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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY.

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless chimes and starry skies,
And all that's best Of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes,
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress
Or softly ightens 0 Ter her face,
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling
place.
And on that cheek and o FER that brow
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that
glow,
But tell Of days in goodness spent
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent.
Lord Byron.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
THE LOGGING SLEDS
GIVEN FIRE VICTIMS
Richard T. Close Offers Elk.
PLANTATION After Reading Ar
ticle in Recent Rip.Saw.

The following information was re-
ceived some, time ago from Mr..
Richard T. Close, advertising manager
for the Marshall Wells company. The
communication explains itself and
failure to print it sooner was due to
lack of space in one issue of the great
family journal and oversight in an
other issue. -..
Mr.. Closes communication, by the
way, is the very first and only peep
ever made by anyone connected with
the American Red Cross Of the North
ern Minnesota Forest Fires Relief
Commission. It shows that those in
high places read the Rip-Saw and that,
men of good common sense, a fellow
feeling and a brotherly regard, like
Advertising Manager Close, well know
that they will be treated courteously
when they approach the paper Of the
people as one human being approaches
another. Read Mr.. Closes communi-
cation in the same kindly and open
spirit that he writes, viz:
ga recent article in the Rip-Saw
referred to the sleds and wagons fur
nished by the Relief Commission, to
the fire refugees.
"There are always two sides to a
question, a sheet of paper or a shin.
gle, and I know You will be. good
enough to consider an explanation on
the wagons and sleds from one who
was responsible for their purchase.
"Wagons, generally speaking, were
purchased in four different weights,
single horse with 2h-inch skein, and
team wagons in 3A-inch, 3h-inch and
81 inch skeins. ..ss..-
"The kind Of wagon a man took
depended almost entirely upon him
self. ,... ~ -. 49,.
"There were times when we were
short Of single wagons for perhaps q
week or possibly two. r.
"We took all the single wagons that
were available in Duluth, st. Paul
Minneapolis, st. Cloud and two Wis.
consin towns, using long distance
phone service and the telegraph.
CT know, however, that some farm.
ers took team wagons, with the idea
that they would get second horse
very cheaply later, either hitch up
with neighbor or purchase an ami
NAL from some other refugee.
GAN the single harness was issued
complete with extra straps SO the
horse could be driven either single OF
double.
Practically all of the farmers out
side Of Duluth fished sleds for the
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23

purpose Of hauling cord wood, pulp.
wood and ties, and for that purpose
wanted sleds with 21a-inch runners.
"There was no time, however, when
Pinch and IN Inch sleds were not
available in Marshall Wells stock,
Kelly-How and in the Twin Cities.
Generally speaking, we furnished
Pinch for the usual farm work, such
as hauling supplies to and from the
market, A-inch for ordinary pulp
and cord wood work, 2h-inch for
heavy duty.
"We had large surplus Of sleds,
due to the overestimate Of some Of the
distributors on the west end Of the
district, consisting Of so sets Of q
inch, IL sets Of 1A-inch, A sets Of
A-inch, the remainder being 215-
inch, but none larger. These people
thought | as many sleds wonld be
needed as wagons.
1.-THE only 3-inch sleds purchased
were 10 sets on special order for
small loggers at Cloquet. ,,
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
SUCCESS AT LAST.

A man whose name was LEGION,
And who sought better name,
Though nearly starved for Lack Of sfoot
Yet hungered more for fame. 2 a
He knew Kes was an author, and
"a Eiss sI per MI ,giag SIS SIS 81
- dormant world inspire.
He Kept on growing thinner, till I
He reached his final peg;
But still, so bright man as he
/ Could never stoop to beg.
At last it came, when he was but
A woeful starving wreck;
He used the name of someone else
In filling out a check. 81
And then, the banker found it out
"A pris 'ner he became 7
A reputation he had made
Out Of the writing game.
Ernest G. Foster.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
TALES OF LONG AGO
The Rp-saw Historian Digs Into Dongs in the Dim, Dis
tant Past and Unearths Interesting Incidents
of Days That Are No More

an unconscious state. Several others
were taken out in the same condition.
Ten streams were played on the
flames but, by midnight, the building
was abandoned to its fate and every
effort made to save adjoining prop
erty. The International Bank and
Johnson's pharmacy suffered some
damage. The Windsor hotel, across
the street, caught fire several times
and the Agen block also had the same
experience, but the flames were ex-
tinguished before material damage was
done.
The furniture, fully insured, was
valued at about $4,000. The build
ing, valued at $4,000, was insured at
about three-fourths of it's value.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
MISS UPHAM'S COMING OUT
PARTY.

