The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-08-29
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last ISSUE. and two renewals.
County Clerk Towner and family re
turned to Baldwin, last week.
| Levi w. Bolyen says he has goot
cabbages, on the plains, this season.
| We are ready to receive any amoun
of potatoes on subscription.
l.. A. Carpenter is getting up som'
nice wheelbarrows, to order.
Hon. p. M. Danaher, of Ludington
was in Baldwin, Tuesday.
J. d. Garland pays the highest casl
price for good fresh butter and liv'
chickens.
We had fine drenching shower last
Friday afternoon. 1t was beginning
to get pretty dry.
September 10th and 10Th are the days
of the Fourth Annual Fair of Lake
County Agricultural Society.
1t is comfort to hear our settlers
talk SO encouraging Of crop prospects
this season.
A farmer of Amber, Mason county,
raised 4l0 bushels of wheat from q
acres, this season.
Mr.. Enos Futrell, of Ludington, was
in town last Monday, and gave us a
ca |.
Charlie Fuller talks of selling his
place In Baldwin, and going on to hi,
homestead in Webber township.
The National Senatorial Convention
for this District will he held at Luding
ton, next Tuesday.
Newton /. Kline, of Elk township
has the gratitude of the printer for Q
large pail of blackbcrries and a nice
mess Of green corn.
Now that the crops are beginning tc
be harvested, wouldn't it he good
time to remember the printer on that
subscription?
Peter Miller has one of the best OK
teams that ever came to Baldwin
They weigh over 200 pounds; one be.
ing three and the other four years old
The September number Of ,Scri6acr's
Monthly is at hand. AS usual it abounds
i'm good things for its readers. 1t de.
serves its widespread popularity.
Theo. Carr, route agent of the Ameri.
can Express Company, was ut Chase
last week, fixing up the business of the
new Office Mt that point. 1t seems thai
the depot master is agent.
Bro. Mincllin, of tile Reed City Clar
ion dropped i'm OIL us for about min
ute, last Monday forenoon. He was
OH his way home from the Manistee
excursion. Come again.
st. Nicholas for September Is full o.
attraction for the little folks. 1t /.
money judiciously invested, to. sub
scribe for 1t. See the clubbing rate.
with the STAR.
We learn that Nathaniel Bonney
has purchased 80 acres of land adjoin.
ing the river close to and south of town
and has commenced work Of making
farm out Oft. Glad to hear it.
The Ludington Record wants the
backwoods papers that are SO far be.
hind the news of the day to know once
for all that +. +. Hopkins is no longer
in. anyway connected with that paper
From the Record Of Aug. 23d, we
learn that Mrs. Arlina HI. Carol, wife
of DIR. M. A. Carol, died In Ludington,
Aug. 11th, 1878, of puerperal convul-
sions. The funeral took place at Pent-
water, Aug 10th.
Next week we expect to commence
publication of the tax list, to run for
five weeks. 1t will be dry story to
many Of our readers; whom we trust
will try and be patient with us for the
infiiction.
The examination of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chaplin, of Ludington, ON the charge
Of numbering Hartnette, resulted in the
discharge Of both, and the matter
stands where the coroner's Jury left it;
verdict Of homicide justified by the
facts.
We are credibly informed that re-
ports were In circulation In the county,
last week, that we had entered into an
arrangement" for support in the
nomination for County Clerk. We
wish to say that such Is not the fact.
II we receive the nomination, 1t must
come Of the free will Of the people.
The Norwegian working on the rail-
road section, here, is . capital hand to
catch grayling. Not long since, while
fishing, up the river, he encountered a
bear cub; got the ''critter' between
his knees; but while endcavoring to
draw of his vest to place about the
brute's head, said brute showed no
much ugliness that Norway dropped It,
when 1t made good Its escape up tree.
~. b." writes the following to the
Ludington Record which may prove q
timely hint to many In this locality;
al have noticed several roads cut out
full width preparatory to opening a
| highway. This consider good policy
where there h clay soil, but very un-
wise where the soil is sandy. Where
the shade Of the trees IL removed clay
will dry up quicker, but sand will grow
deeper and make heavy wheeling where