The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-02-24

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME  IV   NUMBER  27
CAPITOL
CORRIDORS
By  Lee  M.  Bennett
THE PINE lUVBR JOURNAL. PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY.  MINNESOTA, tRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1039
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 outside
ATTEND FUNERAL AT CROSBY
Fishing  License.   Decreased
An important bill affecting the tourist business in Minnesota has passed
the Senate. This bill is the controversial non-resident fishing license
fee which two years ago was raised
to $4. Under the new bill now passed, the fee will be reduced to §3 for
a single license, or for a husband and
$1.50 for his wife, making $4.50 for
both as against SS.OO under the present law. As a result of the decrease,
I understand that no short term license for $1.00 which was contemplated
will be considered. A companion bill
to the new $3.00 license bill allows a
non resident fisherman to purchase
two shipping tags for ?1 each, each
tag permitting him to ship 24 pounds
of fish out of the state.
Motor Vehicle Changes
Several bills relating to motor verticals have been introduced in the legislature. One of these changes le
time for applying for truck or car
licenses from October 1, to November
15th of each year, with the plates to
be on the .vehicle by January 1st. Under the present law, applications must
be made by February lath and plates
to be on cars by April 1st. Several
reasons are given for the proposed
change^, chiefly that the law will conform to most other state laws which
require plates on the car.by the first,
of the year; secondly,' that most people are better situated financially in
the fall to purchase plates; and last
but not least the state will gain, an
estimated $50,000 in license fees from
cars taken out of Minnesota during
the first three months of the year
and sold in other states, with the i e-
sult that this state loses a quarter-
license fee.
Would Examine Auto Drivers
A proposal to revamp the Minnesota
drivers license law to open the way to j
examination of drivers has been proposed irr a senate bill which requires
that the commissioner of highways
"may require" applicants to submit
to physical and mental examinations.
No exmination is required under thej
present law. The bill also provides
for "instruction permits" to.be issued
to novice drivers good for 60 days.
There would be no change in the 35
cent fee.
iCaiSs   Visitors
Among the visitors the past wee-K
were Rev, Hammond of Walker, who
stopped ln St. Paul enroute home
from a trip to California. Others
were Leonard Peterson, Register of
Deeds, and Sheriff C. E. Merry, whOj
was here getting an extradition warrant to return a convicted refugea
from the state of Washington. Ti.e
man convicted lives near Backus. A.
delegation of some seven or eight
gentlemen from Walker are expected
here tomorrow (Wednesday on matters pertaining to a fish pond at the
county seat.
Lots of Snow
Your columnist found out Sunday
what a real Minnesota blizzard really means. Home over the week-end,
and returning here Sunday afternoon.
We left Pillager at 1:30, and though
storming, got through to about three
miles below Royalton without trouble. Here we found the highway
blocked, with three Greyhound busses,
several trucks and some fifty passenger cars unable to get through either
north or south. Those who could, Including one bus and yours truly, managed to return to Royalton where v/e
were held up until S o'clock that evening when the plows finally made a
one-way trail. Where we should have
arrived here by 5 o'clock, we pulled
in at 12:10 at midnight, tired but none
the worse for our delay. Among those
who were stalled, were Stanley Sten-
ort of Motley and Sheriff Merry who
was a passenger on the bus. Senator
Herreid went home to Deer River for
the week-end, but had been unable to
return up to Tuesday noon.
Tough on the Girls
For many years, young ladles of 18
summers have felt that they were nt
ace, and could get married if they
could find any man that would have
them. A new ruling issued by tha
Attorney General's office Interprets
the law that women under 21 must
now have the consent of their parents
or guardians to get married, due to a
probate court law passed in 1937,
which conflicted with the previous
law. However, there Is still hope for
the "young hopefuls." One "benefact-
lng" Legislator has Introduced a bill
Mrs. Frank Finch left last Friday
for Crosby, called there by the deatn
of her grandmother, Mrs. Salome Sto
Marie, who passed away Thursday,
at the age of 84 years. Mr. Finch
accompanied Rev. Father Crowe to
Orosby Monday, where the latter officiated at the services held at St Joseph's Catholic Church. They were
all guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilfred- Longevin, parents of Mrs.
