The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-03-01
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t Wood and Townsend have move
their saloon into +. l.. Aliens build
ing, adjoining NJ. q. Bricn's.
Mrs. Frye, of Ludington, has had tn
name of herself and children change,
from Fry to Stevens.
c. w. Holly and Henry Saunders, O
Pfnora township, gave us fricndl,
business call last week.
The base ballists were out playin.
last Tuesday afternoon. There is tall
of match game for Saturday next.
{. X. Radcliffe expects shortly to
fence in his lot and build an addition
to his dwelling house.
Townships desiring blanks required
by law to he furnished for record of
eases ofcontagious diseases, may find
the same for sale at the STAR office.
Jones d Hollistcr have instituted n
system Of "crcdit checks" i'm their bus
mess, which works much saving in the
line of bookkeeping.
The disappearance of the snow will
doubtless cause many of the logs cut
during the past Winter to remain i'm
the woods till another season.
The Arkansas fever is raging hero.
aboutS, just now. How far the dc-
population of the plains will extend, re-
mains to be seen.
The Legislature has extended the
time for collection, of taxes in Chase
township. Are the citizens of Chase
lizard up" or is it the town treasurer:
The dam ut the Mcdonald mill,
Cherry Valley township, was carried |
away one day this week. Il is being
rebuilt.
The delightful weather experienced !
without interruption for the past six
weeks or more, is the suhicc, OF much
comment.
John Mcnch has traded his home i'm
township for land in Arkansas,
ana Intends to start next week. His
family will remain here for the pres
mt.
The Washington's Birthday Party,
ast Thursday evening, passed Off quite
pleasantly and successfully. Over
thirty couple were present. The sup
'cr is spoken of as excellent.
{. j. Bacliant, of Hcrscy, was i'm town
me day last week, and gave lls Il call.
The business places of Forman have
ONE new signs, painted by his skillful {
land. }
chilly" Wood, Isaac Grant and c. IL. 4
lick are mentioned rs possible cam
idatcs for the office ofSupcrvisor from 7
lcasant Plains township during the r
Dming year.
VIM. Blank and Dittman, of Reed =,
ity, have rebuilt on their lots made b
ncant at the recent fire. The build. Il
gs are frame, and about the same size y
J the old ones. +,
Rev. Mr.. Potter, of Massachusetts.
in Hcrscy, this week, holding a Sc r
rs of revival meetings. We under al
and that much feeling exists, and that X
e church Is crowded every evening. " "
The team owned by VIM. Allen. of m
ldington, and lost i'm the Perc Mar OF
'ctte River couple of weeks ago, was VI
lind few days since, about half a
lie below the spot where 1t went un-
r the ice. pc
If tho Legislature intends to give us r.,
'hancc to vote for County Superin- vi
ldcnt of Schools, this Spring, they 81
d better hurry up that bill authoriz- ~
, such election. Only a little more 81,
IN four weeks I'm which to do the Sc
ole business, remains. I'LL
letter from A. s. Roat, formerly of
ebbcr township, but now residing at Sd
'rgis, says that weather there has tin
N fine for the past three weeks, and Tie
u wheat fields look nice and green; a.
ds are quite dusty, and maple sugar TN,
to come into market. III
he Ludington appeal publishes n ~, ,In
ter from the Black Hills, written by fine
bert Shccdy, formerly of Nirvana, hes
N. Ungcr, of Ludington. He re. wa
ts 1t as very dull in the Hills, the
|ians troublesome, &c. Large i'm v.,
grafton Is expected In the Spring. ID
he morning express from Clam !, ,si I
&c, when about about mile from by,
bart station, ran over and horribly kin
tilated man, who was lying across W ven
track. The engineer did not see hay
man until the train was within 30 plot
of him, and could not stop I'm time s sHD
prevent the accident. The body the
! torn to pieces, but notwithstand- in 4
this fact there was but very little c clio,
I'd around. The unfortunate man
unknown. He was young and r
rly dressed; and the conductors
Try Is tLat the man had been on the
ybt which had preceded the express,
had fallen off, and that ne was un- ~,
'cious at the time he was killed.
I CJy Clarion.