Ezra Higgins, editor of the Quinceville Bugle, needs a wife and also money. He gets a great idea. An advertisement, addressed to the unmarried ladies of the county, stating that he will hold a grand raffle, with himself as the prize, is inserted in the Bugle. Through an error on the part of the stupid boy clerk, Ezra finds that he has been won by nearly all of the aspirants for his hand. Ezra tries to make his getaway, but is chased by the women and at last captured.