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Louisville, Kentucky, December 8, 1909.

Alma Catherine Kellner, the eight-year-old daughter of Frederick Kellner,

General Solicitor for the Frank Fair Brewing Company,

arose at an early hour and after playing with her baby brother, Frederick Jr., dressed herself for church.

Yesterday was the feast of the assumption of the Virgin Mary, and solemn high mass was celebrated

in every Catholic church in the city. It was to this

service that the child intended to go at the St. John's Church at Clay and Walnut Streets. About 9.45 o'clock,

she kissed her mother and babybee brother goodbye and started for church. Mrs. Kalner accompanied the child to the door and instructed her to return home immediately after the service.

This, the little girl promised to do, and went skipping up Broadway.

Mrs. Kalner and Mrs. Elizabeth Wetzel, Mrs. Kalner's sister, stood at the door watching the child until she had gotten out of sight.

She seemed in unusually good humor and turned around several times to wave goodbye to the two women.

At about 11.30 o'clock, Mrs. Kellner began to expect her daughter home, and when she did

not come began to grow uneasy.

Those in the house, however, quieted her fears, saying that the little girl had probably

gone to some friends' home for dinner.

As school was not in session, Mrs. Kellner ceased to worry and had dinner for the other members of the family.

As the afternoon passed away and still she did not return, Mrs. Kellner became greatly alarmed and telephoned to her husband of their daughter's disappearance.

He came home at once and a thorough search was instituted.

Every relative and friend of the family was called and asked about the missing child,

but no one had seen anything of her, not even at those homes where she often stopped

to and from her way to school.

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