The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-07
SUPERl0R'S sinful. SET
hikes FOR OTHER FIELDS
Gamblers, Redlight Ladies and Palderers Find
Haven of Refuge in Minneapolis Pig :.
Keepers Draw Heavy Fines. Z.

prisonment over the Sabbath day.
Monday, August 26, Dorothy
Dixon pleaded guilty to charge
Of blind plugging. She was fined
500 or 60 days in jail.
Aweek ago tonight, Pete Tobin
was arrested at South Superior
as he came from Oliver. Liquor
was found in his car which was
held by the police. The owner
was released when he put up bail
in the sum of 5000.
Adolph johnson, Hotel Lafay-
cite, Superior, and C. j. Larson,
1915 West Superior St., Duluth,
were arrested just week ago to-
night on a charge of bringing lq-
uor into dry Superior. Each was
released on bail in the sum of 5000.
Andrew and Ed. Nelson were
arrested early this week for in
fractions Of the. dry laws and it
took 5000 each, to escape impris-
onment until their cases were
tried. 49,. ,~,...
Last Saturday night, G. F.
Quinn of the Hogan hotel buffet,
and Rudolph Peterson Of the Lib
erty soft drink parlor were booked
at police headquarters for vio-
lating the dry ordinance Each
was released on 5000 bail.
Friday, August 80, Mike Luzoch,
1907 N. Third St., charged with
keeping blind pig, was freed as
a result Of his friend, Pete Pot
konyak, of Grand Rapids, Mimi,
confessing that he, alone, was re-
sponsible for the offense. That
chivalrous admission cost Potkon-
yak 800 and costs. --~..
A number Of liquor cases from
>Oliver enriched the public treas
ury somewhat Charles Lehman,
charged with selling liquor for
consumption on the premises of
his wholesale Liquor house. was
found guilty and fined 800. That
charge was one; of the results of
the seizure of $500 worth of whis-
key, belonging to Lehman, at
South Superior some time before.
: H. IL. DeCoster, an Oliver
wholesaler, paid a similar fine for
an pffense similar to that which
cost Lehman q century spot.
John Bell and Il. Barge, Oliver
disciples Of the cause of high
moral endeavor, were so busy
working in their chosen vineyard
that they could not come to court,
therefore forfeited bail, each in
the sum of $50. '.t-.' ;.
Last Thursday afternoon, Sept.
5, in the court at Superior, John
Kruth, in behalf Of the firm of
Kruth & Mckinney, paid a fine of
$75 and costs for selling liquor to
minors, a couple of West Duluth
boys. =.
There are other charges pend
ing against this firm. There are
also other violations of-the law on
which charges can be preferred
against the most lawless liquor
firm in Oliver. y.
Some excitement was caused in
redlight circles about a week ago
by raid ON Ada Griffith s resort
on lower Hammond Ave. Irene
johnson and Margaret Cole were
held on a charge Of being inmates
and four manly men put UP $25
each to insure an appearance in
municipal court. -. g.
Madam Griffith, formerly the
Duluth wife Of Sanford G.. Byerly,
auditor for the Duluth Brewing &
Mailing Co., only a short time ago
was found guilty Of white slavery
in the U. S. court. She is out on
bail, pending an effort to secure
"a new trial. T.. - - :,
The traffic regulations are be.
ing enforced in Superior in a way
to put Duluth to shame and a
goodly number Of violators have
recently contributed, to the city
treasury. +: r - = -.
SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.