Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24

Ok the
company!
Northern OIL company have subscrib-
90 Q bonds 1t vas announced.
'-daen,s aud II. Womer's teams are
pected that q large number Of sub
all day today, and 1t is ex-
scr1ptions will be turned in before the
lists close at 8 O'Clock tonight
q Al tina hour the committee which
g been directing the campaign will
gather At the Hotel Frederick as the
several Interesting. speeches will be
delivered. s5 ~ y sf As
The Office in the basement Of the
First National, Bank building will
close tomorrow night when all work
has been cleaned up.
u. j. Lander, chairman Of the coun-
ty committee, reports a busy cam
patgn throughout the county and
states that even. though there is q
great deal Of indifference and even
antagonism In some parts, the COM
mittees are working diligently and ex-
pect that they will all have their al
lotments full and in some places over
subscribed, There are only two dis
tricts in which there is fear that they
will fall below their allotment and
these are. not yet discouraged and
may pull out Of the hole.
Mr.. Lander wishes 1t to be known
that even though the districts fall be-
low their allotment in advance sub
scriptions the full minimum allotment
will be charged to each one and that
every district will have to make up
this amount either at the present time
or in later subscription.
A Blue Card Declaration.
a To illustrate the ignorance and
antipathy faced by the solicitors in
some districts the explanations on one
OF the blue cards was shown by Mr..
Lander. and anyone desiring to learn
the name yam get it by inquiring Of
Mr.. Lander. A German-American
citizen of the Thompson district was
approached to subscribe to the Lib
erty Loan and his answer a Il am
not in a position to buy any bonds.
1 don't believe we have any reason for
being in the war. Wall street Is get
ting the benefit of the var and the
money interests are the only. ones
that have anything to gain and l say
that we should let them pay the ex-
penses." .4s
This is more interesting when it is
known that the man who said this
was the owner of six quarter sections
of land and in good financial shape
and able to help the country that has
given him a livelihood in which he
had gained independence for himself,
both socially and financially. He has
at this time not sacrificed anything
o attempted to help this country.
Another mAn with four claims con-
sisting of $50 acres of the land which
this government has given him and
who has done nothing to help repay
his moral obligations refuses to sub
scribe on the grounds that he has too
many bills to pay at this time.
Mr.. Lander also gives a report Of
the working condition of the county
by districts which shows just how the
loan is going and where the greatest
difficulties are to be overcome. -.
District Reports. 4.
D. A. Nelson of the Manville dis
trict reports that his district has the
full allotment already subscribed and
that they are still working to a grand
finish.
W. I. Forbes Of the Gilroy district
reports that he has nearly the full
allotment and expects to have it all
by the time the campaign is over.
Mr.. v. E. Bemis and Mr.. Glass Of
the Inkster district report that they
have th~ree-fourths of the allotment
and that they have been working I'M
der great difficulties. &
Mr.. David Kirk of the Niagara dis
trict has been out Of his district up
until the last few days but since re-
turning has been working hard and
expects to fill his allotment by the
time the campaign is over.
P. P. Engh Of the McCanna district
reports two-thirds subscribed and is
very optimistic.
p. S. Arms and o. II. HaZen report
that their district is already oversub-
scribed and that they are still work.
ing hard for a record subscription.
They were assisted in Larimore by the
Commercial club Of that city.
No report has been received from
the Arvilla district but the committee
expects to hear favorably from that
part soon.
II. S. Hanson of the Meckinock dis
trict has a lot Of indifference to con-
tend with but is working hard to wha:
is hoped will be a successful climax.
T.. Franklin of. the Emerald dis
trict is doing a lot of good work and
reports from that region are very en-
c%ouraging considering what he has to
fight.
[S--OLemmich and E. T Thompson
Of the Spafford district have been do
ing excellent work but have found
much indifference and Ignorance
among the people. They have such
excuses as this upon their files: 81
think that I have no right to finance
this war or assist in any manner
whatever" Also they receive many