ
Carlson.
Mr. and Mrs. LaVere Farnam and
Ted Farnam and Lewis, drove to
Park Rapids Sunday, and spent the
day with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Labonte
and Mrs. Ted Farnam.
Miss Hildegarde Johnson returned
from Duluth Friday, and will spena
the summer with her parents, Dr.
and Mrs. C. E. Johnson. She was
accompanied by Gordon Granberg,
who spent the week-end here, returning to Duluts Monday.
A bridal shower was given in honor of Miss Cora Houg, by Miss Horback and Mrs. Germain at the latters
home last week. The decorations
were carried out in white and yellow.
The gifts were brought in on a decorated wheelbarrow by little Miss Joan
Carlson.
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Kline and parents and Mrs. John Ackerman and
children drove to Mille Lacs lake on
Sunday, where they enjoyed a picnic
dinner. Mr. Ackerman met them
there and Mrs. Ackerman and children returned to their home in Robbinsdale with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lyons drove to
Park Rapids Sunday, where they
spent the day with an aunt and uncle
they had not seen for 45 years. Others in the party were Martin Lantz
and family, Rachael Cane and daughter and Mrs. Geo. Felton.
Dorothy Cromett entertained at a
miscellaneous bridal shower in honor of Joan Button Friday. A delicious luncheon was served at 12 :30 by
the hostess, after which the guests
enjoyed a pleasant social hour. The
honored guest received many beautiful gifts in memory of the occasion.
Girl turns amateur detective and
risks her life in Reno's Chinatown to
smash the dope ring that federal
agents couldn't break up. Read this
exciting article in the American
Weekly, the magazine distributed
with next Sunday's Chicago Herald
and  Examiner. (adv)
Durmont Button went to Plainfield,
111., on Thursday of last week, to
visit his grandmother, Mrs. R. H.
Clark. She returned to Pine River
with him Monday, and will spend a
few weeks at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. A.  J. Button.
M. E. CHURCH  NEWS
The Pastor's topic Sunday will be
"Giants and Pygmies." Mr. Jones
will sing and Mrs. Irv. Howard w'.ll
give a trombone solo.
While staying at the former Seekell
cottage, Hans Kaldal and Arthur
Williams of Northwood, la., called
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.i A.
Gilbertsen. Mr. Gilbertsen conductad
a nursery in Northwood for several
years before coming to Pine River.
BLACK  BASS CAUGHT IN NORWAY    LAKE    THIS    WEEK
Norway Lake yielded two large
black bass this week, to local fishermen. Ruby Johnson hooked one
weighing 4 pounds 2 oz., and Albert
Thoreson caught the other, weighing
E pounds 4 oz. M. Saunby of Minneapolis, brought in a wall-eyed pike
weighing 8 lb. 9 oz., caught in White-
fish Lake. All are entered in the
fishing contest at Hill Hardware.
VOWS READ FOR
FOUR COUPLES
THE PAST WEEK
GARDINER - KATER
The wedding nuptials of Delia Gardiner and John Kater Jr., were solemnized at the Methodist Parsonage
in Brainerd on Sunday afternoon at
1 p. m., with Rev. A. Dripps officiating. Miss Alice Little of Brainerd,
and Ray Wareing of Minneapolis were
the only attendants.
The bride was attired in a sheer
dress of aqua blue silk, trimmed with
white lace and wore a corsage of
pink rosebuds and white feverfew.
Miss Little wore a white silk suit and
a corsage of pink rosebuds and larkspur. The groom wore a dark business suit.
Following the ceremony, the bridal
party enjoyed a luncheon in the rock
garden of the New Brainerd hotel, after which the young couple left for a
week's tour along the North Shore of
Lake Superior and Canada.
Upon their return to Pine, Rive,
they will make their home /Tn the
Mustard cottage on Norway Lake.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. V. Gardiner of Pine River,
and for the past year has been a
member of the fequot tacuity. The
groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Kater of Pine River, and is employed at the Kater grocery store.
Both young people have a host of
friends in Pine River who wish them
many years of happiness.
VAN GIFFEN - PENDEGRAST
Miss Deborah Van Giffen of Backus, and Robert Pendegrast of Ansel
Twp., were united in marriage at
the Jenkins parsonge, last Monday
evening, with Rev. Chas. Pearson
officiating. The only attendants were
Anna Van Giffen and David Van Giffen, brother and sister of the bride.
The young couple will make their
home on a farm In Ansel Township.
LYONS -  RALSTON
Use A Want Ad
At a simple ring ceremony in the
Catholic Parsonage Saturday evening,
Mary Theresa Lyons, niece of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Lyons, became the bride
of George Stevens Ralston, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralston of Pequot, with
Rev. Father Augustin reading the
service.
