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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-03-20

Earl Gonyea, the West Duluth boy
who was so brutally neglected at Fred
Wards workfarm, while lying there
sick and helpless last November, died
at st. Luke's hospital of intestinal
cancer on March 4. The unfortunate
victim of the law and ill-treatment al
the hands Of its servants was buried
on Monday, March 8.
Young Gonyea, who was hardly 20
years Of age, went back to the hospi
tai February 1S. He was weak, ema'
ciated and, apparently, in a critical
condition. DR.. Robert Graham feared
his ability to withstand the shock OF
an operation, even if one promised to
do any good.
AS last, desperate resort, the suf-
ferer was cut open. Experienced eyes
at once saw that a further operation
was absolutely useless. Stomach and
intestines were a mass of malignant
cancerous growths.
"This patients case is hopeless, u
said the surgeon to his assistants. "His
life cannot last more than a few days.. u
The surgical incision was closed and
the boy was left to await his fate. 1t
came in few days. Although he did
nut ocun-to- suffrr much. gha xas ak
tremely weak and he almost literally
starved to death.
Although rather short in stature, Ear
Gonyea was sturdily formed. When he
died, so a kinsman says, he could not
have weighed much more than fifty
pounds.
Before DR.. Robert Graham started
to perform the operation, a careful
! diagnosis was made. by Doctors J. j
Eklund and James R. Manley. Their
,pinion was that the patient was af
| flicted with tuberculosis of the bowels
The deceased was the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gonyea, long time resi-
dents Of Duluth, now living at 460f
Tioga street. It is the purpose Of the
bereaved father to take legal actor
against either Supt. Erickson or tht
county, or both, for heavy damages, al
result of the boys brutal neglect al
the workfarm last November, if able
lawyers decide that there are ample
grounds for such procedure. In tina
event, it is not unlikely that the Erlck
sonian regime at the dear old work
farm will get thorough airing.
For many months, nothing has so af
fected the feelings of the Rip-saw'
readers as the story in the issue o1
January 10, 1920, entitled, "Sick Boy
Brutally Treated" Under that head
ing, the Rip-saw in part said, viz:
"Earl Gonyea recently came danger
ously near dying as result of neglec
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-03-20
POKER IS NASHWAUK'S GAME
Smoky" Heino and Dreay Conduct Hot StudPoker Dens
for Amusement Of the Mners-Seme Dens Are Upstairs
and Some Downstairs Names of Leading Sports

NASHWAUK, March 16.-(Special
to the Rip-saw. 1.-The chaps at CHS
holm must not think that they are the
only poker players on the Mesaba
range. Over here on the westerly end
there are some mighty clever poker
players and some mighty big jackpots
at times. Poker is popular game in
Nashwauk and it promises to remain
as profitable as it is popular, unless
new mayor Dahl puts stop to it.
Many fear that he contemplates such
a depressing and undesirable act.
The hottest games and the biggest
pots that a Rip-saw inspector has seen
in Nashwauk are operated by
"Smoky," an Austrian, who holds
forth in a pool hall formerly conducted
by Kritinech on Main street.
"Smoky" keeps his tiger in front
room, upstairs. There the boys try to
pull the tigers whiskers by means Of
stud-poker. "Smoky" runs the game,
himself, and is heavy plunger at
times. Your inspector has seen games
with 5000, 500 and even $500 on the
table The Nashwauk sports are not
pikers. The games run for "a hours
continuously, when the gambler in
charge goes off for "a hours and re-
lief man comes on. Your inspector
finds no signs Of booze being handled
by "Smoky" but, now and then, a
bottle gets into the tigers den and the
players lick up the contents quickly.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-03-20

Messrs. Heino & Tathenin conduct a
pool hall right across the street from
the Unique theater. They own the
building. In the basement, the first
door to the right, as you 60 down the
stairs, is a tigers den, where some
stiff stud-poker games are conducted
with excitement for the suckers and
profit for the proprietors.
Fifty-cent rummy is played right
over the bar of this place, where any
and all can see. It is looked upon as
such petit larceny game that no one
gives it any heed, aside from the play
ers, many Of whom lack money and
nerve to play stud downstairs.
Frank Dreary runs the National pool
hall right next to the American Ma
tional bank. A gambling game, stud.
poker, is conducted in back room.
The games are not so heavy in there as
in the other places in Nashwauk and a
good many Italians, who seek excite
meut at light cost, play in Dreary's
place.
Among the more prominent players
who make money OFF poker and other
games of chance in Nashwauk are John
Nicolletti, 8. B. Williams, whose motto
is Safety First" Col. Mallut, an Aus
tro-Serb. and, of course, good old
"Smoky."
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-03-20
PITTENCER PEEVES: PARTY BOSSES
Republicans Charley Against Boy
BoneD Bunch Divides Opinions Between Lieut. Spencer Sear Of
Carlton County and C. R. Magney, Prohibition Mayor Of Duluth

