The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-05-02
SAUK CENTRE EX.
CEEDSBOND Quota
BY NEARLY $4,000
STEARNS COUNTY VERY HEAVY
ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN
RAISED.
NATION TO OVER SUBSCRIBE
ONLY ONE STACKER REPORTED
DIRECT TO GOVERNMENT
FROM WEST STEARNS.

Every state in the Union will ex-
coed its quota in the Third Liberty
Loan drive ending May 4th.
Every county in the state of Minne-
sofa will go over the top, exceeding
their allotment in each case by many
thousand dollars.
Because cf the exceedingly heavy
bank deposits in Stearns county the
allotment was very heavy, 100000.
The bank deposits do not Represent
the true valuation of the county as
much outside money is carried in the
banks of this county. The result
meant a severe sacrifice in many towns
and in one or two the allotment was
beyond reason, and impossible. For
instance, Ashley township was allotted
$4,000. Now the records show that
there are more renters than farm
owners in Ashley township, so it can
readily be seen that the amount asked
for was entirely out of proportion to
the conditions. Westport township,
Pope county, adjoining Ashley was
apportioned $4,000 and this included
the village Of Westport.
The drive in Western Stearns has
practically been completed. While the
apportionment of $174,000 set aside
for Sank Centre city and four town
ships will not be reached by nearly
| $4,000. Chairman Dubois is well
pleased with the showing. The amount
apportioned to this district was only
$101,00 less than the entire Todd
county apportionment and ST. 900 less
than Pope county.
The people on the whole have shown
a splendid spirit of loyalty and will
ingness. Only one man has refused
to subscribe. He is not a German.
He is said to be in comfortable cir
cumstances and so far as is known he
has not contributed one cent to Red
Cross Work, Y. M. c. A. or K. G. funds
nor has he purchased a bond in either
of the proceeding drives. He is alleged
to have said that any man who "bor-
rowed money to buy Liberty Bond
was a fool" His case is now beyond
the hands of the local and county
committee. Uncle Sam has way OF
reaching disloyalists. That this slack
er's case will be attended to the Her
aid hasn't any doubt.
Sank Centre has exceeded her quota
! by nearly one fourth. The city's
allotment was $4,000 and the reports
up OF this Thursday morning show
that subscription in this city amounts
to $73,350. Sank Centre township
raised its quota of $4,000 and Getty
township raised the $4,000 asked for.
This entities this district to three
Liberty Loan service flags promised
by the government to all districts
raising their quota.
AS a result of the drive 772 more
| people in this section of the county are
more directly interested in the govern
| ment than ever before because they
are stockholders in the corporation,
divided as follows: Sank Centre city,
422: Raymond township, 80; Ashley
township, Ct; Getty township, lOlS
Sank Centre township 1O2.
| The subscriptions to date IN the,
section handled by Chairman b. r.
Dubois are as follows:
Sank Centre City ........... $73,S5O'
| Sank Centre township ...... 27,OoO5
! Getty township ............. oI,voo
i Raymond township ......... lo'oOo
! Ashley township ............ S'ooo
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