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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-03
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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-03
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS.
 R. H. EDDY, SOLICITOR OF PATENTS.

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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04
The Foot Of a Horse.

The human hand has often
been taken to illustrate Divine
wisdom and very we'll. But
have you ever examined your
horses hoof2 1t 10 hardly less
curious in it's way. It's parts are
somewhat moro complicated, yet
their design is simple and obvi.
GUS. The hoof is not, as it APP
pears to the careless eye, q mere
lump ofiIsensible bone fastened
to the leg BY a joint. 1t is made
up OF q series Of thin layers or
leaves, of horn, about five hun
dred in number, and nicely fitted
to each other, and forming a lin
ing to the foot itself. Then there
are as many more layers, belong.
ing to what is called the "cotiin
bone" and fitted into this.
These are elastic. Take quire OF
paper and insert the leaves one
by one into those of another quirc
and you will get some idea of the
arrangement Of the several layers.
Now, tho weight Of tho horse
rests Oh as many elastic springs
as there are layers in his four fec,
about 1000; and all this is con.
triyed, not only for the convey
ance Of his own body, but fol
whatever burdens may be held or
him.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04
NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that an application
will he made by the undersigned, to the
Board of Supervisors of Mccosta county at a
meeting of said Board, to he held at the city
Of Big Rapids, OF the 18Th day of October
next, for permission TO construct and main
tain Dam, across the Muskegon River.
Said Dam to be constructed about twenty-five
hundred (2200) feet up said river, from tho
point where the Grand Rapids and Indiana
Railroad crosses the same in said county.
Said Dam to be of sufficient height to raise
the water In said river, not less than four aud
one-half "a l-2) nor more than six feet
above the ordinary height thereof; to be built
for the purpose Of booming and holding
Logs, Rats, Lumber, Timber, and other
fioatablcs in said River; and Of Stone, Iron,
Timber, Brush, and earthly substance, so as
to form substantial structure.
1t is proposed to construct Shute in said
Dam for the passage of logs and other float
abrcs Of the same material Of said Dam, and
one hundred (lOO) feet wide, when the water
of said river is high, and fly l50] feet wide,
when the said water is low. Said Shute to
be of same height of said dam at the top there
Of, and to extend sloping down the River not
less than seventy I70l nor more than one
hundred 1901 feet.
The BIG RArIDs BooMISG COMPANY.
Per T. d. SrIxsoS, President.
Dated Sept. 4th, 1873.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

The murder of a printer IN this
office, yesterday, 10y one Of the
editors OF this paper, may be ex-
plained and justified in a very
few words. The editor wrote the
following sentence: mo undiges-
ted sin was lying on his conscien-
CO." and the late typo made it
read: Gan old white hen was lay.
ing on conscience" The editor
was discharged yesterday, on the
ground Of ''commendabIe homi-
cide,". and complimented highly
by the court on his prolnptncss.-
AkkQnta HerdlI.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04
Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made in the payment
of a certain sum of money, secured to be paid
by certain indeBture of Mortgage bearing
date the 9th day Of December, A. ID. 1872,
made and executed by Jefferson j. Tanner
and Minnie q. Tanner his wife, of Chase
Township, County Of Lake and State of Mich
igan, of the first part, to Clark and Simpson,
of Reed City, County ofOsceota and State of
Michigan, party of the second part, which
said Mortgage was duly recorded in the Of
flee of the Register of Deeds in and for the
County of Lake and State of Michigan, on
the I0eh day of December, A. ID. 1872, at
twelve o'clock, NJ, in Liber one (l) of Mort
Cages on page, 26 and 81; on which said
Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the
date Of this notice, the sum of Four hundred
and sixty-sevcn dollars and tifty-two cents,
(si67. 52) and also Fifty dollars $50, as an
Attorney fee specified in said Mortgage to be
paid in case proceedings should be taken to-
foreclose the same and no proceedings at law
or in equity having been instituted to recover
the said sum SO remaining secured OF any
part thereof.
Notice il therefore hereby given shat by
virtue of power of sale in said Mortgage
contained and in pursuance Of the statute in
such case made and provided the land and
premises described in said Mortgage, to.wit:
All that certain tract or parcel of land ~
ing and being in the County Of Lake and State
of Michigan, and known and described as
follows, to-wit: A certain Lot commencing
ten (1O) rods west of the northeast corner Of
Section No. eight (S), RAINING ten Oo) rods
south, then eight (S) rods west, then ten (lO)
rods north, then eight ts) rods east to the
riarc of beginning of said Section eight (s),
Town, seventeen (l7) north Of Range
eleven Il y west, will be- SOLD to- the highest
Bidder, at the South door of the Court House
in the Township of Chase, County Of Lake
and State Of Michigan, Oh
Saturday The l9M day of Jniy, 4. ID. 1878,
ut one o'clock p. M, of that day, said Court
House being the place of holding the Circuit
Court in, and for said County of Lake; to
pay the amount due on said Mortgage, and
costs. charges and expenses allowed by law
including said Attorney fee of fifty dollars
jS5O) provided Cor in said Mortgage.
CLARK & SIMPSON, Mortgages.
w. II. PALMER, Attorney for Mortgages.
Dated, April Nth, 1878.
The above sale is hereby postponed until
the 3Oth day Of August, AID. 1873, at one
o'clock in the afternoon, at the place above
named. Nit
CLARK & SIMPSON. Mortgages.
W. H. PALMER Attorney fen Mortgages.
Dated, July 10Th, 1873.
The above sale Is hereby postponed until the
10Th day of January, A. ID. 1911, at one o'clock In
- CLARK h SIMPSON Mortgages.
w. II. PALMER, Attorney for Mortgages.
Dated, August 3oth, 1879 . ,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

