The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-11-28
VOLUME VI.


About a couple Of inches OF snow,
Monday morning.
Harley Haxen lately caught three
lynx with traps, near Star Lake.
A singing school was organized at
Chase, Nov. 10th.
DO you want to buy farm cheap?
Read the notice IA Good Chance"
See prospectus of Badytaad, that
charming little monthly for children.
It's Fl. H. Isbell, of Weber, who fur
nished us that n he dressed chicken for
Thanksgiving.
We learn that H. H. Mccullough Is
about to remove his drug store from
Reed City to Tustin.
Rev. A. b. Kline, of Elk township,
has gone to the south part of the State
to spend the Winter.
Clark Albertson, of Webber, and j.
M. Murphy, of Cherry Valley, two of
our old patrons, replenished our wood
pile, last week.
L. Jud. Kinne, Of the Osceola Out
line office, has our thanks for assistance,
when we were physically "Out Ofsorts,"
last week.
"Gus" Mowbray Qndian) says he
has had pretty good luck, so far, this
Fall, hunting; and claims to have
slaughtered SO deer and bears.
Two prisoners escaped from Hersey
Jail, week before last. Some one un-
locked the doors and let the birds fly,
while the Sheriff was absent.
Anyone desiring copy of the Mich
igdn Homestead, or to know about
farming lands for sale i'm this locality,
should write to Hon. VIM. l.. w ebber,
East Saginaw.
B. G. Cotton, f. & p. M. Railway
station agent at this point, together
with his better half, have returned
from two weeks visit to distant parts
of the State.
slate" Putnam and N. b. Blood, of
Webber township, have gone up on the
Manistee, where they propose to spend
Il few days after deer. Hope they'll
have the greatest Of all luck.
G.. w. Helms has traded his house
and lot la Baldwin for 40 acres of land
in Glencoe or Dover township. Mr..
Shafer, with whom lie traded, has NOV
cd his family to Baldwin.
S. p. Hovey, Esq. has sold 1000 acres
Of pine land, situated in Newaygo
county, some 10 or II miles south of
Isaldwin-to ID. Ii. Waters, Esq, of
Grand Rapids, for cash consideration
of $50, 900.
We learn that OH wednesday or
Thursday of last week, A. Butler,
in Johnson's camp, Cherry Valley
township, had his skull fractured by u
falling limb. His home was i'm Cana
ia. He was alive at last accounts.
The Reed City Clarion has been
changed and enlarged to 6-column
quarto. The Mincl,in boys get out a
god newsy sheet, and the people Of
Reed City ought to appreciate it, If
they don't.
Once more we present to our readers
the prospectus of that prince among
scientific jOurnals-thc Scientific Asaer-
ican. No person, whether farmer,
merchant, mechanic or inventor, but
should have the paper. 1t is oh iuval-
liable addition to every household, and
worth more than its price.
Our readers may perhaps find 1t profit
able to look over the brief contents of
the prospectus of the New York Observ-
or, which may be found elsewhere in
these columns. The paper is one of the
very best published in the country, and
contains valuable and sound matter for
all classes.
In this issue we present to our read
ers the prospectus OF Scri6ners Month
iy, one of the best illustrated periodicals
in the world. The announcements
for the coming year offer rare attrac-
tions. 1t is no wonder that it has reach
ed circulation of 10000. 1t richly de-
serves place ut every fireside.
The presence of December number of
Golde, Hours reminds us that we must
have them TO brighten another year,
and also that we can do our friends
service by advising them to do likewise.
The CHEEKY pure sensible little maga-
zine would make a very pleasant holi-
day gift. Do not forget to order In sea-
son. Published by Hitchcock & Wal
den, Cincinnati, Ohio; Is cents for spec
linen number.
If some of those who have long been
numbered on the list of subscribers for
STAR, find their usual weekly copy
missing, they must not heap too many
or severe curses on the head Of the
printer. The fact is, necessity compels
us to curtail expenses. We know that
one arrearage of six months or one
year-$l or $2,--looks small in itself;
but when you count up fifty Or more
of them, It Is no small matter to a
newspaper man In the back-woods.
On our list from one township alone In
this county, we foot up over Gffy-sir
dollars Of which we cannot say we will
ever receive cent. We do not at
tribute the cause Of this to dishonesty
Of our patrons, but to variety of cir
cumstances. 1t is now nearly fve
years since we commenced printing
the paper In Lake county. AS to how