The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-25

that he can give more attention
to needed medical attention.
On the unlucky thirteenth Of
this month, sergeant Miller no.
ticed a load of hay going down
North Fifth St. The driver, COR
some reason, acted nervously and
that rather excited Officer Mil
Qer's suspicious. He strolled along,
keeping the hay in sight.
On Hughitt avenue, the driver
took alarm. He quickly drove his
team and sled into an alley be-
tween John and Hughitt, I'M
hitched his team and quickly dis
appeared.
Investigation revealed about
ten cases of booze snugly nesting
in that load Of Lay. All the past
week lie load Ct hay 81 cd in the
street by police Headquarters, but
no one came to claim it.
At about the same time that Of
ficer Miller spotted the booze
laden hay, policeman Manthey ar
rested Gus Basch for taking
liquor into dry territory. The
prisoner was found to have a hot
water bag nesting up against his
person. Instead Of being filled
with hot water, however, str"ng
odor indicated thai it recently had
contained booze.
Fred and Albin Salin, brothers,
and Paul Erickson ran an auto
mobile into 500 Lime train on
Belknap street about ten days ago.
The automobile was carried some
distance by tie locomotive as well
| as badly smashed. Albin Salin
was killed almost instantly. Fred
died later. At the time, it was
believed that Erickson would re-
cover.
1t is reliably stated that the
dead men were loaded down with
whisky. They are believed to hay,
been heavily under the influence
Of the terrible stuff Sold the;e
times and must have been driving
the car at terrific rate of speed.
While that is hard way to elm
mate blockade runners, it GER
tainly is effective and permanent.
Florence Smith and Der NEE
, Myers recently were arrested on
a charge OF low moral eadeavor
in the RaGisson hotel, over the
cafe America, MAX RoseGberg's
home dump. They forfeited bail in
! the sum of $25 each. Bessie Sad
Ter recently operated a boozery
| on Hammond avenue. When
caught, she pleaded guilty and
paid a fine Of 5000.
Steve Vankovich paid $1o3 for
fitting the lid. Emil Teoli, "ptr.
ating the Moose cafe on Tower
avenue, together with his dispcn-
ser, Francis Kane, was arrested
and then released on bail in the
sum of $500 each. They were
caught by some inspectors who
slipped into the city.
A lady who keeps a blind pig
on North Third St. tried to palm
off nearbeer for booze. Her Gus
toners yelled for whisky. The
lady called up a rooming house
and asked if they had any
"cream. Being assured that
! there was "cream" on hand, a
girl was sent over for two quarts.
1t proved to be whisky and two
bottles cost the inspectors $12.
Frank sajec, formerly liquor
dealer at Oliver, got into the tolls
at Superior some time ago. He
faced federal prison when he
pleaded guilty but, being the
father of nine children and a hus-
band of one wife, he was released
on the recommendation Of the fed
eral attorney, on condition that he
60 to work and support his vol
luminous family.
About a week ago Robert Dales
was arrested at Allouez for vio-
lating the liquor ordinance in the
pool room of Stewart Me- utcheon.
Later, McCutcheon, himself, was
arrested. He pleaded not guilty
and was released on 5000 bail,
pending trial at a later date.
The soup bone press and the