The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1880-08-05
VOLUME VII.
HOME STARLIGHT.

issue.
Remember the Agricultural Society
meeting, Saturday, Aug. 7th.
Sheriff Oviatt started for jackson
with Nelson, Wednesday morning.
The express Office at Baldwin will
soon be placed on the list Of regulars .
A temperance convention was held
at Reed City, last Tuesday.
DR.. Mott and wife leave home for q
two weeks vacation, this week.
Merchants Hymn-2lines.
s'Trust--
Bust"
Nirvana is to have an Office Of the
American Express Company soon, with
A. Bush as agent.
John Watson, of this township, says
he has 8 acres Of corn that is good
enough for any one.
The business of Circuit Court was
dispatched with commendable prompt
ness by our new Judge.
Some gentlemen from Leslie. Mich,
visited this place this week, with a
view to the erection Of q saw mill here.
DIR. Burnett, Dentist, will he at the
Baldwin House next Tuesday, and
ready for business in his line.
Mrs. Loomis, Of Ypsilanti, q sister of
Mrs. West arrived here last night, and
will recreate while In the vicinity Of
Little Star Lake.
Miss Carrie Martin who has been
visiting with the family of DIR. Mott for
the past month will leave for her home
at Manotowoc, Wisconsin, Saturday.
The Rev. Horace Gates Of this place
will preach at Chase, next Sunday, con-
sequently no services will be held at
the Episcopal church.
A new son Weighing 10 pounds
(avoirdupois) arrived at the home of
Mr.. N. Bonney last Tuesday morning;
all doing-well and happy.
1t was quite cool, last Monday night,
and strong indications of u frost; but
no damage done, 80 far as we have been
able to learn.
r. c. Brant, ESQ.,, Of st. Louis, was
In Baldwin, Saturday, on business con-
nected with his landed interests in this
county, and gave the STAR Office call.
Tie position Of stenographer in
Circuit Court, this week was filed by
Henry +. Walch, Esq, of Grand
Rapids.
Capt. g. w. Townsend, Of Webber,
has added moving machine and
horse-rake to his stock of farming uten.
sils. That ''sort % looks like" farming
on the plains-eh?
We acknowledge receipt of copy Of
the catalogue of the State Normal
School Mt Ypsilanti, for lS78-8O. The
Fall Term of the institution opens Sept.
14th.
The Occidental Hotel Is being plas-
tered this week. 1t is located directly
opposite the depot and having been
newly painted pure white is quite an
ornament to our town.
: Upwards of eight hundred bushels of
huckleberries have been shipped from
this point this season, of (which Jones &
Hollister have shipped 725 bushels and
e. Coon 4 Co. about one hundred.
The huckleberry business has sub
sided considerably lately, on account of
the markets being overstocked. There
are however hundreds Of bushels In this
county still unpicked.
The DeLamater Mills are running
their full capacity. Flour from wheat
raised in this county this year Is In the
market. A large grist from Mason
county was ground yesterday.
Rev. Horace Gates has been ordained
by Bishop Gillespie, and assigned to
the Episcopal Mission field of Baldwin,
Forman, Nirvana, Chase, Reed City,
Hersey and Evart, with headquarters
at this poiht.
Messrs H. Widdicomb of Grand Rap
ids and w. DeGolyer Of Chicago arrived
here last evening and are spending q
few days fishing at the Little Manistee
river. They are registered at the Bald
win House.
We are informed that the Republi-
can caucus for Webber township will
be held al o'clock Saturday, Aug. 14th,
for the purpose Of selecting two dele
gates toattend the County Nominat-
ing convention.
We are pleased to acknowledge re-
ceipt Of pleasant calls, this week, from
Mrs.. r. DershaIl, Mrs. w. Blood, and
r. Brown, Pinora: w. Cone, Yates;
e. C. Reed and q. #. Lewis, Dover;
Henry Samis, Nicholas Hoskin, Chase.
Come again.
Martin Pegs, who purchassd the Nc
Cabe place In Webber township, on
Saturday last, brought us some pota-
toes, ON subscription, that would be .
credit to any farmer o. coll. Mr.. p.
speaks very sncourasingly Of prospects
In the FUTURE
The excursion to BAY View for the
benefit of the N. e. Church Of Luding-
ton will leave this station at about
O'Clock .. m. Saturday the 18th inst,
instead ofthe 1lth, as announced last
week. Fare for the round trip 1915.
Tickets caff be had at the depot ticket
ONCE. All'are invited.
Mr.. H. 8. Corliss, sdvAncs agent Of
Mr.. J. Randall Brown, the "world rs-
nowned Mind Reader and exposes Of
Modsrn 6pirituaIism," !" h In town, and
has arranged for an entertainment
to be given at the Court House Sstur-
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