The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-27

n seems that the entire number Of
Judges Of the Supreme Court concurred
In the decision regarding the Lake
County Seat case. It was decided, I'VE
believe, that no court had the power
to 40 back Of the decision Of the B0ard
Of Canvassers, In order to provide for
contesting an election. Proceedings
should have been instituted before the
result of tho vote had becn declared
and the Board of Supervisors had or
dered the offices and county property
removed to Baldwin. This decision
will place the action Of the people of
the west side, In removing the county
safe, in an entirely different light be-
fore the minds Of many who were in
clined to be bitterly prcjutliccd against
them. The fact IL, those county OFF,
Gals who laborcd 40 strcnuO,isly to pre-
vent the peaceable removal Of the
property, committed u grave mistake.
The blame must rest mainly with them.
They were the sworn officers Of the
people, chosen to look after the inter-
ests of the people. We trust that the
lesson they have learned will lie Of
lasting benefit, and that hereafter we
may witness no more exhibitions of
intense partisan feeling, but all unite
heartily In work for the general good
of the county. Let us each remember
that Lake county has future ~ well
~ u present; and that our county will
be developed and improved, whether
we are In Ii or not. Unless we want
to have 1t appear that we worked only
for our own interests and were indiffcr-
eat to the general welfare of the cOun-
ty, we must take hold of the public en-
terpriscs and act now. The wheels of
progress will move, anyhow, to GER
tain extent, whether we as certain in
dividuals help push or not; but IT Is
more satisfactory for each one to know
that his name II OH the record as hav-
ing from first to last been public spir-
tied.
We invite attention of our readers
to the new advertisement of Mcssrs.
Randall & Horn, of Summitvillc,
which appears elsewhere in this paper.
This firm Is already too well known to
make any special introduction by us
necessary. The firm Is sound and re-
liable, and IL prepared to fill orders in
satisfactory manner. They have, in
addition to lumber and lath saws, II
large plancr, and can dress and match
lumber in the best shape. 1t Is their
intention to put in additional machin-
cry during the coming season, and ar
range for kiln drying lumber, SO as to
have seasoned st.'k Oh hand at all
times.
We are In receipt Of n proposition
from firm engaged in MA. ,:facturins
salcratus, asking us to insert lo.'al no.
tees to the value of some forty or fifty
dollars; send them copy Of our paper
for one year; and all for the magnifi-
centl:) sum Of sir dOi.Vs at tho end of
six months; or salcratus worth about
the same amount. If that firm put "a
mucl, ''chcck" into their salcratus a.
they do into their propositions for all
vcrtising, We wouldn't give them two
cents a pound for 1t.
Read the card Of Tho's Snurthwaitc,
To be found among the Now advertise
mcnts in this weeks issue. He repre-
SCENTS, wo believe, some of the best
companies in the country; and if you
desire to have your life, store, dwelling,
Office, school house, insured, here's
good chance.
We understand that the prospects
are exceedingly good for gun shop
and factory for various articles In wood
and iron, to bc erected In Baldwin,
during the coming Summer.
Mark Townsend has that little en-
ginc which he built at Horscy, over
here, and day or two since, gave us
an exhibition of its workings. 1t runs
as neat ~ top.
See the new advertisement of w. X.
Livingston, jcwclcr, of Evart, which
may bc found elsewhere in this issue.
1t Is warm again to-day Thursday
and the snow Is rapidly disappearing.
Rather discouraging to lumherIncn.
Quite snow storm last Friday, and
lumbcrmcn were more cheerful, In