The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-22
Optimistic Reports From
Some Quarter But Work
! Still Is Required
DAKOTA'S QUOTA
MUST BE REACHED
Great Cleanup Campaign
Before Friday Night Is
Now Essential

Dakota went into the home stretch
today.
BY Friday night Of this week, the
solicitors must make their final re-
ports to their county committees. in
order that the county committees
may be able to make their reports to
the district committee in Minneapo-
lis.
Saturday, oct. q, marks the close
Of the campaign in the nation. Three
billions, the nations mark, was still
billion dollars away when the work
ers resumed the drive this morning.
That is one reason why North Da-
kota workers are being urged by
Chairman Hanna to stay in the field
till the last minute.
Your county may have reached
its quota, but there are many coun-
ties that have not, says Chairman
Hanna to the workers. Stay by
your territory till It is thoroughly
canvassed. The excess subscriptions
you report will SO a long way toward
making North Dakota's quota of ST.
100000. We can do it, and must do
it,.
Chairman Hanna received a num-
ber OF interesting and good reports
this morning from various sections
Of the state.
Chairman Hayward OF Golden
Valley county says his territory will
reach it's quota of $4,000, and he
reports that Niv Weinacht, Ger-
man merchant of Beach, made a $5,-
600 subscription, taking one-tenth of
the county's quota
ii. @. Sexton, Of Eddy county's
committee, reports that his county
is oyersubscribed, and that the
H. al
H. H. Phillips, Wells county, with
S1O0 900 quota, reports that the
sales now total $1sS, GEO. and that
If weather conditions are not too
severe, s150,000 win be reached.
M. II. CasseII chairman OF Steele
county. is hopeful of reaching the
quota by the middle OF this week.
r. 8. Adams, Ransom county, re-
ports subscriptions totaling $ls2,000,
and hopes to make 1t $15O,0O0. The
county's quota is $125,000.
The Farmers State bank of Ana
moose, in the heart OF a strong Ger
man district, made a $4,000 sub
scription today.
The First National bank OF Crary.
for itself and clients, subscribed SILL
500.
The Citizens National, Bismarck.
reports S34, $50.
Three banks at Mandana report a
total Of $40. .000--the Merchants
National buying $1s,100; the State
bank Of Morton county, $SS,200, and
the First National, $SS, 700.
The Ramsey County National
bank, Devils Lake, $32,s50.
The Bank of /Monango, $500.
First Savings Of Grand, Forks, S16,-
The Galchutt State bank, Galchutt,
Dickey county, $3.50.
The Merchants bank, Towner, $5,-
$50. ~
First State bank, Velva, $4,550.
First National, Leeds. $3.50.
Merchants bank, Rugby, $4,050.
First State bank, Walum, $1,5OO.
First State bank, White Earth,
Grand Forks Campaign.
The Grand Forks campaign went
into the second week today with the
workers convinced that they must
put in their best licks. John Burke,
United States treasurer, spoke in
Grand Forks Sunday afternoon, after
touring the western part of that
county Saturday.
The Grand Forks committee an
nounced this morning that 1t had al
Nelson county has subscribed
100000, Chairman j, P. Lamb maxi
ing q $4,000 personal subscription.
State Board Invests.
The board of school and university
lands made a $2O0,0O0 investment at
its meeting Saturday afternoon at
Bismarck. The board declared IL
would open drive to make collec-
tions of deferred payments on con-
tracts, etc. in order to handle the
bond subscription, 1t being charged
that q number OF "speculators' and
"politicians" were backward about
making payments on land contracts.
With a 100000 investment OF the
school teachers pension board, the
state officially invests 100000.
At Hankinson, mass meeting
was held Saturday evening to boost
The bond issue and aid Red Cross
work. Harry curran Wilbur, Fargo,
=, spoke.
Chairman Sexton and q commit
tee obtained subscriptions Of $s9,-
600 in that county, $4,000 over the
county's quota. The county seeks TO
make ii 50,000.
Adams county banks have COM
bined to aid people to purchase
bonds. They have arranged a special
system OF paying bonds, asking sub
scribers to pay 90 per cent Oct. ~,
and equal payments on Dec. 10, and
on the tenth OF each succeeding
month till March. when the bonds
will be fully paid up.
RichIand county. with a 100000
quota, Is making good progress, and
Il. j. Weiser. Fargo, district chair
man. said today he was confident
it would be attained BY the commit
tee working under the direction of