The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12

FIeta Quick, sixteen years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Quick,
who live two miles north of Hamilton,
disappeared last evening some time
after $50 o'clock from the keokuk
and Hamilton bridge, across which she
had been driving Buick roadster
from keokuk. The automobile was
fouid on the bridge on the Illinois SIDE
of the structure, with the engine rum
nino. TWO purses which the girl had
in the car and which had contained
twenty-five dollars in one, and three
dollars in the other, were found prac
ticaII empty. A wrist watch in one
of the purses had not been touched.
The girls parents stick to the belief
that their daughter was the victim OF
foul play. Officials at Hamilton,
aided by bridge officials and local
police are looking for possible clues
that will lead to finding some trace
of the girl.
Another theory which has been ad.
vanced by some of the officials, is
that of possible suicide, in a min
ute of temporary mental alteration,
caused by extreme nervousness from
which the girl has been suffering for
weeks, and for which she has been
taking treatment Fishermen who
were near the bridge last night at the
time the girl is said to have crossed,
saw and heard nothing which would
indicate a body falling from the road
way of the big viaduct. There are no
marks on the bridge railing, so far as
could be ascertained from an examina-
ton this morning, which would show
In any way that person climbed
over the railing.
The whole case Is shrouded In an
air Of mystery and uncertainty.
FIeta Quick is pretty girl who is
Junior in the Warsaw high school.
The week before school was out in
June. she was afflicted with ner'
yous breakdown, and has been taking
treatment for this since at Quincy and
at Keokuk. She has been taking
treatments from local osteopath.
and with her mother and sister re-
turned frop Keokuk yesterday. The
doctor had told her that she was
really much better, and that she would
soon be entirely well. This put the
girl In high spirits, and she seemed
more cheerful and happy than for
some time The mother today told
the story to Gate City reporter.
Mother With Her First.
When the family got home yester.
day they found that they were to
have threshers on the farm, and that
this would mean the purchasing OF
additional supplies. The mother and
her daughter then came to Keokuk
about four O'Clock to purchase grocer
les. The daughter stayed in the car
during this trip. They returned home,
and the daughter offered to elk the
table" for supper. 1t had been planned
that she and Albert Dory, a hired
hand, would go to Warsaw about $50
to secure help.
The girl and her mother discussed
what they would have for dessert for
supper, and the girl suggested that il
be cake She also suggested that she
would come TO Keokuk to purchase the
cakes. Her mother demonstrated with
her and the girl is said to have re-
piled, Haven't you any confidence in
me. mother" This plea the mother
said today led her to reluctantly Civ.
ing her consent for the girl to make
the trip. It was decided that SIZE
should go to Albert Kebo's on Four
teenth and Morgan streets in Keokuk
for the clean clothes, especially to
get towels and articles which would be
need with the additional people in the
house. Then she was to go to the
bakery for the cakes.
Mrs. Quick, so she said today, gave
her daughter three dollars in small
change. and she know that her daugh
ter had twenty-five dollars in her own