The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-05-19
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| A l7-year-old son of w. Balzer, neal
Hersey, died with diptheria, last week,
| Decoration Day occurs one week
from next Monday.
| The parents of Mrs. Augustus Rutty
paid her visit, last week.
Webber township has new safe in
which to keep its funds in the future.
The showing of whortleberry bloom
on the plains is simply immense.
John Baker, of Yates township sent
in some of the finest pie plant, Monday,
that we have seen this season.
Quite number of seekers pfter loca-
tions OH farming lands are visiting the
plains, this season.
The alarm over the diptheria, here,
has subsidized. No more cases have APP
peared.
Mrs. Burwick Johnson, of Webber
township, has gone on two or three
weeks visit to Eaton county.
The F. & p. M. pay car passed over
the road, Tuesday, disbursing the usu-
al monthly supply of greenbacks.
We received pleasant call, one day
last week, from our old friend, Peter
Doran, Esq, of Grand Rapids.
Born-May 18th, 1881, daughter to
Isaac and Daney Grant, of Baldwin,
Mich.
There was light frost, Sunday night,
but it did no damage that we have
been able to discover in this locality.
The School Inspectors of Pleasant
Plains and Yates townships meet at
Forman Station, tomorrow friday.
A. j. Hamlin wants to know the
whereabouts of his OK and calves. See
the advertisement elsewhere in this is
sue.
The work of grading preparatory to
laying the track of the spur to Carter
& Runyan's mill is being pushed rapid
ly.
Joseph Sayles has been appointed
and confirmed postmaster st Evart, in
place of Ira II. Innes, resigned OH ac-
count of i'll health.
Capt. g. w. Townsend, of Webber
township, has nine acres of clover that
he thinks would answer the require
ments Of any country.
Balm of Gilead grows luxuriantly
hereabouts, and we notice is used quite
extensively as shade tree and Orna-
ment to door yards and fronts.
The plains are now one vast flower
garden; covered as they are with wild
strawberry, whortleberry, June berry,
and various other blossoms.
The American Express Company
carries free all contributions for the suf-
ferers from the late floods in the far
West.
There are four beautiful large oil
paintings for sale at the American Ex-
press Office at this place for the sum of
$3.50 each.
The Manistee Times says: Building
operations are liveier than ever, aud
hundreds of houses are rearing their
roofs toward the sky"
The Peters Opera House, at Manis-
tee turns out to be Union Hall, the
primary object in building it being to
provide place for use Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
Hersey Osatine:-Dr. Chamberlain
brought i'm u bunch of onions, this week,
from his garden, that were Is to ~
inches high; good growth for tie three
weeks since the snow disappeared.
Messrs. Carter q Runyan are push
ing the work on their tramway from
section l3, Webber township, to the
river. They are also, carrying on the
work of cutting logs on section 25.
A gentleman from Indiana has been
looking over the country in this vicin-
ity for several days past, who desired
to find locations for seven families. He
seemed favorably impressed with the
plains. 4 t3r 49
Parties desiring to purchase farming
lands i'm Lake county should first read
about the inducements offered by the
Land Department of the Grand Rapids
& Indiana Railroad Company. There
are excellent lands, and they are sold
on easy terms. ~ f3t iI
On Saturday last, James Mott killed
messenger in his fathers yard, which
measured about two feet in length; and
held five rattles. The snake was under
q pile of wood, and came very biting
the boy. "Jim" now exhibits the rat
ties as evidence Of his valor as SER
pent killer.
Lippincot's Magazine for June opens
with well illustrated article on "The
Lower st. Lawrence and the Saguenay'
which is full of interest In the way Of
description. The article, however, is
only one the attractive features Of the
number. Yearly subscriptions to this
periodical are So for single names. ].
b. Lippincott q Co., publishers, 7l5 q
III Market st., Philadelphia, Pa.
+. @. Russell, of the firm Of Coon,
Russell a Co., returned, Tuesday eve-
ming. from his trip to Chicago, where
he has been to purchase the summer
stock Of new goods. This firm has one
Of the handsomest stocks, Of large va
riety, in Northern Michigan, and offer
excellent Inducements to the public 70
trads with them. II h worth while te