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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-12-22

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Courthouse refused TO consider
that. defeat final
Issues Misleading Letter.
: The next step in the; game was
to, have printed.a a pile of circu-
lar. letters as high as a small
haystack. Stamps and envelopes
were purchased and the letters
sent out broadcast. With method
in his madness, however, the
willy old King did not mail those
letters to men whom he thought
might be against him. That let
ter intimated that the commits
sioners were inefficient and that
the people must show them their
duty. The letter also contained
false statements which were
pointed out and bitterly re-
sented at the regular monthly
meeting of the commissioners.
The bald, false statement was
made that $250,O0O of the road
levy would be spent in making
concrete highways. The fact is
that the commissioners have not
arranged for concrete highways
and have no Intention Of So do
ing.
VA Very Warm Session.
1T was some session that the
board of county commissioners
held December 7. Prime minis
ter Walker led off by reading
letters from F. A. Patrick, a
couple Of Duluth banks and other
Big Interests that are, just as
fond Of low taxes as they are Of
low wages and high prices for
what they sell.
John H. Brigham, notorious in
former years as a buyer Of and
dealer in tax titles, spoke for a
cut in the levy. Ray NJ. Hughes
also unbottled oratory and ar
gument in favor of a reduction.
It is assumed that he spoke for
some client rather than himself.
Henry Bridgeman spoke for re-
tention of the. road levy. As a
heavy taxpayer, he demanded
good roads and, expressed a will
ingness to pay his portion cheer
fully. ...-...- "...
Swanstrom Shows Resentment.
Otto, Swanstrom, a prominent
Duluth manufacturer, resented
the fact that he had not been
sent one Of the 30. Halden" let
ters. He pointed out the falsity
of the statement that upwards of
quarter of a million dollars of
the proposed levy was to be .ex-
pended for concrete highways.
Otto Erickson, from Dinham
Lake, told how he had vege-
tables stored which he could not
market before cold weather be-
cause of lack of roads and which
he could not market because Of
cold weather after snow roads
are available. He stood strongly
for more and better county
roads.
E. j. Filiatrault, chairman OF
the good roads committee of the
Duluth Commercial Club, favored
the levy and spoke strongly for
more and better county roads.
Several farmers wrote in let
ters favoring a cut in the levy
but desiring more and better
roads. They wanted both to
eat their cake and have it.
Deputy Walker Bushes.
Prime minister Walker read
the communications. After he
had gone through select little
pile, commissioner Little said:.
'Mr. Walker, are there no
other communications concerning
this matteri"
Mr.. Walker. said that there
were others.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-12-22
THE MARM0N CAR issue
REACHES CITY COUNCIL
ACTION OF TRADES & LABOR ASSEMBLY
FORCES JUNGLE BOB" TO TALK.

Public Servant Gets Very Peevish When Cornered
By His Masters-He Applies Vile Epithet to
His InterrogatOrs- Friends Much Surprised at
Roughneck Language-Resolution of Inquiry
from Union Men Referred to Commissioner Sill
berstein Who Will Report Next Monday.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-12-22
THE COURTHOUSE KING
FACES CERTAIN EXILE
DEADLY DOUBLE CROSS LEADS TO CRUSH
ING DEFEAT OF POLITICAL BOSS.

County Auditor Haiden Makes Three Desprate At
tempts to Pull a Grand-stand Play-Commis-
sOners O'Neil and McMahan Balk the Last Ef-
fOrt-Halden's Friends Declare That His De-
feat Ruins Him Politically lly-Absorbing Details
of His Deceit and Treachery.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-12-22

