The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-04-27

Judge White, of Ludington, was II
town Tuesday.
I. Grant has "stumped" five acres o
ground this Spring.
I'D. Garland is finishing off the in
side of his shoe shop.
Geo. w. Irving and Wesley J. Hol
comb have paid the printer.
w. H. Taylor and family have re-
turned from Ingham county.
VIM. Thompson, of Weber town.
ship, has our thanks for some fresh
onions.
A. Campbell, of Glencoe township
sends i'm his name as subscriber fol
the STAR.
Alex. belong has been improving
the grounds about his residence by re-
moving stumps.
We can't ride from Baldwin to Man
istee by railroad yet, but then, we ex-
pect to, some day.
1t seems that the plan of having an
April session of the Board of Supervis-
ors has been abandoned.
Lee s. Cobb, of Yates township, set
out four hemlOck spruce trees us his
offering to centennial memory.
J. w. Ashe, of Ludington, was in
town Tuesday, looking after his lum-
bering interests in this vicinity.
The district school commenced in
Baldwin, last Monday morning, with
Thomas Smurthwaite as teacher.
Jesse Stewart, Of Glencoe township,
and Edward McCluskey, of Ellsworth,
want the STAR. And still they come.
Messrs. Cook & Dane are soon to
have new portable saw-mill Mt For
man Station. The machinery has ar
rived.
Under the direction of Charlie Chick
the "drive" In the North Branch was
run out I'm two weeks. Pretty good
work.
The Democrats propose holding n
County Delegate Convention, in Bald
win, May 18th. See the call, published
elsewhere.
There are good many loads of ma
nure about the barns and old lumber
camps, that ought to DC made Use of
by settlers.
COwslips arc beginning to make their
appearance I'm the bottoms along the
river, while flowers are blOssoming OH
the uplands.
A nice shower of rain yesterday af-
ternOOn. Now, IL we don't have
"freeze-up" after it, vegetation will
start rapidly.
From Henry Saunders we learn that
John Decker, one Of the old settlers of
PinOra township, died April 10Th, 1876,
aged Ga years.
Emmett Coon & Co. have been add
ing an Improvement and convenience
to the village, by putting in one of
hay scales.
j. Q. Patterson, Esq, of Reed City,
has returned from his visit to WASH
ingtOn, and may again be found i'm his
office, ready for business.
There was "a "raising" OF the home
stead Of o. s. Becbe, i'm Weber town
'hip, yesterday Wednesday,, and a
substantial log house erected.
A card from DIR. III. ID. Peck, of Reed
City, announces that he will be i'm Bald
win next Thursday afternoon, and dur
ng Friday-May 4th and 9Th.
The grand Spring opening of millin-
Try goods by Mrs. T.. s. Patterson, of
Reed City, will take place next Satur-
lay, and the ladies should be on hand.
a party of hunters left Baldwin,
morning, with the intention
II going over near the pigeon roost and
'ngaging In the work Of trapping pig
Ons.
q. Fl. Switser and s. w. Thompson,
4 Yates township, are preparing to
urn kiln Of "bOg lime" It Is said |
hat they have valuable bed of mari,
r "bog lime"
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II the usual interesting, instructive
nd entertaining reading matter CEN
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