The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MICHIGAN.

The postofiice at Hartford, J. w. Travis,
poetmastey was entered ON the 10th, and
about $40 worth Of stamps and el5 In
change taken.
Hon. Geo. H. Jerome, of the State Fish
Commission, has lately very much i'm
proved the surroundings Of the fish
hatchery at Crystal Springs. just below
marsh was located, there Is now pretty
hsh pond, In the centre of which IL .
small island covered with bright green
vardure.
Prof. Kedzie has for some time been
making Investigations TO find some
means Of preventing clothing from TAX
Ing IRE. The results were given recently
In lecture before the faculty and stu
dents. He recommended that articles of
solution one-twelfth its weight of borax,
and clothes be starched with starch mix
ed with this water. He tried holding In
q gas Jet piece Of muslin treated this
way. The cloth was only charred, and
would not burn at all when removed
from the flame. When saturated with
naptha the naptha burned only, charring
part or 1t ss white as ever.
III. j. Kimball, Of Houghton Lake,
writes to the Chicago Inter-Ocean rs fol-
lows: "In looking over one of your old
mum GERS, i saw where Il makes mention
Of Prof. Donaldson being lost In the pin.
cries Of Michigan. was on the south
branch Of the Big Manistee River, some
forty miles east OF the lake, soon after he
made the ascension that this paper speaks
piece OF white ash about five feet long,
ave feet of line attached to IL, with cam
vass ropes on to Il, the same as ships
sails, and made fast to the ropes, and some
other kind of goods made fast to that. /
don't know what 1t was. A short way
nom that I found q corpse lying face
down, no coat t, Of boots on; 1ndershirt:
open from the shoulder down to
the Wristbands of the pants. He
was 30 badly swollen that did not touch
him. supposed he had been murdered
by the Indians. There was near by an
envelope mailed at Detroit, Mich, TO
some one at Chicago; could not make out
tude . ~' turm and direction I Of the wind
IT this Ii worth anything to his friends
they are welcome to Il, and II there IL q
reward tor him and trap there next
winter will try and find some Of the
wreck. If this was the man there must
be some parts Of the balloon near by"
The postoffice at Cooperville was en-
tered by burglars on the evening Of the
l2th, who carried off 500 In money, a lot
Of postal cards and other property. One
ian was arrested on suspicion. No
The old round-house at Marshall has
been taken down. 81 q
On the 18th Hiram NJ. Allen, from
Bellevue, bitched his team of horses,
worth $500 at Verona, near Battle Creek,
when swarm of honey bees lit upon
them at once, covering them entirely up
and stung them to death before anything
o uld be done.
A colored man named Charles Blakely
was arrested at Saginaw on the 18th for
illicit distilling. The still captured Is
made of copper and tin, and Is quite q
novelty in It's way. It was designed by q
German by the name of Alderton, who
has gone to Canada.
The Attorney General has reconsider
cd his opinion in relation to the election
In the 23d judicial circuit, and now says
the law under which the election was
held was constitutional. The State Board
of Canvassers have canvassed the votes
and declared j. b. futile elected, he re-
eciving 1910 votes against $40 for H. "a
Roberts.
A board of examiners at Grand Rapids |
have recommended John q. Waterman
West Point cadetship. ri
Inc reunion Oh the f<l8uVe0Dtn MICH
igan Volunteer Infantry will take place
It Blissfield, Lenawee county, Aug. 23d.
The first grand rib of the dome Of the
new Capitol was placed IN position ON
the west side Of the building on the 18th. |
The seventh annual reunion of the |
Tenth Michigan Infantry In announced
to be held at Fenton on September 4.
Frank Craw, assistant postmaster at
Caro-, Tuscola county, has been arrested
for robbing the mails. t
III. p. Wands, editor of the st. Clair
Republican, died on the 18th after q short
illness Of one week. He was captain OF
Company f, Twenty-second Michigan
Infantry, during the war, and his health
was injured by confinement in rebel
priGons.
The Canadian game law In regard to
ducks 'went OUT ON the 10Th and Amer
loan sportsmen are taking advantage OF
the fact.
The Hon. Fidus Livermore, of Jack |
son. Is confined to his bed with danger |
Gus attack of brain disease.
@. M. Brewer, of Marshall, had the |
misfortune, q few days since, to be strick- |
en- suddenly blind, and he remains In
that condition.
Prof Jas. g. Watson telegraphs from
the University observatory:
On the u1BDJ OI AuBuSt OH iOuuu III
the constellation Capricorn q planet hith-
ertO unknown. On account Of smoky
and cloudy weather did not succeed In
observing it accurately until last night.
It il now in right ascension II hours and
IA minutes, ana in declination Is degrees
and Al minutes south. It shines like q
star or the tenth magnitude, and is moving
west and north.
Latest Michigan Patents:
Tube Clamp and Wrench for Artesian
Welsh. M. Bradley, Bay.
Pressure Regulators--G. III. Wood, Port
Huron.
Car Axle Boxes--T. A. Bissell, Detroit.
Hand Planters-S. p. Babcock, Adrian.
Gates---S. r. Read, Portland.
Feed Water Heater-D. Z. Rice, De-
troit.
Machines for Making Single Bolts
8. d. 4 u. w. Albright, Stanton.
Bee hives-O. Colvin, Vicksburg.
Pump vslves-G. w. Dixon, Spring
Lake.
nsatins stoves-A. H. Chase, Dowa-
giac.
Motors--T. H. Smythe, Hartford.