Louis Betz Disappears

Louis Betz mysteriously disappeared on Tuesday last. He had gone to Whitmore Lake, theday before to secure a place for his family to spend a week there and stopped with Mrs. Widdenman. About four o'clock Tuesday morning he took a pair of oars and went down to the lake. He did not return for breakfast and upon search being made for him, his hat was found in the boat, but he was not to be seen. It is not yet definitely ascertained what has become of him. One of the Whitmore Lake stores sokl a feit hat to a man, whom they said answered the description of Mr. Betz, who asked about the Grane Trunk trains, and the station agen at Hamburg Junction sold a ticke to Jackson to such a man. Sherift Brenner went to Jackson, but afte diligent search, in which he was aided by the entire pólice depart ment, was unable to get trace o him, although a man who migh answer the description took dinner at Bender's restaurant, Tuesday, at eleven o'clock. A party of Betz's friends propose searching Whitmore Lake today. In the meantime, attachments on his saloon and stock amounting to over $1,000 have been taken oui by Rauschenberger & Lutz, Andrew Reule, Koch & Henne, Charles Kayser and the Ann Arbor Brewing Company. Mr. Betz had about $25 with him at the time of his disappearance. He was an honest, hard working man but had been ill for some months and during this time his business had run down. His friends believe that his mind must have been weakened by his illness.