The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-03-17
VOLUME VIII.
HOME STARLIGHT.

Ioaui Aueounys
The man trap is being re-shingled,
this week.
There are two divorce cases in this
term of Circuit Court.
Spring weather is here in earnest,
this week; and the snow is melting rap
idly. ar ts
! Circuit Court convened yesterday;
Judge Judkins presiding. There are
thirteen cases ON the calendar.
Chas. Coc and Henry Wilder, of DO
yer, gave rs u pleasant call, Tuesday
evening.
A few settings Of Plymouth Rock
hens eggs are for sale by the editor of
this paper. ~ ..,,s.sss..s 80 -
The adultery case against Carpenter
and McPhee fell through by reason of
the non-appearance ofthe complaining
witness.
The STAR aud Chicago Weekly Ncws
both one year with copy of book on
diseases and treatment of horses all
for the sum OF -.
We pleasant calls yesterday,
from John Ballingcr, of Cherry Valley,
and Tho,s Dwyer, of Lake, who were
both in attendance ut Circuit Court as
| jurors.
County Clerk Hollister has procured
nice case In which tokeep the blanks
of his office, Systematically, clean and
handy. 1t isa thing that has long been
needed. Alex. DeLong did the job.
Rev. L. Curtiss, of Custer, conducted
religious services, morning and eve
ming, in Court House Hall, last FSun-
day. We understand that he will be
here every two weeks.
Several of the people Of the village
have been having fine sport fi.iiing
through the ice OH Mench's Lake, just
north of town during the past few
days.
The infant child Of John V. Quick,
mentioned in oar last weeks issue ms
!eing very sick with lung fever, died
Friday; and was buried, Sunday; tho
funeral taking place ut the Episcopal
Chapel; Rev. IL. Gates officiating.
The rnof of the jaiU:) caught fire
;.gaip, lat Saturday, from the stove-
pipe, passing through the roof; the
workmen engaged in repairing having
II fire inside. We are compelled to
chronicle the sad fact that the flames
were again extinguished.
The only reason we have heard CIV
ell for repairing the so-calltd Jail, is
tl,at it is necessary for the temporary
confinement of persons intoxicated.
Ia put it briefly as we understand it
--tlle nuisance Is To te maintained for
the express beneii,t?) of the unfortu-
nate drunkard.
A young man, Tuesday, attempted
to walk from the depot over to Jones e.
uollister's store; and when about half
way across the common, the deep
SNOW and the load OH his brain proved
too much for him, aud lie laid down
fiat on his back. Geo. Jones and Hen
ry Rudd half led and half carried him
over to, a barn, where he could sleep
off his deadly potion. We did not hear
Ills name.
On Tuesday last, Thc's Aclslin, en-
ployed In Gibbs camp, south of this
place, met with serious accident from
d falling tree which struck him across
the shoulders. bruising him terribly;
but fortunately breaking no bones. He
came to Mrs. Taylor's boarding house,
at this place, where lie is being treated
by DIR. Il. w. Manwaren. This Crhurs-
day. morning, Acklin was removed to
a hospital ut Big Rapids.
The controversy over the alleged
crookedness in the management of Os-
ceola County Poor Farm has culminat-
ell I'm closer investigation by the Su-
iperintendents of the Poor. The Out
Tine of last week says the investigation
Was not concluded; but the Superin-
tendents had learned enough to cause
them To decide not TO re-nppoint the
present keeper Of the Farm. That
looks ms though "Tax-payer'' was not SO
far out of the way, after NIL, In his in
Situations. - sg1fs os ss sogr
/ One grcat drawback to the growth |
md prosperity of any community
county OF. town-is a lack of unity and
aisurplus of selfish personal fcelingst
III is the inevitable law that each sis
more or fess dependent upon tbs otiiert
and you cannot separate their general
interests. The prosperity ofone is like
IN to benefit all; misfortune to one, is
ptetty sure to have n bad effect OH ALL
Any improvement in a town helps eve-
ri citizen Of that town and of the coun-
II; for 1t Is so much added to the taxa
BILE wealth. In order fo6S nm devel-
opmeht or the spirit Of progress. thsie
must be liberality and broad-minded-
ness. People must look 70 the general
welfare Of the community rather than
to- private personal nims and wishes.
It is necessarily impossible that all |
Should he suited with location OF I'm,
pbovemerits; and nll attempts - coer@l
cibn, secfet conniying aisd< md d<tEpih
ing mus result In injury to the ad1
yaneement, II it does not deSs6t He |
altogether. Asnarbow,
cun fraf.fetl policv which afms IN con. /