In And About Whitmore Lake

IN AND ABOUT WHITMORE LAKE

Whitmore Lake, May 10. --Our beautiful resort is on the boom. Nine new dwelling houses are now under construction and the only drawback is lack of lumber in the lumber yards.

Dan Stollicker, our deputy fish warden is on the sick list and is being attended by Dr. H. Nichols.

A. Rauschenberger is building a magnificent residence on his lot on the C. L. Rane addition. The masons started work on the walls yesterday morning. Jas. Nesbit has the contract.

Bernard Bauer has completed a 16x24 addition to his farm residence, E. Beckwith doing the work.

Dr. Harry Nichols has purchased the M.E. parsonage property directly north of the Lake house, on which he will at once construct a $3,000 residence.

Jas. Nesbit has sold his fine residence to the Methodist church people for a parsonage.

Jacob and Thomas Rauschenberger are constructing a 36x68 foot barn on their farm to replace the one burned last winter. It is a basement barn and very complete in all details. Jay G. Pray has the contract.

Frank Barker has just completed a 16x21 addition to his already large residence. Jay Pray had the contract.

James Nesbit has completed a 10-room residence on the farm of John Denehue and it is admittedly the finest farm residence in the township of Hamburg.

Mrs. Ida R. Holmes, who has been sick for the past ten days, is improving.

Little May McCormack, who has been at the point of death for the past six months, and given up by three or four doctors, had a rib cut out and the pus relieved through silver tubes by Dr. Darling, of Ann Arbor, and she is now recovering.

Eugene Helber, of Ann Arbor, has added 10 feet to his boat house to accommodate his new naphtha launch, which will be placed in the lake on Monday, and which Mr. Helber says is a beauty.

Adam Maier has purchased the Jacob Zeeb business and on May 8 had a grand opening, which was well patronized. Mr. Maier expresses himself as very much pleased with the attendance.