County auditor Halden@ recent
ly met Gettysburg defeat: up;
there in the marble-lined court:
house. Before six more months
roll by, he will meet his Appa-;
mattox, his Waterloo, if you
please. Permanent exile from the
noble granite pile will be the SEN
tence imposed by the people.
County auditor Halden's de-
feat was brought about by an
attempt to hang the deadly Dou-
BILE Cross on a majority of the
County Commissioners. They
caught him at it and refused to
permit it.
What was planned as an ef-
fective grand-stand stunt, proved
to be a ruinous bonehead play.
Fear of his impending doom
has ratified the willy Old Spider
of the courthouse. His brain has
lost it's cunning. His shaky hand
no longer possess its effective,
fatal touch.
Il Everything Goes Wrong.
- For nearly a year, now, moth
ing has gone right with the King
of the Courthouse. He has lost
ground, skirmishes and battles
all along the line. Neither drives
in massed formation, poisoned
wells and candy, camouflage, or
16-inch guns have availed.
The people have revolted. Final
defeat and banishment soon will
follow.
For years, a majority Of the
county commissioners has COM
placently, obediently, blindly fol-
lowed the royal will. But that
majority could not and would
not stand for the deadly Double
Cross.
The tax levy for 1918 was t. 9
cause Of Konge Odin's recent de-
feat. ... 49,,
Before and up to October l,
1917, county auditor Halden sad-
vised and urged a majority of
the commissioners to impose the
limit, five mills, in making the
road tax levy. ...:.., -,
$50 the init. Get the money
while you can. The iron COM
panies will not be in business
always" said the willy old
schemer, even then planning one
of his famous grand-stand plays.
Halden Accepts the Levy.
October 10, the commissioners
fixed the levy at 3 mills, 40 per
cent lower than the figure
urged by Halden. That levy was
accepted without protest by the
auditor and the figures as to
proceeds from that rate were
Halden's figures. 49,
Only three weeks later, a long
communication was sent to the
commissioners, accompanied by a
call for a special meeting. The let
ter probably was written by an
editorial friend of the auditor in
the office Of the Duluth Herald.
1t told Of the tribulations of Rus
sia and Italy and called for. the
winning of the war by radical
reduction in the county road levy
and substantial reductions in
other county funds.
The commissioners came TO-
gether and, after long delibera-
ton, decided to let the levy
stand, as originally made.
That was county auditor Hal
'den's Gettysburg. 1t was the
first time in years that a major
ity of the board refused to do
his will in any important matter.
sThe defeat was bitter but the
willy, spidery, treacherous, cum
pug. resourceful old King Of the
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-12-22

Courthouse refused TO consider
that defeat final
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
CUPID AIMED HIGH
Valentine Written by French
Duke Earliest Specimen of
That Kind.

The earliest specimen of written
valentine was by Charles, duke of Or
leans, who was taken prisoner at Agin-
court and detained in England %
years.
During tile greater part of the eight
zenith century valentines in the form
of a sheet of note paper, in which
were inscribed some sentimental verse
or contained a courteous expression of
attachment, were popular.
The children of the more refined
class were not willing to lose their
merry-making, and for their sake few
prettier pictures and verses were pro-
duced; but the old custom having fall
len into disrepute was sinking lower
and lower, when 1t was arrested by
powerful upward movement.
This Improvement began in the thir-
ties and was due to n number of ladies
who, aided by the highest in the land,
opened for large number new field
of labor. Hundreds OF refined women
became engaged in the manufacture of
valentines, the work being done in
their homes.
| Nor were these little love tokens
the only articles to benefit by this up
lift, but art in all its branches rapidly
progressed, as was shown at the open
ing of the first international exhibition
| by Queen Victoria and the Prince
| Consort in May 1851.
At this period, in order to give o
standing to the humble valentine, was
| issued a series of six valentines IN
honor of the marriage of Queen tic
toria to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha, February 10, 1870. These val
entines depict various royal residences,
some of them the abodes of the queen
and her "0val consort.
The pictures are made from sheets
of cork stamped in bas relief, the foil
age being represented by granular
pieces of cork. Some of them were
painted with oil colors.
The cards bearing the cork pictures
are glued to perforated sheets of vari-
Gus designs with gilt decorations, three
by four and one-half inches in dimen-
sions.
The making of these lace cards was
done by men who devoted their entire
time TO this branch of the business.
These men after receiving the en-
bossed sheets laid them one sheet at
time on a steel die and adjusted exact
ly by means of regulating pins at the
corners, and then with fiat iron tools
covered with fine sandpaper, they
rubbed off the projecting bosses in tho
paper. .-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09

1t is estimated that $10,000,0 coo
worth of the 1867 fur exports will
pass into the American channt IS be-
fore next June. The manufactured
product of course, will more than
double these figures, for every one wh@
touches skin increases the prOfie
which the ultimate purchaser must
pay to the ancient industry. The cream
of this new business centering in De-
troit, which Is one of the big fur manW4
featuring points of the country, New
York. Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadei-
phia, ST. Louis and other cities.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
MOTHER! LOOK At
CHILD'S TONGUE
II cross, feverish, cOnstipated,
give california Syrup
Of Figs"