Finch. They returned to Pine River
'iuesday afternoon.
CLAUDE WHITTED
DIES TUES.' FOLLOWING ACCIDENT
NOTICE   OF  CAUCUS
Notice is hereby given that a Caucus has been called for the Township
of Barclay, to be held Tuesday,'February 28, at 2 p. in., at the Grover
school.
L. W. Walton, Clerk
ATTEND   ATHLETIC  MEET
Messers Haack, Mattson, and Butler-
attended an athletic meeting at Staples Thursday evening, where th:?
sub-district drawing was held, follow
ed by a dinner. Coaches and officials
from the entire district were present.
Claude Whitted, 2G year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Saul Whitted of Wabedo .succumbed at the local hospit .1
late Tuesday afternoon, following an
accident which occurred about two
weeks ago.
Funeral services will be held from
the Whitted home Saturday afternoon
at 2 p. m., with Rev. Hanson officiating. Complete obituary will pe published next week.
Fair Board Elects
Members Tues. Eve.
MARIE KNUTSON
AND DON HUGH
SPEAK VOWS
The Cass County fair board met at
the school Tuesday evening for the
purpose of electing board members.
Members for the 1939 fair board are
as follows: L. W. Walton, G. P.
Rognlie, Marius Hong, Clifford Gard- j
ner, Homer Fraser, Lenny • Emery,
Herman Hecht Reuben Hagen and
Bert Heemstra. The board will be
organized at a later date. Arthur
Aamot who has been a; board member
for a number of years, declined to
carry on.
Dates for the 1939 fair were set for
August 24, 26, 26.
Whist Scores
Siefert—Downing      57—586
Walton—McAllister       57—58*
Siefert—Kolb      60—559
Rovik—Seaton    60—550
Rovik—Zigmund      43—541
Hill—Lundin   56—526
Schuster—Robideau    60—520
Siebel—Zigmund    60—519
Shepard—Luscher       48—516
Carlson—Carlson 60—5-Ti
Hanson—Triggs       43—513
Dingle—Bremken  5S—509
Hickel—Siefert     47—509
*     	
Lien—Oftedahl  49—506
Rognlie—Rognlie 55—506
Allen—Plath   45—490
Kater—Sherwood 54—488
Melberg—Bloomfield     00—470
Fields—Thompson      40—47^
Dubbs—Teagarden    25—438
Basore—Fraser 19—395
Carlson—Kotka     32—391
Klein—Lundrigan       34—391
Norman—Houston       51—381
Kline Jones   51—380
Johnson—Biever    45—378
Firemen Put Out
Blaze In Sub-zero
Weather Tues,
"Quints" Coming To
Marlow Sunday
MARJORIE THOMPSON MARRIED IN
LOS ANGELES
Miss Marie Virginia Knutson, young
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Knutson of Pine River, was united in
holy matrimony, to Don Hugh Smith
of Bralnerd, at a pretty wedding ceremony, Sunday, February 19 at 4 p. m.,
at the Trinity Lutheran Church. The
service was read by Rev. Raymond
Huss.
The bride was attired in a gown or
white taffeta, trimmed with pink roses, with accessories to match. She
carried a bduqet of pink roses.
Attendants for the young couple,
were Mrs. John F. Knutson, sister-in-
law of the bride, who wore a gown of
light blue taffeta and carried pink
roses, and John F. Knutson, brother
of the bride.
The bridal party entered the Churc i
to the strain of Lohengren's wedding
march. Immediately following the
ceremony, the bridal party and twenty
guests returned to the bride's home
where a three-course dinner was served, with a beautiful wedding cake
gracing the center of the table. Thi
occasion was doubly festive as it was
also the bride's birthday. The newly
wedded couple received numerous
beautiful gifts.
The bride is a graduate from the local high school and the normal training department.
