The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-10-03
HOME STARLI0HT.

VIM. Bouney and wife have return
ed from their visit to Princeton, Maine.
It was about as warm as midsummer,
last Monday.
H. H. Isbell has purchased an OK
team of Benz. Trip.
County Treasurer Deuress will COM
mence the sale of lands for delinquent
taxes, next Monday.
Mrs. A. Ozmun, of Wcbber town.
ship, and child, have gone on visit TO
their former home ut Garrett City, Ind.
Owing to our visit to the Mason
County Fair, we are one day late In
issuing this weeks paper.
Abram Kinney, Of Webber township,
remembers the printer with a fine
large squash, and some nice beets.
Jones q Hollister have completed
their job Of Ia mbering, up at Weldon
Creek.
Benz. Trip, of Eden township, has
our thanks for two fine winter squash
eS.
Cornelius Pocklington and his sister,
Mrs. HI. HI. Isbell, have gone on visit
to their old hume in Lenawee county.
M. l.. Townsend has gone to Farwell,
we understand, for the purpose of TAX
the position of Train dispatcher on the
Gerrish logging railroad.
We are pleased to see that J. ]. Han
ese is feeling much better, and having
strong hopes of his ultimate full recov-
cry.
Hon, E. GID. Holden Secretary OF
State, sends us copy of the annual re-
port of the State Pathological Society
and State Board of Health.
This week closes the publication OF
the delinquent tax list, and we hope to
be able to begin giving our readers more
reading matter again.
We had drenching rain storm, Tues
afternoon. Old weather prophets pre-
diet a small amount of snow next Win
ter, 10y reason Ofthe quantity Of rain
during the past season.
The dam at Morris & Martins mill,
Reed City, went out during the flood,
last week. creating damage to the ex-
tent of about 81 900. The brick yards,
were also, damaged some $500.
]. G. Evans wishes to sell the north
half Of the southwest quarter of Section
%, in Webber township; and will dis
pose of it mt very reasonable figures,
He wishes an OK team and COW as
part payment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Grant, of Clinton
county, father aud mother Of ex-Sher-
iff Grant, of this place, paid their son q
visit at the time of the Fair. They ex.
pressed themselves AS favorably i'm.
pressed with the prospects Of our "bar'
rem plains." Mr.. q. says he does moi
believe that the quality of wheat raised
here can be exccllcd anywhere.
VIM. Remington, formerly of Bald
win, but now owning and living on thu
Monroe place, west of Reed City, in Os
ceola county, remembered us last Fri
day afternoon with fine lot of pOta
toes, OF subscription. "Bill' is one o
the original subscribers to the STAR
aud says "Keep my paper going, till
tell you to STOP" Nuff ced.
Harry Sawyer, Of Yates township
had the misfortune to have one of hi
work oxen badly injured, one day las
week. He was engaged hauling log
in the woods, and one of the men
"swamping," accidentally hit the OK IL
one of it's knee joints, with al AK, In
fiicting q wound which Mr.. 8. think
will cripple the animal for work.
While attending the Osceola Count.
Fair, last week, we were pleased Z
meet one of our old army com rade
w. ]. Gibson, who was commissar,
of the lO5 Ohio Regiment of Volunteer
during the war. To say that we great
ly enjoyed our visit with him, chatting
about old times--but half expresses 1t
Mr.. @. is now o travelling correspond
entfor newspapers. writing up the nat
ural advantages and resources @
Northern Michigan.
The Republican County Convention
was held in Court House Hall, las
Monday afternoon and evening. TIL
nominations were; Sheriff, Geo. Ovi
att; Clerk, Cassius M. G. Ross; TreasuI
or, Edward McCuskey; Prosecutin
Attorney and Circuit Court Commii
sioner, Frank L. Allen; Register
Deeds, Orlando r. Phillips; Surveyor
Albert A. Blanchard; ,Coroners, job
]. Andrews, Isaac w. Howe. Th
County Central Committee for the er
suing two years are ID. A. Lathrcp, j..
Howell and l.. r. Scott.
John j. Andrews, Of Yates township
has furnished us with choice lot
strawberry plants (wilson), every on
of which promise to live and thriv
finely. Our settlers desiring to pro
cure fruit trees (apple pear and plum
with currant, gooseberry, raspberr,
blackberry, aud strawberry, will d
well to visit Mr.. Andrews place an
examine his stock and prices. III
special advantages Of procuring tre'
at home are--patronixing home indu
try, the trees are acclimated, and the
do not have to undergo the bad effec
and expense Of long transportation.