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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-11-27
AepAsroRAL.

A FASTOhAL.
Just as the sun was setting
Back Of the Western hills
Grandfather stood by the window
Eating the last of his pills.
And Grandmother, by the cupboard,
/ Knitting, heard him say:
ct ought TO have went to the village
To fetch some more pills today"
Then Grandmother snuffledna teardrop
And said, cit is Jest like I SUI
IT, tn parson-G randfather's liver
Ain It what it used to was:
"It's gittin' torpid and dormant,
1t don't function like Of old,
And even them pills he swallers
Don't seem no more t. catch hold;
"They used to grab it and shake it )
And joggle it up and down
And turn dear Grandfather yaller
Except when they turned him brown;
81 remember when we was married
His liver was lively and gay,
A kickin an , rippin an givin'
Dear Ezry new pains ev'ry day."
Ellis Parker Butler.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-11-27
Poets Corner
wYNKEN, cLYNKEN AND DRYNK.

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Wynken, Clynken and Drynk one night
Sailed off on tipsy career;
Sailed on river Of mystic light :
INTO a sea of beer. "
"Where are We going; where head ye
your provost"
An old cop asked the three.
"We have come to browse in the land
of the souse,
That is in this beautiful sea;
Flasks of silver and gold have we,"
Said Wynken,
Clynken and Drynk.
The old cop laughed and sang song
As they rocked so full Of cheer;
And the wind that sped them all night
Ruffled the waves of beer.
Plain watery rain turned to bright
champagne .-..-
When it came near that wonderful
sea;
"Now ope ye your bottles where Ter ye
deign,
And never object shall we.''
So cried the rain to the merry men
three,
Wynken,
Clynken and Drynk.
All night long their flagons they clear
Of the wine with the twinkling foam;
Till down came the sky with its wine
and beer,
Bringing the souses home.
Twas all so pretty jag, 1t seemed
As if it could not be; .
And most folk thought it a dream
they'd dreamed
Of sailing that wonderful sea.
But I shall name you the gentlemen
three,
Wynken,
Clynken and Drynk.
Wynken and Clynken are pre-hmi.na-
ries, ~.
And Drynk is. Tire act itself; r-...y:-
And the thing in which they sailed the
skies 49,. s
An old song book up on shelf.
SO shut your eyes while mother sings
OF wonderful sights that be,
And you-shall see the beautiful things
As You rock in the dreamy sea,
Where the champagne rocked the sots
all three,
Wynken,
Clynken and Drynk.
George Turitz.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-11-27

other directions. No longer do A. w.
Casper and Sud. Forgy vie with one
another for business for the two. com.
peting daily papers. No more does
doubty Col. William F. Henry call on
his broker friends to take look at
the blackboard and then inquire why
his boys are not getting as much adj
vertising as the News Tribune.
The glory of speculation and broker
age in Duluth have departed, yet the
banks are filled with money as never
before. The scared and battered war:
riors Of booms over period of thirty
years declare that still another mining
boom is coming and that it will arri e
in 1925.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-11-27
RESULTS OF ELECTION.


