The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-06-09

gerald was burning up Garfield
with a favorite car and old John
Barleycorn for a boon compan-
ion.
"Slow down to 80 miles an
hour demanded a Duluth po-
liceman.
"Indade, an III not do it"
stubbornly declared the Colonel.
The officer jumped onto the.
running board, thinking to arrest
the car, if not the Colonel.
With a wild Irish cry, some
thing like Daredevil Dick, Col
onel Fitzgerald damned down
the accelerator, kicked the bum
foozler and dashed across the In
terstate bridge before the toll
gate keeper could say Jack Rob
insOn.
The Duluth police officer had
utterly no authority the instant
the car struck the Wisconsin
side of the bridge. Imagining,
perhaps, that he was leading a
charge Of Clan Fitzgerald against
the Sassenach, the Colonel sent
his car into the hinterland Of
Douglas county at top speed,
carrying along the unwilling but
helpless policeman. 1t was three
hours before the bluecoat could
coax the impetuous cutup back
onto the Minnesota side Of the
bridge.
Rumor has it here at Pike
Lake that Colonel Fitzgerald
plans to enlist in the aviator
corps for service "somewhere in
France" If he does that and
the American government will
keep him in aeroplanes and ex-
plosives, there will not be much
left Of things across the Rhine.
Blind pigs, while not indigen-
GUS to this region, have fire.
quented the woods here more or
less for many years. They come
and go. At the present time,
there are several more or less
close to the Lake as we'll as a
big, strong, warty one at Cariboo
Lake. The highly reputable own
ers Of summer cottages, bunga-
lows and camps are very fearful
of an influx of professional red
light people with blind pig pro-
pensitis. Already, Zip" Lewis
has quit Duluth and come out
here. "Tip" Lewis formerly re-
sided at international Falls but,
coming to Duluth, through the
w. NJ. Prindle company, she
rented 20 rooms at 100 West
First street. All last winter many
male visitors strolled into the
Frederick hotel or Mrs. Riley's
New England restaurant and in
CURED: els this Tip Lewis
place." much to the annoyance
of the hotel and restaurant. Re-
Gently, she was ordered out Of
her Duluth quarters, therefore
came out here.
Although the state road-house
law has hampered rural booze
enterprises, blind pigs thrive and
there are grave fears that they
will increase, rather than de-
crease, in this region. The bet
ter element hopes that Sheriff
Meining and the board Of county
commissioners will not be remiss
in killing off these sneaky ami
mails.
A great boom in "clubs" in
this locality is expected, how
ever, and many feel that there is
not much difference from many
of these "clubs" and a blind
pig.
Some very prominent Duluth
ians have summer places out
here. Leonidas Merritt is prom
inent on the list. Victor Huot,
Sam Staples, B. Murray Peyton,
DR.. Eklund, Arthur P. Barnes,
Williamson and Mendenhall and
Mr.. Olson of the Stone Ordean
company, have valuable proper
ties which are devoted to family.
use. Camille Poirier, a Duluth
pioneer and former county COM
missioner is an old timer out
here among the summer resort
ers. G.. A. Marshall recently
completed a handsome bungalow
at a cost of $500. The Duluth
Boat club maintains a modest
branch here. There is a report
that the Duluth Automobile club
desires to get a foothold at Pike
Lake.
"We have invested our money
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