The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1937-05-06

              BASKET SOCIAL & DANCE ™ PINE RIVER ARMORY
SATURDAY
NIGHT
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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME II NUMBER 38
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1937
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
MWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
LOOKS AT WELDING ARC TOO
LONG;    BLIND   SEVERAL   DAYS
Benson.—''Never look at a welding
flame or arc without proper protective glasses," is the warning Jasper
Ladd of this city will give his friends. Jasper recently constructed an
arc welding outfit, and the machine
worked fine. Its brilliant rays however, were injurious to his eyes. After having attended a movie in the
evening, he could not see and his wife practically led him home. He is
recovering slowly, but said that he
would hate to go through the experience again.
angle was brought to light. It seemed that stealing pigs was something
novel to two thieves who came to
the Fred Dvorak farm one night recently. They loaded one of Mr. Dvorak's porkers into the back seat of
their auto and drove off, presumably
with the intention of taking the animal to market. However, one of the
neighbors witnessed the thievery and
reported it to the farmer,, who immediately notifieu the deputy sheriff at
MAJOR SKINNER
PURCHASES GREEN
DRAGON CAFE FRI.
A deal was completed on Friday
evening of last week, whereby Major
H. C. Skinner became owner of   the
BASKET SOCIAL
AND DANCE AT
ARMORY SAT NITE
Jordan.    During the night while the! .'Green Dragon Cafee" in Pine River.
officer was following a tip which led
him to the vicinity of New Prague,
the thieves evidently got "cold feet''
as several hours later the porker was
found back at the Dvorak farm with
a piece of rope still tied around on-;
leg.
purchasing the building and fixtures
from Harry Luscher who has operated the business for the past year.
The entire incerior of the building
RUNAWAY     CAR
HOLE
BREAKS
IN     RESIDENCE
Mankato.—The Oscar J. Carlson
family here thought that an earthquake had broken loose shortly before midnight one night last week,
when a driverless car belonging to
Clarence E. Carlstrom, traveling in
reverse, crashed into the house and
smashed a hole in the concrete block
foundations. Carlstrom's car was
parked on the street when its owner
started to crank it. The gears were
in reverse, and when the car started
it "looped the loop" and then lunged
at the Carlson house. Carlstrom.
meanwhile, was clinging to thte front
bumper of the car in vain effort to
drag the runaway to a halt. Ha suffered lacerations of the face, arms
and legs.
POPULAR YOUNG
COUPLE MARRIED
BILLFOLD   RETURNED   BY
MAIL;     BILLS    ARE     MISSING
Frazee.—When Peichel received a
package through the mail containing
his recently stolen billfold, he had
his high hopes for a moment that tiie
thief who took it from him in a holdup had suffered a change of heart
and was returning both the wallet and
the twenty dollars it contained, but
the bills were missing.
The billfold stolen from Peichel on
a trip to the twin cities was mysteriously mailed to him from North Minneapolis, presumably by the thief
who kept the money for "his trouble."
Peichel's social security card and
driver's license were returned with
the billfold.
NESS - CARLSON
■■ The wedding nuptials of Judith
Ness and Cecil Carlson, popular
'young couple of Pine River, were
solemnized at the Lutheran parsonage in Pequot, on Saturday evening,
April 24, with Rev. Raymond Husa
officiating.
i The bride wore a Copenhagen blue
suit with accessories to match and
the groom wore a dark business suit.
Miss Evelyn Carlson, a sister of the
groom, and Oliver Ness, a brother of
the bride were the only attendants.
■■ Both the bride and groom are well
Known in. Pine River and community,
having attended the local schools and
made their home here for some time
past. The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Swan Ness and until recently was employed at Ben's Cafe.
The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Carlson of Pine River, and is
employed at the Phillips 66 Oil Station. The young couple will make
their new home in the residence recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. R.
>W. Carpenter.
■ Their many friends wish them
years of success and happiness.
•The local Post of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars are sponsoring a Basket Social and Old Time Dance to
be held at the local Armory, Saturday evening, ..^ay 8. Good music will
be furnished ~j the same orchestra
that played for the fiddlers contest.