A reader complains that he got nc
direct information In the last issue Of
the Rip-saw as to the local election re
suits.
When the previous issue went Il
press, some Of the official returns had
not been received. The Murphy Brad
ley conspiracy trials also took up much
room. Time did not permit review Of
election results had there been more
space.
As all well know, Harding and Cool,
tdge were elected by a record-breakine
vote. Preus beat Shipstead for COVER
nor by more than $4,000 votes.
In the Eighth congressional district,
Oscar J. Larson defeated the incumbant
william 7. earss, for congress by sew
eral hundred votes. Mr.. Carss failed to
hold many Of his able supporters Of
two years ago.
In the Eleventh judicial district,
Judges Cant and Fesler were re-elect-
ed without real opposition, as the signs
indicated before election. G.. 3. Mag
ney defeated Warren e. Greene by a
majority in excess Of 1000 votes. It
was an unprecedented victory for Mag
ney and q fiasco for Greene.
J. p. johnson beat w. B. Shaver for
clerk of district court. Joe Becks beat
Charley Kauppi for commissioner in the
Fifth district by fully 1000 votes. Earl
Griffin, after a recount, lacked %
votes of beating Walter Swanstrom in
the Third district. In the Seventh dis
trict, Al. e. Dyer beat w. L. Murphy
for commissioner by trifle over 100
votes. "Uncle Alex" Fraser beat
Schneider in the First commissioner 8
district.
In the Fifty-seventh legislative dis
trict, DR.. Cullum won out over Skrove.
In the Fifty-eighth district, Frank @.
Scribner and Geo. o. Lockhart were
elected. In the Fifty-ninth district,
John Goodwin and Uncle Billy Ber-
nard won out. r. w. Hitchcock and A.
II. Heffman won legislative honors In
the Sixtieth district.
The Rip-saw Jared well In the cleo
zion of such candidates as it particu-
iarly favored. Larson, Magney, Becks
and Griffin were favorites with the
Great Family Journal. Voters were not
asked to vote against Mr.. Carss, but
the Rip-saw owed him nothing and
made no fight for him. The public had
been properly advised by the Great
Family Journal as to Mr.. Greene's
weakness and Mr.. Magney reaped the
benefit. From the very beginning, the
Rip-saw knew that Joe Becks had a
waIk-away. Mr.. Griffin did not quite
win, but he cut down swanstrom's ma
jority of 500 votes four years ago to %
votes. Mr.. Griffin carried all Duluth
precincts of the district and beat Mr..
Swanstrom In the oneota precinct, the
one in which he was born.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-11-27

patient actually is beginning to sit up
and take notice.
DR.. Pinkham, by the way, Is reported
to be the favorite nephew Of the late
Lydia Pinkham. He will receive big
professional fee for doing for the
News Tribune what his revered aunt
did for womankind.
A physician Is unethical If he does
not exact a fat fee for his services.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-11-27
TALES OF LONG AGO
The Rpsaw Historian Digs Into Doings in the Dim, Dis
tant Past and Unearths Interesting Incidents
Of Days That Are No More.
HOW BOB sTITT PLANTED s0UI
DOUGH JOE.

Away back in the SOS, Messrs
Lopez & Rumery, pioneer numbering
firm, were operating on the Big Forl
river in northern Minnesota, far from
railroads and even towns. The pin,
cut in that region went down the BIZ
Fork to the Rainy river and thence {,
Rat Portage, via Lake of the Woods
Railroads and towns were not neces
sary, therefore, to get the logs to thu
mill.
In those days, r. M. Stitt had charg,
Of big camp on the Big Fork. Al
the camp buildings were made of log
and other materials cut from the for
est. Sawed lumber neither was nee
essary nor desired for flooring ant
roofing purposes.
The cook in that camp was a char
acter commonly known as Sour Dougl
Joe. What his real name may hav,
been, perhaps no one knew then and
certainly, no one knows today. Soul
Dough Joe was q good cook and, if h
had any kinfolks, no one knew it.
Some visitors came to the camp tt
stop and, thinking to ingratiate them
selves with the cook, they sent bot
tie of whisky to the kitchen. Sou,
Dough Joe proceeded to empty the bot
tie, but he first set out royal supper
for the guests.
Not being accustomed to so much
booze at one sitting, Sour Dough Joe
was made somewhat sick by his pota.
tions. Going outside to relieve his
stomach, he lost his balance in some
way and fell down by the side of the
camp building where he failed to regain
his feet.
The next morning, the cook was miss.
ing. A search quickly revealed the
fact that Sour Dough Joe was lying
stark and stiff out of doors, by the
side of the camp building. He not
only was dead, but frozen almost as
solid as marble. It must be remem.
bered that, in those days, up in that
country, the thermometer had a co
firmed habit of registering 40 degrees
below zero, or worse, in the good old
winter time.
Bob Stitt was kindly man, there
fore he set about to bury Sour Dough
Joe. When it came to making coffin.
there was not a single bit of sawed
lumber in the camp and whip-sawing
material for a casket was entirely too
slow and tedious in that almost arctic
weather.
Bob Shtt, however, was an ingenious
chap. Necessity prevented few prob.
lens in the deep, distant lumber woods
that he could not solve. Calling a
couple of the boys, the big foreman
had them saw Sour Dough Joe in two
with cross-cut saw. The two parts
then were fitted neatly into an empty
pork barrel, which was carefully head.
ed up and duly deposited in a grave
that was chopped in the frozen ground
The next spring, tree was planted
on little hill at the head of the grave
of Sour Dough Joe. On that living
monument was placed this epitaph, viz:
Here lie the remains
Of Sour Dough Joe.
If he does not kick,
This tree will grow.
The tree flourished and grew and it
still stands in green and growing con.
dition, at the head of Sour Dough Joe Is
tomb, near Battle Lake in the Big Fork
river region.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-11-27
THE NEWS TRIBUNE TAKES
PINKHAM REMEDIES.

