Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-20
BAND FROM rAMA RESERVATION
JOINS SEARCHING PARTIES
IN QUEST OF BOY.
BELIEVE BODY HAS BEEN
CARRIED FAR DOWN STREAM
Remove Distinctions From River From
Third Avenue Bridge to Nieholson's
Ford-AII Days Search Fails Of Pur-
pose-Work Is Resumed Early Today
-Hundrsds Of Persons Watch Efforts

The search for the body of Leon
Euziere, who was drowned Saturday
afternoon, was continued turnout Mon-
day on an extensive scale, a party Of
twelve or more Indians from the Tama
reservations, including several expert
searching parties, and the bed of the
river being thoroughly secured from
the point where the lad met his death
to below the Nicholson ford bridge, over
two miles or more down stream. The
day passed, however, without recover
ing the body.
AS on Sunday hundreds of persons
lined the river banks from early morn
ing until night fall, while a score OF
more were actively engaged in the
search. The work was resumed again
this morning, with the Indians taking
an active part.
Believe Body Down Stream.
The first Of the Indian party arrived
in the city on an early train Monday
morning, and others came at II o'clock
in the forenoon, and still others made
the trip overland. Among the party
was big jim noted at the reserva-
ton as diver, who was one Of the
first to take up the task. The Indians
were taken Immediately to the spot
where young Euziere lost his life, but
after a careful investigation the red
men declared it would be a waste OF
time to search for the body there. They
took to boats and started down stream.
carefully examining the nature of the
river, the currents, the undertow, and
the river bed They soon announced
that they would not seek the body
above the Third avenue bridge, as they
were convinced that 1t had been carried
down stream Saturday and would
probably be found mile or two below
the spot where the tragedy occurred.
Tear Underbrush From River.
BY noon the Indians had practically
completed their search above the Third
avenue bridge. and took up the quest
below that point. They worked rapidly
and tore the underbrush from the river
in the hope that the body, II 1t had
been caught in the distractions, might
be released.
An incident Of the search, shortly at
ter 1 o'clock, led to rumors that the
Indians knew where the body was To-
Gated. Three OF the searchers, in
cluded an aged Indian, who has acted
as chief adviser Of the party. began a
search near fallen tree trunk which
extends out into the water for several
feet near the last boundary Of the city
park. At this point the current is to-
ward this obstruction, which has
caught and held great quantities of
drift wood. 1t would be natural sup
position that had the body been car
ried down the river and followed the
natural channel of the river. 1t would
have been carried directly into this
mass of brush and driftwood.
Rumor Of Finding Body.
At this point the Indians went in the
water and, after diving two or three
times, the elder Indian came out and
conversed with his companions in the
native tongue. One of The party Sc
cured long pole and again the aged
Indian went down, sticking the pole in
the mud, leaving it sticking out of the
water few feet, apparently marking
place where future work was to be
done. This action soon led to the
rumor among the hundreds who
watched the work during the course Of
the afternoon that the body was To-
Gated at this point
The quest was resumed farther down
stream. however. and the spot was
watched with interest thruout the day
by the crowd. altho the Indians did not
again appear to dive further.
{ ~ Carry Work to Ford.
BY mid-afternoon the Indians were
working at a point back of the Coun-
try Club. and the quest was extended
even as far as the Nicholson ford
bridge Two boatsmen who had been
far down the river returning about
o'clock in the afternoon, declared the
Indians must be doing strenuous work
for the mass of drift which they en-
countered near the Nicholson ford
bridge greatly hampered their progress
up stream. The Indians left no OBJ
in their pathway. Brush and
drift wood torn from the river wher-
ever it was believe possible for body
to lodge.
The work was telling on the divers, !