The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-03-09
trim him properly.

trim him properly.
That forenoon, too, a carload of
provisions was received from C.. S.
Eppling, a Duluth grocer, who
charged Duluth prices.
After the flames had swept over
the unfortunate townsite that after
noon, leaving black, smouldering
waste, Mike Keaough, proprietor of
the dance hall, saloon and redlight
house, set about to make as many
women and children comfortable as
possible. AS stated, it was near
Mixes notorious place where the
flames first appeared out of the
woods.
- Groushy Cook Gets Beating.
All the afternoon, evening and
into the night, meals were served
and shelter given to as many women
and children as possible. Mixes
cook complained of his task. The
proprietor promptly pulled off his
coat and gave that cook the beating
of his life. After that, Mrs. Kea-
ough and three redlight ladies ran
the kitchen and cared for the SUI
ferers.
Early the next morning, when the
newspaper men arrived, they saw the
kindly redlight ladies, dressed in alb
breviated skirts, decollete waists and
red, silken stockings, hard at sweep
ing, pairing potatoes and cooking,
Their hearts were as kind and their
hands as willing as their morals
were bad.
Duluth Moves Promptly.
A public meeting was held where
by Major M. R. Baldwin was elected
president, M. A. Hays secretary and
F. w. Paine treasurer. Headquar-
tiers were opened in the Buchanan
block at 2O8 w. Superior st. Com
mittees as follows were set to work,
viz:
Executive committee-James A.
Boggs; James T. Hale, Mrs. Susan
Bangs, John Panton and Jesse Nor
ton, secretary.
Purchasing committee e. P.
Emerson, J. P. Morrow and S. R.
Payne.
Finance committee-Robert Fitz-
gerald, W. B. Welles, F. w. Paine,
o. &C. Hartman, w. w. Butchart, M.
A. Hays, A. M. Cox. : e-s;s+a. 49, .. .
Soliciting committee-F. A. Pat
rick, H. c.. Kendall, E. P. Emerson,
G. A. Long, James Sullivan, Major
Tedford, Nels Hall, E. G. Swanstrom,
F. H. Frisbie, P. M. Graft, J. e. Full
Ter, F. Valeen, S. Jernberg, G. w.
Renard, Gust Bergquist, William
Buchanan, c. Tremblay, B. Magoffin,
Fred Reynolds, DR.. Rockwell, J. M.
Martin, H. M. Myers, J. K. Persons,
w. c. Sargent.
Material committee-Bishop Nc
Golrick, z. D. Scott, John G. How
ard.
Quarters For the Refugees.
A committee comprising A. c.
Bachelor and Col. J. B. Geggie had
charge of the Howard building, No.
IA w. Michigan St., where the wom-
en- and children were lodged, clothed
and fed. Beds were installed and a
complete kitchen equipped. There
all were made fairly comfortable, If
not happy.
Mesdames c. F. Johnson, L. A.
Barber and DR.. E. e. Colline COM
prised a women's committee. on dis
tribution at the Howard building.
A Scandinavian relief committee
also was organized, embracing G. w.
Renard, F. w. Lonegren, Nels Hall,
L. Rietz and c. w. Erickson. A COM
mittee to receive and distribute
goods embraced C. w. Renard, F. G.
Valeen, Gust Bergquist, and Sam
Jernberg.
Contributions came in from all d.
rections. The City of Duluth,
through H. R. Spencer, president of
the common council and acting
mayor, gave $1,000. The A. o. H.
made a contribution. James Corri-
gan of Cleveland sent $500 and c.
w. Runyon, of the same city, do
mated 500. -....a T.: 4.
The Village of West Duluth Or
ganized relief body. Even Vir-
ginia had a local relief committee,
embracing such business men as O.
D. Kinney, Samuel Collins, Otto
Pfeiffer, Reddy Ryan, ]. M. Lewis,
C. E. Bailey and Mr.. Lord. Prom
inent mining men also engaged in
relief work we're Messrs. Winchell,
Florada, Carlin, Meiklejohn, Glea-
son, Taylor, Jarchow, Stevenson,
James and Griggs.
Virginia proceeded to come back,
bigger and better than. before, only
to burn down second time, but
that's another story.
Auditor Halden and his prime