Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
GIVE MANY FINE
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
Business Men and Others Offer
Extra inducements.
To Encourage More Extensive Exhibits
at the Grant County Fair
Sept. 1917

lDR OOuuU, anu Will 10 ICdOy Iva
distribution this week. NumeI GUS
changes and additions have been
made in a number of the premium
departments this year, some prem
iums being raised and quite a num-
Der of Few ones added.
In addition to the regular prem
iums, offered by the society, the
business man and other enterpris
ing citizens of Lancaster are offer
ing lot of special premiums with a
view of encouraging the making OF
larger and more attractive dis
plays: For the information of
those interested, who may NOT re-
ceive copy of the book, we publish
the list of special premiums here
with:
JOHN SCHREINER & 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 25c each. For
sale only by John Schrelner q Sons.
THE BOSTON STORE
will give a pair of mems $500 DR..
Reeds Cushion Shoes to the one re-
ceiving the first premium on the
best draft horse colt.
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 per cent certificate. $40. CO.;
the second best dairy cow, any breed
or age bank per cent certificate,
IS 90; the third best dairy COW. any
breed or age 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-
testanJs may enter as many COWS as
they choose but only one premium
will be awarded to same party.
JOSEPH T. BENNETT
One % 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.
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 mlttens for the best
peck of = GLOW 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.
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, half-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 GRAFT 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. 2nd
premium SO 90 suit of clothes.
GOLDSTEIN & LOCKWOOD
will give one pair mems StOughton
hand made shoes tOthe person ex-
hibiting at the fair the best 40 or GO
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