Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
GIVEN FOR THE FAIR
Many of Them are of an I'm
usual Character.
More Numerous This Year Than Ever
and Fill Seven Pages in the
Premium List.

The list of special premiums offered
for the Grant County Agricultural
Society's 56th annual fair to be held
in Lancaster Sept. Is, IA and Is, is
larger than in any previous year.
Two of these, offered by J. T. Ben
nett and The Grant County Herald
are OF character calling for wide
circulation and we therefore publish
them herewith. In preparing the copy
for the premium lists. which
have been issued during the past
week, by some oversight the offer
made by the Union State Bank and
one Of two made by the Fl. S. Rhodes
we're not given as for publication.
For that reason we also publish them
herewith.
The entire list of this years
specials makes over seven pages of the
book this year. We may also publish
them next week.
]. I. Bennett will give S. 90 in
cash to the woman or girl who will
give the six best answers to the
question, why is Lancaster a good
city to live in? Answers to be
written on one sheet of paper, without
signature. No answer to contain
more than twenty five words. Name
to be written on separate piece Of
paper. Both name and answer to be
placed in an envelope and sealed and
left at the woman's tent on Woman
Day. addressed to Joseph T. Bennett.
Answers will be numbered and turned
over to a committee of citizens who
will designate the winner. The result
will be announced in the Lancaster
papers in the first issue after the fair
The Grant County Herald. Lancas-
ter, will give five dollars in cash to
the person submitting in writing the
best fFe reasons why Grant county is
the best and most desirable location
in the state of Wisconsin as a place
of residence. All contestants must
write reasons plainly, using not to
exceed fifty words for each reason, and
leave same at the secretary's Office on
the fair grounds on Woman's Day,
Thursday, Sept. "A, in sealed
envelope, addressed to Herald Con
test Committee. Do not sign your
name to the communication. but give
your name and address, plainly
written upon separate slip Of paper
attached thereto. The winner will be
announced in The Herald the week
following the fair and the prize will
be paid at The Herald Office any time
following announcement.
The Union State Bank, Lancaster,
Wis offers premiums as follows
TO the boy or girl under twenty years
of age exhibiting the best dairy COW
of any breed or age, a bank certificate
Of $40 90, bearing 4 per cent interest;
the second best dairy COW, any breed
or age, bank 4 per cent certificate,
So on; the third best dairy COW, any
breed or age a per cent certificate.
$500 Test: butter fat from the
four milkings, evening Of 18TH, morn
ing and evening of the 18th and the
morning of the 18th under the personal
supervision Of committee appointed
by the superintendent of the dairy
department. Contestants may enter
as many COWS as they choose but only
one premium will be awarded to
10 the same party.
Fl. S. Rhodes will give a S. 90
rocker for the best display OF vegeta-
bles-not less than FIVE varieties,
vegetables to remain property of ex
hibitor. Rocker can be seen at any
time at Fl. S. Rhodes furniture store.