Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 251, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1911 — Page 7

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r >i, [II We Specialize 9 fl 9 Our Smart 9 for the particular dresser. < *■9 j You get Good Shoes at ; 9 1i ' ■ PEOPLES & GERKE ! —- < |tzzjEzz:.zz3c: jo ! jliese Cold Days Calls For Warm g ! I Garments Such As 11 II EM UMIIIHTHM || I wves and Mittens IO C H 1 flf Gloves 25c L. S Osers Gloves IO jfcers 25 and 38c m 'flues . 10 and 25c H | 80l 'A hose per , • • IOC B | ■ ant Wool Hose per IOC —. ; j fly Silk Scarfs . . 25 50 75 and SI.OO |J I ftr skin Hoods each 25c o g These goods are all new and up-to-date. I ' Remember Its : ’ II AT BAUGHMAN’S I I ■ 5 and 10c Store | |

♦ ♦ • SB SB SB ♦ :in a pinch: . You can borrow any amount * from us from $5 up, on your * household goods, pianos, teams, wagons, etc., without removal. * ♦ 9 and on short notice. * You can have from one to * twelve months' time in which to pay it hack OUR contracts * are simple and all transactions * 1 are clean-cut and private. * • 84 cents per week for fifty • weeks pays a >35.00 loan. All ♦ amounts in proportion. ♦ If you need money, fill out * the following blank, cut it out .! and mail it to us. * Our agent is in Decatur every ♦ ♦ ~, « 1 uesday. ♦ Name ♦ * Address; St. and No * ♦ A mount Wanted *, ♦ Reliable Private < 1 H Waw Loan Company: ♦ Established 1896. Room 2. Sec- ♦ ♦ otid Floor, 706 Calhoun Street. * i ♦ Home ’Phone, 833. * ♦ Port Wayne. Ind ♦ for sai.i-: Favorite hard coal burn-] er, 1 kitchen range, both good as' new. Also 1 washing machine. Easy payments. Call 428 or leave word at this office. 234t3 jf FOff ROULTHY W can tell you. M /NVES TIG A TE ! I Smith, Yager & Falk Lachot & Rice Holthouse Drag Co.

TEXAS BOOSTERS How They Made Business by Having a Fair Each Month—Some Plans. IT SOUNDS GOOD And it Might be Worked Equally as Well Right Here in Adams County. A concrete example ot promoting ; better business and establishing a per- i manent “boosting spirit” is that of a , little town down in Texas. New life | • came into tms community when the . town-men and the farmers joined hands and began pulling together. The business men of this town realized that one of the most important of their many town-development movements was the promotion of closer and freer relationship, both in business and so sial ways, between themselves and the farmers. They believed that the tillers of the soil must be made to feel more at ho, me when they came to town. This favorable condition was i brought about by the adoption of a i “Trades Pay,” which was a monthly ; celebration. “Trades Day” was a sort ; of a county fair, to which the farmers ! and people in neighboring communities were invited to exhibit the fruits l of his or her labors. Prizes were ofI sered for excellence in every conceiv- ‘ able product of the farm and home, I from babies down to berries, grasses ; and woods. • The immediate result was that, in i i spite of the dry months, the ‘‘Trades I Day” exhibits brought the farmers into I town and the merchants forgot there I was such a thing as a “dull season.” The merchants of the town have pro- | vided attractions and amusements for i the crowds that attend these events. I Horseback parade, driving contests, I bronco busting, goat roping, cigar ; races, tournament riding, etc., help to ' popularize the town as an attractive ■ shopping center. No one living outside the county is allowed to enter or compete for the prizes. The number of entrants to each contest is limited, I so that hot too much time will be I consumed by any one of the contests. . When not enough contests are programmed and entrants continue to i puor in, it is an easy matter to arrange for relay races, hundred-yard dash »3. 1 foot races, etc. As long as entrants present themselves some arrangements are made to use them and give : them a chance to win a premium and a blue ribbon. This method guaran- ; tees a continuance of their heartfelt interest and insures that none of them will have cause to become offended. Judges for all the different depart- ‘ meats are chosen from among the 1 farmers attending and who are compeI tent. The success of “Trades Day” I ,can be attributed to the loyal and unselfish support of the farmers and the pulling together of the towns-men. The merchants always welcome the com ing of another “Trades Day,” because it means that many people will come to town and that their business will be increased for that day and that they will have a chance to meet and mingle with some of the farmers they have never met. as well as their old friends. Fairs, carnivals, street fairs, old settlers’ weeks, market weeks, homecoir, ing weeks and other such familiar i events represent the present methods ' used by small-town business men for | attracting visitors and drawing trade Another popular movement peculiar • to small-town business men is to have I special inducements for the people within their trade areas to become better acquainted with their town, its resources, and to buy home-made goods. ■ A small western town, awake to the benefits of concerted effort and to the I need ot arousing the purchasing public by unusual means, set aside a week j of shopping events bordering on sen j sadonalism. It was known at “Home I Products Week” and has resulted ' in inducing home folks to buy home- ■ made goods in increasing quantities. In this particular town the “Home ! Products” shows have been held in j the downtown shopping district. The manufacturers have made displays ot their goods in the windows of the retail stores. Care was taken In disposing of the space so as not to have certain products displayed in windows of stores handling that class of merchan i dise. Products from a packing house j were displayed in a furniture window. J a woman’s skirt manufacturing con- j cern used a grocery-store window, and I so an. In addition to this, displays I were made in booths built along the edge of the sidewalks. Prizes offered for the most attractive window displays spurred up the exhibitors to do their best in making artistic and novel windows, stret decorations and other attractions which would form drawing

