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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18
PROCTOR's HOME BUILDERS

Although Proctor is experience
ing no building boom this sea-
son, some very creditable and sub
stantial improvements are being
made in the way Of modern
homes.
M. L. Conant, a prominent To-
connective engineer, is putting up
a handsome home on Vinland St.
at a cost of $4,000.
John Preston, local representa-
tive of the Burns Lumber Com
pany, is erecting a residence on
East Fourth st. that will cost not
less than $4,000.
R. G.. Wombacher, we'll
known engineer, is building a
$4,000 residence on East Sixth
st. A. G. Elberson has built a
bungalow on East Fourth st. that
is the last word in modern cleo
trical appliances as applied to a
residence. Almost everything can
be-. done by electricity in that
house except breathing and eat
ing beefsteak.
E. L. Fogarty has re-modelled
his store building on Second Ave.
and it now is occupied by the
dry goods department of the
Union Clothing Co.
The First National Bank of
Proctor is completing an extern
sion to it's home to meet the pres
ent needs of that rapidly grow
ing institution.
Considerable lesser building is
going on or is in prospect, de-
spite high price Of building ma
terials ad scarcity of labor.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18
MESABA STATE BANK.

The Mesaba State Bank Occu-
pies it's own home in an exceed
ingly neat and commodious brick
building that, with fixtures, cost
$4,000. This bank was born in
November, 1916, therefore is
much less than two years old. It
has capital of $4,000 and a sur
plus of $4,000. Not only is a gen.
eral banking business done but
important undertakings in real es-
tate and insurance are prominent
features. This bank has close re-
lations with the Bank Of Com
merce and Savings in Duluth, a
sturdy institution that refused to
stay fenced out of the Zenith
City.
The liberal and progressive
character of the local manage
ment is shown by the fact that
the Rip-saw is a regular visitor,
thereby insuring the local repre-
sentatives against brain starva-
ton.
The directors Of the Mesaba
State Bank are: N. B. Thompson,
e. L. Fogarty, Arthur Eklund,
A. G. Gilbert, M. johnson, G. G..
Stubstad. The officers are: Presi-
dent, N B. Thompson; vice-presi-
dent, Arthur Eklund; cashier, c..
G.. Stubstad; assistant cashier, A.
&c. Gilbert.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18
COMPANY IMPROVEMENTS
PROGRESSING AT PROCTOR
Several Handsome Homes Under ErectiOn-Proc-
tors Banks Are Flourishing Bill Draw
bar Ruminates-New School Dedicated.

inent family Of bankers and bust
ness men but he was born and
reared in Duluth. His unqualified
success at Proctor causes pleas
ure to many who take delight IN
watching the development OF Du-
luth's native sons.
It was back in 1902 when Mr..
Peyton opened a private bank IN
Proctor. On the start, deposits
were only a very few thousand
dollars. For a long time they re-
fused to rise above $4,000.
In 1908, just ten years ago, the
Proctor State Bank succeeded the
private bank. Beginning January
1, 1913, the First National Bank
of Proctor succeeded the Proctor
State Bank.
Today, the First National Bank
of Proctor has a capital Of $685.
900, a surplus Of $500 and very
substantial deposits. A savings
department is a feature. The Of
ficers are:
President, H. H. Peyton; vice
president, j. w. Kreitter; cash.
Ter, F. G. Mitchell; assistant cash
Ter, George Bemel. The director
embrace j. W. Kreitter, G. w.
Seddon, F. C.Mitchell, B. NJ. Pey-
ton and Fl. II Peyton.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18
BILL DRAWBAR ELIMINATES

