The Adair County news., 1918-10-30
BY c. M. Morrison.

BY c. M. Morrison.
Sept. Is, 1918. / see there is to be
another Liberty Loan raised in this
country 1t is the fourth one, think.
I dida't pay very much attention TO
the others and 1 guess 1 can get
through this time without having to
subscribe anything. I made another
farm mortgage loan today at z per
sent on the Jason Smith farm. 1t
wasn't much of a loan, but you never
can tell. The Smith boy is in the
army, hear, and maybe the interest
won't be kept up. 1t is good farm
and could use it.
Sept. 20. l was uptown today. All
the talk seems to be about this Lib
-;srty Loan and I am hoping that can
arrange to be away from home during
"a part of the campaign. understand
it is TO last until about Oct. 5, or some
thing like that, and If can be away it
will be better. / can't understand why
"a man of some property who has man
aged to accumulate some money
should be asked to give it up to the
government. Anyway, 1 don't believe
III war and think it is foolish to have
Sho listen to talk about the Germans
coming into this country and confis-
eating property if we Americans
should be whipped. / am pacifist.
I don't believe in war, especially in
war where it is necessary for the PEG.
pie who have money to buy bonds and
subscribe to the Red Cross and buy
Var Savings Stamps. 1t would not be
80 bad if 1 could buy the bonds away
low par, at about $50 for a 500
z'95nd.
Ny wife keeps asking me how many
ads an Eoing to take. She seems
o think thai don't know how to ham
.dle money. | want at least per cent
rfior every do..2r l loan, no matter if it
is the government that wants to Dor
-ow. My dollars are my own. This
country did not give me one red cent.
am going to do exactly as l please
with what have, and, anyway, have
some good loans lined up on some of
the lotion farms around here and
they viii go through ali right if can
persuade these farmers around not to
have 4nything to do with this Federal
Farm Loan Bank that is interfering
with my loaning business.
The Bank Directors.
SEPT. 27. There was a meeting OF
The directors of the First National
Bank today and l was there. thought
his was to be a regular directors
hut hn 7
this Liberty Loan business came up.
managed to keep the meeting from
gettiI around to the point where Il
OF III would be required to sign up fol
q certain amount Of bonds, but it was
hard york to do it.
Tn trouble is that the president o.
the hank knows just about how much
ready money l can lay my hands OF
right LOW. l wish l had taken it al
out q the bank, had it changed intC
gold nd buried it somewhere on M!
place As ! came through the banl
after the meeting the presidential
name IS Watson and he is head Of th'
County Liberty Loan Committee
stopped me and said, 1--WE are count
ing On a good big subscription from
you this time. 1t seems that you wer,
missed in the other loans and W,
want TO put you down early in thu
game
I didn't say anything much and man
aged to get away. | wonder if i
wouldn't be a good plan for me to sub
scribe for one $50 bond. l could wea
--a Liberty Loan button then and n
one could say a word. My wife is still
Fostering me about it. Everywhere
go hear something about this Libert
Loan business. ! guess won't b
able to leave town after all, and
don't believe it would do me any good
as the Loan Committee seems to r,
member that was out of town durin
the other loan campaigns.
AS I went down to get into my ca
TO drive out to the place this afternoo
heard half-grown boy say "Slacke
Stacker, Old Man Stacker, where
your Liberty Bond button?" I wish
had a mortgage on his fathers place
All day long have been lodging Ii
of women who are trying to get bon
subscriptions. had to lock the doc
Of my office and appear to be out I
town. know that ! failed to collie
some interest payments because / Ia
hat door locked and the man with Il
mcney went away. I finally had
sneak Gown the back Wy, AID %ht
got to my car found it almost ia
seemed like, OF L[aelly Bond ioide
an nculars am afraid tomorro
. ITO be hard day. Ny wi