Whitmore Lake

Whitmore Lake.

The new sdewalks which are being built gives us quite a metropolitan appearance.

Lantz & Talyor's new store was thrown open to the public on Saturday and their stock of goods was artistically arranged and made a fine display.

D. F. and Fleet Smith late of the Clifton house will occupy the the Idleawhyl Cottage this season where the will be pleased to meet their friends.

The Pray Bros. are building two cottages on the south shore of the lake near the M. E. church both of which will be occupied by the numerous Stimson families of Ann Arbor.

Rev. Harry Pierce occupied the pulpit in the M. E. church Sunday morning in place of his father, the regular preacher and gave a very interesting and eloquent discourse.

Mr. McBride, who was foreman of the ice house at the time of the collapse, is building the new depot for the Ann Arbor railroad which is a surprise to many after the way he was smashed up.

Miss Catherine Marr, of Detroit, who purchased the Walnut arm on the northwest shore of the lake six years ago has become tired rusticating and intends selling her farm of 50 acres on which last year she had constructed a neat $1,000 residence and return to Detroit to live.

A. Stevens, proprietor of the Lake house has built a 26x44 foot two story addition to his hotel the lower story full size will be used for a dining room with seven bed rooms all with cloth presses attached and bath room in the upper story. This addition makes the Lake house large enough to comfortably take care of 125 guests and is complete in all its departments.

D. F. Smith & Son have leased the Clifton house to Chas. Manly & Sons who will take charge at once and we wish them the very best of success. During the summer two hotels are not adequate to take care of the guests and we bespeak for the new proprietors plenty of gusets. Neither Mr. Smith nor his son are physically able to run the hotel, hence the change.

About 50 of Toledo's business men arrived here Saturday to look for a location for a club house and were well pleased with the location. They all took supper at the Lake house after which a committee was appointed to take charge of the business end of the enterprise. Jas. R. Bach and T. D. Kearney of Ann Arbor, and J. C. Carland, of Toledo, escorted the party to the lake.