CHOW that Billy Sunday is
coming to Duluth and st. Louis
county has gone as dry as the
Sahara recently observed old
Bill Drawbar, boomer and slack
er, 81 wonder whether or not it
will be fashionable this summer to
shoot craps in the idle cabooses in
the Proctor railroad yards?
"Last summer" continued old
Bill, "rollin' the bones was very
fashionable pastime with the idle
boys in these yere parts. In fact
it was pretty much an occupa-
shun with many of them.
"Quite a number of students
took a summer school course in
lettin' some Of the old professors
separate them from their youth
full earnin's. Some old guy once
said somethun about Mark Hop
kins on one end. of a log and him
on 'tother end being good enough
college for him. But when a boy
gets to be about 16 years old and
earnin $50 to $50 a month, he
can get right lot of larnin' by
rollin' tn bones in an idle ca
boose, down in the yards, with a
lot O. unwashed, smelly old goats
who have doomed and Stacked
their way from Canada to old
Mex.
These here fashionable univer-
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18
sLACKERs SEARCHED OUT.

Last Tuesday evening, a de-
tachment of 80 home guards from
Duluth, under command Of Major
Weaver, turned Proctor upside
down in a search for deserters
and slackers. About 100 men
were found delinquent in ability
to promptly show credentials and
six of them are believed to &C
tually be slackers or deserters, in
fact.
The contingent came to Proc
tor on a special, arriving at $50
p. m. and leaving at 1890 p. m.
Proctor was completely surprised
but every possible assistance was
given to the raiding party.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18

sites and even the school 6. hard
knocks may be O. K. fo.' some
people but, as for me, give me
some loaded dice, a bottle Of red
eye in me hip pocket, a fool boy
and an empty caboose down in the
yards, and I'll guarantee 20 r. und
out his eddication in a. way to
make his old mother weep
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18
GUARDS WATER TANK.

S. G.. McTaggart, former chief
of police Of Proctor, has taken
a position as guard at the water
tank for the D. M. & N. The
new job pays better wages than
the old one. hence the change.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18
SAWDUST
SHAVINGS

Chief McKercher's white: feath.
Ter is al genuine willow plume.
Blind pigs may be grunting
where they never gr1lnted before.
What has become Of that prom.
Used report on Duluth's Food
Hogs?
The voice of the people Is
potent, stuff but they neglect to
use it often enough.
If you do not find it in the
daily papers, probably you can
get it in the Rip-saw.
Why is it that some blind-pig-
gers are immune, while others get
slaughtered without hesitation?
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The old Regime of the school
board seems to have lost It's main
Spring.
Odin Halden's favorite hymn
is alleged to be: "a Consecrated
Donh1e- Cross I'd Rear''
City attorney Samuelson has
been to the Twin Cities. He made
a profitable trip if he left that
Samuelson snarl down there.
Any candidate for sheriff we'll
may pray to be delivered from
the blight Of any service from
that mammoth Mormon car.
Fortunately for our only and
original Clarence B. Miller, he
has no fence fixing to do in his
own district this year.
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If you wish to see a noiseless
machine that really is noiseless,
watch Lee Willcuts managing
Knute Nelson's campaign.
Many are wondering if M'sieu
Benoe will be able to stuff the
Kitzville ballot box in behalf of
auditor Halden this year.
There were no favors, it is
stated. at Mayor Baxter's Get
Out-of-Town party in Superior.
There were no place cards, either.
General manager Warren hard
ly can be cslled shining light of
efficiency when he hires eight
women conductors and loses fiji
teen motormen.
One of Gen. Resche's Washing
ton apologists stated, that Uncle
Sam could not use Herr Fritz in
the army because his German
brogue was SO broad. Of course
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18

The Rip-saw believes in serving
brain food when it is fresh. Cold
storage provender is not a feature
of the Rip-saw.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18

MINNESOTA'S HOME GUARD.
Minnesota Home Guard has a
strength Of 7,501 men, including
$40 officers and 7,131 enlisted
men. 1t is organized in Is bat
talions, comprising 80 companies
in So Minnesota towns.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18

One of Gen. Resche's Washing
ton apologists stated that Uncle
Sam could not use Herr Fritz in
the army because his German
brogue was SO broad. Of course
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
Further Progress
Is Made by Allies
Near ST. Quentin
British Pushing T0,uard LeCatelct; I,,ip0r-
tant Farm Position Captured Epehy;
Austrians Bucking Hinden-
burg Line
(By the Associated Press.)

