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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

State Of Michigan,(
County of Lake,
At a session OF the Probate Court for sid
county, held at the Probate once In the VIII
lage of baldwin, on saturday, the seventh day
Present, Walter A. Burnam, Judge OF Pro-
In the matter OF the estate of Jane Holiday,
deccoscd. Hgf
On rending and iling the petition duly veri-
fed, OF Mary Mclaughlin, praying that n GER
tam instrument now on file I'm this Court,
purporting TO be tho last will and testament
OF said deceased, may be admitted TO probate,
and that administration OF said estate may be
granted 10 Alvin Joiner, OF the Township OF
Chase, Lake County, Michigan;
Thereupon. II is ordered that
Monday, the 14th Dcy Of July nerf,
at four o'clock In the afternoon, be assigned
FOR tile hearing OF said pctitIonj and that the
heirs at law of said deceased and nll other per-
sons interested in said estate are required TO
appear Mt a 80 ssiou OF said Court then to be
holden nj the Probate once In the Village Of
Baldwin, and show cause, II any there be-,
why the prayer OF the petitioner should not
And IL il further ordered that said petitIon-
er dive notice 10 the heirs at law and all other
persons Interested In said estate, OF the pen
tency OF said petition and the hearing there
OF, by causing a copy OF this order TO be pub
lished I'm the LAKE COUNTY STAR, a newspa-
per printed and circulating In said county,
four successive weeks previous 70 said day OF
hes.rins Ing, nv, wALrkn Jades "a sosFnn os PSoSa,.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03
BALDWIN, MICH, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1879.

wheat. 25 acres timothy, oats and po-
tatoes. The original timber was beech,
maple, ash, hemlock, basswood and
cherry.
Barkos Burtey-Settled by homestead
entry on the south half of the SOUTH
west quarter section IA, Chase town
ship, in the Spring of 1867. Soil, clay
and sand; water from well l6 feet
deep, and spring brook. Frame house,
18x2s and l4x20; frame barn., 32x4s,
with basement. Has 120 apple trees,
and plum, cherry. Keeps 4 oxen,
COW, hogs and poultry; and in 1878,
had l32 acres wheat, acre corn, III
acres oats, ! acre huckwheat, 2 acres
potatoes, 3 acres barley, 3 acres peas
and balance of 40 acres improved to
timothy. S0wed acres wheat, last
Fall. Original timber, hemlock, ma
pie, beech, cherry, ash and basswO0d.
Had, last season, 15l bushels wheat, 30
tons of hay, 250 bushels marketable po-
tatoes and $40 bushels oats.
tNoTE-Should any OF our readers find an err
ror I'm any OF the above sketches, they would
confer a favor by sending us the proper cor
rectionl.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

Hon. w. VI. Palmer, Of Reed City,
has accepted the invitation to deliver
the Grafton ut Baldwin, tomorrow.
The exercises will take place at Little
Star Lake, we are Informed.
Roy Mann has arrived at his new
home In Emmett county,. and writes
back for tlic STAR, which goes out to
him this week. Our best wishes for
prosperity.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

q. Lasp oyr,cr. REED CT,

u. g. LAND oyrrcE, REED cfrY.)
MTcH., May 18th, 1870
Complaint haying been entered nj this Of
Zee by Nathan Lucas against Enos Kelsey for
dated May g. 1878, upon the 8 E l<of = w "a
section n, Township ~ North, Range u West,
I'm Lake county, Michigan, with a view 10 the
hereby summoned 10 appear AZ this Once,
On the Ninth 4Jdy Of July,
testimony concerning said alleged abandon-
-17 r. srEvrreor, Register.
W. N, q. NfrcuELL Receiver
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

The first ripe huckleherries of the
season were brought into town and sold
to rye printer" by l.. b. Taylor, last
Friday.
Ten new names added to the STAR
subscription list, since our last issue.
The pile Of papers seems to be growing
on our hands.
L. A. Carpenter has rigged set of
sails for his new boat, and intends to
try Them at the picnic ut Little Star
Lake, to morrow, July 4th.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

A full line of Spades, Shovels, Hoes,
Rakes, Scyt;les and Snaiths, &C., DC, at
Bacliant's, Chase.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

A large Invoice OF Boots and Shoes
Just received and will be sold at Bottom
Prices at Bachant's.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03
FLINT & PERE MARQUETTE RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.
Notice..


