The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-02-21

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Only one more week Of Winter.
Washington's Birthday-to-morrow.
We would like q few bushels Of po-
| tatoes, ON subscription.
Tho ice houses In town have been
| filed with Ice Of fine quality.
Sheriff Oviatt and family are out in
Ottawa county, visiting.
Sweets mill, ut Forman Station. Is
cutting out the lumber ut lively rate.
There is talk again about consolidate
ing the Offices of the Express Compa-
MES at Reed City.
We welcome to our X list the Oceana
County Journal, edited and published
ut Hart, by B. F. Saunders.
Pine At for lumber Is fast disappear
ing from the Immediate vicinity OF this
village.
e. Coon b Co. are out with hand
bills announcing the fact that they are
selling goods ut extreme low figures.
Emmett Coon has purchased the
house and lot formerly owned by VIM.
North.
Oliver and Will Davenport are put
ting in logs ut Tuxwortll's mill, for the
purpose of having fencing lumber man.
ufactured.
Frank seldon, of the st. Johns Re-
pm6lican office, was in town Saturday,
and gave us call. Sorry We were not
present.
About five inches of snow fell last
Saturday night. 1t gave encourage
ment to the lumbermen; besides being
substantial benefit.
APP. M. Smith, Of the Mapistee
Times, has huge libel suit on hand.
There's nothing like it, Bro. Smith, to
gain you notoriety.
L. A. Carpenter will have a choice
stock of picture frames, the latter part
of this week. He also, manufactures
splendid article of wall brackets.
The Outline says wood Is cheaper I'm
Hersey this Winter than ever before.
Green beech and maple sell for 7S cents
per cord; while seasoned wood brings
only 80 cents.
At the session of Manistee Circuit
Court, few days since, Il. J. RAMS
dell, Esq, in behalf of Manistee bar,
presented Judge II. H. Wheeler with
q handsome $50 watch.
The Manistce Times Of Feb. 18th,
says: "a man named John Kulka,
working for Rudduck, Palmiter & Co.,
in the lumber woods, was killed ycster-
day, by falling tree"
DIR. l. w. Howe and Geo. r.. Peet,
of Ellsworth, and w. J. Holcomb, of
Dover, were in town last week. DIR.
Howe informs us that his practice keeps
him busy.
VIM. North and Kinney have quit
railroading, and gone into the lumber
woods. Charlie McSloy has taken one
Of the vacant places OH tho "section, I"
and - Hall the other.
The official paper Of the Episcopal
Church i'm Michigan-Our Dioceses--
has just been enlarged and improved;
and takes its place among the regular
weekly papers of the State. You can
obtain it for one year by sending Sl.25
to "Our Dioceses," Detroit, Mich.
The Ludington appeal of la st week
says: "Poor orders arc being issued for
the temporary relief Of individuals In
the Township of Eden Mason county,
who own land, have money In their
pockets and are ablc-bodicd men. Who
Is interested in this black business?"
Since recent date, several Of our
old regular subscribers have renewed
their subscriptions. This we consider
tangible recognition of the fact that
there's u value in the home paper
which Is appreciated. Itshows Us, too,
i'm some of the cases, that although the
paper differs with them ut times, yet
they are liberal minded enough to give
us right to discuss public concerns
without losing their patronage.
Jones & Hollister are engaged cutting
the remaining pine OH Section this
township, and putting 1t In the river.
They also, intend cutting the pine off
Section 35 In Webber township. The
work furnishes employment to quite u
number of men-mOstly, If not all, set
tiers. 1t is expected that 1t will take
some three or four months from the
time of commencement to the compile
tion of tile jobs. ]. & III. have sold
1,OOO, 600 feet oflogs to Chauncey Gibbs,
of Ludington. 1t is estimated that
three or four million, I'm all, will be cut.
Last week we mentioned the fact
that the u. s. Land Office would be
moved from Ionia to Reed City. We
find the following particulars in the
Clarion: "The u. s. Land Office, for
merly located at Ionia, has been re-
moved to this place. Mr.. Stevenson,
the Register, was In town Tuesday and
Wednesday, making arrangements for
Offices. He leased the second story Of
Bucks brick, which he will occupy as
soon as IL Is completed; but for the
present, the Office will be in J. M. Reeds
building, and will be open for the trans
action of business, by the fourth OF
March,"
1t seems that Osceola county has its
township treasurer, too, whose accounts
didn't "gibe" just right. 1t was Mr..
Shattuck, of Burdell township; and
about $500 was the amount. Instead ol
sticking to his Office, calmly raising hi'
eves tn stare at the skies. and declare