The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30

| sugar was too small for his dish of
Strawberries was kicked out by the
| patriotic manager.
County Agents assert there is
| sufficient supply of labor in sight in
North Dakota, and there will be no ne
cessty for requesting furloughs for
soldier boys to assist in the har-
vest.
The Townley machine is advertis-
ing speakers for North Dakota who
have been indicted and convicted on
different phases of disloyalty. All of
them are advocating the denomination
of Governor Frazier.
The Rugby Tribune is extremely in
dignant that the Townley machine has
nominated a man for office who is
| accused of making the most disgrace
full and slanderous charges against
Red Cross nurses.
North Dakotans are peeved that
their state stands forty-fourth in the
| forty eight states in thrift stamp sales
and a new statewide campaign is to
be inaugurated to boost the land of the
flickertails further up the patriotic
column.
North Dakotans felt considerably
Inundated that the officials of Fair
mont, Mimi, prohibited their govern
or from making speech. This was
not due to any particular objection to
Gov. Frazier, but to several of the
speakers with him.
A Washington dispatch announces
the United States annually loses $780,
mn 70 %ho %
crate. A North Dakota editor, COM
menting on this says: Unfortunately
this loss is not made up by the added
efficiency of the high brows."
The state board of regents will
meet at the university June IS and 10.
President Thomas F. Kane will form
ally be installed at this meeting. 1t is
probable that permanent president
for the Slope normal school at Dick
inson will be selected at this time.
The annual North Dakota field trials
will be held near Grand Forks, be-
ginning September 5, it was announc
ed this week. North Dakota trials
have been dated so dog owners may
enter their animals in the Western
| Canada, Armand, Alta, Manitoba and
Brandon trials. Three stakes, all-age
derby and free-for-all to be run.
N. S. Randall, Nonpartisan league
organizer recently convicted at Red
| Wing, Mimi, Of discouraglng enlist
| ments, billed for a lecture tour this
week in North Dakota in behalf Of the
| Nonpartisan league, is not making the
tour according to announcement IN
one of the leagues official newspapers
in Fargo. Announcement that Ran
| dali was to appear in North Dakota
had raised a storm of protest from
patriotic organizations.
M. Letofsky Of Fargo must pay 800
to the Red Cross and report each day
:; the amount of sugar and flour sold in
, his grocery store as result Of viola
tiors Of food regulations. Letofsky,
local storekeeper, admitted at hear
| ing before Food Administrator Laid
that he had sOln sugar, wheat flour
and flour substitutes without requiring
purchasers to sign customers card.
| "a number of cases in the state have
been reported" said DR.. Ladd tonight.
Further violations of the rules will be
| prosecuted to the limit"
Every citizen may act as volunteer
detective to assist government officers
| in ferreting out persons suspected of
disloyal actions or utterances, says
statement issued by Attorney Cen
eral Gregory. United States attor-
neys have been told to cooperate with
newspapers in their districts so that
public notice can be given of the
nearest offices Of attorneys or the bur
eau of investigation to which citizens
may refer information that they think
will be valuable in running down sus-
piciOus persons.