Breezy Topics At Whitmore Lake

Whitmore Lake, Aug. 17. - The baseball game today between Whitmore Lake and Ann Arbor Organ company nines was easily won by the Ann Arbor team, the score standing 17 to 5 in favor of Ann Arbor. About 400 witnessed the game.

There is a brand new democrat in town. He arrived yesterday at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Maier and welghed 11 1/2 pounds. Dr. Lemon was called and says that like all democrats this year he is feeling good. All are doing well.

Whitmore Lake is thronged today with Ann Arbor people and both hotels are having large patronage. The favorable weather for the past week has brought a great many tourists here and every cottage as well as the hotels are full.

At Maidens' Retreat cottage today a group of 40 young people were photographed by Wm. Frazie on the lawn. They were then lined up on the dock and a snap shot taken by Eugene McNally.

At the Lake House today 98 sat down to dinner and 148 for supper.

F. J. Killemeyer, of Toledo, is a weekly visitor at this place and holds forth at the Clifton House. Mr. Klllemeyer's luck in fishing is on the ascendency and today he captured 11 fine bass.

Sixty-seven guests sat down to dinner at the Clifton House today and 87 for supper. This is looking like old times.

Don't forget the farmers' picnic on Aug. 30, Saturday. The most elaborate preparations and the best speakers for this year is on the program.

Miss Marie Pfeifler, of Northfield. is the guest of Thad Leland and wife for August. Miss Pferfler is a sister of Mr. Leland's wife, and vows she has never had a better time and only wishes she could always remain in the same elements.

Among the visitors at the Maidens' Retreat cottage today we find the Misses Annie and Verie Conlin, of Toledo, O.

Whitmore Lake, August 20, - Today the Hamburg and Whitmore Lake base ball teams played a very exciting game on the grounds here but as usual Whitmore Lake got scooped by a score of 11 to 7 in favor of Hamburg. A large crowd witnessed the game. It is said the Ypsilanti pitcher and catcher asslsted Whitmore Lake.

J. G. Pray has a gang of 10 carpenters on the residence of William Patton and in two weeks he will have it ready for occupancy.

Mr. and Mrs. Henion and daughter are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Barker.

Miss Laura Rudd, of Emery, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thad Leland at the Burns cottage.

Mrs. J. C. Carland after a two months stay here returned to their home at Toledo, Ohio.

The threshers report a splendid yield of oats this season and also say the farmers all want to thresh at once.

Thomas Hagen is overhauling his large barn. John Stevens is doing the work.

William Lavender has commenced harvesting his onion crop. He says it is only about half a crop owing to the wet weather.

Rev. R. Emery and family are off on a two weeks vacation to Leonia.

Fr. John Stackable, of Philadelphia, is a guest of his brother, Joseph Stackable and will assist in the marriage of his brother James from Pittsburg, Pa., which occurs on Wednesday at Pinckney.

John Miller, of Caro. is a guest of his brother in law, G. W. McCormack for a couple of weeks.

A. Stevens, of the Lake House, daughter Edna and niece Jessie Stevens of Jackson, visited Ann Arbor today.