Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
KING ESTATE BUYS
A LARGE BLOCK Of
NEW LIBERTY LOAN
EXECUTORS DECIDE TO PUT 5000
OF Y. NJ. C. A. MONEY INTO PA.
TRiOTIC USE-FARMER CALL
ED UPON TO DO THEIR BIT
YOUR MINUTE MEN BUSY.

Subscriptions to the second Liberty
Loan are pouring into the banks in
all denominations by business and
professional people. farmer as well as
the working men and women of this
community.
The movement seems to have taken
on new life in the last day or two and
everyone you meet seems To be boost
ing for the Liberty Loan and already
the Liberty Loan buttons are being
worn in great numbers showing that
our people are buying bonds and many
who have subscribed promised to
double or treble their subscriptions
Yesterday the loan received a biz
boost from the directors of the late
s. +. King estate from the Y NJ. {. A.
fund when they voted to use $1,000
worth of this fund in Liberty Loan
bonds. which is a splendid move and
one that will be greeted with hearty
approval by the people of Ottawa
The German Benevolent Society
have agreed 10 take $500 of the see.
ond Liberty Loan bonds They were
also generous subscribers to the first
loan
Chairman Grggs and his associates
are working out plan TO reach every
farmer in this community The far.
merS themselves are beginning TO
awaken to the importance Of doing
their share toward subscribing gen.
erously to this second loan and the
government officials are very much
concerned and place a special empha-
sis on the fact that the farmer should
be one of the most liberal subscribers
to this second Liberty Loan which
brings them 4 per cent interest and
which is not taxable
Nearly every member Of the com
mittees chosen by Chairman Griggs is
speeding up and most of them are
much encouraged with the success of
their canvass
This is no time for sentiment or
tagging. but is the phsycolocical time
to sign an application blank for what
YOU feel able to do when one is of
fered to you
Adolph Dauber who is in charge of
the La Sale county campaign. wears
broad smile these days when he sees
tine splendid reports from this yicin.
ity. He was in Ottawa today and re-
ports splendid progress, and in fact,
he says the people are subscribing
more generously than they believed
possible
Attorney David Cairns. who t. IN
Charge of the four minute men who
are to speak in the theaters and pub
lie places. will announce the names
OF the men chosen tomorrow. The
silver tongue orators will be frs
heard tomorrow night. The speakers
have been instructed to finish 'hcr
talk in four minutes. Any of the
speakers who go beyond their time
are subject to severe punishment tAat
will be announced later.
The big billboard in he cour. house
square erected by +. b. Farrell at his
own expense, attracts considerable IT.
tention and is doing a lot toward help
ing the sale OF bonds
Application blanks can be had at the
secretary's Office of the Chamber of
Commerce, every member of the com
mittee chosen, and at every bank in
the city Don't delay another mnrle
but sign an application with whatever
bank you may select and avoid the |
rush that is sure to follow during The
closing days of the campaign
Streator Mark High.
Ad0lph Dauber in charge ii the La
Sale county Liberty Loan campaign, /
announced this afternoon Tat Strea- f,
tor had passed the quarter of 3 uil.I
lion mark in the sale Of LibCrty Loan /
bonds This is splendid record for
S'ipd'ol anu 10 VIZ III OF Wy III lHt E
county to reach strides towards meet. /
ing their quota and there are lew
people but who believe We win reach |
our quota even before the close of .
the campaign.
Show your patriotism by wearing .
button.