The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-06-27

HONE srARLI0HT.

HOME srARLI1HT.
Have you read tho notice-"Sealet
Tenders Wanted?'
. Mrs. VIM. Forman has been sicl
with typhoid fever, In mild form.
The mother Of Mrs. l.. A. Carpenter
is I'm Baldwin, visiting.
James M. Foster, Of Chase, was In
Baldwin, Monday afternoon.
r.. H. Hollister has been on visit te
his old home, In Shiawassee county.
The parents Of Mrs. g. w. Helms
are at Baldwin, visiting.
Oscar Switxer and wife, Of Yates
township, have gone to Barry county.
Mrs. g. w. Helms has our thanks
for fine boquet Of flowers.
We hope our friends will not forget
to send In local items from their re-
spective localities.
The Farwell Register says: "Bad
time for temperance societies. Elcc-
tion u coming on"
Cutting seven l6-feet logs from one
tree Is not an uncommon occurrence I'm
the numbering operations near Farwell'
The men and teams went to Weldon
Creek, Tuesday, to commence work on
the big lumber job Of Jones 4 Hollistcr.
"Hank" Rudd Is getting considerable
work ut Forman Station. Glad to see
him doing well.
Jas. A. Ashbay, OF Elk township, has
completed a dwelling house ON his
homestead i'm Elk township.
We had another splendid rain, last
Thursday and Friday, and 1t didn't
freeze after it, either.
Batcheldor's shingle mill, at Forman
Station, Is running steadily, cutting 20
NJ shingles, daily.
The obituary notice In our last weeks
issue should have been credited to the
Birmingham Post.
John Mench informs us that he cap
tured about so pounds Of fish, with a
hook and line In Davenport Lake, one
day last week.
Jones Il Hollistcr have taken large
job of Oflumbering, near Weldon Creek,
aud are getting ready to commence
operations ut once.
L. M. Har,ienburg was quite severe
ly kicked by horse, in Grand Rapids,
u few days ago; but is "up and around"
again, we hear.
Sweet Bros, Mt Forman Station, are
now cutting "uppers;" hauling the
logs some 4 or S miles. They have
about 1900 feet OF lumber piled in
their yard.
From tile Farwell Register we learn
that although the wheat and grass in
that locality have been unrnistakably
injured by the spring frOsts, yet the
prospects for fair crops are still good.
The July number Of that attractive
periodical for cliildrcn-,&. Nicholas
Is already ON our table. As usual, the
magazine IL full Of interest. The chill
drsn all like II. Scribner & Co., pub
fishers, New York.
Abram Kinney, Of Wcbber township,
has left some fine specimen stalks of
rye from his place, at this Office. One
of the samples Is quite curiosity In its
way; being u "double-hcadcr." Mr..
X. IL seemingly pretty well satisfied
with his work OF farming on the plains,
this season.
Scribner's for July abounds with in
teresting, instructive matter-amply
illustrated. Among others, We notice
'Bird Arohitectare,p "The Police Of
New York" and "The Structure OfOx-
ford" This magazine ranks among
the best in the world, and deserves its
popularity.
Charlie Carr, Of Lake township, says
the crops over in that locality general
ly look well; though the corn Is rather
small for the time Of the year. He
thinks the potato bugs are not 30 plen-
tiful rs last year. He has anice patch
Of potatoes, all budded ready for bios
soming; and no bugs.
Pleasant Plains township, . few days
since, paid one of its bonds-$5O0-and
we understand from l.. A. Carpenter,
township treasurer, that the finances
are in good shape. Supervisor Jones
informed us some time ago that our
citizens only voted 500 contingent
fund, at the annual town meeting.
The highway tax, this year, IL only
about one-fourth that OF last year. We
understand the policy Of our town Au-
regarding high ways, is, to
work up the roads we now have, and
defer laying out new roads till the town
Is better ofY--in other words--not tax
the present settlers TO death to make
Improvement that will not be needed
till the country Is more fully settled;
and, probably with settlers better able
to build their own improvements. We
believe our citizens are better pleased
with the aspect Of public afhirs Of our |
township than ever before. We are
pleased to congratulate the people on |
the present outlook, and sincerely hope |
that 1t may prove rs good ~ II looks,
and continue to grow better; TIL the |
township is out Of debt; economical
and judicicus management he the rule. |
Then we know our people will be hap |
pier and more prosperous; for ut that |
time, II ever, will capital turn its tide
towards us; business will commence;
and the needy laboring man find en-
ploymcnt, and ready pay for his work.