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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-21

This makes a total Of 1C73 cases
reported to Nov. IS, or an average Of
about 35 cases per day since the d.
sease made it's appearance. The num-
Der of new cases since Nov. 10, aver
aged about the same. There have
been a total of 40 deaths in the 48
days, or an average of about one a
day. DR.. Knapp says the disease is
not yet abating very noticeably and
the health department is considering
more stringent closing orders.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-21
Card of Thanks.

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to the many friends who SO
kindly assisted us during the illness
and death of our darling daughter.
Our gratitude goes out to them also
for the beautiful floral tributes which
they gave.
Joe Williamson and Family.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-21
Elks to Hold Lodge of Sorrow Sunday
Tee

Elks to Hold Lodge of Sorrow Sunday,
Dec. l.
The Minot Lodge No. 1889 B. P. 0.
Elks, will hold its annual Lodge of
Sorrow at the Home Sunday after
noon, Dec. 1. :.
Hon. T. E. Casey of Dickinson will
deliver the address and an appropriate
musical program will be rendered. All
Elks and their friends are cordially
invited to attend.
A large number of the Members OF
the Minot lodge have now Joined the
great majority and the memory OF
those as we'll as all other departed
Elks will be honored.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-21
1878 flu CASES IN
M|NOT TO NOV. Is
In the 48 Days Deaths Averaged Ons
a Day-New Cases Average
IS Daily.

DR.. Harry Knapp city health officer,
furnished the Independent with the
following report on the number of in
fluenza cases and deaths as reported
to him from Minot since the epidemic
struck the city:
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-21

FOR SALE-500 tons Of baled slough
hay. W. H. Brown, Ross, N. D.
11-21-t2
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-21
Minot Mans Son is Railway Superin-
tendent.

Mr.. Bradshaw who is employed by
the 500 in this city expects to leave
soon for the east where his son was
recently elevated to the position Of
General Superintendent of the Mil
waukee railway company.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-21

Are you a civic soldier
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

out a particular sore spot, a local
grievance in each town and county,
and base their appeal on that.
Last and least are those fatuous
fools-the nut-sundae Socialists from
the ranks Of the self-styled ssintel-
lectuals" and the well-to-do lemon
pop Bolsheviki unlifters-preaching
something, they don't quite know
what. and urging anything, they
|sdon't just care what, so it keeps the
spotlight on them. They are. self
sacrificing idealists to the last dol
lar of the other fellows business
but hard as nails in their own af-
fairs.
They look like a formidable lot
but they are not. These men are
simply scum-pikers, grafters, liars
and demagogues- insincere, selfish
and dishonest-who will run like rats
once America recognizes that even
rats can spread malignant disease.
We must start by cleaning them
out of the schools, the press and the
government. The man who plays
partisan politics and appeals to class
and race is self-exposed-work
against him; throw him out. Never
mind what he aclls himself -Repub-
lican, Democrat, Socialist or Non
partisan Leaguer-the label is cam
outage. We need brains, honesty
and Americanism this year. 1t is
better to keep ten men out of Office
on suspicion than to let one traitor
in. And not all the traitors are
Germans or pro-Germans. Not all
the profteers are millionaires or en-
ployers. There is something pecul-
iarly vile about the American who
tries to make money or Office out of
this war-who, while other men die
for an ideal, shouts out gold CT
place among the graves
Saturday Evening Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12
SCUM OF THE MELTING POT

