The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-19
BALLOON TAGS
ARE REDEEMED
Lucky Persons Cell at Different
Stores Yesterday and Re-
q. ceive Premiums

- u.
Yesterday great number Of people
We're asking: well, what became OF
+, all the balloons?" Almost everyone
VINO came into the office asked some
question about the balloon.
Early Thureday morning a man
came. into the Office OF the Inteili-
sencef and stated that lie had found
balloon about r.rty yards from his
mousse wednesday morning, bearing a
tag which called for q three months
subscription to the Daily Intelligen-
Ger TX presented On Dollar Day. He
lived about three miles west of Ander-
SON, and gave, his name as Leroy
Crawford. He also told about another
man who lived on the adjoining farm
who had found the balloon bearing
Geisberg Bros. Shoe Co.'s tag, calling
for q pair of shoes. Mr.. Crawford
said that this man had come into
town with him and had gone on To
Geisbefg's store TO get his shoes. Lat
er, Mr.. Harry Geisberg advised us that
the mans name was Masie Johnson;
AMI that he, lived on Mr.. Daniels place
three. miles from Anderson. He got
pair of $500 childrens Bli6es for
hndiug that balloon tag. t;tsgStl
A negro man, who failed; to give
his neuie turned In the tag calling for
the self filling fountain pen given by
Marchbanks & Babb. He stated that
he lived eight miles &est OF Anderson.
and he was certainly glad to- get that
E pen. 80
Roy Masters Of Anderson, F.. F. ID.
No. 6. stated that he lives about four
miles from. Anderson in the Mountain
Creek section, that he had read OF
the balloon party and was looking for
balloons, sand when he saw one light
in tree near bis: home, he determined
when daylight came to get it. Early
"wednesday morning he came out of
his house and began cutting the tree
down TO get 1t; but he was disappoiflt-
ed. Tor the part OF the balloon con-
tainihg the tag was not on the tree;
80 he, had to chop down another tree
which stood nearby and which con-
tained the other part OF the balloon,
which bore the tag, calling for the
three pound can Of Golden. Glow coffee
given by the Ideal Grocery. Co.
Aubrey Hopkins, q boy around town,
who delivers newspapers for The Cox
Book store, chased some balloons ont
by the Abbatoir, and was rewarded
with bel Sgg from the balloon calling
TOR $3.50 dress shirt donated by r..
w, Tfibble. 4
lin 4gond, % ae5 NJ. Manning street,
Charlton Dill of .303 w. Market Sss,
Bailey Ersktne OF the. COUNT, and Joe
Snow OF McC Cuiley ST. niede up "a party
who lefs the corner OF ~. Whitner
and Peoples. where the balloons were
being sent up; and chased them
three, four or fye miles out into the
country west of tile city, through
grave yards, farmers yards, ETC., un-
til they had succeeded In capturing,
several balloons, containing the fol-
lowing tags :4-tag for lady'e hat.
yalueal 1T $40. 90 sfrnrn u. GeisbArg, DR..
vein 4u0tR iiiiinB, i D6oh OF theatre
tickets from the, Anderson theatre; q
shirt waist. valued at 81 90 from Lesser
Coz a pair Of $500 pants from s. i.
Fteishman Bros. They ran through
peoples farm yards, ana In i one In
stance, . farmer came out OF the house
witk Q shot gun and threatened flIenl
with sGdden death, but after proper
explanations he spared their lives.
These boys secafed enough premiums
TO more than pay them forstieir jaunt,
and then thew enjoyed III Immensely,
t0O; they gUt DsioA to- anlersoit about
two-thirty Wedneeiay, inoiiii,g.
There will pro Aably be seyersi toth-
er premiums found later, but they
viii not be redeemed. as the balloons
with the premiums were sent ,ip with
the purpose Of idieg the. Dollar nay