The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1880-06-24

FARMERS can procure dOOu ceeO ~
DELAMATER MILLS.
The Republican caucus for Chase
township will be held in the village,
next Saturday.
Three new stores are in process OF
erection at Chase. The village is grow
ing rapidly in other respects. So mote
it be.
Jesse Bradford, Jr. brought the first
quart of ripe whortleberries for the sea-
son to the STAR office, last Monday
morning. 1t was nice treat.
slack" Flynn section boss at Buffers
Junction, had the misfortune, one day
last week, to have a leg broken, by a 4
rail accidentally falling uponit.
The new minister of the Episcopal
Society at this place is expected to ar
rive this week, and to.hold services at
the church, morning and evening, next
Sunday.
The Mckinley House, at Chase, Is
well kept, and well patronized; and Lee
begins to talk of adding another story
to the building; SO as to have more room
for his patrons.
A. J. Rice, one of the pioneers of Els
worth township, was in Baldwin, OH
Monday, and gave the STAR Office a
pleasant call. He reports crops in his
locality as looking first-rate.
John Baker, of Yates township, has
left with us srmplc product of the
plains, in the shape of leaf of pic
plant, measuring S6xGO inches i'm diam
ctcr.
X. +. Bigbcc has completed the. CELL
gus eDunt ratiGn of (hase township.
and finds population of 1880. In 1874
her population was 476; so that the in
crease has been more than double.
We understand that one of the work
men i'm Haak's mill, north of Chase,
last Monday, had quite cash cut in
one of his cheeks by piece of board
accidentally flying from saw.
Mr.. j. A. Haak, we are informed,
met with narrow escape from drown
ing in the lake at his mill, in Chase
township, last Monday afternoon, by
accidentally falling into the water.
Fortunately assistance was close at
hand, and lie was speedily rescued.
The Chicago Jockey and Trotting
Club sends us complimentary ticket
to the Summer running meetings OF
that organization. The meetings yet
to come off will be held June 25th, 26tb,
and 3Oth, and July lst, I'd, Sd, and 5th.
The purses for races OIL the last men
toned date aggregate 500.
The first shipment of live frogs from
this point by American Express, was
made yesterday morning by Clair
Young and Mr.. Sumner. The frogs
were destined for the Cincinnati mar
ket, and were shipped in crates about
1Sx30 inches, and three or four inches
deep. 1t is said that the business of
catching and shipping is a>paying one
when rightly managed.
A Russian Magazine, in recent no.
tice of "Peter the Great" paid high
compliment to Scribner's Monthly, I'm
which that historical serial is now ap-
pearing, and remarked incidentally
that "the number of subscribers to that
journal reaches two hundred and eighty
thousand" Although Scsf6ner has
gained in circulation twenty thousand
copies during the past year, and in
England alone has added five thousand
subscribers to its list, 1t has hardly at
tanned the circulation which our Rus
sian friend ascribes to it, but is content
with modest regular edition of one
hundred and twelve thousand, and one
hundred and twenty-five thousand for
"extran issues. 1t is impossible to de-
termine the number of readers reached
by such magazine, but estimating
five to each copy gives tia constituency
Of more than half a million-perhaps a
million would be nearer the correct
figure.
The sum ofall the fires, accidents
lifelong injuries and actual deaths
caused every July In this land by the
fire-cracker, Is sad total of havoc and
heart breaking misery. City and town
authorities have made laws against the
pest, and abated 1t In some degree; but,
after all, the true way is to put In its
place something less dangerous but
equally fascinating to its young lovers.
And II at the same time the feelings of
the boys and girls themselves can be
enlisted against the little red Chinese
demons, the day Of common-sense
Fourth-of July celebrations will have
dawned anew for this nation. Mary
Wager Fisher, In the July 81. Nicholas,
essays the task of persuasion In the story
of TOMS Anti-Flre-cracker League,"
and the same number Of that magazine,
with similar end IN view, Daniel
Beard, In plain sentences and many
pictures allurcs the youngsters to
make and send up Paper Balloons, by