The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-10-26
LIBERTY BONDS
OVERSUBSCRIBED
BY over $4,000
Total Amount Pledged in
Cape County is
$508,S50.
CAPE COUNTY SETS
RECORD IN S. E. MO.
City Alone Furnished 1915, 300
County's Allotment Was
$457 900.

The Liberty loan campaign in Caps
Girardeau county was brought to {
close yesterday evening with the ID
tai subscriptions amounting to $508,
$50 or $1,000 in excess of the coun.
tvs allotment, it was announced yes
terday evening by D'Nean Stafford
and H. l.. Albert who were in charge
of the campaign in Cape Girardeau
county. This amount set a record
for the entire southeastern section Of
the. state, approximately s250,O0O
more than any other county in Souta-
east Missouri reported at the closing
Of the campaign.
The city of Cape Girardeau fur
nished $375,730 of the aggregate
amount of subscriptions in Cape Gic-
ardeau county The five banks took a
total of $158,O00 of the bonds. The
subscriptions were as follows: South
east Missouri Trust Co., $4,000; First
National Bank, $4,000: Sturdivant
Bank, $25,0O0; Farmers and Me-
chants Bank, $1,000 and the Cape Ex-
change Bank, $4,000.
Jackson and other towns in the
county reported a total of $133,lOO'
with the Cape County Savings Bank
leading with a total of $4,000. This
amount includes the banks individual
subscription and the bonds pledged
by the patrons of the bank. The Pee
Piles National Bank in Jackson is ser:-
ond on the list of the country seats
banks with a total of $4,000. The
bank of Oak Ridge reported the larg-
est amount in the county outside of
jackson, namely $4,000.
The ten teams of the Commercial
Club made a special effort yeste"-
day to increase the Subscriptions
with the result that about $4,000
worth of bonds were sold during the
last day of the campaign. The leaa-
ers of the campaign were elated by
the gratifying results of their work
and by the willingness with which the
citizens offered their financial assis-
tance to help Cape Girardeau county
establish a record for this section OF
the state
of the other counties in Southeast
Missouri. Scott was second on the list
of subscriptions. The total amount
subs -! ed in that county was S25U,-
600. Although this county is reputed
to have the richest men in Southeast
Missouri the total pledges were ia:
behind the aggregate amount obtain
ed ir Cape Gira,deau county.
Mississippi county contributed sl75.
600 to the sale of the Liberty bonds
during the campaign, Pemiscot couu'
tv. 100000 and Dunklin county, the
same amount
Ripley county which was expecte'
to raise s45,OOO exceeded this amoua
bv about $1,000 Mr.. Stafford tot'
The Tribune last night. He said tn
success in that county was largel
due to the efforts of the ladies \
Doniphan the county seat OF RIPPLE
county. A booth was erected on
public square in that city and ever,
day the ladies were urging the cit
zens to subscribe to the bonds. /.
boy scout bugler was kept in from
of the booth during the campaign IN
spiring more enthusiasm by his pres
ence.
Mr.. Stafford who is chairman Q
the district comprising Southeai
Missouri issued statement yestel
day evening extending his thanks I
everyone who aided the campaign b
subscribing to the Liberty bonds.
+. The following is. complete list
the subscriptions reported until Ia:
yesterday evening to Mr.. Albert, Sc
retary of the Liberty Loa norganizs