The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-12
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Another splendid shower of rain last
Tuesday.
The father and mother of r. III. Hol-
lister are In Baldwin, visiting.
Cspt. e. Saunders, of East Saginaw,
gave US call yesterday.
This week will probably witness the
close Of the huckleberry season.
Supervisor Knight, of Yates town.
ship, gave us a call last Tuesday.
Henry Saunders, of Chase township,
called, Tuesday last.
A. o. Benjamin, of Nirvana, favored
rs with call, Monday evening.
F. d. Lacy, of Nirvana, has received
the new stock of groceries for his new
store, and is now ready for "business. "
Thirty bushels of huckleberries were
shipped eastward from Baldwin, Tues
day morning.
Treasurer Andrews, of Ellsworth
township, paid Baldwin visit, last
Monday.
We wish those of our subscribers de-
sirOus of furnishing wood to bring II
along at earliest convenience.
Geo. Broeffie shows his appreciation
Of the STAR by paying the regular fees
of q subscriber.
"Plenty much fire-water" was the
cause of a noisy crowd of Indians in
town, last Monday.
The work upon the extension of EN-
NETT Coon & Co.'S store building, was
commenced last Monday.
Nearly sixty bushels of huckleberries
were sent from Baldwin to Detroit and
Toledo, last Friday.
Quite a good many of the huckleber-
ries shipped from Baldwin, find their
way to Cleveland, Ohio, before they are
sold to the consumers.
Rumor says that an addition to the
population of Yates township resulted,
last week, by births in the families OF
VIM. Forman and George L. Chandler.
ROb't Stewart and NJ. Gallery report
thirteen rattlesnakes slaughtered OH
one marsh, where they have been cut
ting hay, recently.
1t rained, on Tuesday, until the most
inveterate croaker in regard to drouth
was forced to cry sincerely-"EnOugh!
enough!"
The Osceola County Agriculture So
ciety offers a premium of $l2 to the
best Base Ball Club; SO to the I'd best,
and So, to Sd best. Now, "Pioneers,"
go i'm and win!
The Hersey base ballists went to Big
Rapids, Monday, for the purpose OF
playing match game with club at
the last named place. We have not
learned the result of the contest.
The Ludington appeal says that re-
Gently, DIR. Tatman and John Mosser,
of that place, spent day after trout in
the North Branch, near Baldwin; "cap-
turing 100 pounds, more or less"
The special session of Circuit Court
convenes next Tuesday; when Judge
Wheeler proposes to know whether
the people of Lake county have moved
their County Seat, or not.
Anthony Sitser has our thanks for a
bountiful mess of "string BEANS" IAN
article of diet, by the way, ofwhich we
are very fOnd) as u present, and nice
roll Of fresh butter, on subscription.
From our Yates township cores
pondent we learn that frost, on the
night of Aug. LIST, done considerable
damage to corn and beans in the local.
ity about one and half miles north
of Crooked Lake.
We learn that Mr.. Faxon, living
near "Twelve-Mile-Siding," in Mason
county, recently discovered on his
farm, u mineral and salt spring, the
latter flowing constantly. Three pints
of water from the salt spring produced
two tablespoonfuls Of salt.
One of the Chaseites was circulating
through the western part of the county,
last week; as he said-for the purpose
of ascertaining the amount Of "vacant
land" If we couldn't hatch out a bet
ter excuse than that, we would tell
what we did come up here after.
Locke's National Masthiy increases
i'm genuine worth and attractiveness
with every issue-both i'm the choice
and arrangement Of matter-and Is
fast becoming the dollar magazine of
the country. Try it. J.P. Jones, pub
Usher, Toledo, Ohio.
The September number of Peterson's
Magazine (the Lady's NatiOnaD is al
ready on our table, and Is an unusually
fine one, even for this popular period
ical. The price Of Peterson's Is only So
a year. Specimen copies sent gratis.
Address, Chas. J. Peterson, 3O6 Chest
nut st., Philadelphia, Pa.
A new advertising agency, to be
styled the "Chicago Advertising Blu
reau," has recently been opened at No.
179 Washington street, Chicago, ILL.,,
by Walker, Northup & Wolff, men
whose knowledge of the business I'm
hand is sure guaranty off successful
and lasting career. Wejoin I'm wishing
them prosperity.
VicEs Floral Guide-NO. 4, for 1875
has been received. 1t Is full of en-
cravings and useful instructions re-
garding the culture Of flowers, and
should be In the hands Of every lover
Of those beauties of Nature. Price Of
the Guide. % cents per wear: free To all