PIERCE COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR Pierce County, Wisconsin Published September 1919 by the Red Wing Printing Company Red Wing, Minnesota *************************************************************************** This web site and its contents in the format presented, except where otherwise noted on the page, are copyrighted by Debbie Barrett and may not be copied, altered, converted nor uploaded to any electronic system or BBS, nor linked from any "pay-for-view" site, linked in such a manner as to appear to be part of another site including "frame" capturing, nor included in any software collection or print collection of any type without the express written permission of the author of this site, namely, Debbie Barrett. Please report any such violations to Debbie Barrett, mrsgrinnin@home.com. If you are caught in someone else's frame, please go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~wipierce and click on the link provided to free you. *************************************************************************** PIERCE COUNTY LIBERTY LOANS ETC. Allotments Subscriptions First $250,000 $127,800 Second 325,000 338,400 Third 330,000 506,050 Fourth 550,000 665,250 Fifth 450,000 239,900 Population 22,000 Banking Resources 3,710,000 Assessed Valuation $29,599,000.00 SALE OF WAR SAVINGS STAMPS, NOV. 1, 1918 State of Wisconsin $26,583,331.11 Per Capita for State 10.58 Pierce County 261,854.97 Per Capita for County 11.86 THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, PIERCE COUNTY CHAPTER Preliminary organization April 27, 1917. Organization completed May 20, 1917. Treasurer's Report for period beginning May 20, 1917, and ending November 17, 1919. Total receipts for General Fund $42,990.75 Less amount turned into War Fund 1,96.31 (typo in book) NET $41,026.84 WAR FUND To McAdoo, Treasurer $2,303.90 Second Red Cross War Fund 13,513.10 TOTAL $15,817.00 GRAND TOTAL $56,843.84 DISTRIBUTED War Fund $15,817.00 General Fund $36,786.00 On Hand 4,240.84 TOTAL $56,843.84 RED CROSS ACCOUNT May 10, 1917, to November 17, 1918, with the Branches Contributions On Hand River Falls $28,677.29 $1,264.50 Ellsworth 6,404.88 861.26 Spring Valley 5,257.23 412.89 Elmwood 4,496.52 419.54 Prescott 3,054.83 264.35 Maiden Rock 2,619.67 310.63 Plum City 1,537.49 100.47 Diamond Bluff 1,339.84 129.99 Beldenville 1,198.21 108.59 Bay City 861.36 82.44 Ono 769.87 54.81 R.F. Normal School 240.48 (None) Co. Supt. Jr. Aux. 166.52 166.52 Oak Ridge 166.40 15.02 R.F. High School Jr. 53.25 49.83 TOTAL $56,843.84 $4,240.84 W.G. SPENCE, Treasurer