Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01
WHY N NANARA LETT
Missing Iowa College Student
Found by His Father at
Briehtwood, Ind.
Young Mcnamara Says He Was
Suffering From Nervous
Trouble at Grinnell.
Now Working in Railway Shops
as Common Laborer..Will
Not Return.
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received from Rev. Mcnamara that he
was successful in locating his son Ray,
the 1S-year old student who disap
peared from Grinnell college about six
weeks ago, at Brightwood, Ind. The
boy was working as common laborer
in the shops of the Big Four railway
company. Young Mcnamara states
that he will not return. The letter
states that some weeks ago the young
ster applied at the shops for employ
ment and was assigned to carrying
lumber in the freight car shops, work
shop and other common labor as might
fall to him. He did his work sturdily
and making no complaint, aitho the task
was heavy. 1t is rule of the company
to require references and when the
foreman called in the young collegian,
he referred to G. G. Montrose, a drug
gist of Sloan, Ia, by whom he was EN-
ployed as a clerk when much younger
in years. The state Of Iowa was ring
ing with the news of the boys disap-i
pearance at the time the. foreman's
letter was received by the druggist, and
he Immediately communicated with the
senior Mcnamara.
Telegra phic communication was at
once opened with the master mechanic
Of the road, but nothing was said to
the boy until his fathers arrival at
Brightwood. The lad gave his father a
cordial greeting and knocked off work
for the day, but he told the foreman
that he did not intend to give up his
job.
Young Mcnamara assigned as his
reason for leaving Grinnell that he was
suffering from nervous prostration,
the result of overstudy in college. the
tasks assigned being very severe, and
he believed he was we'll nigh insane as
he only has an indistinct recollection
of leaving the institution, nor does he
recall much of his experience until he
found himself working in the Bright
wood shops. This was about five weeks
ago. Since that time he has gained
fifteen pounds in weight, besides hav-
ing accumulated considerable muscle,
and his sleep is normal, while his appe-
tite is prodigious.
For that reason he prefers working
at dollar day to resuming his stud
les in Grinnell College.
The shop attaches report that the lad
impressed them as a bright, well-edu-
Gated youngster, full Of animal spirit,
but who had little to say of himself
and for that reason was never ques-
toned. He did his work without grum-
bling and made many friends among
his shopmates.
The foreman Of that department was
formerly deputy sheriff and he had
a copy Of the circular, with photo at
tached of the youngster, speaking of
his mysterious disappearance and Of
fering a reward for information con-
corning him, but he never associated
the boy in his department with the
missing collegian.
Upon meeting his father the boy re-
fused to return home, saying that he
had recovered his health as a common
laborer and he preferred that to all
other considerations. The father die
not despair of persuading him to the
contrary, but he told the shop officials
that If he was determined he would
leave him here and that he might con-
tinue his work as laborer.