A MEXICAN carelessness, cuss-
II edness and politics are re-
sponsible for the internal sit
uation that has caused so much anx
iety during the past year. In the
heat and stir of preparation the
scum has risen to the top.
AS America has turned her face
toward the enemy every dirty cur
in the country has snapped at her
heels. We have found that enemy
intrenched in America as well as
in France-sapping in our schools,
undermining in our press, burrowing
in our municipal and state govern
Notwithstanding whenever back has
been turned.
The final blame for these condi-
lions rests at the door of naturalize1
and native-born American politician:
and demogogues, who, to gain ano
keep office have basely appealed te
sectional and race prejudice, to pas
sion, ignorance and discomfort. They
have made possible growing
class prejudice in this country *
1t is about time to show them wha
the solid Americanism of this coun
try can do to them at the polls.
Added to all these forces, selfish
grating, sinister, we have the clas
appeal-the easiest of all with thu
uneducated or lf-educated foreign
er, who has been class-ridden. all hi
life, without the opportunity that n
has over her to become member s
any class for which his brains an
his will to work qualify him. A
the appeal to discomfort, to class
is the easiest, so it offers the hes
| field for the demagague, the CRATER
the cheap intellectual limelightel
It's apostles, linen with soft hand
and hard faces" or with hard hand
and soft faces, are everywhere jus
now among labor, bidding it take ad
vantage Of the nations need; anon,
farmers, telling them that they ar
getting a raw deal. They searcl
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12
THE VOICE OF THE FLAG
LARRY Ho)

YuYHAT does fhe Old Flag say
M as it floats out there in the
w free air of Heaven? I like
to think that a voice whispers from
its folds, and listening we might
hear, and this is what it says:-
81 lifted man up, I struck the
shackles from his limbs that, he
might walk; and superstitution from
his soul that he might serve the
world. I made him free in spirit and
intellect that he might arise into
communion with Liberty and bring a
prosperity not measured by dollars,
but typifed by . the upbuilding en-
1ightened conscience of righteous
ness. Look We, my children, how |
am red with the blood of sacrifice,
and white with the purity of great
dream. My stars are tn esymbols of
Heavens glory given to a worthy
nation. My folds leap out to the
breeze not to proclaim power, but
happiness; not to preach wealth, but
Love; not to stir the passions of con-
quest, but the manly songs of Wiz.
tue; not to build institutions, but to
create human affections, and to build
homes and firesides of beautiful serv-
ice for those whom l call my children
forever" ,Yr al *'!l~
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

Should Governor Burnqust be de-
feated at the primaries next Monday
here is one paper that will get be-
hind a Democrat candidate for gov
ernor with both feet. There are
worse things than having Demo
crat for governor-thinking back tt
the days of Governor Hammond
proves that statement-but there is
nothing worse than to have cam
oufaged socialist for the leader OF
the state!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

With the war coming nearer home
every day, Independent voters of the
state, who wearied of the old regime
and generally supported Frazier and
the entire state ticket, two years
ago, are taking stand against Town
ley and his staff of organizers and
speakers. One such, writing to the
Fargo Forum, says:
~ voted the Nonpartisan league
ticket 80 per cent strong at the last
state election I am not and neve,
was a member of the league. 4
But there are so many socialists and
disloyaEsts now masquerading under
other names and whooping it up for
the league that as a whole l shall
now oppose it. If the league with
| its socialists, camou1aged as repub.
licans, carries the primaries again
would like to see a fuson ticket, OF
men of unquestioned loyalty and de
sire for the vigorous prosecution OF
the war, beat them in the fall cleo
ton. * This might mean the re.
turn to power of the old gang fel.
lows, and we can trust them on thu
war question anyway.-MinneapoliS
Journal
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

