The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-06
HOME STARLIGHT.

The snow has disappeared ut last.
There was drenching shower Tues
day night.
County Clerk Towner and Dept. Sher-
if Oviatt gave us call Tuesday.
The "May Queen" might have been
made of snow this year.
Settlers are beginning to prepare the
ground for crops.
Judge White, of Ludington, was in
town last Wednesday.
Nathaniel Clark is to handle the mail
at Chase, hereafter.
We welcome the Big Rapids Pioneer
to our exchange list.
Sheriff Crowley, of Mason county,
was in Baldwin last Friday.
Patrick Mclaughlin, of Pinora town.
ship, pays up his subscription to the
STAR.
Work has commenced upon the new
school house in District No. l, Elk town.
ship.
Six inches of snow "on level" in
this locality, May LIST, 1875. Just think
of it.
We understand that Messrs. Randall
& Horn, will shortly put in a planning
mill at Summitville. Glad to hear it.
We understand that Forman's Mill
started up last Monday, to run through
the season.
Lacy, of Nirvana, expects shortly to
have short side track at his mill. 1t
will be great advantage to him.
We havn't received copy of the
Clarion for two weeks. When did it
collapse?
Supervisor Randall, of Chase, was in
Baldwin, last Monday. He wants the
county paper, and left more money to
that effect.
"Uncle" Harley Hazen has been trap
ping little, lately, up on the Pere
Marquette River; and few days since
he captured beaver weighing AZ lbs.
The STAR was in good demand last
week; and so great was the call for ex-
ira copies that we issued an extra edi-
ton on Monday.
The boundaries Of the various School
Districts in this township will be ar
ranged at meeting to be held Satur-
day, May 18th.
We believe the county authorities in
tend to partition off the lower part OF
the building occupied by county offices,
as soon as the officers decide as to what
shape they desire them i'm.
The Sunday School, recently organ
lied at the Cobb school house, i'm Yates
township, is under the superintendency
of Mr.. Harding. 1t cOnvenes at Up. IN.
All are invited.
The Osceola Outline of last Friday,
SAYS: Baldwin sent a small army
over to Chase, this morning, and moved
the county-seat, all except Joiner's Mill
and q few houses. We learn that there
was an attempt at injunction, but it did
not work"
The Midland Times says: "Baldwin
City would be happy if it could have a
grist MILL furniture store, sash, blind
and door factory, tailor shop and bar
Der shop. There are fair openings for
establishing any of the above named
branches of business"
The Great Western Type Foundry, of
Chicago, sends us copy of the supple
ment to its specimen book and price
list. 1t makes us want to send in an
"order," if we only had the "promise
to pay" of "Uncle SAM" to back the
demand with.
Chase intends PROVINCE ?) we under
stand, that more votes against the re-
moval of the County Seat were polled
in Baldwin than were counted. The
way they intend doing IL, Is Dy having
the voters themselves come up and
swear they voted so and so. Such tes-
timony would be worth about as much
as two ounces of straw.
1t Is said that one of the Chase officers,
while tramping through the west part
of the county, Friday morning, trying
to find some one to serve papers on,
stopped at house and asked for break
fast, telling doleful story about hav-
ing been up all night, walked from
Chase to Baldwin, was nearly famished
and wanted some breakfast. The meal
was prepared, set before him and de.
vourcd, when he rendered in payment
the magnificent sum of thirteen cents
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