LAND OFFICE AT REED City. MIcH.l
June I'D, 1870.
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof I'm support of his claim
and secure final entry thereof ut the expira-
ton OF thirty days from the date OF this no.
tice, viz:
William Messenger, for the N. e. Il OF Sec-
tion ID, Town Is North, Of Range l2 West; and
Linus Messenger, of Chase, Lake county Mich. /.
and lsodger Calkins, OF Chase, Lake county
Mich.
EDWARD STEVENSON,
Register
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

Flour, Feed, Cornmeal, and Oatmeal
at Bachant's, Chase.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03
!, Tip Top Brooms for l5 cents each at
Bachantfs.

The Gun Club, of Baldwin, has
cleared space for shooting ground,
near the Townsend House.
G. N. Jones made the first shipment
of whortleberries by express, this sea-
son, yesterday morning.
Geo. w. Page has moved his family
to Baldwin; occupying the Hanese
dwelling, north of the depot.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03
Coal, Iron, Nails and Shelf Hardware
ut Bachant's, Chase.

Linus b Taylor, 81 this township
had new potatoes from his garden
last week.
We received a pleasant call from
Rob't Brov n and Sam'l Wolf, Pinora,
MondW. Come again.
a. Fiandt, Of Chase, gave us pleas
ant call, Tuesday; and also, renewed
his subscription to the STAR.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

wsrehouse, a. we'll as Farm Mills, are largely con.
ssructed, both kinds requiring rine sxes accom-
Eodate the demand, and giving capacity offrom 50
% 500 bushels per hour, according TO size d mill
and "set up" or knocked down" for forwarding
inlard, as requestedi and In all eases put free
board Cam OF Steamer. Oten filed same day
received. =
Mills shipped knocked down" 20 for half the
freight charged ss when forwarded "sst up" Oieo-
graphs and Circulars supplied on application. Prices
will be quoted lssv sHd on LIBERAL terms. Csrss.
pondsnce solieised.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03
VOLUME VII.
HOME STARLIGHT,

Another fine shower, yesteeday'
G. w. Fuller is getting oat the frame
for new barn. ~
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy
Tobacco.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

Choice Butter in Tubs, Crooks, ant
In Roll at Bachant's, Chase.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

BEAUTIFUL PORTRAITS OF the above,
Dmounted on black card -board, with rcd bor.
der, sent by mail, postpaid, nj Five Cents
each, or tile set OF Twelve for Fifty Cents.
Liberal commission 10 Agents. They sell like
hot cakes--evcrybody adhiires them. We arc
also, headquarters for the largest variety and
best-sclliig Frames, Mouidings, Mirrors, chro-
mos, etc, In the market. Dur new catalogue
Is now ready, and will he sent on application,
BAYRD & GOLDSfEIN,
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03
0Qr Clubbing List.

We will furnish the STAR with the
publications named below, one year,
ot the ft,lioyyiup rates..
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-03

j. Rilmer-Bought the north half o
the southwest quarter section II, Chase
township, in the Fall Of 1877. He re
sides i'm Canada; his sons working tn,
place. Soil, clay loam, 40 acres i'm
proved; timber, maple, beech and hem
lock. Water from spring brook; anC
In Fall of 1878, 30 acres of wheat were
sOwn.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-14
a Mysterious Hand.

A curiosity which puzzles scientists
is now on exhibition in Gould's cabi-
net at Mill City, New. 1t is a per-
fectly formed hand, which apparent
ly belonged to boy about fourteen
years of age. The hand is open, the
fingers being slightly bent toward the
palm, on which the thumb rests.
The back of the hand seems to have
been crushed or decomposed before
petrified, the palm, thumb and fin
gers are perfect. 1t was found at the
sulphur beds near Rabbit Hole, by
one Of the men employed in shoveling
crude sulphur into the refining retort,
and is supposed to have been en-
bedded in the sulphur bank for ages.
The fingers are comparatively short
a fact which indicates that it did not
belong to an Indian, as the redm an'a
fingers are generally longer than
those of the whites but the thumb is
rather longer than the average. To
what race the owner of the hand be.
longed, and how and when it was EN-
bcdded in the sulphur, will probably
ever remain unknown:
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-14
His Fraudulency.

