Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-07-15

aud an area in front Of the hotel stables for hal
the length Of a square, were covered will
! the vehicles of visitors. Bet we propo GO L
lecture the people little on the subject
| We offered until the Fair should lead to toll
cradle success, TO do the necessary adyertis'
| ing free. We published list of Wants" and
"For Sales" free, hoping they would be the
means Of bringing buyers and sellers together
al the Fair. The publication worked charm
ingly in bringing buyers and sellers together,
but they did not wait for the Fair. The
items were as good practical Illustration OF
the use Of advertising as were eyer made. A
gentleman advertised that he wanted team.
Is wasn't day till numerous horse owners
offered him teams and he bought one of them
perhaps to get rid Of the opportunities OF
other offers. Mr.. Ivey advertised that be
wanted q mich COW. He soon had plenty Of
offers and perhaps fearing that some one else
would get the COW he wanted or that she
would be bid up too high at the market, he
bought before the day. These cases were at
the former markets, aud the committee tried
70 prevent a repetition by eautioning those
who advertised and gett ing pledges that the
business shonld not be done except at the
market. But the last day was worse than
the Others Charley Angus advertised tina.
he would be on hand with mich COW and
with lot Of buekwheat Market day came
and men were looking for Mr.. Angus COW
aud two or three men with sacks 10 get buck
wheat. Neither were there. Inquiry re,
suited in the discovery that parties saw his
notice in the HERALD, and went to him and
persuaded him not to wait for the market
day. The advertising easily found buyers but
the market id not get the benefit of the
transactions. The facts prove the market
capable Of doing great good to its patrons
but it is certain to fail of perpetuity with
repetitions Of such dissppointments. More
than half the transactions advertised to an.
pear at the market were executed before the
day. The committee has announced elses
where that the HERALD will hereafter charge
ten cents per line for these notices. The
sum Is but tride, and the only interest that
commando US is the benefit especially of
farmers To have good and wholesome
fruit they mustnot cat it green.
Did you ever sec a tuckahoe Probably
not. The Hon j. Allen Barber is the only
person we have met with who knew one at
sight or how to answer what is. Some have
answered, Its the name of a tribe Of Indians
isn't -" Others said, cts a nickname for
Virgnians" Others said, Its what they call
some niggers, and we don't know how many
different answers there were. But the truth
Is, '4ckahoe is vegetable, or at least sup
posed to be. Your dictionary will tell you it
grows in the Atlantic States south Of New
Jersey. 10 eastern Virginia they formerly
were found 50 plentifllly that the people in
that part of the State were dubbed Tucka,
hoes, and the section Of country itself often
called Tuckahoe. It is very rarely that a
tuckahoe is found in Wisconsin About a
week ago Charles Fitzgerald, at work on the
Dyer place, plowed up one as large az mans
head-measuring 20x26 inches in oircum~
ference, and weight ten pounds 1t grew
there, as they all do,wishout root or leaf,with-
out feeders, feelers, or connection with any,
thing else,a this fact as wen as the substance
OF the vegetable ia what makes it
to this day a riddle to botanists and natural.
lists. II somewhat resembles a monster
potato, having black and rough extes
rior. Inside the "meat" is nearly black
with marbled white lines. 1t cuts, not
like a vegetable but like tough
cheese |. is as tasteless as the white of an
egg but has been used much for food, The
indians we're fond Of them and in come places
they were called "Iudian bread Surprising
they were almost wholly composed Of starch
doctors, where they were obtainable, recom-
mend them cooked, as diet for invalids. Late
scientific analysis resolves that there i no
starch in them. They do not reproduce
Can't be had any way but By finding. Dogs
have been trained TO hunt them. They are
said to grow from the size Of a walnut to the
size of a cocoanut but this one is as large as
three or four cocoanuts They are in every
way a mystery The one we write of was
lief; at w. B. Bakers drug store. Go see it.
On Decoration day a gold watch was
stolen out Of clock in the house Of Henry
Nichols, Of Rockville. Suspicion fell upon
Nick Hanes, Of Dutch Hollow, as the thief.
A warrant was issued and he, hearing of it,
concealed himself in the woods Parties went
out in search Of him ard twice came in sight
Of HIN and shot at him to induce him to halt.
He was thus hid for ten days and lived on
chickens and by stealing bread, sugar &c in
peoples houses at night. Sunday word was
sent 10 Charley Bennett that he was working
up this way. Charley went in pursuit, got on
bis track AT Geo. Grifin's in Lancaster, where
he had stopped to inquire lis road. Charley
followed him up and overlook him at B Nc,
Cormicks. He brought him back. Such
fellows have poor hope of escape when Char,
ley Bennett takes after them. By picking
his steps IN the mud, observing his shortcuts
and inquirins on the way Charley had him in
hand four hours after being notified to go
for him" He told Charley where he could
find The watoh-ia q stamp near Dutch Hol-
low The w..ch was found as lie stated but
it was broken into fyaGmen.s-good for noth>
ing bat old metal Il belonged to Mrs.
Nichols ana was valued at abou, $50. Her
father Mr.. Draen had bough, it before the
war Of Capt David Mckee. Haines il charged
with having stolen money from Nr. Druen.
He is hard ease aad VIII 60 % Waupun. he
was examined before Justice Holl and not
being able to rsise $500 Bail is over at
s,reetor's.
"A boy named Eycreamp, some Is year
Of age, came near being killed by horse
Jaiy 6, at Louis Weigeps. 10 jamestown. He
Was taking team INTO the stable past the
heals ola stallion vh.u the animal kicked at
his horses. aal got his foo; ea,angled in the
blraess and ia disengasiag it be broke loose.
ana went y isb,ius ,he other horses. The
boy tried % set aim away but was himself
attacked BY the stallion. The animal biz his
ann breaking il and tearing the a.sl or from
above The elbow down to his hand Godfried
Haas working in BIS shop across the road.
heard tAN haps. t,sfas s-1 rao i, ~, -ltr J..