The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-11-20
What is The Matter?

EDITOR SrAR:-l see by one of
the late issues Of the Star that the
good Supervisor of Ellsworth is max.
ing wry faces about communication
which appeared in the Star, under the
heading OF Wanted AND in his pas
sion he calls the attention OF the hon
orablo Board Of Supervisors Of the
county of Lake to the matter, and
they "a majority of them) begin to
spend the peoples time about n mat
ter OF what some private individual
wants; seemingly forgetting that they
had already spent tco ,ceeks' time, ut
an expense Of over three hundred eiol.
lars t. the county, according to their
own footing.
But let US see what is his trouble
A citizen OF Chase says he wants an
honest, honorable man to transact GER
tain business in this county; but what
does the resolution of the Board reply?
Why, itsays ''Citizcn" is getting over.
nice, and why; because he calls for one
honest man? Now, is it not a pity If
one more honest man cannot settle in
this county without the Board of Su-
pcrvisors getting on enl about it?
And again, ifa man cannot tell what
he wants without q resolution from
that honorable Board denouncing his
article, We would suggest that it (the
Board) continues in session by the
year, and thus save mileage. Come,
boys, let US encourage immigration,
aud that, too, Of honest men. We
would further say. that if any honest
man is contemplating settling in Lake
county, come in, and welcome; We will
guarantee that the Board will give
you no trouble, If you once get settled
during its vacation
But, says the resolution, sit appear.
ing to this Board to refer to our
worthy Prosecuting Attorney, d. G.
Warner, Esq" When I last met
Mr.. w. he was in his right mind, and
capable Of almost any business, and
now am surprised to see the Board
meddling with his private affairs. If
Citizen" refers to Mr.. w., when he
says he wants legal business transact
ed, what business is that to said
Board? But how docs the man who
offered said resolution knoW that it
means Mr.. wv He has no means
of knowing. It's only as he guessos
and therefore. the whole thing is
founded upon guess. We have 9TH
or lawyers in tho county, and if We
had none, all the lawyers in the king
dom may be called in question, and
the evidence as to who the writer re.
fers to is only circumstantial. For in.
stance, ifa lady should advertise she
wanted to marry young man six feet
tall, with black hair and black eyes,
I would not think Mr.. w. was meant;
but if she should say she wanted u
short man, with light hair, light eyes,
fair complexion, would say he fills
the bill. Now, for the trial. There
is an opening for an honest, and re-
spectacle young man. Mr.. W. is
young, honest and respectable. Now,
the resolution says this means him.
Well, of course he fills the bill. Says
Citizen" I'VE want q man" OF
course this refers to Mr.. w. He al
50 notes, by the way, that he "don't
wSnt a thing" But what is that to
Mr.. W? If he i, the worthy man
spoken OF in tic resolution, the honest,
respectable young han, it inevitably
follows he can't be tho 'Mmg' not
wanted.
Then there are but two conclusions
that we can come to, and the first is
that Mr.. W. has been called an honest,
respectable young man. and the one
who offered the resolui,n is mad
about it; for he says it has appeared
that Mr.. w. was meant; or, sad to say,
that MIR. +. knows W. is o "Uing,"
not 'mdn;" that he will not stick to
his client; that he is whisky sucker