The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-06-23

Ellsworth Benham arrested for
assault in the second degree. C.
A. McPherrin, assistant county
attorney, was assisted by C. O.
Baldwin in the prosecution, in
the interests of Morrison. The
hearing was before w. D. Edison.
municipal judge. Page Morris
dropped all other duties to de-
fend his assistant. The judge,
who, later, was thrown out of
the balloon to make a place for
w. L. Window. refused to hold
Benham to the grand jury.
To this day, after % Years
have rolled by, Morrison is in
| absolute ignorance as to motives
back of the assault. A political
ring, then strong in the city hall,
may have wished him elsewhere.
It may have been framed up in
the office of chief of police for
the reason that Morrison had
considerable proof of grating by
| Bob Benson and others in the
department. Or, it may have
been pure jealousy on the part of
Benhsm because the reporter cas-
ually and pleasantly conversed
with the stenographer while
waiting for his daily audience
with the city attorney or his as
sistant. Benham was enamoured
of the lady and, after bis wife
divorced him, the two were mar
ried in Oregon.
That prominent young capital
list, John w. Whiteside, often
called "Beefsteak JOHNNY" will
fall into Uncle Sans bad
graces if he does not reduce his
supply Of meat luxuries.
Mr.. Whiteside not only is the
leading beef expert in Duluth
but he is a connoisseur in game
Of all kinds. He has a dandy
little chopping block in his kit
chen, with all sorts of big, sharp
knives, saws and cleavers. Then
he has everything in the way Of
grills,. roasters and other cooking
utensils. Last but not least,
there's an icebox or refrigerator
that would make a Pullman din
ing car jealous.
In season, and sometimes out
of season, that icebox has blue
bills, Wyoming prairie chickens,
quail, partridge and even other
rare birds. Elk, bear, antelope,
moose and deer steaks are not
unknown to that refrigerator.
But, biggest and best of all,
are the hand-picked loins of
corn-fed steers. There they hang
until rich and mellow. When a
call from the department of the
interior is received, "Beefsteak
Johnny" takes out a loin, cuts
off a porterhouse about two
inches thick, broils it over a
charcoal fire, seasons it with
bit of butter, salt and a pinch Of
pepper and then, with about a
bushel of miscellaneous eatables,
proceeds to soothe his appetite.
Members of the Duluth Board
of Strategy, such as Henry Tur-
IRISH, Richard j. Ryan, William
Besson, William Mccarthy, Will
lam Ardouin, William Rob
inson, ct al, are getting greatly
peeved over Mr.. Whiteside's ex-
clusiveness with those choice eat
ings and if he does not divide
up" they threaten to complain
to the State Board of Control.
Mr.. Whiteside does not believe
in eating less meat.
G.. Il. Hood for some days was
on the street a great deal and
carried some documents in a
case that once contained carbon
paper, a large label on the side
stating the fact.
81 never knew before, Hood,
that you were so anxious to
make an impression on the pub
lie that you carried around
whole box of carbon paper with
which to do it," remarked Neil
BeatOn.
Hood admitted that it was one
on him and did what is custom
airy under such circumstances.
One Of two men in partnership
in the coal business in Duluth
was so hypnotized by the sight
of having Rev. Aldrich stand
on his head, smash jugs and
break chairs in his pulpit antics
that he Hgot religion Like