Tuesday evening, Jan. "a, 1893, at
the Kitchi Gammi club, Major and
Mrs. John II. Upham gave a coming.
out party for their daughter, Miss
Fannie Upham, now Mrs. Clark Flagg.
Miss Upham had been in Europe for
some months and had but recently re-
turned. A local society scribe at that
time said: "Miss Upham, although a
resident Of Duluth in former years, has
for many months been abroad and her
introduction as Duluth debutante is
warmly welcomed by old friends and
new, alike.'
As the chronicler of the event said:
'The Spalding was ablaze with
lights" The parlor was occupied by
the hostess and her daughter, assisted
by Misses Miller, Markell, Munger,
Collins and Culver, each eharmingly
gowned. y
Of course the club rooms were dec
grated "with a profusion Of American
Beauty roses, with smilax twined here
and there.' The mantels were banked
with roses, palms and potted plants.
The reception proper lasted from
to 1890 p. m, after which dancing
was the order Of the evening. They
danced, by the way, in the dining
room.
As the fulsome writer at that time
said, "The costumes were elegant in
the extreme, coming from modistes in
New York and even abroad.n
Madame Upham wore a handsome
costume of black lace, court train,
with diamond ornaments.
Miss Upham was CARRIED in an ex-
quisite Paris gown of pearl colored
lace over satin skirt, en- traine, cor
sage de collette, ornaments American
Beauty roses. : =! "a
Miss Miller wore a pale blue silk
with maroon velvet trimmings. = -;
Miss Munger appeared in pretty
costume Of soft red crepe, en- traine,
with diamond ornaments. So.
Miss Collins wore a tsgracefnl
gown as it was termed, of soft pei
1Sws silk richly embroidered, With
fOses for ornaments. s3
Miss Culver appeared in: a dainty
gown Of pale yellow SING With roses.
That's the way members Of Duluth
Four Hundred brought out their
daughters before the fBig Panic
bumped them so sadly. :, -.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
PIONEER DAYS IN DRY GOODS.

On Jan. Is, i 1893, the old Duluth
Dry Goods company held its annual
meeting. That was when F. A. Patrick
was in the wholesale grocery trade
and before he went in for dry goods.
What now is the F. A. Patrick Co.,
then was the Duluth Dry Goods Co.
t the annual meeting, held nearly
~ yearsSago, it was reported that the
.sales for 1892 exceeded those Of 1891
iby. 10 per cent. The sales for the gu
Hreas Year amounted to $4,000 Of
ficers were elected for 1893 as fol
lows: President and manager, F. Nc
liver; treasurer, Luther Mendenhall.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
NOT INTERESTED THEM.

An army chaplain, meeting Jock who
had imbibed freely but not wisely, Of
fered to guide him to barracks. On
the way, Jock became discursive.
"Ye ken, chaplain" he said, me
father is a very releegious mon and
| IN that way inclined masel'. Moo
I'd like to haze a bit argument WI
ye on predestination.''
The chaplain was amused. Hadn It
you better wait until you are sobers'
he replied. -
"Hoot, mon,'' said the Scot. "I
don't care d about predestina-
ton when I'm sober. ''-Detroit Free
Press.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
HE KNEW HIS EMPLOYER.

III hN6W a1S 6E1fLOYER.
The judge evidently was getting a
bit fed up with the jury and at last
he announced:
81 discharge this jury!"
A tall lank, lean member of the
twelve then arose and exclaimed:
"say, jedge, yer KANT discharge
mel'
"can't discharge you' Why mott"
"Waal," replied the juryman, as he
pointed to the lawyer for the defense,
81 was hired by that guy over
tharl ''-Ex.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23

