The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1880-09-02

Miss Della Babcock closed her tern
of school at Forman, last Friday.
L. A. Carpenter has commenced thu
work Of painting Burnam's drug store
Watermelons are coming into mar
ket quite plentifully.
Miss Carrie Indermill has gone te
Ypsilanti to attend school.
We acknowledge the receipt of q
pleasant call, last Monday, from Thos
Ash, Of Elk township.
The special session of Circuit Court
convenes next Wednesday, Sept. 8th,
Judge Hart is expected to preside.
The new shoemakers have arrived,
and already set up shop in the Caffery
building.
| Guy Blood, of Webber, has gone to
Evart, where he has obtained employ
ment.
VIM. Bonney, of Webber township,
had the misfortune, recently, to lose a
horse by sickness.
The Sixth Annual Fair of Lake Coun-
ty Agricultural Society commences on
the 10Th of September.
Henry Rudd has returned to his "first
love-" and his familiar countenance
is again seen on the streets of Baldwin.
G. w. Fuller, now living i'm Neway-
go county, was in town, Monday, look
ing pretty "peeked," after his turn of
intermittent fever.
Mrs. Gremel and family, formerly of
Elk township, has returned to Bald
win and taken up her residence in the
Thomas dwelling.
r. II. Sleeper is giving the old saw
mill at this place brief run, cutting
out the few logs collected there; after
which, we are informed, the machine
ry will be removed.
The Gospel Meeting" conducted by
f. ]. West, last Sunday evening, was
well attended, and passed off pleasant
ly, and, it is to be hoped, profitably to
all concerned.
We learn from the Manistee papers
that VIM. Dunham, Esq. is about to
resign his position us cashier of the bank
and remove from Manistee to Grand
Rapids.
"Uncle" Harley Hazen, who has suf-
fered for long time with consump-
ton, is quite feeble, now. The remark
able energy Of the man enables him to
bear up well.
We understand that we were i'm er-
ror i'm stating that the Episcopal Socie-
ty had purchased the Drilling house as
q parsonage building. 1t is now stated
that they will build an entirely new
cottage.
At the Republican caucus for Yates
township, held ut the Armstrong school
house, last Saturday, we learn that S.
w. Thompson, John Baker and G. o.
Switzer were chosen as delegates to the
County Convention to be held to-day.
We were pleased to receive visit,
last Saturday, from our old friend and
subscriber, J. J. Howell, formerly of
Yates township, but now living near
Hesperia, in Newaygo county. He re-
ports Charlie Brott, Mr.. Case and him.
self as doing well, and contented.
Mr.. Burt Weaver, who has been alb
sent at Amber the past month, has re-
turned and resumed his former posi-
ton as foreman of Section No. 3, and
Mr.. James McKaig who has been Of
ficiating in his place during his alb
sence has returned to Chase.
A. E. Clifford, confidential clerk and
book-keerer for 7. Lyon, at the logging
railroad in Elk township, was in town,
last Saturday. He reports the railroad
in full operation, and logs going in at
lively rate. They desire to putt i'm forty
million, during the Fall and Winter.
We noticed, few days since, some
onions left for sale at the stores in town,
by the Beebe boys, of Webber town.
ship, that were excellent specimens.
The onions were raised from black seed,
sown last Spring, and are convincing
proof that such things can be grown ON
the sand,
There is one general expression of
satisfaction among the settlers ON the
plains at the result of their labors, this
season. 1t certainly has shown what
the sandy soils may produce under faI
vorable circumstances; and has proved
a great help to the general prosperity
of Lake county.
Two weeks, and then the annual
flow of deer hunters to the north woods |
commences. And the "dorgs''-well,
they naturally love good warm spot |
by their own native home and fireside,
and it's best to leave them there, rath-
er than to bring them up here and ex-
pose them to the "lead colic," which
RACES SO extensively throughout the |
woods Of Northern Michigan during |
the Fall and early Winter.
Don't forget that the exhibit of pro-
duce of Northern Michigan at the State,
and also, the Western Michigan Fair !
is q good way to advertise the farming
qualities of our locality. The particu-
lars Of the manner of transporting and
exhibiting articles was published In the
STAR some weeks since.
The Evart Review of last week says;
"a stem or limb Of an apple tree bear
ing 20 apples in space of "a inches,
averaging 81 inches In circumference
was left 1T this Office, Wednesday, by
q. r. Wightman, M. ID. They were
raised on the farm Of VIM. G. McMul-
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