Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-23

Clarence Morrison, who with his
brother Henry Morrison disappeared
on July 8 while on the way to Sioux
City in a motor car, was found at A. 80
O'Clock yesterday afternoon on SAND
bar in the Missouri river about three
miles above the combination bridge.
The body was discovered by Ben
Maggie and Ben Mason, of South Sioux
city, who were SEEMING minnows. The
body of Henry Morrison, % years old,
has not been located.
Arthur Morrison, a brother. arrived
IN Sioux City at. 1850 o'clock last
night and identified the body from ar
t1cfes found in the pockets The BODY
itself was in badly decomposed con-
dl1ion and was unrecosn liable. Mr.
Morrison and a party OF Viborg citi-
zens We're appraised of the finding of
the body about O'Clock and made the
trip TO Sioux City in a motor car.
Inquest Unnecessary.
j. E. Munger, corner of Dakota coun-
~. held the body on the Nebraska side
Of the river until the arrival of the
brother from Viborg. Coroner
Munger ordered it removed 70
the Weisz & Samuels under
taking establishment in Sioux
City after Arthur Morrison stated tnai
as far as he WAS concerned az in
quest was not necessary. The Nor
rison family and the authorities are
confident that the two men plunged
to their death in the Missouri river
somewhere between Viborg and Elk
Point, 5. d.
The body had probably been on the
sandbar for several days, according to
Coroner Munger The two fishermen
who found the body lowed it to the
Nebraska. side of the river and called
the coroner. Sixteen dollars in cur
rency and some change was found in
the pockets. The foul play theory
which has been propounded by sew
eral searehers during the last eighteen
days was dispelled by the finding o.
the money.
A watch. which had formerly be-
longed to the father OF the Morrisons,
was among the articles in the clothes
The watch had stopped at 2:2o O'Clock
and was full OF sand and water. me
Morrisons left Viborg at II O'Clock on
| the night Of July and probably had
got as far as a spot west OF Elk Point
where the Missouri river has eaten
! away a part OF the roadway. Inc
drive by motor car from Niborg TO Eih
Point is about three hours. and it is
believed that Clarence Morrison
watch became clogged with sand ana
water and stopped when the machine
hit the river.
The finding Of the body clears UP one
of the most mysterious disappearances
in South Dakota in recent years
Hundreds OF searchers. including the
police Departments of Sioux CITY ana
Omaha and scores OF private detec-
tives, have worked on the case. sew
! eral theories have been advanced. in
Guiding foul play and that the young
men ran away. The one which the
| majority deemed the most plausible,
| and which was substantiated by the
finding of the body yesterday. was that
! the men ran into the Missouri river
about mile west of Elk Point, where
part of the road runs into the stream.
Fishermen Get Reward.
| A reward Of 81, 600 for the finding OF
| the Young men alive and $500 for the
bodies was offered \ reward of $3.50
will be paid TO the two fishermen who
! found the body Of the younger Nor
rison. The Morrisons were on the
wav to Sioux City to deliver motor
car to a garage. When they did not
arrive on the morning of July
search vas started. which has contin-
led uaceasingl Both of the men were
prominent in viborg and vicinity
Henry Morrison was the city marsha
and chief engineer of the pumping sta
ton a Niborg.
Doubts were expressed by the Vibors
"a rtv last night whether the body OF
Henry Morrison will ever be found tx
was driving the car and probably was
pinned underneath the machine. Inc
body of Clarence Morrison today vii
probably be taken 20 "tbcrg. Ine
Morrisons are survived by their mother
and several brothers and sisters. Ih'
father is dead.