Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-16
LlOANDRIVE IS
GREAT SUCCESS
IN CT. COUNTY
All Districts Are Reporting
Excellent Progress in
Third Campaign.

The Grand Forks county Third LIB
erty Loan drive mad great progress
towards subscribing their respective
nllotments yesterday. Reports from
district chairmen, made to u. J. Ian
der, county chairman for the drive,
were most encouraging. I,
At loon yesterday NJ. N. Brathovde,
district chairman at Reynolds. re-
ported that his unit had over-sub-
scribed its allotment of $4,000.
Late last night David Kirk. district
chairman at Niagara. reported that
the allotment of $4,000 made to peo-
pie in his locality had been over-sub-
scribed by sixty per cent.
Ralph Ovind. a member of the
committee in charge of drive opera
sstions in Pleasant View township. re-
ported hat a wonderful willingness
to do their bit had been displayed on
the part of the subjects III are
chiefly of German descent.
w. I. Forbes. district chairman Of
Gilby. reported 40 per cent of the al
lotment of $4,000 had been sub
scribed at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
A. II. Hammond. district chairman
at Orr. reported the drive started in
full force in Orr at noon, with most
promising outlook.
Thomas Mooney, chairman, south
west district Of Logan township. re-
ported his unit to have subscribed ST.
200 of their allotted s 5000 yesterday.
II. F.. Johnson, district chairman at
Northwood, made report last night of
the Northwood allotment of $4,000
being over-subscribed by s13,500.
Loretta township subscribed S.
900; Lind township. $500; North
wood township, $4,000; Washington
township. $4,000; South two-thirds
OF Pleasant View township, $3.50;
Northwood city. $4,000. :.
v. E. Bemis. chairman at Inkster.
reported last night that the Inkster
allotment of $4,000 had been over
township having contributed ss.25o;
Strabane township. $3.50; Inkster
township $1,000: Inkster city. $3.50:
and added that the report is not yet
complete. Much of the success of the
drive must be attributed to the un-
firing efforts of the Four Minute Men.
he said. They were constantly giving
up their time to this work. and the
result of the drive signifies the man.
ner in which it has been accepted.
j. o. Fadden, district chairman at
Arvilla, reports that the Arvilla allot-
ment Of $12,500 has been we'll sub
=. FRANKLIN, district chairman. Of
Emerald. reports the allotment Of
100000 made on Emerald to have
been cover the Top" with more yet
to come.
Theodore s%tradness. district chair
man of Larimore, made report of a
total of $4,000 having been subscribe
ed by 2s0 persons in the Larimore
district.
p. p. Engh. district chairman at
McCanna, reported last night an ov-
er-subscription of ten per cent on the
allotment in Glendale township.
Women are wide-awake to the part
they are called upon to play in ma
tional affairs. as was evinced by a
report made by Mrs. Smith, chairman
mittee of Grand Forks county at
Mr.. Smith reports a total Of $1,000
having been subscribed by the wom-
en- of that unit.
]. E. O'Brien. superintendent Of the
Great Northern road in the Dakota
division. reports the Liberty Loan
by employees of the Great Northern
in this division. A feature in the
Third drive is the willingness on the
part of the foreign born to contribute.
This is particularly noticeable among
the Greeks n Italians, he said.
The local Headquarters has been
advised from the Ninth federal re-
serve district in Minneapolis to the
effect that all subscriptions made by
the several divisions Of the respective
railroads will be divided, and the
several counties will be credited with
their apportionment of the sum sub
mitted.
State Chairman Wesley c. McDon-
aid of Marion. wired the following
message to Mr.. Lander: THE great
est honor for North Dakota lies in a
wide distribution Mr.. Lander said
that all reports indicate that a large
per cent of the population has sub
scribed to the cause.
The local county committee have
received advice from headquarters
that the county chairman is to be
supplied in a few days with a hand
somely Autographed heading for the
Ljberty Loan Honor Roll, IN which
are to be inscribed the names of those
only in every community who take
their full allotment Of Third Liberty
Loan bonds No ones name. pur-
chasing an immunity bond, shall be
allowed on this Honor Roll. This roll
is to be posted in the postofice.
Buy Q Liberty Bond-