Little Falls herald., 1917-10-26
BOND QUOTA HALF RAISED
TOMORROW LAST DAY IN WHICH
TO COMPLETE CoUNTY's
QUOTA

With only today and tomorrow left
in which to reach the goal Morrison
county's quota of Liberty bonds is yet
only a. little over half subscribed. Com
mittees throughout the county are all
busy and with q generous response by
the people it is believed that tomor-
row night Will see the entire quota
raised.
Subscription have been good in Lit
tie, Falls and about $4,000 Of the quo
ia of $103,3C0 has been raised. The
committee in charge of the campaign
in this city is confident that this city
will far oversubscribe its quota. B.
F. Nelson has advised Chairman Mar
tin that $4,000 of the Hennepin Pa
per company bonds will be credited to
Little Falls.
Wednesday was Liberty Day and on
that day big campaign was conduct
ed throughout the entire county. In
this city practically every place Of
business was closed in the afternoon
| and the business men got out and
helped boost the sale Of bonds. Many
of them went out into the country in
| their automobiles and helped the
| township committees, and in practical
ly all instances they reported excellent
| success.
Pierz village yesterday reported
$4,000 of its quota Of $4,000 subscrib-
ed. Parkertown reported $4,000 out of
$S,200. Agram town has nearly it's
entire quota of $4,000 raised. Buck
man village has most of it's quota of
$4,000, the township has about one
third of $14,400. Belle Prairie, ac-
cording to last reports, had about half
Of $1,000 raised. Bowlus, Green Prai-
rie, Morrill, and Motley have nearly
their quota raised. Two Rivers, Swan
vile town, Swan River, Green Prai-
rie, Darling, Cushing, Clough, Cul-
drum and Bellevue were said yester-
day to have about half of their quotas
raised. In other townships it is not
known what has been done.
| People who have taken out Liberty
bonds are urged by the county com
mittee not to wait for notices of the
first payment but to make it to the
bank at which they will pay the bonds,
before tomorrow night. It will be i'm
possible to send out notices to SUBJ
scribers reminding them Of the first
payment because so many Of the cards
are not yet in.
| A complete report Of the amounts
raised in this city and each village
and township will not be available
until after the campaign is over.
| ~ 4
"A plan mas been lnaugurated by the
school board whereby the school chill
dren in this city may help on small
scale to buy Liberty bonds. They
have the privilege of investing ST, So
or $5 in a bond and the school board
will buy bonds for the money SO sub
scribed. The bonds will be held in
trust for the children by the school
board and the children will get 4>per
cent interest on their Investment.
There are about thirteen hundred
children in the public schools in this
city and large number of these will
no doubt be enlisted in this manner.
The first report yesterday on the
campaign to sell bonds to the school
children showed $6l4 raised in this
manner ,and more is expected. The
high school raised $154, the Central
$303, Columbia $6C, Lincoln $39 and
the Hawthorne $61. The school child
dren also took out bonds which will be
delivered to them At the high
school $4,000 was subscribed in this
1 manner, at the Central $1,05O, the
Columbia $3.50, Lincoln $500, Haw-
thorne 5000, maing a total of $4,000
taken out independent Of the board IS
plan by the students.
An enthusiastic meeting was held al
the hall in the Polish Catholic church
building On the West side Sunday af.
ternoon to boost the sale of bonds and
a large number Of people attended. M.
)" M. Williams, j. K. Martin. r. B. Mil
lard, G. Rosemeier, A. F. Koslosky and
FIR. Musial,' pastor Of the church, were
the speakers.
Monday night big meeting of c... t
palgn committees was held at the
Elks hall, about fifty men being pie-
ents. Plans were made for push;1se
the campaign harder than ever, in q.
der to raise the county's quota, ano
each district which had not yet raised
its quota and which felt that it need.
ed help was promised assistance from
this city in the way of solicitors, OF
Wednesday.
A roll call Of townships and villages
! was held and reports received. The to-
tai amount reported raised in the coun.
ty was $143:350. or about e-third OF
the quota Of 100000. The city com.
mittee reported $4,000, or about 70
per cent of its quota. Rail Prairie
Randall and Rovalton were top-notch.
ers, having oyersubscrihed their nm