The Detroit times., 1910-04-12
WERUM' 5 BEES
WILL Be MOVED
Go To Toledo When Flowers Bloom
He Tells Court and Neighbors
b Are Happy Again.

William c. Werum. No 957 Trum-
hull-ave., will move his bees as soon
as the flowers are IN full bloom. Much
10 the relief OF halfdozen OF Werum 3
neighbors, WHO gathered in Judge
Pheian's court Monday morning. 10 tes-
tity individually and collectively
against Werums bees. this concession
was made.
the bee is a peevish insect AMI
rates to he disturbed so early IN
the spring. MI. Wcrum declared "
had been his intention 10 move them
long ere this, but he was hampered by
the fact that he mad no place to put
them. There are 10000 bees in the
Werum colony. and it wouldn't look
well to have them wandering around
the country without a place TO sleep.
Detective Kane testified that there
we're $4,000 bees in the % Werum
hives. This census is not official II
is merely an estimate.
Mrs. c. r. Shirts. No. 947 Trumbul-
ave, wanted il distinctly understood
that she had no grievance against the
Werums, but she did have a decided
objection TO the Werum bees. She
said they had most annoying habit OF
getting into her hair More than once.
she said, Il was necessary for her to
aaye the neighbors come in and eS-
tract bees from her head--not from
her bonnet. be IL understood.
Moreover, she declared that II TIE
Lees were allowed 10 remain in the
neighborhood all Summer, the children
would have to spend their vacations
within doors. One OF her boys has a
most investigating nature, it would
seem. He would just as soon take
hold OF a bee as not. and with bees
there is always the inevitable conse-
quence.
I'VE have no warfare with Mrs.
Werum, but we certainly have with
those bees" declared Mrs. j. A. Walk
er, No 955 TruInbull-ave Her testi-
mony was along the same line as that
given by Mrs Shirts.
Vernon Coon. grocer at No $40
Irumbull-ave said the bees were
using his store as a morgue. Every
time q bee wanted TO die, 1t would
come in the Coon store and pass away.
Usually each bee would make an ante
norton feast on all the sweets 1t
could find. II was nothing for NJ
Coon to open his store in the morning
and stumble over the body of a dead
bee.
Another annoying thing, TO which
ell the neighbors testified, was that
the bees simply could not let fresh
laundry alone When the linen WAS
Laced out on the line to dry, the bees
would make a grand rush for II and
the washing would have to be done all
ever again.
Werum Is a peace.loving man and
shows every intention of conciliating
his nervous neighbors. He agreed to
nave the bees transplanted or trans
ported bv May Is Incidentally. he ad-
vised the court and spectators of lot
of local bee statistics. He said there
we're 1872 men no Detroit who own
and opera-e bee hives. Some OF them
have as many as 100000 bees. lie
said that some bees have a flying ra-
iius OF five miles but most OF his
bees confne their aviation perform
ances TO the immediate Geighborhood.
That was because they were domestic
nees. He would owe the bees soone",
ne said If it were not that the young
colonies were gathering When the
llowers are in bloom the old bees e
out. If they were moved now, the o!c
bees would be apt to fall upon the
young bees and kill them off.
Mr. Wetum's explanation and prom
Use that the bees would vacate the
PREMISES satisfied everybody and they
eft cour. happy.
The probable future home OF the
Werum bees is Toledo. Mr. Werum
explained that he had a postal carl
from his brother in-law, asking when
the bees would he ready 10 be moved.