The young couple will do light-house
keeping until this term of school is
completed, at which time they will
make their home near Bar Harbor,
where the groom Is employed as a
carpenter and plumber.
PETIT JURORS FOR
SPRING TERM
Following is a list of Petit Jurors
which have been drawn to serve at the
March term of District Court for 1939:
Mrs. Cecil Roby, Hackensack Village
Richard Reider, Ponto Lake
A.   E.   Farnum,   Shingobee
Albert Fehr, Crooked Lake
Frank Zobrosky,  Ansel
C. C. Hildebrandt, Home Brook
George Johnson, Pine River Twp.
Milo Coleman, Unorganized No. 5
Georg Fex, Backus Village
Rudolph   Hansey,  Pike  Bay
Mrs. A. E. Richmlre, Walker Village
Henry Black, Torr
Ernest Fairbanks, Federal Dam Vill.
Orville Mills, Pike Lake
Arthur Kirt, Bena Village
Elling    Sonju, Gould
Mrs. Wm. Ylinen, B. Gull Lake
Mrs. S. A. Flategraph, Maple
Frank   Shepard,  McKinley
Raymond   Ackerson,  Becker
Arthur .1. Nelson, Becker
Riley  Ford,  Inguadona
Thomas  Phipps, Torry
C. A. Coulter, Maple
A. K. MePherson
Clerk  of District  Court
Obituary
Nels Sjostrom, pioneer Pine River
farmer, passed away at his home near
Lake Hattie, Thursday of last week,
at the age of 76.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon from the Trinity
Lutheran Church in Pine River, with
Rev. Huss officiating.
Nels Peter Sjostrom was born in
Sweden, on July 23, 1802, and was
beptized and confirmed in tlie Lutheran faith. At the age of 21, he came
to America, settling in Minneapolis,
where he resided for ten years. He
was united in marriage to Anna Katherine Johnson of Scandia, Minnesota,
in 1883.
Mr. and Mrs. Sjostrom later moved
to Warren, Minn., where they made
their home until 1914, at which time
they moved to Pine River .where they
have since resided.
He is survived by his wife, Mrq.
Sjostrom and six children: Mrs. Esther Shanks of Brainerd, Mrs. Victor
Gearey of Pine River, Mrs. Carl Johnson of Backus, Mrs. Eugene Baker of
Bethel, Mrs. Harold Scharf of Pequot,
and Raymond Sjostrom of Eagle
Bend. Also two sisters, Mrs. J. P.
Engstrom and Mrs. C. J. Bolmgren,
both of Minneapolis, and one brother.
C. J. Johnson of Pine River.
Those from out of town attending
the funeral, included Mr. and Mrs.
Merle Mertln, Mrs. Kenneth Tollefs
rud and Mrs. Esther Shanks, all of
Bralnerd, Mrs. Eugene Baker of Bethel, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brock
and son Raymond and Mr. and Mrs
Carl Brock of Anoka.
THOMPSON   -   BURKIN
Friends of Miss Marjorie Thompson,
will be interested in learning of her
recent marriage to Mr. Harold Dennis
Bin-kin, which took place in l.os Angeles, California, February 2.
The ceremony was performed at tne
First Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Burkih is the daughter of Mr.
and Mr.s. A. C. Thompson of Pine
River, and lias made her home in
California the past year.
The young couple are at home    to'
their many  friends  at 920  West 9th
St., Los Angeles.
NOTICE OF BIDS
Notice is hereby given, that sealed
bids for the conducting of a preliminary electric survey of present and
possible future consumption of electrical energy of the Village of Pine River, Minnesota, to determine the feasa-
billty of a municipal electric power
plant and distribution system for said
village, will be received and opened
on the 7th day of March, 1939, by the
\ illage Council of the Village of Pine
River, Minnesota.
Attest:
HARRY LUSCHER, MAYOR
ARVID  LUNDIN,  CLERK
"The Law West of Tombstone" will
be featured to-night and Saturday .t
the Marlow Theatre. Depicting life
of the old West in the early Eighties,
"The Law West of Tombstone" deals
with the career of a lovable old braggart whose bluffs are given weight
by the fact that he is, despite his
boasting, an expert with a six-gun.