The Springfield Republican rises
in the majesty of New England virtue
to remark that it is full time for the
bogus President 10 retire J. Madison
Wells into the obscurity which lie
merits: This, from paper Witch
has been set down as friendly 70 Mr..
Hayes and his fraudulent admins
tration, is most hnkind. The Repub-
lican can certainly not be ignorant Of
the fact that Wells is one of 'the
gang;" that Mr.. Hayes can no more
go back on him than he Gun claim to
be an honest man after having pur-
loined Gas he has up to datc) ss5,e26
Of President Tilden. Wells was one
Of the thieves who stole the Presi-
dency, and like all the other thieves.
has been rewarded by the man Who
received, and is h6& enjoying, the
stolen goods. Unless q Democratic
Congress concludes to relieve the
country Of the disgrace by legislating
these scoundrels out of office or i'm
peaching them, they will renaln Sc
cure in their places until the close of
the fraudulent Presidential term.
Hayes would not for o moment dare to
dismiss any them. The honor said to
exist among thieves must in this In
stance be scrupulously observed.
Suggestions such as the Republicans
only tonds to embarrass MIR. Hayes,
an affliction which, from one Of his
rcputed personal organs, he may rea-
sonably claim to be exempt Wash-
ington Post. @ r.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-14
Hawk Eyeten1s.

All the winter months have ca
tarrh in them. Same way with all
The spring and fall and GUNNER
months..
Dr.. Foote says. "Ice water Is q
better drink for January than for An-
gust" We know it is ever so much
cheaper. .,e ,,a..
"Every man is the architect of his
own fortune," and sometimes he does
not get as much for the plans as he
had to pay for the paper he draws
them on.
An exchange says: "Alcohol will
clean out the inside of an inkstsnd.' -
1t will also clean out the inside OF q
pocket book h little more thoroughly
and quickly than anything else on
record.
Now that the country has resumed
specie payments, who is going to pay
for our next suit Of clothes. NJ, b.
This Is a question that interests the
stricken tailor great deal more than
it does US.
The microphone has recently been
SO improved than you can tell what o
man thinks when you hand back his
bill and tell him to call again with it
1t is invariably, as reported by the
microphone, something that had bet
ter be thought than said.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-14
They Knew He Meant II.

When o newly married widower
passed crowd who were standing on
the corner last week one OF the party
remarked, si.
"He waited long time before he
hitched onto his secondsiwife,i didn't
he?" a,is
"How long ago didph frat wife
die?" queried subdaed looking
stranger, who was standing near.
The party figured chat 1t had been
about four years.
"Too soon, too sodh," rn1sed the
stranger, ''if my wife sshoul die I'D
never get married again."
The moisture that gathered in the
strangers eye engulphed the crowd
in sea of sympathy and when he
bowed his head, and they saw the
marks Of q rolling pin behind his
ear, ard observed that several tufts
Of hair was missing from his scalp
they knew that he imcant what he
said.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-14
Decay.

Turn withersoever we will on the
proul face of creation, and we find
the landmarks of decay. A continu.
ed autumn brings down the weak and
aged to death, U
The strong oak that lifts its naughty
head on yonder hill, defying the
hurricane, may have o tiny, worm
gnawing ct It's heart that will sooner
or later send its lifeless trunk to, the
earth, o broken mass Of decaying
wood. Ia. e. d. i, E.
The huge smountain, n,tarountE Whose
lofty !turrets the lightnings Of thou!
sand agencies,haye played and flash
ed, and whose devoted sides have
breasted the storms of snow and
rain, alike impervious to each other,
may contain within its bosom vol:
cano that will, oneu day, rend ityin
fragments, and level it with the
plain. aui..gaj l.s;n,
The naughty eagle that mounts the
sky, and dries his plumage in the
sunshine far abve the clouds, Las his
allotted 100 years to lives ls.3#s a
Everywhere we lind indelibly STAN.
ped the word "decay." The sun, moon
and stars--the earth, with the ashes
Of her myriad dead-must one day
be rolled up as O scroll. The tooth
of time is contihally gnawing the
bones of departed millions. The ST.
lence Of the tomb gives back but 6
single echo and thatAdeoay. tHns ..
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-14
Queer Name for a Newspaper.

