Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-12
BOND SALE BEGINS Monday
TOWNSHIPS AND VILLAGES TO
ORGANIZE COMMITTEES AT
0NCE-$400,00 EXPECTED

ONCE-$400,0OO EXPECTED
Preliminary steps for the opening
of the campaign for the sale of the
second issue Of Liberty bonds were
taken Wednesday afternoon at a meet
ing of township officials with J. K.
Martin, who has been appointed coun-
ty chairman for Morrison county, at
the county court house. About sixty
people attended the meeting. Tho cam.
paign for the sale of bonds opens next
Monday morning and in the meantime
the township clerks and village record
ers are expected to call meeting to
organize and appoint soliciting COM
mittees.
Senator f. j. Westlake of Minnea-
polls was at the meeting Wednesday
afternoon and gave a brief talk on
Liberty bonds. He explained that town
and village officials, when they took
office, took an oath to support the con-
stitution of the United States. There
fore they must do their bit now by
conducting the campaign for the sale
of bonds, he said. No apology need
be offered for the goods thus being
sold, he said, as the government is
not asking the people to give them
anything, but is asking for a loan. AS
an illustration of this he pointed out
how a farmer might ask his son to loan
him some money, giving as security
on the note his property. He asked If
the people should not be just as willing
TO make loan to the government,
when the principal involved was just
the same. The United States, Uncle
Sam, is asking the people to give him
change, to change $50, 800, $1,000
or $4,000 bill for him, Senator West
lake said. 49,
Senator Westlake said that ono sure
" can afford to make little sacrifice
for the greatest and best government
under the sun, even to borrowing mon
ev at the bank to buy bond. Many
of us. he added, are concerned as to
what kind of times there will be and
wondering whether they will be good.
The speaker said that there would be
good times and he cited figures to prove
this statement. Some argue, he said,
that If the soldiers would stay on this
r side, and not 90 across the waters to
fight, they would give Of their money.
The senator said this was no argument
to present and he condemned persons
who make such utterances as having
no right to citizenship in this country.
Those must be hardhearted people, he
said, who can stand and see their boys
90 10 the front to fight and perhaps
never come back, and then stand back
and refuse to offer up some sacrifice
for their welfare.
= In closing Senator Westlake said
that he wanted every man present to
pledge their unremitting work every
minutes until, this campaign is finished.
In reply to a., question after his talk
Senator Westlake explained that Lib
erty bonds Of the second issue up to
$1,000 will not be subject to taxation
but that on bonds above that amount
there will be small tax.
J.K. Martin, county chairman, stat
ed that the amount allotted to, the
ninth district was expected to sub.
scribe at least IT'S millions, Morrison
coupty's allotment is $400, 900, he said.
The allotment to each township will be
based on the assessed valuation.
Banks in the county took up the
greater part of the $3.50, 900 in bonds
that this county raised in the first is-
sue, Mr.. Martin said, but this time an
effort will be made to distribute the
allotment more evenly over the coun-
try. The campaign will begin next
Monday and closes October 81, when
all reports must be in.
M. NJ. Williams, chairman Of the
county safety association, gave a brief
talk about the bond sale. He said that
the armies would be worth nothing if
there was no money to support them.
He said that if we do not subscribe to
the loans the money, must be raised by
direct taxation.
Al the close of the meeting those
present were given subscription cards
and cards for reporting those who fail
to buy bonds.
County Committee
!. X. Martin, Chairman.
E. J. Richie, Secretary.
: r. B. Millard, General Manager.
In this city committees will canvass
each ward. Mr.. Martin has appoint
Led the following committees:
City Of Little Falls Organization
City chairman-Dr. E. w. Kaliher.
First Ward
Chairman-H. A. Rider.
Solicitors
1st St. SE and Highland Ave-Miss
Winnie Renick.
Cd St. SE-Leo Billstein.
Sd st. SCI. F. McNally.
4th st. SE-Mrs. Ed. Richie.
5th St. SEWN. Pantzke.
s Of Broadway and w of 1st ST.
H. r. Biddinger.
second Ward
Cbairman-Geo. Kiewel.,
Solicitors
lst st. NE-F. K. Heroux.
. I'd st. NE-Rev. E. B. Service.
Sd st. NE-H. w. Venners.
4th st. NE-F. K. Bastien.
5fh st. NE-Not filed.
W Of 1st St. and N of Broadway
Ernest Gatchell.
Third Ward 4
Chairman-Nels J. Peterson.
Solicitors
1st and Cd Sts. NW-Dr.y G. F. Hoist
N Of Broadway and w of I'd ST.
Geo. Peterson.