The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-04-11
HOME STARLIGHT.

Myron King moved with his famil,
to Mason county, last Friday.
1. d. Blood and family have gone t
New York State.
We understand that another docto
Is coming to town.
We acknowledge the receiptofa cop.
Of the Michigan University calenda
for 1S77-7s.
The warm, April shower, Tuesday
morning, was just the thing for thi
region; as 1t was getting pretty dry.
Sanford Keeler, Sup't of the f. 4 p
NJ. r.. R., has been quite sick, and hai
now gone to Florida for his health.
We received pleasant calls, last week
from w. ]. Helcomb, of Dover, and 1
w. Howe, of Ellsworth.
Give US the dollar Of our delinquent
Observation-Disclosures gold, silver oI
greenback.
Geo. G. Clement, Of Cherry Valley
township, had the misfortune to lose,
by death, one Of his horses.
The political complexion of the new
Board of Supervisors of Manistee coun'
| ty is ten Republicans and four Demo
Gratis.
The Appeal says that Hon. d. J. Fl
ler is calculating to erect $SO,OO0 ho-
tel OIL the site where the school house
now stands.
In the Supreme Court, last Thursday
the case involving the validity of the
organization of Elk township, was
stricken from the docket.
Andrew Gremcl and family of Elk
township, have moved back to their
old home near Sebcwaing, Tuscola
county.
If we correctly understand the pres
ent political complexion Of Lake coun-
ty Board of Supervisors, 1t stands ten
Republicans to two Democrats.
The new Board of Supervisors of Ma
son county stands politically, nine Re-
publicans, six Democrats, and one
straddlc-the-fence.
Mrs. Mary Deuress, mother of Coun-
ty Treasurer Dcuress, who had been
visiting few days Mt Baldwin, returned
to her home near Ypsilanti, last Thurs
day.
We received call, one day last week,
from c. H. Thrall, Esq, of Big Rapids,
who was here prospecting with a view
OF opening an office here for the prac-
tice of law.
Last Friday night burglars entered
the saloons of Rose & Young, and G..
G. Townsend, and stole quantity OF
cigars and liquors. Two young men.
named Titus aud Chamberlain, have
bcen arrested, OH suspicion.
The proposition to remove Clare
county scat from Farwell and the rail
road to the woods near the geographi-
cal center, was voted OH Mt the recent
election, and failed to carry by an ad-
verse majority of about two hundred.
One day last week, Drs. Howe, OF
Ellsworth, and Mott, of this place, sue
cessfulIy performed the operation of
removing tumor weighing about q
pounds, from the shoulder of Alice
Sayer, relative of Jas. McNNane, of
this township.
Geo. Tuxworth, who has boon i'm
partnership here with his brother, is
about to move back to Manistee. We
understand that Mr.. Buchanan will
enter partnership with Robert Tux
worth in carrying on the business of
the saw and shingle mill.
The farmers hereabouts are plowing
ground and preparing for planting.
Present indications are that the usual
amount of seeding will be done on the
plains, this season, notwithstanding
the croakings of those who are preju-
diced against our light, sandy soil.
The F. & p. NJ. Railway Company
have chartered two steamers to run in
connection with their line, between
Ludington and Milwaukee. This forms
"a convenient route Of travel, as the
boats connect with all passenger trains
cast and west; besides connecting with
trains at Milwaukee for Chicago.
Holden, of the Farwell Register, has
lust issued his first number of the Glad
win County Record, and this is the way
lie relates some Of his experiences:
"Sitting OH nail keg, writing cdito-
rials OIL a log by the light of pitch pine
knots, with owls hooting, frogs singing
and the tender leek shedding its fra
grance around; cutting stove wood
with a meat ak, and whiting spaces
and quads with jack knife. Breth-
rem, did you ever do this? Ifnot, what
do you know about pioneer journalism"
We find in the Reed City Clarion Of
last week the following additional par
ticulars of the death of Mrs. Hall, Of
Pinora township: "Last Saturday, we
saw the most horrible sight 1t wasever
our lot to look upon. Being summoned
by telegram to Ricker's Mill; on our ar
rival we were shown the charred corpse
of woman; and from the people pres
ent we cleaned the following. Mrs.
Henry Hall aged 81 had been afflicted
with fits of epilepsy. She was also a
great smoker. On the day above men,
toned she was alone, Mr.. Hall being In
the woods at work. About noon the
neighbors discovered the house ON fire
and on going to the rescue they found
the side Of the house near the stove
wrapped In flames and Mrs. Hall on
the opposite side with every vestige OF
clothing except her shoes and skirt
y,a s,fas h,,rned from her body. She was