Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
DEBORAH man HAS
SOME EXPERIENCE.
Lived in Dubuque One Week But
Did Not Know 1t.
"FOUND HIMSELF IN THAT
CITY LAST SUNDAY
Told Tale to Police Who Assisted
Him i'm Every Possible Way.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald)

Dubuque Telegraph Herald)
Charles Blair, farmer of Decor
ah, who has been missing from that
city a week and who has been widely
cCught. oInd" himself in Du-
1uque Sunday hight. How he came
TO Dubuque and how long he had
beeu here Blair Cid rot know All
hat he knew when realization dawn
ed upon him was that he was not at
lone. After he had discovered"
himself he went to the police sta
tion where he told his troubles. He
was assisted by Chief Giellis and
Monday morning returned to Decor
Gh.
Despite the fact that Blair had
found" himself, he was slightly
confused, but he told the following
story to police officials:
Sunday night while l was seated
n the wharf at ii e harbor a strange
feeling came over me. The surround
.ings did not appear familiar or nat
ural so l decided to go to the police
station and ascertain what had TAX
l met police officer, who stopped
and questioned me relative to my
self. l asked him where l was at and
he told me Dubuque. | told him my
experience on the wharf and told
him l was from Decorah. How long
/ have been in Dubuque / could not
say, but l was employed by Mr..
Keckevoet."
Told Chief Giellis.
At the police headquarters Blair
told Chief Giellis practically the
same story as he had told the officer.
However, he told the chief that be-
cause, OF an INJURY he had sustained
on the head some time ago his mind
had failed him. Everything appeared
to be blank Chief Giellis took the
matter up with Keckevoet and learn
ed that Blair had been working for
him. Mr.. Keckevoet said that Blair
did not act strangely except on one
occasion. One day last week, said
Mr.. Keckevoet, when it was tremen-
Idously warm all of the crew pulled
off their coats. Blair, however, got
his coat and put it on.
Chief Giellis then got in touch
with citizens of Decorah and there
learned that Blair had been missing
for some time and that search had
heen made for h'm According to
citizens of Decorah, Blair had been
gone several weeks. Chief Giellis
pers onally saw that Blair got on Il
train for his home.
Story From DecOrah.
The following story was received
by the Telegraph-Herald over long
distance telephone relative to the
disappearance of Blair:
According to w. w. Hubbell, a
farmer eight miles east of Decorah
for whom Blair had been engaged
as farm hand since last March,
Blair complained of pains in his
Lead Monday, August Z. Nothing was
thought of the matter by the Hub
! els, but that evening Blair myster-
iously disappeared. The following
morning when he did not show up
for work search was made. 1t was
learned that he had been seen in
Ossian. That was the last that gas
heard of him until a telegram from
him came from Dubuque Monday
rlorning.
AS far as his injury is concerned
little is known here. However, it is
said, that Blair was badly injured
some time ago When he was struck
on the head by hay fork while un-
loading hay in barn. Blair is mar
ried man, has no children, and he and
his wife have been working for
Hubbels. Their home is in Free
port Ia"