The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26


The mill Of Joiner 4 Son, Chase, ha
"shut down" for the present.
Geo. Broefle has our thanks for |
fine mess of whortleberries.
Cranberriess have made their ap
pearance In market, and are rctailin,
at l2a cents per quart.
The first 'Sheriff's Sale" ever pub
lished I'm Lake county is In this ISSUE
Of the STAR.
"Charlie" Brott has our thanks fo
some fine onion "setts," of a variety
new to us.
WatermelOns have come to town
but taste rather stong Of greenbacks, a
yet.
Glencoe township expects to hav,
from 81, 200 to 81 500 invested in public
highways during the present season.
Rev. J. r.. Prichard, Of Ludington
was in Baldwin yesterday, and favored
us with call.
J. A. Haak has again commenced
work on his mill north of Chase, ant
expects to have It completed by the l5tf
of September.
Supervisor N. HI. Mckee, of Glencoe
helps to relieve our financial embar
rassment by handing us a couple o
bank notes, on subscription.
We are in receipt of catalogue o
the Michigan State Normal School
ls7+75; published by the school, a
Ypsilanti.
Esquire Bray has disposed of his in
terest In the single and planning mill
to +. Hibner, and the firm will, we un
derstand, be hereafter known as Bael
& Hibner.
The Herald Of last week says tina
the discussion of the County Seat ques
ton was brought to close by judge
Wheeler Claiming to have no jurisdic
ton over the court" How sad for til,
Judge!
1t is with sorrowful feelings that W,
chronicle the occurrence of heavy frost,
last Saturday and Sunday nights. TIL,
damage to buckwheat is reported Al
almost total loss. Corn and potatoes
suffered considerably.
"TOmmy" wants to know if we car
~ "scarc" as a relict Of the late war
Ofcourse We don't. We brought home
and still carry q scar; but the "scdre'
must have been borne Off by the val
liant "Tommy," for we were unable t.
find 1t.
Scribner's Monthly preserves all, If 4
does not add something to its usual in
terest lin the September number. Al
excellent magazine; and it should be II
every family. Terms 500 per year
with the STAR-S5.2O. Send In you
names as subscribers.
We acknowledge receipt of nea,
pamphlet, bearing the Magnet imprint
and containing the premium list of tho
second annual Fair of the Necosta
County Agricultural Society. The ex
hibition will be held Sept. 2lst, odd
23d and oath, with premiums to tn.
amount of $1,000.
We had the pleasure of "a brief call
last Monday, from J. G. Forman, o.
Lynn, Mass, and brother of the For
mans, Of Yates township. He ex
pressed himself as ing much pleased
with the novelty of our new country
and spoke in assuring tones of the f,i.
.ture.
In the September number of 81. Mich.
oids we find variety of very pleasan,
and interesting contributions, along
with the usual fine array of illustra.
tons. It's the magazine for children
and, should reach every household
Terms $3 per year. Send to Scribnel
& Co., TAB & 745 Broadway, N. Y.
We learn from Zachary Blood that
on Monday last, Will, Vm. II. Rice, OF
Pinora township, was engaged skiddine
logs for +. Stowe, one of his legs be.
came caught I'm some manner, and was
broken. He was attended by DIR,
Swcetland, of Reed City, and at last
accounts was in q fair way of recovery.
FIRE We learn from Geo. s. Pool
that the dwelling and Out-hOuses on
the homestead of yankee" Smith,
near Wendlin Baumann's, i'm Lake
township, were destroyed by fire about
. o'clock Sunday evening. 1t Is sup
posed to have been the work Of an in
cendiary, as the premises were unoc-
cupied at the time.
Tommy" has not improved his
morals since he 80 slyly deserted Chase,
mt midnight, and ran away to Reed
City. Last week, he goes into another
spasm through his bitter feeling
towards us, and spreads his denunci-
atoms over nearly whole column.
We felt sorry for him, and by return
mail sent him ten cents, Ia, fact, no
joking) with the advice to purchase
and use a bottle of soothing syrup.
The August number Of H7ne Atetinc
was only ten days behind usual time;
the "scorching" was serious
1t was thought by many
that II the calamity did not prove fla
tai, 1t would at least cause n delay of
months in issuing the beautiful cart
Journal of America" 1t retains its
vigor and excellence. 1t Is fixed fact.
and Is meeting with an Increasing APP
probation by people all over the world.