The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-06-09

The home paprr Is cnL.ie, 10 sap
port from the community In which Il
exists. The patronage bestowed is not
strictly speaking, n favor; although 81
called by the publisher. 1t is for the
interests of the citizens to have pa.
per In their midst. The amount Of ben.
eft newspaper honestly conducted is
to II community it is impossible to es.
innate correctly. Does an outsider as
sail the interests Of your town or coun-
ty? The newspaper Is expected to and
does defend your interests. The time
spent in investigation, in preparing
articles Of defense, the cost of type set
ting, space, ink, paper, labor Of print
ing, mailing, cost of postage-for all
this there Is no direct compensation to
the printer. He has done the work Of
the whole county, hut receives no more
benefit, and probably not as much as
one who done nothing. Tie true news
paper does large amount of gratui-
tous advertising for your religious, anu
your charitable institutions; 1t helps
to encourage the morality and indus
try in your midst, because without
those virtues no people can be happy
or prosperous.
OsceOla Outiine-On Friday last,
while VIM. Vincent, e. Pollock and
w. e. Ravine were chopping down
trees in Hersey township, "a tree fell on
Pollock, knocking him down, and in
juring his face and shoulder, and frac-
turing his ankle bone. At first his
comrades thought him dead, but he
soon showed signs of consciousness,
and was taken to Mr.. Wetherel's house.
A. d. Sabin hurried to town OH horse
back and called DIR. McCollum. Neil
McFarlane happened along with horse
and buggy, and took the doctor to the
patient. 1t was close call for Pollock;
but he is likely to recover. From w.
Vincent we learn that the accident hap
pened i'm this wise: Ravine was chop
ping down tree, and Vincent and Pol
lock were saving one down with
cross-cut saw; and the latter did not
see Ravine's tree till it was too late to
get out of the way. Vincent was only
five feet from where the tree FELL so it
was narrow escape for him.
About noon, last Monday, fire oc-
Cured i'm some lumber at Ashton; de-
stroying some 10000 feet of pine and
cherry, owned by Halladay & Son, and
j. Ii. Hershberger. The loss of the for
mer is estimated at $1,000, and of the
latter, $500; no insurance. A quantity
of tan bark was also, destroyed. The
hand engine from Reed City, was run
up on car of the G.. II. & l. R'y; but
owing to a lack of water could do but
little. The afternoon express north
was detained two hours 10y reason of
the intense heat near the track.
/. G. Evans captured an S-note rat
tier, yesterday afternoon, near Nc
Laughlin Lake. He put his foot OH
the snake till he managed to get hold
near its head, when he cut out its fangs
and poison pouches; tied "a string about
its neck and exhibited it to those who
had the curiosity to look at the deadly
creature.
AT present, the matter for the home
pages of the STAR, is set up entirely by
ye editor, mostly without copy or 'pre-
vious preparations" simply going to
the case, with, or oftener without, notes
and driving ahead; and in consequence
we trust our readers will kindly over
look all shortcomings.
1t is said that the sunfiower Is great
of malarial poison 1t is
worth trying in localities where inn
pure air abounds; and 1t seems good
idea to plant them anyway, in every
garden.
1t looked pretty nice to see Morrison
of this township, unloading
that load of wool at Coon, Russell &
Co.'s store, yesterday.
Layton Putnam, of Webber, has a
fine half-acre patch of clover, seeded
about u year ago.
The cool, damp weather of the past
few days has been favorable to grass
and grain.