The bride was attired in a royal
blue suit with white accessories and
wore a corsage of pink rosebuds. Mrs.
Lloyd O'Connor, matron of honor,
wore a figured crepe dress with red
accessories. Mr. Lloyd O'Connor attended the groom.
Following the ceremony, Mrs. Jack
Lyons served a delicious luncheon,
with only immediate members of the
family present.. The young couplo
left immediately after the reception
for Big Lake, where they will be at
home to their many friends this summer.
HALF MILLION IN
ROAD JOBS PROCEED ON NEW TAX
One-half million dollars worth of
improvements to Minnesota's 11,500
mile system of state trunk highways
went forward this week, made possible in part by the additional revenue
provided by the gas tax bill, passed
by the regular session of the State
Legislature. Approximately 34 miles
of highways are affected.
The improvements will be financed
by 1936 allotments of federal aid money which now can be matched by state funds. N. W. Elsberg, state commissioner of highways, announced
awards of contracts for $128,868
worth of work to begin this month,
and at the same time called for bids
to be opened July 9, on approximately $360,000 more highway con struetl-
on.
One of the most important items in
the new call for bids Is the relocating
and paving of Trunk Highway No. 61,
carrying traffic between the Twin
Cities and Duluth, through White
Bear. The new route will swing along
the N. P. railroad tracks and through
the White Bear business district. This
change made a new co nnection with
T. H. 96.
The new construction in Carlton and
Stearns counties, includes new concrete paving in Carlton and 10.2 miles
of grading in Stearns county.
WORK WAS STARTED ON PARK IMPROVEMENT MON.
4-H CLUB WEEK AT ST PAUL
GRAND RAPIDS GREAT SUCCESS
Work on the park project was
started Monday, under the direction
of Robert Bremkin and Helmer Jones.
The project is being done by WPA
labor. All the bushes and weeds are
being cut away from the beach by
the dam and the river bank between
the dam and the Bremken residence
will be terraced with stone. Th-»
park will be resurfaced with black
dirt and grass will be planted over
the entlre site. Several new picnic
tables and benches and a large stone
fireplace for the convenience of tourists will be constructed.
When completed the park will present a very pleasing appearance ana
will be another beauty spot la Pine
silver.
TABERNACLE   NEWS
INITIATORY  DEGREE GIVEN
AT IO.NGVILLE  BY THE VFW
The Dogrbi! Team of th,. Maeklln-
Hanson Post 1647 VFW of Brainerd.
visited the Sherman Yochum Post of
Longville and put on the Intiatory
Degree for Alex Polasky. Their degree work is considered the best in
the state. The Longville Post fee is
greatly honored in having the Brainerd boys visit them. After the meeting the Auxiliary served refreshments
to all those present.
Come again boys, you are alway
welcome.
H. B. Schenck, Com.
JENKINS
HOUG  -  SMITH
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Houg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marius Houg of Pine River and Lyle Smith
were solemnized at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Wednesday afternoon at
'l p. m., with Rev. Huss officiating.
The bride was attired in floor
length pink taffeta with a pink net
veil and carried a bouquet of pink
roses and daisies. She was attended
by EHa Hoover of Mildred and Vlya
Iris Engel , Correspondent
Mrs. Wm. King and daughter Josephine visited in Besida Wednesday.
R. E. Benson called at the John
Spencer  home  Sunday.
Mrs. John Olson called in Pine River Monday.
George Smith and Jonn Curo did
some surveying In Sibley twp. Saturday.
Miss Esther and Edna Brandes who
are employed at Breezy Point, began
work Monday.
Dorothy Schauffner who is employ
ed at Kneables resort, spent Sunday
at her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. George Neuman of
Whitefish, were Sunday dinner guests at the home-of Miss Ella Shupe.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Clasen of Long
Lake, are spending the summer a;;
their cottage on Whitefish Lake.
Mrs. Wm. McClain of Pine River,
called on Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bryant Sr. Sunday.
A bridal shower was held in honor
of Josephine King at the J. C. Engel
home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bye and
daughter and son of Pequot, spent
the past week at the G. E. Willis
home.
Carole Ann and Nan,ey Jeatn Cline
of Pequot, spent Tuesday and Wednesday with their grandmother, Mrs.
J. c. Engel.
Mrs. D. Gray, Mrs. G. Dickie and
Mrs. S. Kennedy and daughter of
Long Lake, returned home after spend
ing a week at their cottage on White-
fish    Lake.
Mrs. W. Brandes returned home ou
Saturday, from a trip to South Dakota. In Garreton she visited with »
brother and from there she went to
Ward, where attended the wedding of
a niece. Enroute home she visited a
brother and sister at Pipestone.
Special services at the Pine River
Gospel Tabernacle Sunday evening. A
20 minute period of sacred music by
the orchestra will begin at 7:45 p. m.
