The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-02
AW AY OVER The TOP.
Little Mile Laos Covers Herself With
Glory in Oyersubscribing Her
Liberty Loan Allotment.

Amount Allotted $4,000, Amount
Subscribed 1884, 45o-No Coun-
ty Makes Better Showing.
Little Mile Laos county has come to
the front nobly in subscriptions for the
third Liberty loan. The quota that the
county was expected to subscribe was
$4,000. The amount subscribed
was $254,450. When it is taken into
consideration that there are two UNI
organized towns in the county, and Of
the Is organized towns nine Of them
are sparsely settled, it is remarkably
good showing. No county in the state
has, proportionately, done any better.
All of which goes to prove that the
citizens of Mile Laos county as a
hole are loyal to their country and
viii back up the boys who have gone
and are going across the Atlantic to
battle in, the cause Of democracy.
The gratifying result in this county
is in large measure due to the un-
firing efforts of E. L. Mcmillan of
this village and his corps of able as
sistants. Mr.. Mcmillan, who had
charge Of the drive, gave of his time
ungrudgingly for weeks, held meet
ings, organized every town and village
in the county, wrote hundreds of let
ters, used the telephone aunsparingly
and labored increasingly, and he re-
ceives not one cent of compensation.
Surely he has done his bit for his
country.
Mr.. S. P. Skahen, who had charge
of the speaking bureau, also rendered
Invaluable assistance and is entitled
to no small modicum of-praise.
zast week mention was made of Rev.
Strauch of Princeton town and Rev.
Ehwald of this village, but another
minister of the gospel equally deserv-
ing of praise is Rev. F. A. Peterson
of the Wyanett Swedish Baptist
church, who resides on the outskirts
of the village; through his individual
exertions $4,000 was subscribed by
residents of Princeton town. Arthur
w, Sleeves, who was at the head of
the Princeton town organization,
worked like beaver and obtained re-
suits. Princeton Farmers, two-thirds
of whom are of German birth or
descent, did their part. In fact the
farmers Of the entire county came to
the front in fine shape: there were
1872 township or farmers subscrip-
tions aggregating $156, $50, and there
were 100 village subscriptions aggre-
eating $97,700. Numerous farmers
took $500, and three farmers I.
Clark of Onamia, O. P. Chalstrom of
Bogus Brook and Robert Christopher
son of Milo,-took $1,000 each. Mr..
nd Mrs. LATE Slaback Of Princeton
= ]nship took $1,000, and the
Glendorado Farmers Mutual Fire In
surance company subscribed for $4,000
which was credited to Greenbush. The
largest Individual subscriber was T.
H. Galley Of this village-he took
$4,000.
The bulk of the subscriptions were
in amounts Of $50 and $500, although
there were many $500 and a score or
so of $1,000 subscriptions. Every
bank in the county co-operated heart
lily and lent all possible assistance in
making the drive a success.
The sparsely settled lake towns and
! the lake villages made an excellent
showing. All of them went away
cover the top" The little fractional
town of East Side, under the leader
ship Of County Commissioner Peter
Shin, won flag and a start is
the banner town in the county. Kathio
is a close second to East Side and is
50 entitled to flag and star, for
which E. E. Dinwiddie is deserving of
credit.
Every town and village that went
over it's quota is awarded flag.
Liz OHAy COWHS IudL 1ell GOWN
on their quota were Milaca, Bogus
Brook and Greenbush, but it was
through no fault of the men who had
charge Of those towns, all of whom
worked diligently to put their respec-
tive towns over, and Mr. Mcmillan APP
preciates their patriotic efforts just
as much as if they had succeeded. AS
was to be expected Princeton village
leads in the amount subscribed, and
substantial old Milo, under the guild
ance Of N. J. Sederquist, leads the
towns:
The annexed table gives the amount
apportioned to each town and village.