The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1880-03-11
VOLUME VII.



collapsed.
Frankfort, Benzie county, is begin
ming to talk railroad. !
They are about to build a railroad
from Mears to Hart, Oceana county.
P.H.V., Sturgis; 1t came to hand,
all right. The flower seeds are expect
ed every day.
j. Painter has retired from the Hart
Journal, and Messrs. Edison & Carver
are now the editors.
Rev. l.. Curtiss and wife, of Custer,
returned, last week, from their pleas
ant visit to relatives i'm Ohio.
Sheriff Oviatt, on Monday, took the
Holford boy to the Reform School at
Lansing.
Regular meeting of North Star Lodge
No. 1929 knights of Honor, tomorrow
(Friday) evening.
We understand that Mrs. H. f. In
dermill has purchased the G. c. Thomp-
son homestead, near Baldwin.
Religious services will be conducted
at the church, by Rev. w. e. SILENCE,
at 103 a. M, and Z p. M, next Sunday.
All are earnestly invited. t.f
Rev. w. f. SILENCE, pastor of the
Congregational Church at this point, is
at Clare, this week, attending the ses-
sion of Northern Central Conference.
A couple of pigeon hunters arrived
at Baldwin, Tuesday. There is some
thought that there will be "nesting"
this Spring, a few miles south Of here.
The Tustin Aoyance says that Belah
Welch, of Glencoe township, this coun-
ty, few days since lost one of his
horses by fts slipping offthe bank while
going up a hill at Pine River.
Last weeks issue of the Pentwater
Ne,os came out under new manage
ment. l.. NJ. Hartwick is editor and
proprietor, and Hon. w. +. Amber
presides over the political department.
The Original South Carolina Jubilee
Singers will give one of their concerts
at Court House Hall, next Saturday
evening, March 18th. Their entertain
ment is reported rs an excellent one, in
every way worthy ofpatronage.
The voters of Lake county will be
called upon to vote, tlfs Spring, OH the
question of constitutional amend
ment increasing the Governors salary
from 81, ,0'W to 5000 per annum. or
course you are going to vote just a.
you please; but We do think that prop
1 osition ought to carry.
We would suggest to the Republicans
of Lake county the idea of choosing,
| at the various caucuses to nominate
township ofiicers-delegates to the
County Convention which will proba-
bly, be called to send delegate to the
State Convention. 1t would be killing
two birds with one stone,
Last week the Farweil Register was
on q heavy boom in favor Of electing
the temperance ticket at the village
election, last Monday. We notice by
the dispatches to the Detroit Post d
Tribune that the teetotalers carried the
day; and now we expect to see Holden
come out this week with drums beat
ing and colors flying. Here's our Res-,
James, in congratulation.
Arecentnumber of the Bangor Re
fector says of our new lawyers: '"The
law firm of Cross & Whitney dissolved
partnership few weeks ago, and Mr..
Whitney has located and set upan Office
at Baldwin, Lake county. Frank,
though young i'm years, has had good
success in his practice thus far and will
doubtless continue to have in bis new
field. Baldwin Is about 30 miles from
Ludington, on the #. & p. M. II, r.,
and is small but thriving town.
Our readers will doubtless remember
our promising, some weeks ago, to ex-
plain an exploit of Sheriff Oviatt; At
the time the Lodge of knights of Hon
or was organized at this point by f.
Newkirk, of Bay City, the Lodge en-
trusted funds to the amount of $24 i'm
his hands for the purchase Of seal and
regalia. He was to have the outfit
around in about three weeks, but it
didn't come. Weeks began to lengthen
into months, and no returns. Letters
of inquiry met with no response. 1t
was reported at headquarters, and L.
N. promptly decapitated; but on his
pleading was given a special permit to
finish organizations he had began. It
seems he exceeded his limit and went
on creating new Lodges. Tie Lodge
at Baldwin becoming satisfied that nei-
ther their money or outfit was forth
coming, resolved to get their rights.
A warrant for embezzlement was made
out against Newkirk, and Sheriff. o Oyiatt
began to work him up. For several
weeks Il was impossible to get trace,
but at last, through ewspaper Items he
found his man down in 0cesrla, eouhty
lecturing on Temperance and organiz-
ing a knight Of Honor Lodge at Hart,
on certain Thursday evening, Put
ting himself in communication With
the Sheriff OF Oceana by telegraph,
Oviatt boarded the Thursday afternoon
freight for Ludington. There he, as
certained that N. would leave Hart at
5 o'clock the next morning. Procuring
a conveyance, he pushed scross the
country to Hart, arriving there about
half past a. m. Repairing at once to
the hotel, In company with the Sheriff
Of 0ceana county he went to Newkirk's
room, reused and arrested him. Find
ing his game was up, N. was anxious
| for q settlement, which Yves effected by
| N. refunding the money and paying
all expenses--Oviatt deeming it for the
| best Interests Of all concerned 10 opursue
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