The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-11-13
CLARE COUNTY.

CLARE COUNTY.
Tie Farwell Register mentions
the fact that a cabbage measuring
s feet Z inches In circumfernce
aud weighing A pounds was
raised on the Barnard farm in
this county during the past sea-
son.
The same paper furnishes the
following.
The frame Of the new saw and
shingls mill, TO replace the one
recently destroyed by an explosion,
has been erected by the Wilson
Brothers, and 10 now ready for
the machinery.
The champion bear slayer of
Farwell is s. +. Baker, who went
forth OH Monday and had a defnnct
bruin before noon OF that. day
Folksaround town say that dead
bear makes "pretty good soup
WEXFORD COUNTY, Hifa
We clip tho following from
the Clam Lake Neaos:
Messrs, KcKinncn Bros, at
Harring Station, lost q very. valua-
BILE pair of horses q few days since.
They were in the woods at the
time engaged in hauling logs. A
tree was being chopped near by
which had every appearance Of
falling in All opposite direction
from where they were standing;but
just as it was about to fall a gust
vi wind came up, causing it to fail
directly across the horses, killing
both instantly. The team was
valued at $500.
In the matter of the petition Of
the Clam Lake Canal Construc-
ton and Improvement Go. as
petitioner to the Board Of Super
visOrs at their last eession for the
appointment Of three Com mission.
res; Messrs. Chauncey Hollister,
V. Q. High, and d. +, Mcintyre
were appointed blythe Board. We
are pleased to learn that the work
on the Canal is progressing fine
~. The water has already been
let in to the east half, and the
work on the west portion will soon
he completed.
MIssAUKEE COUNTY.
We clip the following from the
Lake City Reporter:
Ice on the Lake for the first
time this season on the morning
Of The 10th inst.
VIM. s. Parker, of Feeder
township, recently killed a hog
which weighed dressed and
minus the lard, 4l0 pounds.
1t seems, contrary to our state
ment last week, that there are
many bears IN our woods this
Winter. One of our citizens cross.
cd nine bear trails last Saturday
in going four miles.
M. u. Richardson recently prov.
ed mp his Homestead in Pioneer
Township, this county, and recciv'
cd his patent therefor. He 10 the
fret person in the county who has
received a patent on a Homo
stead after living thereon the full
term of five.ycars.
Our vito is practicing upon
not the piano, nor the organ, but
an instrument known to printers
ae composing stick" She not
only sets up and distributes about
one third Of the matter of the
Reporter from week to week, but
also has in care a young baby.
ocEANA COUNTY.
We find the following in the
Pentwater Papers:
There is to be an extra session
of the Board OF Supervisors, COM
mencing on December 10th.
For the information of outsiders,
We will say that on the night OF
October 9th, 1873, snow came
down in sufficient quantities to
thoroughly cover the earth, at
Pentwater.
Mr.. q. E. Mathews succeeds
Mr.. Sutherland as one of the joint
editors and proprietors Of the
Times.
Hunting parties are very much
in vogue in this par. OF the county,
and venison is getting to be rath-
err plenty.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax and wife
| came to Pent water last Wednes-
day evening, and are the guests
Of Mrs. ii. +. King.
The steamer City of Toledo is
on the beach at Manistee, and
10 reported to be going to pieces.
The crew all succeeded in getting
off.