The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-01-24

There are rumors Of another store II
town.
The Board ofSupervisers will mee
next Wednesday.
We want some potatoes on subscrip
ton. t
"a remarkable Winter for this lati
tudeW IL the common expression.
A. Towner has been elected President
OF the Reform Club Mt this place.
A pump has again been placed In the
railroad water tank at this point.
Lee s. Cobb remembers the printer
with q choice ''spare-rib."
The number of men Of the Baldwin
sectien Of the r. 4 p. M. Railway has
been increased to four.
The county offices have been under
going Improvement by painting the
ceiling.
There are rumors of Washington's
Birthday Party, to come of In Bald
win, Feb. I'D.
l.. A. Carpenter has completed his
shop, and now occupies II ready for bus
iness.
There il said to be good prospect of
having +. & p. M. Railway car shops
located ut Ludingten, next Spring.
Will the ice houses In this locality
he filed this Winter? 1t don't lsok
much like 1t, now.
The Record says that Hon. o. o.
Stanchfield expects soon to open an Of
fee for the practice Of law in Luding-
ton.
The Elk township case-Attorney
General VS.. Geo. w. Page-was SUBJ
mitted by brief to the Supreme Court,
last Friday.
Several of eur subscribers have paid
ON subscription within the past few
days. There are still others we wsuld
be pleased to hear from.
We have inadvertently omitted to
state that J. w. Swift, Of Yates town
ship, Is conducting singing school ut
Baldwin.
A young man, choPping few days
since near Forman Station, accident
ally fell on his AK, cutting y severe
cash across the right arm. The wound
was dressed by DR.. Mott.
The Reed City Clarion of last week
says: "In the Circuit Court, last week,
Sam. Smith, on trial for larceny, was
acquitted. Virtually the same ques-
tion has been submitted to four juries.
One disagreed, one said guilty, and
two not guilty; AL of which goes to
show that tlle decision Of u jury Is as
uncertain AZ the ways of u tipplcr."
We see by the Farwell Register that
at n recent session Of the Board Of Su-
pervisors Of Clare county it was decid-
ed to submit to the people Of that coun-
ty a proposition to move the county
seat to Dudd's Lake, near the geOgraph-
ic;,l center. Holden doesn't say that
he cares much whether the proposition
carries or not.
Here Is what former resident of
Lake county (who still owns property
In the county, we btlieve) has to say
about the course pursued by US in re-
gard to public affairs: ~ see by the
accounts In your paper that you have
been passing through a great deal of
trouble, through the actions and talk
of the people of Lake county; but new.
er be afraid of standing up for the right
and for the truth. DO not be afraid of
injuring the feelings Of the citizens of
Lake county. If they are honest and
upright in all their talk and dealings,
there never would be any occasion to
injurc their feelings. 1 am really glad
to see such things brought to light,
where every one can see for themselves
what the men that are in Office are do
ing In Lake county. Twill enclose two
dollars" &c. How many of the citi-
zens of our county have precisely the
same feeling on this important subject,
and yet allow the corrupt influence at
work I'm our midst to stifie all express
sion and action which would have .
tendency to bring about reformation.
Why should the honest citizens of this
county be used as "cats-paws" by
corrupt element; thus enabling that
element to gain q measure of power in
conducting county and township AZ
fairsf Do the people Of this county
want the Newspaper 10 keep guilty si-
lsnce In regard to public evils7 Ifthey
do, then let them stamp out, a. fai as
lies In their power, the resources Of the
paper. This war IL not one Of labor
against capitol. 1t Ii war Of the pee-
ple against fraud and corruption. The
poor settler who perhaps parts with
some Of his little property at sacrifice,
In order to pay tax which is two or
three times greater than It would have
been with honest management Of mu-
nicipal affairs--is as much interested
1--WE often think, more SOY as the capi-
talist In putting check on unnecessa-
ry taxation. Do the settlers of this
county who pay taxes want to grind
the faces Of their families by paying a
heavy burden Of tax In order to make
improvements not needed just now, so
that their neighbor who pays no tax
may derive unjust benefit when his
property becomes taxable? Do you
want continuance Of the present con-
ditIon of affairs In Lake county? II
you do, then pursue the course of elect
ing improper men to office, and then
wink at their evil-doing. But remem-
Der one thing. When the day Of reck-
ening comes, you will see that the pa
per done you IN act Of true friendship