Breezy Topics At Whitmore Lake

BREEZY TOPICS AT WHITMORE LAKE

Whitmore Lake, Mich., June 29 -- Wm Nailor has just completed a handsome 60 by 30 ft. barn with 18 foot posts and an eight foot stone basement under the whole structure. It is finished off with two handsome cupolas which give it a fine appearance and Will says he will fill it full of hay this season if it ever stops raining. Fred Jarendt the tinner, has the job of putting on 180 feet of galvanized evetroughs.

Frank N. Barker has added a 16 by 20 foot addition to his already large residence and the inside arrangements are very complete, making it one of the most up to date residences in this vicinity.

Frank Roper, the mason, has more work with his crew of four men than he can complete before cold weather comes, all of which goes to show the steady growth of out beautiful resort.

W. N. Lister, ex-county commissioner of schools, who has been at the Lake House since Friday, called on Prof. W. D. White and says he is having as good a time as possible under the frigid conditions of the atmosphere. He leaves for Ann Arbor night after a supply of overcoats and heavy underwear.

O. D. Richards, master mechanic of the Ann Arbor road, wife and daughters, are at the Lake House.

Miss J. H. Morse, of Chicago, is registered at the Lake House.

Mrs. Dr. Breakey, of Ann Arbor, is at the Lake House for a few days.

We notice that Mr. Fred T. McOmber the live Ann Arbor real estate man and lady spent part of a day at the Lake House.

Mr. F. Sturm, brother of Prof. Sturm of Ann Arbor, who has just arrived from Germany, is enjoying himself at the Lake House.

Miss E. Carrow Patterson, of Ann Arbor, is at the Lake House.

Messrs McNeal and Gage, of Ann Arbor, who have an enviable reputation as fishermen, were registered at the Lake House and trying hard to maintain their reputation.

Landlord Stevens is in communication with Columbus and Cleveland parties and says that within ten days there will be a large crowd from these cities who will make things lively.

Miss Helen Stevens and Mrs. Ann Brown, sisters, have six elegant rooms for tourists in their residence on Babcock street.

J. C. Seabolt, of Ann Arbor, hardware agent, is at the Clifton House.

On the afternoon and evening of the fourth there will be a grand ball at Lifton house. Prof. Smock, assisted by the Quackenbush brothers, will be added to the Whitmore Lake and, which insures first class music.

A good harness maker, who will locate at this point will do a land office business as there is not a better opening in the county. Farmers have to make a ten mile trip to get their repairing done and the demand for such a business is daily spoken of.

The Ladies Aid Society will meet at Mrs. H. P. Dodge's on Wednesday.

The social at Richard Henry's on Saturday evening was well attended but resulted in a broken arm for Mrs. Prof. W. D. White. While returning home about 3 a. m. in the murky darkness the vehicle containing six persons was overturned with the above result. Dr. Swartz reduced the fracture and the patient is as comfortable as could be expected.

Mr. and Mrs. Mummery are entertaining several guests at their cottage.

There were six little kittens at Frank Barker's house which Mrs. Barker ordered killed and Frank started off with them and got to the railroad track when the local freight pulled in, Frank stepped into the caboose and put kittens In the conductors desk. The conductor on finding them put them in the brakeman's dinner basket and when they arrived at Durand brakeman Jack took his dinner basket and started for home, when it struck him that the basket was pretty heavy and on opening it he found the six kittens.

W. S. Holmes, E. W. Hurd and L. Olsaver are registered at the Clifton House and putting in ten hours a day fishing and they report excellent luck.

Miss Marguerette Rane was the guest of Miss Mae Dunlop yesterday

At the Clifton House, H. H. Crane, of Pinckney, is holding forth and when not fishing is selling tailor made clothing.

Timothy Fohey, a farmer of Webster, says for 40 years he has planted potatoes in the old fashioned way by carrying the seed around in a basket on his arm, but this year an Mea struck him and he clinched the idea by putting it Into practical use. He says he made furrows to drow his seed into and then constructed a stone-boat that would hold eight or ten bushels of cut seed. He then hitched one horse to the stone-boat and started him in the furrow, he getting on his knees and dropping the potatoes in the furrow in front of the boat, thus planting as fast as a horse can walk, and he is very much pleased with the experiment.

Mrs. McGownder and daughter. Emma, will visit friends In Jackson over the Fourth.

Wm. Winans is putting a coat of paint on the farm residence of G. M. Fields, between showers.