The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-05-15
VOLUME VII.
HOME STARLIGHT.

The Board of Supervisors meet II
special session, June Sd.
Oscar Beebe has moved back to towr
again.
H. Isbell has ,noved to his home
stead, with his family.
L. A. Carpenter has hoisted his wind
mill to the top of his shop.
Odd styles, or old stock, at coat and
6clOW. EMMETT Coon & Co.
Considerable sport is afforded by
spearing lake suckers in the Pere Mar
quette. u
See the new advertisement of VIM.
A. Deuress, Assignee, to be found else
where i'm these columns.
There was temperance lecture in
Court House Hall, last Monday eve-
ming.
The Directors of Osceola County Ag-
ricultural Society will meet at Evart,
May 8lst.
A shingle mill in Colfax township,
Mecosta county, and owned by Wells
& Pierce, burned, recently.
The whortleberry and wild straw
berry are loaded with blossoms and
promise abundance of fruit this season.
Minnesota Spring Wheat for seed;
only few bushels left.
4. Coon & Co.
Roscoe Bonney, son Of Nathaniel
Bonney, had the misfortune to acci-
dentally cut off, a finger of his right
hand, with an AK, one day last week.
We are sorry to learn that fires run
ming on the plains destroyed consider
able fencing for Oscar Beebe, In Web
Der township, this week.
VIM. Bonney had the misfortune to
lose one of his horses, last Monday.
Cause, collie. We understand that A.
A. Blanchard has also, lost horse.
Ellsworth township is to have a spec
ial meeting, May 2lst, to vote upon a
proposition to build a town hall, and
the location of the same.
Our stock is the largest, and prices
the lowest.
EMMETT Coon & Co.
One Dan'l McGovern mot of Tustin)
has been convicted of forgery in Osceo-
In Circuit Court, and sentenced to two
years i'm the penitentiary.
By clubbing with the STAR you can
get Pcterson's for one year for Sl.5O.
The pattern sheets received duridg the
year are alone worth the price of sub
scription.
The rain yesterday "Wednesday was
just the thing TO put u quietus on the
numerous forest fires, and to start veg
citation which was beginning to droop
badly.
DON'T you forget 1t, that there's a
handsome stock of Dry Goods, Grocer
les, Hardware, Crockery, Glassware,
&C., &C., at S. l.. BACHANT's,
Chase, Mich.
The May number of the Musical
World has a most attractive list of con-
tents; among them, a portrait and BIZ
Ographical sketch of Liszt. S. Brain
ards Sons, publishers, Cleveland, o.
A few days since, VIM. Eaton, of
Chase, with Ave others and yoke of
oxen, "logged" two acres within nine
hours. The work was done for James
Jamison.
The Outline says that on Thursday
last, a little girl named Lottie Edwards,
aged A years, and living at Hersey, was
severely injured by her clothing catch
ing fire from small bonfire which
her playmates had kindled.
Chas. Erwin, the murderer Of Clar-
ence st. Johns, at Evart, not long since,
was, last week, convicted of murder i'm
the second degree, and sentenced to
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
period of ten years.
We understand that two or three
parties from the lumber camps in Els
worth township, were brought to Bald
win, this week, and arraigned on the
charge of violating the game law; that
they plead guilty and paid about $50
each. People ought to be careful how
they perform crookedly in Lake coun-
ty, for just as likely as any other way
they'll be brought up for it.
Our old motto-"Good goods, prompt
pay, and quick sales"
EMMETT Coon Il Co.
We understand that there was con-
siderable amusement afforded at the
Hall, Tuesday evening, on the occasion
of an endeavor to form Reform Club,
at the close Of the second evening lee
ture. When they came to choose
President, not one Of the "stalwart"
reformers present was willing to sacri-
flee himself on the altar Of humanity;
and after several Intellectual nomina-
tions, they gave up In disgust, and
turned the thing over into the hands
of the ladies, who effected an organiz-
alton. Where in the world was "Un-
Gle Ben," that he was not available In
the hour Of trial?
We arr head u,,a rfaru for chofco foao