The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-01-20


We are in receipt Of an exchange
from the Clare County Nc,cs, published
by J. NJ. Russell, at Harrison. 1t Is u
6-cOlunn folio, and starts off in good
shape.
From the Manistee papers We learn
that ex-Slcriff' Fay, of that city, has
been missing since the day before New
Years, and relatives and friends are bc-
ginning to grow alarmed.
ii. e. Coolidge, manager of Chase
Dramatic Club, arrived in town, last
evening, aud is busy to-day fitting up
the stage, preparatory to the entertain
mcnt, this evening. We trust they
will have good crowd.
The cold weather. continues; the ther-
nlomctrr ranging down between 20 and
~ degrees below zero, these mornings;
although, on Monday afternoon, mcr-
curry went up to 81 above zero while
exposed to the sunshine.
We learn from 1'ho's Smurthwaite
Thomas & Co., of Pennsylvania, have
purchased of the L. 4 +. NJ. Railroad
Company large tracts Of pine in the vi
cinity of Wolf Lake, and intend putting
u sawmill IN ut that point, running the
lumber by tram railway to Baldwin.
Our subscribers have just received Il
sample copy Of the Chicago Uceki,
Nc,cs, which was sent them in order
that they might see wlat the paper il
like, and so make up their minds as to
whether they desire to receive 1t and
the STAR one year by paying Sl.5O.
Lilpincott's Magazine for February
Is the second number of the new series,
and gives most satisfa ctory evidence OF
the improvements pro mised at the time
Of the change. 1t Is u choice number
of this justly popular magazine. J. b.
Lippincott & Co., publishers, 7l5 Mar.
ket st., Philadelphia, Pa.
"Lon" Yates, of Newaygo county,
1t In said, Is selling off his crop Of four
hundred tons of timothy hay. Lucky
man! Call 1t $40 ~ ton, and figure for
yourselves. What man has done, an
other man may do; and our settlers
should wake up to this grass-growing
business while there IL such demand
from lumbcrmcn.
f. ii. Weaver, section boss of the r.
4 p. N. at this point, has been slyly
engaged fitting up with furniture the
dwelling formerly occupied by George
Ovistt. This looks as II i'Bert" and a
certain smart young lady In town in
tended shortly to Join fortunes matri-
monially. The snow birds have whis-
pereait. that to-day (Thursday) Is the
n,ppy time.
Coon, Russell & Co. have new nd.
In this issue Of the STAR. There II no
use questioning the fact that this enter
prising firm is widenwake, keep large
ansi well selected stock, and are doing
handsome business. Two Of the chief
points Of attraction to customers are,
full assortment carefully selected, and
the readiness Of the proprietors to serve
customers.
The Reed City Clarion, OF last week,
IL responsible for the following: "Some
ten years ngo barber who lives near
Wflliamsport, Pa, bought half . Sec
tion Of land In Lake county for "a per
acre and held It for speculation. Re
Gently, parties In this city opened ncy
gotiations with him for the pine, which
II now quite valuable. While they
were corresponding, parties from Man-
istec went to Pennsylvania, and hunt
ing up the barber, found him ut work
In little shop, busy shaving a man.
The Manistee party inquired n he was
the gentleman who owned a certain
tract of pine land In Lake county, Mich.
An Affirmative response brought out
the question: How much will you
take 70. lt7' Twenty thousand dollars,
said the barber. 'pll take IT, said the
lumberman. Most BARRIERS would have
thrown their razor sway. but this ore
took the matter very coolly, and said,
wait until ! finish shaving this man,
and we will make out the papers, AZ
ter the man was shaved, the papers
were made out and the tousorial artist
pooketed his 81, ,0OO." ~ sfH9.t 81