The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-29
.MASQUERADIAG IN
BOYS CLOTHING
Queer Escapade Of Marian Hutton
Of Rutledge, Iowa.
TRACED TO NEAR osKALoosA
Father Comes To City in Hope Of Re
i covering child-She Stopped
over Night At Hotel
In Wright.

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Miss Marian Hutton, the pretty If
lteen-year-old adopted daughter OF Mr..
land Mrs. w. "A. Hutton Of Rutledge,lef
her home Thursday morning with no
apparent reasons and her whereabouts
Iare unknown at the present time, The
Igirl has cut her hair and Is dressed in
boys clothes. She Is wearing pair
LOT oyeralls, dark coat and eordu-
Troy cap. The Oskaloosa officers have
been notified by Sheriff W. w. Jack
son of Wapello county to keep sharp
lookout for the girl, as 1t was thought
she was headed this way. The dis
itracted father came to Oskaloosa Fri.
day afternoon at three o'clock. having
Traced the girl as far as Wright,where
| 1t was stated that she had boarded an
lIowa Central freight west bound for
TUSCALOOSA and that she might be here.
1 The girl left her home in tRutledge
Hate Thursday morning. Her mother
had gone to a store near by to make
lsome purchases and had instructed
her daughter to- water the cow and
take it to pasture, this being the girls
daily work. While her mother was at
1.-THE store the girl donned an old coat
lof her fathers, pair of his trousers
land cap and started on the Chicago,
4 Milwaukee and ST. Paul tracks to He'd
Trick, a distance of ten miles. When
last seen by the neighbors she was
lgoing up the road singing and appear
ling as happy as any girl of her age
might. When her mother left her she
wore red waist and tan skirt, At
IHedrick 1t was found that the girl had
boarded an Iowa Central freight going
west and later 1t was discovered that
ishe was put off by the train crew at
Wright Here she applied at the ho-
.ltel for lunch, which was given her.
lShe also asked for lodging, which was
lalso granted. In the morning she ask
led the hotel proprietor for a pair OF
tscissors and cut OFF her pretty brown
locks. Her masquerade was penetrat-
led by the hotel people who advised the
!, lgirl to return to her home. She left
slWright about seven o'clock and was
!, lseen by Mrs. Earl Witt boarding an
Iowa Central freight going towards Os-
Ikaloosa. The father, thinking the girl
lhad come to Oskaloosa, came, to the
.lcity at three o'clock Friday afternoon
ii Description of the Girl.
( The girl is described by her father
las weighing about one hundred and
Ieight pounds, about five feet four
Hnches tall, with black hair and dark
leyes. She has few scars on her face
near the nose. When she left home
; tshe had no money.
II She is the adopted daughter OF Mr.
Hutton, who is section foreman for the
EChicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul at Rut-
. Hedge. She was adopted when only
, four years old, her father being killed
7 Iin a mining accident at Joplin, Mo,
land her mother passing away when
Eshe was only three years old She
2 Ehas no relatives as far as known.
Il Although an adopted daughter, she
was the only child of Mr. and Mrs.
/ Hutton, whoiI worshipped herr and
watched her grow from tiny child to
Ia beautiful young lady. Mrs Hutton
5ts almost crazy over her daughters
lescapade. The father is also distract
! led and he shed tears while telling the
tstory to Chief of Police Gochee and
I the Herald reporter at the mayors Of
thce Friday afternoon. He can give
I no reasons why she should leave home
! las she always had everything she
WANTED and was always well treated.
tThe only reason they can imagine il
that the girl has become demented,
as she had been in i'll health. A year
ago last winter she had pneuomnia
and her life was despaired of, but by
. tender care. she survived. Her health
this winter has not been the best and
lshe has had a bad cough. They are
Iafraid that the girl will die from ex-
, Eposure.