The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-10-17

j O6nua j. dOWeiis nan1e Oh ior NViV-
ner, VIII ere should have been John j.
Andrews. When we first discovered
the mistake, we began to think Of cut
ting door through the rear end of our
shop, ready for us to slide out through,
when ..Uncle,n John put lin an appear
ance; but on second thought, have con-
cluded to lay the blame all on the
"devil," and keep an eye out for every
fresh arrival In town from the south
east corner of Yates.
Lee s. Cobb intimates that he is an
independent candidate fer reelection
to the Office of County Surveyor. MIR.
Cobb has been to the expense of pur-
chasing instruments, books, etc., and is
perhaps as we'll qualified for the posi-
ton as any man In the county. Hav-
ing held the position only one term,
and it being generally understood that
he was aspiring to re-election-we were
surprised that he was not renominated
i'm the Republican Convention.
The force of the explosion ut Batch
eldor's mill was astonishing. The boil
er was ripped into ribbons, and the
fragments thrown in all directions;
timbers and boards broken and splin-
tered. The only wonder to us is, how
the men In the mill; scarcely a dozen
feet from the boiler, when 1t exploded;
escaped being torn into fragments.
Our stock is the largest, and prices
the lowest.
EMMETT Coon d Co.
Sweet Bros of Forman Station, have
sold their pine timber north and east
of that place, to Kalamazoo parties,
and have taken a contract to cut lum-
ber till Spring. Their mill has been
moved from the Station, about four
miles into Cherry Valley township.
The F. & P. NJ. Railway Company
are having photographs taken of seem
cry along the line of it, road, with
view to advertising this locality to
those desirous of procuring homes in a
new country.
Porter Yates, while working In
O'Brien's lumber camp, west OF here,
not long since, was severely injured by
log rolling oil him. He has gone to
the south part of the State to recruit up
a little.
A few days since little child of B.
F. Barnett, at Branch Station, Mason
county, was attacked by large dog,
which tore the little fellows face in u
shocking manner. There certainly
should be one dog less in that locality.
Zerah Belknap has been spending
few days working in Ludington, and
now, George North, who has returned
to his old work on the railroad section
here, has gone up to take Zerah's place
for a week or two.
Charlie Winchell, of Dover, adds his
name to the list of patrons of the home
paper; and Wesley j. Holcomb, of the
same town, one of the old friends and
patrons, renews for another year.
w. j. Holcomb, of Dover, and III.
Saunders, of Chase, Superinteneents of
the Poor, were i'm town this week, max
ing the annual settlement with the
Board of Supervisors.
We hear that Mr.. Sleeper, proprietor
of the shingIe mill at this place, pro-
poses to trade the boiler and machinery
now i'm the mill for similar articles of
greater power.
The Board of Supervisors met Mon
day, and organized by re-electing John
J. Robertson chairman. AS this Is the
'thrd term" for John, 1t may be talk
en- rs decided compliment.
Our old motto-"Good goods, prompt
pay, and quick sales"
EMMETT Coon g. Co.
C.H. Forman, Esq, talks of pur-
chasing boiler and machinery, and
erecting mill at Forman Station, in
place of the one destroyed by the ex-
plosion.
A new paper, called the "Echo,"
has been started by the Evening
News Association" Detroit. See Pros
pectus, elsewhere.
The first shipment of venison from
this point, for the season, was made
by Geo. Armstrong, to Grand Rapids,
last Monday morning.
Odd STYLES, or old stock, ut coa and
bclow. EMMETT COON 20.
III. Wheeler has associated him
self with H. F. Campbell in publishing
tile Wexford County Pioneer. Success
to the new firm.
Mrs. f. Cartier has gone to Musca-
longe Bridge, Canada, to reside. Mr..
G. expects to follow her, when through
with his contract on the. riser.
The school In this district commenced
last Monday. They have a male
teacher, whose name we have not
learned.
Supervisor Allen, of Cherry Valley
township, renews his subscription to
the STAR for six months.
They are talking Of organizing an
Agricultural Society In Emmett coun-
ty.
Supervisor Bigbee, of Chase town
ship, was called home, Tuesday morn
ing, by sickness Of his wife,
Geo, Chase, of Renoe, Is agent for o
wooden horse collar, which looks as II
1t might be u fine thing.
Eber l.. Harger, formerly of Webber
township, has settled upon farm near
Holly.
Ernest Cartier, Of Ludington, and q.
w. Benham, ofChase, add their names
10 the list of subscribers to the STAR.