A CELEBRATED comedian ar
ranged with his green, grocer one
Berry, to pay quarterly; bnt Berry
once sent in his account long be-
fore the quarter was due. There.
upon the comedian, in great wrath
called npon the grocer and said to
him: IL say, here's pretty null,
Berry you have sent in your
bill, Berry, before it is due, Berry.
Your father, the elder Berry,
would not have been such goose,
Berry +; but you needn't look 80
blue, Berry, for | don't care a
st,aao, Berry; but if yon come
here before June, Berry, III kick
your rasp, Berry, until it is black,
Berry.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04
To Whom it NAV Concern.

TAKE NOTICE, that we the undersigned,
viii apply to the Board OF Supervisors of
Lake county, State Of Michigan, ON the 18th
day Of October 1873, (under the provisions
of Sec. 22 Of Chap. 10, Compiled Laws Of
Michigan as amended by Chap. l29, Laws
of Michigan, 1879 for leave to construct
Dam across the Pere Marquette River in the
township Of Yates, in said county. On the
S. W. Of See. l8, TIP. II N. of II. IL W.,
from 35 to so feet distant up stream from
the West line of said Section, to furnish
water power for Saw Mill and other ma
chinery for manufacturing purposes. Said
Dam will be 10 feet high, twelve rods long,
l6 feet wide at bottom and twelve feet ut
top, made with heavy timbers sunk four feet
below the surface of ground, with cribs Of
timber filled with gravel, and a row of piles
close together, driven six feet in the ground
along upper face of dam. There will be a
Shute 90 feet wide, made Of timber and plank,
for the passage of timber, logs and boats,
with. Apron 20 feet long, made Of plank. In
place of a. Lock there will be Shutc plank four
feet deep to allow that depth of water to
pass through Shutc. There will also be Il
Flume for Water Wheel, and to empty Dam
If necessary.
GEORGE FORMAN,
JAMES FORMAN.
Yates Township, Lake county, Michigan,
Aug. Goth, 1878.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

THE Rochester Democrat wants
new "crime," the penalty to be
for the benefit Of railway Off
cials by whose carelessness acci-
dents occur. 1t wonders that "the
surviving passengers Of wrecked
trains do not proceed to lynch
the engineers and conductors
before undertaking to extrcate
the wounded" The German i'm
migrants on the train wrecked OH
Saturday on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway tried to do this, but
only succeeded in driving the
train officers into the Woods.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

Ir is reported from tie Bureau
Of Education that American edu-
Gators, and especially those OF
Now England, arc endeavol ing TO
mako the present system OF ,edu-
cation emLrace for poor children
tie learning Of some useful trade,
together with textbook studies. =
Erchaagc.
II would be better however, If
the poor children could be Taught
tile profession that their vigors
and health fit them for; and that
the rich children should learn
"somc useful trade" that their lid
health and want Of vigor need.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04
Religious.