Considerable curiosity having been
manifested by our friends in regard
to the significance of the name of this
paper, we will inform them that
Dona Ana County having heretofore
been Republican by majorities rang
ing from three TO five hundred, and
the Democratic party having in the
recent election carried it by a majori-
ty of thirty-four, revolution which
one of the editors of this paper con-
tributed towards b inging about, it
was considered appropriate to adopt
that majority for name. Heralds,
Democrats, Republicans. Suns, Stars,
Gazettes, &C., these are without
number, and not one of them posses
ses such. an individuality as to be in
telligibly referred to by it's simple
name without mentioning its locality.
There is but one Thirty -Four, and
whenever it shall be mentioned there
will be no doubt as to what particu.
lar journal is alluded to- The name
is brief and unique, has local and
historical significance and is just odd
enough to attract attention. These
are considerations which are TOO OF:
ten ignored in profession which
lives by advertising other peoples
business but neglects to advertise its
own.-Ne,u Merico Thirty.Four.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-14
What We are to Expect.

General Grant may be the next
President, and then the good old days
will come again-the good old days
Of Credit Mobilier, Pomery, Patter-
son, Colfax and Oakes Ameu; the
fine old days of Belknap, Orvil
Grant and Indian posts bought and
sold; of whiskey rings and Joyce,
Avery, Mckee and Babcock of SEN
eca sandstone quarries and San Do.
mingo commissions Of disinterested
presents, bnll-pnps, fast horses, Long
Branch levees, OF the gold room.
black Friday and Brother-ih-law Cor
bin Of custom house enterprises and
Jayne, .Lesti and stocking steqqlksip tgf Chand-
Ter, Butler, Orth and Logan Of re-
construction, Ku-Klpxism1 and an
army employed as special policemen, !,
of Kellogg, Wells, Warmo,h, Pack
ard and, Bro.her-in.law Casey Of
Stsatns, Reed, Liitlefeld and simapp-
son of Moses, Patterson, Kimptcn.
Parker, Scott, and Chamberlain, oi
Dick Busteed and Durell Of Sickles.
Steinbsrger, George Butler, Emma
Mine Schenck and Parson Newman
Of Pah, Akerman, Robson and Ban.
disti Sheridan of the EFestifnen's !
Savings Bank and its honest trustees
of o. O.. Howard, Boss Shepherd
Harrington Fisher and District rings
of Christian statesmen and golden
opportunities. Dost thou like the pic.
ture ?-Baltin,ore Gazette.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-14
safRoyatsR

l
Nicholas the Emperor of Russia,
won his bride'in a. singular way |; yet
it had spice of gallantfy init. Du-
ring a visit to the King of Prussia,
one day, while at dinner, the Empe-
ror rolled upsa ring in piece of
bread, and handing it to the Princess
Royal, said to her in subdued voice,
eff you will accept my hand, put this
ring on your finger" This is the i'm
perial way of popping the question:
She took no time to deliberate, but
suffered her heart to speak the truth
at once; and their happy nuptials
were soon consummated. The royal
way is Illustrated by ths instance Of
Queen Victoria's proposal to the man
of her choice-and right worthy
one it was-Prince Albert. The
prince had been out hunting early
with his brother that day, but return
ed ut twelve, and half an hour after
ward he obeyed the Queens summons
to her room, where he found her
alone. After a few minutes CONVEX
sation on other subjects, the Queen
told him why she had sent for him /,
aud we can well understand any little
hesitation and delicacy she may have
felt in doing so, for the Queens posi-
ton, making it imperative that any
proposal of marriage came first from
her, must necessarily appear pain
full one to thuse who, deriving the
ideas on this subject from the prac.
tice of private life, are wont to look
upon it as the privilege aRd happiness
of q woman to have her hand sought
in marriage, instead of having to offer
it herself. .,34 z..,..,.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-14
Who Will be Crowned In Heaven.

