The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-14

Four or five applications have oil.
ready been made for mill sites.
From the Clarion.
| Mr.. w. II. Palmer is absent
visiting friends in eastern part of
the State. e
The smallpox has nearly fin
ishcd its 'urse in this section.
The patients have mostly all re-
covered.
j. N. Collester, Esq. has
traded his house aud lots in this
place for property in Hastings,
Barry county, and will soon
move with his family to that
place.
We clip the Following from the
Revieao Of Aug. 7th:
| Mr.. N. w. Brown who tor the
last week ortwo has been engaged
in building a bridge across the
Middle Branch about IL miles
north of the village on Monday
shot and killed a bear OF large
size.
A man by The name of Ezra
Spencer while engaged at carpen.
ter work Oh building in the
north part, of the,village on Wed
nesday fell from the roof and
broke his wrist. Fortunately no
other injuries were sustained.
l. Thursday evening as the S:45
express from the east was com
ing In; just after it had rounded
the cnrve cast Of the bridge, run
over four cows, three Of which
belonged to Jas. Case and the
other to Barlow Davis. Three of
the cows were killed almost intan.
thy and the other Was 50 badly
hurt that it became necessary to
kill it also.
MECosTA COUNTY. 4
The following items are from
the Big Rapids Pioneer
A salt spring was discovered
this week on the Big Rapids In
PROMINENT & Manufacturing
Cmnpany's premises, four milee
south Of this city. F,om three
pins Of water, a heaping teacup
# salt was taken. 1t was discov-
cred by gentleman living in that
vicinity who noticed that the cattle
stood around the spot most Of tho
time which attracted his attcn-
ton.
Arrangements have been made
by the Rev. John Redpath, Pastor
OF the FIRST Presbyterian Church,
Clam Lake, ard the managers OF
the GrandR piIs & Indiana r. r,
g. that the frlrnds Of said, church
and Others in Big Rapids who
may wish to make i trip 10 Clam
Lake and back, including steam
boat ride OH the Lake, may do 90
fer two dollars each. Said excur-
sion to start from, Graud Rapids
one week from Thursday the l4th
inst.
MUSHROOM COUNTY.
From the Muskegon Chronicle,
Of Aug. III:
On Sunday morning q woman
who had been cohabitIng with a
man familiarity known as Charlie
Brown, called upon City Marsha!
Ryan stated that the said Brown
did not cu,Hc homo on Saturday
night, that sic had beer searching
:or him but had found only his
boots and coat OH tho slab dock at
Truesdcll's mill. Investigation oi
the case showed that the man was
drunk on Saturday aftcrnoon--
that lie was emplu, cd by the
Boon,ing Company to attend the
delivery Of logs at Truesdell's
boom, and thar he had not been
.een after three o'clock on that
afternoon. On Monday morning
search for his body was made in
the water near the dock, and 1t
was found within ten feet OF the
piling.
1t is supposed that this man
was So much iihoxica' ed that. he
did not really know land or slab
dock from water, and that he tum
bled into the Lake through this
sort OF ignorance. 1t is a some
what singular coincidence that he
was tho one to discover the body
of Hawlcy at tue same dock jus,
two weeks before he met a watery
grave.
oCEANA COUNTY.
The Pcntwater Nescs Of Aug.
9Th has the following items:
S. Branch Informs as that the
crop Of oats just harvested is tho
best that has ever been raised in
the township. Wheat also yielded
well. Prospects are fair for good
crop OF corn. Farmers have good
reason to be encouraged
The store Of Messmore and
Messenger was broken open on
last Tuesday evening and about
$40 worth Of jewelry and other
articles stolen. The til cves Oh
tanned entrance by breaking out
q portion OF light Of glass in the
door opening Fourth street. 80 a.
tn permit thetd to slide back the
bolt aud pull out a nail over the
latch, which fastened tho door,
thus .affording them free paesagr.
The aperture wac SO small as to
have been hardly noticeable by
any one passing by, go that oar
night watch may have passed the
store repeatedly while the burg
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