River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-10-14
Local News

tend the State Librarians association
meeting at Madison.
Judge and Mrs. w. P. Knowles
motored to New Richmond this after
noon. The Judge will deliver an adj
dress before the Kiwanis Club of that
city this evening.
The Stewart Mercantile Co., store
force motored to ST. Paul last Thurs
day evening and attended the per-
Torrance of "Linger Longer Lefty"
at the Metropolitan.
The Cleveland team, champions of
the American League, defeated
Brooklyn, National League champs,
five out of seven games in the post
seasons series and are worlds cham
pions for the 1920 season.
A number of local members of the
Elks lodge will motor to st. Paul
this evening to attend a reception
which the ST. Paul Elks are giving
to the members of the ST. Paul and
Baltimore baseball teams.
Roy Dale, well known Shorthorn
cattle auctioneer, of Edmonton, Wis,
will have charge of the H. E. Bailey
& Son sale at Ellsworth the goth. He
will be assisted by auctioneers Gibson
of this city and Ryan, of Red Wing.
Mrs. Anna Keith left Sunday to
spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Spicker, at Portland, Ore. Geo.
Keith was out from Ellsworth and
took his mother to Minneapolis,
where she spent few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Sturtevant, be-
fore leaving for the West.
The village of Weston, partially de-
stroyed by fire Sept. 20, will be re-
built, says the Dunn County News.
The Weston Supply Co., is already
doing business in the village hall.
The Starr Co., has also announced its
plans to rebuild in the Spring. John
Kruger will not rebuild his store.
The rumor that the entire town was
wiped out by the blaze was greatly
exaggerated, as only about quarter
of the buildings were burned.
The worlds championship series
between Cleveland and Brooklyn is
of especial interest to number OF
old-time baseball players from this
vicinity because of the prominence
of Burleigh Grimes, of Clear Lake,
Wis, Brooklyn's star pitcher. Sever
al former River Falls players have
batted against Grimes when he was
making his debut, and many will re-
member the game at the Downing
fair, in October 1913, when the old
Menomonie Blue Caps poun ID e d
Grimes delivery for Is runs while
Quarder held Downing to 2 scores.
It was the last game played by the
famous Blue Caps. Grimes is now
81 years old.
Earl Ewart Currier, son of Mrs.
w. H. Currier of this city, received
his honorable discharge from the
U. S. Army at Camp Lewis, Wash, on
September 30th. He had been in fhe
service since the Spring of 1916, when
he enlisted in Co. &C." at Hudson. He
went with that unit to the Mexican
border, and upon the entry of the
United States into the World War
was sent overseas, where he served in
France and with the American Army
of Occupation in Germany. After re-
turning to America he was stationed
for some time at Camp Dodge, Ia,
leaving there for Camp Lewis cou-
pie of months ago. He is now visit
ing his sister, Miss Ella, at Fresno,
Cal.
This office takes pleasure in ac-
knowledging a call from "Uncle"
John Daubney, of Taylors Falls,
Minnesota, who has just recently
celebrated his one hundred and first
birthday. Mr.. Daubney is spending
the day here as a guest of Mr.. James
Chesebro, an acquaintance and friend
of many years. Mr.. Chesebro met
Mr.. Daubney fifty-one years ago,
when on hunting trip in the vicinity
of Taylors Falls. Mr.. Daubney has
a "kid" brother, aged SO, down in
Iowa, and he is planning on trip
down there soon. "Uncle john" as
he is affectionately known, is possess
ed of keen mind and an active body,
and is as active as an able bodied man
of half his age. He said that he
was delighted with River Falls, and
was astonished to find that it was
such fine town. He had not visited
here for good many years.