!
British and French making further progress in the
development of St Quentin The German resistance continues
stubborn and battles taking along front of 20
miles from south of ST. Quentin to west of Cambrai
In the north the British pushing toward lie Catelet and have
advanced mile the town the west capturing import
ant farm position between Epey and Lemp South Of this point
line and the steady progress of the British threatens the
lenses of the line all the way from Lempre St Quentin
West of Cambria where the with
pulse attempt check the British operations in the SOUTH
Field Marshal Hag has back enemy reaken the
strong of Moeuvres the Canal Du Nord which cap
ured by the earlier the week The Germans thus lost
only they have made the fighting Monday Cam
braSt Quentin 'front.' The British have added prisoners
the total of 10000 announced Thursday night
Over the difficult terrain south and southwest of St Quentn
the of General Dbeny working way steadily toward the
city After the of Benay the French rand
less than four miles south the they also
continue their pressure 4
General Mangins threat the security Of the Chenn Des
DANES is compelling the Germans make strong attacks
protect that important ridge In the region of Aemant where
the French within miles of Fort Malmaison, which doi
mates the ridge the the Thursday night hurled ve
attacks against the French All the attempts broken up with
extremely heavy casualties for the Germans. a
Northeast of Vay the Asn the French advancing
ward the Chemn Des Danes further
ground from the West of Rheims German to
the Vesle has been defeated by the French.-
Rain has been falling the front southwest OIL
Metz and operations there virtually standsti
In northern Russia Karean troops, fighting with the Allied
Russian have inflicted defeat opposition
between Archange and Petrograd The hostile
ported to have been led by German officers
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
HOUSTON SAYS
CONDITIONS
ARE NOT BAD
Spirit of Farmers in North
west is Found to be
the Best.

Washington, Sept. 2o.-secretary
Houston, on his return from a ten-day
trip through drought stricken regions
of the west and northwest, announced
today he found conditions in the
northwest less unsatisfactory on the
whole than had been pictured and
that the spirit and determination of
the farmers were admirable. The
numbers Of farmers seeking loans
from the $5.0Q0,000 fund made avail
able by the president for fall plant
ing, he said, will be relatively small,
much smaller than was anticipated.
The secretary travelled by automo-
bile and farmers and bankers and
agricultural officials were interviewed.
Certain sections Of the northwest had
suffered greatly, especially the north
ern counties in Montana. In North
Dakota the situation had improved
/ since July.
It was found many farmers will ar
range to meet their own needs, hav-
ing sufficient wheat for seed and for
age, and plan to work during the
winter on railroads, in industrial es-
tablishments or shipyards Of the
northwest. returning in the spring to
resume farming. Z; s., gssslr
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
GERMAN PROPAGANDA ATTEMPTS
TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT
ALLIES ARE PLANNING TO QUIT

most outrageous way. Tracts and
pamphlets are written to which
names Of German poets, writer's and
statesmen are forged. These come
from the .Northcliffe press, which il
working day ana night for this. sole
purpose. His whole thought and aim
Is to place these forgertes in the
hands Of the German people.
However obvious they may ap-
pear to the man who thinks twice.
they may suggest q doubt even for
q moment, In the minds Of those who
do not think for themselves and
shake their confidence in, their lead
ers, their own strength and in the
inexhaustible resources 6f Germany.
Germany may. be saved by conft-
dence. ,s55 II s5 a 81, II 4 s..
N Lord ;Northcline forgets that Ger
man soldiers are, neither, negroes,
Hindus illiterate French or Ameri-
cans Incapable Of seeing through
such machinati tions. Sd Z. f.s Il 5 . 5fi Z
Explain these infamous attempts
TO your young and inexperienced
comrades. Tell them what our NOR
tai enemy expects of them and what
- at stake. n Pick MP the leaflets and
give them; ito your commanders for
transmission to the high command
which may be- able 70 make valuable
ldeducttons from them 40 the aim Of
our enemies. 1. sSs ss ss 4
Il You will thus help the, command.
also help TO hasten the hour Ct vie-
tory 5s s,sS ss.SsssSs 5ss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
APPEAL FOR
SUPPLIES TO
Be DISCUSSED
Holland Asks for Food while
100000 700 Tons Of Shipping
@ Lie Idle.

