The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-11-30
MAX R0SENBERC'S WOMAN
ARRESTED IN SUPERIOR
The Fair Virginia Reed, Charged With fitting
Lid and Grand Larceny, Pays Fine
of Two Hundred Dollars.

$500 for bringing his best friend
into Superior. Medor Lena, a
warm admirer Of the Prince of
Slackers, pleaded guilty and was
fined $500 for tampering with the
Superior liquor lid.
John Erickson thought he could
get by with booze if he put it in
pop bottles. After being arrested
at Eighth and Grand, Erickson's
sturdy little Ford was found to
be carrying nearly twenty gallons
Of whiskey which had been
brought from Gordon. A plea of
guilty cost the blockade runner
1903.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Ander-
son were caught at Allouez with
their suit cases loaded with booze
instead Of raiment. Their bail
was set at 5000 each. Six others
caught at Allouez for similar Of
lenses stood fines of 500 each or
so days in jail.
About a week ago, Charles E.
johnson, in Ford with Mime
sofa license, was caught with fire.
water in his possession. He paid
. fine Of 500. Earl Smith and
Charles Frost carried their booze
in suit cases but got caught by
patrolman Founder. Frost paid a
fine Of 800 and Smith went to
jail for 80 days.
Oscar Ely, William Crane and
j. L. Erbinek made a jolly trio on
the way back from Iron River.
William Mead and Sergeant
O'Brien gathered them in. Each
put up bail in the sum of 5000 and
the police held Erbinek's car.
On the night Of November 2,
agents Of the department of JUS
tice seized three automobiles filed
with 600 quarts Of liquor. That
booze would retail for $1,000 in
Bovey, $4,000 in Hibbing and not
to exceed 1880 in Virginia.
The booze boats were running
the blockade in Uncle Sans
desert zone near Oliver. They had
come from Iron River and were
headed for the Minnesota iron
ranges.
The confscated liquor was
stored in Superior and the men
lodged in the county Jail. The &C.
cupants Of one car cut and run
but the two men who were caught
give the names of Frank Jones
and James Smith, undoubtedly
fictitious.
There are whispers that one of
the men mixed UP in that slap at
Uncle Sans face was the daring
Eli Ratkovich, but the allegations
are based on nothing but whis-
'pers.
Speaking Of Oliver, brings to
mind a solemn statement made by
F. E. Putnam, at one time engaged
in the liquor trade at the little
city across from the Steel Plant.
Putnam recently left for war duty
in France but, among other start
ling statements that he made be-
fore leaving, he alleged that he
positively knew Of at least two
carloads of booze being absorbed
in Duluth after Oliver was closed
up.
How that booze got across the
St. Louis river is mystery to
simple folk but not to those who
know what has been going on
since Duluth and st. Louis county
went dry. i
Mayor Baxter stands as firmly
as the Rock of Gibraltar in his
determination and efforts to en-
force the ordinances in his city.
Chief McKinnon does not appear
to be hanging back at all and many
officers are entitled to great credit
for their zeal and ability in grab
bing cheeky offenders. Messrs.
Mead and Witness are keeping up
their old-time reputation for doing
their duty without fear or favor.
The ladies, God bless 'em, are
highly indignant against con-
rraecrop Millar The day after