The Hereford Brand, Vol. 10, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1910 Page: 4 of 12
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The Hereford Brand, Friday, April 29, 1910
HEREFORD HARDWARE
We have a large stock of Black Hawk Listers and Two-Row Edge Drop Plants. Also Moline.
We are agents for the LaCrosse Engine and Horse Disc Plow—have samples to show you. Don't
forget to look at our line of Surface Cultivators. We have the famous Towers' Pulverizer and
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HEREFORD HARDWARE
MOTHER FINDS
LOST CHILD
Mrs Lucy Knight is Re-united With
Her Daughter who was Stolen
22 Years Ago
That "Truth is stranger than fic-
tion," is often evidenced and when
in the midst of our own quiet people,
whose lives blend seemingly in an
even tenor of "all is well," events
occur which equal or surpass the
most vivid chapter ot fiction it is nat-
ural that every heart is tuned to
sympathetic interest.
Quietly, in refined seclusion there
has dwelled among us for the past
fifteen years a lady whose life from
day to day has been one of tragic
surroundings. This lady is Mrs.
Lucy Knight, who makes her home
with her sister, Mrs. John S. Bris-
tol. Mrs. Knight in her early mar-
ried life lived with her husband and
baby in Denison. Mr. Knight was
a man who held the esteem of those
who associated with him. He was
kind to his family and the home
seemed harmonious in every way.
Mr. Knight came home one day
bringing meat for dinner requesting
his wife to serve the meal a little
earlier than usual. "I am going to
the station and believe I will take
baby with me." he said Mrs.
Knight was perfectly willing, dress-
ed the little two year old daughter
in clean clothes tying on the little
bonnet and kissing her a happy good-
bye stood watching the father and
child until they were out of sight
when she turned to her household
duties. She prepared the dinner
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and waited—they did not come. All
day she waited and they did not
come. Night with its weary hours
of futile watching passed and dawn
of day brought hope that the missing
ones would return—that some unex-
pected call had kept the father and
babe absent. The mother's aching
heart thus held up bravely and she
did not even make her distress
known to anyone. Trying to busy
her hands to relieve her thoughts on
the third day she was cleaning
house and when she went to sun her
bedding her goodly store of fifteen
quilts were missing. Further inves-
tigation showed that the father's
clothing and the baby's were all
gone. Then the truth forced itself
upon her and she went to her father,
Henry Wheat, of Sherman. Every
possible means was tried to find Mr.
Knight and the child to no avail and
during the long years that have fol-
lowed, Mrs. Knight has born her
heart's burden as only woman can.
Relatives fully believed that the
child who was delicate had died, but
there was always hope in the moth-
er's heart—a belie; that God would
some day restore her child. Thurs-
day April 7th Chief of Police De-
spain, of Sherman, received a letter
from Paducah, Ky., making inquiry
of the whereabouts of Mrs Lucy
Knight. The writer saying such
was the name of his wife's mother,
his wife having been stolen from her
when but two years of age. The
letter gave details accurately so that
the fact was established that the
long lost daughter was found. It so
happens that Chief Despain of Sher-
man, is a cousin of Mrs. Knight and
knew immediately upon reading the
letter all the connecting links in the
case. Notifying Mrs. Schivell, an-
other cousin in Sherman of the good
news they decided not to risk the
precious letter even to the care of
the U. S. mail, but decided to send
it personally at once. Misses Leta
Shivell and Anne Lula Morris were
the messengers appointed to bring
the glad tidings to McKinney. Ar-
riving on the Interurban they went
immediately to Mr. Bristol's home.
Mrs. Bristol was down town and the
young ladies, though face to face
with the mother and having the pre-
cious letter in hand were afraid to
divulge their story, not knowing how
such sudden news might affect her
even though it contained the joy for
which she had longed for more than
a quarter of a century. So they
went back to town and found Mrs.
Bristol and first told her. It is not
hard to imagine what a happy mo-
ment it was for Mrs. Bristol nor to
picture the joy that must have been
the mother's upon receiving the mes-
sage and reading the letter. Imme-
diately an answer was sent respond-
ing to every inquiry and furnishing
every connecting link to make the
wonderful story authentic.—McKin-
ney Examiner.
Sugar Beet Seed
J. A. Johnson has a few sugar
beet seed for sale. A test of their
fertility has been made and shows
80 per cent. Try an acre of beets
this year. tfb-j
Bowsher—Flenniken
H. C. Bowsher, formerly of this
city, but now of Barehoi, Kansas,
and Miss Saleta Flenniken, were
married at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Modlin, at 3 :15 p. m. Tues-
day, leaving immediately for Kan-
sas, where they will make their
home. Rev. O. W. Dean performed
the ceremony.
Hail Insurance.
Insure your growing crops against
loss or damage by Hail, in a time
tried and reliable company, which
pays its losses promptly and without
discount. C. O. Lee, Agent,
Office Room 2 over Hereford Hard-
ware Co., Store. 11-tf
We Thank You Heartily!
The Green Ticket Genuine Sale was a great success, and we appreciate the way in which our many friends and cus-
tomers responded to the real opportunity we gave them to save money on up-to-the-minute house Furnishings. The
desired amount of money was raised and passed, you have the goods at a great saving and it leaves our big stock of
goods in a most desirable shape. <fThe days of the Green Ticket is past, but we are going to make it a point each day
to sell you better furniture at better prices than you can secure elsewhere. Again thanking you, we remain,
— Very truly yours, ==================================
J. M. Gililland,
Embalmer and
Funeral Director
ARNOLD & MATTHEWS
FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING
The Store that
is Pleasing
WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS
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Elliot, A. C. The Hereford Brand, Vol. 10, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1910, newspaper, April 29, 1910; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253551/m1/4/?q=central+place+railroads: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.