Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-16
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FIFTH LOAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
N1cELY-oITY AND ALL VII
Lagos GO OVER.

We are cover the Top, and some
to spare. Morrison county bought her
quota and more. We can again say
that our county is loyal, and we can
be depended upon to come through for.
anv war activities with credit to our
selves and to the cause.
In the five liberty loans there has
been two million dollars subscribed FOR
liberty bonds, not quite six per cent OF
the real valuation Of the county. That
is, Morrison county has loaned to the
government sum Of money equal to
about six per cent Of her real valuation.
A very small amount when you stop to
consider the size and bigness OF the
cause we were working for.
Now that we have finished the joO,
and in the right way, let us go about
our business as better citizens, liner
Americans. The past four years have
brought home lesson to America ana
Americans that is not, in some ways,
altogether pleasant. It has cost US ov-
er 100000 Of our finest young men.
We have loaned the government
close to twenty-five billion dollars, an
amount equal to nearly 10 per cent Of
our national wealth. And yet the Unit
ed States today is richer by far, than
when she entered the war. Farm valu-
ations alone have risen over twenty bill
lion dollars in the United States in the
past four years. This means that the
farm valuations in Morrison county
have increased over two million dollars,
an amount equal to the sum we have
loaned to the government. And re-
member this was loan and not a gift.
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lie, that the Liberty Loan organization
in Morrison county is one that any
chairman could be proud Of. The same
organization has put through all the
loans and drives and has carried them
through with credit in every case.
The ive-wire earnest men OF each
precinct came to the front and showed
that they were not only willing but
anxious to do their bit to help win the
war.
If space would permit woula like to
print the names of the majors, captains
and lieutenants, of the different pre-
cincts who did such splendid work in
putting over the war drives during the
past two years. They deserve great
credit for what they have done.
Not every patriot carried gun and
went cover the top' in France. There
are many here at home who fought
hard against odds and won out with
credit to themselves and the organiza-
ton.
The man here at home who bought
his share of liberty bonds and donated
as freely as his means would allow to
the different war activities, deserves
credit as well as the man who went
across. One cannot work without the
other.
: In this last drive every city and vii.
lage in the county and eleven of our
precincts went cover the top" In an
other column will be given the sum-up
Of the allotments and the amounts sub
scribed. IS
I have enjoyed working with our
splendid county Organization. Every
man Of this organization had the best
interests Of the county and country at
heart, and were at ell times willing to
do everything possible.
We had one Of the worst storms this
spring on the day set for the sale Of
bonds in our county, and the amount
Of bonds subscribed shows that there
was large amount Of hard work done.
Many Of our county precincts did NOT
come through as they should have done
Some thought the war was over and