Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-19
Rusk County Steadily Working
Up to Her Quota of
$4,000
BUY A BOND AND
WEAR YOUR BUTTON
Every Person Buying His Or Her
Allotment Will Receive an Honor
FIag.-Sh0w Your Metal

The big drive to sell $4,000 worth
of the Third Liberty Bonds in Rusk
county is ON. Commencing Monday
morning the bond statesmen started a
comprehensive campaign to sell a bond
to every man, woman and child able
to buy one or more bonds in Rusk
county.
Reports coming in from the differ
ent villages i'll the county show that
some have filled their quota others
have over-subscribed, while others are
struggling to sell their allotment.
Honor Flags to be Displayed
Owing to the tremendous rush of bus
mess caused by the many salesman re-
porting during the first few days and
the consequent piling up of the work
i'll both banks in Ladysmith it has been
found impossible to distribute the
honor flags on time These however
will be given out shortly and each per-
son buying his or her allotment will re-
ceive an honor flag with the name of
the purchaser written thereon.
Wear Your Button
Each and every person not wearing
n Third Liberty Loan button will be
asked TO buy bond and those who
have bought are requested to wear
their buttons so that no time will have
to be wasted by the busy statesmen
and saleswomen who are throwing
their own work and business aside in
an effort to reach their quota in the
shortest possible time. The sacrifice
Of time being made by the solicitors
who are neglecting their own business
should be taken into consideration by
the people and they should not he
asked to call again. The easy payment
plan makes it possible for anyone to
buy bonds. Just think of it, four
months time are given in which to pay
for the bonds without any interest
Show YOur Metal
The man who tries to think up an
excuse for not buying bond should
stop and consider the following facts
cent, on the contrary you are putting
your money in the best bank in the
world. the United States Government
Second. any bank will give you all the
time you need in which to pay for a
bond: Third you are doing the next
best thing to taking up a gun against
the Kaiser, loaning money to Uncle
Sam which he will use to furnish am
mumitiOn to those fighting your bat
tie; Fourth, if you think you can't
afford it. how about the boy i'm the
trenclles-will you trade with him?
Fifth. you are showing whether You
stand with America or Germany.
Don't wait for Il salesman to call on
you. Come into either bank and show
your coIorS.
Wake Up, Rusll County Farmers
Owing to the tremendous amount of
work connected with the Liberty Loan
drive. it was found impossible to send
statesmen TO see all the farmers The
attention of the executive committee
however is on the farmer for this rea-
son and every farmer who calls him
self 100 per cent American should be
wearing a Third Liberty Loan button
Mr. Farmer, if you think you would
he making Il sacrifice in buying bond
what about the mill worker who re
ceives $3.50 per day, pays rent, has nc
garden, has 6 or children and still
buys q bond? What would you do, il
You had to buy your fuel. buy all your
provisions, pay rent. pay doctor bills
had no place to raise a garden. all on
$3.50 per day and no pay when sick?
If you think these same mill work
ers are not loyal. think this over:
The Ladysmith chair factory employs
40 people, most of them having fam
lilies and owning no property an6
working for a daily wage. In one day
20 of these employees, men. boys and
girls, bought $1700 in Third Liberty
tion that the other ten will buy. Car
you show a good excuse in the face oi
this? Don't spend another day with
out wearing button. Come into
easy payment plan and buy bond.
Mr.. Farmer, the employees of the
Fountain Campbell Lumber CO. mostly
laborers, bought $4,000 worth of Liberty