The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-13
What The Papers Say.

peal proceeds to givethc main points,
as published in the leading papers in
the State, but goes astray, slightly
in stating that there was ga long and
desperate contest" 1t comments
in this wise: "The lawyers will
now have a ease, and fine time OF
it, for the county must foot the bill"
1t also, says, "White & Haighi
have been employed by the Board
of Supervisors of Lake county in
the County Seat controversy"
The Howard City Record says;
"Lake county has County Seat
war. Though at the late election a
majority of So votes was given for
the removal of the County Seat to
Baldwin, the Chascites determined
that such things should not be.
The Sheriff was twice defeated in
attempts to remove the records,
when the Baldwinites turned out
nearly one hundred strong, went
down to Chase, and after a severe
fight with clubs, brickbats, ETC.,
succeeded in carrying away the rec
ords. 1t is supposed that the end
is not yet
The Osceolo Outline gives the re-
port of the affair, as published in
the STAR, with no comments.
The Evart RerieV has over half
column of burlcsque, as follows:
Scarcely has the smoke of the ccnten-
Mai guns died away in the east before
the west Is the scene of war. On Fri
day last, when the people were ut
peace with everything except snow, the
wise men of Baldwin summoned u
council for the purpose of deciding upon
effective measures in regard to the cOlin-
ty scat. 1t had come to their knOwl-
edge that the SOlons of Chase were
causing delay in order to be able to pro-
cure and serve an injunction restrain
ing the removal to Baldwin, and 1t was
unanimously agreed that they should
don the war paint and 20 on the trail
to Chase and remove, by force, if nee
essary, the county property. Accord
ingly, Wild bill and STAR Charlie, and
Terrible Mike and the great O'Brien,
ct hOc genus On,ne, put on their feath-
ers and with ~ or 80 braves set out
for Chase. The day was very auspic-
ious. The ground was covered with
snow, and if blood was split its white
bosom would show ii up, and not Il drop
would bc lost to history. When the
invaders from the west reached Chase,
a spectacle was before them that would
have caused less brave hearts to quake.
When Don QuiXOte stOrmed the wind
mill his danger was not more apparent
than was that of the Baldwinitcs, for
behold right in front of them, armed
to the teeth, with two rounds of crow
bars and handspikcs to each man, were
the Chaseitcs drawn up In single col
umn ready to receive them. 1t was Il
critical moment. The Baldwin battal-
ions were all located within few feet
of the enemy, the only flag being Il red
cotton handkerchief in the pocket of
the chief of the ambulance corps, who
occasionally wiped Il tear from his eye,
OH the sleeve of his shirt.
The carnage had not yet began. The
leader of the invading host made Il sur
vey of the field through piece of
smoked glass, and reported call quiet
along the cncmy's line" He then sent
ont skirmishers to feel the strength of
the Chaseites, which they did In the
mouth, nose and eyes, and the "tirst
blood of the war was spiltw There
was no possible hope of retreat now-it
was victory or death
The cl:lshing of handspikcs, railroad
tics and buzz saws was terrible. The
handsaws, gimlcts, snOwballs and all
the other small arms were thrown away
~ too insignificant for the occasion.
The scene was terrible! At intervals,
when the clouds of smoke would curl
heavcnward, and leave the bloody bat
tie field covered as If by u shrOud, the
eye could penetrate into the horrors of
the picture before us. The virgin snow,
which but few moments before had
not n spcck OH its bosom, was now COW
cred with the blood of both the Bald
white and Chaseitc. The carnage
waxcd hot, and
.'IIow they a. and gouged and bit,
Twas horrybel 20 sec q"
But above the din and carnage of the
conflict, the voice of the great WahOO
of Baldwin might have been heard to
utter i'm tones of thunder: "Boycs,
dive We see Won shed where the safe Is?
Kin wees take it?' That was the sig
nal for vOcifcrOus cheer, and the
Charge was made at the lannon's
mouth, and
Unto the jaws Of death,
Into the gates OF hell,
Charged the graf b aIdwins.
The victory was won! The shed was
smashed to smithcreens and the safe
taken away with the county records
and placed OH board the train, and amid
the most triumphant songs conveyed
to- Baldwin.
Long before this the ambulance corps
had been doing gallant work In sweep
ing up and taking care of the wounded
The associate editor of the Herald had
his head cut with crOwbar, while the
editor of the STAR was hit on the mouth
by u Chaseite cit was not very easy to
miss it) while hunting up items. We
ucknOWlcuSe TIC CouiIniihcue- uic Si"'
to know that when we speak, the long
cars of Cameron give due attcntion.-
EDITOR starr. The wounded num-
brcd about twenty-five all told, the
most serious being the case OF tile man
from Baldwin, who had his collar bone
broken.
An injunction has been served and
the matter Is now in the courts, where
1t will bc bill of expense to all con-
ccrncd.
We find the following in the Clam
Lake Nc,cs: "Our neighbors in
Lake county have been having u
lively time lately over their county
seat. The people at the Spring
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