Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1918 — OUR BANNER BOND BUYER [ARTICLE]

OUR BANNER BOND BUYER

HANGING GROVE TENANT BUYS $5,000 FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN BONDS. Virgil Hobson, who lives on the Rose farm in Hanging Grove township, has bought $5,000.00 of Fourth Liberty Loan bonds. This is the best piece of patriotism we have heard of in Jasper county. Mr. Hobson is a tenant and has made every cent of this money on the farm on which he now lives. He has spent every dollar he has in the world for bonds and has nothing left but his farming outfit There are two points upon which Mt. Hobson deserves the greatest commendation. His splendid ability to make money and his patriotism of placing every bit of it at the disposal of £he government at this critical time is worthy of praise. What about the farmer who owns a farm as large as the one on which Mr. Hobson lives and has bought but a one hundred dollar bond? We believe Mr. Hobson is the banner bond buyer of Jasper courfty and possibly of the state. He deserves the very greatest commendation.