The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-04

Man hunting is said to be the mo
exciting of all games. One need not
60 to Africa to hunt big game when
there is plenty Of man hunting to be
done in the bad lands Of Bingoland.
Ever since old John Barleycorn was
banished from Superior, a year ago last
July, mayor Baxter has kent big game
hunters in the bad lands Of Bingoland
Hardly day has passed without
bringing in big bag Of bad men, OF
women, and experiencing most inter.
esting and even exciting adventures.
Take last June, the beautiful month
Of roses, for example. A man-hunter
was sent into the Bad Lands of ,Bingo-
land On June to keep tab on the
lawless underworld bunch and to bag
as many Of them as possible, if found
in low and illegal moral endeavor.
The inspector hardly had entered the
game regions before be bumped up
against Frank Crotty, a gambler. Croft
ty remarked that a policeman had re-
Gently approached him and informed
him that he would have to get out
Of town.
81 am property owner and have
lived here all my life," said Crotty.
"Can I be compelled to get out Of
towna'
$50 long as you obey the law, no
one can make you leave SUPERIOR" re-.
piled the inspector. eff, however, the
laws Of society are violated, a man
must suffer the consequences. You
know, Of course, whether you have kept
the laws or not. \"
"These women around here are the
cause of me getting in bad" sadly
observed Crotty.
The inspector sized up Crotty as a
man who cared for little outside Of
cards, dice and women.
On June 6, the man-hunter first
made a call on Margaret Cotter at
1708 Fifth street. Word was left with
the woman that the authorities would
give her just three days to leave her
shack Of low moral endeavor and to
get elsewhere. She agreed to the
terms.
The huntsman then interviewed Mrs.
Emanuel Stevens, lovingly called
"Babe" by the lustful gents Of Su-
perior. At that time, Mrs. Mcintosh
Stevens was running a store at 1921
Fifth street, formerly conducted by
Mrs. Casey, a popular society lady Of
Bingoland.
"What kind of dump are you run
ming here, anyway" queried the
huntsman. "Mayor Baxter has tip
that you are engaged in low moral en-
deavor. If SO, you can avoid serious
trouble by cutting out all the lawless
stuff"
81 am living here like "a perfect
lady," replied dear old "Babe. ""My
husband is working at the Cafe Amer
lea and supporting me. No one can
put me out Of this place."
Madam Casey had given out that
she was going to the hospital for an
operation. She was living upstairs at
her former place Of business, then in
"Babe s." charge. She admitted that
she underwent no operation when in
the hospital but declared that she was
going back to the hospital for an op.
Grafton the next week.
All the society ladies Of Bingoland
were having operations and Madam Ca
sey preferred death rather than to be
out Of fashion.
That same evening, the man-hunter
met Emanuel Stevens in front Of
"Chet" Bells place. Emanuel had
been arrested few days before by
officer Witness and he had quite q
crouch. He called down the big game
hunter for having called at the Stew
ems home.
ct reported things just as I found
~them," declared the inspector. 81 dc
not know what action the authorities
win take"
emo one can put me and my wife
ont Of town." declared Stevens. We
are properly married and my wife il
leading an upright ife."
Since then, "Babe," the upright
wife, has sued her lord and master 70,
divorce. He, in turn, has filed q cross
bin for divorce. They set up allega
lions in their complaints that reflect
most seriuosly on the morals and char
acter Of each.
Since June, the month Of roses, has
passed, both "Babe" and Emanuel
have been engaged in more or less low
moral endeavor. Only few weeks
ago, "Bsbs" and one Miller, in com
pany with George O,Brien and the no
torious Berenice, engaged in drunken
disturbance at the hotel Cloquet.
Late in August, "Babe" took q
prominent part in the Congress Of
Rough Riders" pulled off at Supe.
rior hotel, when John Howe was laid
up with grievous wounds IS result OF
whiskey bottle exploding In his hip