Il
These are tense times on the dear old
News Tribune.
Many weeks ago, nearly all the re-
portorial force quit and went to rich
or and more appreciative fields. Some
weeks after that, managing editor Rice
went to Washington and took with him
the best office boy that the News
Tribune ever had. Paul May quit and
migrated to Minneapolis.
Just about that time, too, Mr.. Mile
Bunnell, the skipper Of the journalistic
craft, had a nervous collapse and the
stern physician informed him that he
must cut out all business, or thought
Of business, and bask in the warmth Of
sunny southern California.
Mr., Bunneu no sooner began to sort
out his silk socks and underwear pre-
paratory to his westward hike, when
Charles s. Mitchell resigned to 60 to
Washington to write hot stuff for
Barnes and Hoover.
During all this battering and buf-
feting by adverse winds and waves, the
old craft steadily lost Roadway and
even ground.
The circulation kept going down
like, mercury in a thermometer.
Something had to be done. A doctor
for sick dailies was decided upon.
The News Tribune decided to call
in DR.. J. B. Pinkham, so-called eff
cheney engineer, once an employee Of
William Randolph Hearst's sensation
factory. DR.. Pinkham was discarded
by Mr.. Hearst some time ago, but
he at once hung oft his single as an
efficiency engineer. .
For some weeks, therefore, Dire Pink
ham has been administering his patent
remedies to the morning paper. He
Is responsible for that big, black head
line on the front page. He is credited
with the Hearstian way of playing up
and coloring up news Of the day. He
has been giving hypodermic doses Of
pep and ginger, and the beloved old
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-11-27
.SAWDUST
AND -
SHAVINGS

OxxAV ANNO
Get ready for the spring campaign
it's coming.
Many people are thankful that the
Rip-saw exists.
While a law is on the statute book
let it be enforced without fear or favor.
Why is it that the police department
never has dared pinch the Marine clubf
All honor to the Woman g council for
calling halt on lax enforcement of
the laws.
Only month more and it will be
"Judge Magney" in fact as we'll as
If you are a scab and want job,
there's an opening in the Seldom Soviet
at Proctor.
A fine Christmas greeting to the
Rip-saw would be check for a year 3
subscription.
No one, aside from a lawless person
or faithless public official, has cause
to fear the Rip-saw.
az oil 81 - 1,n n,,1, 49,
better, cleaner, richer, happier and less
lawless city in 1921.
They actually pinched a blindpigger
at Eyeleth recently and made faces at
lawless alien at Gilbert.
Some of the boys in the noble Wolvin
building are wondering why Frank D.
did not 60 to Detroit, too.
When it came to making friend
Greene district judge, Judg &c Maggie
proved very poor Warwick.
They say that Eddie Hatch expects
to help the U. 8. Steel corporation to
run the legislature this winter.
Z
A years subscription to the Rip-saw
would be a very acceptable Christmas
present to that friend Of yours.
Let some of these super-patriots, who
fret over Russia, lend a hand in clean
ing up the dirty dumps in Duluth.
-,
A correspondent wants to know if
T. W. Hugo really would run for mayor
next spring. Would duck swims
The Rip-saw has a confirmed habit
Of getting what it goes after, as you
may have noticed, dear old reader.
The Great Family Journal sincerely
hopes that Judge Tracy is not as near
bankrupt financially as he is politically.
As stated before, the candidate who
does not pay his election bills is like
an automobile with an empty gasoline
tank. -
Candidates of municipal office next
spring should remember that the office
should seek the man, not the man the
office.
It now looks as If W. E. Tracy's al
legged run for a judicial nomination in
June was merely to split the vote and
help Greene.
Chief Pugh will deserve q standing
vote of thanks if he cleans up some Of
the obscure hotels that cater to assig.
nation and vice.
It Is reported that Warren E. Greene
never will read "Maud Muller" again.
That's the poem with something about
CIT Might Have Been
Oscar J. Larson is receiving many
| congratulations on acquiring the cham
pionship in the catch-as-catch-can STYLE
of campaigning 70. office.
After his alleged ten years of effort,
Eddie Boyle had to quit without send
ing Pat Murphy to Jail. That gives
county attorney Greene a chance.
Chief of police Pugh made good
start in his new position by personally
pinching pigger. The woods are full
of 'em. Let the good work 60 on.
.-
The carefully discriminating Park
Pointers declare that P. G.. Phillips has
bees the best commissioner flor their
section of the city that ever sat in the
city hall.
Chief Witte certainly keeps after the
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-11-27

