Telegram-herald., 1890-09-30
THRIVING LAKE CITY
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Eresisi Correspsaaenes 80 fsLxssAs Hzs4zs.
situated % tae b4a2s " very pretty
lAks-sl .skral- - LAKE Cay, aisszuxse
eouEty TIE early ais1afY q this tosn
dates BACK - the year 1873, when the
toan wss Fixgisi. auce wa.en time -
grosth IA bsea RAPID ata Substantial.
II located b the geographical ceuter
of M.ss4ukee county. oE EnieA e = t1@
eoaatv seat, a1d IS the base q supplies
to- lafss seope Of country. Ia polot
OF losatson & vogit be dfheull 10 and
a plel.ier sts log a tOHn than hers.
4s laka upoa saose banks Inc town
.nas i beautiful saest OF pure
Ter, perhaps tEo and oue-halE miles
alds by tear long, me hanks beng sur
rounded 9y si0plng beach eassls Ac-
cessAb.s sad stording admirable
grounds for pleasure seekers, fishing
and boating. Nature has gwen much
y the beautiful picture it presents and
il only remains for the people 70 im-
prove their possessions and Il viii add
greatly g. the beauty OF the lake and
ia sarT0andings. The AXE u sur-
rounded By wooded plains, over which
any amount Of game runs, especially
deer and bear, which are 50 plentiful
thas hardly week passes bat one is
seen. For fishing and hunting DO not
know OF a better place 70 20 10 than
Lake City.
TIE town u nicely lad out and well
built up with a number OF substantial
brick blocks, mostly new, being pat up
snce the FIRE OF two years ago. They
maintain good graded school, support
three churchessnd are well represented
In the many social and secret orders.
The county seat was located here
shortly alter the town was incorporated
N rs, unce which time they have built
good substantial county buildings
court house and iall-and keep them IN
geod repair.
Owing to the abundance OF water
within a stones throw of Main-st., the
Best OF water systems easily supported
wth something like sixty customers.
Surrounding the town Is all kinds OF
country-farming lands, rich and pro-
ductye-umbered land heavily wooded
with any guam titles of hardwood,
beech, maple, elm, Eastwood, cedar,
hemiOck. some ash, and lots OF pine,
the latter beng mostly out OF the
market, beng owned BY men who are
manufacturing itas fast as possible.
The hardwood, however, Is largely
for sale and II would DC = bo-
nauZa for some large manufacturing
concern 70 drop in mere and utilize this
timber. Shipping facilities being good
with two roads, both competing for
trafic, the G.. L. & l.. and l., A. & A.
va the G. & y. Is. TO Cadillac.
Lake City s IN the center OF a
stretch OF country, as will DO seen
by reference to the map, OF
some nifty miles in diameter, the trade
Of which comes naturally 70 her mar
kets. A good percentage Of this Is old
settled country, with good farms and
weli-tO-dO farmers, all OF when taken
together makes the stability OF the town
sssured. A word concerning the farm
iuS lands Of Mlssaukee county. The
lsall pine stump land, or barren plains
pd no good for farming purposes
gsin an error. OF course, there is lot,
such land here, but there Is as much
Or more good hardwood country which
when cleared up, makes just as good
farms, aud produces Just a. good cTop'
"a the land surrounding Grand Rapids
IL IS the most desirshle country III thG
State tor settlers who want 10 work snc
clear up a cheap home from the stump
While many 60 West 10 settle on q farm
already free from oerstuctlons, It 1:
noticeable that they sooner or latel
come baSk-provided their friends loar
them The coin - do 10 with-wn!le they
that settle on these lands, hew out {
home and settle down. generally sticb
by It. While I have never "beer
there" I nave heard tell i IS hard wOra
snd wouldn't DC suitable to my com
plsxi0n. Yet people are not sll report
ers. and some IKE TO work. and the,
that do can be accommodated Up here
LAKE City has . sts nding population o
something ike 800 people. with severa
uore added Who simply drop N tn
town % get a bit ot mineral water, an
tall bsCk when the census man goes by
There are quite q number CT these, sue
swell the population OF the town con
siderable. and the cash drawer OF th'
soda fountain man a good deal more
During the past few years The gr0wtl
Of the village has been quite marked
There are nov a number OK busines
places being built and u large smOun
~ dwelling houses Ia process of erection
al % which YES things = sterling pros
porous look and they are iew WHO q,
hos think lake CltY's future good
WhHsths Eivug of bonuses to rel
concerns "a becoming somewhat OK
chestnut. vet anything of merit ~
doubl could hs heartily welcomed hsr
ard vou'd be assisted IN securing
desirable site, etc.
One tainz which Lake City hss 60
which ere can pride herseis = a lively
courteous set 81 hustlng business men
rbe oldest tetlsr and the father o
Lexc city
uR- nkyfEr RrEDER.
Who iccsted farm where "a
tova noE stands. some twenfy-f0u
vrars sxa. ri vas ths hrst supervise
80 E-rder township, named ln honor G
p u snd thc founder 81 Lake CTS
Uc s0ded ir fnis region com iparatvsl,
poor but has msnsEed - come out j.
vcrvft shape. Tie built and own
tha water rorss. hss considerable rea
sstste aroused and Cau fash = ccin @
t~o + necessary. Ne c1u give son
intares ne anecdotes cf esrlY hfe 4
tbs snen wilderness aut space forbid.
sulrc. it O. ssy thst deer ADD asar wer
n,ert - ent.f3l thar apple trees rhe
he frst srded here.