The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-10-04

which the Hon.. G. w. Webber, the pres
ident, introduced tho couple to the vast
assemblage. Congratulations followed,
and the band played wedding March
worth $50, offered ty NJ. J.. Young, of
Ionia. Mr.. LeValley presented the couple
with double watermelon, and they were
the recipients OF other favOrs also.
On october money-order offices will
ba established at Millington, Tuscola
county. North Branch, Lapeer county,
and Petosky, Emmett county.
The Corunna Coal Company have now
rot their works in full blast and raising
fifty tons daily, for which there Is ready
sale. The force now at work Is fifty men,
and moro will be added the coming week.
and moro still ss fast as room can DO
made Ior advantageous work.
There is an increase of ,474 tons In
the shipments Of iron ore from the Lake
Superior districts, this year thus far over
last year.
A SauRatuck man has been notified by
a bank In Chicago that he has "a ,O0O In
United States bonds on special deposit In
that institution. The party depositing
them had entirely forgotten the circum-
stance.
A Grand Rapids magistrate sent Jack
Burns to the Ionia prison on suspended
sentence, and q smart chap in that city
looked into the books of law and found
that the Supreme Court had decided that
. suspended sentence was equivalent TO q
discharge, and procured for Jack his lib
The Muskegon Chronicle says that two
hunters who were shooting ducks on the
big Marsh" near that city made q big
discovery In the shape Of very valuable
minerals, important among which Is
al <xF tl,x hoof <xvro 4
ity. The Chronicle says Chicago
chemist found seven valuable and i'm
portant minerals, three Of which are very
rare. The hunters kept the location in
the marsh where they made the discovery
q secret. They have tried to buy por-
ton OF the marsh Of the Muskegon Boom
ing Company, which owns the whole of
tht, but unsuccessfully
A fire Wednesday night at North Lans-
ing destroyed Scoteld's saw-mill, Harris
Touring mills, Parmalee Il Co.'s wooden
mills and dye-house, Harris plaster-mill
and barn and Jacob Boiner's wagon
shop. The loss Is estimated at 100000,
with some insurance. The fire was the
work Of an incendiary. 1t was only by
the most strenuous exerti0ns that the
business portion of the place was saved.
The agricultural fairs In the several
counties are reported as being very sue
cessful this year.
Joseph Cook has been appointed Super
yising Inspector of Steamboats, for the
Eighth District, Detroit.
There are 21O students In the Flint Asy-
lum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind.
There are 267 boys In the Reform School
at present--a larger mum Der than ever be-
The Saginaw Republican says: "The
<r I,A M
Bay City Railroad to Caro-, from Vassar,
fixed fact, all the contracts having
seen completed"
Justice Gall, OF Reese, is missing. On
the 18th no started for Saginaw, having
on his person $35 in cash and draft for
$40. aud no tidings of his whereabouts
have been received by his family.
The Benxie county Journal complains
that the deer are so plenty in that neigh
borhood that they are destroying the
buck wheat.
Hardin Il Co. g new saltwell at Saginaw
City has been finished IT Is down a
depth Of 800 feet, getting % per cent.
brine:
started for England some weeks ago. died
ON board the steamer City Of Richmond,
Sept. 8, off Newfoundland, and her re-
mains were consigned to the deep.
N. l.. Coffinberry, of the Kent Scientif-
ic Institute of Grand Rapids, has lately
explored some mounds in Montcalm
county. in one Of which he found q group
of five adult and one youthful crania, all
in good state OF preservation. In describ.
ing them he says: "The whole six did
occupy q space OF more than two and
half feet in diameter. The heads were
very near together, some Of them touch
ing each other, and all but one seem to
have been buried in q kneeling position,
settling back on their heels, the top Of
the head about on level with the ground,
and the mound built over them.
Latest Michigan Patents:
Ditching Machine-John X. Rauch,
self Feeding stoves-George Beddow,
Detroit.
Carriage Tops-w. A. Benedict, Ann
Bee Hives-John Burnham, Milan.
Culinary Attachment, etc.. Dryer,
and q. HI. Barbour, Detroit.
Beer Forcing Apparatus--A. Hersey,
Monroe.
Fire Escapes-F. Jakel, Detroit.
Optometers-G. Johnston and l.. Cou-
rsth, Detroit.
Pump Vaives-J. A. Newell and A..
Lucasse, Kalamazoo.
Jacks for characteristics. Pyke, De-
Gutter Heads--J. b. Stockham, Jack
Flour Boiling Machine-F. @. Wallace,
Jackson.
The docket of the Supreme Court Of
Michigan for the October term has ia
new Gases.
The reported plan OF arrangement for
the reorganization OF the Chicago q Lake
Huron Railroad In ~ follows: The Pen.
lnsular Of Indiana, the Chicago and
Lake Michigan bondholders shall each
take consolidated bonds at the rate of
S25, 900 per mile; the old Michigan PEN
insular bondholders shall take bonds ut
tho rate OF $4,000 per mile, and that
81 800, 900 in bonds shall be set apart for
the general improvement Of the property.
The Chicago and Northeastern bonds are
70 bear interest from date; the Port
Huron a Lake Michigan bonds from No
vember 1. 1877. The Pcninsular bonds
arc to ret no interest for ave years, unless
the rosd shall sooner DO made first-class
and earn it. This interest II guaranteed,
a. the bonds arc TO be, by mortgage on
the whole line.
Prof. A. I,odeman, of the State Normal
school. will take . II nited party with
him next summer TO pass the months OF
July and August, seeing London Paris,
the Rhine country, Sw 1.s an. p Set-
Worlds Exposifion.
Crsnberries are . good crop this year,
and the berries are unusually large. The
plantations set out are yielding finer bei-
rfes than those Of indigenous growth,
and are proving very profitable.
Prof. Ineersolt, Of thestate Agricultur-
NJ ColIowe' n experimenfing with 81 diff