Each  lady  bringing  a  basket    will
will be redecorated and a sixteen foot receive free admission for herself a-
addition will be built on to the back
of the building so as to enlarge the
kitchen. When the addition is completed the bar will be moved back co
where the rear wall now stands;
making the front part considerably
larger.
Major Skinner is well known in
Pine River, having made his home
here off and on for the past twenty
years. In 1935 and 1936 he operated
the Lake Region hotel and since that
time has been retired
business
River and vicinity wish him lots of
luck in his new undertaking.
her partner. Vickets without baskets
will be 35c, so be sure and bring a
basket and enjoy the evening of fun
and dancing. The proceeds of the evening will go to a good cause—Be
present and help make the evening
a big success—Watch for posters
which will be out today.
SURPRISE PARTY
A group of 21 friends entertained
from active! Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schuster Sunday
His many friends in Pine I evening, at a surprise party in honor of their 20th wedding anniversary.
Several tables of cards were enjoyed
by those present, after which a tasty
lunch was served. At the close of
the evening, Rev. Father Crowe presented the honor guests with a Bet oi
china.
PTA   HELD   ITS   LAST   REGULAR
i MEETING  MONDAY  EVENING
• The local PTA organization held
■its last reguluar meeting and election of officers Monday evening. A
■brief report was given on the work
(done this year and several new members were added to the roll. Supt.
Haack gave a very Interesting report on "What has been Accomplished by the State Legislature for the
Benefits of our Schools," and urged
that every parent write to our legislators and request full payment of
state aid funds to the schools.
• The following new officers were
elected:
• President       Mrs.  Chas. Bates
Vice Pres Mrs. Wolfrank
.   Secretary   Mrs. Dale Dubbs
• Treas  Mrs. Maude Martin
■ Mr. MacKinney gave an illustrated
talk on "Astrology" which was very
mucli enjoyed. A delicious lunch and
social hour followed.
Mrs. Aunspach of Paynesville, Minnesota, purchased the Chas'Ball farm
Monday. Mrs. Ball and her brotiier
intend to leave next Tuesday for
Madrid, la., where they will make
their future home.
ENROLL FOR C. M.
T. C. CAMP NOW
JURY TRIAL HELD
HERE SATURDAY
Plans
for the
son at
are now being formulated
1937 Summer Training Sea-
Citizens    Military    Training
FR5AK   LIGHTENING   BOLT
KILLS    9     COWS     IN     BARN
Morgan.—A bolt of lightening with
freakish tendencies recently killed <f
head of Chris Kieldgaard's herd of
high grade holstein milk cows, which
were fastened with steel stanchions
in the barn. Four other cows fastened in a like manner were unharmed.
The bold of lightening struck the
windmill on the farm, passed thru a
cooler and knocked off a stave from
a tank, ruined the pump and then
followed the water pipe six feet under ground to the barn. In the barn
the lightening followed thai supply
pipe to the water tank in the loft,!
n--,\ +bf>n followed the service pipe,
which carries water to the cattle.
The water pipe is within an inch from
tho top of the stanchions and tho
nip^t-vtrltv jnmned to each one. Passing out of the barn, the lightening
continuea along the water pipe under-
James E. Gott of Maple Twp. had
Burton Yates, also of Maple Twp..
arrested for jumping on the running
board of his car and attempting to
stop it. A jury trial was held in Pine
River Saturday, with Justice Wm.
Stewart presiding. Ed Rogers of
Walker acted as attorney for the
plaintiff and Harry Paddock defended Mr. Yates. Mr. Yates was found
not guilty by a jury of 4 women and
two men—Mesdames Dingle, Town-
send, Isensee and Fields and T. E.
Hill and Pete ^anson.
Boys and girls! Build your own
world museum in miniature. In next
Sunday's Chicago Herald and Examiner you will find a new and colorful
feature called 'The World Museum'—
an autnentic cut-out Diorama.     (ad*'.
