Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-18
WHO WILL GET THESE
SPECIAL PREMIUMS ?
Business Men and Others Offer
Extra inducements.
To Encourage More Extensive Exhibits
at the Grant County Fair
September 1917.

Last week the Herald published
list of special premiums offered
by Lancaster citizens, in addition to
the regular premiums offered to ex-
hibitors in the various departments,
by the society, as an extra induce
ment for securing a larger display
than usual. In the publication of
the list two lots of special premiums
were accidentally om1tted-those
offered by the president of the fair
association, w. j. Bailie, and those
by j. D. Hatch, druggist. We,
therefore, publish the complete list
herewith:
W. J. BAILIE
Will give $1,000 in cash as follows:
To the person residing in this county
who exhibits at the fair the finest
display of apples-first prize So 90,
second prize $500
THE UNION STATE BANK
Lancaster, Wis, offers premiums as
follows. To the boy or girl under
20 years of age exhibiting the best
dairy cow of any breed or age, a
bank 4 per cent certificate, $40. CO.;
the second best dairy cow, any breed
or age bank per cent certificate,
So 90; the third best dairy COW, any
breed or age a per cent certifi-
cate, $500. Test: butter fat from
the four milkings, evening of 18th,
morning and evening of the 10th
and the morning of the 18th, under
the personal supervision of COM
mittee appointed by the superinten-
dent of the Dairy Department. Con-
testanrs may enter as many COWS as
they choose but only one premium
will be awarded to same party.
JOSEPH T. BENNETT
One 25 pound pail Hess Stock Food
to owner of best Jersey heifer calf
exhibited at fair. Same to owner
of best Shorthorn bull calf exhibited
at fair. Same to owner of best black
Angus bull calf exhibited at fair
Same to owner of best Hereford bull
calf exhibited at fair.
ARLINGTON MILLING co.
One so POUND sack Fancy Patent
Flour for best loaf bread. One so
pound sack Fancy Patent Flour for
best J dozen biscuits 100 pounds
Fancy Patent Flour for the best dis
play of baking which must include
at least loaf of bread, a balf-dOzen
biscuits, one cake, two kinds of pies;
all made from Arlington Mill Flour.
This flour for sale by Aupperle
Grocery Co., made at Arlington,
Mimi, from Minnesota wheat.
BAXTER & DRAPER
Special Premiums for Grant Co.
Cows, For the cow of any breed or
age, owned IN Grant Co. producing
the mostbutter fat, from milking,
Wednesday night, Thursday morn
ing and night, and Friday morning
and night, during the fair. Cows
must be on the grounds and MIXED
under thesupervision of a committee
appointed by the fair association.
The milk to be weighed and sampled
by the committee, and tested at the
Lancaster Creamery. Constestant
may enter as many COWS as desired,
but only one premium will be
awarded to single panty. LIST prem
ium $500 suit of clothes. End
premium $1,000 suit of clothes.
JOHN SCHREINER e SONS
will give $500 in merchandise for
best half dozen baking powder bis
cults made with "Our Own" brand
baking powder, 81 90 in merchan-
disc for second best; $1.00 in mer-
chandise for third best. "Our Own"
brand baking powder packed in pint
Mason glass jars at Csc each. For
sale only by John Schre1ner q Sons.
ORTON-HALEY co.
Clothiers and Mems Outfitters. will
give fine pair of $3.50 gloves for
the best map of Grant Co, drawn
by boy under Is years of ago. A
fine pair $3.50 m1ttens for the best
peck of yellow dent corn. A fine
$500 hat for the best peck of early
potatoes. A fine 81 so shirt for the
best peck of white oats.
GOLDSTEIN & LOCKWOOD
will give one pair mems Stoughton
hand made shoes tothe person ex-
hibiting at the fair the best 40 or 60
pound tub of Dairy Butter. They
will also give one pair of G.. D.
Justrite 81 so Corsets to the lady or
girl exhibiting at the fair the best
hand Embroidered Corset Cover.
T. F. ORION
will give one-half barrel "Madelia's
Best" Flour to the housewife ex-
hibiting at the Grant County Fair
the best three or more loaves of
bread made from this brand of
| f1our. He will also give a half bar