Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-28
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Manchester Relatives Positively
Identity Cleth Of the Woman
Drowned IN July.
Remains Win Probably Be- Disin.
terred and snt to Atlantic For
Burial In Family Lot
Circumstances Of the Woman's Death
still . Mystery and Probably
Will Remain So

the Iowa river on July IL last has finally
been revealed, after months of investi-
CATION, and the clue developed q few
days ago thru q newspaper notice has
resulted in proving that the woman was
Mrs. 3. j. Nixon, who left Iowa City on
July s for Atlantic. her old home. and
who was supposed by her daughters to-
be with relatives at that place until a
few days ago.
Mr.. "A. p. Wilbur. OF the firm Of Dem
sci & Wilbur, who has been active in the
search for the dead woman's relatives.
after the publication Of the report con-
corning the absence Of Mrs. Dixon, sent
the clothing and jewelry found on the
dead woman to Mrs. Joseph Fierstine, 8
daughter, at Manchester This has
brought the following reply:
Manchester, Iowa, Nov. 81, 1900
Densel & Dear sirs: The valise
containing the clothes was received this
morning and positively identified as
those Worn by the old lady, Mrs. =. ].
Nixon, mentioned in the T.-R., and sent
to me by you on Saturday the oath. j
lre-expressed them to Onawa to another
daughter to be identified. The key sent
is q, perfect at to her trunk. Respect
fully. JOSEPHINE FIERsTINE.''
1t is certain from the above letter
that word from Onawa will verify the
Identification. Mr.. Fierstine expressed
the desire that the body be dlsinterredl
so that 1t can be taken to Atlantic for
burial beside the aged woman's hus-
band, and he has been written for fur.
Their Instructions.
4 There is still considerable mystery
surrounding the manner in which Mrs.
Nixon came to be in the river. It is
4 probable. however, that she became con-
1 fused in her travels, left the train in this
lefty and wandered to the river. 1t will
\ be remembered that several days prior
TO the finding of the body an aged lady
was seen walking north on the Iowa
Central tracks and acting In a strange
manner, and it is possible that this
woman was Mrs. Nixon. Her valise and
sos in money are still missing, however,
and this fact causes some foundation for
a belief that the women met with foul
Eplay.
Regarding the search for Mrs. Nixon
the Iowa City Republican Of the 9th
lsays:
~. G. Fierstine, OF Manchester, who
/ has been searching for months for his
LACED mother. was in this city Saturday
and told the strange story Of her dis
appearance. The missing woman is
q Mrs. r.. ]. Nixon, and she is possessed
Of something Of fortune. Her husband
lidied sixteen years ago. and since that
Itime she has been making her home with
her children. now one and then another.
She was on friendly terms with all, and
was apparently happy and contented.
Mr.. Fierstine resided temporarily IN
4 this city last spring, and his mother
was with him then. The first OF July
Mrs. Nixon decided that she would like
4 to visit a daughter in Atlantic, Iowa.
4 stopping at Iowa City en- route for a
visit with friends. She started on the
evening Of July @ and was put on the
i train by her SON. Mrs. Nixon being used
4 to travelling, it was not thought to
i Question her safe arrival at her destina-
4 ton, until word came that she had not
4 reached Atlantic. The children then
4 became alarmed, and the several sons
4 gave up their work to join In search
which has lasted until now. There is
every reason to believe that Mrs. Nixon
went east from Eimira, instead Of go
4 ing to Iowa City, rs she intended. A
woman answering her description, me.
4 dunn height, slender, and very gray,
4 spent two days in West Liberty, when
4 she took an east-bound train for Illi-
nois Her children believe that Mrs.
Nixon either became Ill or suddenly lost
sIher mind. and that she Is among stran-
gers. unable to give her name or that OF
A relatives.''