The Catholics OF Mackinac have
realized 81 COO from a fair recen.
ly held by them.
o Ebert, of Paw Paw, ispreach.
ing as an Evangelist among
The Disciples Churches OF Eastern
Ohio.
A revival is in progress on Mar
ion Circuit, Detroit Conference.
Thirty have been added to the
church.
The building of a new Baptist
Church at Three Rivers has been
indefinitely postponed.
The Baptists OF Homer have set
about the work of remode,ins
and nearly rebuilding their church
the CO It estimated at 81 900,
On the 17th, w. w. Curliss
was ordained at Columet and in-
stalled as pastor of the Congre-
gational Church of that place.
The M. E. Church at Burling-
ton, Calhoun county, has been
completed and refurnished at the
cost of about 81, 200.
A me anoir of the late Rev. Dr.
N. Colvsr has just been published
which Will 10 gladly welcomed
by O large nulrbe of his old
tilends and acquaintance.
The Grand Rapids M. f.. Church
has contributed $2'3S2 II towards
the Preston Albion College fund
including $1,000 given by Mr.,
Julius Berkey.
Rev. II. j. Palmer has re-
signed the charge of the Trenton
Universalist Church to take that
of the churches OF Rochester and
Lapeer. He will BIZ succeeded
~ Rev. Asa Countryman,
The NV M. E. Church in In
adilla was dedicated August o.
The editice is one of the best and
haDdsomest of the kind in the
country. 1t cost $500.
The new nj. E.. Church a,
Watrousville is nearly completed
and will be dedicated in abou,
two weeks. This structure, when
finished mp, will be the best
church cditice in Tuscoia county.
The estimated cost is IS, 200.
The Congregational Church al
ST. Johns have nearly paid a
debt Of 5000, and procured new
bell, and tile ladies are now plan.
ming 10 secure a parsonage Or re-
pair the meeting house.
Eey. Judson Vradenburg, n
gradu tie Of Rochester Theological
Seminary at its last commence
ment, and an alumni Of Kalanzoo
College has taken the pastorate
of the Big Rapids Baptist Church.
During the past year the M. E.
Church at lIonghton has been
busily at work. A debt Of 500
has e;n removed aud the parson
age 10 .Eodeled at a cost of 500.
1t has raised for all purposes, dur
ing the past year $4,000.
The Baptist Church at Bald
wins Prairie, St. Joseph curnty
was dedicated August 2O;h. l, is
of brick, very neatly and sub
stantially finished, and cost abou,
$4, SOC, 81 600 of which was Iais
ed On the day of dedication.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

THE power OF love is shown in
the case of the Iowa girl, who
went tlreo miles from home to a
pasture lot belonging to her father
and there cut the throat ofa calico
that, when the old gentleman heard
Of the matter, he might hasten
thither, and thus give his daughter
a counting spell with a lover, who
had been warned not to appear
upOn the premises.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

TBE Detroit Union has the
following in relation to the project
Of bridging the Detroit River:
"Tbe corps of engineers, under
command of Capt. Livermore,
who have been employed during
tho summer by order of the
Government, have finished their
]abors and are ready to report to
the Board of Engineers the result
of their observations. The
Board will meet in September, in
this city, to consider Capt Liver
more's report, it is thought the
iioal action Of congress in regard
to bridging tho river will be
against that project, upder ne
plea that a bridge win be a SER
ious obstruction to navigation"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

THERE is q young man in Mad.
isor, Wis, who prefers getting
Ills education through his own in
dustrv, rather than accept the aid
proHercd him by his father, So
he dues the washing on Mon days
for his mother, che paying linn
the same as she would o washer
woman, and the proceeds are suf-
ficient to pay his tuition every
week,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04
GEN advertisements.
NOTICE.

Z. s. LAND OFFICE, IosiAr MrcHy
August 18th, 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this or
fec by Nathan Lncas against James X. Alb
bolt, for abandoning his Homestead Entry,
No. 60l9, dated Sept. 10, 1922 upon the
T.. l ofS.:E. Section IA Township Is North,
Range IA West, in Lake County, Mich, with
a view to the cancellation of said entry: the
said parties are hereby summoned to appear
at this Office
On the i6M Day Of October, 1878,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged abandon
ment-
J. II. KIDD, Register.
j. L. INNINGS, Receiver.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

"DocToR," said lady to her
lpbysician, "don't you think the
small bonneis that the ladies' wear
now-a.days have u tendency 10 pro.
dnce congestion of the brains"
mo, mNdam. Where you SEQ
one OF those bonnets there Is no
Train To longest"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

On tomb stone in a cemetery
not far from Detroit, these lines
are inscribed. We follow copy in
b h the capitalizing and ortho-
graphy:
"Tharc Is An Hour When We MIST Die
Nor Do We Know How Soon
For In The Midst Of Life
Thare Is Death"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

eve fight with ideas," said
Helm, sand newspapers are our
fortrosses." There is probably no
such force IN the world to-day
as the press. In spreading freedom
and disseminating knowledge, in
shattering sha'ns and destroying
nonsense Of various kinds, in scar.
ching out all kinds. oftruth, and
then daring TO declare the same,
it has been achieving the capital
victories of the world tor the last
twenty-five years past.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

VARIOUS Hebrew citizens of
Peoria, LII, have formed an organ
izaiion to make that city, ifp, 'ssi-
bic, the site of the proposed lie.
brew Uni, crsity. They have tend
cred to the committee having the
matter in charge an eligible site
on the bluff, free OF ext ense, and
offered TO make other contribu.
tons.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

