The Lake County star., 1873-11-27

highly recommended as a gentle
man and lawyer.
The railroad hands-trackmeI
ARE at work in dead earnest cx
cavating for that "Y" at this point
Clarion.
The Evart Rsvisso Gays:
Mr. Geo. Adams, while q
work on the new house ofKelloe 4
y jackson had tho misfortune OF
Thursday, to inflict quite a bad
wound in his left hand with q
cbisei.
Some maliciously inclined
wretch entered the residence OF
Mr.. 8. Bennett, on Hcmlo OK
street, a few days since, and
spit tobacco spit on the beautiful
hard finished walls Of every room
in the honsc.
CLARE COUNTY.
We clip the following from the
Farwcll Register:
The roof of Bowen's mill, at
Clare, tell in last Tuesday. owing
to the heavy pressure If snow
with which it was covered.
As the season advances Inn
bering in this quarter appears to
10 moro lively. Last Saturday,
n hew lumber camp was startsd
on the Upper Muskegon. by Mad
dern & Ladner. who intend put
ting in 100000 feet of logs the
coming winter. On Monday
another new camp was started by
q. Williams on the Muskegon
about twenty-five miles north of
this place, near the bridge. This
camp intends to put in about
100000 feet. Those camps,
with many more on the upper
Muskegon, and sorth on the Chip.
pewa river, haul their supplies
from, Farwell.
From Isaac Ball, Supcrin.
tendeDt of the C". Poor Farm, we
receive the following in relation to
the condition Of the place for The
past season:
The amount OF hired labor on
the farm for the past season was
12O days. OF mil'ct there was
raised on the farm the past season
to the value of 5000. OF potatoes
thero vas raised 120 bushels; six
hundred and fifty bushels Of globe
turnips; fifteen bushels Of bcets,
and u quantity of garden produce.
Tic potatoes did not yield good
chiefly owing to the severe attack
Of bugs. Tho number of acres
chopped and cleared is twelve.
WEXFORD COUNTY,
THE Clam Lake Ne,cs contains
the following items:
Mr., HART. a bsggagoman on
tho Il. r. & /. Il. H., had two
fingers badly crushed while coup.
ling cars at this place on Wedncs.
day last.
A freight brakcsman met with
mishap while switching bis
train ut Portage Station, on the
q. r. & |. r. r., on Wcdnes-
day last. lie was at the time,
attempting to Climb npon a freight
car from the caboosc, when he
slipped, falling between tho cars
the cabocse passing over his left
shoulder, crushing it in a horrible
manner. Amputation at the
shoulder was found necessary.
4 man whose name VIC have
not learned, a resident Of Cedar
Springs, went on hunting eXcnr.
sion in the vicinity of Tusiin Sta
tiOn, sixteen miles south Of this
place, on Fr day, the IA h. His
absence for several days, created
suspicion am"ng the people at
the Station, that all WAS not right
with him. A search was there.
fore made for him, when his hal
was found np"n the ice Of little
lake, not far firm the Station, and
upon farther search, his body was
found andcr lhc ice. 1t is sup
posed that ho had broken through
in attempting to cross.
MASON COUNTY.
On Monday Of last week Frank
Downs, a teamstcr for Henry
Flynn, came to town, loaded his
team with supplies ut Danahcr &
Mclcndy's store and started for
camp. Since that time he has
not been seen or heard from it,
these ,mrts, although search has
been made for him in every di-
rection. Il is supposed th,t he
has abscondrd. The team and
load were worth $500.
VIM. White, resident of fIhe
4th ward, ou Sunday last. went
ont a short distance from Reeves
camp, with a companion, f"r the
purpose OF pursuing wounded
deer. They soon saw the animal
lying upon hillsidS and both
had their guns IN readiness.
White being in advance was just
in the act of firing when his CON-
panion stnmb cd aud fell, discharg
ing his gun. The ball entered