The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-06

l. County Treasurer Deuress is builli,
an addition to his dwelling house.
J. ID. Garland is adding to the q
pearance Of his place by putting dow
sidewalk.
The Clarion says that Reed City b,
30 school children between the ages
nve and twenty years.
George Smith, Of Fsrman's Mill,
the happy father Of q l2-pound boy
Born September Sd.
Parties wishing to purchase fe,
tons Of good timothy hay will do we
to enquire at this Office.
Says the Outline: "There are q case
on the Circuit Court Calendar for Sep
tember. Not criminal case in Court.
The Hersey Outline says that Leon
ard Reed, Of Lincoln township, Osccol,
county, has seventy-five swarms O
bees. He must he such a''sweet nan!'
A special" containing the directors
car Of the F. q p. NJ, aud car from
the Grand Trunk Railway, passed uy
to Ludington, Tuesday afternoon.
The Farwell (Clare county, Registe,
says: Everywhere among the farm.
ers Of this county, active measures are
being made to sow an increased acre
age Of wheat the coming season."
1t seems we were In error recently in
stating the amount Ofland sold by Hall
d Townsend, Of Ionia, to Garfield, OF
Manistee. The thousands of acres we
gave should have read hundreds.
Yesterday afternoon the youngest
son Of WIN. Dove, of Nirvana, had the
third and fourth fingers on his left
hand cut of, by hatchet In the hands
Of an older brother. The fingers were
sewed ON with the expectation of saw
Ing them.
Lumbermen are beginning prepara-
tions for their Winters work, and
nmeng the familiar faces returning to
We notice those OF ID. Wyatt,
foreman for Adams & Lord, Chicago.
and C. ID. Fields, foreman for Jeff: Car
'on, Of Grand Rapids.
Some time since, a gentleman resid-
ng In Sandusky county, Ohio, contem-
-iating removal to Lake county, sent
or copy Of the county paper. A few
lays since he sent for another, saying
hat 80 many had read the first COPY.
hat ut Is almost worn out.n He has
made up his mind to try this locality.
We hear that citizen living not far
rom this place, recently, thought
nan In Baldwin had some green corn
u his psssession which said man had
lst stolen from citixen's field. We
lao, hear that nm application for a
'arcll-warrant was denied, here; and
hats the latest we've heard.
Did ysu ever stop to think about It,
nd try to realize how little effort It
'ould require on the part Of many to
ccure an int resting publication like
fovPcr's Weekly for q whole year.
'ut of one-fourth the supply of tobacco
nd cigars which many Of you smoke,
nd the money saved will secure the
iading matter you ought to have.
The Appeal Of Aug. 3lst, says "Two
pans of IL bridge at Omal,a, Neb., were
arried away by recent fresl,et, and
consequence, all transportation OH
le, railroad running over it is blocked.
=. Woodruff, agent for the Ward
'ills, ut this place, or yesterday re-
lived by telegraph the contract to fur
ish tue timbers for the new spans, and
'e north mill rs now saving ON the
b.
The dry weather checked the growth
fruit trees, and the late rains, with
arm weather, has started a new
Owth. The latter should be checked
cut back, as 1t Is SO late that the new
ood will be pretty sure to "winter-
H." and the injury sometimes ex-
nds farther on the branches. Those
lio let their trees take care of them
Ives, may look out for "bad luckn
Ith fruit trees the coming Winter.
On Tuesday last, Peter Coz by, of Lake
brought US some potatoes
ID green corn from his place. The
tatoes are the handsomcst We have
t seen this season, and the corn as
cd ~ any one need to raise. Mr..
has 80 acres, all bottom land, and if
goes to Kansas, as he anticipates,
can get hold Of one Of the
st pieces Of land In Lake county, at a
price. He will have, with
her produce, about 100 heads Of cab
We, each one Of which is fitting It.
4 to fill half-busbel measure.
The Ludington Record Of Aug. 29th,
rs: "T'he members of the Danal,er
Company held meeting
tn their creditors at Milwaukee, on
essiay last, for the purpose ofsettling
on some arrangement by which the {
mpa''y might resume business by
ying per centage. No compromise
$ yet been effected, Though II Is prob
le that q plan will be agreed upon.
e company proposed to pay twenty q
Q cents on the dollar, while the cred ,
rs thought that forty cents should he
'Iized."
This world Is strangely incensIstent