A MAN in Salem, Mass., recciv-
cd last week a legacy OF $4,000
from Young man who had died
at the West, and to whom, sever.
al years ago, he had given work
on a pile driving job when the
Young man was in a destitute
condition. Let the man who
doesn't own a pile.driver borrow
one and set all the loafers to
work.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

A FANCY goods dealer in Al
bany in doing ny a parcel the
other day unconscionsly dropped
from his finger a diamond ring
worth two hundred and fifty dol
lars. After a thorough search
and failing to recover it, a colored
woman brought it back to the
owner, saying that she found it
among some goods she had pur-
chased.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

TIE New Orleans Picayune
says upon its personal authority
that after rolling all night in your
berth at sea, till you are miser-
ably sick, it is Irritating to have
a steward open the door in the
morning and ask ifyou will have
a fresh roll for breakfast.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

On the 29th a German named
Hill, living at Blissfield, and who
was peddling in the vicinity OF
Manchester, was overtaken in til c
highway by two men with a bug
gy and his money demanded by
them. While taking his purse
out they struck him down with o
club and took 1928. The officers
are in pursuit.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04
NOTICE..
u. s. LAND OFFICE. IoNIA, MICN.,

US. LAND OFFICE, IoSIA, MIcH.,
August ;6th, 1873.
Complaint having been entered at this Of
fce by Nathan Lucas against Nelson Han
son, for hardening his Homestead Entry,
No. $3.50, dated June 18th, 1872, upon the
N. I of S. H. Section "a, Township 10
North, Rangci4 West, In Lake County,
Mich, with view to the cancellation Of
said entry; the said parties arc hereby sum
moned to appear at this 0fYice
On the I6M Day Of October, 1873,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. TO respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged abandon
ment.
J. II. KIDD, Register.
j. l.. JENNINGS. Receiver.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

GEORGE FRANK TRAIN says he
does not care TO return 10 Amer
ca until lie dead body Is brought
back for burial. Well, goodbye
old fellow. Don't forgot to rem I.
cmber not 10 write.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

A GIRL in Oakland, Cal, -
years old, and small for her age,
has succeeded by patient, uncom-
planning industry, in accommodating
property 10 the value Of $1,000,
besides supporting her poor old
mother. 1t is mostly in iewelry,
watches aud other, small but
valuable articles, such as she
could carry off handily from the
house where she was employed.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

THE warehouse of Garfield &
Wheeler, at Manistee, was des-
troyed by fire about 10 o'clock
last Thursday night. Loss $S0o0;
insured for $4,000. Supposed to
have been the work of an inccn-
diary. -
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

BEN. BUTLER says that the
dennnciations of newspapers, Of
the "back pay" STEAL" reminds
him of the bowling of dogs. lie
undoubtedly meant to have said
"the watch dogs honest bark"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

AN apple tree in Blackstone,
Mass, attracts much local attcn-
ton from the tact that TWO good
sized apples, touching each other
have grown directly from the
trunk, few feet above the ground,
aud so close to the bark that it
is difficult to distinguish any stem.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

A WISCONSIN Justice of the
Peace divorced a couple recently
az folluws: He stood them in the
middle Of tie floor, backs togcth-
er, and rs they walked away
from each other he repeated the
marriage ceremony backward.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

THE Grand Rapids Times states
that on "Wednesday, Aug. 27tTi,
Mrs. w. II. DIbol, OF that place
was accidentally rnp oyer by an
engine on the G. R.& l.. Railway.
andhad both limbs crushed. AT
last accounts both limbs had
been Manipulated, bat it was
thought the life of tho patient
could be saved. dfsrF2
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

KATE GRANT, an old Indian
squaw, living at Grant, .Wiscon-
Elm, has Killed eight bears this
summer. Kate Is still unmarried.
Many a bear has attempted to hug
hei but she. never permitted such
familiarities, Like a. lemon that
is spoiled, or q pretty girl that
becomes al ancient spinster, she
was made to be squeezed and
wasn't. - Detroit Union. ~
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

A JUDGE at Montgomery, Ala,
recently interrupted n very flow
cry young orator with "llold on,
hold on, my dear sir! Don't GO
any higher. Yon are already out
of the jurisdiction of this court"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

Ir isa noticeable fact that in
Illinois, the Democrats are ardent
Changers only in those counties
where tic Republicans are 10 the
majbrity.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04

A PART of Howlapd's Hotel, at
Long Branch, was buils before
the war of 1912, and shows marks
Of cannon balls from a British, Fri
gate, which ran close in shore
and gave the settlement q salute.