The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1880-01-08

= Local items are scarce this week.
Circuit Court convenes again on TIN
u ~ 22d.
Z, Two new subscribers since our los
issue.
Now is the time to take advantag'
of our premium offer of flower seeds
The F. & p. M. Railway employees
are now wearing neat uniform caps.
J.J. Tanner, of Chase. was In town
yesterday and gave US call.
1t is Leap Year Girls make note
Of it.
Hon. e. L. Gray, of Newaygo, was
I'm town yesterday.
Circuit Court convenes at Hersey
this week.
I The Osceola county Supervisors hold
January session, OH the 10th.
! Now is the time to secure the flower
seed premium offered by the STAR.
Monday and Tuesday were soft and
Spring-like; the snow having almost
entirely disappeared on the plains.
And now the people arc beginning to
wonder If they are going to have a
chance to put up any ice, this Winter.
The regular meeting of North Star
Lodge No. 1920, knights of Honor oc-
ours tomorrow friday evening.
Owing to sickness of Rev. l.. Curtiss,
no religious services were held in
Baldwin, last Sunday.
Henry Saunders, of Chase, was in
town, Tuesday, and made the STAR
Office pleasant call.
A private note from Ellsworth says
that Homer Cutters wounded arm is
in AS good shape rs could be expected.
1t was very faint screech that the
Reed City Tin Whistle gave last week.
The wind is evidently about ex-
hausted.
The Outline of last Friday states that
X. Nj. Taylor, of Hersey was suffering
from an attack of epilepsy, and was
not expected to recover.
A rain storm throughout Saturday
last destroyed the sleighing completely,
and left bare ground. 1t is rather dis
couraging for some of the lumbcrmcn.
We are sorry to learn that S. G..
Bfockway, All old resident of this
township, has been quite sick for sew
eral weeks.
We have inadvertently omitted to
mention thc fact that the Tustin Ad-
rance has been enlarged, and the sub
scription price advanced to 81 II year.
The Manistec Times & Standard of
last Saturday says that Frank Barrett,
champion log rider was fatally hurt
in jam of logs, last week.
Emmett Coon & Co. are selling some
nice fresh pork; and generous cut
left at the STAR Office afforded means
! OF knowing whereof we speak.
Dig RAPIDS parties, says the Outline,
are paying 50 per thousand for white
ash aud cherry logs delivered on the
banks of Mliskcgon river.
Under the law of 1877, Supervisors
are required to render quarterly reports
to Superintendent of the Poor, as to
moneys expended out of Poor Fund.
II. G.. Burlingame, from Ingham
county, numbering south of Baldwin,
says he was lucky enough to be in such
shape that the loss of snow does not in
terfere materially with his operations.
The Township Board of Lake town
ship have appointed Chas. 4. Good
enow township treasurer to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Chas.
L. Carr.
Porter Yates has sold his interest in
the blacksmith business here to Geo.
l.. Wilson; and informs that he con-
templates removing to Benzie county,
where he. will continue at the trade.
The people of Ludington interested
i'm the recent land ejcctment cases gave
Judge White, their counsel, grand re-
ception on his return from Grand
Rapids. There was a band Of music,
escort, speeches, banquet, &c.
The ladies declare that invention of
John d. Garland, of this place-for
holding shirt bosoms in shape for IRON
ing-is nice thing. 1t is simple, neat
and cheap, and every housekeepcr
ought to have one.
The Big Rapids Current says:
"There is much surprise among our
citizens at the resignation of e. o..
Rose, for he was never known before
to resign an office which hc could pos
sibly hold" -
The +. & p. M. Railway Company
decline SO far to pay the 1879 tax in
Eden township, this county. We un-
derstand that the question of illegal
taxes, misappropriation of moneys, &c.,
are causing delay. e 4l
The attention of our readers is called
to the advertisement Of Farming
Lands For rSale?" to he found elsewhere
in this issue. Its good chance, we
believe, for those desiring to secure
homes on easy terms of payment. z
The Paper Worlds the name Of a
new 66-page monthly, published by
Clark w. Bryan, at Holyoke, Mass,
and devoted to ''information, discus
sion and recital as to paper.o No. Of
Vol. is on our table; and is full Of In
terest and value.
The FMweli Register says: "rhere
Is a tame bear, Mt Morgan Brothers.