The Lake County star., 1877-06-14
HoME srARLIGHT.

Two brothers Of II. l.. Allen have been
visiting him. ~ ',iif,'lfi. - ..i
There were two lively dashcs OF hau
with the rain, last MondMy. .t
Morrison Sandborn intends to raise
some five acres ofratabagas this season.
z g. HI. Chick and G. NJ. C. Ross arc
Off their buildings, by plaster ''f-.
q pCtpt. q. w. Townsend has cultivate
ed i,is nlne-acrc corn field for the first
time. n. b4bs,ps,.. .inaJx9 eE ~.
DO not forget to scndln local items
from your respective localities In the
county. 'a.,lV hia riii aH
4 Sec notice of meeting Of creditors Of
Geo. fsatx, to be found elsewhere in
this issue.nGsip slS ,itA1 aiVo'ipa MI
q The June number Of the Musical
Uo1d Is at hand. A valuable period
ical, for lovers Of music. aWiiyi +.
Z iCUaiity Treasurer Raymond, of Her
sey, was IN town, last Saturday, and
gave the STAR office q visit. d
- EberI.. Hargcr left last Monday for
Missouri, where be expects to remain
for week or two, Oh business.
A. s. Dodds is refitting the house re-
Gently purchased by him, and has al
ready moved his family into it.
C. C.. Thompson is stopping In Lud-
ington, now, having taken charge Of
y section ofthe F. 4 r. NJ. Railway.
According to present Indications, the
crop OF huckleberrics on the plains,
this season, will bs simply immense.
% y. L. Brockwsy has our thanks for a
nice mess or gooscberries. He says his
bushes ara loaded down with the fruit.
Highway Commissioner Swift adver-
tiscs to. let . job Of clearing and cer-
duroyiny a read on Section 20, en
Thursday, June 2lst. ydh
|" The, ,oak grubs and stumps are being
removed from Michigan avenue, from
Coon's north. II will add greatly to
the appearances Of the street.
ro Fterson's Magazine for July is al
ready at hand. II Is an excellent num-
Der, which may truly be said Of all the
issues of tlis excellent periodical.
+ Edwin Sandhorn, father of Morrison
and Irwin Sandborn, started Tuesday
morning for Portland, this State, where
he intends stopping for the present.
Warren Babcock, Esq, Of Lowell,
this State, has been IN town several
days, visiting his grand-chil,l,cn--Mrs
WIN. A. Deurcss and Mrs. George n
Jones. ll''"'
Reed City Is to have a hand fire EN-
ginc, parchascd secondhand, at som'
point I'm New York; and the +. & +
N. Railway win transport 1t frec, from
Detroit. II iiiy--hdIemst
= We are having plenty Of fresh let
tucc from our garden OH the plains. !
Is not quite Ms early, perhaps as that o
some of fourincighbors; but 1t suits u
( very well. ',oi 'f''l;''
The brick-work on'ihe county vaul
Is flnishc,l, and it's interior has receives
acoating ofwater-lime cement. TIL
shelving and weather covering for tn
roof arc-now being got out.
uItsis expected that Rev. Mr.. Kin
will preach ut the school house in Dis
trict No. 2, Wcbbcr township, mex
Sunday, June l7th, ,iat.2 o'clock In til
afterns,on, Allarc invited. uoiIs
Those ofour readers contcmplatin
a removal to tic Black Hills, shoul
read theletter from Rapid City, pull
lIsI,ed inal,is issue. We believe tn
statements niay be relied upon.
1saac Grant had the misfortune {
lose botl, an OK and d horse, last FIR
day night, The OK was run over an
killed BY the express train west, nea
Kinne Greek, and the horse died.
Henry Rudd, on Monday last, com
mcnced the work Of erecting his ne'
blacksmith shop oil his lot north, Z
Grants store building. He has tor
down, and removed the material In hi
old s:,oP on Seventh street., TAM =
"a Last Friday evening, Saturday, an
.gaip. ~ Monday, .,this vicinity wa
visited by drepching showers, whic
gave. .the ground . thOrough soaking
! and tieklsd the huckleborries and will
4 Strawberries half out Of their jackets.
tofiA ptivste letter Alsm Shiawasss
tEohpty ID Gca. n. Jones, sf this place
| Istates thst, > hail-storm visited thu
:, locality . few days since, which almo
ruined the entire crops. The hail COZ
I''stsd the ground to ? depth q about fo'
4 Inches, 81 - dsh ri al.pxr 'ifnla (
Mr.. III. s.. s.Bellsy, Deputy Collect
" of interpat Revenue, of Grand Rapid
was In tswn last Tuesday and gave Il
STAR once Z call. % He was looking .
4 ter the special takes; and those liable
III 4 special revenue tax would Dc well (
4 look IN IT," .x,frntue,f ~ r1fica
4 1--WE understand that statements a
bslpe inSds IN certain portions Of Il
county, IN effect tlat the funds OF Il
Society goes into the p'
=. vate psclets of the ofhcefs. We ha'
The means Sf knowing where eve
\ dollar Of the Society's funsIs gees
i Ansl iu tsi,alf Of the olzlccrs, brand d
4 lnssnuation thAt they are squanderil
the peoples money as inallcisusly fall
~ Not dollar has been paid out 70 nj
Officer fer services in the line Of th'
dstieAy nor do they propose to char
fer such services rendered At preset
!. IT'S provoking enough to SEQ . lack
appreciation Of an enterprise Of Il
ID kind; sbut when men openly oppose
y messure which, n 10 amounts 10 M
, thing AZ al, cannot bit prove bens
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