the firing line that he was invalided
home. His rank and record would be
expected to catch most Of the Amer.
lean Legion vote.
Lieutenant Searls also is credited
with being a dry man and, in view of
that, it is intimated that leftenant-
colonel Greene and colonel Eva will en-.
deavor to enlist the sanctified Smith
ies, a bone-dry advocate and benefi-
ciary Of the Inter-church Council, in
the cause of the Carlton man. Searls
hangs out at the local Y. M. G.. A.,
which also may commend him to
Smithies.
Some leaders Of the bene-dry boys are
credited with proposing Clarence R.
Magney, present mayor Of Duluth, as
an opponent of Pittinger and a posi-.
BILE successor to engineer Carss in the
halls of national legislation. If this
proves to be fact, then the aspiring
l.. U. Young may be trusted to have a
finger in the pie. Mr.. Young claims
credit for being the original Magney
man and, since his hands hold no fruit
from the municipal plum tree, per.
chance he feels that some real fruit
can be shaken from the congressional
situation. Time will tell, dear old
reader.
The cry will not down that Charles
P. Craig will be trotted out to kill off
Pittenger and then William L. Carss.
Last week, pictures Of c. P. Craig and
John E. Jensen, the labor leader, were
printed in adjoining columns in the
News Tribune. Many look on that as a
sign that Craig will be run and that
an effort will be made to win over to
him at least the union craftsmen, if
not the railroad unions. A good many
union men are republicans, anyway.
Just where the aspiring Jensen stands
now is not clear to the Great Family
Journal. Stranger things have hap
pened than Craig's support by the
president of the Federated Trades as
sembly.
As the dope is handed out to the
Rip-saw, most of the real estate specu-
lators and rent lifters will stand back
of Mr.. Craig if he consents to try, try
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each case. Harold Clark and Bob Will
Jams furnished the bonds.
Later, the trio decided to plead
guilty. Jack Beaton braced himself up
for the ordeal by means of good din
ner at Miller's cafeteria, in company
with the queen Of his harem, "Busy
Bessie,' or some such named creature
When the broad and short of it stood
before federal Judge Morris, sweat
rolled down the huge face of the fat
test man along the international bor-
der. Blossingham lowered head and
shoulders above Beaton and took his
medicine like a courtly gent. from cole
Virginny, sah." Terry Lennon seemed
to like his sentence and his face looked
happy as he left the courtroom.
81 hope you are satisfied, now!"
snarled Beaton to a government sleuth
whom he saw standing in the hall.
"No, am not satisfied" replied
the federal agent.
These certainly are troublous times
for violators of the liquor laws. As
Col. Dwyer, Of Rainier, so feelingly
said recently:
can honest boot-legger stands no
show to make living in these times"
Judge Morris warned the Rainier
bunch that his leniency in that partic-
ular case was not to be taken as any
sign as to what he would do in future
eases. He strongly limited, in fact, that
he would soak the next bunch from
Rainier quite hard with their sentences
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-03-20

