The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-03-24
A HIDDEN HAND STICKS ITSELF
INTO .YE MUNICIPAL BUSINESS

Those know that River Company
spent 500 hard cold cash to influence the city election two
years
years. now anny corporation the Hid
Hands that pull and pick plums uuth municipal
business -.
Aggressive propaganda have been carried in behalf Of sand
stone City have been hrassed and budozd
corrupted handled by this
Pnicious activity has caused the circulation
Streets have been paved grade traffic
naturally demanded other material Paid apologs have
been Jealous rush into print when Kettle River exigencs
CURED The story written full would not make an ideal sunday
school book.
When efficiency the ruthless Germans have nothing
the Kettle River company.
All this may be the ordinary citizen but it nothing
new to street former and men who closely
watch the turning OF the municipal wheels
The Kettle River Company dear reader the of the
Kettle River Sandstone Company has home office the Ply
mouth building Minneapolis and sandstone at Sandstone
Mimi, the Kettle River.
w. G. Jordan, retired wholesale grocer of the Twin Cities
is president OF the company j Smith, very capable man. is
clever general for period if not Thes:
have been jealous looking after Duluth and
equally frank in admitting activity in municipal politics
P Town lawyer with patrcian practice is andhas been
the local "xer and guardian of the company interests
Brother Bunting has been the compnys favoe local agent
circulate petitions paving adoption of
his legs being long and ACTIVE and his kindly
almost perncous his advocacy Of the interests Of the sandstone
people.
complained friend against the aggressvness of the
people declared they STILL
abuse because failed refused to discriminate in Of sand
stone for certain streets.
AT that time if recollection correct lawyer Towne kicked
quite tempest against COL McGlvray He melted the EDO
Duluth element the Commercial Club to do crashing
Of teeth against the Draw One sad day. Superior
St. the American Exchange National Bank building lawyer
Town addressed supeiou remarks to Mr. MGivray which
angd the engineer much that he vigorously planted the toe Of
his boot suay and firmly against the neatly fitting seat Of the
Towne trousers with such force and effect to send him. the said
Town then and there skddng the sidewalk all OF which
contrary rules Of the Kch Gammi club and greatly
the SURPRISE PAIN cagn and humiliation Of the kckee the said
Edward P Towne
John Wilson, perchance not city engineer long enough
under the old ward system seriously counter
the wishes of the Kettle River Company Rodeck Murchson how
first commissioner Of public works under the form
Of city government bumped enough " and opposition
jolly we'll anything that Mr. Wilson escaped Rough
kindly treatment unaked advice hints and lunches
failed make urcson sufficiently complacent and amenab to
of the Kettle River Company Lawyer Towh day.
bunty that We WILL have to make
you Efforts and influences two INDICATED that
Mr. Towne spoke by that the speaue of the sand
stone people is trifing thing -
How Farrell and city engineer Ayes have Jared
the past years will fare in the ant
at this time sayeh not but time will surely tell whether it
be i'll or well.
If for any reason Kettle River Company has avorite
candidate spend 500 this campaign suggested
phnthropc department that corporation that probably
good such his desperate efforts
proong life poor old John Baycorn who lying deaths
door in the cold city of Duluth. .1.