The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK
MICHIGAN.

led in this city Monday morning. ''tc@ !
The Eleventh Infantry and Fourth
s.ttalion of Michigan Voluntoers WALL
odd a re- union at Mendon on the 2th.
ui,am Smith. of Flint, Is filling an
rider for 100, 900 feet Of oak flooring for
Parib, France.
Three individuals against whom COM
,laints were lodged for stopping railroad
rains at jackson on the 10Th ut, have {
rome to Canada.
Destructive fires are reported in the
pineries near Bedford Lake, on the Mac,
nae division of the Michigan Central
Railroad. Considerable valuable timber
has been destsoysd. Heavy fires are also
burning In Glare county.
Thefollowhg new Odd Fellow lodges
have recently been organized In Miclgan:
Low Lodge, Ne. 298, at Crystal, Montcalm
county Kilwinning Lodge, NO. wv AT
Jerome, HillsdAle county; Osceola Louge'
No 500, ct Leroy, Osceola county.
Az. Grand Rapids, on the 9th, very
large meeting was held on the agricul,
g e1 Connell,s birthday. All the Irish cit
ixens of the city and surrounding coun
trv were on hand. After big dinner
sneeches were made by several promi-
merit citizens. The balance of the day
was spent In fsvorite IRISH games.
The following In from the Rochester
Fras ION Saturday morning at o.Su
O'clock. while Oscar Chapman, OF this
village, and two young men were engag-
ed In the harvest field of Harrison Wea?-
or, three miles south OF this village, rhe,r
looking cloud Just above the horizon In
tie direction OF Detroit, which city was
at least twenty-five miles from their point
~ obvervstion. A closer inspection oil
the peculiar cloud revealed to their as
tonished vision q beautiful and well,de7
fined mirage of portion OF Crosse Isle
and Detroit River, with the lovely sur
rounding scenery. The picture thus
paioted on the clouds remained clear and
distinct for at least half an hour, when IL
gradually faded from view. 4
uaov. Croswel CONSTITUTES the law estao-
lishing the Twenty third Judicial CIR
omit. IN connection with tho State Consul
tuition, as not giving him any pewer 70
appoint . judge for that Circuit. no
Judge win therefore occupy the Den U,n.a ~,
that circuit unless one should be declared
elected. The next step in this curious
controversy will probably be for Mr..
Tuttle to ask of the Supreme Court
mandamus 70 examine and declare the
result of the votes cast at the special cleo
ton held July 2, which shows malo 1ty
of 81 in his favor.-Ldnsing Republican.
The Oshtemo postoffice was burglarized
Wednesday night and $40 taken. Inc
entered and $50 worth of silverware
taken, but the burglars were scared and
droppd sll their booty.
PetefW Byrnes, of Vergennes, raised
27A bushels of gold medal wheat from
half an Nacre. SO says the Lowell Jour-
nr II. A. k.nney, cattle drover Of Grand r, ID
Rapids, started for Indiana on the 9th TO
purchase. stock. Shortly after leaving
The citV he ytas robbed Of his wallet, con-
tanning $50
Delos Niblack, a man who, though not
railroad man, took part I'm obstructing
trains during the late strike, has been
held for trial at jackson.
A ladvrof West Haven, Shiawassee
county, d Suffering from a second attack
of what n sopposed to be hydrophobia.
A mad dog bit child several years ago,
and this lady sucked the poison from the
wound. About year ago the lady mao
violent spasmodic attack, whenit requir-
ed the strength Of six men to keep her on
her bed The present attack is-less vic,
lent. Sheis under the doctor's care, and
is getting along very we'll. 49,.
w. G. Hawley, = prominent farmer
and old resident Of Cooper, was killed by
falling from stack OF straw into the run
ming cylinder Of his threshiug machine
"wednesday afternoon, near sPlainwelI.
out. Many bones were broken, and the
flesh terribly lacerated.
The residence of Mr.. Higden, foreman
of the Emergon coal mines, at jackson
was stoned Wednesday night. "A mum
her of windows were broken but none o.
the family were injured. The miners are
out on astrfke.
The Che5oygan Free Press states tina
400 or 500 visitors are now on Mack'naW
Island. -
The body Of Miss Ogden, who was re
Gently killed by lightning in Flint, ha
been stolen from the grave.
Col. withington has instructed the cap
tains of the companies In the First Regi
ment 70 add TO the pay OF each man wh'
WAS In camp, the sum of 30 cents per DAY
az the difference between the actual cos
of subsistence and that allowed, by law
1t is said that the First Regiment was fe'
for nearly 81 900 less than the other two
-Jdcloon F6triot. c~-s
Mr.. L. Munshaw, one of the most prom
inent farsH OF the township mp 0i ra RS
acres of Ciawson wheat and ten acres
Diehl. he has threshed, and his Clawso
wheat Welded "a bushels to the acre an
the Diehf As bushels making total
900 bushels on 20 acres, or 492 bushels
the acre for an average. The wheat wa
measured, and when sold 10y weight wi
average even higher, as 1t weighs "a 10
pounds per bushel.TGrand Rapid
Eagle. N go
Latest Michigafs Patents:
Formulation locks-T. Fox, Bay Cit,
Heating stoves--A. J. Baker, Jones
Vl Car couplings4T. D. Baldwin, Albiol
Presser bsrs for planning machines-l
ID. Barrett, Spring Lake. ~.
Hand TOOLS for working motdings-'
II. Lewis, Detroit, -
Gov. crosweII has pardoned snsa
Schultz. iWho was sentenced 10 State Pri
on for aiie by the Judge of the WayI
Circuit Court ON December ~, 1866, f
the murder of her husband, Augu
Schultz. The pardon Is on account OF
health. -
A fiw q Grand Hsyen resulted in y
loss Of AZ buildins& : Damage $4,000
' XptSur Won Pan uwiitz, ofJackson, sh
himself IN the riehs temple and died so'
after. NCaDse unknown. He was siwa
considered'sas a very honorables hig
Forest fires are again raging back
Dny OHsys
The strike among the boom men
Musk ekon ended on Che 9th. They a
to WORK eleven hours and to receive p
every two weeks, NOS TO be charged
lost time, and no one to be discharged .
account Of the strike During the stril
everything was Quiet.
An order has boon received by 4
Michigan Central general freight office
Detroit to send west Immediately
cars to move east bound freight. tt
followed after seven trains of emp
freight cars had been sent to Chicago.
In reference to the construction OF
railroad from Caro- TO Vassar, there
connect with the Detroit Il Bay Ci
Railroad, S21 900 of the $30, 900 needed
construef the road bed had been 81 bscri
ed. There Il . good prospect OF INN
tIiately securing the remainder In Will
event the 4Nichigsn central hahroah v
construct the rosd. rlfg. ,gs.
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