Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1911 — A JOKE ON “BILL." [ARTICLE]

A JOKE ON “BILL."

On the 11th of June a Crown Point automobile was up in Michigan on a tour, and during that day frightened a horse which was being driven by a lady in a carriage, the rig being upset an<J damaged, and the lady slightly hurt. The driver of the car-was very kind and after assisting the lady all he could, gave her the name of “W. F. Homeier, Crown Point, Indiana.” and told her to send him a bill for all the damages, for which he would gladly - send her a draft in payment. Last Friday the bill came to W.» F. Homeier for $55 and he was . dumfounded. He had not been out of Crown Point this spring. After the excitement wore away he thought that it might have been meant for W. L. Handley and took it to him, but he too claimed to know nothing of the affair, and the matter remains a mystery. Neither Homeier nor Handley feel like sending the money, and the question of who is to do v the paying is still unsolved. Neither of them ever invaded Michigan in a machine, and it is quite probable the damaged lady is a victim of misplaced confidence.—Crown Point Star. *