Show NEPHIS MISSING MAN the disappearance from home of frederick farmer of nephi io in january last jast as ae chronicled in the NEWS of april 3 is still a cause for anxious inquiry and agitation among hla his relatives and friends the peo pie of juab county according to report do not take much stock in the story of william may who left utah with farmer in january last on a colorado river gold prospecting tour it appears that the two men reached colorado on or about february where it to is alleged they bad a falline out over some matter then according to one version of the trouble the men separated and farmer was lost sigm of may returned to nephi on march and was closely questioned as to the whereabouts of farmer it is alleged by reputable citizens that he be told materi materially silly different stories to different persons and that he was even insulting and abusive to mrs farmer Fa rooer an estimable lady who is left with three children to mourn her husband a strange departure like the citizens of nephi she fears that he is the victim of foul play and is well nigh distracted irom from the effects of worry and grief i mays insinuations that farmer has voluntarily deserted his bis family to la strongly resented by neobi people who say gay that he was an honorable man devoted and attached to both wife and children A St Georee Georae searching party which attempted to find and some clue that might lead to the discovery of the missing mans whereabouts wired to his big friends at nochi about april I 1 that their work had been fruitless A mass meeting followed being held at the nephi opera house bouse thursday night april 3 8 the building was packed with Indig indignant bant citizens and a purse of quickly raised for the purpose or defraying necessary expenses expensed in searching for the man A committee of five was appointed to make arran arrant iid moots manta for the equipping and sen sendina dIVA out of another searching party wow J george C whittemore st at its head y farmer whose photograph is in alv above ia reported as being a makov v open hearted fellow he was waa 29 belik of age but looks younger than that height about five feet six coohe weight about pounds color of hit baki dark brown eyes blue mustaches W shade lighter than hair face amouta shaven except as to moustache ant acar caused by abores under left eye thumb on left hand cut off between betwee first and second joints |