The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-20
STORY OF A DtER'S HEAD
AND A IEN-D0LlAR DEBT
Combination Leads to Complica-
tons Which Requires a JUS
tice to Settle.
SOLUTION IS EXPECTED TODAY

DE Forest Leadbetter mad deer
head but IL didn't look very pretty be-
cause it had never experienced the
thrill of being operated upon by a tax
idermist The owner became possessed
with the notion that he ought to have
that deer's head fixed up TO look n lit
tie more refined and pleasing TO the
eye. He accordingly sought out one
Thomas Mum, a Hancock person rep
uted to be some taxidermist.
when the said Leadbetter had locat-
ed the said Mum there then occurred
some considerable negotiations between
the two anent the fixing up OF Mr..
Deer. 1t was finally agreed and cove
nented. according To the popular YER
sion extant in the fair village of
Houghton. that the said Mum should
place within the head of the deer some
sawdust and excelsior and such other
substance as is generally used to fill
out the inside of one of those things.
The said Mum was also to place within
the sockets which had once contained
the optics of the deer two perfectly
good and natural-appearing imitation
lockers constructed from glass and TO
generally make the former denizen
OF the forest appear as he did when he
was charging through the pines of the
great copper country in all his glory.
For all of this the said Leadbetter was
to pay the said Mum the sum of ten
dollars same to be Of the coin OF the
realm.
How Haefer Got Into Case.
Now 1t came to pass that when the
head Of the deer had been taxidermed
it was carried from out of the city of
Hancock into the village of Houghton
ard unto the Understanding establish
ment of one Charles Haefer, where the
thing Of beauty was placed in a con-
spicuous place TO be admired by all
observers All of this was done with
the consent and leave Of the said Lead
better If not with the consent of Mr..
Deer, he being a silent member in the
entire transaction.
1t is claimed that the man who
claims to own the interior decorations
Of the deer's head. the same being the
Mum, had a heart to- heart
talk with the said Charles Haefer dur
ing which it is said he told the keeper
Of the beverage parlor that he might
give the head TO the said Leadbetter
when the said Leadbetter had paid to !
he said Haefer the sum of ten dollars !
due the taxidermist for the aforesaid |
interior decorations and not before
that.
leadbetter Gets Deer's Head.
In some manner it happens that the
owner Of the deer's head (not the own
ar of the stuffing therein) came into
OF the entire outfit. having |
taken the same from the establishment
Of the aforesaid Haefer and. all in
nocently, It's said, carried it unto his
home in triumph, well satisfied in the |
ownership Of thing so beautiful and
When the taxidermist found out this |
thing which had happened he was dis
pleased and, IT is said, he hiked HIM |
- JH'NA'f emporium vi JUS |
lice Croze, where he told his troubles |
and obtained a writ for the apprehen-
sion Of the offending Leadbetter said |
writ charging the said Leadbetter with
"rongfully coming into the possession |
Of the contents of the deer's head. The |
italwart officer of the law went forth |
ma brought the said Leadbetter before |
he bar of-not Haefer-but Croze.
How Donahue Got In.
1t now appears that I'm the time that
had elapsed between the taking of the |
poor deer's head and the serving of the |
writ of the court, the said Leadbetter
nad sent an express order 10 the said |
Mum and that the said Mum (appar-
emily just to add another twist to n |
badly tangled chain of circumstances) |
to one j. c. Donahue. the |
same also being a resident of the CITY |
)f Hancock all his interest Ia the
AMOUNT due him from the said Lead
the expense Of housing these
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