Song service at 8 p. m. Rev MacKinney will give an illustrated talk
on "why Cain killed Abel." Members
6f the orchestra are Erv Lembke, Mrs
Fred Moulster, Verne, Mark, Paul
and Mr. MacKinney. Mrs. Verne
Chumley will be the accompanist.
LOCAL GIRL WRITES
FROM N. MEXICO
The wedding nuptials of Miss Cora
Smith of Iowa. Both wore blue taffeta. Clifford Houg attended the
groom. Don Benton was the only
usher.    All the men wore grey suits.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held at tnp Houg home for
immediate menus ana relatives. 'X'ne
young couple left Immediately after
the reception on a wedding trip thru
Canada. They will be at home to
their many friends at Orvllla, la.
'Ihe following letter was received
by Mrs Felton from nor niece. Miss
Jean Scott, who is a daughter ol'
Mrs. S. P. Hanson of Pine River. She
is teaching in New Mexico.
Cedar Hill, N. M.
Dear Aunt Esther:
Here is that letter at last. We are
settled in a little shack in a New
Mexico valley and right on a little
hill above the Las Animas river. The
water roars day and night. There
are a couple of stores on the highway and twenty or thirty little farms
with low houses In the little orchards
of apples, peaches, pears, apricots
and cherries. The water for crops
comes in  ditches, not from clouds.
Our little house has one room and
while the roof doesn't let it rain in,
the floor lets in mice and snakes but
the snakes are harmless. Very few
rattlers come down inside the ditches.
We picked strawberries one afternoon and for our share, got enough
so we canned thirteen pints of solid
berries. We may get some move
next week. We are having vacation
Bible School now. Started with three
and the class has grown to thirteen.
Hope they all keep coming.
I rather enjoy the hills and mountains here. The nearest mountain is
Mt. Nebo, about a mile and a half
away. It really rained one day since
we got here and the clouds came
right down on the hilltops. Mt. Nebo was half covered and the clouds
rolled like smoke around the rock
cliffs.
The yuccas, soapweed and cactus
flowers have been beautiful but are
getting spoiled now.
We are planning on taking some
pictures some day but haven't got to
it  yet.
I miss some things of Minnesota,
and often think how nice it would
be to be there in the rain and smell
the green grass and leaves and see
the flowers.
The fruit is not extra good here
this year but there will be quite a
little. One of our neighbors has a
apricot tree that Is just loaded. Tue
peaches and cherries got frosted so
there won't be so many of them. The
pears are good. I am hoping we get
some to can.
I get rather amused at the things
people say here. Most any time after noon is evening and a farm Is a
ranch if its only an acre. A cow yard
is a corell, a saddle horse is a cayuae
and when they brand their calves
and turn them out in the hills to
eat sage brush, they are dogies.
The days are hot now, though it
froze  ice   Saturday  night.
Well Its time for me to wash the
dust off and go to bed as tomorrow
is wash day, bake day and scrub day.
I promised one of the neighbors to
help her set out pepper plants as she
i£ hardly able to do it.
So good night and lots of love.
Eight 4-H boys and girls from Cass
county and M. J. Teeter, Cass County Club Agent, attended Club wee!:
in St Paul on June 14, 15 and 16. The
educational as well as the social phases of this state-wide event were
greatly enjoyed and appreciated by
those attending from Cass county.
About 60 4-H Club members represented Cass county at the Club Week
held at Grand Rapids on June 17, IS
and 19. The District Music Contest
was a feature of the program in
which Cass county won third place.
Together with the social and educational features, each boy and girl reported a very enjoyable time.
PAUL BUYAN ASS'N.
TO HOLD CONTEST
The Paul Bunyan Play ground Association is sponsoring their first
$5,000 Sweepstakes, to be held this
season. Persons wishing to try their
luck may purchase tickets from local members of the association, of
which  Harris  Zigmund  is  the  head.
Worthwhile gifts with a total valoe
of $5,000 will be distributed. Read
the big posters for the list of gifts.
On August 26th, each of the K
towns of the association will sponsor a dance an the prizes will be
awarded that evening.
Each person purchasing a ticket
will receive free admission to the
dance.
GARDEN PROJECTS SPONSORED
BY WPA IN CASS COUNTY
Approval for WPA garden projects
in Cass county to provide summer employ ment to needy persons and farm
produce to be canned for hot lunches
in schools and WPA nursery schools
was received today from Victor Christ
gau. A fund of $1,900 has been approved.
School gardens are now in operation in many parts of the state, with
labor supplied by WPA. The projects
are sponsored by individual scho >l
boards and aided by the State Relief
Administration. A wide variety of
vegetables is being planted, which wifl
he canned by WPA women In the fa'i
and served In free hot lunches to undernourished children of needy families.
