The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-05-16

Take a look at that new ad. Of E
Coon d Co.
A communication from Nirvana wa
crowded out, this week.
g. w. Helms has moved with hi'
family to the Davenport place.
Plenty ofpie plant and onions--homt
product--in market nowadays.
Old newspapers may be had at the
STAR office for rs cents a hundred.
The engine ON the mixed train, las,
Friday afternoon, killed a young bull
belonging to Isaac Grant
DIR. Il. G. Ely is about to set up still
for manufacturing wintergreen oil, ,over
In Lake township.
N. b. Porter, who bought the Parks
place, has moved on and taken possess
sion.
The mixed train now arrives Mt Bald
win, from the west, five minutes ear
lier than heretofore; and arrives from
the east fifteen minutes later.
The u. 8. Land Office at Traverse
has been discontinued, and the busi-
ness will hereafter be transacted at
Reed City.
Ladies' wishing anything in the line
of millinery should read the advertise
ment Of f. 8. Patterson, to be found i'm
this paper.
The Cadillac Nevs states that Angus
Smith was drowned, Thursday, May
9th, while breaking jam oflogs i'm the
Manistce river, near Walton.
Sheriff Weaver, of Wexford county,
offers reward of $75 for the recapturc
of Root and Crapo, who recently broke
Jail Mt Sherman.
We understand that the case against
the organization of Elk township will
BIZ reopened Mt the June session of the
Supreme Court.
A Sabbath School has been organ
lied over In the Jenks' school district,
with Mr.. Yates for superintendent. It
Is held at two o'clock p. IN.
Rev: Mr.. King will preach In the
Jenks school house, Mt B o'clock p. M,
Sunday, May 10th. All are invited to
turn out.
Mason County Agricultural Society
IN already moving In the matter of It's
next annual Fair, which will be held
during the week following the State
Fair.
A change took place In the running
time of trains on the f. Il p. NJ. Rail-
way, Monday. The express from east
reaches Baldwin, now, mt 9.27 p. M;
aud from the west mt $50 .. IN.
We acknowledge the receipt of "Pet-
tingill's Newspaper Directory aud Ad-
vcrtiser's Hand Book, y for 1873. 1t Is
a valuable publication for those who
advertise. Every one doing extensive
business should have a copy. 8. NJ.
Pettingiil h Co., publishers, New York.
Scott Gerrish, Of Hersey, Is going In
for 90O-acre farm up near Houghton
Lake. He has drained a marsh of the
above size; is having It plowed, and in
tends to put I'm about l5O acres to crops,
this year. The top soil Is muck, with
mari beneath.
Peterson's Magazine for June Is on
our table. In advance of all others. 1t
fully maintains It's reputation of being
the best and cheapest of the ladies'
books. Two dollars will secure It for IL
year. Send to Chas. J. Peterson, BOG
Chestnut street, Phil@leIphia Pa.
We received q call one day last week,
from Michael Dersc'iel, Of Pinora town.
ship, who reports the shingle mill of
Croft q Derschel As doing lively bus
iness, cutting from Is to 30 thousand
shingles daily. Lee Mckinley is doing
the cutting; and evidently understands
his business.
The Wexford County Pioneer says:
1.-The main drive on the Manistec is
past this point. The camp of drivers
near the State road bridge, which has
been there for some time, was broken
up Tuesday and moved down the river.
The energy displayed by Mr.. Louis
Sands management Of the river must
I've very satisfactory to the owners of
the pine along the same"
During the latter part Of last and fore
part Of this week, there were severe
frosts. But little damage was done 10
crops, as they were not ahead far
enough. The whortleberry crop, which
promised TO he immense, Is doubtless
injured. The cold "snap'' seems to
have been general throughout the
North. In Iowa they had quite snow
storm.
DR.. II. G. Hly informs us that he will
be ready, this week, to commence oper-
ations distllling wintergreen oil He
wants 1OO, ,OOO pounds Of wintergreen
vines, and will pay IS cents per cwt.,
delivered 1t the still, over at the old
lower Misner camp. Here n > chance
10 make = few dimes. The Doctor
says that q large quantity Of the vines
should not be piled together, for any
length Of time, ss they will heat and
spoil. It would seem as though he
ought to receive all the wintergreens
he wanted to handle. M
A correspondent writes: "rhe young
'ady referred to, at this place, h q joke.
One Of v. K. Lacy's men sent word to
El'e woman--also, At work for L.--for
> lock Of her hair. She, 10 reward him
Sor his impudence, cut or lock Of La