control, the monopolias.
Ben system csn charge Duluth almost
any old price, The only way to get
the public foot out of the cruel trap
is to retain competition or, better yet,
secure municipal ownership and oper-
alton Of local telephone system.
There yet Is a chance to condemn,
take over and operate municipality
the Zenith Telephone company. In a
short time, that system will be fully
absorbed by the Bell system and the
company put through liquidation
Then, for all time, Duluth will be I'M
able to municipality own its own tele-
phone, except at excessive cost, and
the poor patrons Of this city viii be
bisd, choked and robbed by the non
resident, greedy, grasping, souliess
resfS6ration, controlled by the Bell in
terests.
Right now, to US, this telephone
problem seems more important than the
food hogs, n. O. L., the sugar famine
or anything else that robs stomach
and purse.
Where are the champions Of munic'
ipal ownership? Where are the city
commissioners elected by the com
moners? Have the people again beer
betrayed by their chosen representa-
tives?
Let the voice of the people be heard
in the matter Of this most serious
telephone problem.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
SOME LIBERAL OFFERS.

An Arkansas editor recently an
nonnced: owe will give subscriptions
for anything to eat or wear. from a
bale Of cotton to a bundle of rags.
and from roasted beef to a bull
frogs leg. We will take on account
cash or potatoes, butter, eggs, wood,
turnips, coon hides, pearls, slugs, ap-
pies, honey, molasses, chickens, ducks,
squirrels, turkeys or anything else you
have to eat, drink, wear or trade on,
so there is no excuse. Please come
across.'
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
DULUTH IS THEIR NEST.

There is no reason in the world why
provisions should be any higher in
price in Duluth than they are In St.
Paul or Minneapolis, yet this issue
carries an article on the food situa-
ton that will bring conviction to any
sane mind that there is a robber gang
right here in Duluth that hold up the
consumers with prices from so to 100
per cent higher than they are In the
Twin Cities.
Furthermore, there is no need to
wonder whether the packers, the
wholesalers, the commission dealers, or
the retailers are the ones at fault. The
retailers claim that they are at the
mercy Of the commission men and the
wholesalers. It Is our opinion that
they need not be unless they want to
be. With their organized and united
action they could break up any whole
sale holdup gang If they only wanted
to. They could buy fruits and green.
stuff at retail much cheaper in the
! Twin Cities than they claim they are
Lfosced to nay the Duluth yhclsaale
commission mStrhsnts. Why "a
,.u,..-. fs4lasss ssszcst 3sxzp tyIs1
"a EfovisioDs are mach q 1 spef la ND,
quet than they are b Duluth for TIC
reason that cooperative companies
there buy Their goods in carload lots
in the Twin Cities and Chicago. The
Duluth food hog combine tried to
throttle these cloquet merchants but
the latter would not stand for It and
that is the reason they are able to sell
cheaper than Duluth retailers.
Right here In Duluth Is the nest Of
the most vicious and hmendacious food
hog litter in the entire United States.
How much longer are the consumers
going to support and encourage it7-
Ransom Metcalfe, in Steel Plant
: News.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23

When that bull-dozing Proctor chief
kills someone with his brutal club,
then the citizens in that neck Of the
woods will awake to the fact that he
is neither safe nor a sane man to
hold such position.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
THE TELEPHONE PROBLEM

Nearly a score Of years ago, the Du-
lath Telephone Company charged Du-
luth patrons such high rates, gave
such poor service and treated the
patrons so arrogantly that forbearance
ceased to be a virtue. Seeking about
for relief, the Zenith Telephone Com
pany was organized to build and oper-
ate the Zenith system.
As a result of that undertaking, Du-
luth people got better service, lower
rates and civil treatment, as well as
an interest in the company.
Through lack of watchfulness and
the lapse Of time, the people again
wake up to find that they have lost
their holdings in the Zenith company;
that the peoples telephone system has
been absorbed by the local subsidiary
Of the monopolistic Bell interests; that
the City of Duluth has been robbed
Of its power to control telephone
rates; and that the greedy Bell sys-
tenn is jumping up rates faster than
the patrons can keep up with them.
Very recently, Proctor patrons Of the
Bell system baked at excessive
charges and ordered the company to
take out its instruments. A COM
promise was made as to Duluth calls
but, even then, those with the Spirit
Of '76 were not satisfied. They looked
about for relief.
Now the Zenith telephone serves
Proctor from its West Duluth ex-
change, therefore has neither legal
right nor excuse to charge toll for
talking to Proctor on the hill.
canny Proctor citizens who next
sought relief by ordering In Zenith
telephones were refused the service CT
Informed, that the company was I'M
able to provide the necessary instru-
meuts and equipment. AS usual, the
seullsss corporation had the last and
biggest word.
low wages and high cost Of living
are great problems, but time may
solve them, at least in part. This
telephone situation at the Head Of the
20 is great problem but, without
nd decisive action, time viii
naofe So and Just, that mud
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
BEATS ALTAR OF ROSES.

