The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-07-22
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township, called OH us last Saturday
People should remember that If they
want good boots, that J. ID. Garland il
just the man to suit them.
Jones & HOLSTER shipped ten bushels
of huckleberries to Reed City and Her.
sey, by express, last Monday morning.
We are informed that at some points
on the plains, the huckleberrics are u
"sight to behold"
Col. M. Is. Houghton and Judge
Burch, of Hersey, were in town last
Tuesday morning.
Ye Editor had green peas and cucum-
Der from "beneath his own vine and
fig tree" OH the 10th.
We understand that the Dexter
House, ut Evart, was destroyed by fire
during the present week.
q. III. Switser hands in his name rs
a subscriber to the STAR. Still they
come.
Il. Bishop, of Elk township, is anoth-
er of our subscribers to renew his sub
scription.
Lake county offices are still divided,
and the trouble resulting therefrom
goes OH uninterrupted.
We learn that Morrison Sandborn
has three-acre field of corn which
stands four feet high. 1t will do, well,
for this season.
We have no intention of starting q
woodward; but feel perfectly safe in
offering to take all our subscribers may
bring us, in payment for their paper.
The item of hucllleberries sent to
market this year, from Lake county
plains, promises to be no very small
one.
Work upon the store buildings of G.
c. Townsend and J. ID. Garland pro-
crosses, with prospects Of speedy COM
pletion.
Asst Supt. Keller and Road Master
Brown, of the f. & p. NJ. Railway,
went up to Ludington last Monday
afternoon.
The Evart Reuie,0 is responsible for
the statement that the Chase Herald
man has purchased the Reed City Gar
ion Office.
Col. Quackenbush must receive our
thanks for some splendid lettuce, pro-
duced on the splendid bottom land of
Wendlin Bauman, in Lake township.
J. NJ. Avery, of Cherry Valley, wish
es to keep his copy of the STAR run
ming, and so, like the clever man that
he is-pays up.
There Is some talk of another lumber
mill soon to be started in Baldwin. All
right! The more the merricr. There's
wood enough for II half dozen, at least
The "two-days meeting" at Crooked
Lake, last Saturday and Sunday, was
but poorly attended; no ministers from
abroad being present.
Sturdy settler upon the plain,
Working away with might and main;
Keep up courage! In the end
Comfort and Plenty to you willlend-
All you want.
The coming special term of Circuit
Court promises to create u heavy cost
for the people. claw is law" and
should bc executed; but it's tough
thing on innocent Taxpayers.
Read the law card of a. p. Johnson,
of Herscy, given with the new adver-
tisemcnts, in this issue. a. p. starts
out with good prospects, and we wish
him the best measure ofsuccess.
We regret to learn that Hicks & Ben
jamin, of Nirvana, OH Friday last,
closed up their mill and store-for how
long we did not hear. Financial en-
was the cause, we believe.
There has been change i'm the time
Of running the mixed train between
Reed City and LudingtOn. 1t reaches
going west, about half past
o'clock, and returns about IL o'clock p.
m.
The fourth Quarterly Meeting of the
NJ. E. Church, Baldwin charge, will be
held in this place one week from next
and Sunday. Rev. A. G. |
Beach, of Hcrsey, is expected to be
present.
Charlie Roberts, the veteran track
nan, having charge of one of the Sec
ions of the f. & p. NJ. Railway, from
his point eastward-was up to Indian
Town, Tuesday, bossing the job of put
ing i'm side track.
Messrs. Foster & Stanchfield, of Lud-
ngton, and Col. LOOMS, we believe, of
were in town last Saturday,
raid upon the trout in the
North Branch. Oftheir success we did
lot learn.
The hotel kept by J. c. Smith, oppO-
lite the depot, at Hersey, was burned
bout l o'clock Wednesday morning.
)rigin of the fire unknown, Loss,
bout $500; insured for $500 on
'uilding and furniture.
Mrs. Isaiah Davenport has our thanks
or beautiful boquct of flowers and
ONE branches of the gooseberry bush,
he latter completely loaded with ber-
les, and thoroughly convincing as to
he possibility of raising small fruits on
he plains.
We learn I'm roundabout way that
:. w. Bolyen, of Cherry Valley, has
he best garden to he found in this