The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-10-30

was a novelty on our streets TO
day. -'Lo' evidently believes in
keeping up with the times.
Martin u LeFever, Of Clare,
have purchased near Lake Station
a tract Of pine land containing
about 10000, 200. and sintcnd to
erect thereon, this fall a single
mill, and a saw-mill next spring.
The lumber business it appears
is not altogether dead in this re-
gion the present season. Ten tote
teams were kept in the stable Of
the Farwell House, Monday night,
and about as many ut the Rust
House stable.
OCEANA COUNTY. a1@
The Pentwater papers OF last
week furnish the following items:
The fall weather thus far has
been favorable for the wheat crop,
which is getting a good root.
Every body is Dragging abont
Oceana county as fruit a district
and they have good reason to.
Deer are quite plentiful, it he
ing 70 uncommon occurrence to
soc a half dozen or so being
brought into town by a single
hunter.
The Pentwatcr Lecture Associa.
ton have decided to engage Gen.
Fitzpatrick to open the course early
in November with "Sherman's
March to the Sea-" to be follow.
ed by Eli Perkins w. M. Garlic
ton, M. Adele Haxiett, and others
not yet announced.
Friday night We noticed that
the hoavens where brilliantly
illuminated southwark, over the
lake shore, aud since than learned
that this illumination was cansed
by the burning Of Sammon &
Fox's mill, at Little Pt. Sauble.
MANIsTEE COUNTY.
The Manistee papers furnish
the following:
The Board of Supervisors have
decided it necessary to raise $685.
600 tax in round numbers for
county purposes, the present
year, This will make heavy tax.
James Somcrville and his son
Edwin, had an examination before
Justice Ramsdell OF the charge If
firing their store. After n lengthy
examination the accused were
honorably acquitted.
A Potter's Field, tor those who
die poor in Manistee co0nty has
been purchased by the Superinten-
dents of the Poor. for $500. The
Board Of Supervisors ask, "Why
is this thus2"
John Brimmcr, Esq, of Marril-
la, has sent us a cabbage wihcl,
heats aaything ia the cabbage line
VIC have ever measured. 1t is a
solid head, and measures four feet
six inches in circumference and
i: weighs 2k4 pounds. How for
is that cabbage
Tho jury in the case of the
People vs. Arthu Houghtonr.
were ont from Saturday evening
till Monday morning. when the
foreman informed the Court they
could not agree-ten standing
for conviction Ut murder in tho
second degree and two for acqait-
tai. -
Mr. Volncy Sanford, OF the
Saubie Settlement. showed us
sumo very fine specimens Of pota.
toes this week, raised by him,
one of which Weighed /, two
and one.balt pounds. Tnesc pota-
toes are called the Peerless, "and
arc full as good an eating potato
as the Peach Blow. lie claims to
have raised 800 bushels from 81
bushels.
We have 10 our possession q
piece of Norway pine bark dug
up while boring a well for the M.
L. Parsonage in this city. 1t was
peeled from u log 16 feet below
the surface of the ground. The
log appeared to be in a good state
of preservation This is another
evidence that at no distant day
in tie past the LAID up"n which
ia now built a prosperous city'was
covered by the waters Of Lake
Michigan. -
MUSHROOM COUNTY. "o
The Chronicle Of the 23d inst.
says:
On Sunday morning, Alanson
Orion, ono of our best known
lumbcrmen, died suddenly and
Unexpectedly from the effects of
carbunclc with erysipelse>
George kingshot, a rcsident OF
tho town Of llolter, accidentally
shot hi,uself yesterday while out
h~nting deer. The ball from his
rifle struck h,m under tho right
arm, and he lived bat about Sn
hour.
FROM tho Ne,os and Reporter:
Nnskceon lie quite a hay Mar-
ket. On Monday at once time
there wac sixteen loads ON water
street, and before night they sold
for $18 . ton. 1I-.1AAE
AL OF cur steam saw sniIls are
ruwning in foil blast, excepting
that II RA,erfs e. 90. Glue 4
CO., and the iscidicr Manuf'g 90.
G. Davis q Cos mill resumed
Operatives this week.
The Muskcgom Boom Com.
'pauy paid tho balance OF last
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