The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-23
HOME STARLIGHT.

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Renee.
w. ID. Holford expects to move with
his family on to his homestead in Eden
township, in few days.
OF the making of caucuses there is
no end, this week. Sec notices else
where.
The caucus for the nomination of
town officers in Chase township will
be held next Saturday.
n. Lucas moved from Baldwin to his
homestead in Elk township, last Tues
day.
There has been splendid sleighing for
the last week, which has been improved
by the lumbermen.
A Congregational Society was organ
lied by Rev. w. l.. Camp, at Forman
Mill, last Sunday.
The Reed City Clarion has been cut
down i'm size to six-cOlumn folio, and
is said to be all printed at home.
Now, we understand, that barber
shop will ere long be started i'm the
basement room of the Baldwin House.
There is some talk of another meat
market, in Baldwin, soon. Hope the
rumor may prove true.
Geo. il. Broeflie intends to put up
another building for himself, in Bald
win, ere long.
Let the "battle cry" throughout
Lake county, this Spring, be "Elect
men who will go in for reduction of
taXes!"
Religious services were conducted i'm
Baldwin, by Rev. w. l.. Camp, Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday evenings OF
this week.
Our friends throughout the county
would do us favor by sending i'm lists
of nominees in various townships in
time for publication next week.
Rev. Mr.. Duddlcss, (Methodist)
preached in Elk township last Sunday
nOrnining; at Baldwin, in the after
noon, and at Forman Station, in the
evening.
NJ. -. O'Brien has bccn confined to
his room for some days past, sick with
typhoid pneumonia. His physicians
are quite sanguine of his ultimate re-
cOvery.
1t was the intention to have held an
adjourned session of Circuit Court for
this county, last Wednesday; but
owing to sickness of Judge Wheeler's
wife, it has been postponed.
In this weeks issue of the STAR may
be found "call" from S. $. Baily, Col
lcctor of Internal Revenue for this Dis
trict, which those interested should
read carefully and then act according
ly.
Messrs. ID. Knight, of Nirvana, and
Gilbert and JOurdan, of Reed City, in
tended starting this week for the Black
Hills, but postponed their trip for an
indefinite period, OH learning of the
recent heavy SHOWS out on the plains.
A. ID. Sabin has retired from the po-
sition as landlord of the Indra House,
Nirvana, and Mr.. Benedict has as
sumed control. This hotel is now vir-
tually the only one i'm the town, and
affords good accommodations for man
and beast, with reasonable charges.
We are pleased to note the return
home of Dewitt G. Davenport, of Web
Der township, last Monday evening.
He seems to have given up the idea of
going to the Black Hills, and talks
some of locating i'm some Michigan
town and engaging in the mercantile
business.
ScTbner's Monthly for April is al
ready OH our table. There is no lack
ing in the usual interest and value of
the contents of this excellent periodical.
1t is good thing to have il in the fam
lily. Try it for a year. Scribner & Co.,
publishers, 743 & 745 Broadway, New
York.
OF course, you want u good, enter
prising periodical for your children.
Then send for 81. Nicholas, the lead
ing juvenile monthly of this country.
Its literary contents are of the best, and
1t is prOfusely illustrated. See club
rates with the STAR. ST. Nicholas Is
published by Scribncr & Co.
1t would be good point for the peo-
pie living In townships where the liza
bilitics are greater than the amount of
money I'm treasures with which TO pay
Indebtedness, to remember that the
day WiU come when those debts must
nc pail. If many do not pay taxes just
now, they probably WM by the time
the day of reckoning rolls round.
The Odd Section of Article of the
State Constitution reads as follows:
"Whenever n Judge shall remove be-
You'd the limits of the jurisdiction for
which he was elected, or Justice of
the Peace from the township I'm which
he was elected, or by change In the
boundaries of such township shall be
placed without the same, they shall be
deemed to have vacated their respect
I've Offices" AZ we understand, II. a.
Bray has removed from this township
to his homestead in Weber, thus Gre
atiDg vacancy in one of the offices of
Justice In this township, and rendering
II necessary to elect two Justices in
stead Of one, at the coming election.
The citizens can govern themselves ac-
cording'y.