SPECIAL PROGRAM
OVER-NITE CABINS
ERECTED ON OLD
TAVERN SITE
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Henschian of
Brooten, Minnesota, are erecting a.i
Over-Nite Camp on the old Dixie Tavern site. Four cabins are being
completed. They also plan to build
a home on the same location.
Mrs. Arvid Lundin and Mrs. Ernest
Robideau drove to Brainerd Monday.
NEW CLOTHING
STORE TO OPEN
IN P.R.MAY 15
The Shill building is being remodeled this week preparatory to the
opening of a new clothing store on
Saturday, May 15. A new hardwood
floor is being laid and the building
is being thoroughly redecorated.
The new store will be under the
management of Corwin Jones of
the local school faculty and Ralph
Galbraith of Cass Lake, who has been
connected with retail merchandising
for several years.
The new store will be known as
the Pine River Clothing Company,
and will stock a complete line of
gents furnishings, ladies ready-to-
wear and childrens wearing apparel.
Mr. Jones intends to continue his
teaching dutuies in the local school
next fall and will act as a silent partner in the new enterprise. The local
business men extend a welcome to
this new enterprise and wish the
new owners the best of success.
—Watch the Journal next week
the big opening announcement
further details.
for
and
FIVE-FOOT
IS
PARSNIP
DUG    FROM
GARDEN
Red   Wing.—A   parsnip   measuring
Monday evening at the M. E. Church
Don Milne, harpist, assisted by Mrs.  with its root, five feet in length, was
T„m00 ivmno nf nhliirti: ninnist. vocal-: exhibited here by V. T. Nelson, who
James Milne of Duluth, pianist, vocal
iot and concert whistler, will give a
program of unusual interest. Admission will be ten and twenty cents.
CEMETERY PROJECT
STARTED THIS WK.
dug it up from his garden. The parsnip was planted last spring and in-
tered over. The depth to which the
plant sank its root into tthe ground
is probably indicative of the severe
drouth last summer and fall. It was
necessary for the parsnip to go down
five feet to needed moisture.
NATIONAL
ON
HOSPITAL   DAY
WEDNESDAY,   MAY
12
When the doctor recommends goin.u'
to a hospital, it is because he knows
that  the  hospital   is   the  safest  anf
Miss Ruth Hill and Mr. A. O. Anderson drove to Ashland, Wisconsin,
Friday, where they spent the weekend at Miss Hill's home.
Camps  held  througnout the country:
Anyone interested in attending jn.
of these camps  should get in  touch   most comfortable place in the wor •■
,vith one of the local reserve officers ! for the Patienl
/ it   once   and   make   application   for
entry.
The number permitted to attend is
[limited each year so an early application will assure you of entry.
All youths between the ages of 17
and 24 are eligible. There Is no ex
pense connected with attendance, as
transportation, board, lodging, medical attention, uniforms, equiplment
and laundry are furnished by the War
Department.
Anyone interested should contact
Major C. V. Williams of Pine River.
place your physician finds the eqm>
ment and facilities so often necessary to make his own efforts mos
effective. It is the one place designed and organized to safeguard the
patient in emergency and supply every needed service during his illness.
Yet—even today many people shy
from the mere mention of the   word
The Cemetery project will be started this week, with a WPA crew, doing the work.
New cement lot-markers will be
placed  at  the  necessary  points    and OBITUARY
several trees will be planted around
the grounds. New gates will be I Sadie Elizabeth Switzer, born to
erected between corner posts of stone David and Christina Switzer in Jones
work. Later on it is planned to fence County, Iowa, passed away at the
in the entire cemetery. ' Holman hospital in Pine   River    ou
  j April 20, at the age of 63 years and
16 days. She was united in marri
age to Geo. Baldwin and to this union two children were born; Perry A.,
now living in Milwaukee and Birdie
Mabel who died in infancy. She was
Superintendent Wicklund \ united with the Methodist Church
Tea-   while living at Lisbon,    la.,    several
then   has   re-
'TEACHER'S INSTITUTE HERE FRIDAY
SECOND     LEGION     CAMP
FOR     SCHOOL     POLICE
WILL    OPEN     IN     JUNE
County
wishes if
to announce that a
trom tne mere mention oi tne    wuiu       -- VMr. nfrn   an(- cin(>p    tb
„.„„„,.„,„ nrlf1 ,.nI(!0 „Wp.tinn. whon cher's  institutue for  rural    teachers \ years ago, ana since    tn
"hospital    and raise objections when mained true in her faith
nA-,icc.ri  thar onmonno  ninac.  tr, thoni will be held in Fine Kivei  on UllUJy,
FARMER
CAPTURES   A
WHISTLING
SWAN
door.
