The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

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The following IA the first instsllmsnt of q
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n"'o'y VI -aAs oouu'y, pseps ''N Wy ~. y -
'hockw0od, o. Chase, end pupushsd in the
Weekly Herald. Dseming Il matter of publc
internal va sh.ll snd..vor 70 furuish. The r.sA.
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ss % 'ne c'a' WIZ sss snuN hs~'y
Our county, a. regards its relation ~ otner
counties, has undergone various ehsngso, being
nrft attached TO Aason, me esuny sqloin'Hg
W western eounQry. soon ansr tn,s eennsc,
uon AZ vas sepssAteo rom Msssn anu ys'acneo
toNewaygo, tnet county peiny hcJaesnt tohs
southetn oouuuAry, Alter remAnlns WIN New
svgo ABOUT year " Wa ue,aeneo' aha rssum-
% Us former connseuon WIN Mason.
Frsv'ous 70 1000 'ns eiAn. trees VI our no
pie iores' nau ns'ss senoeo 70 inc SOUND OF
se'uer 81 ne Anu'sn oe'nS 'ns only innso-
nah' % .ne "o9us' winch WAS tnen ms nun
,ns srsu cw uue 10 tne spir" o. wee.
Tern P'oo,sr,,h inc spring VI 1910 man named
Ao 20. w =. vonaiih iorees MA way, p~itn Ak
sno isver' into the Wills Oh TINS region Mr..
oohkhn settled IN the south-ea.t corner OF the
vouu'y,i IN what - now TOE townshlp of chase.
ne was soon ioiowed by Others, possessing the
same spirit OF noid enterprise 10 take possession
OF iands winch afforded home to the energet'
&c ana psrsevering. Among these were Al, Y.
ning, Jesse Akerman' r. straup ana A.
f@nut, VINO settieo near nim IN the eostnern
part Oh the town. ana =, NJ. roster, n Big
nee, oeas1 anu a; oh'er, VINO se.ueo IN tne
northern art. inese carrier se'uers' a. IL
usuai m pioneer me- eSper,cneee many nara.
sp.ps anu Pr"auon<. AT Wa. u'he eneartst
grls! mui was AZ oro,on' 'pm'y mics distant,
Anu - eonscquehee ue Amos. nnPssss"ie
sohu'''on VI Tue roao, " requ'reu thres uays W
perform the Journey there anu BACK with
ioad. mere wasa scarcity OF tsams 10 ,hese
parts' 'he settlers were oiten oolsed 70 oaek
their provisions from rsris' distant Oh niteen
miles, thst peihg the nearest market several
persons performed Tue ieat o. oaeklng rom
tnat place into the woods, one hundred pounds.
~ was not an uncommon tning IN nose days
LOT the houseKeepsrt 10 % NOT little puzzled 10
furnish from the pantry the food necessary to
supply the family board In Some instances
they were deprived Oh many OF the necessary
comforts OF me- suosisting ior DAYS upon sueh
quanity ana quahty OF ioou az would seem M
crsdipe 10 those aeeastomed oniy 10 oounii-
iui supply OF 'hese 'hiigs, ana YET AL THESE IN
conVeniences were eheeriuhy oorne' ior the
sole purpose OF procuring MONIES lor themselves
ana families. we not unirequenty near the
remark maae oy moss VINO nave passed through
al tnsse dimcuities 'hat those were among the
most enjoyable Gays OF their experience
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TOT TOT Supef'r So Mug .t..
~. $500, @ , co.,u.
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800,
holding Office respectively, one, two, three anu
four years; -, =,
Constabies, >. u. bisoee, .. w. MoriHt'
The whole number OF votes csstat TINS eiec'
ton was 20.
During the next two years the eastern part OF
the county became considerably settisd' mostly
In Chase and f1nora townships. ~,
Before the year 1859 homestead entries had
been made in but ur OF the towns IN the coun.
ty. The hrst entry IN H-li' beng Fso;
1903; ISL OCT. ~, 1850, oy y. ". bgoee;
is-li, March !, 1907, oy Ohas' ": ana mar
tin W. Westiaii; 2o-il, May =, 1908, py Mel
son ID: Mckee.
During the presidentiai campaign OF 1905
the town oil Big kapids proposed 10 present
large nag 10 the township IN It's county when
should poll the greatest majority OF kepuoii.
can votes, IN proportion 70 the number II
should cast Chase won TINS prize, oy casting
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