Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
MISS TRIP MISSING.
Strange Disappearance of Former
Rock Island Dancing
Teacher.
MOTHER Is SEARCHING FOR HER

Suddenly Drops Out OF sight, Leaving Be
hind Her Personal Belongings, without
Word of Explanation to Her Friends
Her Last Visit in This City in the sum
mer OF 1898.
What has become of Miss Helen
g. TrippF" is a question which, the
Davenport Democrat SAYS. has both
cred the friends of our former dane
Jag teacher good deal of late, since
telegram from her mother in the
east set them to inquiring and Won
dering.
Miss Tripp will be remembered as
residing in Rock Island some years
ago and engaged in instructing
classes in the art OF dancing. She
was intelligent, modest and iadylike
in her conduct, and won the respect
OF an>who made her acquaintance.
Miss Trip, while in Rock Island,
made her home with Mr.. and Mrs. &.
c. Taylor, at 1919 Second avenue.
She had large class and always APP
pearcd cheerful. Two years ago Miss
rripp went TO live in Davenport. and
then to Des Moines. Later she re-
turned, having stopped for two
Mir. and Mrs. Taylor. One day she
lett the house, saying she was going
for walk, leaving her grip.
From that day to this Mrs. Taylor
has not heard word from Miss Trip.
Mrs. Tay Ior is of the opinion she be-
came discouraged over financial re-
verses, and went to some far off city
to begin life anew. Miss Trip, so
far as Mrs. Taylor knew, did not cor
respond with her folks in the east.
Her Residence IN Davenport.
For time she rOomed with Mrs. Il.
|. Scott, at j22 East Sixth street, Dav-
export, and boarded with Mrs. Doty.
one bright morning, after having
been confined to her room by illness
for four days, Miss Tripp descended
the stairs. and, Mrs. Dotv says, asked
her if she didn't think 4 sun bath
would do her good. Mrs. Doty re-
sponded that ii probably would, and
Miss Trip started out for her walk.
When she did not return in two or
three days Mrs. Doty became alarmed
and set out in = arch for her. She
ultimately found that Miss Trip had
spent Il few days with another friend
in Davenport, and then had visited
Il friend, MIS-. Merryman. in Moline,
for three or four days. Then she left
the tri-cities, aud no one here, 50 far
as can he learned, has since heard
a word from her.
These facts become pertinent at the
present time owing 20 the search for
Miss Trip that has been instituted by
her mother, who belongs to an aristo-
cratic family in Philadelphia. Miss
Tripp, it seems, left her home there
owing TO the opposition of her parents
to the calling she had chosen. Her
mother is now seeking her, has adver
tised in Iowa papers for her, and
telegraphed Mrs. Scott a few days ago,
soliciting information as to her where
abouts. Diligent inquiry has only
sulliced to develop the fact that Miss
Tripp has utterly disappeared from
the knowledge of her friends here
abouts.
Those who knew her well pay their
tribute to Miss Trips intellectual
qualities, which should have brought
her a greater measure of success than
she found here. She could speak sew
eral languages, was well educated and
we'll read on all lines, an excellent
conversationalist in her chcerier mo-
ments. but less inclined to sociability
during the DAYS of encouragement
that preceded her leavetaking. All
her effects except the clothes that she
wore were left, and whittier she went
is a mystery that her relatives espc-
ciallv are DESTROYS of uuravelling. and
that her friends here would like to
see solved, as it is evident that a well
come awaits her at her old home if
she chooses to meet the Overtures to-
ward q reconciliation that are being
made from there
Information SOug Int in Dies Moines.
The following appeared recently in
the Des Moines Register: "A few
years ago Helen Trip left her home
at Town Hill, Pa, and found her way
to Des Moines, where she found en-
ployment as a dancing teacher. Her
family did not hear from her and fin |
ally lost track Of Ter. Now her mother |
and sister are both iii, the latter seri-
uuslv so, and every effort is being |
made by the NJ. +. deaconesses of this |
city by the request Of the family, to |
find the missing loved one. Anyone |
knowing of her whereabouts will CON
fer a favor by notifying Deacones- |
Home, 115j West Ninth street"