The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-10-05
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The Democratic County Convention
occurs tomorrow, at Baldwin.
The Board of Supervisors meet il
annual session next Monday.
J. Q. Patterson, Esq, and wife, o
Reed City, have gone to the Centennial
Alvin Joiner and wife, of Chase, lief
Tuesday morning for Philadelphia, ant
the Centennial.
The Changers of Lake county hole
their annual Harvest Festival ut Chase
Oct. 18th. See the notice elsewhere.
". G. Corners, of Ionia, sends III
some of the finest apples We have seer
this year, OH subscription.
The pay car of the F. & p. M. Rail
way Company passed up over the road
Monday, disbursing greenbacks.
VIM. b. Gildart, Esq, of Chase, has
been on brief visit to his old home In
the south part of the State.
The first few flakes of snow for this
season, put in an appearance yesterday
October 4th.
Mr.. Indermill,h has added to the ap.
pearance of the Baldwin House, by
putting windows i'm the observatory OIL
top Of the main building.
Rev. &. B. Voorhees,, formerly upon
this circuit rs a minister Of the M. T..
Church, has been stationed at Elmhall,
for the ensuing year.
Wanted! for the next thirty days
Lumbermen's votes! Apply to Wood.
Foster, Burnam & Co., Baldwin or
Chase. (rhis advertising is gratuitous).
The Republican County Central Com
mittee for the next two years is COM
posed Of the following: Alvin Joiner,
Chase; Lewis Hedges, Weber, James
Ii. Taylor, Pleasant Plains.
Layton Putnam, of Weber town
ship, furnishes us fine quarter of VEN
ison, on subscription. "Late" is q
crack shot, and when he draws bead
on an animal, it is generally found to
be sl,Ort-livcd.
The Second Annual Fair of Osccola
County Agricultural Society was held
ut ncrsey, last week, and proved fair
success. The officers elected were n.
l.. Gerrish, President; l. II. Ennes, Sec
rotary; Jacob Fcnning, Treasurer; Di-
rectors, B. G. Moulton, jacob Thomas.
Rev. H. H. Hall, Methodist Episco-
pal minister, who has lately arrived OIL
his new charge of Reed City and Bald
win Circuit, was in town last Monday,
and gave US call. He will preach in
ELK township at 10 o'clock a. M, and
in Baldwin ut p. m, next Sunday.
"Billy" Wood feels sanguine of being
the next Sheriff of Lake county. And
why not? Would it be anything more
than Justice to reward him for services
during the county-seat war, as well as
James NJ. Foster? We fail to see the
difference in merit of the two aspirants,
in that respect.
ID. Mcclellan, of Reed City, has just
returned from the East, whittier he had
gone for the purpose of purchasing dry
goods. lie has the large new stock now
In hand, and those of our readers who
desire good articles and fair dealing
should give him call. Store OH the
corner opposite and east of the Nation
al Hotel.
We have read letter from Hon. VIM.
l.. Wcbbcr, Land Commissioner of the
+. Il p. NJ. Railway, acknowledging
The receipt of the famous vine and cit
-ons, produced OH the plains farm of
Elliott Il. Kline, Of Elk township. Mr..
w. has arranged the citrons in lis of
ice for exhibition to all visitors. He
speaks Of the growth of the vine as u
marvellous feat of productiveness."
Last Thursday evening, as the west
ri bound passenger train was about to
ross the bridge over the North Branch,
ust east of town, the engine struck
ow belonging to Isaiah Davenport
it some forty or fifty feet,
eaving the mangled remains hanging
n the bridge timbcrs, just outside the
all, and about half way across the
tructure. The headlight to the engine
vas completely demolished.
The following are portion Of the ap-
Of the M. e. Conference for
his District for the ensuing year;
Big Rapids. Farr.
MOrley-H. Saunders.
Howard City-E. S. Holm.
HART. III. Dayton.
Pentwater-W. j. Cogshall.
Ludington-A. +. Ketchum.
Amber-Isaac Hillock.
Reed City & Baldwin-H. II. Hall.
Hersey-J. VI. Thomas.
Evart-C. II. Howe.
Farwell-J. +. Mckinley.
1t Is said that VIM. A. Dcuress was
cfeated I'm the recent Convention, on
ccount Of the action in the regular
aucus Of Pleasant Plains township.
The statement Is utterly false, and as
mple proof, we state one simple fact
hat Mr.. Dcuress had nothing to do
With the caucus; while Aug. Towner
vas chairman. Mr.. Towner was NOM
mated In the Convention; Mr.. Deuress
vas not. Ifany more evidence Is need
d, that malice and spite worked Mr..
)euress' defeat in the Convention, we
ave abundance Of 1t on hand.
We understand that VIM. b. Gildart,
So, Of Chase, will be an independent
for the office Of Prosecuting
Attorney. Mr.. Gildart has an excel
ent education; sustains the character
man Of sterling principle; will re-
Give an almost united support from
'otcrs In the eastern part of the coun-
y, and we feel that we can truly and
onscientiously recommend him for the