Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19

Don't fail to read page three.
"A. J. Matthews, of DodgevilIe,
had business here Monday.
John Croker and son Ches ter
went to Platteville yesterday on
business.
Miss Theda Howe went TO Elk
horn Tuesday, to attend the wedding
of friend.
Frank Heidel left today WED
nesday) for avisit with his mother
at Brandon, Wis.
The Junior Aid of the NJ. E.
church will meet in the chapel next
Friday afternoon.
Our subscription contest is just
starting. Be one of the participants
and win a prize.
R. J. Grove, of Burlington,
Iowa, visited his sister, Mrs. John
Croker, here Sunday.
The Herald extends its compli-
ments to VIM. Hoffman for the present
of nice batch of comb honey.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Bennett and
daughter Genevieve, spent a few
days the past week in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Berry, of
Fond du Lac, came Monday evening
for visit wi tn relatives.
Mrs. G. S. Rockwell and Mrs.
H. NJ. Palmer returned Saturday
from ten day stay at Stoughton and
Lake Kegonsa.
Frank C. Meyer returned Mon
day evening from three weeks
visit at Rhinelander and elsewhere
in the northern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred P. Meyer
and daughter Dorothea, of Chica go,
arrived here Sunday afternoon for a
visit with his mother, Mrs. R.
Meyer, Sr. and other relatives.
Farmer are complaining that the
town line road between Lancaster and
Beetown townships, north from the
pine tree, is in bad condition and in
need of repair.
H. S. GerIach, of Rochester,
Mimi, spent a few days the latter
part of last week at the Belken home.
His wife who has been visiting here
for the past six week, returned home
with him Monday morning.
Geo. Beck has purchased the
coy and pleasantly located residence
property formerly owned by NARROW
Kidd, in the second ward. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kidd have been in California
for year or more and find that the
climate has made so great an i'm
provement in the latter's health that
they have purchased home and will
remain there permanently.
The Herald has large list of
subscribers throughout the county
but is not satisfied and wants to
make the list much larger. We
shall not be content until the paper
goes regularly into practically every
home in the county. We realize that
this will cost money and effort and
we are willing to pay we'll to accom-
plish it. We are now Offering an
automobile, diamond ring, bust
ness college scholarship, and couple
of gold watches to the friends who
will help US in securing this increas-
ed circulation. Read our big adver-
tisement on page three and our an
nouncement on front page, which will
give you the particulars of our plan,
and then write, phone or call at our
Office and talk with our contest
manager, who is now here starting
the work and will remain right here
seven or eight weeks until the con-
test is over. We want the assistance
of the people in every town in the
county. The contest is to be ''on
the square; the prizes are worth
exactly what they are represented
and are guaranteed so by the home
dealers from whom we are purchasing
them. Our workers cannot lose, be-
cause if they fail to win prize and
remain to the end of the contest,
making a cash report each week,
they will be paid a cash commission
of ten per cent on what they turn in.
Now is the time to get interested
and become one Of the big winners.