The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30

Locks National, published by J. +.
Jones, Toledo, Ohio.
A party of hunters, wagon loaded
with provisions, and a pack of hounds,
passed through town last Monday, OH
their way north.
Ia TX about your chimncys! Look
at the one in Alexis roof! "Unclc
Billy" Rudd was the artist who de-
signed and erected 1t.
Scott VOORHEES, sends along two BUSH
els of potatoes, Oh subscription. We
are ready for more such visitors, at all
times.
George Brocfflc is digging a cellar,
lathing and plastering and siding his
house preparatory to turning it over in
to TOwnci's hands.
A twelve ycur-old son of n. Il. ClcSe-
land had one of his hands injured Ivy
"rip-saw in Cooks single mill, a few
days since.
G. l.. Whitney, Esq, of Muskcgon,
has been engaged to deliver All address
on the afternoon of the first day of the
Lake County Fair.
In recent item published in the
STAR, regarding the injury of Cherry
Valley man, we should have said :.
Cork, instead of $. Cook.
Pleasant Plains and Wcbbcr Oranges
will hold Il joint session in Court House
Hall, next Saturday evening; to con-
cludc with social hop. a pleasant
time Is anticipated.
The ladies' arc requested to meet next
Monday, Oct. 4tl,, ut the buildings in
Baldwin, designed to he used ~ halls
for the Fair, for the purpose of super
intending the work of decoration.
We received pleasant call, Oh Mon
day evening, from J. Collins. of Char
l0tte, who, with Mrs. Collins, are i'm
town, visiting with their son-in-law,
j. ID. Garland.
At the meeting of the Lake Count
Agricultural Society, held in August
last, II was resolved to invite Hon. VIM.
l.. Wcbbcr, of Fast Saginaw, and Cal.
NJ. w. Quackcnbush, of Baldwin, to
make addresses at the coming-Fair.
And now comes Patrick McLaugh-
lin, of PinOra township, and confcsscs
that Inc l. the man who sent that splcn-
did green corn and those potatoes, and
adds to the quantity of the former. OF
course, IL means that his copy of the
STAR continues.
The county building Is being fin
ishcd off in good shape. 1t is being
painted outside and i'm; fife rooms Of
the different county officers designated
by lettering on the doors, and every
thing being put in good shape for COM
fort and business.
ArthW's Home Magazine for October
is on our table, and as usual, is filled
with attractive reading. With the
November number the thrilling serial
Deborah Norman; Her Work and Her
Reward" will be concluded. One of
the best magazines of the day. Pub
lished by II. s. Arthur & Son, No ll29
Chestnut st; Philadelphia, Pa.
Il. Coon & Co. have now OH hand a
large stock of goods, of everything in
their line, all of which show off to good
advantage in their new store. If We
should Judge from the crowds we see
I'm their establishment, and the quaint.
tics ofpackagcs carried away we should |
say customers were getting goods very
cheap.
j. IL. Carpenter brought some of the
potatoes to town, last Fri
day, we have seen this year. Mr.. &.
ayers that they were raised on the "bar-
rem plains" and that he had about one
hundred and twenty-five bushels from
not quite an acre Of ground. We hope
to sec some of them exhibited at the
Fair, next week, and to then have
more to say I'm regard to the matter.
Last Spring, Scott VOORHEES,, of Els
worth township, received one pound
of Eureka" new variety of potato,
as n present from the Editor ofthc STAR.
The potatoes were planted on the
plains, and when the time for digging
came, Mr.. v. found himself possessed
Of n;ncfy.fvc pounds, or, moro than a
bushel and half from one pound, or n
half dozen potatoes Of ordinary size.
We trust that Mr.. V. will have the
tubcrs on exhibition mt the Fair, next
week, 10 that tl,osc present can see n
practical demonstration Of what may
he done In the way Of farming OF tho
plains Of Lake county.