Harry Carey plays this part of the
loquacious Bill Barker. Tim Holt aud
Jean Rouveral have the romantic roles
in the picture, with Evelyn Brent and
Clarence Kolb completing the featured supporting cast ln a piece of screen
fare which departs sharply from the
pattern of the usual AVestern Photo
play.
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday the
Marlow Theatre brings you the Dionne
Quintuplets in 'Five of a Kind" These
five little rascals really put on a performance in their third picture. They
sing, dance and chatter right into your
hearts, informally of course, but with
a naive, facinating informality that
will bring delight to all that see them.
The picture is undoubtedly the finest
of the three in which they have appeared. Claire Trevor, Jean Her-
sholt, Cesar Romero, John Qualen and
the supporting players are more than
competent in  their  respective roles.
Wednesday & Thursday, Cash Club
Nights features Bing Crosby in "Sing
You Sinners. One of Bing Crosby's
latest films is by far his best effort
and will stand up anywhere as first
rate entertainment. It is chock full
of heart Interest, comedy of the finest type and songs and music that
will make them hum. Fred MacMur-
ray shares honors with Crosby and
the pair will gain niany new followers on the strength of their excellent
performance in this picture. Little
Donald 'OConnor, in his first screen
effort, establishes himself as a box
office bet right up in the front with
his more experienced brothers. Ellen
Drew as a love Interest gives a fine
first performance. Here is a picture
that will appeal to all members < of
tfie  family.
CHINESE   CHECKERS   REALLY   A   SWEDISH   GAME
CARD   OF THANKS
to clear up the situation and allow
women of 18 to resume their place In
society.
Use A Want Afl
We wish to thank our many friends
and neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy during the illness and death
of our beloved husband'and father.
We also wish to thank Rev. Huss
Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Sherwood, Mrs.
Cromett and all of those who sent
floral offerings. *
Mrs. Anna Sjostrom
Mrs. Esther Shanks and family
Mr. and Mrs.  Victor ■ Gearey and
family-
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carl  Johnson  and
family
Mr.'and Mrs. Eugene Baker and
family
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sjostrom
and family
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Scharf
Houston.—Nationalities have been
confused again, this time in the case
of a popular game, Chinkercheck, or
Chinese Checkers according to the Rev-
George V. P. Shepard, of LaCrosse.
"It isn't Chinese at all—it's Swedish,"
he insists. The current game Is almost identical with the old Swedish
game of "Helma" and makes use of
the same kind of board and the rules
are approximately Identical.
Eight Nisswa whist teams have
sent a challenge to the local card demons. They will play for a supper.
No date has been set as yet.
Bungo Farm Bureau
To Meet Friday Eve.
The Bungo Township Farm Bureau
will meet Friday evening, February
24, at 8 p. in., at the Huffman school
A debate will be given on the following question: "Horses Vs. Tractors."
Several other interesting numbers
will also be-given. Bring something
for lunch.    Everyone  come.
Mrs. Leslie Gilson, Sec.-Treas.
WORKERS ALLIANCE TO MEET
The Workers Alliance of Pine Riv-
ver will hold a pie social at the Pine
Valley school Tuesday .February 28.
A program has been arranged after
which the pies will be auctioned off.
All members are urged to be present.
Services For August
Schmidt At Pequot
August Schmidt of Pequot, passed
away at his home Monday night, -t
the age of 79 years.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 p. m., from the
German Lutheran Church at Pequot,
with Rev. Kath officiating.
Mr. Schmidt Is a relative of Mrs.
Ted Lavoie of Pine River.
Care Is Urged In Buying
Seed For 1939 Planting
Mrs. Enoch Mayer and son returned from Minneapolis Thursday. Tha
little fellow has been named Allen Lee
Farmers and dealers are advised to
be exceedingly careful in buying their,
supplies of seed for 1939 planting. \
Just a few things to look for If the'
best and safest seed is desired, and
the best is the cheapest, all things
considered. What are they?
