The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-10-16
Continued from last ,peekl.

tf"V3cS-' IteuOpdt of
7 County Seat.
(Conttnued from last week).
The wild animals, which are rapid,
becoming extinct by means of the un
erring rifle of the sturdy backwoods
men; are black bear, wolf, lynx, wlle
cat, deer, gray and red foxes, badgers
otter, beaver, polecat, raccoon, mink
weasel, muskrat, porcupine, wood.
chuck, rabbit, marten, squirrel, chip
munk and gopher.
The most common birds are par
tridges, wood duck, cranes, kingfishers,
robins, crows, hawks, owls, blue birds,
wrens, thrushes, martins, hummlng
birds, blackbirds, sparrows, killdeers,
woodpeckers, yellow hammer, bluejays.
There Is yet considerable reward for
the hunter and trapper, In killing deer,
bears, foxes, mink, beaver, raccoons,
muskrats, partridges and grayling.
The game laws give protection to deer
throughout the year, except the period
elapsing between Sept. 10th and De-
cember 18th; and protect grayling sew
en- out of twelve months; or, from No
vember 1st to June LIST. The law pro- 1
hibits the capture of grayling, except
with hook and line. A bounty of SIP
is paid for every lfslaughtered; one
third by the county, the balance by the
State.
The first settler i'm Lake county was
Lorenzo COnklin, who settled on the |
east half of the southeast quarter sec |
tion IA, Chase township, i'm 1852. AZ !
ter him came Milton c. King, who set
tied, in the Spring of 1863, on the west
half of the northwest quarter section
80. Chase township. OF the settlers at
present living i'm the county, Mr.. King
was the first to locate. Among the
first to locate in the other townships
(of those at present living in the coun-
ty) were: John Bigbee, Pinora; Err
nest and Eugene Nicholson, Ellsworth;
David Robertson, John j Robertson,
:. Winchell, j. Sutton, G. NJ. Robinson,
Nelson III. Mckee, Dover; Bella Welch,
Glencoe; Sylvester Cork, Cherry VAL
ey; John j. Andrews, Yates; James
;. Taylor, Pleasant Plains; John Wool
ord, Webber; Nathan Holford, Eden;
elliott B. and Newton j. Kinne, Elk;
has. II. Carr, Lake. I
AS before stated, the county was. or
anized by act of the Legislature in
S7l. At the first election held by the
eople to vote upon the proposition of
Dcating the county scat, two points
icrc ACKNOWLEDGMENT, proposed
illage, in Killbuck township, near
line River; and Green Dell, also, a
roposed site for a village, on section
D Burley homestead), Chase town
nip. The latter point carried the day
y a majority of out of 100 votes cast.
building was erected by Robt. e. Big
ee, on section 4, Chase township, for
Sc by the county; but after occupying
le structure for about fifteen months,
le Board OF Supervisors voted to re-
owe the county property and offices
Chase village. The petition to the
legislature for the organization of the
'mty named "Glendalc" as the point
be designated on section 10; but It is
opposed that by a clerical error at Lam
lg ii was designated "Green Dell.u
ne absence of the circulating daily
lrnal of the Legislature, and scaht
stal and telegraph facilities i'm those
VS. prevented detection of the error
! it was too late.
The first Board of Supervisors was
imposed of the following members:
s. Randall, Chase; p. G. Monroe,
nora; A. Towner, Ellsworth; w. j.
'lcomb, KiIlbuck; Henry Flynn,
Ike. The first session of the Board
was held on the 9th of
", 1871, !, at the residence of David A.
throp, Pinora township. Pleasant
'ins township was then organized,
Melvin Baker was the first Super
or from that township.
The first officers of Lake county were
w. Collier.
lyerk & Regi1er-David A. Lathrop. /,
'reasurer-R Robert E. Bigbee. I
udge Of Pro6ate-James M. Foster.
w. Brown. Dr
,ofoners-Israel Smith, Sen, Wes- will
J. HoIcomb. sIc
It first the county was without Cel
ularly chosen Prosecuting Attorney, the
cult Court Commissioner and Super ,,a ,n'
sndent of Schools; but subsequently liaI
sc offices were filed by
Prosecuting attorney & Circuit Court ant
G. Warner. pat
n2o't Of Schoois-D. c. Davenport. LA
q 1872, the Board ofSupervisors vot- LII
% remove the county property from q
ion A to Chase village, and rented at
gin board building, story and a half
b, about 16x20 feet, of @. w. Joiner. "A
! room for Supervisors meetings just
Circuit Court was on the second TN
r. When the safe was procured, It e
moved up to the back part of the
ding, and rough, temporary struc-
built about it, just large enough to
er 1t; access being had to the safe o -
ugh door cut in the back part Of -'e'
main building. The county prop Ker
remained thus until removed to Jap
Twin. Tho former county building mns ma'
remains at Chase, and is occupied SIN,
dwelling. Bro
ne first house Ia log one, still stand.
!, In Chase, was built by Elder Cy- . M
Smith, In 1859. VIM. Eaton came Vro
$40; @, w. and Alvin Joiner, in A
(. The pcstofiice was established in Raj,
I; the first postmaster being Alvin Bac
ler, Summitville was started in
, and q postcffice established; 8. @. M