couple. When they were safely in
their room and the lights were turned
off, Mrs. Bell took officers Webber
and Lake up the stairs to the room
occupied by the guilty couple, where
they were arrested, then jailed and
held without bail until the next morn
ing.
Colonel James Chester Bell got as
busy as cranberry merchant. He
summoned Hon. Ben Goldberg, one of
the most famous legal pinch hitters in
all Duluth. The telephone was used to
bring John A. Cadigan, attorney gen.
eral for Bingoland, over to the mu-
nicipal court in Duluth. When the
Bellian-Koskian couple were arraigned,
Judge Funck set their bonds at 800
each. When the time came for trial,
5000 in perfectly good bail money was
forfeited.
Lady Ella Howard Bell was not
through with her recreant lord and
master and his fat little chicken, how
ever. She swore out warrant against
the woman, charging adultery. That
took bail in the sum Of $500. But there
was a flaw somewhere in that pro-
cedure, therefore the case was dis.
missed and complaint made against Col.
Bell and Hilda I. Koski, charging for
nication. Both put up $50 bail and,
as these lines are written, it is believed
that said bail will be forfeited.
It is alleged that Col. Bell has show
cred money, raiment, jewelry and even
affection most lavishly on his illicit
charmer. Gowns, shoes, silken shirts,
wrist watches and other gifts have
demonstrated that the stubborn but
amorous old Bingoland baron is a ver-
liable human Christmas tree for the
cunning Koski.
Col. James Chester Bell further is
credited with using his deep-sea-going
automobile for the purpose Of whirling
his inamorata and her old mother, Mrs.
Peter Niskinen, 4OS Hammond avenue,
here and there, up and down the Twin
Ports.
It is suspected and even whispered
that the cunning Koski has aided the
sly old Bingoland baron in running in
booze. They are credited with going
down the Omaha line on one trip and
then bringing back two suit cases
filled with embargo booze. It is not
impossible that the sinful young siren
has accompanied James Chester on
some Of his flying, mysterious trips to
Eveleth for the biting booze, both
bonded and homemade.
Hilda Irene Koski, alias Hilda I.
Maxi, alias Mrs. J. G. Brown. alias
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and brutal disregard of his physical
condition by Supt. Erickson out at
Fred Wards famous county workfarm.
"Earl Gonyea laid in an uncomfort-
able bunk, in an unheated dormitory,
for eight long,, weary, distressing days
without medical attention. During that
period, he was fed three times q day
with only cup of stale skim-milk and
two small pieces of dry bread, or an
occasional change to a couple of Mad
am Erickson's famous rubberoid PAN
cakes.
"The prisoner was denied his cloth
ing and his weakness, coupled with the
extreme cold Late in November and
early in December, made it impossible
to 60 to the toilet.
"Earl Gonyea, late prisoner at the
county workfarm, laid in his bunk for
eight long, dangerous days without
passage of the bowels.
"When the matter came to Fred
Wards attention, the boy was suffer
ing with dangerous obstruction of
the bowels. He was taken to the poor
farm and, soon after, was rushed
st. Luke's hospital. There DR.. Robert
Graham's skill saved the boys life,
hut it was a=clese shave 49,.
"When Earl Gonyea reached the hos
pital, his abdomen was badly bloated
and peritonitis had set in. Rectal in
jections failed to evacuate the bowels
and to remove the obstruction. Oil by
way of the mouth and stomach was re-
peatedly administered until the OBJ
structed intestinal canals were opened,
the inflammation subdued, the boy
brought back to safety and then a
fairly normal physical condition.
"These statements are the result of
a Rip-saw inspectors personal inter-
view in the hospital with Earl Gonyea,
an interview with DR.. Robert Graham
and written statement by former
prisoner at the workfarm, who took
deep interest in Gonyea' 8 case.
cit is alleged that Gonyea felt phys
ically unfit when in the city Jail and
where he first called for doctor, but
no attention was paid to his request.
"When he reached the workfarm and
was set to work, Gonyea Informed his
keepers that he was sick and wanted
doctor. That, presumably, was
looked upon as scheme to avoid heavy
work, for no heed was given to the
boys statements. {.
"After dragging through eight long,
weary, burdensome days, Gonyea's
condition became SO apparent that even
Supt. Erickson saw that the boy really
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again for a congressional nomination
and election. Natudally, he would have
heavy support in the Commercial club
aside from the real estate spectators.
Four years ago, the News Tribune
made a strenuous effort to put Mr..
Craig across but, under the manage
ment of that effete organ, he popped
out on a foul and never reached first
base. If Mr.. Craig could be put across
this year, it is safe to say that Du-
luth's pindling morning paper cheer
fully would lose few thousand votes
in addition to it's very heavy losses
in the past four years.
t's a safe bet that William A. Pit
tenger, the Hoosier Boy, with a belief
in pawpaw beer and elderberry wine,
will have some stiff opposition for the
republican nomination. It may be hard
on Pittenger but it will put pep. and
ginger into. the campaign.
Congressman Carss is not kicking up
dust that is attracting depe atten-
tion, but he is making a much bigger
and better cloud than he did for an
entire year. Some time ago, he broke
into print with message to the pro-
ducers as to- garden and flower seeds.
More recently, he informed the young
war heroes that they could get a COM
plete clothing allowance if they had
been denied the same when discharged.
The News Tribune actually printed a
small item about Carss a couple Of
weeks ago, while the Herald printed a
most generous portion of speech that
he delivered on the floor of the house.
1t read well, too, having style that
reminded one Of the eloquence and dig
nifty of speeches that they pulled off
i'll the Websterian days and even those
of Blaine, Garfield and the Brigadier
Generals from Secession Land. If con-
gresham Carss can cause a renaissance
of congressional oratory and >eloquence
he will have done something that Clar-
ence Bernstorff Miller never accom-
plished. When it came to running er-
rands, writing letters, sending govern
mental reports and even bird seed for
the ;hinterlanders, little Miller had big
Carss backed off the boards.
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Despite the caucuses and the ap'
preaching conventions in the capital
city, the congressional situation has in.
terested the politicians more the past
two weeks than any other one thing,
It even overshadows the flying visit
that U. s. senator Hiram johnson paid
to the big army Of Duluth Johnsons
last week.
w. A. Pittenger certainly committed
a demoralizing act Of political sabo-
tage when he threw a monkey-wrench
into the republican machine in the
Eighth congressional district by filing
for the nomination. Great anger and
threats Of revenge were the result of
that act, but it put the inner circles
all at sea, or up in the air, if you pre-
fer.
Pittenger smiles and hustles in that
quiet, effective mnaner of his. He has
a couple of stenographers humping it,
early and late, sending the humid gos-
pei of Pittenger out to the voters of
the Eighth district.
This erswhile Hoosier, who so sud-
denly, quickly, unexpectedly and ef-
feetually "balled up' the plans of
cunning pie-counter circles, is not talk
ing very much out loud, as yet. He
declares that he still stands on his
2A inch plank, but that he will have
other thick, broad and strong planks
in his platform in due course. One
plank at time seems to be the Pitten-
gerian motto.
The greatest perturbation over Pit
tenger's action seems to be in the vi
cinity of leftenant-colonel Warren E.
Greene and that other little colonel,
Hubert v. Eva, a famous hero of the
pap bottle. They rattle their sabers,
cisnk their spurs and even gnash their
teeth.
It is believed that the Greene-Eva
forces are grooming Lieut.. Spencer J..
Searls as congressional candidate. Mr..
searls is young lawyer at Carlton,
Mimi, but, just now, he has some sort
of position with the state bonus
board. He went to France early in the
game and was so severly wounded on
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-03-20