1. Look for .the label on the sack or
container.
l. Read the label.    It must have the
important items  given.    Don't  buy
any seed unless it is fully and pro-j
perly labeled.
3. Percent germination. This sliou.d
be high.
4. Purity or freedom from trash and
weed seed.
5. Percent of weed seed and kinds, if
any are of the Creeping Jennie,
Thistle, Quack, etc.
6. Deader's name and address.
Keep  the tag  for  at least a year
after the seed is sown. Mark on it
the date you bought it. This may be
worth a lot if the seed is not properly
labeled. Send a pint sample of the
seed to the State Seed Laboratory at
University Farm, St Paul, for a test.
The report will be mailed to the sender.
We are reliably informed that there
is likely to be a large quantity of
1935 Timothy seed offered to Minne
sota farmers from several sources In
adjoining states. Be careful from
whom and how you buy seeds. Read
the label and keep it for reference.
Ask your County Agent or write to
the State Department of Agriculture,
Dairy and Food for In formation. Oo
your own thinking. Timothy seed over
one year old is not reliable. One of
the samples tested 26 percent germination.
The local fire department proved
their worth early Tuesday morning,
when they saved the residence of Dr.
and Mrs. G. A. Adkins which was destined to be razed unless some efflcl-
cient fire fighting was done immediately. The alarm was turned in shortly after 8 a. in., with the blaze creeping up the inner walls of the structure. The hose truck and chemical
wagon arrived in post haste and in
less time than it takes to tell about
it, the hose was strung to the river
and the pumping motor started.
This was one of the coldest mornings this winter, with the temperature down to 40-below which made
ice statues of several men who became drenched with water.
Damage was confined to the basement, where the fire originated from
an over-heated furnace, and inside
walls in the east end of the house.
A lot of the furniture and clothing
was partially damaged from water,
smoke and getting it out of the burning building. The loss is partially
covered by insurance.
Mr. Gorell, father of Mrs. Adkins,
started the furnace fire about 7:30
a. m., and the morning being unusually cold, set the drafts wide open to
hasten the heat. In the meantime he
drove down town to get the morning
mail and some groceries, and it was
while he was in the store that the
siren blew. Jumping into his car, he
returned home Immediately, only to
find the fire well on its road to destruction.
Will Day received a painful injury-
over his right eye when an apparatus
used to shut off the water In a hose
when nozzles are changed, flew up
and hit him. Several stitches were
necessary to close the wound.
Dr. and Mrs. Adkins are living in
the hospital at present.
PINE RIVER WINS
HONORS AT PEQUOT
Pine River carried off their share of
the honors at the sub-district declamatory contest held at Pequot Monday
evening. They placed first in two divisions, sharing honors with Aitkin
in the humorous division. Audrey
Doty received first in dramatics and
Gwen Engel placed first with her
humorous selection. Following is a
list of the winners:
Dramatics—
Pine River,  is;;  Pequot, 2nd.
Oratorical—
Pequot.   1st;   Backus,  2nd.
Humorous—
Pine River vied with Aitkin for honors in this division.
The district contest will be held in
Pine River Monday evening, February 27, at 8 p. m., at the school auditorium. Read the ad on another page
of this issue.
Letter
The following letter was    received
from Ray Swartz who has been heard
by several local people over radio station WHO:
Dear Editor and Friends:
I wish to take this means to thank
all  those who  sent -cards from Pine
River and vicinity to me, after hearing my broadcast in the amateur contest over WHO.    I will be on the air
again Saturday evening, sometime between 8 and 10:15 p. in.    Would like
to hear from all my friends and listen
ers back home.    This would mean    a
lot to me and will be greatly appreciated. May God bless you all.
Yours in His service,
"The Yodeling Parson
Ray  Swartz
P. S. 1000 on your radio dial.
CARD   OF   THANKS
We we wish to express our sincere
thanks to the Pine River Fire Department and the many neighbors and
friends who so ably assisted us during the fire in our home Tuesday.
Dr. and Airs. G. A. Adkins
Sell It With A Want Aa
s