The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-07

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Major Watson has obtained
call for a special session Of til,
Board Of Supervisors of this conn
| ty, for the purpose of obtaining
tho right to build dam across tn,
Little Muskegon River at Morley
The building of the proposed daIr
and the mills which will follow
must be OF immense benefit to tina,
already thriving village, and viii
make it the hest point for bust
ness between this city aud Grand
Rapids.
CLARE COUNTY.
We find the following in tho
Farwell Register of July Goth;
One day last week, at Crooked
Lake, about nine miles above this
place, two children were sent into
the woods by their parents to look
after tho cows, when they lost their
way aud wandered about in the
woods, not knowing where they
went, Time passed and they did
not return with the cows, when
the parents not only anxious but
frightened at their lengthy stay,
made search for them which
proved unavailing, when a party
Of men were called out, who
searched the woods in NIL
directions and near night found
tho two children, now nearly cx-
hausted from fright and exertion,
near small stream, about three
miles south OF their starting point
in the morning, the Oldest endeav-
oring to console tho youngest,
who had about given out from
travelling. AT the approach Of
the party, thinking it was some
wild animals, the children cndcav.
ored to hide themselves, but
when they beheld their delivcrers
their joy was unbounded, and
they were quickly borne to their
almost distracted parents, who
had thought them devoured by
bears with which the forest is
known to abound.
MANIsTEE COUNTY.
We find the following items in
the editorial correspondence Of
the Grand Rapids Times dated ut
Manis,ee July Goth:
a yonng man named Existe
DuranLau, a tobacco merchant,
accidently run a nail in one OF his
feet few days since, and after
live days terrible suffering, died
with the lockjaw. lie was buried
to days, his funeral being attend
ed by a large number of citizons.
This place was tho centor of ex
element and anxiety this morn
ing, caused by the deliberate as
sassination OF a young man named
John Cooper. Arthur uoughton,
late a member OF tho Supervisors,
was tho assassin. Mr.. Cooper
had resided here, or rather in.
F,lertown, some two miles out Of.
the city, where tho deed was com.
mited, about five years. lie was
a bookkcepcr, and in the practice
of visiting MIR. uougllton's family
or. wife, and scn,ciimes in the
absence Of tho head If tho family.
Jealousy grew strong in the mind
Of Mr.. lloughton, who had some
times threatened to shoot Cooper.
But the trouble was supposed to
have been settled until this foar-
full outbreak Of madness. Honel,-
ton borrowed a gun Of a neigh.
Dor about four o'clock this morn
ing saying that he wished to shoot
some blackbirds, lie then went
to his own house where Cooper
was sleeping in a private room
by himself and shot him, the ball
or charge Iasscd into lis body,
just below the heart. The un-
fortunate man was alive in the
evening, though the physicians
said he could not recover. Mr..
Houghton came to the city, sur
rendered himself 20 the authori.
ties, aud was locked up.
OCEANA COUNTY.
We find the following items in
the Pentwater Ne,os of Ang. 1st:
Thirty-one vessels cleared from
the port of Pentwatcr last week.
Estimating the average value of
their cargos st 5000, which is low
figure We have u total of SIS, 600.
Pretty good for ono weeks show
ing,
On last Thursday evening
Julia Roddy, a girl offourtcen
and a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Roddy, OF Pentwater, was
a lighted lamp in one
hand and dish Of preserves in
tho other, when she stumbled and |
the lamp fell from her hand to
tho floor, breaking in tho fall.
tho oil instantly igni'od and in
her cndeayors to pnt ont the
flames her own clothes caugh.
firo- Her screams brought her
to her assistance, who on
dcavorine to smother her flaming |
clothing by wrapping her. in a
bat all to no avail. Every
vesiigo of her garments was burn
cd off, and Notwithstanding the
constant cxcrtions Of the attend
ing physicians ard her friends. |
she expired At about 4 o'clock Fri.
lay morning; having suffered I'm
siderable agony. Julia was q girl
II prcposscssing appearance, and
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