The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-04
A Bit Of History.

"f 'nlh!'ns its introductory insinu
alton 81 going :" "dn So innch 4,
Lake e"arty." Upon its first nd
vent into lite, our generous Boar,
~ Supervisor" kindly donated to i
'wen'>."ne dollars and fifty cent,
Tor printing proceedings of III,
''"aid, tho STAR, at the same tim,
having u c'ntruct, entered int. near
~ "A Year prrv'"". = for publishing
sail r'ceedinss for fifteen dollar.
~ r session. From tina, time up I,
the advent Of the new officers int
power, tho organ received all print
Ing at tho disposal "f the equity of
ficerS, "n' paul far 10y the tax-pay
ers OF Lake County. According I.
their theory, We presume, this was
benrti'ting Lake county. 1t kept
the money in the southeast corner.
and where, let lis ask, was there
any Lake County outside Of the
Charmed c"rneI2 Not one scrnp of
l'b printing found its way over to
baldwin. VIZ never complained.
How could WEI Didn't We cut
loose from Lake county, when We
declined I" do the bidding Of til,
cliqnef 1t must have Leen So.
Int an amusing part is, that The
gcner"ns Board Of Sup rvisors
(hay their memory ever lie dear to
our heart) took pity upon Us, and
passed Il rcs"lutnn, giving us one
halt the county printing" fer Tie
current year. This. We brlive, the
Board understood, to include i 10
work. Did they think that Lake
equity would +, c"gnize IL paper at
Baldwin, rs being within he, limit,9
Mistaken iiea. What ma,,.rcd II.
whether the most tax payers rad
the organ, or noi2 1t was the Lake
county paper. This conclusion fell |
with tremendous t"rce AID bl"tted |
the STAn from ihrii minds, and the
'nly trouble for them, WAS, that II
iid"i lut the STAR out If exist
ince.
The question 81 permanently h.
'afi"g Tic County s at came up.
Il WIS One in which The pcople all
we're deeply Interested. Here WAS
chance for n'srH"d display If tn,
'"wSrs "i the organ to benefit. II
'"f forth its migIh!(9j efforts, an,
l'is is the rtsnlt-in IL public "pin-
m privately expressed. I'VE are
'"nnl t" follow the County Seat
D'n ex, ress an "pIrion until y",.
now which side il giny to win
N" matter whether the people are
with the situation or nni:
"n't commit yours. Ii, tor our side
lay lose" ats benefit To- LAX.
'an'y (ncaning, 1t co.. rise, the "r-
III 8 money pulsc) for lis I" keep
I'll 4"
The organ wa, all for Gerrish f"r
representative until il conceived
e mistaken idea that Phelps w"n.d
. elected. and then It was tor the
'netit OF Lake county that it sui
Ut Phelps. This, we take it, ~as
% most substantial brm H. tn or.
IN ever gave I" Lake county, for
enabled the citizens to rec how
pnk AMI trail. how lirl. To b.
listed was The organ, and how
ady :" turn traitor To n friend.
hen faneied ar real superior ill.,
'ccnenls were held ou' hy some
T. elsp.
A rr jet was started for n State
nd irons Nrwa,gn t- Baldwin
me were simple enough to SUP
ST. this would be a benefit to Lake
unity, by opening NJ an",h-,
ANS at communication with tie.
'side world, and u good ro.d -
: ugh s"inc Il lie (Lake count,)
developed territory Bni the
.an locked ut il as "I;aldwin
air. aud Ignored II entirely
A n.all route conn, c iny the two
'vr naned towns, which the
u cd Sta'cs verh,ncnt thrnglt
rIh while Z" es alli,h. met vi
word If appropriations from the
IN.
III ally, tie formation .f an Az Ii
'l'nral 5 cIrty WAS deemed toe,
clI vt n "l;al,lwin affair" to re-
&c the fret hearty word If e",n-
hda'h'h; he bare siatcnnsnt at
s alone being de-, mod sutiicren,. ;"
ely como one must think tnp
an entitled to much ,raise Tor
unwrSri.d cfforts it has ia,
h :" "bcnctlt Lake c"nnty," ~.
tsier words, its own picket.
81. {" the next chartrr.
MONO ~" tr"D'"lc Candidates 6lle
The "ffire oi County Sup.rin-