The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-08-08

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! An American Express office has beer
established ut Chase.
Blackberries ore beginning to come
into market.
The Republican Judicial Convention
meets at Ludington to-day.
N. I. Kline, Of Elk township, has
already sent some new wheat to mill
/ Wanted-A COW In good milking or
der. G. N. WEsr,
Section 20, Webber Township.
This has 80 far been one Of the best
growing seasons ever known In this To-
cality.
Mark T. Chase Is putting new wheel
in his lumber mill at Renoe. He seems
bound to make the mill success.
Mr.. Chas. F. Derevage, of Hersey
township, Osceola county, died, Friday,
July Goth.
The Courier is the name Of q new
Greenback paper, recently started at
Midland City.
Mason County Agricultural Society
is getting its ground in good shape for
the coming exhibition.
We had splendid shower Monday
evening. It's one of the finest growing
seasons ever known here OH the plains.
Meeting of the Directors and mem.
bers of Lake County Agricultural So
ciety, to-day.
The Reed City Clarion has been
moved into commodious quarters in
Bucks Block.
The Pentwater NctOs states that the
fruit crop in that locality will be lar
ger than usual this year.
J. @. Patterson, Esq, is preparing to
erect dwelling house on Todd avenue,
Reed City.
The President has appointed Mr..
Mitchell as Receiver Mt the U. 8. Land
Office, Reed City.
j. A. Whitmore Is to run as mail
route agent on the +. & p. NJ. Railway,
vice s. A. Watt transferred to the ID. &
M. route.
We are in receipt Of copy of the
premium list for the Thirtieth Annual
State Fair, to he held ut Detroit, Sept.
10th to 2Ith, 1878.
County Surveyor Cobb thinks that IL
any one, either on the plains or in the
timber, has better piece Of oats than
VIM. Baker, of Eden, he ought to take
the premium.
A Mason county man Is raising I 800
cabbages. II he succeeds, sourkrout
will doubtless be cheaper than ever
before in the memory of the ''oldest in
habitant."
Fifteen carloads of lumber were
shipped from Randall's mill, Summit
vile, on the 1st day Of August, and
eight more on the day following. That
looks like Cuisines"
The Clarion states that the Odd Fell
ows of Reed City met last Friday after
noon in their Hall i'm Bucks Block, and
organized Lodge to be known as Reed
City Lodge No. 3l6.
The Hart Argus sets up the name
of Frederick J. Russell, of Oceana
county, as a candidate for State Sena-
from this District. Don't know but
it's all right. We'll think about 1t.
Ludington has organized an "Honest
Money League with Chas. +. Resse-
,uie, President; Geo. w. Roby and
Chas. q. Wing, Vice Presidents; Mi
cl,ael b. Danaher, Secretary and Treas
urer.
A subscription paper Is being circu-
lated for the purpose of raising funds
with which to purchase the building
on Seventh street, owned by Fred.
Young, and convert it into o church
for use by the Episcopals.
L. c. Danbury, of Yates township,
informs us that he had l9i bushels of
wheat to the acre. this season, from
plains land. The SOIL was well man
ured last year, and a crop Of potatoes
'akeh rom IL oe'ore 'ne ~hea' was
'ow"'
MIR. Eldridge, OF Yates township, had
"a bushels OF wheat from nine acres,
this season. The loss through letting
the grain stand too long before cutting,
1t is thought would have swelled the
amount OF the yield to nearly or quite
100 bushels.
Mo. Green, and family, Mrs. A. w.