Whitmore Lake

WHITMORE LAKE

Mrs. John R. King is very low with

grip.

Mrs. Maurice F. Lantz is suffering

with neuralgia.

Fleet Smith spent three days of last

week visiting his brother Emmett at

Jackson.

D. F. Smith, of the Clifton House, is

on the sick list. Mr. Smith was 79

years old on Feb. 8.

H. G. Beach will commence tomor-

row running ice into the Spring Lake

Ice Co.'s houses. The ice is 22 inches

thick.

The 8 mouths old child of Deputy

Sheriff Frank Munger. after an illness

of three days, died at midnight Mon-

day night.

S. Arthur Fuller representing the

New York Insurance Co., has paid our

town a couple of visits in the interest

of his company.

Messrs. Zeebe aud Frye, of Emery,

have leased the Chas. L. Rane building

for three years and will open up a

saloon therein on May 1.

Mrs. Edward Lavender who had a

stroke of paralysis about two months

ago is not improving and fears are en-

tertained by her family that she may

not do so.

Chas. L. Rane will build a store

building for Lantz & Taylor to be

ready for occupancy by May 1, at

which time they will vacate the build-

ing for the new saloon.

George W. McCormick has had a

severe attack of the grip and on Friday

his life was despaired of, but a strong

constitution, assisted by Drs. Smith and

Lemon are bringing him through.

Henry Spiegelberg's residence is

turned into a hospital, three members

of the family being under the doctor's

care and we are glad to announce that

at this writing they are all slowly re-

covering.

Michael Kennedy, treasurer of

Northfield township, made his final col-

lection trip today and reports the tax

collections complete without a single

delinquent. Mr. Kennedy has been

treasurer for two years and no man

ever elevated to the office gave better

satisfaction. Citizens of Northfield

regardless of politics, are proud of him.

Miss Libbie Lawton, of Northfield,

has returned from her trip to New

York city, where she has been visiting

her cousin, Mrs. Lawyer Powers. On

her return trip she stopped off at

Niagara to visit the Falls and she says

wonderful indeed are the works of na-

ture. She also made a two days call

in Detroit and comes to the conclusion

that the loveliest place on earth outside

of Ann Arbor is the great city of the

straights.