The Lake County star., 1874-01-08
The NeighbOrhoOd.
osCEoLA COUNTY.
From the Outline.

o"PcI'isoTss Every tieinocr oe'
ing present.
I'VE are very sorry to learn that
Mrs. Q Oh had no insurance on
her store building which was
burned 90 last week. Her loss
10 about $1,000.
CfaCUrr COURT will commence
in Horsey, on the third Monday
of this n.0ath. The caleLdar will
contain tour times as many cases
asevcr before.
we learn that Ashton has
another candidate for our county
Jail as soon as his prosecutor can
make mp his mind to Pay the
debtors board bill for a few weeks.
Bill BRANDON is chucking the logs
into the Hersey Branch, at pretty
fair rate, Notwithstanding the unfav-
orable weather. He has 1000, 900 to
put in here, and has got his job well
under way.
"A NOVEL suit was had before
Justice Radcliffe, last week, in
which two ladies were the clients.
1t was remarked that they seem
as capable of carrying ON litiga-
rs "aEy other man."
County Treasurer Raymond is
spurring mp some of the Justices
of this county, who have imposed
fines and have not made out and
enforced the proper commitments.
No halfway work about such
matters.
RoBERT E. BIaBEE Treasurer Of
Lake county, and Augustus
TOwner, Supervisor OF Ellsworth
township were here last week,
revising the previous settlement
Of this county and Chase town
ship.
The lawyers in this county have
como tn tho conclusion that the
clause in tho new Law limiting the
total items of costs of suit in JUS
tice trials, does not apply to Grim.
inal actions or examinations, But
is on y meant for civil cases.
AS tins is the week of prayer.
union service by the Congrega-
,ional and Methodist Societies
are being held every evening, in
tho school house. Sh )uld the
interest hold ont the meetings
may continue tor somo time.
A DESPATCH has been received
from tho Auditor Generals Of.
flee, at Lansing in reply to a
telegram sent by j. w. Ash. the
chairman Of the Of tho Board OF
Supervisors OF OSccola county;
stating that the Railroad company
inteud, to api cal to tho Superior
Court of the United States on
tho matter Of taxing r. II. lands.
The Editor Of the Evart ESvier,
Mr.. Chase, called up,n us yes,er.
day, Look ng we'll and hearty. lie
was after some of those patriotic
fellows who made such liberal
promises in CONNECT N with put
lishing th"se "T"m AMI jerry
letters. Come, boys, pay your
obligations; don't go to playing
dead beat OH strangers.
THERE was q large attendance
at the Donation Party for the
benefit Of Rev. G. Ii. Fisher, and
held at the CouIt Il,usc, las,
Thursday evening. Tho oc,asipn
WAS one Of muci social enjoy.
mcnt to all present. The entire
proceeds were $3.50, which
considering the ''hard times
affords a good illustration Of the
liberalitv Of our citizens. They
have the warmest thanks of the
recipiant of their gift.
On New Years Day, as an en-
ployce in Gennng's' lumber camp
named John Artsbcse, nearly
severed the thumb OH his left
hand, by an accidental blow of
an axe while forming wooden
wedge. DR.. Wig was sum
moned, and sewed up the wound
and the young man is stopping
at Millcr's hotel until lie rccovers.
His home is in Muskeson, we
believe.
RATHER GO TO JAIL.-W lson,
the man who was recently con-
victed and fined at Ashton tor
violating tho liquor law, after
waiting fora week or two and
the officer not doing his duty,
wrote a letter to said officer, tell
ing him to come aud take him to
Jail, as he was not going to pay
tho fine. Therefore the officer
brought said Wilson to serve ont
his 30 days in examining the
interior architecture of tho IL ougl
ton Hotel.
CLARE. Jan. 9Th, 1874.
Ed. OscEoLA OUTLINE,
Dear SIR: The
dedication of the nj. K. Church,
ut Loomis, TN The 2Sth ult., was n
complete success in every respect.
The Indebtedness unprovidcd for
was $40. When the time came
to receive contribniions to pay off
ihIs debt, they continued t" flow
in ill they amounted to S445.
Tho ministers present were
Rev. l. IlaigIt, of Big Rapid;
Rev. II. Z. Henderson, p. +.
Of Blg Rapids District; Rev. w.
ii. Sparkling, Of Evari; Rev. ii.
Cogshall CORNER PASTOR, of Can
nonsburg, and myself.
+. FLEMING.
We find the following in the
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