Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-16
GIRL DISAPPEARS
Young Bloomfield Woman Cannot
Be Found.
THOUGHT TO HAyEBEEN COAIED AWAY
9ansy Carmen, Adopted Daughter of
CITY Marshal Frank Romineer, of
Bloomfield, Leaves Home and Can
not be Found-Other News.


Bloomfield, Leaves Home and Can
not be Found-Other News.
Bloomfield. Sept. 1.-THE family OF
City Marshal Frank Rominger have
been in great anxiety during the past
week on account of the mysterious dis
appearance of their adopted daughter.
Pansy Cannon, who although legal
adoption papers have never been taken
out, has taken the family name. She
has been reared as their own child
from babyhood and is now sixteen
years old Miss Pansy disappeared
last Friday but as the family thought
1t possible that she might have gone to
some of her relatives and would soon
be found, the matter was not given
great publicity. But as the days pass
ed and no tidings were received, the
family became greatly alarmed and af-
ter telephoning to several possible
sources finally wrote to her brother,
Harry Cannon, of Halstead street, Chi
cago who was greatly surprised and
panied at the unpleasant news and
stated that she was not there. 1t seems
that on the day of her disappearance
she had been sent to the Amos Rom
niger home for a pie which had been
baked there for Elmer, Mr.. Rominger's
invalid son. She was gone so long
that the young patient finally remark
ed that he believed that she must have
stayed to bake it. When supper time
came and still she did not RETURN Mrs.
Rominger went in search OF her. She
was not at the home of Mr.. Rominger's
parents, and after searching for her
in the neighborhood, it was found that
she had been seen at the depot. The
conductor afterward stated that she
did not purchase ticket, but wanted
to go to Keokuk enroute to Illinois.
The friends of the family have every
reason to believe that she was entirely
happy and satisfied in her home as Mr.
and Mrs. Rominger did all in their
power to contribute to her comfort
and welfare She always seemed to
'pe contented. 1t is believed that she
has been coaxed away by persuasion
and promises of better things, having
been held out to her. She took no
clothing except the garments she was
wearing She had lately received a
small sum from her mothers estate,
and that she had with her. At pres
ent Mr.. Rominger believes that he is
on the right track and that she will
soon return. When she does so the
persons who are believed to have in
duced her to take this step will be
punished to the full extent OF the law.
Other Bloomfield News.
Hrs. S. w. Pennington and children
ci A,hla are visiting at the home Of
MS. Florence Pennington.
Mr; Bvron Brouhard and children
Of South Ottumwa are visiting at the
fofae OF Mrs. Mary Whybrow and
ether relatives.
Ifrs D. c. Greenleaf has purchased
q building lot west of the E. K. Herr
property and near that of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. George T. Sewers, and will
build fine residence thereon in the
spring.
j. K. Dysart of Otttumwa is visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Davies.
Mrs. ]. H. Parker and Miss Coons of
Unionville, Mo-. are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam T. Wallace
this week.
Mrs. Ruth Greenleaf left Thursday
for Beaconsfield Qa) to spend a cou.
pie of weeks with her aunt, Mrs. T. B.
Jones.
Miss Eva Walton returned Thursday
to her home in Kansas City, after a
two weeks visit with relatives.
Attorney and Mrs. d, H. Payne en-,
tertained friends at six O'clock dinner
Wednesday in honor of their guests,
Mrs. MUTT and son and daughter, OF
Edinburg, Ind.
The departure of Miss Garnet Tay
lor of this city and Miss Irene McGriff
of Webster City, for Dubuque, where
they will enter st. Joseph's convent
was preceded on Wednesday evening
by dance, given in their honor Mu
sic was furnished by the Bloomfield
orchestra and a happy evening was
spent.
Sam Guernsey left Thursday fol
Seattle, Washington, to enter law
school. Mr.. Guernsey has spent the
past two years reading law with the
firm of Payne & Sewers and is well
acquainted with the nature of the vo
cation he has chosen.
Bloomfield, Sept. 12.-On Friday at
ternoon the members of the Davis
county fair association closed one Of
the most successful fairs held in the
county for number of years in regard
to finances, attendance, exhibits ant
races. The gate receipts on Thursda,
showed an attendance Of 1000 people
which was the greatest number eve
known on the grounds in one day ant
on Friday more people passed through
the gates than ever before on the las
day and no doubt the members would
have been greatly multiplied but TO