The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-18

sidered it high time to get onto
the band wagon or merely tried
to draw out an expression as to
Mr.. Powers political intentions
and plans, cannot be positively
figured out. If he was trying to
trap a bird, the chaff proved to
be poor bait.
| Col. Maggie is in the village as
I write. 1t is said that he has
invented clever device for de-
tecting I. w. w. plots and riots
on the iron ranges. It is further
stated that he proposes to donate
it outright to the government,
provided sheriff Meining is not
permitted to use it. Col. Maggie
would not like to give aid and
support to man whose shoes
are desired for Chief McKercher.
Hibbing, with activity and
prosperity, has been a protecting
haven for a number of Duluth
ians. If [ am not mistaken,
Charles McIllhargey, chief Of the
fire department, came from the
Zenith city to his present berth.
Carl Thiel, that benevolent op-
ponent of Capitalism, continues
his kindly career here and meets
the daily needs by means Of pho
Biography.
James E. Donovan, for many
years a police officer in Duluth,
is kept on the jump by his Home
bakery.
AL. E. Dyer, former county
surveyor and doubly decorated
with auditor Halden's double
crosses, has home and office
here.
A. King, prominent along Su-
perior street in the copper boom
days, has prospered here in the
jewelry business.
James Butchart was in the liv-
cry business until the paved
highways got so thick with auto
mobiles that it was dangerous
for his horses. He then moved
to a farm ten miles out, on But
chart Lake.
Thomas F. Brady who came to
Duluth just month ahead of me
in 1892 and who was in business
where the Freimuth store now
stands, has resided here for many
years. When not dispensing JUS
tice at the city hall as municipal
judge. Mr.. Brady manages the
base ball team.
There are other former Dulu-
thians here whom I have not yet
met.
It is fright the way the stock
of county auditor Halden has
slumped here. The last time he
ran, the Hibbing people sup
ported him. Victor Il. Power
stood by the champion office
holder of St. Louis county. It was
both a habit and a campaign pol
icy to stick to Halden.
Since the last election, several
things have happened. The
strenuous efforts of the mining
companies to put stripes on Vic.
tor L. Power and others have
cost Halden dearly. The whole
town refuses to favor anyone so
close to the Big Interests and to
whom they confess so many obi.
cations in the past.
Then Mr.. Powers friends de-
clare that he was not pleased
when Halden decorated him with
one of his famous double crosses.
These friends declare that audi
tor Halden came fawning and
smiling to Mr.. Power, pretending
to be his friend and assuring him
that he would gladly aid him in
any way possible in his troubles
in Hibbing. These friends loudly
assert and firmly believe that
Halden reported every little Incl
dent connected with Power, that
came to his notice, to the oppos
ing camp.
There were charges that the
Hibbing people stuffed the bal
lot boxes at the village election.
At the last election, detectives,
Duluth lawyers and even en-
ployes Of the county from the
auditors office are charged with
being present in Hibbing and
even around the polls. The vote
was couple Of hundred larger
than at the previous election but
the army of spies and watchers
failed tn discover anv ballot box