The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-19


Church, preached his farewell sermon,
last Sunday.
Large quantities of hay are being cut
from the marshes OIL the west side of
the county.
Finish up your fishing for grayling
before the first of November, and so es-
cape the temptation to break the law.
John Cavanaugh is another of the
STAR subscribers to greet us cheerfully
with greenback, Oh subscription.
Bring along that "wood on subscrip-
tion," any time, and Ike sure it will be
accepted.
We would like some blackberries, on
subscription to the STAR. Send 'em
along.
Theodore Carr, route agent of the
American Express Company, passed
up to Ludington, Wednesday.
The LAKE COUNTY STAR is now the
only newspaper printed and published
in Lake county.
A good many huckleberries; Us nice
ones a. have been sent out at any time
this season; have been shipped during
the week.
The present time and until frost, is
esteemed by many fishermen as the
best time for grayling, or Michigan
trout.
The heavy rains of last week caused
considerable damage to wheat i'm Lake
county, which remained in the fields,
unstacked.
The lumber and planning mill of RAN
iall & Horn, Summitville, has been
furnishing considerable Luilding ma
terial to Baldwin parties lately.
The auction sale of personal effects of
the late firm of Hicks Il Benjamin, of
Nirvana, will take place in that village,
Aug. 26th.
III. Daily, Of this township, present.
ed us last Saturday with some as hand
some potatoes and turnips as we have
seen this season.
We understand that the Hersey Base
Ball Club played against Chicago and
Big Rapids combined last week, and as
might be expected, were beaten.
Morrison Sandborn is happy, and no
wonder! It's boy! 1t weighs 81
pounds. May the sorrows of his COM
ing life be few.
There was good attendance Mt the
"Hucklebcrry Hop" last Friday even
ing, at the Baldwin House, and every
thing passed off pleasantly.
The projected excursion to Luding-
ton, thence by boat to Manistee and
Pierport, last Friday, proved an utter
failure.
A special session of the Board of Su-
pcrvisors will be held next Tuesday,
when 1t is hoped that the vexatious
question Of removing the County Seat
to Baldwin will be settled.
A large party of excursionists from
Holly passed westward over the F. Il
p. NJ. Railway, Tuesday, OH their way
to Ludington. Sup't. Keller was also,
on board the train.
Peter Corby will accept our thanks
for a splendid roll of butter, presented
to US yesterday. No nicer butter can
be found than that produced on the
plains of Lake county.
Supervisor Randall, Of Chase town.
ship, paid Baldwin visit yesterday.
He is disposing of considerable guam
titles of lumber here, from the mill of
Randall Il Horn, Summitville.
In memory of the removal of that
little "pionecr" press from Chase to
Reed City, at midnight, Monday, Aug.
9th:
Not sound was heard save the frogs hoar.e crcsk,
A the press TO the platform they hurried.
Not tear fer poor Chase thus deserted In haste,
But Into the freight car they skurried.
The Osceola Outline thinks Lake and
Osceola counties had best zine togeth-
or" In an Agricultural Fair at Hersey,
this year. Well, II there's no hope of
a resurrection in the case of the Lake
County Agricultural Society, we second
the motion, cheerftilly.
The passenger caboosc on the mixed
train to and from Ludington, over the
+. q p. M. Railway, Is drapcd in
out Of respect for the men,
Dry Of the conductor and brakeman
killed at the accident near Flint last
We have In our ONCE two stalks Of
millet with mammoth heads, from the
farm Of Judson North, which stalks
measure ave feet and ten inches In
height. Mr.. North hes, w are In
termed, soms two cd half scrss of
millss svsysosne shout four Rot IN
height.