The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-20
STORY OF A FARMER WHO FAILED
IT'S Typical of Thousands, This Tragedy of Walter Morgan

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which Nud hroughI o. % year cor Nv,
uyiure but the THUS. Wuicn NaI,,i
Morgan was buying reed Jad Diutu,
HI- HmIlN had not gone down "a pro
portion.
The, had fallen off, perhaps 20 O.,
90 H'f cent Inc price ut lua hing
De- rti-cd and sold had been cat boz
nfth or sixth.
Can't Even ~, OF Help.
ht needed Sl4s Geo iiuf or his rorf
husyer- % would tnte from 900 10
600 u-h"l~ to pas The hll ut On.
prevailing price. whereas 10 mort tin,a
hetuI" 90 bushels would -ItIc, h
dld NOT have the money
Nothing doing. was the anSw-,
uf Do banker wu'n 90 luuu CO.. aI4s
wAs requested.
AN rau then -a.I walter Nor.
KAN. iu .HHar despair TN through.
Take 900. corn Tn done,
lie hud almost reached the door.
when Go, banker called him back
The loom was made liut Walter.
heart was uu longer .n his WORK. a,
knew tN8i the end ull come. %
wts through no fault OF his Fo,
some reason The hutton had dropps,l
out OF 'F'ry'hlng fu' word was M
longer dependent upon tine FARMER
ON December 1N. 1854 o. closing.
cut sale was held con th, farm leased
nnd worked hy walter Morgan FOR the
past -four years. There were few
bidder, mainly men r,ury-eutiup
CREDITOR n q huuiful ~ .tolid
~ueiEhhuf- wondering when the same
scene would Dee r"-cnact"I on tn.ir
places
Th- cows for which walter Morgan
had paid fIUu were solid that iuy for
$50 10 SIS "a head H. had 5000
bushels uf corn The day was not FAR
pat when o. would ha,' brought him
SIS 900 % went tur S1.tun. ut So
cents &c huHhtl. Hi- oats went al %
cents. The calves brought $50 a head.
hett"r ihHn he had 'Nl.'rpd with
dul henri.
~air i'ricr Won't "aI IT. Creditors.
when tht auctinneer and the clerk
nad finished aud Uuu tra.I uu ru.
safe. they found 'Htt som. us Ike
$4,000 had h+sI s l.s co. THE
600 was due BOO cine uru,. o thr
farm for uccumulU ted rem .urIup
1899 and 1871 There N,r. uleny
Of creditors waiting To poItn au .nt
rest There Wa not eunu.4 to gu
around.
e. walter Nors-ip touk the ESQ
Iowa farm 900 1919 %. WIS .yli O.
boo. earned hy hard wurt Wl.n
vi" ouu' the farm Dccemh". - 1925
~" had lost everything I'M wt. st.g,
W 10" JUL .| MNFNNNN NNANf "L.
The banker charged uu D.. tg- %
profit and loss ou ccotni af Walter
Morgan the next DAY. Trr 800
hope ~ ever recovering .ry.tIuE ON
b. And Walter Morgan hrt vDrl.,
hHrd-hurder than ever befor, iu uI.
hi~ 80 ycafi of Nfr
Aud hir wife hHH worked And The
kiddieS had helped And they had
prayed
That night % to-ward telegram went
from the ma, Town where Wal
ter Morgan had traded Tor -four year.
u was addressed fo his father on tho
old nome" farm blown m Missouri. o.
read
Please scnd u- ft0o to bring ~
home"
There WIS mo- fuffed caif tillcf
there iu fu. Oznrks: Tor no
prodigal son bad come home Only
' hurd working pom who was M was
tr"l but who had nlled and wa back
again