Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-23

while the actual days Of campaign,
AnE have closed the work of securing
subscriptions has not been completed
The solicitors sim have few names
to check up on and the doors are still
open to anyone who wishes to add his
mite to the fund which goes for the
benefit of the soldiers and sailors OF
America and her allies.
The contest in the city, which was
managed by two teams, was won by
the Reds, headed by M. T. McClelland
They raised $741.86 more than the
Blues captained by c. L. Graham. The
Reds turned in to headquarters 81
295.5S; the Blues, $6,553.72.
DISTRICT ovERsUsscRIBED.
Charles Hallberg OF Otttumwa was
chairman and Mr.. Hudson secretary
for the district which included the
counties of Wapello. Appanoose.
Davis, Jefferson, Van Buren, and
Wayne. The quota for the district was
$4,000. The amount actually reported
Is $67,351.15.
The roll call by counties follows:
Appanoose: -apportionted $4,000:
raised $4,000.
Davis: -apportioned $500; raised
5000.
Jeferson:-apporti oned $1,000;
raised $500.
Van Buren.-apport1oned $500;
raised 81, 100.
waperlo: porti o ned $4,000;
1z1sed $z2,75115.
wayne:-apportioned $500; raised
$500.
The luca1 workers met at the Com
n,srctal club last evening to check up
the results Of the weeks drive. Full
1spukSs were given from all sections.
STATE EXCEEDS QUOTA.
WHh several counties yet to COM
D1see their report and two, Sac and
Howard, without reports, It was evil
dent today that Iowa had gone far
over the line In the Y. NJ G. A. war
fund campaign az the total subscrip-
tauns aggregate $1,323,941. The total
Auf the stnte VIII reach the $1,350,0O0
ARk at least
Every uns Of theasfxteen districts of
I1se Stzte has oversubscribed its quota.
The stAte, as whole, is Sc per cent
in euess Of the 100000 minimum
qDota set as the standard when the
campatgn started and also far over the
lzter standard when set when the ma
tiDnal headquarters asked the state
to do It's part IN increasing the nation
ii fund to $4,000, 900 instead Of $685.
100000 originally asked.
VAN BUREN, GETS PACE.
Pulk county with $4,000 leads the
state in the total amount subscribed
but Van Buren, which gave $4,000 in
comparison with $500 asked and
shelby with $20,s1o against $500
sought, lead in proportion to popula-
ton. Linn county is second in the
state with $4,000, Scott next in line
with $4,000 and Woodbury. fourth
with $42,107. The colleges of the
state alone subscribed nearly $4,000.
Full reports from the state wide boys
campaign for prison relief are not
available but the total in this depart
ment will probably reach 100000.
Iowa may lead the entire United
States in per capita subscriptions and
it is believed that no other state will
be able to show record of every
county reaching its apportionment.
IN NEARBY COUNTIES.
Counties in this vicinity out of this
district, their apportionment and
amount raised follow:
Clarke, $4,000; $4,000.
Decatur, $4,000; 1851, =.
les Moines, $4,000; s26,13O.
Henry, $1,000; s16,O15
Iowa, $1,000: $4,000.
Jasper. s12,500: $4,000,
Johnson. $4,000; $4,000.
Keokuk, $1,000; s4,7o0
Lee, $4,000; $20.042.
Louisa, s5.400; sl0,0l2.
Lucas. $4,000; $4,000
Madison, $4,000 $1,000.
Mahaska. $4,000: $4,000.
Marion, $4,000: $4,000.
Monroe, $4,000; $4,000.