Gaylord.-— The capture of a wounded whistling swan which had settled
among a flock of tame ducks in the
pasture of Herman Schultz of Tran-
ernnnd. to the hosr-honse more than sit, was reported to the deputy Game
a hundred feet away, tearing up tha Warden. Mr. Schultz had an excic-
earthen floor and ripping off the ing time capturing the bird, but finally ran it into a wire woven fence.
The swan, which could not fly because of a broken wing, is a beautiful specimen, pure white, with black
bill and black feet. It measures five
feet in height from beak to toe and
weighs fifteen pounds. It has been
placed in a bird sanctuary at Hutchin
son.a conservation project sponsored
by the city of Hutchinson and the
Gopher Camp Fire Club.
TWENTY-THREE     PLATES
FOR    OLD "TIN    LIZZY"
advised  that someone  close to them
needs  hospital    care.    Not    knowing May 14.    Miss Mayme Schow will be
what hospitals are really like, friends;tne instructor,
and family may thus oppose the very
thing most conducive to a happy outcome.
If you are not familiar with the
many services the modern hospital
is equipped to render, why not visit!
JENKINS
She leaves to mourn her untimely
death, her son Perry A., five brothers
and three sisters; George E. of Marion, la., Fred E., Wesley W., and Samuel I. all of Olin, la., and Charley A.
of Des Moines; Laura Hotz and
Graie E. Cole of Olin, la., and Mrs.
Eva Keseberg of Pine River, who> was
with her at the time of her death.
Her parents and two brothers Harvey D. and Noble, preceded her in
death.
The deceased had been failing in
/Health for the past two years,    but
Farmington.—An endurance recora
which will be hard to duplicate is
the one held by S. M. Betzold of Farmington, who has bought 23 license
plates for his 1914 Ford roadster. The
machine must have traveled more
than 100,000 miles in its lietime a9
Sam says, "Its rarin to go a lot more.'
On its sixth birthday the ancient
Ford's speedometer went haywire and
had only registered 60,000 miles at
that time.
Iris Engel . Correspondent
Mrs.  Alden  Jacobs  called  on  Mrs.
one of the hospitals in your locality?  John Spencer Thursday.
To  encourage such, visits,    hospitals      Adam Bard visited with Sam Ham-
everywhere set aside May 12, as Nati- Ilton satUrday afternoon,
onal Hospital Day.   They say to you      E(Jna  Hedges spent the    week-end
with all sincerity "Come and see us."  at her nome_
Accept their invitation. See the Charlie Allen opened his store and : was very patient during all her suff-
equipment that makes possible some dance naU at Idealj SatUrday night. : ering she leaves, besides her many
of the modern miracles of healing. Mlss yera oison returned to Min- fiends in Jones County, a host of
Observe how expertly and gently ev- neapoiis iast Thursday, after spend- frjends in Pine River, where she ma-
eryday sickroom tasks are performed  ing a week at ner home here. de her nome for    the    past    twenty
by members of the    hospital    statf.      Mr  and jtfrS- Donald Stimmler and  years.
