The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30

son Will DO the bdperlntenuent, anu III
!. division will comprise the through mail
) and Detroit, the lines Of the Lake Shor
= and Michigan Southern Railroad and tn
Lover Peninsula Of Michigan. Ae5
- The following shows The total shipment
: OF iron ore from the Lake Superior dis
riot for the season, together with those q
corresponding period last year: =
From nron M S~sus; $3.50 $50 asa . Il
= From Escanaba 2O3,D65 236,5l
? From L'Anse 1888 45.sl
~. Total i5i5,eas 6l4,7s
Showing an increase of 9,153 gros
4. Ons. " Dr a.,atsc.ca .rcy
There are 29, zoe, 600 feet of logs " hun
up' on both branches OF the Au Gre
River, and the booming company hav
. suspended operations owing to the Low
water. ~
"a Arrangements are completed for tn
~ transfer, which will take place the com
ing week, of 100 persons from the Stat
= Prison to the new prison at Ionia. A
- none over twenty-five years old are to b.
received at Ionia, the labor of selecting
so choice set has been considerable, anl
= fncludes, OF course, the hands0mest 10
that can be CLEANED from a regiment Q
900 pretty fair rascals.
The work of obtaining subscriptions fol
the Ann Arbor and Toledo Railroad has
been progressing in Ann Arbor, and the
amount now secured Ia 81, 800. The
agents have also commenced work along
the line Of the road and have already OBJ
tanned more than half the amount expect
ed from that source.
The house Of VIM. Smith, at Grand
Rapids, was entered on the 18th, and $27(
n ereenbacks taken.
The Plainwell Reform Club is dead and
its moons are surrendered, but new
organization Is TO be had.
On the Goth James Foster was released
fom the State Prison on pardon from
the Governor. He was the oldest man in
prison. and was sent from Oakland county
thirty years ago for life. He murdered
his wife In crazy fit, and after he went
to prison lost his reason and became as
near brute as man can. Five years
agol,ls intelligence returned, and to-day
he is same, though not of strong mind. He
will - Ito New York to live with a
nephew
G. L. watrous's planning mill, three ice
Frazer's. blacksmith shop burned at Bay
City. loss g. 900; no insurance..
TkaDsxter postofiice was entered by
burgl6fs on the night of the ,2lst. They
tore opsI, a number of letters and took a
few dollars in ehange from The drawer.
A broken rail threw freight train
from the track on the Chicago and Lake
Hur,on road, two miles east of Flint.
Thiftee9 cars were considerably
smAshcd. -.
ON the morning of the Goth there was
noticed on the line Of the Grand Rapids
and Indiana Railroad, from Sand Lake
north<&U Big Rapids, severe frost-a
frost tint probably damaged corn and
other 1nder vegetation. :
A Correspondent tells singular coin
cidenoe.. He says, saturday, July 9TH,
fell ofEtl,e seventh day OF the week, the
seventh tlay of the month, in.the seventh
month Of the year, in the seventh year Of
the decade, the seventh decade of the CEN
At East Saginaw, on the 2Ist, highway
robbery was effected on the person of
John Haley. He was knocked down by
two men and his watch and $15 in money
taken. John o. Bryan and John Frawlar,
twonoted roughs, were arrested for the
crime. The evidence Is strong against
statGlyuperintendent II. s. Tarbell has
ann kntod teachers institutes to be held
at ut. ffoasant, Isabella county; Decker
VILE, sanilac county, andfat Kalkaska,
Kalke5ke county, each commencing at
2oclodsp. m; on Monday, Sept Sd, and
closing o. Friday evening of the same
weekx ~
ACoidwater ghost seems to be making
a nuisance OF itself generally. The Re-
publican says that every night noisy
crowd. II in attendance at the haunted
spot. "a. few nights ago boy named
hudson, boiling over with enthusiasm,
mistook Miss Kittie Root tor the spectre,
and threw a large stone, which struck her
and hurt her quite Severely Those In
attendants report that the genuine phan-
tom made its appearance. The bowling
crowd which gathers nightly is becoming
a greet Nuisance, and the city officials are
tryine to devise some means to put a stop
to its assembling. W.
A rSvision of rates OF wages on the
Michigan Central Railroad II being mades
i'm accordance with scale approved by
the managers OF the road md by the en-
ployes. In a few cases the scale works
reduction. but in the aggregate 1t i'm
creases wages about six per cent, or to-
within four per cent. Of what was paid
bef0rSthe ten per cent. reduction.
latest Michigan patents:
Circular SAWED. B. McRea, Bay
Iide Wheels--w. II. Andrews Il H..
Fuliet Deckerville. :
Combined Diyiders and Siding Hook,
a; c snsr9 fiantsrs sni4 scoheld. Grand
HcsHives-J. Heffner, jamestown. =
stove Pipe Elbows-G. Choste, East
Gates.rJ. M. G. Bennett, Lansing.
Fruit brier-L. G. Church q @. Per-
Picfst Fencss--J. A. Green q A. j.,
no mn
The Michigan Central are whitewashlDg
their fences and painting their wooden
buildings all along the line.
The Jackson County Agricultural So
ciety offer special premium OF $5O for
butter aud $50 for canned fruits, TO be
exhibited at the State Fair.
The Chippewa Indians living on the
. Flint River are highly incensed at what
thew call the "indignity' offered the re-
mains OF their old leader, O-ge-ma-ke-ga-
10. in dnea and expodHg them to
view. IN their eyes he was looked upon
as the Indians .c9ntfibqt ti o 70 the salt
=, The wsshtepav County Pioneer sos-
Z ETY. will hold their annual meeting at Ann
Arbof on the Ssh Of september. W n
Bs sss sP HT & sSS s'Sfs IL e
I'D. forced open the safe and took there.
from $3.50 In money and other valuable
CONTENTS, md escaped. ,pNAAa5
A new temperance society in AllegAn
county has for it, members pledge
i pr0mfssrto ebefein from the'use,Hf III ~.
a toxicafing drink except nor mechanical,
medicinal and sacrAmontal purposes 20
lone - they shall remain members OF the
society. A provision OF the constitution
allows . member 70 honornbly Withdraw
after gfvmgh weeks previous notice OF
hia design TO do 20. 1.'is 90
The national Congregational Council
will be held at Detroit on the 18th OF