River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-01-06
Eat more of Shepard's honey.


Green Bay is to have a S25O.000
packing plant.
New mich COWS for sale. F. D.
PIERCE & Son adv
Mrs. Chas. Deickman of Hudson
visited in the city Monday.
Fred Short was home from his
school at Waupun for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Simpson Wis
tied in Baldwin Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Edith Richards was a guest
Of Miss Mabel Olson in Baldwin
Saturday and Sunday.
Edgar Baird, who is attending the
university at Madison, visited in the
city Saturday and Sunday.
Harley Chinook has been laid up
for several days as the result Of run
ming a nail into one Of his feet.
Ny line Of new Spring styles are
now here for your inspection. Call
and look them over. r. Osborn. adv.
The New Thought Circle, which
meets every Friday afternoon at 2:
80, will meet Jan. Z with Mrs. Net
tie Collins.
The Women's League of the nor
nal school will meet at the home Of
Mrs "A Q Kuening Monday even
ing, Jan 10, at 80.
Seven states took to the water
wagon" on New Years eve; Iowa,
Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Ida
no, Arkansas and South Carolina.
The receipts Of Sears, Roebuck &
Co, of Chicago, showed an increase
ST., 544, OIL over last years bust
ness. The figures for 1915 were
S112,665, 725,
Mrs Josephine Etter Holmes will
present The Little Minister" by
J. Nj. Barrie in the Normal Audi.
forum next Tuesday evening. 1t
will be worth hearing
Mrs E Randolph Smith returned
home Tuesday after spending the
holidays with Dr. Smith at Ada,
Ohio. The doctor is expected home
about the 18th. Of this month.
Tuesday, Jan. II, DR.. Clough will
be at the Gladstone Consult the
DR. for all eye or nerve troubles.
Eyes tested by the latest methods,
lenses fitted, prices right. -adv
Frank Johnson has been reap
pointed postmaster at Spring Valley.
He is trying to get the govern
ment to enlarge the facilities there
to meet the demand of greatly
increased business.
For the second time in aweek rob-
bers broke into the A. E. Hafner
store at Roberts Thursday morning.
The postoffice is located in the store
and on the last visit the thieves got
away with about $500 in stamps and
money.
Mrs. John Bashford. formerly
grand worthy matron of the Wis
consin Order of Eastern Star, died
at Denver, Col, last Wednesday.
She was a widow of the late Atty.
John Brashford, who practiced law
IN Hudson for many years
About sixty young people from
here attended the dance at Prescott
New Years eve River Falls was
we'll represented at the Ellsworth
dance that night. The dance in
Syndicate hall was patronized by
about As couple. All enjoyed the
evening immensely,
Robert w Clark, former treasur
er Of the Omaha road, died last
Monday at the age of II years. The
funeral was held at the family home
in Hudson today. Mr.. Clark is
survived by his widow and three
daughters, Mrs Stephen Phipps
and Miss Charlotte Clark of Hudson
and Mrs. F. Muzeus of Fessenden,
n D
Stock shippers east of the Missis-
sippi and north Of the Ohio rivers
must now state the value of their
stock shipped and the rates charged
will be according to the valuation
given. Under the new law the maxi
mum liability assumed by the rail-
roads at the lowest rate is $3.50 for
horse, $3.50 for bulls and steers,