he expected to.return to that place the following |aay../■ At. the time of meetingMr. the Boone mannoticed no; traces ..of anything wrong. /. ' Inv^iiat|6n. proves thatMr. Hill was the last acquaintance to se*e Mr. Wood in this vicinity.Descriptions of the man,have been sent ■tio. many different towns in this yir cintty but with 'no result. Owing to the many tramps roaming around during theWarm weather it is feared by the family that he may have met with foul play and his rnoney^ taken. A few days ago a report reached here that a body had been taken; from the Des Moines river that might be that of Mr. Wood. However, investigation proved that this, was not the fact, and' his relatives and friends are as much in the dark as ever. /.His family relations and financial matters are . reported to be in the best of condition and for this reason it is not thought that he left home intentionally. * •DeINBi