The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-07
SAWDUST
AND
SHAVINGS

Sugar! sugar! Who's got the sugars
What really has become Of Little
Eva, anyway
The Hungarians are seeking king.
Why not give Kong Odin trials
Calm reason and brotherly considera-
ton will influence a voter much bet
ter than bitterness, abuse and verbal
brickbats.
It's only about five weeks until the
municipal primaries must be pulled off
in Superior.
How Baron Backus would have shone
and headed the bunch had he lived in
the long ago with the robber barons
of the Rhine.
"Doctor Hoke' is the secret pass
word into Madam Davis select East
End social circle.
City treasurer Kane is trying to
raise Cain in Superior by running for
city commissioner.
Principles, not party, are what the
people wish to hear about in this SUI
garless, profiteering period.
It is up to even the wearer of the
district ermine to tell the people plain
ly as to his political intentions.
A little local bunch of super-patriots
is not nearly so much inclined to
"treat 'em rough" as time passes by.
As these lines are written, it seems
high time for the Joker to pop out of
the box in the Miller hospital matters.
Odin Halden is dead politically, but
some Of his former flunkeys still march
in and out of the county auditor 8 Of
flee.
This Father and Son movement in
the marble-lined courthouse seems to
be in very thriving and aggressive
condition.
There are men in Duluth so bitterly
and blindly partisan that they would
rejoice if President Wilson passed in
his checks.
"Another vote gone beyond my
REACH" sadly observed judge as he
sentenced culprit to term in the
penitentiary.
The public school teachers are en-
titled to liberal salaries and, also, a
superintendent who really knows how
to superintend.
Old Dad Atkinson must be a glut.
ton for toll and trouble, otherwise he
would not be starting daily paper
in his old age.
AS the June primaries draw nearer
and nearer, some of this judicial dig
nifty becomes noticeably impregnated
with affability:
The idea of having a chance to vote
for Mich. Boylan for congress is max
ing a big bunch of union men sit up
and take notice.
Davy Craig Of the Gilbert Herald
has started campaign against Town
ley and Townleyism. It now looks like
"Good-bye, Townley!"
Some of these lawless aliens eventu-
ally will find that dallying with prune
whisky will bring serious trouble to
their thrifty practices.
Doc. Hoke has done anything but
put capital letter in Economy since
he fastened his bread hooks onto a
job in the public schools.
County attorney Greene can see al
legged sedition in Duluth, but the illicit
stills on the iron ranges are far be-
yond his astigmatic vision.
John R. McGiffert mo- longer is a
member Of the school board-he dared
not run again-but his Mephistopho-
lean influence therein still lives.
inns SCeady, persistent stream OF
voluntary subscriptions to the Rip-saw
is something as remarkable in Duluth
as it is gratifying to the head-sawyer.
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What would become of ST.. Louis
county and the auditors office, any,
way, if Bro. Marvin should be sum.
moned to his Maker some quiet night
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Colonel Crawford's tactics during
the McKinnon trial were proof that a
corporation lawyer will 60 to almost
any length to serve his corporate eli.
ents.
The way some of these publicity
| crooks and buccaneers will pull the
legs of the profiteers between now and
election day will be a caution to
snakes.
County attorney Greene reports that
| more crime than usual was committed
in st. Louis county in 1919. When
the county attorneys away, the crooks
will play.
Judge Gilpin handled 154 petitions
in insanity in 1919, but not one of the
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