The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-29
TALES OF THE TOWN

do in this world that they should
be afflicted with such a son?"
The late Judge Stearns was
very autocratic on the bench. He
did not hesitate to command the
lawyers most arbitrarily and he
would enforce his commands like
roaring lion One day the late
R. P. Edison was arguing a motion
before the pieneer district judge.
ooh, sit down." commanded
the judge in accents Of disgust.
Edison sat down and then as
quickly got UP again and resumed
his argument.
81 told you to sit down''
roared the jurist.
Edison attempted to argue the
matter, but the irascible Occu-
pant of the bench would not lis
ten to him at all.
eff you are not satisfied with
my ruling,' he exclaimed, "you
have recourse in an appeal to the
supreme court"
"Your honor, I am aware of
that" replied Edison, "but I am
sick and tired of spending $500 to
find out from the supreme court
what the law is in a $40 case,"
was the biting rejoinder.
"There certainly must be some
thing in signs" said the Old Citi-
izen. "When Bert Kribsback
first started his campaign for the
nomination for county commits
sioner he turned his automobile
up Third avenue West from SUI
|perior street. When the machine
that once worked for the city got
directly on the crossing it went
completely dead. 1t not only eff
fectually stopped traffic for the
moment, but Bert, the Bridge
Builder, was considerably morti-
fled by having to jump out and
crank the old boat before it would
60 on it's way.
81 hope that's not sign of the
outcome Of your campaign" jok-
ingly shouted a Second district
voter who stood on the curb.
Ebert scowled and gritted his
teeth, but made no reply.
"There must have been some
thing. in that sign, for G. F.
Naughton, riding only a split log
road drag, fairly distanced Bert,
the Bridge Builder, getting onto
the ticket, and leaving the Fourth
street candidate to bring up the
rear"
| Away back in 1891 or 1892,
Ignatius Donnelly, the Sage Of
Nininger, was making a political
speech in a big tent at West
Duluth. Minnesota s noted author,
orator and stump speaker I'D
! a standing grudge against the
| late James j. Hill. He also was
not at all friendly towards Knute
| Nelson. He never missed an OPP
portunity to brand Nelson as
political flunkey for Hill. AS a
grand finale to the West Duluth
speech, Donnelly exclaimed in an
eloquent burst:
"Who is. this Colossus who
stands with one foot on the At
lantic and the other on the Pa
cific, with his coat tails gently
waving over Alexandria, Mime
sofa, the home of Knute Nelson?"
There are comedies in primary
elections as we'll as tragedies.
"That ends Ben Getcheli with
me, " Indignantly and diseustedly
exclaimed voter in the Fifty
ninth legislative district.
"What's the matter with
Benz" asked bystander.
"Why! He's on that ID
Nonpartisan ticket and I did
not find it out until after I had
put my x opposite his name
The intelligent voter did not
know that all county candidates
| were legally described on the
ballot as nonpartisan.
Another chap out in that same
district came up all smiles and
enthusiasm. "Well!" he ex-
claimed, 81 got big vote for
Peterson. But who's this man
Nelson? l do not believe I know
him"
The intelligent citizen had
voted for Jim Peterson, convicted
Republican candidate for the U.
S. senate. He thought he was
voting for state senator George