Oxford eagle., 1918-10-17
by c. NJ. Morrison.

By c. NJ. Morrison.
Sept 26, 1918. / see there In to be
another Liberty Loan raised In this
country. 1t is the fourth one, think.
] didn't pay very much attention 10
the others and / guess / can get
through this time without having to
subscribe anything. / made another
farm mortgage loan today at Z per
cent on the Jason Smith farm II
wasn't much Of a loan, but you never
can tell. The Smith boy In in the
army. / hear. and maybe the interest
won't be kept up. Ii is a good farm
and ] could use it.
Sept. Is. l was uptown today. All
the talk seems to be about this Lib
,erty Loan and / am hoping that / can
arrange TO be away from home during
Q part Of the campaign. I understand
II In TO last until about Oct 8. or some
thing like that. and IL ! can be away It
viii be better. can't understand why
g man Of some property who has man
aged to accumulate some money
should be asked TO give II up to the
government Anyway. don't believe
IN war and think IL Ia foolish TO have
10 listen to talk about the Germ=ns
coming into this country and confis-
eating property II We Americans
should be whipped. ! am q pacifist
don't believe In war. especially In q
war where II is necessary for the peo
pie who have money to buy bonds and
subscribe 10 the Red Cross and buy
War Savings Stamps. II would not be
30 bad IL could buy the bonds away
below par. al about $40 for q 500
bond
Ny wife keeps asking me how many
bonds j am going TO take She seems
to think that don't know how 10 nan
Gle money. ] want ~ least per cent
E~- - -snii.r se~n- NO us1ter II II
IL the government that wants 20 boz
row. Ny dollars are my own This
country did not give me one red cent
] am going 10 do exactly rs ! please
with what have. and. anyway. / have
some good loans lined up on some Of
the bottom farms around here and
they win 60 through al right IL / can
persuade these farmers around not 10
have anything 10 do with this Federal
Farm Loan Bank that is interfering
with my losning business
The Bank oirectera
Sept ~. There WAS q meeting OF
the directors OF the First National
Bank today and was there. thought
this was 10 be q regular directors
meeting. but the first thing I knew
this Liberty Loan business came up. I
managed 10 keep the meeting from
getting around 10 the point where II
Of us would be required 10 sign up for
q certain amount OF bonds, but II was
hard work TO do f.
The trouble IL thai the president OF
the bank knows just about how much
ready money can lay my hands on
right now. ! vish I had taken II all
out Of the bank. had II changed into
gold and buried IL somewhere on my
place AS i came through the bank
after the meeting the president-his
name is Watson and he Is head Of the
County Liberty Loan Committee
stopped me and said. We are count
Ing on good big subscription from
you this time. II seems that you were
missed In the other loans and We
want 10 put you down early IN the
game"
/ didn't say anything much and man
aged TO get away. ! wonder If II
wouldn't be good plan for me 10 sub
scribe for one $50 bond. ] could wear
the Liberty Loan button then and no
one could say a word Ny wife is stil
fostering me about IT, Everywhere
90 hear something about this Liberty
Loan business. ! guess ! won't be
able to leave town after all. and !
cont believe it would do me any good.
as the Loan Committee seems 70 re
member that was out of town during
the other loan campaigns
As went down 10 get into my Cal
TO drive out TO the place this afternoon
heard half-grown boy say Stacker,
Stacker. Old Man Stacker. where's
your Liberty Bond button?" ] wish
had a mortgage on his fathers place!
All day long / have been lodging LOT
OF women who are trying 10 get bond
subscriptions. had 10 lock the door
OF my office and appear TO be out OF
town / know that / failed 10 collect
some interest payments because / had
that door locked and the man with he
money went away. finally had to
sneak down the back way, and when
got to my car found 1t almost full,
seemed like. Of Liberty Bond folders
and circulars. l ara afraid tomorrow
Is going to hs q hard day. 4y wife