The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-27
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promptly renews.
McCaffery has commenced the work
of excavating for the cellar to Woods
new hotel.
The blossoms put i'm an appearance
upon wild strawberry plants more than
week ago.
The lot of Mr.. Ball, of Nirvana, is be-
ing improved by the addition of pick
ct fence, &c.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment of the State Land Office, published
elsewhere.
The Board of Supervisors met last
Thursday and adjourned to meet again
OIL Monday, 3lst inst.
w. H. Delamater, of Charlotte, has
added his name to the list of subscrib-
ers to the STAR.
Shane has resumed the work oferect-
ing his store building. The rOofis to be
covered with felt, instead of shingles.
M. s. Harding has assumed control
of the homestead of John w. Swift,
and is making decided improvements.
G. M. Beardsley, Esq, of Hersey,
was i'm town last Wednesday, and gave
us call.
A brace of young italian MINISTRIES,
with the inevitable harp and violin,
were in Baldwin, Oh Tuesday last.
Joiner & Son are putting down a
"spur," from the +. & P. M. Railway
to their mill, i'm Chase, to facilitate the
removal of lumber.
And now, we take off our hat and
make bow, apOlogizing i'm n manner
somehow, for calling "Hank" Rudd's
new dwelling house a blacksmith shop.
Bray has taken the old engine out of
his mill, and we learn that a new one,
Of greater power, will shortly take the
place of it.
Decoration Day" comes on next
Sunday, and as consequence, the GER
emonies will be generally observed on
Saturday.
1t is probable that work will shortly
be commenced OH Townsend's new fur
niture store and dwelling house COM
bincd.
The gravel train did good job last
Monday, by hauling pile of gravel
and dumping it i'm the holes along the
side track.
Norway Hall, the new postOffice, is
located in the southwest corner of the
county, and the mail leaves the railroad
at Chase.
On Wednesday, while spcaring fish
i'm the North Branch, not far from town,
Kinney captured II rock sturgeon, which
weighed some twenty to thirty pounds.
ID. Wait, Esq, Associate Editor and
Agent of the Lun,Jermdn's Gazette, of
Bay City, called OH us, Thursday, while
making a brief visit to Baldwin.
G. III. Baker, of Eden township, re-
Gently meted out justice, not tempered
with mercy, to one of the wolves which
chased and "trced' him several weeks
since. The beast was slaughtered.
A business lot in Baldwin has been
purchased by w. II. Delamater, and he
intends to remove here. Mr.. Garland
also, of Charlotte, will probably locate,
in our growing village.
We learn that the largest days work
done at Forman's mill, since it started,
was performed last Thursday, when
they cut $4,000 feet of lumber. The
average cut is about $4,000 feet. Pretty
good for one circular!
DIR. p. HI. Van Week, of Sturgis, was
in town the latter part of last week,
and gave us call. He was up i'm this
vicinity looking after his real estate in
terests in Weber township, which are
considerable. He did not forget to re-
new his subscription to the STAR.
The Police NcOs has what it claims
as a representation of the fracas ut
Chase. 1t looks about as much like the
real scene as it does like the battle of
Bunker Hill, except where the deacon,
in the foreground, having lost his club,
Is getting out of the way of the crow
bar of his opponent.
J.H. Croft has moved into his new
quarters, I'm Charlie Chicks building,
and is prepared, as heretofore, to sup
ply his numerous customers with any
thing i'm his line-from suit of clothes
to pound of tea, or needle. No i'm
functions served on customers, but all
callers promptly attended to.
BY reference to the time card pub
lishcd elsewhere, it will be seen that
change has been effected I'm the run
ming oftrains over the Detroit, Lansing
& Lake Michigan Railway, and the
travelling public designing to pass over
the road must govern themselves ac-
cordingly.
Our assistant has been sick during
the week, thus causing the entire duties
Of editor, connpositor, devil, "boss and
all hands" to fall upon our shoulders.
The greater part of the matter In this
issue has been set from the case, with
out copy, so that II more plumbers than
usual occur, VIC trust our readers will
withhold harsh criticism.
ACCIDENTs.-Tw Two or three weeks
ago, James Baumann, son of w. Bau-
mann, of Lake township, had one of
his hands severely bruised by accident
al squeezing under log he was NOV
ing.
Last week, John, an older son, hurt
his right hand slightly. Catching cold
in 1t, very painful swelling resulted,
rendering trip to Baldwin, and the
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