Talk to the men and women    there  Tony  Lossen  of Minneapolis,    spent      Tne funeral was conducted in Cedar
the week-end at the J. C. Engel home, j itap}aSi Iowa, at the Second Christi-
Madge Hardy of Fifty Lakes, spent  an church, with Rev. I. E. Linkletter
Thursday  night with Florence    Bry- j 0fficjat   ng.    Interment was made in
ant. ; the beautiful Antioch Cemetery near
Encouraged by the results of the
first American Legion camp for tha
training of school police patrols conducted last year near Big Lake, Beltrami county, the Legion, through its
state safety committee chairman,
Alex Fraser, has announced the second camp, to train youths for the
safety of school children, will be
opened this year in June. The exact date and place are yet to be\ selected, but three CCC camps, thoroughly equipped, are under consideration. More than 50 patrols were
added to the state's forces last year
as a result of the training camp.
The camp has the endorsement #»~
N. W. Elsberg, state commissioner of
highways; W. F. Rosenwald, chief
highway maintenance engineer; Joftii
P. Arnoldy, chief of the Highway Patrol and practically everyone interested in the promotion of school safety in Minnesota. Members of the-
state Highway Patrol will again act
as instructors.
It is planned to take 200 boys to
tlie tamp, mostly youngsters who
have not had any previous school police training. All expenses will be
paid by the Legion, including transportation to and from the camp.
Ernest M. Hanson, superintendent
of schools at New Ulm, will again be
in charge. Boys between the ages
of 10 and 15 years who will be back
in school next fall are eligible. Special stress stress will be made to encourage attendance from towns whica
now have no school patrols, to ' ex"-'
tend the life saving activities of the
patrols.
The camp will have athletics,
swimming, nature study, handicraft,
instruction in safety patrol work,
general safety practices, conservation and essentials of good citizenship, Mr. Fraser said. As far as 13
known, it is the only training camp
of its kind in the United States.
"Since the origin of this plan we
do not have a record of one death to
a school child due to traffic accidents
where this system of control has been
used," said Commissioner Elsberg in
his annual report to the governor and
the legislature.
LITTLE  PIGGY STOLEN     IS
RETURNED   THE   SAME   NIGHT
Jordan.—This is a story of a little
^ piggy *hat was stolen but didn't   go
to market, that is not yet.   With the
stealing epidemics oa farms, a oewil
NOTICE
The Gail Lake Township again voted to continue the new Herd Law at
its last annual meeting and has appointed Carl D. Schultz as Pound
Master. Any cattle found straying,
will be placed in Pound by Mr.Schuitz
and It will be necessary for the owner to pay the fee according to the
Herd Law to redeem his cattle.
Town Board of
Gail Lake Township
whose daily work is the relief of human suffering.
LOCALS
Mrs. Arthur Aamot and Clifford
Gardner visited at the L. Arvig home
in Pequot Monday.
N. B. Cox has returned to his home
north of Pine River, after being a
patient at the Holman hospital for
several months.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Triggs and Lois
and Eunice Mae were dinner guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Anderson Sunday.
Arvid tjundin made a business trip
to Walker Monday.
.^TryA-WanfrAo
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Miller moved into their new home, which is located
on the lot across from Noah Ritchie.
Mr. W. Schubert, who spent the
winter in Minneapolis, returned to his
home on Upper Hay Lake Monday.
Mrs. Grace Olson left Wednesday
for Bemidji, where she has employment.
Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer called
on Mr. and Mrs. Wm. King Monday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Farnam of Pin^>
River, spent bunday afternoon with
Mrs. Ann Nelson and Miss A. Him-
rotf.
Anamosa, Iowa. There were many
beautiful floral offerings expressing
the sympathy of loving friends and
neighbors.
HONOR  ROLL
The following new and re-newal
subscriptions to the Journal have
been received the past week.
Look at the label on your paper,
if you are in arrears, stop in and see
us.
Raymond Welsh, Pequot
M. H. Seaton, Pine River.
FEATURES YOU WILL LIKE
Many a laugh for young and old
alike in our funny page this week.
Nationally-known comic artists
draw for your pleasure.
Irvin S. Cobb, famed humorist,
compares motor camps with $25-
si-day-hotels, giving the former
the preference.
Congressional committee opposes Supreme Court reform plan
by 10-to-8 unofficial count. E.
W. Pickard comments on the situation in his "Weekly News Review.
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