The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-27
The campaign is on.

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All of the volunteer workers for the
sale of bonds for the fourth Liberty
loan in Lee county have their sub
scrtption blanks and their final In
structions and are hard at work.
L At the meeting at the county court
house last night the blanks were
given out to the local solicitors and
the final instructions were read.
Chairman Boyd's parting shot was
Nov go to it"
Buy Early.
If you haven't made up your mind
just how many bonds you will buy
do 30 now.
ALI the men who are soliciting sub
scriptions for bonds are giving their
time in a patriot motive and prac'
tically all have agreed to forget their
personal business until the bond can.
vass Is completed.
This canvass should last not more
than three days If everyone will
transact their business with the
solicitor as quickly as possible.
Hunt Your Salesman.
| There is a salesman for every block
in the city.
| If you are not called upon by
Monday evening be patriotic yourself
and hunt out the solicitor in your
block.
| :. Every bank in the city and county
has arranged to give all inquirers full
details of the bonds and manner of
purchasing.
| If there is anything about the bonds
which you don't quite understand go
to your bank now and straighten out
your idea of the matter and be ready
to put your signature ION the dotted
| line" when you are asked to do so.
TWO Things important.
In the fourth canvass for the sale
of Liberty bonds two things are very
important, the amount that you buy
and the speed with which you buy
them Keokuk's quota is away up
and 1t beehoves every man to buy
all that he can.
Any local bank will sell you bonds
| If you will pay 4 percent of the face
of the bond when you purchase and
4 percent per week until the bond is
paid for.
That means If you buy fifty dol
lar bond you can pay So down and
50 week for twenty-four weeks A
hundred dollar bond will cost 81 down
and 81 week for twenty-four weeks
and each larger bond in the same
proportion.
Do the Job Quickly.
There seems to be no logical reason
why the word should not be sent
out by not later than Monday even
ing that Keokuk has attained its
quota. Sunday Is good time for the
solicitors to work. The soldiers do
not let down their defense or stay
their offense on Sunday.
The kaiser and his crowd do not
let up manning and Gripping and
numbering helpless women and chill
.dren just because the day is Sunday
Pledge your Liberty bonds sub
scription on Sunday If you haven't
done 1t before and it may be the
means of quiettng this war ridden
world one Sunday sooner.
Complete Details.
The fourth Liberty loan of six bill
lion dollars will be the largest sum
of money ever borrowed at one time
by the United States or any other
government. The quota for Keokuk
Of s5S5,000.00 is the largest sum of
money ever attempted to be raised
at one time for one purpose In Keo-
kuk. To raise our quota, we must
have the united support of every
loyal citizen Of Keokuk, and perhaps
1t may assist If the plan of canvass
be BRIEFLY indicated.
City Organization.
The city will be canvassed by
wards, and those in charge of the
ward organizations are as follows:
First ward. B. We'll.
Second ward-J. w. Rovane.
Third ward-C. r. JOY
Fourth ward. e. Mitchell.
Fifth ward-M. F. King, Jr.
Sixth ward-J. H. Mcnamara.
Seventh ward-Frank w. Swan.
Each ward has been subdivided
into districts and sufficient number
Of workers have promised to give
their time without compensation for
the purpose of visiting every resi-
dence, Office, factory or other bust
ness institution. i