The tree flourished and grew and it
still stands in green and growing con-
dition, at the head of Sour Dough Joe s
tomb, near Battle Lake in the Big Fork
river region.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
COUNCIL MET WEDNESDAY

The city council met in an adjourned
session wednesday night and among
the matters considered was the report
of Engineer Oeler of Lewiston with ref
erence to the paving Of Main street. The
plans and specifications submitted by
Mr.. Oeier were accepted after a session
which lasted we'll on toward midnight.
1t is estimated in the plans that the
paving in the improvement district will
require the expenditure of approximate
ly $4,000. The road bed now on Main
street will be utilized, which is expect
ed TO lessen the cost CT the paving COLI
siderably. Several years ago when the
street was macadamized, good rock
foundation was put in. The surfacing
will be taken off and the center of
the street lowered somewhat.
The next step in the matter will be
calling for bids for the job and the
selling of the bonds.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
DAYTON FARMER HERE
j. Il. Niece. Brother-in-I.aw to j. l..
Miller, Visiting Here

j. II. MCGEE of Dayton. WASH. nc
companied by his family, are visitors
at the home of his brother.in-law, j. T..
Miller, northwest from the city, and
were In Grangeville yesterday after
noon. Mr.. MCGEE Is one of the big
farmers of the Dayton section and last
year harvested more than 10000 BUSH
els OF wheat from his 1900 acre ranch.
In his farm operations he has not TAX
EN- up with the use of the tractor on
the Farm, neither does he employ hor-
ses, but 80 head of mules perform ali
the necessary motive power. He has
an elevator on the ranch and uses COM
bines In harvesting his crops, which
consist of wheat alone, the grain be-
ing hauled to market when conditions
warrant. -
Last year Mr. MCGEE had about con-
ciuded to retire and had a proposal to
sell out his entire holdings After
consulting with his banker and figur-
Ing up the total his property would
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
BROUGHT our WOOL CLIP

stockmen Of the Boles country, brought
out his wool clip this week. and has
since been spending a few days in the
city looking after business matters
Last year Mr.. Talbot and sons purch-
ased 1000 head of ewes and came thru
the winter with very slight loss. AT
the present time he contemplates the
purchase of another band of ewes, and
Is also making preparations to erect
Number of sheep sheds for the pro-
per housing OF his flocks during the
winter seasons to come.
Mr. Platt is also In the cattle BUSH
ness quite extensively and is optimistic
regarding the outlook for the future.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
WILL CELEBRATE THIS YEAR
Arrangement Now About Complete for
Observance Of Nations Anniversary

The committee recently appointed by
the Commercial club, Of which Hub
Wood Is the chairman, to see what
could be accomplished toward a fitting
celebration of the anniversary Of the
nations birth, reported Mt the Wednes-
day luncheon Of the Commercial club
with the assurance that sufficient funds
were available to assure real cele-.
bration. In this weeks issue Of the
Globe appears half page adj with the
announcement of the committee.
The program will commence on Sun
day and will continue over Monday and
Tuesday. There will he base ball
tournament airplane flights, sports of
all kinds, music, etc, and many other
varieties Of attractions. Read the ad
from start to finish and watch the pa
pers and the large bills for more CON-
pletc details Of the celebration.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
DELIVERED 1. o. o. +. GRAFTON
Acting Postmaster j. A. Peterson
Speaker at WinOna Sunday

WinOna held their annual memorial
services at the Hopwell church last
Sunday There was a large attend
ance present, and after the services
the graves of departed members were
appropriately decorated. Acting Post
MASTER j. A. Peterson of GrangevilIe
was the speaker of the day, and it is
stated that his remarks held the rapt
attention of all present. At the con-
clusion of the services a picnic dinner
was enjoyed.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
THE wIITEBIRD CHAUTAUQUA

