Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1918 — OVER THE TOP IN THREE DAYS [ARTICLE]

OVER THE TOP IN THREE DAYS

Jaipur Was Among First Counties to Pass Goat. SALES MAY REACH $300,000 Bat Grand Total Will Not Be Known for Some Time as Sales Are Still Going On. Jasper county was among the first dozen counties in Indiana reaching its Third Liberty loan bond allotment, and returns made to director of sales James H. Chapman last Thursday showed that subscriptions had reached the miniimium mark, and Mr, Chapman reported the fact to Indianapolis, placing Jasper county among the very first reaching the top. Subscriptions are still coming in, and it is probable the total sales at the end of the drive will reach $300,000 or better. The fact that Henry O. Harris of Rensselaer, who sold most of his real estate holdings in Jasper and Newton counties some months ago, takes $ IOO.OOOof these bonds—perhaps the largest individual subscription in Indiana —is responsible for Jasper county’s going “over the top” so early in the drive. While the minimum issue of. bonds for this loan is $3,000,000,-] 000, the government has announced that it will take all over-subscrip-J tions, and it has urged every unit, to exceed its allotment as an indication of the unanimity of the, people in backing up their government’s call for funds, and a noble response has been made so far as Jasper county and Indiana is concerned, for it is probable that every unit here will slightly over-sub-scribe its allotment and thus secure the flag given to such units. The farmers generally are doing their share and subscriptions will ( be coming in unsolicited even, up, to the close of the drive, and the I indications are that the allotment for the county will be over subscribed several thousand dollars. Up to yesterday thirty-two counties in the state had reached their minimum quotas.