The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-25
A LUCKY oocToR
His Kindness TO an old 49,
warded-Thc Rest OF Her Re-
1atives on the yyarpatb


DR.. Thomas G. Stellwagen who..
office, says The Phtladelphta Press Ss' ;s
this city, and whose residence ! I
Media, has recently been left fortn.
and the means that brought this 49, .s
about and cut other relatives Off r;,l nss
out penny are extremely novel H.
result will probably be that the I'm
will be taken into the courts.
Mrs. Dickey, for that was the =.
old lady's name, was the wiaow Il "a.
late DR.. Dickey, and her home wss I
Atlanta, Ga. One year ago, 50 the s.ors
goes. after having been lost Il Il,
memory of her northern relatives ~
saw that her days on this earth ws-sl
not many, and with the wisdom y
Solomon sat down and wrote 10 man.
OF her nearest kin in this city, Med
and Baltimore the same words-.tb.,
she was very old now; that she 49,
Tery destitute, too, and would SO mveb
like to pay them visit. One Of ,bos.
letters reached DR.. Stellwagen, and q:
one OF her relatives knew that another
had received her plea for help
After ber task was finished. Mrs n
Dickey folded her hands and waited
To some of the letters no answer.
came. One or two, it is said, replied
curtly, and one, lady wrote: aReally
it would not be convenient to have Won
visit me, for at the time you name ex.
pect to have house full of company.u
Among the first letters she received
however, was one from DR.. Stellwacen.
and inclosed was check for $50. he
wrote her that he hoped his small con-
tribution would help her, and that be
would be pleased to have her as an in-
mate of his pretty northern home On
the outskirts of Media.
A month or two after that another
demand for help reached the doctor, and
his second check for $50 went south
with a renewal of the invitation for bis
old aunt to visit him. Up to three
months ago he heard nothing from her.
and then he received a letter saving:
Come, / am very sick" DR. Stell
wagon obeyed the summons, and when
he reached Atlanta was dumbfounded
to find that Mrs. Dickey was living
elegantly, and that she was wealthy
She told hlm that she wouldn't live
long; that she wanted to 60 home with
him, and it is said decided everything
over to him, and made him present Of
all her household furniture, silyerware
and jewels. 1t took two cars to carr
| the latter, and it is said that the pro
fessor left behind him in the southern
city row of handsome dwelling
houses.
Two days after reaching the doctors
home in Media, Mrs. Dickey died, ana
then it was found that in addition %
the deed, which gave her nephew every
thing, she had left a will made before
she wrote these letters testing theafec-
ton OF her relations which divided her
property among several Of them. un
that ground it is claimed that the dlsaP'
pointed people will contest the case u
court. A number of pieces q Mrs'
Dickey's silverware and some lewels
have been placed by the doctor IN
trust deposit company's vaultin TINS
| city.
The relatives are all at sea as to 'ac
| extent of the eccentric old lady wealth.
and it is said her heir gives them ~
satisfaction whatever. The Bais'mo1s
kin, his cousins, of whom there ms
several, are the most aggrieyed, anu
any legal action is taken i VIII pfo0s.
bly start from that direction. Anolne,
rumor is that tie doctor has promises
| to make some sort Of settlement y
which the nearest blood will lnneln
some Of the estate. With his ior'al'
the doctor inherited an addition g e
family, a dark-haired southern g'l'' g 8
adopted child Of the late Mrs. D'cAss, ~,
| with picture OF a face, well eaucaM~ .ss
and attractive. Strangely enough "a &
old lady left her penniless, but oO,a'as~ ,'u I,
a promise from her heir on neg 49, y Z,
bed that he would always proslae 4. 4.
her-liye with him as one Of hls lal, y.
for she said, Thomas, love s. &.
dearly" The young lady is Il yess, Z,
! old and has made host of irlena. ,hs
herself in Media. 1t is said 'na' & !,
story Of her own life is romaovs ,s;,s :
| itself. All dreamy Media y 'a's NC
about the affair, and the high s'ans,'s \. :
Of the families involved MAKES
4 nl,<>;<.a ,,,rsraal for fr0gsiu.