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Harvesting Ice At Whitmore

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
January
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Whitmore Lake, Mich., Jan. 25-The Ladies of the Maccabee and the Macabees of this place had installation exercises at their hall Saturday evening which lasted until 11 o'clock, after which both lodges adjourned to the Lake House where about 150 sat down to an oyster supper. In addition to oysters the Lady Maccabees brought pastry in abundance. Mrs. Ida Turner read an original poem eulogizing the Lady Maccabees. William Donegan made a very neat speech on the benefits and social pleasures derived from belonging to the K. O. T. M., which was well received. Dr. John sang a song and a pleasant and profitable evening was spent.

Dodge & Lemon Ice Co. have filled their ice houses with 6,000 tons of pure 11 inch ice and have shipped car lots to Detroit.

George Rauchenberger finished filling his ice house Saturday night. He had Stephen Earl, of Ann Arbor, assist in bossing the job, carrying water to the men etc., and, by the way, Steve makes a very good water boy.

The Toledo Ice Co. have been harvesting ice for two weeks and it will probably take them until March 1 to fill their mammoth houses.

Mrs. Herman Fischer is having a bad attack of la grippe. Dr. Lane is in attendance.

Frank N. Barker is shipping coal from this place to Durand, Brighton and South Lyon, while other cities larger than ours are short on this commodity.

As everybody is busy at cutting ice, the wood supply is running short.

Rev. Mr. Palmer is holding quarterly meeting at Hamburg today. Several sleighloads went from here.

Postmaster H. P. Dodge is on the sick list today.

A special school meeting will be called in the near future to make arrangements for our $3,000 department school building.

Our merchants all report a very active trade for this season of the year.

Landlord F.M. Smith met with a painful accident last week. He slipped on the ice and fell spraining his leg and he is now hobbling about with the assistance of a cane.

Mr. Bird and Dr. Brooks gave a very interesting entertainment tonight at the M. E. church on the subject of temperance. Mr. Bird gave stereoptican views on canvas of the Human Stomach in its normal condition and during the different stages of the effects on that organ of alcohol from the moderate drinker to the confirmed drunkard. The views were poorly shown on the canvas owing to some defect in the instrument, which Mr. Bird was unable to properly adjust. Dr. Brooks gave a very interesting talk on this much agitated question which was appreciated by a large audience. In conclusion Dr. Brooks sang, "Where is my wandering boy tonight, down in the licensed saloon."