The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1880-12-02
VOLUME VIII.


| The Free Methodists are holding q
series of meetings ut Evart.
e. Saunders moved into his new res.
idence, last Monday.
c. III. Chick has raised the frame fol
his new barn.
Yesterday was the first day of Win.
ter.
John Buchanan has moved his fam
lily back to Baldwin.
A. ]. Somerville is the new Express
Agent at Chase.
The slight thaw, Saturday, settled
the snow in better shape for sleighing.
Plenty of fresh beef in Manistee mar.
ket at cents pound.
The advent of families moving into
town for the Winter, has caused every
available building to be occupied.
The epizootic is raging among the
horses in the lumber camps around
Hersey.
Alonzo Yates is out with tickets an
nouncing that he will have a Christ
mas Ball ut his place, Christmas Eve.
The salt well at Manistee has reached
a depth of over 1900 feet, and indica-
tions excellent for paying investment.
The entertainment for benefit of the
Congregational Society occurs in Court
House Hall, this Thursday evening.
Only two more weeks till the ex-
piration of the limit fixed by law IN
which you can kill the deer.
Jno. ". Quick has moved with his
family back to Baldwin, and occupies
portion of l. G. Evans dwelling.
A party of Wauseon, Ohio, hunters,
recently killed good sized lynx over
| in the vicinity of Star Lake.
And now the voice of the tax-gath-
erer is again heard i'm the land, asking
you to hand over the yearly tribute.
1heo. Carr, route agent of tire Amer
lean Express Company, was in town,
Monday night.
Ransom Mott has a jobwith the f.
Il p. M. Railroad Company, ut the
depot here.
w. HI. DeLamater has purchased the
dwelling built by +. Campbell, and has
moved it OIL an adjoining lot; renting
/: as a dwelling.
G. 4: Chaplin has purchased the en-
tire interest in the Cadillac Nc,os. The
News is a good paper, and toall outside
appearances is fiourishing finely.
G. H. Chick has first-class painter
at work on the inside of his new dwell
ing, and it Is being finished in nice
shape.
Parties desirous of purchasing good
work horse should read the advertise
ment Jesse Bradford, in this issue of
the STAR.
Adelbert jerks and Sam1 Howes
slaughtered seven deer, last week, and
shipped by American Express to New
York.
The frost created jam Of logs in the
river below Canfield's rollways, last
week, which proved a serious him
drance to running logs.
This Is the way the Emmett county
Independent greets young lawyer
just located there: zone more unfortu.
nate, weary Of wealth, has come to Pc
toskey just for his health"
It's only about three weeks to Christ
mas time; and already the little folks
have commenced the round of question:
ing as to what "Sahta Claush will bring
them.
Henry j. Crosby, of Onekama, Man
Istee county, was accidentally drowned
while assisting in loading vessel at
Pierport, on the 23d. He left a wife
and three children.
We noticed, last Saturday, Chaun-
cey Gibbs and some of his men pass
ing through town with the handsomest.
horses we have yet seen go into the
lumber woods.
Rev. w. K. Silence was at Tallman
and Webber, last Sunday, holding re-
ligious services. He is also, doing tenn
perance work up there; and has or
ganized flourishing society.
A safe and handy way to send
small amounts of currency is by Amer
Ican Express; sums under $50, to any
part of the United States or Canada,
nearly, for Is cents; and sums from $50
TO $40, for 20 cents.
Says the Outline: ''It was very
sad sight at the cemetery, last Wednes-
lay, to see three children of the same
family, Daniel Faist's, victims of the
ireadful diptheria, all placed side by
,ide in the grave at the same time"
A contract was let to Detroit party,
who set Is to 30 men at work on the
railroad, last Thursday. The
people of Manistee now expect to have
The cars running to their city by the
first of June.
A weather prophet predicts snow
storm, Dec. I'D, which will give US the
beautiful" to the depth of eleven feet.
Ugh! just think of 1t! We give this
timely warning, 40 that the whole bus
mess world may prepare to close up
shop.
Jas. Gillispie felt ugly towards Jerry
Travis, at Manistee, a few days since,
and emptied four cartridges from his
revolver at him. One ball shattered
Travis left arm; another went through
ais body, lodging near the back bone.
Travis Is likely to recover; Gillispie is
at Sheriff Fay's hotel.
Evart RcOieW: "W. #. 5eeley, Of
Ibis village and his brother, ". Seeley,