BEATS ALTAR OF ROSES.
"What's the most expensive perfume
Of which you knowf'' asked John J.
Lane of Martin Rosendahl.
"Gasoline," promptly replied the
man who put capital GA" in auto
mobile.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-23
SURPRISE.

In paths that lead by burn and swale
L have surprised the galingale;
And startled in the MONDAY hush
The dreaming of the hermit-thrush;
Caught many robber like the bee
Busted with honied .thievery. ;
But have sensed the great surprise
In the confession of your eyes,
The sweetest have ever known +
Bidding love come and claim its ownl
Clinton Scotland.
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

ment with the Southern Pacific rail-
road Co. The COMPANY has agreed to
permit the returning stock can; to
he sidetracked at con yemen sidiags
where farmers can clean Them cut.
The farmers thus not only secure a
considerable amount OF valuable man.
ure but they perform service for the
the present labor difficulties.
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

Potatoes should he handled carefully
and not as though they were cobble-
stones. The potato is living thing
with protective skin. which It is to
keep intact II It has u fnir chance
Fertilizer for their orchards has
been secured in a moved way by the
members Of the PAGER county farm
bureau, California. through an Arrange
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

You will note from the above that
the operation cost Of the project, which
includes watermasters. ditchriders.
photographers. ETC. was less than In
any year since 1913, the maintenance
charge was tho highest Of any year
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

work on the Garnet canal. the high
cost OF materials and the high cost
and scarcity Of labor, making II neces-
sary to do n considerable portion of
the work at tiure when we would
not he competing with the farmers for
labor.
The cost per acre irrigated and the
receipts per acre are compared for
the years 1908 to 1918. inclusive in
the following tabulation.
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

in the history OF the project This
maintenance cost, however. includes
tho amount expended In the tunnel.
which will be added to the project
cost. The reccipts per acre are also
higher than In the past on account Of
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

After deducting s5754 advance pay
ments under order OF February 81.
1918 and slaSt6.97 maintenance cost
added to the project cost there re-
mains a deficit of s2o.534.36 for the
calendar year. 1918.
The high maintenance cost WAS
caused by an increase in the amount
of work anticipated. as the flume on
the Ironstone west Of Olathe. the
Montrose & Delta slides. the extra
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

seems h
white
desert
soriculture a modern streams
productions of all kind Us al
al
i3ne his turned soldiers
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

the South Canal. the Montrose & Delta
the Ironside and Garnet
Estimate for 191a-The costs for op-
Grafton and maintenance. under the
agreement of May 7, 1918. for 5000
acres for the season of 1919 are esti-
mated as follows:
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

the increase the
second foot
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

You will note from the above that
the cost of operating the project was
s604.16 less than estimated and the
cost OF maintenance sS4 4,SsS.o0 more
than estimated. This also shows the
principal deficits to have occurred on
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

The mileage of laterals pc" acre of
land irrigated under these annals is
Tery Ia 'se, a may he noted + in
specting the following tabulation:
The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

+ An inspection of this tabulation
shows that the decrease in the oper-
alton costs is due to the increase in
the number of acres irrigated per
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-09-11

THE ItExALL IRE
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-09-11

Welcomes You to Ontario and to the
Malheur County Fair-Have a Good
Time, Enjoy Yourself, and come to
Ontario Again.
The Era-leader., 1919-04-17
Proclamation.

Whereas, It is a well establish
ed fact that clean streets and
premises are preventative OF flies
the breeders and..diseminators OF
diseases, I, G. S. e. Babington'
Mayor of the town of Franklin
ton, La, issue this my procIa-
nation, setting aside The week
beginning Monday, April q, and
ending Saturday, April 26, as a
week of cleaning up and putting
in order all premises in the town
and on Friday of said week vol
unteers are requested to report
to the mayor to assist in clean
ing and putting in order the va
can't lots of the town.
Respectfully,
G. S. E. Babington,
Mayor.
The Era-leader., 1919-04-17
IS HjT BY Shell Which
KILLS four OF UNCLE
SANS men .
Y M, C., A, Man Feturns With story
Of Finding Huns In French
Unfit rms.

