The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-11
County Gees Into Fourth Day Of Cam
paign; Thousands Shy Of Third
Liberty Loan Mark
DRIVE ROLLS ON
AT FEVER HEAT
Chickasha Shows Total Of $l94;OOO;
County Subscribes $lOl, 600; Some
Not In; More Patriotic Firms

While the campaign for the raising
Of the Third Liberty loan is progress.
ing at fever heat here, it is a certain.
ty that Grady county must knock in
many thousands Of dollars yet or be
classed as Stacker county, accord
ing to figures in the office Of f. L.
susher, county chairman, this morn.
ing
These figures showed that Grady
is $16d,500 short Or her quota as the
drive opened today. The figures in
round numbers given out by Mr..
Slusher were as follows: The sub
scriptons reported from the city Of
Chickasha were sl94,oG0 The total
oil subscriptions from the county, out
side Of CtleAashq epeYS ta.s nsot..a
ing were $10l,00O. Other subscrip-
tions assured but turned in to the
county chairman, $44,5O0. The grand
total, s339.50O. The quota Of the
county is $503000 leaving Grady in
the red, $l645OO.
Amounts Reported
Following is a list OF the subscrip-
tions reported to Chairman slusher
this morning; From the Chickasha
banks: First National bank, 100000;
Oklahoma National bank, $4,000;
Citizens National bank $4,000;
Chickasha National bank, $4,000;
Farmers State bank, $4,000
The reports Of the chaimen in the
various towns in Grady county out
side Of Chickasha are: Alex $4,000;
Amber $4,000; Bradley $4,000; Minco
$4,000; Ninnekah, $S00O Pocasset
$1,000; Rush Springs $4,000; Tuttle
$4,000; verden $4,000
Word was received this morning
from the Indian department at Wash
ington, that OF the moneys on deposit
to the credit Of Indians in this sec
ton, $4,000 was the sum set aside
for the purchase Of Liberty bonds
This amount is being credited to the
Grady county quota, as other amounts
are being credited to their respective
counties over the state.
Some Not In.
The rScott Jones committee an
nounced to Mr.. Slusher this morning
that they have a total of $4,000 that
il not reported officially to the banks
In addition to this amount, there is in
the city $500 not reported to any
bank. This amount Of subscriptions
Is the result Of the work of the wo-
mems committee. This committee
Lad good success yesterday and
brought their total up to the amount
named. The largest amounts they re
port subscribed by any individual was
$500. Mrs. VIM, Donahue and Mrs.
Sid Anderson bought $500 worth each
1t is thought that the total Of the
subscriptions from the work Of the
womens committee is more than In.
dieated by the report as there are
some that have not been heard from
sover the Top.D''.4''
Amber IS over the top, This was
learned bx, + report from that town
this morning Stating that they had Sc
cured subscriptions to the amount of
$4,000. The quota for Amber is $4,-
200.
Ninnekah reported this morning
that they. also, are over the top and
still going. While they have not gone
quite as far ahead as Amber they
have taken everything iii sight and
according to their report had UP con
siderable momentum. The Ninnekah
quota is $1,000, and their report this
morning showed a total subscription
Of $4,000.
More 100 Per cent Patriots"
Scott Jones, who is working. in the
down-town district. added the follow.
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