The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-27
NEWSOF THE WEEK
MICHIGAN.

Australian Circus" which moved out
from Mt. Clemens last springs has de-
camped with 200 belonging To the
show, leaving the concern at North
Branch, Mimi, where ID. B. Lincoln, OF
Jackson, it's proprietor, found II In n
generally strapped condition.
About 200 men are actively ut work on
the extension Of the Detroit, Lansing and
Northern Branch Railroad, north of
Stanton. IL il to be completed and In
run ning order to McBride's mills, four
miles south OF Cedar Lake, and upward
.of Ave pilee north of S6ptop, October I.
= Arrangements have beat made by
(which the early morning newspaper
mail from New York Will be transferred
cap IN 'H tho l Micsss csarai DEPOT snd
made up ON the spot Yitlont going
!, through the usnai qhafantinq atthe post
'fof1ice. About tweIlty-four h0ufs' time
viii be gained by this arrsnGen1ent.
The Michigan Homeopethte Society
fwill hold its annual session Ann Arbor
< Oct I'd and Sd. 4stse$ {
The State normal school "Opens with
every INDIGESTION OF q large attendance.
completion.
. Beware of the Royal Dominion Git
Concert, of st. Stephens, New Bruins.
wick" Like all other things of the kind
extensively advertised away from its
home, 1t W swindle. Ff,
Among the twenty i've cadet engineers
recently appointed at the United Staoos
Naval Academy at Annapolis for passing
the best competitive examination In thet
school were 1. b. Persons and II. 6tewsrb
..The Wysndctte smelling worksshipped
Si4,7OO worth OF silver to New York last
week. t.i.S 81, e+r s.ss.- ~
Judge Huntington has filed his opinion
i'm the Rose Douglas University defalca-
tion case. He holds Rose responsible for
the main defalcation, and Douglas Liable
for the stubs bearing the disputed initials.
The opinion IL very lengthy, 80
The stock cavalcade at the State Far
was pronounced the finest display eyer
made in the State. 49,
In the u. s.. court at Grand Rapids on
Thursday, Judgment was rendered
against the township of Ionia in favor OF
Augustus Kimball for ", 100 on railroad
aid bonds. III
promptly than any other county insthe
State. The delinquent tax list TOR
this County occupies only half column
in the newspaper publishing 1t.
Two hundred and seventy-fiye students
are in attendance at Hillsdale College
this term.
VIM. p. Everett, OF Davis, Macomb
county, gathered 5000 pounds of honey
from fiity-two swarms of bees this sea-
son. ~ - $3.50
A. b. Bowen & Co.'s saw-mill, board
ing-house and blacksmith shop were
burned at Whitehall on the 10th. Loss,
10000; insured ~ 600.
Fires in the woods have destroyed
~ fact 80 cf limo ho
on the Paint and Michigammi Rivers in
Michigan, this season, according to an
expert who has recently been over the
ground.
The State Board of Agriculture have
voted indefinite leave of absence to Prof.
Z Garfield, and to dispense with the SER
vices OF Prot. Gully, at the Agricultural
4 College, the former from October j, and
the latter from November 20.
use A State Association of the New Jeru-
salem Church (Swedenborgian) was Or
gapixed at meeting held at Detroit on
the 2lst and end inst.
Some of the Saginaw valley mills are
now running night and day. sss,r
Oceana Co. farmers indorse the Clawson
wheat. vftte1
Zachariah Chandler will deliver the adj
dress at the Central Michigan agricultur-
nj society fair at Lansing, on Thursday,
Oct. 4. :. se.olas 80
The MerrillsvIlle and Kenockee post
Offices, In st. Clair county, have been
discontinued. Mail for the former goes
to Brockway Center. and for the latter TO
Brockway.
Ex-Gov. Bagley Is to deliver the adj
"A dress atthe Newaygo County Fair.
The peppermint crop of this county is
very good this year, and as a general
thing the mint is yielding well in guam
tity, while the oil Is of frst-class quality !;
their oil for better prices, 1t being worth
only 81 SO per pound at present. lStur-
gis Times.
The Twentieth Michigan Infantry hold
their twelfth annual reunion at Grass
Lake on Wednesday, october 10. Cen.
b. M. Cutcheon, of Manistee, is the ora
tor of the occasion. Members will get
haif-fare on the several railroads.
The following is the list of officers cleo
d at the late meeting of the State Agrf-
cultural Society: President, T.. o. Mum-
phrey. of Kalamazoo; secretary, :. r.
Thompson, Detroit; treasurer, A.Js Dean,
Adrian; executive COMMITTEES, TO- serve
two years, Abel Angel, Allegan ;
ID. W.. Howard, Oceana; III. o. Han
ford, Wayne; +. M. Manning, Van Blu
rem; f. V. Smith, Branch; 7. ID. Dewey,
Shiawassee; w. l.. Webber, Saginaw; J.
q. 4. Burringtoo, Tuscola; J. webster
Childs, Washtenaw.
Alta meeting just held ut jackson by
the board Of fish commissioners, IL was
resolved to take immediate measures
looking to the erection of shutes or lad
ders i'm the dams of the State. BY law
of the last legislature 1t Is made the duty
of the board to provide model for a
shute, with accompanying specifications.
and to cause the same to be Autographed,
and to be placed in the Office OF the town
ship clerk OF every township OF the State
n lithograph copy, where 1t can be exam
ined at ali times by all persons who may
be required to construct shutes, or who
NAV in any way he interested in their
construction. The board are fully aware
OF the great importance to be attached e
the legislation Of last winter, and 1t Is
their wish and purpose, by correspond
by personal inspection Of shutes now In
operation, to furnish model that vii
prove acceptable to dam owners, and tc
the fish men of the State. Nf
Geo. Hardy, convicted In the Calhoun
Go. Circuit Court for the murder Of Mrs
Leonard Of Clarence, was sentenced tf
State Prison for life.
Mr.. Beal, the champion OF Rose In the
University defalcation, has made scath'
ing review of Judge .Huntington's de-
cisiop. in a speech addressed to large
audience of citizens Of Ann Arbor.
The State convention OF Universalists
meets at Grand Rapids October 4.
v.P. Collier has resigned his position
as Regent of the University. on account
ofill health. Rev. George Dufheld y
lansing, is appointed I'm his stead.
GENERAL NEWS.