The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-12-13
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Circuit Court convenss On Christmas
Day.
We are having mild weather for the
| Winter season.
M. ID. O'Brlen has rsturned from the
Black Hills country.
Don't forget to send us the LEGAL news
from your respective neighborhoods.
This IL the last week for the legal
slaughtering of deer, this season.
For sals--a pair of good road sleighs.
Enquire at this Office. =
VIM. North has purchased the house
and lot formerly owned by J. Maaske.
Read the article In regard to the ad-
vantages of Michigan, to bc found on
the inside of this paper.
The F. 4 p. NJ. Railway Company
is running special freight trains loaded
with wheat from I.udington eastward.
The time of meeting of the Red RIB
bon Club has been changed to Wednes-
day evening.
Another side track Is being put In st
Forman Station, for the accommotia-
tion of Sweet Bros.
Geo. N. Jsnes hss moved his family
into the house owned and formerly oc-
cupied by Wm. A. Deuress.
The school In Dist. No. /, Elk town
skip, closed last Friday. They will
have no school during the Winter sca-
son. Miss Auer is very successful
teacher.
Geo. Oviatt has sold his land In Web
ber township, which he purchased OF
Porter Yates, to Mrs. A. j, Mansfieid'
who is ut present stopping with the
family of y. a. Lincoln, of Elk town
ship.
w. II. ptIsmntcr, of.( haflotts, has
purchased of Hon. II. l.. Filler, Of Lnd-
ington, ground on each side Of the riv-
er, lust north of the railroad bridge;
and contcmplates erecting grist-mill
here, next season.
We understand that Dudley Mizncr
has job of getting out oak tics for the
+. & p. NJ. hallway Company, on land
east Of town, owned by Hon. ID. l..
Filler, Of LWlingtOn, and known us
Niialeh's slishins.
We learn that the matter Of collect
ing taxes in Chase township has been
adjusted 10y appointing J. u. Foster
treasurer. The new law of 1877 gives
the Town Boarri power to appsint pre-
vious to Dec. lOtn.
9. II. Forpian, of Forman Station,
n~tifie~ tile public, in this issue Of the
STAR, that he has choice selection Of
groceries and provisions, dry goods,
drugs, &C., ut his store, and invites cv-
erybody to give him call and sec his
goods and hear prices. We bespeak
for him the full share Of patronage his
enterprise merits.
Il. B. Peterson Il Brothers, publish
ers, 3O0 Chestnut st., Philadelphia, Pa.
have sent us copy Of "IIady Esnes-
tine; or The Absent Lord of Roche
fort;" by Mrs. G. A. Wariield. 1t is a
handsome blue aud gilt volume, ofover
800 pages, and gotten up in the usual
finished style Of Petcrsons' popular
publishing heuse.
"Old Uncle Dan" IL the title Of an
excellent new song, Ivy Horace Dumars.
The above song is gem, In fact, one
Of the sweetest negro melodies ever put
before the music loving public. Sung
nightly with immense success, by Milt.
q. BARLOW, Of minstrel fame. Price 40
cents per copy. The title page Is Illus
tratcd. Can be obtained from any large
music dealer, or +. w. Hslmick, pub
Usher, No. 50 West Fourth St., Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
Mr.. A. +. Clifford met with quite q
serious accident while skidding logs for
| Geo. S. Pool, u week ago last Tuesday
As lie was drawing large Norway log
OF to the skidway (which was a little
down hill), it rolled down againt an
other log, catching one Of his legs be-
tween the two, and bruising it very
badly at, as well as above and belsw
the knee. 1t IL thought 1t will be three
or four weeks before he will be able to
go mt work again. DR.. w. B. Mott IL
attending him.
There are six road districts In this
township, and the Highway Commits
sioner, we are informed, was wander
ing among the '.jack pines" for five
days gathering the returns, or reports
Of ovcrscers-at 81 so per day. To add
| to his misery, the Town Board cut his
time down to four days. Now, dear
people, don't grumble! For with u
short-legged man for Commissioner,
who knows but It might not have TAX
en- him ten days, or u month, II hs
choose to make any number of trips?
Psterson's Magazine for January Il