Washington. Sept 2o.-Holland's
appeal for American supplies to meet
her food shortage, while 100000 tons
Of Dutch, shipping continue ITO, lie
idle in. European ports, is the subject
of an official statement issued by the
state department today expressing the
hope that the Netherlands govern
ment would follow the example Of
other neutrals and open the way for
general resumption Of trade by lifting
the embargo upon the movement Of
her ships.
In effect the department gives no.
tice that so long as Holland permits
herself to be intimidated by German
threats to destroy even ships plying
between neutral ports, there can be
no arrangement for American food
stufrs similar to those entered into by
the United States with Switzerland,
Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Spain.
The statement discloses that the
Netherlands government never has
availed, itself of the offer Of the
United States and Allies to put 1O0,-
900 tons Of bread cereals at the dis
posal Of the Dutch people uncondi-
<tionally, after the government had
failed to approve a tentative general
agreement reached at London last
winter. rt'st s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
FIGHT CONTINUES ON 20 MILE FRONT
GERMANS MUST BE
BASE TO ASK FOR
MERCY, SAY SAMMIES

London, Sept. 90.-Telegraph-
ing under Wednesdays date,
Renters correspondent at Ameri-
can headquarters says:
II have been at pains to sound
the sentiments of the American
army ON the ememy's peace Of.
nensive, with result startling1y
convincing. I was prepared for
firmness, but found rather q
feeling Of suppressed fury, at the
thought Of any terms being made
with the Hun until he had yielded
his arms and asked for mercy.
"Peace on that basis is the only
kind that win satisfy the Ameri-
can soldiers. Their unanimity
and inflexibility on this point are
remarkable"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
Boys Head Crushed In
Runaway Near Steele

Steele. N. D., Sept. 2o.-George
Berenson, Is years Of age. son Of II.
II. Berenson, farmer near Steele.
was killed instantly yesterday when
he tried to stop his team which was
moving away from him.
Berenson was on the ground be-
tween two Of the racks when his team
started OF. He ran up to catch the
reins. the wagon swerved and his
head was caught as in wise between
the two wagon racks. 8
His father who was on the other
side Of the threshing rig did not see
the accident but was at the side Of
his boys body in anx nxlnstant.
4 The boy was killed instantly. His
head was crushed in.
George Berenson was extremely
VIII % the Ae M siiiee @ @a ths season. s opened.
The funera1 will be held from the
farm home Sunday; ~ Y,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
ship TONNAGE
this YEAR IS :.
]. l,S|'l|l,000T0||IN|S ]
This Amount Has Actually
Been Delivered Accord
<11 ing to Piez. 4

Washington. Sept. 2o.-Ship tom
mage actually delivered to the emerg-
ency feet corporation so far this year
amounts to 1,S11.00o tons, with. g.
$4,000 tons launched and keels laid
for 4,103,080. General Manager Piez
Of the fleet corporation giving these
figures to the senate commerce COM
mittee today, said deliveries for the
month of September probably will
reach 400, 900 tons. -
Mr.. Piez told the committee that
the government plant at Hog Island
is expected to produce twenty. ships
this year, far below the number call
ed for IN the original program. He
said, however, that output would be
plant was fully supplied with skilled
men,,
Replying to charges that Hog Island
has been haven for slackers who
seek to escape the army draft, Mr..
Piez said he could not find any basis
for such general charge, but that
plans are now on foot to protect the
yard against. .impositions OF that char
acter. Men who are unable to do the
work required Of them at the ship
yards have beenS discharsed and un-
der system now in vogue such men
will be prevented. from getting work
In other yards. Local draft boards
are notified when men Of draft, age
are discharged as Incompetent, he
said. ,$s.
Mr.. Piez described steps taken
against slackers generally. One yard,
he said, has; discharged 1000 men as
slackers, and other yards have been
active against imposters. . Provost
Marshal General Crowder has allotted
$4,000 men to work in shipyards, he
added, and this will be increased. by
an additional 10000. ii, q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
Waste Practically
= Eliminated AT Camp
Lewis In Washington