Colonel James Chester Bell, a prom
inent bevo baron Of Bingoland, is
meeting many trials, troubles and trib-
ulations these days, as he rambles
around at the head of the lakes.
Things came pretty easy for Col.
Bell after he bought out his partners
and began blind-pigging last August.
Money poured in so fast from his ille-
gal booze business and his crap games
that he became cross, cranky and AFRO
CANT.
Things came to a head few short
months ago when Lady Ella Howard
Bell sued her liege lord for absolute
divorce. Col. Bell filed a cross-suit,
asking absolute divorce for himself.
There was considerable legal jockeying
with the result that Judge Perrin de-
cided that neither party was eligible
to a divorce, for the reason that the
couple were not legally welded, ac-
cording to the peculiar Wisconsin law.
Proceedings for an annullment of the
marriage then were started by Col.
Bell. Lady Bell took a change of
venue from Judge Perrin to Judge Fo-
ley. That case soon will be decided.
Lady Bell proposes to show, it is said,
that her marriage with Col. Bell was
legal for the reason that her previous
marriage proved to be illegal not a
marriage at all.
During these various proceedings for
divorce and annullment, it is alleged
that Col. Bell has been unduly, wrong
fully and illegally chasing chickens
through the garden of love-or lust, as
some technically y-minded people insist.
To man up tree, it does look as if
Col. Bell has conducted himself in a
discreditable, disreputable and even
unlawful manner, thanks to wilful
heart and a stubborn head.
Just at present, the most daring, sue
cessful and lawless blind-pigger in
Bingoland, Col. James Chester Bell, is
chasing, consorting with and holding
up one Hilda I. Koski, alias Hilda l.
Maxi, alias Mrs. j. G. Brown, alias
Irene Nixon, the so-called Finnish
princess and wage-earner in a popular
hash emporium in the better belt of
blngOland.
1t was only little over two weeks
ago that Col. James Chester Bell and
Hilda Irene Koski registered as Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Brown at the highly
moral Central hotel, 2OS West Superior
street, Duluth.
Lady Ella Howard Bell had been
watching her liege lord. She trailed
him and his paramour to Duluth, taking
a room at the adjacent Grand hotel for
the purpose of watching the amorous
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COL. JAMES CHESTER BELL
CHASES With new CHICKEN
BINCOLAND BEVO BARON, ARRESTED IN TWO CITIES
MAY BE CHARGED WITH WHITE SLAVERY.