Under shell fire and gas for three
weeks, the buildings in which ne ran
his canteen hit six times, ana nnhi'!
knocked out by a shell which killed
four men, wounded thirty and put Hill
in n hospital for two months Guy a.
Willis, a Grand Rapids lumberman'
hos returned on crutches from France
With some evidence of the zeal win
which the Y. NJ. c.. A. canteen men
worked with the troops in the st. Nil
hiel and Argonne drives. !
willis was attached to the Three
Hundred and Fifty-Afth regiment
EIghty-ninth division. In the Ioui
sector, which the division held untli
the st. Mlhiel drive began, Wills
Y. M. G. A. outfit had a canteen near
Mont Sec, at Beaumont, and one OF
his pleasant jobs was to drive almost
daily around the famous Dead Mans
curve on trips to get supplies for his
canteen. Willis entered Benny, In the
st, Mfhtel drive, three hours after
the Germans had been thrown out
Of It.
Tn a shell-wrecked building he fOunc
German kitchen with three big ca,ll
drons. For several nights he made co
coa-hundreds Of gallons a night
which was rushed In cans, shell cases
The Era-leader., 1919-04-17
Election Proclamation.

Pursuant to the provisions OF
the Charter of the Town OF
Franklintop, Louisiana, and oy
virtue of the authority vested in
me by law, I hereby issue this
proclamation for All election to
be held in said town on Monday,
May 5, 1919, for the purpose OF
electing a Mayor and Board OF
tive Alderman.
Said election to he held accord
ing to law.
I hereby appoint J. P. Wood,
J. W. Brumfeld and A. G. Poole
com mmissioDers. and W. Y. Wood,
Clerk. for holding said election.
This the 25th day of March,
1919.
G., S, e. BABlSGToN,
Mayor
The Era-leader., 1919-04-17
Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior.
II. s. Land Office at Baton Rouge. =
March 10, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that MI
Mary Green, widow, OF Hackley' Ds
who, on February "a, 1878, NAV
Homestead Entry (old No. $685. ~
0s9ls. for 81 of nw4, Sec. anu 81 \
ne,, Section 3, Township sou1'1
Range II East, St. Helena Merlo's,| As1
has filed notice of intention TO ms.l ~
Final Five Year Proof, to estaOa.,]
claim to the land above descr'oea' ,sl. :,
fore Clerk of Court, at Franklin'01
L.. on the 28th day of April, lsiS'
Claimant names as witnesses
,Jobn T, Dillon, of Hackley, La
J. Edgar Dillon, OF Hackley. La; =.
William Bickham, OF hackiey' =
J.B, King, of Hackley, La
E. D, GlANELLoNi,
Register.
fpub. in Era.Leader, FranknnasG''| ,n,a
IT,, March 70, la!a-Ae''1 ~ '''"'
The Era-leader., 1919-04-17
BAB|NC70N STORE
Incorporated.
Sheriff Sale-No. 1900.
Washington Bank & Trust Go.
vs..
T,o pnllnch
Joe J. Bulloch.

Notice is hereby given that by vir'
tue of an order OF seizure and sale is.
sued out of the 26th. judicial Distria
Court of Louisiana, in ard for Wash.
ngton Parish, in the above entitled
cause. and to me directed, will pro-
ceed to sell at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, on
Saturday, May 3, 1919
at the prlucipalfront door OF the coui
house at Franklinton, La, betWee1
the legal sale hours for judicial sale
the following described property, OF
ing and situated in Washington fa1|
ish, La, to-wit:
North halt of southeast quarter q
Section %, Township /, south, hanS1
70 east. St. Helena Meridian. 4
Terms of sale.-Cash with oenelA
of appraisement. :
This the 25th day of March, A. y
1919.
J.E. Bateman, Sherin.
The Era-leader., 1919-04-17
$40 Reward For Lost Stock.

About ten days ago the follow.
ing described horses and mules
strayed away from Boguechitto
Stock farm at Isabel and $50 re-
ward will be given for the recovery
of same.
One bay mare with 'y' scar on
right hind leg; two brown Mares
weight abont 900 pounds; two
brown mules, two years old with
small 81" branded on left jaw.
Last seen eight miles north D
Isabel.
John McDermett,
Isabel, La.