n FONDAY. June 18th, is primary
IN election day. On that day the
people of Minnesota will nom
mate a pronounced Loyalist Republi-
can candidate for Governor on the
Republican ticket? Burnquist's pro-
gram calls for crowding the war to
quick, victorious conclusion; and
while our boys are battling on the
fields of France the Lindberg pro-
gram calls for hampering the pros
ecution of the war in every way.
The issue is clearly drawn-every To-
alist will vote for Burnquist and ev-
cry disloyalist will vote for Lindberg
1t was Lincoln who said it was not
good policy to swap horses while
crossing a stream. Russia found
that war was dangerous game, and
/ if some Instructors have their way
our boys may find it the same Rus
STA got tired of the old boss, and
wanted something better. The old
boss had a notion that to meet the
highly organized German military
machine he would need a vast num-
Der of men, cannon and shrapnel.
The new boss figured that he could
meet German bayonets and poison
gas with proclamation and he hurled
them recklessly in all directions. OF
course bayonets and poison gas won
and mighty Russia is no more. Wal
is dangerous business.
We will soon have three million
men in the field. 1t will take twenty
million men to keep them supplied
A fighting man with machine gul
will fire away his own weight il
ammunition in less than an hour
Arms must be replaced every few
days. Supplies must be furnishe
promptly or the soldier is at tn
mercy of his opponent. Factories
machinery, supplies and transporta
,, ton must be kept going to the limit
:, and on schedule time or the fghte
is helpless.
For over year our leaders hav
been building up our highly compli
Gated military machine. Each whee
:. and each cog must work accuratel
; or it will spell disaster to the Who'll
; machine. The men who are buildin
it have studied it day and night TO
;. over year. 1t would take ne'
man a full years study to get wher
the old man now is. 1t is a danger
Gus time to begin an experiment
, now. If by your vote you throw
!. monkey wrech into the machiner
, your boy and your neighbours boy
> will pay for it with their lives, TO
the highly organized German wa
, machine is going to take advantag
of our every mistake.
Contributed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12
Journal.

81 don't like the idea of being
forced to buy Liberty bonds or to
subscribe to the Red Cross or to
pledge myself to purchasing thrift
stamps, I don't so much mind doing
it but l hate the idea of being die
tated tots the context of remark
we heard resident of this commun-
ity make the other day. Doesn't this
same resident submit to dictation
when he pays his taxes, when he
sends his children to school, when he
keeps his home in sanitary condi-
ton so it will not be a menace to
other people, when he closes his bus
mess at closing time, when he re-
Trains from bringing liquor into a
dry territory, when he observes the
speed limit in driving his car; when
| he does all the thousand and one
things which mark the difference be-
tween a law-abiding citizen and a
! jail bird? What is law but dicta
ton, and what would country be
without law? Of course present
wartime dictation does strike man
bit hard in that most vital of all
spots, his purse, but that is no rea-
son why he should discriminate. The
man who does displays his cheapness
and smallness of soul to the world
Let him blame himself if his fellow
men show the valuation they put or
these quantities.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

The Gazette is getting free ad-
vice these days on to what should
and should not appear in its columns
in order that the world may be made
safe for democracy-and unsafe for
everybody who doesn't agree with
every other individual politically, re-
Hgiously and otherwise. The Ga
zette is always glad of these bits of
advice-it is only by hearing, and
bordering the opinions of others that
we grow. But don't be disappointed
if YOU don't see your expressed opin-
ions reflected in The Gazette; The
Gazette has opinions of its own
rather conservative ones which don't
coincide with some Of the radical ones
recently given us. Don't condemn us,
for that! How long would you read
this paper or any other paper which
didn't stand firmly on its own feet
and think things out for itself? And
because the editor is q woman does
MT make said editor any the less
anxious to have her own word last.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

Berlin, which is vastly more impor-
tant. And lastly you nearly
gunmed up the works when you
iarred us loose from our school mon
ey, but you are now helping to Jai
Will loose from his helm, which just
about annexes our support
"In short you are hundred per-
cent rip-snorting 'dyed-in-the-wool
honest-to-goodness United Stateser
and Minnesota will have to suffer al
awful relapse to turn you down ane
allow Townley candidate to be
struggled into the governors office
Sincerely,
THE REGION.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12
GET FEED FOR POULTRY

The men engaged in Minnesota
S50,0OO,0O0 poultry industry are be-
ing appealed to by W. E. Stanfield,
federal government poultry special
ist in Minnesota. to provide against
a shortage of feed again this winter,
such as was suffered last winter. Ii
poultry raisers will right now plant
root crops such as turnips and beets
they supply roughage for their
chickens next winter, he said. Stan
field says that by the use of such
feeds the consumption of grain can
be reduced at least 20 percent, that
these feeds afford variety, increase
the egg yield, and place the vitality
Of the flock on higher level.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