The Bngoand Bells Air Marital Troubles in Divorce Court
Neglected Wife Trails Gay Lothario- Handsome Sums
Used Up in Forfeited Bail Pet Chicken Has Jail Record
in Montana Rumors as to Source Of Jewehy and
Fnery-"Chet" Bell Charged With Serving Term at
Waupu for Stealing Beef at Eau Claire in the Long Ago.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-03-20
BOY ABUSED AT W0RKFARM
FAILS TO RECOVER HEALTH
MALADY UNDOUBTEDLY AGGRAVATED BY ISOLATION
IN COLD ROOM WITHOUT PROPER FOOD AND CARE.

Narration Of Victims Terrible Experiences Under Supt
Erickson -Broken-Down Boy Returned to St. Luke's
Hospital Feb. lS and Death Came March 4-Trouble
Diagnosed tuberculosis of Bowels Proved to Be Can
cer-Operation Showed Case Was Hopeless George
Gonyea, Bereaved Father, Contemplates Damage Suit
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-10-21
NEW HAMPSHIRE is IN LEAD
Department Shows Gain of 5000 Mem.
bers During American Legion
Week; Nebraska Second.

In letter forwarded to all depart.
ments of the American Legion recent
ly, Lemuel Bo!les. national adjutant,
announces that standings of states in
the Legion membership push" will be
determined on the basis of returns at
national headquarters up to the close
of business June Is.
Incomplete reports from various
parts of the country indicate that the
New Hampshire department with q
gain of 5000 new members during the
American Legion week, having so far
enrolled the largest percentage of ELI
gibles in its state, is leading all 9TH
ers. Nebraska is second,s Massachu-
sets third and California fourth in
the race at present. 1t is estimated
that the grand total of new members
gathered in during the entire CAM
paign will be nearly half million.
Telegrnms arriving at national head
quarters during the last few days show
that in comparatively few instances
have all posts in any state reported
their totals of new members gained,
and it is helexed the winning depart-
ment VIII not be definitely known un-
til after June 10.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-10-21
LEGION PAYS OFF BIG DEBTS
Organization Disposes Of Claims and
Interest Amounting to $44,76s.6o
During Month Of April.

Long-standing debts aggregating
S33,OO5 and accrued interest amount
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-10-21
Second Annual Farm, Home an,
School Exhibit

The Second Annual Farm, Home and
School Exhibit will be held in the
Missouri Valley High School on De-
cember 1917, 1920.
This exhibit is an effort to bring
our schools and our communities in
to closer relationship, by giving each
chance to see the work of the 9TH
er, and by making greater use of our
many educational agencies.
This years program will include
exhibits from the farm, home and
school, individual and team Judging
contests and a series of educational
lectures.
The exhibits will include corn, oats.
wheat, legume hays and legume seeds
from the farm; twenty classes of
foods and several classes of sewing
from the home; and competitive dis
plays of work from the rural schools.
the grades of our city schools and the
various departments of our High
School.
There will also be an individual
grain judging contest for the boys of
this territory and an invitation judg-
ing meet between teams from the diff
ferent schools of the county.
But one of the Leading features of
the years entertainment will be an
educational lecture course which
will begin on the evening of Decem-
Der Is, and continue through the next
two days.
Please bear it in mind that this is
not merely school exhibit. This be-
longs to you and it will be less of a
success if you fail to do your part,
but more of success if you get be-
hind it and boost. Keep the date in
mind, begin to arrange for your ex-
hibits and be booster in every way
you can. Talk it up.
Other announcements will follow at
an early date.