Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
SEEKS DAUGHTER.
Missing FOR WEEK
EDITH WILLS OF COUNCIL HILL,
IT,, SOUGHT ~ ANXIOUS
FATHER.
ON HER WAY TO AckLEV;
LAST SEEN At WATERLOO
Girl Is Prepossessins, Is Years Old, and
Not Used to Travslino-Father Un-
able to Account For Disappearance,
and Enlists Aid Of Police in Iowa
Cities.

In an effort to locate, If possible, ms
daughter Edith, aged Is, John H. Wills
a farmer of Council Hill, ILL.,. visited the
city Monday afternoon to enlist the AID
of the police in attempting to solve the
mysterious disappearance of the girl
week ago Monday.
Mr. Wills is unable to explain his
daughters sudden dropping out OF
sight. and has no we'll defined theory
to account for it. The girl is not IA
miliar with the ways Of the world, and
not used to travelling. This makes the
father think that possibly she lost her
way at Waterloo, and has gone in some
other direction than the one intended
out of that city. The only other theory
is that the girls innocence has neen
taken advantage Of.
Was En- Route to AekIey.
Miss Wills left her home at Council
Hill, 10 Daviess county, Illinois, at 9 SO
o'clock on the afternoon of Dec. %,
with a thru ticket for Ackley, where
she expected to visit her mother
nephew. Fred Passmore. and family.
1t was not known at the time the
girl took the Illinois Central train that
the run of that particular train ended
at Waterloo. and that the train was d.
vided at that point and made up into
north bound trains.
At O'Clock the day following, the
father became aware that the train did
not go thru to Ackley, and began to
worry. By Wednesday morning word
was received from Mr.. Passmore that
his cousin had not reached Ackley.
Wednesday evening Mr.. Wills left for
Waterloo. reaching that city at 1920
Thursday morning.
lnvestig alton Proves Futile.
The fathers Investigation of any
clues that would lead to the finding OF
his daughter proved futile. He found
that when the train had stopped at
Waterloo the girl kept her seat and did
not leave the coach until the car clean
ers came in to sweep. She was then
informed that the train went NO
farther. 1t was also learned that on
Tuesday morning the girl had eaten
breakfast at little restaurant near the
Illinois Central depot. .
That was the last seen Of her by any
one the father or police could find T. al
waterloo. MT. Wits also sought ald
in finding his daughter in both Cedar
Falls and Waverly. and then came here
At Waterloo the girl was easily rec
ognized by those who had seen hei
both by her photograph and a descrip-
ton of her attire. ~
Is Prepossessing Girl.
Miss Wills is described as 2 prepos
, essing girl, large for her age Ave feet
five inches tall, and weighing 13t
| pounds. She is striking in facial up.
| pearance from the fact that her eye
brows are much darker than her hair
and unusually so for one with such
| light eyes and hair. =
At the time Miss Wills disappeared
| she was wearing red skirt and white
waist red velvet hat, trimmed with q
white cord; an old style brown coat
| and black patent leather button shoes
| The girl carried a black hand satchel.
| So far as Mr.. Wills knows his 7daugh.
| ter knows no one in this part Of tn,
state, aside from her relatives in Ack.
| ley and Hampton. In the latter city
are three aunts Of Miss Wills, her faith.
! er's sisters. They are Mrs. r. Penluna
Mrs. John Marty, and Mrs. Harr.
| Meickley.