The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-11-16
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G.. w. Helms Is making. 1t quite a
paying bus.n ,ss hunting and trapping.
II. Isbcll has moved his family into
town.
Geo. ii. Broffie has moved into his
new house.
John Kirkland has moved back on
his homestead i'm Elk township.
Hon. VIM l.. Webber, of East Sag
inaw, is in town to-day Thursday.
And now, it is Fred. Youngs who is
the happy father of bouncing boy
born Nov. Sth, 1876.
Still we cry for more wood, on sub
scription. Come, don't be backward
for fear you all will arrive at once.
Chas. w. Fuller is moving into his
building recently purchased of VIM.
Wood.
Wood! wood! wood! That's what We
want; cut to the length of sixteen inch
eS.
County Treasurer Deuress and fam
lily returned from their visit to Ypsi-
lanti, Monday evening.
J. Byron Judkins, Esq, of Hersey,
was in town last Tuesday. J. b. has
but recently entered the state of mat
rimony, and is now ready to receive
congratulations, &c.
We were pleased to receive friend
ly call from II. S. Langridge, of Ellis
worth township, last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. l.. was in Baldwin as member
of the Board of Canvassers.
Clothes-line thieves are about again,
and paid visit to the yard of Dudley
Miner, one night this week, carrying
off three shirts. The safest place for
clothing, at night, is under lock and
key.
J. Byron Jud.ins, Esq, of the well
known FIN o Burch, Beardsley &
Judi rs, He."ey. was in Baldwin two
or il, zee days this week, as counsel in
the ma e. Of canvassing the vote for
county officers. 1t is needless to say
that he conduc ell his side OF :he 4ues-
ton in c:cdi,able name. and won.
The Eoa"d Of Canvassers :or Lake
county was composed Of the following
PERSONS: j. J. Robertson. Dover: II.
S. Langridge, Ellsworth: Frank SIX n
Der, p 10 a; ID. J. Randall, Chase: !.
ID. Flood, Yates, +. Hibner. Chez v
Valley: VIM Bake. Eden l.. II. Scot,
Glencoe; J. J. Hanc'e, Elk; VIM Lud-
wick, Lake; VIM Wood, Pleasant
Plains; c. w. Fuller, Weber.
We learn that a human skeleton
was discovered one day this week, by
some hunters in the woods about 8
miles south of town. The remains. of
clothing were of heavy material, such
as would be worn i'm the Winter time,
and the cap was II knit one, with but
tons around the edge. No one seems
to know who the unfortunate being is
who persisted.
The election returns from Chase
township were not here ut the time APP
pointed 10y law, for canvassing the vote,
last Tuesday, and rs consequence, a
special messenger had to be sent for
them, and the Board of Canvassers adj
journcd till next day. 1t only cost the
taxpayers between $50 and $40 need
less extra expense; but that is nothing,
so that James M. Foster can have his
whims carried out.
Pcterson's Magazine for December
comes to us, in advance of all others,
with increased reading matter, two
beautiful steel engravings, double
size colored fashion-plate, about fifty
wood-cuts, patterns, &C., and superb
colored pattern i'm Berlin work, better
than most "chromos," and alone worth
the subscription price. In fact, "Pc-
tersons" has outdone himself. Origi-
nal novelets, stories, sketches, poetry,
music, &C., &C., crowd the number.
Jefferson" claims to be the cheapest
and best lady's book in the world.
And 10 wonder, for the price is only
two dollars year, postage free, while
two clubs is cheaper till, viz: three
copies for $3.50, postage free, with the
magnificent historical engraving, (27x
2O) "The Surrender of Corvallis"
really five dollar picture, to the per-
son getting up the club. Or better still,
six copies for 5000, with both All extra
copy of the magazine and copy of the
"Cornwallis," to be the person getting
up the club. To larger clubs the terms
are even more liberal. Subscribe to
no magazine till you have seen n copy
of "Petersons." Specimens are sent
gratis, if written for, to persons wish
ing to get up clubs. Address Chas. j.
Peterson, 300 Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia, Pa.