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! If coat
ed, or your child is listless, cross, few
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give n
teaspoonful of California Syrup Of
Figs" then don't worry, because it is
perfectly harmless. and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting aste will gently
move out Of the bowels, and you have
well, playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing" is ofttimes all
that is necessary. 1t should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups.
ASK at the store for a 30 cent bottle of
california Syrup of Figs" which has
| full directions for babies children of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
RECOGNIZED WORK OF BIRDS
Occasion When Growers of Grain Re.
sponded to Appeal to Save Their
Friends From determination.

Three hundred milton dollars
worth of the cotton crop was damaged
by the cotton boil weevil in the last
year and birds, especially quail, CON
slider such fare a treat and have a
fondness for Kidding the farmer of
the enemies of his crops What the
good birds do in the destruction of in
sectS injurious to mans interests is
little short of marvellous.
Ose year at the headquarters of the
National Audubon society wire came
stating; Birds are dying in Kansas,
Nebraska and Missouri in great num-
berS-result OF sleet and SNOW" In
response to the wire 5000 worth of
grain, seed and chaff was distributed,
together with grit, to the birds and
saved many of the inSectivorous birds
and game birds. The postmaster gen.
eral ordered the rural mail carriers
to distribute the feed free of charge.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
Forsakina Ranks Of Pikers.

Booth Harrington. while in New
York recently spending some of the
proceeds of Seventeen" was discuss
ing the subject of debt with play
wright friend, known for impeeunious-
ness.
about twelve hundred dollars would
see me clear of debt" said the play
wright And l tell you, lark, If
ever get out of debt once I'll never get
twelve hundred dollars in the hole
again. 1t will be twelve Thousand dol
lars next time. No more pilIer games
for me-"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DANDRUFF
Girls! 5eautify Your Hair! Make Il
Soft, Fluffy and Luauriant--Try
tbs Moist Cloth.

Try as you will. after an application
Of Danderine, you cannot find a single
trace of dandruff or falling hair and
your scalp will not itch, but what will
please you most, will be after few
weeks use, when you see new hair,
fine and downy at f1rst-yes-but real
~ new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No differ
ence how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. The effect is i'm.
mediate and amazing-your hair will
be light, fluffy and wavy, and have an
appearance OF abundance; an incom.
parable ulster, softness and 1dxuri.
ance. the beauty and simmer of true
hair health.
Get a % cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
as any-that it has been neglected or
injured by careless observation-disclosures
all. ADV.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
EXCELLENT RETURNS
FROM THE CANADIAN
WHEAT CROP
United States Settlers Becoming
Rich on Western Canada
Lands.

The large number of United States
settlers coming to the Western prov
inces of Canada are easily explained
by the case of Mr.. c. Lacy late of
Wisconsin and later of Alberta.
Mr. Lacy came to Canada from Wis
conSin in the summer of 1914 with
81 500 available cash in his possession.
He rented a half-sectiOn of partly i'm
proved land In Alberta and commenced
summer fallowing. He broke 800 acres
with oats, 20 with barley, and 260 with
wheat. Also he had two cows and 20
head of young live stock. He was for
tunate in buying feed at a bargain and
managed TO rent the adjoining quarter
section as pasture.
A few weeks ago he decided to real
lie his profts-and they amounted to
$4,000 absolutely clear from the crop
and the stock.
w. ]. Winstead, of Brooks, Alberta,
says:
II landed in Brooks. March 18th,
1916, with one car of household effects,
and nine head of good horses. aad less
than $500 in cash. have put 81 500
worth of improvements on my farm.
have 81 head of cattle, 16 head of
horses. debts all paid, a new automo-
bile, and good, stiff bank account.
At present prices, can cash in for
$4,000. / am well satisfied, and ex-
pect to double this next year.
have threshold aItnppthar = 0O0
bushels of No. Northern wheat from
two hundred acres, which went from
"a to So bushels per acre.
Seven thousand bushels of wheat, all
No. l Northern, two thousand bushels
of oats, $40 bushels of flax, 700 bush
els of barley-all at market prices
Well figure this out for yourself at the
market price. l sold 300 bushels Of
wheat Mt $1747s, am holding the re-
mainder for $500. Also all the oats,
barley and flax for higher prices"
Intelligent farming pays always ac-
cording to Alex. Waite, a prosperous
farmer. Some figures to prove his con-
tention that he has "made good"
In 1914 Mr.. Waite threshed 40 bush
els to the acre from a 30-acre crop.
This sold for $160A per bushel, which,
after deducting seed, labor, Irvine,
threshing and freight, left clear profit
of $50 per acre, or a total of 81 800
From last years crop of "a acres. just
sold, he received after freight had been
deducted, 81, Observation-Disclosures
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
Sunk by Iceberqs.

