The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-05-30

Tomorrow, the last day or spring.
High water made q break In Morris
q Martins dam, Reed City, last week.
Have both the Ludington papers COL
lapsed?
G. M. G. Ross is having his house
painted.
J. e. Dexter Is putting in =, steam
grist mill, Mt Evart.
They raised 2,l2l bushels of wheat IN
Evart township, Osceola county, dur
ing 1877.
Mrs. A. Dodds and daughter have
gone on visit to her fathers, In Gra-
tiot county.
The engine for the lumber railroad,
over on the South Branch, arrived last
Saturday.
We understand that Nathaniel and
Stephen Bonney are about to home
stead farms up near Petoskey.
Lee 8. Cobb, Of Yates township. has
had the misfortune to lose his COW, by
disease. -
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
car Switxer, of Yates township, May
26th; also, q son to Mr.. and Mrs. GIL
lett, Nirvana, May 10th, 1878.
Elias McMasters has Quit work upon
the railroad, and moved with his FAM
lily to Quick's camp, where he has OBJ
tanned employment.
Through the courtesy of Hon. HI. s.
Tarbell, we are In receipt of q copy Of
the report of the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, for 1877.
Jesse Bradford, of this township, had
nice fresh radishes, eight inches long,
from his garden, May 18th. Pretty
good for this latitude.
Mrs. Hattie A. Smith, wife Of A. p.
Smith, editor and publisher of the Mn
istee Times, died, Saturday morning,
May 18th. 1S78-aged 70 years.
Rev. A. G. Clayton has resigned his
charge over the Methodist Church at
Reed City, and another pastor Is to be
appointed to fill the vacancy.
The Carton Of last week states that
three children i'm the family of Isob't
+. Bigbee, Chase township, were sick
with lung fever.
We understand that Batcheldor's
shingle mill, ut Forman Station, which
has been lille for some time, will start
again, within week or two.
This morning, May 3Oth, we were
shown u handful of ripe wild strawbers
ries, picked on the plains, near town.
Who talks about the cold climate of
Northern Michigan? 4
We hear that new man came on
last evening, to take the position Of
railroad agent Mt this point. We have
not learned as to where Mr.. Townsend
Is going.
A Sabbath School has been organ
lied in the Rowe School District, Web
bcr township, with II. a. Bray, Super
intendent. 1t meets every Sunday, at
2 p. m. All are invited to attend.
We learn that S. Fowler, postmaster
mt Norway Hall, Chase township, was
arrested on n charge Of opening letters
which did not belong to him, and taken
to Grand Rapids for examination, last
week.
The Wexford County Pioneer says
that one Walter Mesick recently cap
tured bear, i'm that county, which
weighed when dressed about 40 pounds;
and that six gallons of oil were secured
from the carcass.
Hon. VIM. L. Webber, 4. Saunders,
and w. Lewis, Of East Saginaw, were
ut Lake county seat, Tuesday. The
testimony In the case Of F. & p. M. r..
r. VS.. Township of Eden, for alleged
illegal assessment Of taxes, was taken
before Circuit Court Commissioner
Ak
Is there any way TO induce man
with capital and ability to come to
Baldwin and establish q merchant
mill? There is quite large
quantity of -four and feed shipped in
here for use In lumber camps, and we
zee no reason why mill located here
could not command the greater part Of
the trade. Besides, there is large
scope Of country from which to derive
custom work. There would be more
grain sown, II mill was close Mt hand