Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-17
MARSHALL COUNTY'S ALLOTMENT S375O00
ALREADY SUBSCRIBED
Try Village and Township in County Over Subscribe
and Will Receive Liberty Loan Honor Flags
Warren Goes lover the Top in One
Day-$90,000 Now Subscribed


Drive started early on Monday morn
ing. At six o'clock (new time) tn,
inhabitants were awakened by tn,
sweet and melodius tones of the fir,
whistle and everybody got up to max,
ready for the eXcitements which it was
believed the day had in store. At 7 :3(
the pupils of the city schools and many
citizens, assembled at the High School
formed in line Of parade, and marched
through the principal streets. First il
line OF march came Allison Clark ir
his military uniform riding a spirited
horse, followed by J. w. Thomas
carrying large q. S. flag Next came
the City Band, followed by Uncle Sam
who was we'll represented in the near.
~ seven foot tall form of Henry Juers
After him. on her own horse, rode Miss
Morkassel. who represented the God
dess of Liberty. She was followed by
1eonard Winberg and Eddie Mel
son, Warren soldier boys, in military
uniform. Then followed the Liberty
Loan committees carrying catchy ban
nerS and slogans and after them the
employees of stores and other citizens.
Then came the school children, about
500 in number, each one carrying a
flag
After marching through the princi-
pal streets. the parade halted at a
Liberty Bell that had been placed in
the open space in front of the State
~
Chairman. introduced j udge A. Grin
deland, who made an able and ELOQUENT
hve minute address strongly urging
the people of the city to assist the
government by investing in. the Third
Liberty Loan Bonds. After this every
one present sang ''The Star Spangled
Banner"
At the conclusion of these exercises.
the several Loan committees started
out on their whirl wind campaign.
The Liberty Loan committee who
had charge Of the drive in Warren
consists of the following gentlemen:
Chairman Julius J. Olson, August A.
Johnson, c. L. Spaulding, O. H. Taral-
seth. w. F. Powell, w. O. Braggans,
A. B. Nelson A. C. Swandby, Nels
johnson, G. Wittensten, G. E. Lund-
quist, r. B. Taralseth. So literally
did the citizens Of Warren subscribe
for bonds that in the evening, when the
result Of the days work was tabulated.
it was found that the city had gone
considerably lover the top. When
that goal was reached, it had been
agreed upon that the liberty bell
should ring, and it was rung at 1O|
O'Clock p. M, notifying all the people
in the city of the cheerful news.
AT the time of going to press War
rem has over $4,000 subscribed. It's
allotment was $4,000. Or liberty
Loan Honor Flag now floats under the
Stars and Stripes on the City Hall.
The Campaign in the County.
County Chairman H. L. Wood states
that the reports from the villages and
townships in the county are very graft
flying and are to the effect that every
municipality has subscribed it's full
quota and many have gone far ''over
the top. The county's allotment is
$375.OOO and incomplete returns at the
time OF going to press show that
S47S,35O has already been subscribed.
or S1O3,350 over the allotment. Every
village and township in the county will
receive Liberty Loan Honor Flag.
The twnships Of Huntly, Agdar. Mud
Lake and ROLLS have doubled their
allotment and will receive an Honor
Flag with a star on the same.
ROLLS was the first township to re-
port that it had raised it's allotment,
the report reaching here at 10 a. m. on
Monday. Oslo was the first village to
go "over the top" at o'clock.
The employees on the Spaulding
Farm showed their patriotism by sub
scribing total of $1,000.
Polk County Towns Do Well.
Polk county towns adjacent to War
rem are not tagging behind in enthus-
iasm. The town of Bristlet has raised
$4,000, it's allotment being $780, The
committee consists Of John B. Nelson,
John Edgar and J. M. Boyd. The
town Of Sandsville also reports that it
has gone twenty per cent "over the
top. "-.-.a