Admittedly the worst danger menac-
ing transatlantic travellers in modern
days, with steamers of such speed as
are plying on the Atlantic, is that of
collision with icebergs in dense fog.
1t is morally certainl that the mystic
rious disappearance of big steamers
like the Naronic and the Huronian
in more recent years and of many
others previously, is attributable to
this cause, for no other agency is pow
erful enough to work the ruin of a
modern liner with her cellular bottom
and water-tight bulkheads.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
HER BEST VALENTINE

<U you MUST be sure not to
W have any tiresome bust
ness for the 14th, Ned"
the pretty Miss Ravens
spoke gravely. Il am counting upon
you TO make my party success
I'm do my very best" replied Field
ing, but you know, Dolly, socially I'm
not a bright and shining light"
You're entirely satisfying 10 the
eye III your evening clothes, and you
have the knack of making everybody
feel that it is their party. This time
we sha'n't have to entertain; each
guest is to bring at least one original
valentine and they will be fun
enough"
Since you are so determined. will
you make a bargain? If l send YOU
one or more original valentines will
you marry me at Eastern
Perhaps"
eyes or no?' 'ww#
"Oh, if you insist on it, yes"
The first ring of the postman came
rather tardily on st. Valentines day,
for his usual pack was augmented by
a heavy sack of the sweet nothings'
that are peculiar to this occasion.
Dolly opened the door herself and
impatiently ran through the heap of
embossed envelopes and picture post
cards till she came to large box adj
dressed in Fielding's script. The fam
lily gathered about her as she tore off
the wrappingS and disclosed mon
strosiiy of eeIluloid and ribbon. She
dropped it with a gesture of disgust
and out fell a document of a legal
aspect. Dolly'S little brother seized
1t and ran, reading it aloud as he went
IA marriage license.
Dolly crimsoned. "If that's his idea
of originality" she exclaimed
Later in the day there came a spe-
cial delivery letter from famous trav-
ell and tourist agency. inclosing an
itinerary for six weeks tour and
asking her approval or suggestions,
"as requested by Mr.. Edward Field
ing"
Dolly sat down at her desk in the
afternoon to dash off few more jim
giles, but the only rhymes she could
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
PLANT 1eart MIN EIowers.

These hearts of ours are never un-
productive. If next yenr we should faiF
to plant the seeds in our garden as
usual, they would bear a crop just
the same. The weeds are always ready
to seize hold Of every square inch OF
unoccupied soil. Heart cultivation re-
veals the same truth. If you do not
plant your heart to flowers, the weeds
will take possession.-Girl's Compan-
Ion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09

think of were for Ned and ring"
She welcomed the interruption when
the maid brought fat manila enyel-
ope. 1.-The young man says you are
to sign this receipt, Miss Dolly"
She opened the envelope gingerly
and found it to contain deed grant
ing to (Miss) Dorothea Havens, her
heirs and assigns, lots one and two,
section eight, township and so forth.
THE extravagant boy!" she cried. HE
has gone and bought that lot we looked
at in the fall !"
Hardly had she read the writing on
the deed when she was called TO the
telephone. A pleasant voice explained ::
This is Bently of Bently, Robertson &
Co, architects. Mr.. Fielding asked us
to inquire when You could make an
appointment 10 discuss plans for a
bungalow on your suburban lot"
She could scarcely find voice to re-
ply, THANK you, Mr.. Bently. l can
come at any time that shall suit Mr..
Fielding's convenience"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
Housekeeping for Indian Girls.

