The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-12
Baldwin,.
BALDWIN, June 9th, 1873,

""o iar'ncrs anu Saruncrs are
taking fresh courage, and enter
ing upon their labors with renew
ed zeal and energy, In less than
five years the "worthless plains"
will "blossom like the rosc," and
produce fruits and grains abun.
dantly,in return for honest toll.
The husbandman is already cheer
ed with the bright future; he can
faithfully picture boarded wealth
in well filled barns OF hay and
grain, in fruits ard luxuries to
adorn home and add health, com.
fort and additional stimulus to
repeated efforts to lead an active
aud useful lite. 1t is an admitted
fact by those denying the pro-
ductiveness of the "plains," that
cerials raised here are of q far su.
pereor quality to these raised On
timber and heavier lands, then
the cost Of clearing is only about
one-tc nth, and from two to three
acres can be cultivated as easily
az one acre of the other lands;
thus it is easy to determine where
q farmer will do the best, even
should he raise but two.thirds as
much as on timber lands.
/ The Davenport family are MAX
ing large improvements, for the
first season, have a large apple
and pear, and l think peach,
orchard already set out, and tie
hees are looking thrifty. Their
smaller fruit bushes are doing well,
ard their black walnut grove is
getting a nice start. VIM, j. Nc
Caneey is getting quito a start in
the Doolttle Black Cap Raspber-
ny, and design making that a spe
cialty I understand, being salts
fed they will do well on this soil.
Geo. w. Townsend and L. Put
nam are making considerable i'm.
provements, and quito a number
of others near this village are
making good beginnings this sea.
son. If time and opportunity
permits. / propose to acquaint
your readers, in the future, with
about the amount of improve
ments, the degree Of cultivation,
the attention and skill bestowed
upon fruit culture, and any other
inn ortan'e and interesting in.
formation regarding the region OF
country centralizing mainly at
this village.
c. G. Thompson is erecting a
fair stable building here for some
Evart PARTIES, to be used for a tai
lor shop eventually.
9. A. Chick has a comfortable
dwelling well under way.
PHILIPPE & Dyer are about COM
mencing a building ifor a hard.
ware store.
George Fralick commences a
dwelling this week and John o.
Brien is soon to erect a building,
I understand; and other improve
nents are the order OF the day.
Sunday is now quite orderly
saloons closed, and what whisky
is sold, is on the sly. On the
whole, our village is conducting
herself now, during the week
time, fairly, and with decent
respect for her better citizens.
Rev's McClelland, of Chase ;IFer
guson, Of Newaygo, and Swart.
'hout, near Howard City, conduct
religious services here; so that we
have them evry Sunday. with g
fair congregation. There was
doubtless a purpose to serve in
in the arrest aud committal o.
Thomas Mahan, some two weeks
since, which has been most effec
tualy accomplished, in changing
public sentiment, and badly
frightening him for his reckless
and criminal act, although there
may have been no felonious To-
tent, which intent was incorpora-
tod in the first affidavit, but was
stricken out, as the party, was a,
that time, unwilling to swear to
it. Close observers were aware
Of the doubtful point, and the
matter has terminated for the
best, as he was punished enough
for his drunken conduct, if there
was no criminal intent,
Our Circuit Court came off las,
week, no business Of Importance;
showing the healthy condition Of
our county, 10 the sense of litiga-
ton. Judge White made a sood
impression in this and Osceol
county and will doubtless give
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