A five dollar note would be an ex.
travagant price TO pay for her estab-
lishment and all it contains, but if
heroic womanhood ever found EN-.
bodiment in human shape, it can be
seen nightly upon st. Charles street,
just below the Academy of>Dl usic. "a
week ago Grandma Wilson Mas in
Memphis, battling pestilence by her
tireless vigilance. Hailed by ID ter
ror-stricken community as thelrguar-
dian angel, Elizabeth In the zsaith OF
her splendor could not have com
manded the adulation which spoitan-
eously went forth to that plain old
woman. For thirty.eight days and
nights during the ffightful harvest OF
death at Grenada those withered
hands were often the only oues to
soothe the burning brow or close dy-
ing eyes. To her tender care were
committed their children by dying
parents. Appointed by the divine
mandates of gratitude universal enc.
cutrix and administrators, in that
season of deadly peril and death the
confidential friend of the highest, she
now sells peanuts oh st. Charles
street. She did 30 before, and were
another epidemic to carry desolation
into thousand homes, after another
heroic battle with disease, would do
80 ngain ; but is Cincinnatus returned
to his plough much more heroic than
Mrs. Mary Ann Wilson returned
from the devastating of Grenada,
Grand Junction and Memphis to her
peanut-stands Mrs. Wilson was a
faithful nurse here in 1887. During
the epidemic Of 1885 she was On
duty the entire summer. In 1855 she
devoted her time to the sufferers OF
Norfolk. Another year she visited
Savannah and, in short, forBforty-
one years this noble woman has flown
to the aid of the sick and suffering
the moment she heard of their needs.
There is seat for her among the
best OF Gods children.--Ne1, Orleans
Times. ~ " Eglj i.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-14
A LONELY WATCH.

-- . u i !
PASSING THE NIGHT IN A CEMETERY
VAULT WITH SIX CORPSES.
Not long since the widow of o gen:
tlemdn who had recently died desired
the vault wherein the remains hal
been temporarily placed to BIZ Watchs
ed SO that body shatchers could haye
no opportunity to ply their nefarions
calling. Thinking that the vault
would be watched better by the sex
ton than any one, MFR. Radhone vas
hired t6 keep close lookout. AT
dark he TOOK d lahtern ahd blankea
and made Q bed in front Of tlis yaulf3
SO that any oonee approaching 4: ;s's:il;i
have to step oVey,ha HolY. But after
lying there some time it grew, quite
cold, and he thought he could watch
the corpse just IS well if he were in: I
side the vault out of th5 cold: So I'D
unlocked the vault and went in, butiI
found thathe could not lock the vault
from the insit,e. This would neveti
do, and yet he Was determined not
to stay outside. ;.,sg,... +; .,.,,,-n h
Finally he went back TO the housB /
and aroused the,hired man and tiid,
two went back to Che. vadit.n Nfr,, RI
then took his lantern and blanket and
went inside. made o he'd, oh tue Hooff,, !,
and laid down,fof the night. having
for companions TO while away Stlsi
tedious hours, six, corpses. The ati, ,
tendant locked the door fresu the
outside and went, batk to the hopsoi,
and his warm bed, leaving The SEXTON
alone in the vault with his zsilenot
COMPANIONS. ~ lti'tt li1i.i8 .fl'l. sns
There was notlingata tAistart5 his
tranquility during tic, early part Of
tho night atEverybliing was. s.quiet anfli
still until about one o'clock, and then I
there was q gentle noise as though
some one was tampsring with tlid'
vault, lock. Mr., r. took p3his lan;,
Term, and the noise stopped . fora few
moments 5nly toabegfh hgafa when
he laid downlSot his Blanket. This,
time II appeared p.fIa dl1o to be. il an epposiled,
corner offlthe, vault, y9H lie could sod
nothing and: could only hear :t:iat
lsteads scratci5 whitli bcesme 96of5lIf
and more distinct every ins slant. Afg.
r, is a brave man, bat tie confeasses
that when one Isl locked in. ia vault
with six xsdnad '~men, with mo living
soul within half "a mile, ind an uns
earthly hour to have such anieexplain:
able noise as that, IL was sSTfa more than
men with ordinary nerves can, car, stand.
At any Fate lis lair Began to rise,
and just as he was thinking or thd
best Why; TO to y defend Himself against
lis spiritual foes, a little cliip-munE
dashed from d dark tornef., ran ran past
him and dafled tut between the bars
in the vault tdioof. From From That time
on nothing occurred tto n mar his quiet
watch, but in the morning he was was
rather glad to be released from Ills
dull quarters. Z : ~, '"""
j ~! lGii.sIniIihe Farmers. .5tt. 4, y