drive raised $1721—$546 over Ossian's assigned quota. The enrollment campaign of 1919 was conducted by the local boy scouts. Although the fighting was over, 276 residents were registered, with 104 becoming members of the pig club.

All church bells in Military township were tolled for the first five minutes of each hour—from 3:00 to 10:00 P. M.—on Flag Day, June 14, 1917, to remind residents of the closing of subscriptions to the first bond drive. A list of 81 Ossian citizens who purchased liberty bonds in this drive was published in the Bee. The second bond drive raised $38,450; and the third, with banker Fred Figge at the helm, doubled the township's assigned quota on the first day.

The war brought new taxes to the community's residents; an amusement tax of 1¢ was added to-ten cent theater admissions (2¢ on 1¢5), 8% was added to rail tickets and 3% placed on shipments of milk and cream. The valuations of all livestock was increased for tax purposes. All citizens with an income of $1000 or more were required to pay an income tax.

Several government regulations were imposed on the public for the duration of hostilities: all business houses, with the exception of hotels and restaurants, were required to close by 5:30 on week days and all day Sunday; residents were asked to observe a meatless day on Tuesday, a wheatless day on Wednesday, and lightless nights on Thursday and Saturday; sales of sugar were limited to 5 lbs. for urban residents—10 lbs., rural customers; flour sales limits were 1/4 bbl. in town and 1/2 bbl. country.

Ralph Jones, a member of the war fair price committee, published a list of recommended grocery prices:

A coal shortage developed during hostilities. A "tag your shovel" day was held early in 1918. The school children distributed tags, reminding coal shovelers to conserve, to the head of every household in town.

This shortage was partially alleviated through the graces of three good Samaritans: Rev. Thiltgen shared a carload of coal consigned to the Parochial School; M. J. Carter emptied the bin in one of his unoccupied houses for the needy; and Ole Hendrickson hauled all his coal to town and switched to wood for fuel.

E. R. Webster, W. M. Allen and George Cooper loaned their field glasses to the war department for the duration. Mr. Webster received a letter of thanks from Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ass'st Sec'y of the Navy. This letter, signed by the future president, would be a highly prized memento today.

A patriotic rally was held in 1918 with a crowd estimated at over 2000. The largest parade ever assembled in Ossian—including both schools, the Boy Scouts,