Politics is said to make strange
bed-fellows, and this statement was
never more true than at present.
Less than a year ago, the writer,
who is justice of the peace, was
appealed to by farmers for protec-
ton from members of the l. w. w.
who were said to be threatening vio-
lence all over the Northwest. Since
that time, many farmers and I. W.
WIS have joined hands in an organ
ization which certain parties refer
to as the "organized farmers" 1t
seems to US that an l. w. w. whl
is unsafe around a mans barn OF
grain stack is equally unsafe in 6
political organization with the owne!
of that stack or barn.-Edgerton En-
terprise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

If you were a candidate for COVER
not would your brother support you ?
Wouldn't you feel that you were
pretty small potatoes" if the mem
bers of yuur Immediate family rose
up and opposed you to the limit of
their opposing powers Well, that
is exactly what Lindberg, the alleges
Republican candidate for governor
ship is up against. His brother, ar
attorney at Crosby, is doing all he
can to keep him from being elected
stating openly that Lindberg's so.
cialists beliefs make him undesirable
as a governor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12
POLITICAL POINTERS

The Citizen does not believe in So
cialism, not yet. We believe it the
greatest menace to the country that
could possibly be brought forth. It
would mean in the United States
what the bolsheviki has meant to
Russia, Instruction. For that rea-
son we cannot support any platform
which is based on socialistic doc
trines. That there are abuses in this
country which should be corrected
we do not deny, but we most sincere
ly believe that the abuses can be
remedied without turning our state
and nation over to socialistic re-
gime.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12
SAYS BILLY TO JOE


| Governor Burnquist, written By
u Billy Noonan of the ,Baudette
Regien, states exactly how lot of
US feel and why we are, in this in
stance, for Burnquist.
"Dear Burnquist-After indulging
in slant at your opposition to Bel
trami's county division bill, after
aiming an optic at your veto of the
wolf bounty law, and after tossing a
mean gaze at your action in cancel
ling the school appropriation of the
state we had made up our mind that
it was time to blow you loose from
your job and were more than willing
to lend a hand to the lads who were
getting ready to pat your political
aspirations on the ears with fiat
iron.
"Then we gave your opposition the
once over and the result informed US
that the chap who wanted to steer
Minnesota by the ears for the next
two years was no other than our old
college ehum, Charley Undergo.
Now, we haven't any corns on our
voice yelling for an encore from you;
Mr.. Burnquist, but as a. statesman
Charley is such an awful piece of
mousetrap bait that we can't help
hoping that after the scrap is over
and the teeth are counted you will
still be parking your bunions under
the governors desk.
Cali of this when translated into
horizontal English means that this
Banner of Freedom is ovid ye,"
which may be neither interesting nor
important, but we are going to chat
ter about it for spell anyway.
"Until the war has evaporated
from the daily menu chap like
Lindbergh in the governors office
would be as dangerous as turning
loose a guy with the St. Vitus dance
and a handful of red pepper. We
heard Charles speak few times and
have sprained an eye reading his
stuff, and believe us he is spreading
a bunch of socialist bunk that was
exempt in 1879. We fail to APP
prehend how he gets away with 1T,
but then every once in a while a
state has an epidemic of goofs with
broken arches under their hats, who
fall for the scrambled arguments
such as Charley emits. His plat
form is made up of more atrocities
than corned beef hash, his politics
has more aliases than hamburge,
steak, and he has never slipped the
state real good idea, yet there al;
citizens who think that he has ro
bust chance of dynamiting you from
your Job. Our own bunch is that thu
assignment is too tough for him, ant
that there are sufficient number @
loyal United Staters hanging VI
their hats in Minnesota to chas
Charley back to the woods taste
than bat flying out of hades.
"In conclusion, dear Mr.. Burn
quist, we want to put you hep to tn
fact that when you busted count,
division in the eye you became a
popular in this district as citize
in a barber shop who gets his hal
cut on Saturday night and then goe
home and shaves himself. At tn
same time it has leaked through t
our thinking apparatus that oppos
ing the DIVIDING of Beltrami coun
ty shouldn't result in your being le
leted by the censor at a time whe
you are doing your best to UNFIT
ali classes to win the war. And 20
sure smeared US between the eye
when you cancelled the wolf bounty
but you are now smearing Billem G
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

