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The Father Lost His Son

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
January
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

THE FATHER LOST HIS SON

Feared That He Had Drowned Himself

IN THE RAGING HURON

Well-to-do Gaylord Merchant Gets Separated from His Boy in Ann Arbor

The mysterious disappearance of Elmer L. Qua, of Gaylord, Mich., late Tuesday afternoon, caused his father, S. E. Qua, who came here for treatment at the University Hospital, a great deal of excitement and worry. S. E. Qua is a wealthy merchant of Gaylord and registered with his son at the Arlington hotel, Tuesday. After dinner father and son went to the hospital and while the father was consulting with some of the physicians there Elmer skipped out and a long search over the city ended fruitlessly. Mr. Qua came back to the hotel and said that his son had disappeared and that he feared he had drowned himself in the river. He had previously told Mr. Stark that his son was not quite right and that he desired to have him treated at the hospital while he himself intended getting medical aid. The father was almost frantic after his vain attempt to find the son that night. He left the hotel and it is thought took the train for home. But whether the boy, who is just of age, went home is not known. He met one of his friends, Ray Hartnell, here Tuesday, and the latter says that he acted strangely in the afternoon. At one time his father wanted him to attend the University and promised him $10,000 as a starter when he completed his course, but the young man did not take up the offer. Mr. Hartnell, who has been intimately acquainted with Qua says that his father's suspicion of his drowning himself in the river is not at all likely to be correct.