Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-05-07

singled ont the most substantial ones with
amazing deytefity, and these lie hoped to
swinale. Indeed he showed the true Judge
Of character as well as Of stock; all men
who judge stock wen are good judges Of
men, but Bucklin knew it was no use 70
fool away time upon either poor men OF
poor stock. Fancy stock men are our
greatest money makers, and with such
Mr.. Bueklin came 10 transact business. 70
attract. manage and finally surprise his
falorite class Of men was bis mission, and
the superior mental complexities Were in
him to sacceed. He must see all the
''nice points" must seem ignorant in moth
ING about stock, must establish the market
value Of animals BY his very practice and
ap$e DIRT. must Seem not to initiate vaua-
tons. must lead the stock leaders and ont
shine the sinners. lie must bid updoui l.
value on select bulls and cows. provided he
can buy all on credit, thing which be
never failed to do. except with the number
twolnen, who live not by faith but 10y
sight And all these things did Mr.. Buck
lii, did them well and wits creditabe skill.
His Victims about Lancaster, Beetown and
Potosi, may be seen in a column Of attach
nents which We publish this week. In
the list viii be found the uanes of L. III.
Barber, j. P. Lewis, d. Ii. Budd, +. b.
Phelps, Jacob Nathan, j. Allen Barber, all
menof discrimination. LII Potosi, kalten-
bach and j. L. Hammond And then to
show that Mr.. Bucklin was mean, he clme
it over one j. Q. Coyerand two or three
other second rate fellows, including some
Dutch--the scamp he was. lie asked US
to % his security for money and we did it,
more than he asked US TO 20. As We are
in among the hind en- Is we expect to fail in
getting any interest in the Devoos, 50 we
thought best to not attach tor our ks
Tie Deyons have been snatched and will
be divided among the smart ones who first
discovered BuckIin's elopement, never sns-
p4cting the like until N lrishnan forgot TO
not tel it at Cassyile. By neans Of this
Til OF lrish-toague side The royal Devon
family are to Be retained for impre 5Eatiag
Grant County with golden eggs, and the
very mountains Of Old Grant are to bling
forth giants, numerous as the spawn Of
Croesus.
Bucklin eloped early last week, and the
little Buckliis followed on Tuesday night,
but were oyertaken before they reached
the Mississippi. The Buckiin Deyons and
sjlen,ii. Bucklin horses whose pedigree VIC
printed for posting Up As blinds just before
his elopeRent, were attached on their way
to cross at Cas-, HE. Porter and Perm
are reported bounding through Iowa in
putsu, Of Bueklna aud tie stock he had
succeeded iii running the blockade flom
time to time.
Bucklin owed the Grant County Agri-
cultural .Soietg for hay 10 feed hh, Devuhs
having purchased the same of the SIRE
tary and Superintendent of the FAN
grounds, james A. Jones, and 4. b.
Phelps 10 this lie may be welcome, as
he left bis valuable stock in the county
for breeders, a clear gain and triumph
which if not exactly designed by the Agr-
cultural Society oliicera,mu>t result ia more
good than any one net Of theirs, whether
designed or not. IIad he rot rot the lazy
Oh 4 credit lie might have failed IN his
swindling mission eary in the eimraign
ana Withdraw bis stock at once from the
50 we award much praise TO tie
Agricultural Society officers for their uu-
designed public favors All considered
the advent Of Mr. Bucklin must prove
highly fortunate to the public. Immensely
50, and rather than haveit otherwise, we'd
double our loss Of double ks.
Mr. Bucklln, 50 far as known, never paid
a dollar Of his debts contracted in the c5uu-
ty, and left owing il the nvighbofliood Of
81, 900. His fine cattle aud horses, are 10
be sold on attachmentot those vino grab
ted first, as the law directs ana may oring
a third Of all he owes. Tho sale will be
largely attended BY stock men. For time
Of sale ana place see column Of attachment
notices.
L&TER-As we close writing we learn
that Il splendid pair Of mules. breeders we
suppose, owned by Mr.. BuekIin, have been
found and attached By his creditors,
10 be concluded Qficr the mar
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