Milo Blodgett recovers from
his illness in S. L. Huntley's popular "Mescal Ike," a regular feature on the funny page.
Irvin S. Cobb dissertates on
summer influenza that lasts until
winter.
Wage and hour disputes are incidental in Steel's battle with C.
I. O., says E. AV. Pickard in    his
"Weekly  News  Review."
pie  of  contract-signing  is
mount, he claims.
Princi-
para-
LOCALS
HJALMER PETERSON TO SPEAK AT
FARM BUR. PICNIC
Hjalmer Petersen, former governor
of Minnesota, and now Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioner, will be the
principle speaker at the annual Crow
Wing and Cass County Farm Bureau
Picnic, which will be held jointly at
Merrlfield near Brainerd, on Sunday
June 27. The big picnic will be at
noon.
The afternoon's activities will consist of kittenball, races of various
kinds, contests, and other events.
Hjalmer Petersen is scheduled to
talk at 3 p. m. ■
Each family is asked to bring a picnic dinner and be present at noon.
Free coffee will be served on the
grounds to all those present.
Everyone is invited to attend whether they are a member of the Farm
Bureau or not. Be present and enjoy a real picnic.
ELECT OFFICERS
Following are the results of the annual meeting and election of officers
of the Farmers Twp. Mutual Insurance Co of Klondike, Deerwood, Minnesota. The company has had a very
successful year both financially and
with increased memberships:
President, J. D. Nelson, Pequot, Alinn.
Vice Pres., Ole J. Johnson, Aitkin
Sec. and Treas., D. E. Hawley, Little
Pine
Director, Oscar Nelson, Pequot
Director, Frank Datzler, Aitkin
Director, J. W. Parka, Aitkin
Director, Brynold Peterson, Glen
LOCALS
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Jean
Ernest Nyvall of Longville, called
In Pine River on business Monday.
Josephine King of Jenkins, spent
Monday with Mrs. Cecil Carlson.
Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Button made a
business  trip  to Brainerd Monday.
Don Sherwood of Bemidji, spent
the week-end at his home here.
Miss Gwen Engel of Jenkins, is
spending a few days with Rose Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Henninger have
Mr. and Mrs. George Leituer of St
Paul, as house guests this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Robideau and Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Bell were Brainerd
shoppers Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Swartz and
Ray Swartz returned to Redwood
Falls, after spending a few days at
the George Swartz home.
John Siefert and son Verne returned to their home in Graceville Tuesday, after spending the past two
weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Siefert.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Henderson motored to Fisher, Minn. Saturday, to
spend the week-end with relatives.
From there they will go to Webster,
S. Dak., for a two week's visit.
The Pine River baseball team will
play Remer at Remer Sunday.
Rev. Milne made a business trip to
Brainerd Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Aamot wore
Brainerd visitors Tuesday.
Jo." Rasch spent the week-end with
his family in Brainerd.
Mr. and Mrs. Cook of St Paul, are
spending a few days with Dr. and
Mrs. R. F. Dingle.
The White Eagle Oil station is being redecorated this week, both Inside  and  out.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Isensee made
a business trip to Minneapolis Wednesday,   returning  Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill drove to
Brainerd Tuesday.
E. D. Skinner of Towner, N. Dak.,
spent several days at the Chas. Siebel home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Button and
family of St Paul arrived Monday,
for a visit at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. A. J. Button.
E. J. Richardson of Sycamore, 111,
is spending a short vacation here. He
is the former owner of Camp Amy
Louise,  on Lake Hattie.
Claude Mclver returned to his
home in Minneapolis Tuesday, after
spending several days with Mr. and
Mrs. Arvid Lundin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Heisler and
family of Fargo, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Maloney. They returned homo
the same evening.
John Knutson is assisting at tbe
Lundin Flour and Feed Store, during
the absence of Henry Leef, who Is
busy assessing whatever he can find
to assess.
Mrs. Fred Hamlin and son Gerald,
and Mrs. P. Erwin Hanson drove to
Brainerd Wednesday, where they met
Mrs. Gerald Hamlin, who will visit in
Pine River a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Triggs and children drove to Madison, Wis. Saturday, to attend the graduation exercises at the University of Wisconsin,
from which Alma Press Lundman, a
sister of Mrs. Triggs' received her
Masters Degree.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peterson and children of St Paul, arrived here Saturday to renew acquaintances witn
Pine River friends. From here, they
will go to Portland, Oregon, where
Mr. Peterson has employment.
Guests at the E. P. Hogan home
on Lake Hattie, over the week-end
included Mr. and Mrs. J. Blair and
Mr. and Mrs. F. Tervendt, all of Minneapolis.
Major H. C. Skinner and son Jimmy made a business trip to Dea
Moines, la., the fore part of the week.