Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-25
BELONGS SECOND
DOLLAR DAY WAS
A GOOD SUCCESS
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED PEOPLE
WERE GIVEN FREE DINNER
IN WILLARD HALL

Belongs second big Dollar, Day is
past. Last Saturday this city was
filed with shoppers both from the
rural sections surrounding Belding
and from the city districts as, well.
The farmers were treated to an ex-
eellent dinner in Millard hall at noon,
the feast being given by the merch-
ants. Over seven hundred people
we're fed and every one of them left
the tables with looks of satisfaction
and contentment on their faces. They
were enthusiastic in their praise of
the feast given them too.
The merchants had a good. trade,
although some of those who had the
largest business on the first Dollar
Day event, March IL, did not equal
the record of the former occasion.
People bought freely Of the goods ad-
vertised in the different stores, be-
cause they recognized the values be-
ing offered.
One of the features of the Dollar
Day buying last Saturday, was the
searches customers made for the
Banners Dollar Day cash coupons.
Coupons, whose value totaled ten aoi-
lars, were placed in the merchandise
advertised by the merchants. The
person finding the coupon in any pur-
chase could bring it to the Banner
office on Dollar Day and secure its
face value in cash. Only two of the
many coupons were found. Lucille
Price of 215 West May street pur-
chased a coat at Lincoln's and later
found a coupon good for one dollar in
one of the pockets. She brought the
coupon to the Banner Office and re-
ceived one dollar, thus making the
purchase of additional value to her.
Mrs. Caude Conant, living at
Harrison street made a purchase at
the East Side Grocery and found a
twenty-five cent coupon in box of
matches. She promptly sent the
coupon to the Banner Office and got
the money. Besides the ones found
many other coupons were taken out
by purchasers who failed to find
them. At the Hub a gentleman
two suits of underwear at sligo.
When he arrived home he tried one
suit on and concluded it was too
small. He returned the two suits
and later when clerk was rear
ranging the merchandise 5 coupon
dropped out. At Bricker's Bazaar
a coupon was pinned to the third bed
blanket from the top in pile of
blankets priced especially for Dollar
Day at $100. When the store was
locked at night only one blanket re-
mained unsold. Search showed that
it contained the coveted ticket. At
the Celrite grocery a ticket was plac-
ed in a package of soap and it was
purchased within ten minutes. The
lady failed to find the coupon. A
similar incident occurred at Patter-
sons.
Following are some Of the other
places where coupons were placed:
Ireland's, in a box of EZytask;
Lloyd's, in a house dress; Covert's,
in a package of Gold Band coffee;
Willoughby's, in box of knives and
forks; Jensen & Wheeler's, to yard
of Is cent outing; Smith q Whitney's,
in a box containing lady's shoes; Geo.
w. Thomas, in a box of knives and
forks; Frank II. Hudson's, in the fold
of a so cent package of sugar; Wal
dos, on the back side of a lavalier
card; Underwood's, in a sack of bulk
rolled oats; Miller a. Harris, attach
ed to a sewing machine drawer; Beld-
ing Hat Shoppe, under the lining OF a
hat.
The Banner is confident that many
of the coupons went out of the stores
on Dollar Day. They were not
found because people did not look
over their purchases to see what good
bargains they had secured We were
expecting to redeem a major part of
them before closing time Saturday.