Graham Torrance, County Attorney
It was Mr. Torrance who secured the first conviction in Minnesota under, the I. W. W. law passed by the state legislature to eradicate sabotage, treason, sedition and lawlessness, and the accused is now serving a sentence of two years at Stillwater. He combated the I. W. W. successfully until no vestige of an appreciable nature is evident in this county. He has lent his hearty cooperation in every movement for the enforcement of the laws and has used sound judgment in dealing with whatever has come before him and was called to his attention. (Bemidji Daily Pioneer, front page, May 17, 1918)