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Breezy Topics At Whitmore Lake

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Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
August
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
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Whitmore Lake, July 27.- Rausehenberger & Dunlavey ship two cars of choice stock from this point Wednesday, and Mr. Dunlavey says he has no trouble buying from the farmers as they all know he pays the top market price and spot cash.

No rain at this place all day Saturday and Sunday morning broke bright and clear with indications of a fair day and the inhabitants are in extacies.

A. Wilsey is a guest at the Clifton house and is engaged in putting in the large gasoline arc lights representing the Superior Manufacturing company of Ann Arbor, and will remain until Whitmore Lake is lighted by these lamps.

Henry Weber, who runs the Babcock farm, has 34 acres of wheat which would yield 20 bushels per acre. It is all in the shock and every bundle is growing, some of it having sprouts on it an inch long, and the weather indications now are another rain before he can haul it in.

J. C. Carland, of Toledo, is visiting his family at their cottage here today.

Daniel Stolicker is able to be out again after a three months' sickness.

Fred Jarendt, our popular tinner, reports a great trade in his line. Mr. Jarendt has made a good reputation for himself by his thorough workmanship. He makes a specialty of repairing.

Fred Smith is home for Sunday from Howell with his mother.

Farmer James E. Burke says that notwithstanding the rainy season. everything on his farm looks encouraging and he goes on the theory that there is always a time to sow and a time to reap.

Mr. Frank Stivers and his estimable wife are here today making arrangements for a week's outing and we admire their judgment in selecting Whitmore Lake for society, for comfort, for anything and for everything that pertains to pleasure and happiness.

The Farmers' Picnic committee for the Tri-County picnic will meet at the Clifton house on Friday, August 8, to complete arrangements for the picnic, which this year is bound to eclipse all previous efforts. Jay G. Pray, secretary, advises me that there will be features introduced this year out of the ordinary and that financial aid has been very liberal.

Forty seven sat down to a very gratifying dinner at the Clifton house on Sunday and the popular Mr. Smith says that he anticipates a good season.

Mr. Frank Gilbert is a guest of his uncle, Frank N. Barker today.

E. M. Switzer and brother Wert, of Hamburg, are visiting our city today, the guests of F. N. Barker.

Miss Martha Corson, of the Ypsilanti Normal college and sister of William Corson, of Ann Arbor, is visiting her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Winans, of this place today.

Mrs. Henry Doane, of Salem, who has been in the Pontiac asylum for the past four years died last Thursday afternoon. The funeral was largely attended and the interment was in the Thayer cemetery. She was the wife of Henry Doane, who owns the farm recently belonging to his father, Joseph Doane, lately deceased, and he has a host of friends, who sympathize with him in his trials.

On Saturday night Maccabee Tent No, 672 held a meeting at which 90 members responded to roll call. They enjoyed a good meeting and all assessments were paid up. Record Keeper McDonald says that this is one of the best tents in the state.

E. H. Drinkwater joined his wife and daughter who are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Carland and Leona McDonald, niece of Mrs. Carland. All are enjoying a good time and only wish they could extend their visit a month.

Mr. Fred Killmeyer and O. Young, of Toledo, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Carland over Sunday. Miss Louise Koehler and Miss Anna Pliltz and Misses Theresa and Franc Pliltz are at the Carland cottage.

F. J. Killmeier, of Toledo, while fishing today hooked a pickeral which he thought was a log and after tiring him out attempted to land him but Mr. Fish made a dash, ran under the boat and cut his silk line, making his escape.