Every Minnesota man over twen-
ty-one years of age has just one duty
above all Others to perform next
Monday, June II, and that is to &c
to the polls and vote. Never before
was state election so important as
it is this year-and if the primaries
help to eliminate the undesirables
there will be less danger of any dis.
loyalist getting into Office at tbs
November election. Don't trust tc
luck-get out and vote-that is youl
bit for that particular day TOWARD
helping to win the war.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

When the votes for governor are
counted after the polls close next
Monlay evening, Redwood county
will be able to state with fair de-
gree of accuracy just how many dis
loyalists she ranks among her vot-
ers. "By their, votes shall you know
them and ignorance in this day is
no excuse.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

We learn that our old friend DR..
Storrs was admitted to the Pope's
presence one day not long ago. We
hope that wasn't one of the days that
Doc was absent mindedly carrying
his vivid bathrobe over his arm in
stead of his natty light coat.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

John Dalzell, candidate for senator
in Renville county, has gone on rec
ords for loyalty, national prohibition
and woman's suffrage. Would all cam
dldates would do the same!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE, REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA

Mrs. Pankurst says she came to
America on surprise visit" The
lady's visits are very apt to be un-
less they have changed very recently.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

And now we learn the "Sein Feins"
means Yourselves" That's relief
we had somewhere gotten the opinion
that it meant Irishmen-and we
couldn't seem to make lift.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12

And now Minneapolis mayor says
he would like to lead a mob! Well,
he has done many other things out
side the pale of good citizenship
why not that?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12
BURNQUIsT OR LINDBERG

n FONDAY, June 18th, is primary
MI election day. On that day the
i people of Minnesota will nom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
CONSCR|PTS WILL
Be GIVEN MUSCLE
Mayor Carlson to Name Committee IL
Assist Security League in
Health Work for Men.

In an attempt to help in overcom-
ing million preyentable deaths o.
curing each year in the United
States, Mayor NJ. R. Carlson, Moline,
will soon appoint committee of three
men to assist the health division Of
the National Security league in re-
making the physical manhood Of the
country. The work is especially for
the benefit Of men of draft age, %
per cent OF whom have been rejected
for military service because OF physi-
cal disabilities.
There is no more important work
for this country at the present time
than in providing men that are physi-
cally qualified for work in the
trenches and elsewhere than Uncle
Sam Directs said the mayor in a
statement today. THE relation OF
steady nerves, hard muscles and clear
judgment to success of our armies is
too we'll understood to require en-
phasis l sincerely hope the people
Of Moline will periodically advance
this work
| Replying to a letter from the Sc
curity league relative to social disease
in the Plow city, the mayor stated
( that the community is entirely free
from vice of this sort, or at least in
designations of the police department,
| failed to find it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
NO FANCY TOUCHES
FOR NATIONAL MEN
IN TRIP TO COAST

Chicago, Feb. 23.-The transporta-
ton OF major league ball club with
all its accoutrements, from the middle
west to the Pacific coast, will be under
far different conditions from former
years, officials of the Chicago National
league club learned today. A year
ago the Chicago clubs made jour
ney to the coast in special train of
eight cars, including diner, buffet
and an observation car. The party
consisted of more than seventyfive
persons and stops were made at two
points from which side trips were
taken.
This year the club management has
been notified that when the party is
ready TO depart, one railroad will place
at its service two sleeping cars and
an observation car tackled on to the
end of a mail train. with no dining car
service or they can get sleeping car
space for the party over another and
longer route which would have dining
car service
n1siEess Mana ger Craighead Of the
rclab was 81 tde opinion today that the
offer of ITO ~leeDeTs and an obserya-
: ton car attached 10 mail train would
: be accepted