River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-01-20

ScnOOI dI OICOuNlllS last NCCh'
The high school basket ball team
meets Glenwood highhere Sat. night.
Many from here plan to attend
the winter carnival in the Twin
Cities, commencing the 9th.
Don't forget your saving checks.
They mean a saving of 2 per cent on
every purchase at Stewarts.-ad adv.
FOR SALE-Good Z room modern
house, near Normal. Furnace, bath
and lights. Price $3.50. S. L.
Krauth.-adv.
The Degree Of Honor will meet
with Mrs. Malberg at the City Ho-
tel next Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 8 O
clock. A large attendance is de
sired.
Ex-Governor Francis E. McGovern
has announced his candidacy for
governor. State Senator Otto Boss
hard Of La Crosse has also come out
for that office.
WALL PAPER We are closing
out our stock Of wall paper at pric-
es that cannot help but interest you.
Step in and look over the stock early
before the best has been taken.
The Book & Art Shop. adv.
2. w. Ramer has had a new floor
laid in the Dunn Bros. hardware
store. Ostness' crew of carpenters
worked nearly all Of last night that
the work might be in shape 50 that
business might be conducted in the
store as usual today.
Mrs. Ben Spalding and three chill
dren returned to Grants Pass, Ore,
today after a visit Of several weeks
here at the home of her mother,
Mrs. L. N. Chapman. This was Mrs.
Spalding's first visit here since nine
years ago.
Clifford Beckwith, of Baron, arriv-
ed here yesterday and has taken
Frank Shuster's position as head of
the shoes and gents furnishing de-
partment at the ]. w. Allard store
Mr.. Beckwith's family will join him
here in a few days. They will occu-
by the house where Mr.. Shuster and
family lived.
Numerous Wisconsin state breed
associations will hold their annual
meetings in Madison during the
Wisconsin Farm and Home Week,
Feb. 7-12. The list includes the
state associations of breeders of
draft horses. Of mutton and wool
sheep, of Ayrshire, Guernsey, Jer-
sey, Holstein, Aberdeen Angus,
Hereford, Red Polled, and Short
horn cattle, and Chester White, Du-
roc Jersey, Berkshire and Poland
China swine.
Owing to failure Of the contract
ors to supply number plates, Mr.
Donald and his force are handicap
ped in the work of supplying auto
mobile owners with the necessary
plates for the present year. Secre-
tary Donald on Tuesday announced
that automobile owners may con-
slider the license certificate a suffic-
lent authorization to run the ma
chimes until such time as the 1916
plates are received and can be for
warded. The old number plates,
however, should be retained and
kept on the machines.
A speedy bay horse, doing deliv-
cry work for Vino Fats meat mark
ct, gave an hundred or mare specta-
tors on Main street a thrilling exhi-
bition about noon Monday. Starting
near the meat market the horse made
a dash south down Main street.
Golmer Everson tried to stop the
horse and, holding onto the lines,
was dragged nearly half a block be-
fore he let loose. At Lund's the
horse went up onto the sidewalk and
dashed madly down the slippery
pavement, barely missing the big
display windows one moment, and
the next moment balancing the cut
ter, which remained upright, peri
lousy on the outer edge of thewalk.
Just before reaching Zorn's black
smith shop the animal swerved sud
denly off the walk and ran head-on
into the side of the building. Back
ing away, apparently trifle stun
ned, it ran around the shop
at a more moderate speed and