The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-01-09

This week Is the "week of prayer.
There is plenty ofsnow, but it is rath
er dry for good sleighing.
1t has showed every day for-well--
we don't know how many days.
That calendar for 1879, sent us by'th'
Blade folks, Toledo, Is simply superb
Geo. s. Pool, of Lake, is numbering
for Hon. ID. l.. Filler, this Winter.
There is plenty of business for thu
snow plow ON the F. 4 P. NJ, now-a
days.
Geo. Burt and family returned Sat
urday evening from visit to their ole
home i'm Shiawassee county.
Ahog Weighing 500 pounds was kill
ed by Jas. I. Reed, of Amber a few
days since.
The days are growing longer-thai
Is to say, there is more daylight out ol
the twenty-four hours.
We are head quarters for choice teas
at lowest prices.
EMMETT Coon & Co.
Ira 8. Bier, of Lake, has taken jot
of numbering in that township, for Geo
N. Stray.
Only $1.75 pays for the Chicago Week
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to this Office.
The Board of Supervisors convened,
last Monday. We will endeavor tO
publish something of their doings, next
week.
The township Board Of Ellsworth mp
pointed John w. Nichason as Super
visor, Vice Edward McCluskey, re-
signed.
Tie machinery I'm the new mill, just
west of Chase village, has been set in
motion, and work of ripping up the
pine logs commenced.
The Board of Supervisors, yesterday
elected Alex. DeLong as Superinten-
dent of the Poor, to fill vacancy caused
by the death of G. NJ. G. Ross.
The express train due here, over the
f. d p. NJ, at 9.54 last Friday evening
did not arrive till quarter past Satur-
day morning.
We are requested to announce that O
meeting will be held i'm Court House
Hall, next Saturday evening, for the
purpose Of organizing Debating Club
Gov. Croswell's second inaugural
message to the Legislature may be
found OH the inside of this edition; al.
so, report of the exercises ut the dedi.
cation Of the new State capitol.
Our old motto-"Good goods prompt
pay, and quick sales"
EMMETT COoN Il Co.
Thos. r. Lyon, of Ludington, is run.
ming twenty-three lumber camps, al
present, and 1t Is estimated that they
altogether put in an average of 1,5OO,.
600 feet Of logs every working day.
Isaac Garner saw a flock of fiv,
wolves near his place few days since
Sam. Shafer and G. w. Helms, the
veteran hunters and trappers went af
ter the ''critters."
After ye editor had been to about $lt
worth Of expense and trouble, and haC
about S. worth Of pig, it up and died
Kind reader, did you ever lose faith In
your country? Then you've never
been tried as we have.
There was pleasant party, with an
oyster supper, at the residence of DR.
l. w. Howe, of Ellsworth, New Years
evening. Rev o. 8. Wolfe and wife,
Of Hersey; and A. Towner and wife,
from this place were among those pres
ent.
After the morning service, at Chase,
last Sunday, Rev. o. s.. Wolfe baptized
six persons; and In the evening the
fright hand Of fellowship" was given
to ten persons who had recently been
received into the Baptist Society at that
place.
The 'good time" has indeed come
when daily newspaper costs no more
than a good weekly formerly did. The
Chicago Daily NcsOs, the most enter
prislng afternoon paper of the West,
costs only 80 year, or u for four
The STAR and Daily Nes0s
for $3.50, postpaid.
Odd styles, or old stock, at coa and
bel0w. EMMETT Coon d Co.
An Amber Mason county man, I'm
"banking'' his house accidentally inn
prisoned hen. After remaining shut
up for II days without food or water,
she was discovered and released; COM
ing forth again to the world, apparent
ly ~ lively as In the best days Of her
life.
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