The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-10-27

wagon. But he knows all the
ropes and is a Thirty-third de-
gree member in the Free-masonry
of getting booze when desired.
A short time ago, this expert
enced chap felt the need Of a bit
of stimulant and bought a bottle
| of booze on West Superior street.
He took a good stiff drink and,
for two whole days, felt sort Of
"dopey," dazed and dull. He
could not imagine what was the
matter. Being in a wet Wiscon-
sin town, he imbibed beer to
stimulate himself and throw off
that dull feeling.
Coming back to Duluth, the
mother Of the buyer of booze on
Superior street complained Of
feeling below par.
"Take a touch of this,' said
the son as he handed her the
bottle OF booze. :
The good woman set about it
to make a hot drink. Coming
back to her son she said:
"What was in that bottle you
gave me?" ,
Bourbon" was the reply.
"It looks just like ink" she
informed him.
Taking a look, the purchaser Of
the alleged Bourbon saw that it
looked just like pale ink. He had
bought a vile connection of drugs
and, when the hot water was
added, being highly solvent in it's
action, a chemical reaction was
the result and the good old red
booze turned the color Of pale
ink.
The old wrestler with John
Barleycorn then knew that he
had been humbugged by the
Christian proprietor of Super
ior street piggery.
Onkel Bernard can have a snort
out Of that same bottle if he dare
risk his insides.
In the good old license days,
the Rex hotel, out in the moral
West End, paid small heed to the
closing law. Booze flowed freely
at all hours and the Rex was
quite a favorite place for .bibu-
lous sports. A good many uptown
women were credited with going
to the Rex grill for their big eats
| and drinks.
At one time, the Rex started a
gambling room in the basement
but the police department dared
not stand for that and sent word
that the games must close.
Since Duluth went dry, there
have been very grave suspicious
that the Rex grill is a steady Of
fender against the dry laws.
There are more doors to that
grill than a banker has Liberty
bonds. You can, if you do not
get turned around, come and 60
in almost any direction.
Only a short time ago, a
woman was logged out of the
Rex grill and sent to her home,
apparently dead drunk. A
blanket was thrown over her to
conceal the true nature of what
was being lugged away but it
was a woman, firmly embraced
by the arms of John Barleycorn.
The authorities have wished to
catch the Rex in the act Of hav-
ing and selling booze but, to date,
every attempt has failed.
There are grave suspicious that
any warrants issued are quickly
tipped off by some sympathizer
and friend in the office of the
clerk Of the municipal court.
If the Rex really and truly is
guilty, it never will be caught SO
long as Onkel Bernard keeps his
promise to the boys not to en-
ploy spoilers.
The Adelphi hotel out there in
the moral West End is credited
with furnishing much of the
booze to the Minneapolis soldiers
at the ore docks. There were
some thirsty chaps up here from
Minneapolis and they had to have
their booze. When a soldier got
so thirsty that he had to have
his bottle, he went through long
hall in the classic old Adelphi.
When he got into a wash room
he stepped behind screen and
gave the all-hailing sign Of dis
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