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To ... For Forty Dollars

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
October
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Louis C. Lemper, a traveling man gĂ­ving Cincinnati as his home, was on the warpath Friday and tells a weird tale of experience in "seeing the sights'" in Ann Arbor Thursday night.

According to his story, he, with a couple of friends, left their hotel about 11:30 last night for the purpose of taking a walk before retiring to rest and incidentally procuring a glass of beer. They visited various places where the cheering beverage is supposed to be dispensed, but in every  instance found the drink shops closed tight. Finally one of the party bethought himself that on North Main street there was said to be a place of refreshment that could be gotten lnto and thither they repaired. According to Lemper's story they had no trouble in getting in and were promptly served, but he found there something more attractive and enticing than the beverage and after his companions had gone he remained under the spell of a fair siren.

As to what happened during the night his memory is rather hazy, but he is sure that when he entered the place he had about $40, but this morning it had vanished and he was broke. He got busy at once, thinking about the matter and swore vengeance with a great, big V and took measures to have someone arrested for the larceny of his roll. He applied to Justice Doty for a warrant to arrest his fair charmer, but as he was a stranger the Justice could not conscientiously take the complaint without being assured of his presence here for the trial. And still he was hot.

Later complaint was made against Asa Nash for keeping his saloon open after hours.