Camp Lewis, Tacoma, WASH, Sept.
20.-Waste has been practically elm
mated at Camp Lewis There was
a time here when rubbish and much
Of the camp garbage was burned in a
great fire kept burning outside the
camp limits. Now most Of this mat
ter is saved and used.
Isl to begin with the large garbage
cans that are to be seen outside the
mess halls. These cans are marked
bread" coffee grounds" fats"
bones etc. and i'll betides the SOL
der on kitchen police who put pota-
to parings into the bones or other
wise is careless. If he does the can
comes back and he is compelled to
separate the two. a. +
Each day the cans are sent to the
camp incinerating plant There the
bread scraps from plates. and gar
bage, which consists Of parings,
green trimmings and things OF like
nature are sent to large hog farm
eleven miles from camp and fed to
the pigs. This totals three to six
truckfuls a day.
qually where the fats are turned into
oils and the bones into, fertilizer. The
unreclaimable matter. Is burned.
Just beyond the camp incinerator
Is another reclamation institution.
Here Is handled the waste paper. old
magazines, bottles. tin cans and old
rubber scraps. Mn
As the bottles are brought in Sthey
are sorted into different grades and
sizes and eventually sold. The paper
Is put into large presses and baled.
Forty to fifty tons OF paper are ship
ped and sold each month. Tin from
tin cans likewise Is pressed into
masses averaging "a pounds In
weight and then sent to the rolling
claims the tin and solder, the balance
going into cast iron. No estimate has
vet been made Of the cash value OF
the projects. u IL & ;s !9s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
Clean Seed Wheat
Advocated By Mont.
Agricultural College

Bozeman, Mont, Sept. 2o.-The
Montana state college Of agriculture
has started. an anti-wheat-smut drive
to make the state first in the country
where every farmer treats his grain
before planting. Seventy-five per cent
of the grain seeded in the state dur
ing the past ten years was properly
treated. this being an unusually good
record, according to the college au
thorities
Under the direction Of DR.. Arthur
Evans seed treatment demonstrations
are being given by federal experts who
are cooperating with county farm
agents and farm bureaus to bring
Montana's wheat production to lev
ell never reached before.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
ELEVEN BALLOONS
AND TWO FLYING B
MACHINES IN IL,
DAYS FOR ONE MAN,

With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front. Thursday. Sept 19.--
'(By the Associated Press, ,)-Lieuten-
ant =; Luke Of Phoeniz, Arix, fat
tened his record Of enemy balloon de-
struction yesterday by shooting down
two additional balloons, making a
total Of eleven in four days. In addi-
ton he brought down two airplanee
In that period. !.
One Of the lieutenant's victories
over an enemy plane was confirmed
by himself. He landed by the side OF
the fallen machine to make sure that
its occupants did not escape. and
turned them over to the French. He
then returned to his squadron with
the confirmation papers in his pocket
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
!. GOOD LUCK DID TT.

London, Sept. Cot was by .
combination Of magnificent heroism".
and good luck that Sub-Lieutenant
r. A J. Warneford brought down the
first Zeppelin destroyed by an air.
plane, according to a semi official
statement. 81
!; .'He was hying high when he sight
ed the Zeppelin" the statement con-
tinues, ''otherwise he could not, with
the Morane monoplane he few, have
made the height necessary to get over
the Zeppelin. He effected the air
ships destruction by means Of a
bomb, a feat in which good fortune
favored him
"The force Of the explosion turned
his machine clean over, and stopped
his engine. Only by the greatest
presence Of mind and skill did he
make q safe landing in Belgium, and
only by that intimate knowledge Of
the engine, did he manage. single-
handed, to restart his engine and to
fly his machine to the British lines.