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cards. Many novel store-selling I schemes were employed to make the| i people realize the value of patronizing home industries. In order to stimulate interest of home people in the different brands of goods made in the town, one hundred dollars in prizes were given to housekeepers who submitted the most correct and largest list of goods manufactured or produced for sale in that town. Previous to the opening of the “Home Products Week” the manufacturers advertised their brands extensively, thus making it possible for all people to become familiar with the goods. Lists were made of the different kinds of goods, with an introdnetosy clause appealing to the loyalty of the people in patronizing home industries. and these lists were inclosed with all packages delivered from the stores. Clergymen in the town called the attention of their congregations to I the list: moving picture shows carried a film, at all performances, urging 1 their patrons to read the list; the newspapers advised the same thing in i front-page headlines and placards giv- ! ing lists were displayed in all retail i store windows. Small and attractively I framed cards were supplied to be hung ;in their establishments. These cards I read, “We Sell Home-made Goods. Se- ■ cure a List.’’ Free atractions were offered to I bring in the farmers as well as the ■ town people, because the merchants hoped to be benefitted by immediate sales, during “Home Products Week,” 1 and by acquainting those from a distance so that they would trade in that „ town in the future. Premiums, prizes and other inducements were advert is I ed. Realizing the value of all pulling ' together, the stores gave several thousand complimentary tickets to the moving picture shows, and the theaters, in turn, offered two hundred dollars in cash prizes for the holders of j certain numbers drawn from a ballot ' box. —Leslie’s Weekly. “SHUR ON” ‘ Eye-glass mountings adjusted by us add the final touch of refinement to your ; personal appearance. They are the most comfortable. If you have never worn glasses, see us. If you suffer from the unsightliness and discomfort of ordinary glasses, see us. If you would see better see us. No Charge for Examination I)OGEE\ OyesiqTt W 3 Hotel Gorrxer FORTT W/CfNE.IND Inler'jrbtavoUAJCMV

Old Adams County Bank Decafur, Indiana. Capital $l2O 000 Surplus . $30,000 C. S. Niblick, President MM. Kirsch and John Niblick Vice Presidents E. X. Ehinger, Cashier. Farm loans KC3(! a Specialty Reflect Col lections - ■ —•-■ - “ OWW Made IF YOU NEVER LAID at’FavorYour CORN By ableEates - —Every You Would Never AccomodaGET A CROP! 5^t n j 11 You Never Lay Banking YOUR DOLLARS BY ‘ Methods You Will Never Extended Get (hi Top ru'-'ur Patrons I We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on l-JYearTime Deposits I I | Sanl, Wate- I , f>TiiSL'lljßiSSEy -'1 and Portland I i -j Cement only R , materials required. We furnish all equipment at small cos. ■."’.-.e dimand exists now, the profits are large, and the busi- 4» ness grows rapidly. Thei Pettyjohn Co. has established thousands v d ssiccoscful big paying plants. A hundred dollars will start you h § right. 3© BE THE FIRST IM YOUR TOW« FnST* t-’d’? MRT!C3!JW£ | We refer you to the publisher cf this paper. I £ THE PETTYjOHH COMPANY, G 36 Canal St., Terre Haute, Indiana S ■— - - - ■ TTi n n n/.inrr farmer’s business r lllclllClllg often needs a little exLd financial backing il it LI IL idl lilt I is to grow and prosper. That is one reason why he should have a strong and willing bank behind him. It is an important function of this bank to give temporary assistance to farmers who seek it of ns, and who have demonstrated their ability to repay obligations when due. The best way to establish a credit here is to carry an account with us, and we cordiallv invite not only the farmer but every one who wants to gain ground financially to do so. FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR, INDIANA Capital SIOOOOO Surplus S2OOOO Resources SB4OOOO P. W. Smith, President W. A. Kuebler V. President C. A. Dugan, Cashier F. W. Jaebker Asst. Cashier