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

Parents Became ANXIOUS.
Ii was $50 o'clock that the girl left
the Quick home, which is on the Her
rold farm, two miles north Of Hamil.
on. She drove across the bridge, and
had been gone an hour when the par
ents began to feel uneasy about her, on
account OF her illness, and because
they felt that more than sufficient time
had elapsed for the trip to have been
made. Having no other automobile OF
their own, Mr.. Quick went to the farm
yard to catch the horses. After spend
ing considerable precious time, he was
unable to catch the team and har-
ness them. A neighbor, Wayne Coch.
ran was appealed to and he drove the
family over in his automobile.
When the Quicks reached the Hamil.
ton side of the bridge, they learned
from the bridge man that their daugh.
ter had come across from Keokuk
and had gotten as far as part way up
the dixie, when she turned her car
around, and said she had forgotten
something, and had gone back across
the bridge.
The father and mother, fearful OF
finding something wrong, went on In
their search and part way across the
bridge, on the Hamilton side they
found the roadster, the engine run
ming and the car in neutral. They
thought this was very peculiar, as
their daughter had always been
taught to stop the engine completely,
and had always been careful to do so.
They looked in the car and found the
basket of clothes as they expected and
also the cakes. They made inquiries
and found that the girl had come over
this side, and had made two trips
over the bridge. She had gotten the
clothes from Kebo's and had gone to
Schouten's bakery for the cakes.
The father started to drive the car
off, but some one suggested that it
would be better to call officials, and
Howard Meckemson, marshal at Ham.
ilton came down and made search
of the car He found the purses in
the car but practically all Of the
money gone The wrist watch, which
belongs to Albert Dory the hired man.
was found undisturbed in the purse
Dory did not accompany the girl, but
she borrowed his watch before start
ing out.
Girl Is Pretty.
The officials then made search to
see if possibly the girl had fallen into
the water, or If she could have con
templated taking her own life, and
Jumped into the water Fishermen
who were out in boats near the bridge
and who had nets said they saw moth
ing and heard nothing which would
indicate that body had fallen into
the river. tt was not twilight until
well on towards nine o'clock, ano
there was full moon rising at about
that time. So there would have beer
plenty of light on the water. A search
was commenced among the workmer
and fishermen to see il they could LEND
any possible aid in finding the body
or the girl. But this was without
any results.
F1eta Quick is a very pretty ant
attractive young woman. She is the
only daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. P
Quick, who moved from Warsaw tt
the Herrold place two miles north o.
Hamilton. She Is sixteen years old
and a Junior in the Warsaw higf
school. When she disappeared yester
day she wore a blue silk hat, a ponget
dress, brown slippers and stockings
She had auburn hair and was fail
skinned. Her friends, among whom
she was a great favorfte, consider hel
very pretty and attractive young
1 woman She wore ring on the little
finger, the ring set with a small stone
/ A larger set ring was worn on the
middle finger, and she wore pear
bar pin.