The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-10-09

have soil as rich and productive
as any in the State.
oCEANA COUNTY,
The Pcntwater Times contains
the following:
Work OH the north pier is finish
ed. A good job.
The Pere M arquette River is TO
be blidged at lsiverton, near the
town line.
Oceana county bank is all right.
Hasn't lost a dollar from New
York or Chicago panic.
A friend informs us that a Pen.
water boy intended to ampu'atc a
cats tail, found that tho absence
Of the OLD woman was necessary to
the pefect success of such an ex.
pertinent. His.lctt ear looked very
much blood-shot' for some time
after the occurrence.
CLARE COUNTY.
A cores ondent for this place
(guess we know who he'is) writes
to the Saginaw Enterprise, con.
corning the late financial panic,
as follows:
1--WE of FarwclI. not to be out.
done by the outside world. have
had touch Of the panic"-. didn't
have it bad, bat enough for the
size of the place. Had a big run
on one of our banks. Early on
the morning Of tho 25th Of Sept.
a crowd Of sober looking men,
evi IDENTIFY intent on business,
could he seen surrounding tho
bank. After shedding their coats
and depusiting their dinner pals
they drew their picks, and with
perspiratiun Owing from every
pore succeededin getting away
with about sixty Jcet oft before
noon. TIE excitement is snbsid.
ing, and sois the bank. -FarroeN
Register. -
WEXFORD C,UNTY.
We clip the following from the
Clam Lake Meas: n-
GunPowdcr explosions have
frequent for the past week; we
have not been celebrating any.
particular event in history-only
"blowing up stumps."
There is going to be, not quite
a new schoOl honse this fall, but
an addition to the one now in use
for the urinary department. The
whole building when completed
will be thirty six feet long and the
same width as now. The School
Board have determined to rc.seat
the whole building with good
iron seats which can be used in
the new building when it is built.
MUSHROOM COUNTY.
In tho Muskcgon Chronicle of
Oct. ID we find the following:
On the Latter part Oflast week,
Peter Alexander, one of the en-
ploycs in Perley's mill, had all
his fingers taken off the lett hand.
by II saw.
The dwelling Of Johanna Peter.
con, located ON farm OF so acres
in the town OF Dalton, was dcs-
troyed by lire Oh Monday night.
Widow Peterson had been rick
tor some time, and had not been
living in her house, thVugh her
furniture was within it. The fire
must lave been set by some
scoundrel, aud the neigh ,ors are
actively looking for him.
Charles Culver, Esq, Of Lake
ton, has given us another proof Of
the fact that as good, or better, sp.
pies can bc raised in the neighbor.
hood Of Muskegon as can bc found
in any part OF Michigan. y ester
day hc brought to our Office a
bushel Of beautiful fruit, made up
for the following varieties: Maid
en's Blush, Writer Strawberry,
Tomkins King, Russet,s, l3cllflow.
crs, Spitzenbcrgs, Gravrnbergs,
Winter Rombos, Baldwin, Snow
Snwnrs, Greetings, Wagcncrs,and
some splendid specimens of q var,
icty for which he has no name.
From an orchard of 100 trees, six
years old, Mr.. Culver ycrtcr-
day picked LIS bushels of winter
fruit.
On Sunday the store of 9. G.
Mioulton, at Port Sherman, was
broken into 10y u man who had
been driving u team. for Brown,
Nelson " Co., entrance being
made by extracting sheet Of zine
that haL been made to take the
place Of u pane ii glass in tho
front door. Frank Carr, tho clerk,
Was sleeping in room over the
store. lie heard the Doise made
by the intruder, and went down
and caught him III the act OF break
ing open the money drawer, which
3 ,ntaincd abont three d,llars in
scrip. Frank gave tho thief | c.
.nre OH tho cnorniity Of ain aud lit
iim go inrnpeaces Previous to
entering tho store this fellow
lad been In tho stable adjoining
md broke open a trupk belonging
o tho hostlsr. taking from il a
small sum ot money.
TIE Detroit and Milwaukee
Railroad Company paid is spccific
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