The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
MAHAsKl COUNTY
IS FIRST IN IOWA
TO RAISE QUOTA FOR THE THIRD
LIBERTY LOAN.
WAS OVER TOP FRIDAY NIGHT
New Sharon Started Stampede and
oversubseribed Friday, April f.
Subscriptions Still Coming
In Rapidly.

Mahaska County is cover the top"
Moreover, she is still going.
She was over, good and strong, Fri
day night
she was the second county in all
Iowa to go over, with the possibility
that she was the first
County Chairman C. E. Lofiand has
been assured of second place for Ma
haska and has been told of the posi-
bility of his county being first in
Iowa and the fifth in six states.
Mahaska county had her quota by
Friday night, April 5, day before
the date set for the general canvas.
This splendid record was due to
the careful organization perfected in
the county and the ready response OF
the people generally
Not only did every one work in ev-
cry school district OF the county, but
the people were ready and anxious
10 subscribe and they are still sub
seribing.
Still Coming.
Mahaska county apportionment was
$500. 100000. This has been reached
and passed with the chances that it
will be at least fifty per cent over
subscribed and likely much more than
this figure Subscriptions are tum-
bling over each other in the effort 10
get in on the big record.
Many people have not been salts.
fed to subscribe the amount allotted
by the organization estimate but have
insisted uron taking more. People
have subscribed who were not on the
visiting lists and money has come
rom unsupported channels.
New Sharon's Record.
The greatest record of the county
was that of New Sharon and it is
one that will stand without parallel |
in the state Prairie township went
over spontaneously, automatically, of
her own free will and accord, Thurs |
ay evening, April 4. two days before
order to start was scheduled to
rive. At patriotic meeting held
Thursday evening to prepare the way
for the work of the canvass the sum
OF $4,000 was voluntarily subscribed
when the quota of the township was
only $57,O00.00.
Patriotism was given free rein and
the astonishing record was made for
tho north county township. Nor
was this the end. The amount has |
now gone far beyond 100000, sub |
scriptions have been pouring into |
committeeman and the banks since !
Thursday. All day Friday, Saturday, |
and even Sunday. 1t now begins to
look as if New Sharon and Prairie !
would meet their quota and double it. |
They have now almost 100000, and |
possibly more They have sent out |
the S. o. S. Somebody please CONC
and stop US. We someway got a-goiIfg !
and we cant stop"
How 1t Happened.
Thursday evenings meeting was
not intended for the purpose of TAX
ing subscriptions. During the course |
of the program some one offered TO
plank down. This was like match |
to dry powder and the meeting blew |
up. Every one wanted to subscribe |
at once. Some one was sent after |
blanks but this was too slow and
several clerks were kept busy making |
the record of the names and the /
amounts, the detail formalities to fol-
low later.
New Sharon's record probably |
stands without a parallel in the
state and the town and township will
get a flag.
Oskaloosa is over with her appor.
tionment but more is coming in rap
idly from all sources. Townships
having reported are continually call
ing up and adding to their former fig
ures.
Total figures are impossible to give
Just yet as the compilation of the re-
ports is a difficult piece of work and
the figures are changing more rapid
Iy than they can be made up.
II is glory enough to know that we
are over good and strong and that
Mahaska county is entitled to SER
vice flag.