On the campus of the Carlisle Indian
school is bungalow, known as the
model home cottage, which plays an
important part in the education of In
dian girls. -Four girls are sent to the
cottage every month with matrOR.
They do all the work connected with
running the house, which is construct
ed in such manner that it virtually
duplicates conditions to be found In
any home on an Indian reservation.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
BIiahted Affections.

She-That woman is in love only
with herself.
He-Well, If her case comes up be-
fore me she gets the alimony at sight
Judge.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
> The Real
Saint Valentine

Saint Valentine was 9 dear old saint
And he lived long ago. long ago.
His GAIT was queer and his Garb was
His virtues were strong and his vices
faint:
And he never was known to make cons
plant
When : pessimist trsd on bis toe.
So they made him a saint in the Good
old days
When saints we're as plenty a. fsas;
And be wore halo with nineteen rays
With oue-pieee cassock OF purple
baize
Which he changed ct night. go the
record says.
For paismas Japanese.
Though he knew ne Greek he could
Latin speak
As easy As English II
For he lived IN Rome. in . dwelling
meek
Not far from the Theirs muddy creek.
Where he studied art in the real antique.
And likewise Theology.
Well. he pOndered one day in his pious
old pate.
Az he strOlled through the Capitol
Green,
Ga the sparrow that psrehsd ON the
Pincian gate
And discovered that birds are expected
to mate
On the very unreasonabIy early date
OF February fourteen.
And he argued II birds on that morn.
ina will WOO
Az be found that they did without
fail
Why shouldn't ladies ana gents" their
example pursue;
On Feb'y fourteenth all their sprinG
courting do,
And 60 dodge any scandal Just do il all
through
The Special Delivery MailP
Now that is exactly what Valentine did:
He loaded the pOstman with love;
And so smoothly his hand DER the
bilets -dOux slid
That from many bosom he liitedt the lid
While Dan Cupid laughed loud. the inn
pertinent hid.
As he iuttergd the inkstand above.
He mailed Cleopatra an eloquent note
The poor dear believed il from
MARX
To Sspph~ sonnet he had to devote,
Sent Queen Bess a charade by the FIRST
London boat.
While to Lncretia Boreia 9 lyric he
wrote
And roudeau TO Joan of Arc.
With comics galore he act Rome ia
roar;
There were senators aaspinG for
breath:
Even Cicero smiled and the Pope was
beguiled.
But he tickled poor Pompey to death.
Well, he died long ago-as Z is right you
should know
And his relics are resting at ease.
In a hand-psinted shrine. like q big
valentine,
In tho Chapel of St. PraHades.
So I've told to you now what think
you'll allow
Isn't found in the latest Who's Who:
And it reads just as well. one may
readily tell.
As IL would II the story were true.
Yet adorable Saint in my praise or my
plant
My patron forever thon'lt be;
Aud whenever ! woo-and it's no mat.
ter who
II will set up the candles to thee.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A well known actress gives the follow
ing recipe for gray hair; To half pint Of
water add ! or Bay Rum small box OF
Rsrho COMPOUND. and u OF. of glycerine.
Anv druggist con put this up or you can
mix It al home at very little cost. Full
directions for making and use come IN
each box OF Barbo Compound. 1t Will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray
hair, ana make It soft and glossy. ~ VIII
not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy. and does not rub on. Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
Prove What Swamp.ROOt VIII Do For Won

Send ten cents to DR.. Kimer & Go,
Blnghamton, N. Y, for a sample size bot
tie. 1t viii convince anyone. You VIII
also receive a booklet of valuable inf0v-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and r1entiOm
this paper Regular iifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores-Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
Kidney Medicine Tested
and Proves Its Value

| believe DIR. kilmer's Swamp Root 10
a very useful and reliable remedy and ono
that is really worthy of the praises il re-
ceives. / have given Swamp Root a trial
and am much gratiiied at the results oh
tanned and ] am ready at any and sN
times to recommend il to others. IL has
held its place with the best here for the
past seven years,
Very truly yours,
g. w. HARE, Druggist.
Dec q 1915 Clinton WI.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
One of Thtm.

Gude-Oh, that's Castle de Tourney,
That's the FIRST place where the young
Duke dor was killed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09

Purity is the essence Of heavenly
wisdom; il is the pure in heart alone
who arrive at this wisdom.-Ruther-
ford.