Pine City's Stone church will again host Yule event

The A. J. Smith store was built in the late 1890's and closed in 1909 when Smith's son, Ennis and wife Bertha Smith moved to Canada. After Ennis moved, Ira Smith who had worked in the store with Ennis built another store. In 1914 the old stone store was remodeled into a church. A.J. Smith checked on the remodeling of the building every day. A.J., who was very hard of hearing, stepped in front of a train and was killed during one of these visits. The building was not yet completed, so A.J.'s funeral had to be held in the school house. Photo courtesy Whitman County Rural Heritage, Pine City Hist...