The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-07-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MICHIGAN.


In Wayne County, within two miles OF |
the point where the townships OF Canton, |
Van Buren,, Nsnkin and Romulus cor |
ner, about 900 acres Of peppermint are |
under cultivation.
At it's recent meeting, the State Board |
of Health adopted q resolution to tho |
effect that all local boards Of health be
advised and requested to direct their
health physicians to offer every year vac
,inst ion with bovine vaccine virus to
W. ~ child not previously vaccinated
md 70 all other persons not not. x =. sSs s
but 1t the general expense OF the
locality, ~ provided for townships In
section 1875, Compiled Laws Of 1871.
, The two Republican newspapers in De-
troit are slowly getting consolidated. Elk
Governor Baldwin il TO be president OF
the new company. The name or the new
pspep is to be the Post and Tribune and
the Office will be In the Tribune building,
but the day when 1t will first appear has
not yet been fixed.
H.O. Whelanr of Morenci, Lenawee
county, has four-winged chicken.
An Ocesna county farmer has fine
crop of pesnuts.
Aounday school congress will be held
ut Petoskey nom July "A to %. The ex-
ero1ses will b conducted at Bay View,
oneiEnile west Of the village.
Campbell q Co.'S sawmill at Pinconing
was set on fife sunday night: Loss. xoO,-
shi1l3ie mill, pear Tawas, burned Sun
During the month of-June there were
any three .sntries at the United States
Land Office, A9taverse City, under the
homestead law, covering s, 452 acres;
twenty-eight final proofh, covering $3.50
acres: four soldiers homestead declara-
lions, covering 040 acres; cash entries
amounting TO $182 SO, covering 62 sO-IOo
acres.
The annual announcement for the
medical department of-.the University
staHss that the course has been extended
to three years with nine months in each
year.. The principal members Of the
faculty remain unchanged. Students
entering the college for the term OF lS17-Y
and thereafter will be provided with ~
graded course Of instruction and study
continuing three college years: The pro.
gramme for the years Is fully set
forth In the announcement, ~ also the
expenses and the desirable results TO be
attained by this Important extension OF
the course in wider fed and greater
thoroughness Of study.
John Tyres and Chsgles Murto, two
men sent 10 the State Prison for five years
Tor passing counterfeit money, were par
doned on the 10th by President Hayes.
They were sentenced at Grand Rapids.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana depot
IN Plainwell was broken into on the night
OF the 18th. Three trunks containing
wearing apparel and quite quantity OF
siNerware were broke open and their
cohtents scattered aboutt the room.
In speaking Of matters at the prison,
the Jackson Patriot says: "In passing
through the cigar shop the visitor is usu-
ally struck by the predominanceo OF young
faces Young as they are, many Of them
are old in crime. Mr.. Suffer informs us
that many of these boys were on the
cigar contract I'm the REFORM School when
his firm had the contract there. From
the Reform School to prison seems to be
an easy transition" ~
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail
road Company will make Crooked Lase,
a short distance nom Little Traverse, the
terminus FOR its road. This body OF wf
ter is the smallest and most soutnery 9
q chain of inland lakes connected by the
Uheboygan River, and upon which boats
can be- run from the road to Duncan %
carry passengers. 1t il said that Detroit
parties will build a lnrge hotel Tor
pleasure seekers at the terminus OF TIE
road. ~
Five buildings were destroyed by fire
ON the night of the 18th, in the village OF
Douglas, opposite Saugatuck.
The Cerunns coal mines are now being
successfully worked. =
1.-THE New York Salt Works near Sagi-
naw lost their drill house and boarding
house by fire on the 18th.
The north portico of the new capital -
nearly finished, and the west portico as
well under way, The foundation stones
for the grand front or eastern portico are
laid. The large iron pillars surrounding
the outside of the dome are nearly all In
position. Some of the rooms are con-
pletely finished. Superintendent Marble
Is reported as saying that 'the matefiai
furrlfshed and labor performed are suIfBf1
for TO INV he has seen during forty-hve
wears experience in building" Any
room in the capitol, when closed, may
have its entire contents destroyed by nre,
but IL cannot communicate TO any otner
room.-Ldnsin0 Republican.
The official returns received by the
Board of State Canvassers for circuit
fudge in the new twenty-third circuit
show l.OlO votes for ). b. Tuttle, Demo-
Graf. and $40 for r. u. Roberts, Republic
can: Tuttle's majority 81. Tuttle had 6ls
votes in Alpena, 20 In Altoona, l67 In los
co. lbs I'm Pressure Isle; while Roberta
had 8i2 in Aipena, 253 in Altoona, 3S7 In
Iosco, and AZ In Pressure lsle.--LdnssSs
iRepwblicom. y
Latest Michigan patents: ,'n,.j.
Bung Extractors- W.. Wademsn' Bay
City. - H.,
Hav Racks--C. williams, Plainwelh'
Saw-mill Dogs--H. Snyder, Fowler
:, Vehicle Axle Boxes--J. N. Camp, Deer
Candles for Miners USER. p. Got
n,ein. Houghton. e'is
De Boots and Shoes. Miner, Dttroit
ni During q heavy thunder storm At Flint
"wednesday evening, ngntmng ssruck Ln'
ia chimney into the kitchen and instant
/, iy Killed 3 daughter, Eliza, nineteen year
Of Ace. who was engaged In ironing. Mrs
Ogden and q young boy were tnthe room
Al the same time and were temporarily
parslyzed by the stroke, but soon recov
cred. The house escaped uninjured.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail
road Company have leased for term Q
1--WE years several acres ON the t1ore
Long Lake, In Pavilion, kasmeso'
county. and will erect a house and eetep
nsn piosso Y
Police Justice Mcbride, of Crane
Rapid, has decided that the Commc1
Council OF that city has no authority y
refuse license TO any person who Pais
the State and Government liquor tax
that Il cannot close saloons by Legislation
but could regulate the dealers, cuisines
by ordinance and hold the bopdsmen 70
any violation Of the same. Under TIL
- deoision al prosecutions against the oe.!
- err who could not obtain municipal y
censes win be stopped. The question
an important one, and was never raise'
In this State before. ttt ~
~. That home-msale boat which sale
, nom Grand Rapids for Boston, fev
DAYS = ago, behaved badly At sea, ais,
daily shfpDed her rudder and went o.
thu b3ach few miles south of Muskegor
Amer getting repaired she proceeded O
Rurrlaries and petty larceny are on III
increas8 IN the State :.
The price OF lumber u 70 be immediate