The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-17
RUNAWAY HAS RETURNED
Orville Wright Tired of Learning
to Be Farmer.
ASKS TO BE FORGIVEN
Mrr, Wright Says the Standard Aided
Materially in Reuniting Mother
and Son She Tells the
Prodigals Story.

MY boy Orville came home this af-
ternoon at o'clock after having been
gone away from home for three days
I must thank the Standard. for had it
not been for the great interest which
it showed in helping me to find him,
might never have seen my boy again.
l must also thank the officers who
worked hard to find my SON.
The above announcement was made
yesterday in the private office of Mag
istrate J. NJ. Kennedy by Mrs. H. f.
Wright when she joyfully told the Off
GERS that Orville had come home.
Orville, the 11-year- old son of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Wright. who live at Alp Oak
! street, disappeared on Wednesday
morning. He attended the Lincoln
| school and when he left the house on
| Wednesday morning he told his mother
| that he was going to his studies. He
| had not been seen since by his parents
! until he returned home yesterday.
The boy disappeared at 8 o'clock
| Wednesday morning, and on Friday
| the Standard published the story with
! an interview with Mrs. Wright in
which she declared she believed her son
to have been kidnapped. Yesterday
| morning this paper mentioned that the
| boy had been seen driving on hay
| wagon. the property of Mr.. Boaman,
! who resides down the valley, and said
that it was probable that the boy had
| gone down to live on a farm, as he
| had often expressed his dislike for
| school and study.
This last theory proved to be correct,
| as can be judged from Mrs. Wright's
| story, which is as follows:
There is no doubt that the boy was
! coaXed to go away. 1t is the first time
| that Orville had left home and l don't
! think he would do a thing like that
| without being advised He went down
| to the ranch of Charles Boaman, about
| six miles east of town.
| The first indication | got that he
| was down there was when q sister-in-
| law of Mr.. Boaman told me that she
| had seen a boy at Boaman's house, and
| the description which she gave me cor
| responded with Orville | was also in
| formed that he had been given four re-
| turning volunteer badges to SELL that
he had sold two of them and had re-
| turned the other two badges and the
| 81 to the lady and that she had offered
| him 10 cents, which he refused. L was
told this afternoon that on Wednesday
the men at the hay market had given
my son so cents to go and get some
| beer for them. and when ] heard of
| that l was angry. ! don't like to see
| anybody sending boy out for beer.
| There is too much of that practiced IN
| this town.
II did not talk very much to Orville
| when he came home to-day, because
! he seemed tired and nervous. AS soon
| as he opened the door he rushed Into
| the house and cried out: oh, mamma,
! won't you forgive me?' l asked MIN
| what he had done, and he said he had
| gone down the valley. l asked him if
he had enjoyed his trip, and he an
| swered
"'Oh yes. I had a pretty good time
| and was well treated, but I'd sooner be
with my mamma and Mary.
Il came down town this afternoon
| and I found Mr.. Boaman, who told me
| that the boy had jumped on the wagon
| and that when he asked him where lie
| lived he said he lived on Oak street.
| Mr.. Boaman told me that he never
| thought of asking the boy his name
until he saw the Standard on Friday
morning"