The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-05-12
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Cadillac Is to have a pop beer factory
]. ID. Garland Is building woodshed
Fine sport fishing with the hook and
line In the lakes hereabouts, now.
| Coon, Russell & Co. received fresl
stock of Summer hats, last week.
Manistee Circuit Court convenes next
Tuesday.
w. A. Burnam now rides after $500
trotter.
The potato bugs seem to be scarce,
this Spring.
Books may be procured from the
township library with greater conven-
ience to the librarian, on Saturdays.
We notice that fruit tree agents are
delivering quite good many trees in
this locality.
The rains, this week, have been a
fine thing for the lumbermen driving
logs on the rivers.
III. Pillon has rented the farm of A.
DeLong, adjoining the village, for a
term of two years.
We understand that e. w. Wright
has sold his farm, and is about to re-
move to Baldwin to live.
The enlivening voice of the chimney
sweep was heard echoing over the
town, Tuesday, as he piled his trade.
Mrs. g. w. Helms, of Dover, has the
thanks of our better half for some nice
beets and cabbage.
N. 1. Kinne aud Alfred Bray are at
work painting DeLamater Mills. 1t
will be nice improvement.
Coon, Russell & Co. are receiving a
fresh stock Of agricultural implements,
wagons, &C., this week.
Farmers wanting seed oats or buck
wheat can find them at DeLamater
Mills. See the new advertisement.
The June number of Peterson's Mag
azinc is already ut hand, Interesting
anu attractive as uSuai.
Mullet and lake suckers are being
caught in large numbers in the river
below DeLamater's mill dam.
Valance, the too much married man
tried in the Osceola Circuit Court, last
week, was convicted, and sentenced to
the penitentiary for one year.
A brother of Alex. DeLong is about
to take up his residence in Baldwin.
He is said to be a good wagon-maker,
and will work at his trade here.
On Saturday last, Jas. Mott and Geo.
Wood captured about IS perch and
blue gills with hook and line, in John
sons lake.
Read the announcement of the new
paper, Family Herald, is this issue.
Its first number promises fair for the
future-that it will be an interesting
visitor.
The mill-wright has arrived, and the
work of putting in Carter & Runyan's
lumber mill commenced. 1t will not
be long, we trust, ere the whirr of the
saw will he heard.
We acknowledge receipt of copy of
the constitution and bylaws of Manis-
tee Woman Suffrage Association, i'm
neat pamphlet form, printed at the Of
fee of the Times & Standard.
No more cases of diptheria in town,
80 far as we can learn. We are poss-
essed with the belief that the disease
will not prove epidemic i'm the dry,
pure air of this locality, with its excel
lent water.
Furious fires ragged in the "slashing"
this side of Chase, last Sunday, and
seriously threatened the safety of the
village. Fortunately the heavy rain,
Sunday night, effectually quenched all
fire.
The Manistee Times q Standard thus
speaks few friendly words for the
STAR: "The LAKE COUNTY STAR Is
now shining i'm it's ninth volume. We
the STAR upon its success
and prospects"
Albert Blanchard informs us that he
few days since, flock Of
eight quails on his farm in Yates town
ship. We believe these are the first
quail ever seen in Lake county, and
hope they are but the advance of many
more Of the same. The settlers should
protect the birds in every possible way
and let them increase.
We learn from the Outline that q lit
lie jail delivery took place at Hersey
one week ago Sunday. Sheriff Hough-
ton and wife went out for walk, and
one Of the prisoners effected an escape
by making wooden wrench and un-
,crewing bolts, creating an opening
large. enough to enable him to crawl
and then unlocking the door.
Two prisoners escaped to the woods.
One Of our subscribers, few days
since, sent US postal card from Ash
on bearing request to change the
address Of his copy Of the STAR from
he above named postoffice to Deer
Lake. Now, what we want to know
s, is the writer of the card aware that
ne forgot to sign bis name or attach
my land mark by which we might
distinguish him from the other SUBJ
cribcrs at Ashton? So, when this
Ipology for not complying with your
'equest at once, falls under your eye,
please send in yonr name, and soon
III will be smooth again. Il
The "head men" Of the r. 4 p. M