The Whitebird chautauqua will be
inaugurated next Monday and the
program to be rendered appears in a
display in this Issue IL the paper The
chhutauqua committee of that section
bears the names Of some of the promin-
ent citizens and it has been assured
no stone viii be left unturned TO make
the affair a success. This is the first
chautauqua for the Salmon river coun-
try and without doubt all citizens of
that section will attend.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10

bring IL sold, and as to what he would
do with the proceeds. II was found that
his income tax for the year would be
over $70.OO0. result. no sale.
While only now In middle life Mr..
MCGEE has resided on his home place
since 1899
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
FOR SALE

One 1920 model 7-passenger Stude-
baker. driven less than 1000 miles; one
second hand Ford; second hand Dodge.
All in good condition. Main Street
Garage 1917
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
WAREHOUSES FOR SALE

Made of corrugated iron 30x70 feet,
containing 800 feet Of timber. Reas-
enable. See s. o. Abramson 26tf
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
Jesse WOOD PLACE SOLD

The Jesse Wood farm consisting OF
125 acres, lying just south Of Denver
was sold this week through the agency
of Addison & Stubs, 10 Mrs. G. s.
Stockton, the consideration being $125
per acre.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN

Notice is hereby given that my wife
has deserted me and left my home,
and that the undersigned win not be
responsible to any person for any ac-
count BILL. or Indebtedness incurred
by her on account of purchases of
goods or merchandise, or for board and
rent.
REYNOLD ROBERTSON.
2S-4t Address, Grcencreek, Idaho.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
REYNoLD ROBERTSON,
FOR SALE

One set ~15 volumes, Modern 4
Eloauence; l set volumes, with I
manual, New Students Reference I
Work; set, so volumes, Harvard
Classics. These books are the 4
best In their respective classes, 1
are absolutely new, and can be 4
bought at bargain prices. In
quire at this office. I
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
FOR SALE

Six registered Shorthorn bull calves
old enough for service. Edw. Nelson
Fem, Idaho. 27tf
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1920-01-22
business Feature 'Service)

To what extent is the farmer. par
ticipa Sing in the current buying move
ment? This question presents. some
Interesting aspects. Trade reports in
dicatt- the continuance Of retail trade
in large volume throughout the rural
districts as well as in urban centers.
The farmer has pro6ted by high
prices to some extent and has doubt
less availed himself of this uneXam-
pied opportunity to purchase the lux
uries and rclinements OF life too long
denied him.
Yet the immense aad steadily
growing business of the mail order
houses, which draw largely from the
farms. suggests the continued pres
ence OF the farmers pMyerbial econ
omy. Reports from the Northwest
corfirm this view. The famer is look
ing for articles of usefulness and value
wherever he may trade, and does not
buy without looking az the price tag,
as many persons are reputed to do.
The farmer is buying freely. but
with discrimination. His purchases are
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1920-01-22

more intelligent and less eXtravagant
than the wOrkingman'S, partly be-
cause he is by nature more cOnServa-
tive and takes the business mans
attitude of getting dollar for dollar,
and partly because he knows better
the value of money, even won so cas-
lily as many present incomes. To the
farmer an automobile is almost a ne
cessity, not luxury. Much of his
surplus he is putting into farm ma
chinery, fertilizer. blooded stock, or
homo improvemc like lighting
tiles. Now with the release of build
ing hc Is contemplating Il new silo. a
bG:n, ii corn crib, OF perhaps Il house,
The f..lmcr has no motive for dis
play in dress, and little for the pur-
chase of expensive jewelry. Instead
of buying furs and diamonds, broadly
speaking. he is paying off mortgages
and buying new land. The farm hand,
as distinguished from the farm owner,
may perhaps be showing his usual
improvidcncc. But many farm hands
are saving and stinting to buy II small
farm and some tools, and are using
wage increases to acquire property
and thus improve their condition.
\ member of the House of Repre-
sentatives has introduced. n "truth-in-
fabrics" bill, and Senate member
will probably do likewise. The bill
will gain the support of all consumers
interested in getting virgin wool in
clothing when they pay for it, as