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Show ' NEBRASKA FARMER MAKES jHCRIFICE Washington, May 22. L. F. Hansen a young Nebraska farmer who decided decid-ed .his country needed h:m, and therefore there-fore sold his property, bought Liberty bonds, gave to the Red Cross and Joined Join-ed the army, has received a commendatory commen-datory letter from President (Wilson. Hanson had 240 acres near Wayne, N b. Selling that and all his goods, he contributed $3800 to the Red Cross, bought $1000 worth of Liberty Bonds, and gave $1000 to his church. He then Joined the military service and now is a member of an Infantry regiment stationed sta-tioned at Pensacola, iFla. During the third Liberty loan campaign he took $4500 worth of bonds. (President Wihon has written to Hanson Han-son as follows: "Indirectly through a friend I have learned of all the circumstances of your Joining the military forces of the United States, and I want to (tend you this brief lin? to express my admiration ad-miration of the spirit which prompted prompt-ed your action and prompted your whole course in connection with leaving leav-ing your farm and throwing in your fortunes entirely and unreservedly with the great country we all love and eeek to serve." |