The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-19
LOAN TOTAL TN
STATE REACHED
S7,0l3, 700 LATE
THURSDAY night.
Returns From Five Coun-
ties Missing In Report
To A. r. Rogers
FLAXTON $4,000
OVER ALLOTMENT
Every Man Over q Years
at Elliott, Ransom Coun-
ty, Subscribes

With territory yet to canvass. the
Eg%h Dakota headquarters Of the
iii .erty loan, through Wesley G. Mc-
DOweH, chairman, wiKed a. II. Rog-
ers, chairman OF the ninth federal
reserve district, late 1ursday night
that the state had gone over its
quota Of $500, 900.
Figures made public to the district
chairman at the close Of the fourth
day OF the campaign were S7.s1ssI0o.
Five counties we're yet to be heard
from last night
wv. G. Macfadden, secretary Of the
North Dakota Bankers association
returning Thursday evening from
Marion, after sistiug Wesley C.
Mcdowell. stsae chairman, in the
tabuIation Of the returns. reported
that LAdEerWood. with So suD8crl0-
ers to bonds and an allotment Of
$40, 900, had subscribed $60.9aaa
Record at Elicit.
Elliott. a town OF 100 population.
an Ransom. county, assigned an aIlot-
munt OF Sc 500. has given q total sub
scription OF f1s.50o. with every man
in the community over ~ years Of
age. taking a bond
FIaxkon, with an allotment Of sz5s-
~
date and that the returns were not
conplete.
"The allotment for the city q
Wahpeton was ken in voluntary
subscriptions on the first day of the
campaign. said the secretary Of the
bankers' association. 'iand In the
town OF Flaxt0n every unit went
over the top I'm the fi-st day"
achoo4 Children Aid.
The secretary reported hat AZ 1ysw
Rockford the school children have
organized a Wesley G. Mcdowell
Liberty Loan School club, and sub
scribed sz.108 to the third loan. and
in the second loan took 81, 100. The
report from q member OF ths club. 1
made TO the state headquarters. pre-
dfcted the club would raise 5000 /
before the campaign ends. New 1
Rockford and Eddy county are Mr. /
1EcDoweIFa old stamping grounds.
The. rsadv response o. the people
Of the stats to taking ToluutarE sub
scrfpttons accounts Tor the fact that /
the z1lotn1snts were raised 50 quick
" In many Of ths communities and \
BsEfsid 200 Per Cert
~. y. stsnen, chafrmsn OF the third 4
Liberty Loan campaign ct BeEhsId 4
reports that Belneld, a town In west
ern Stark county. subscribed over 200
per cent Of its third Liberty loan
allotment.
This town. wired 1Tr. Etenen to 4
The Forum. has exceeded it's app0r-
tloument from 7s 70 3e0 per cent on
every var relief fund allotted 20 IL.
whether r. IL C. A. Red Cross.
Knights Of Columbus. Salvation
Army or Liberty loan We beliaTe
TN going over the top"
Ruso Is en- the Map
The little town Of Ruso, -. d. is
on the map and there with q zoo
rsr. csnt subscrfpti0n OF its aIlot-
msnt. At the end Of So hours. the
Ruso district OF Mclean county had
subscriptions for double the amount
OF its allotment This not only en-
titles the village 10 the government
special Liberty Loan d9&, but cns
with 8. blue star added-
Devils Lake reports that on ae-
soumt oR tbs rain, there were no
ApectacuIar features Of the Ramsey
county drive, but the third day
dawn8d with the committees conf
dent the 9s00, 600 marx had been
passed The drive made by tas wo-
men Of that city is already far BE-
yund the expectations Of the pro-
motsEa. To date $40. 500 has been
reported. EtarEweatilar women hold
the banner I'm Ramsey county for
Liberty loan work The coUEzftGsgE
notified AErs. b. e Baldwin Of Dew
is Lake Yaafardav, Il had secured
810, 500 with territory yet 70 canvas
The city Of Maudan uaMsed ths
4lo5.000 marx THURSDAY evening
Owing to the wet weather which
made III impossible 10 canvass the
country districts. the gain ThurgaaE
was confined 70 the combfuE of tire
city. The rain Likewise has inter-
fsred with the work in other towns
of Morton county. Eabron- EIsahar,
sweet Brfar and HuH have aIraaaFH
exceeded their quotas