The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-20
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Saunders was i'm town again Monday
and Tuesday nights.
John w. Swift, formerly of Yates
township, has moved back to Lapeer.
There is considerable talk about Or
ganizing base ball club in Baldwin.
The whippoorwills are beginning to
make their cries heard in this locality.
Alfred Perley, of Charlotte, adds his
name to the list of subscribers for the
STAR.
"Hank" Rudd has commenced the
work of erecting new blacksmith shop
on Poplar street, near Seventh.
There were four deaths I'm Pleasant
Plains township, during. 1874; three fe-
males and one male.
There will be "Social Hop" in City
Hall, Baldwin, on Friday evening Nay
28th. A pleasant time is anticipated.
DIR. Mott is bound to have garden,
and has been doing a thorough job OF
clearing to effect his purpose.
Rumor has it that parties are here
now, intending shortly to open a mil
linery store. Trust 1t may prove true.
Stephen Mcdonald started up his
single mill, in Cherry Valley town
ship, last Monday.
Mr.. Barkos Burley, of Chase town
ship, recently lost three children from
the disease known as diptheria.
The Town Board, at its session last
Saturday, resolved to take in hand the
matter Of completing the school house
in this place.
A movement Is on foot to secure a
piece of ground for a township ceme-
terry. The spot proposed is about a
mile and half west Of town.
b. F. Pease, of Yates, is back upon
his homestead. He has been living
just north of st. Johns, and report says
he Is satisfied to stay in Lake county,
now.
F. ID. Lacy, Of Nirvana, is crowding
the grading for his side track. Says he
is going to put up freight house, 2Ox3(
feet, and will have it all completed be-
fore the first of June.
Our Yates township correspondent
informs us that the school at the CObl
school house has commenced, under
the direction of Mrs. Rathburn, of Ash.
ton, as teacher.
The time is at hand again, when ev.
eryOne needs be on the look out for fires
running through the woods. We trust
We may not have repetition of the
scenes Of Last year.
There WILDE meeting held at Chase
Wednesday, May Goth, for the purpose
Of organizing Methodist "Class.'
Rev. A. G. Beach, of Hersey, is expect.
ed to be present, and deliver a sermon.
At meeting of the Township Board
of Pleasant Plains, held Saturday, 18th
inst, it was voted to purchase forty
acres of land OH the southwest quarter
of Section 33, Weber township; for
cemetery purposes.
Out of fourteen infants born in this
township, during 1874, ten were fc-
males, and four males. Another argu-
ment i'm favor Of female suffrage. We
can never hold the County Seat, with
this rate Of increase OfvOters. Woman
suffrage is our only salvation!
We learn that Messrs. Joiner & Son,
of Chase, are putting in a "gang-edger."
1t is similar to the "Diccy," and was
made in Big Rapids. Alvin states that
the machine cost Sl6O and is as good
as the Three Rivers cdgcr, which costs
1915.
by reference to notice published
elsewhere it may be seen that meet
ing of the School Inspectors of Pleasant
Plains and Yates townships will be held
at Forman's Mill, Saturday, May 10Th,
for the purpose Of fixing the bounda-
ries of fractional School District No. B.;
also, changing lines of other Districts.
Tuesday evening last, Rev. G. b.
Voorhees, was the recipient, by express,
Of handsome collection Of religious
and historical books, worth about $50,
as present from the Presiding Elder
of this District-Rev. HI. p. Henderson,
of Big Rapids. To say "Charlie" ap-
preciated the gift, but half expresses it.
We were pleased to receive calls, this
week, from Messrs. w. III. Dclamater,
Alfred Perley and III. Garland, of Char
lotte, this State, who were in Baldwin
prospecting with view of locating in
business. They all appear to be first
class men, and we hope they may find
It for their best interests to set stakes
here.
The argument on the motion before
Judge Wheeler, to dissolve the injunc-
ton restraining removal of the County
Seat, was concluded last Monday; but
up to the time Of our going to press a
decision had not been reached. Circuit
Court Is in session at Ludington, and
occupies the Judges time and attention
to great extent.
ATTENTION FARMERs.-Those Of you
desiring good moving and rcaping
machine, or wagon, should make it a
point to call on II. b. Simpson, at Reed
City. For mower, he keeps the cele-
brated champion" He also, has q
host of other articles, and is bound to
give you bargains, everyone. Read his
advertisement, elsewhere.
SCHOOLS IN YATES TOWNSHIP