The Taney County republican., 1900-04-26
Former Citizens of Forsyth Inherit
Fortune.

Mabel and Louise Eversole who
lived here for a year or more, de-
parting last summer for Springfield
after the death Of their father are
about to become rich as the follow
ing article from the st. Louis Repub-
lie will show. The many friends
here will rejoice in learning of their
| good fortune:
Word was received in St. Louis
yesterday by Doctor NJ. Tupper
Smith of No. 4379 West Belle place
that his niece, Louise Eversole, who
has been making her home with him
since her father died six months ago,
is now worth $1,OOo,OO0 in her own
right, and her sister, Mabel, who is
living with Doctor Hubert Smith of
No. 546S Vernon avenue, is also
worth the same snug sum. The
money is part of the estate of Lud-
wig Fischer of Holland, who died
nine years ago.
Shortly after the death of Ludwig
Fischer advertisements for his heirs
appeared in the st. Louis papers.
The parents of the Eversole girls,
who were living at Springfield Mo-,
at that time, saw the advertisement
and at once put in their claims.
Thousands of claimants appeared
and Doctor Eversole, who was 8
physician Of limited means, could
not afford to push the case, as it ne
cessitated trip to Holland. He was
about to give it up, when he met an
old friend, Frederick Bennecke, an
attorney Of Brunswick, Mo-, in
Springfield, and laid the case before
him. Mr. Bennecke thought the
claim was a good one and offered TO
see that it was properly entertained
at Holland.
His offer was accepted, and he
started to WORK at once. After get
ting the evidence to prove his claim
in shape Mr.. Benneke want to- Hol-
land to push it. All together he
made three trips, and on return from
the last one, yesterday, he announced
to Doctor M. Tupper Smith that the
case had at last been settled, and that
the money was ready for distribution
among the heirs.
The Eversole sisters, he told DR..
Smith, would each receive ST, 600, 900.
After placing the case in the hands
of Mr. Bennecke, the Eversoles paid
little attention to it, and in a few
years they ceased to think about it
at all. For nine years the case has
been in litigation, and in that time
Mrs. Eversole died. Doctor Eversole
died last November, and the children
were left orphans. They had no rela-
tives except the Doctors Smith, who,
each took one Of the girls to live |
with them. Louise, the elder, who is |
18 years old, is at the home of Doc
tor NJ. Tupper Smith, of No. 1879 |
West Belle place. and her sister,
Mabel, 13 years old, is with Doctor |
Hubert Smith Of No. 5468 Vernon |
avenue.
Doctor NJ. Topper Smith said that
he did not know what the estate had
consisted OF, and that it
had been converted into cash soon
after the death of Ludwig, Fischer.
IL the nine years in which the case
was in litigation the money was lying
in the Bank of Holland, drawing in
terest all the while, and it now
to $l7,OOO,OO0
Ludwig Fischer" said Doctor
Smith, "was an Earl, but L do not
know what his full title was.
The Eversoles based their claim on
the fact that Doctor Eversole's
was one of the Fischer
family in Holland.
Mabel EversOle was only years
old when her parents filed, their
claim and she was told nothing about
it. Her uncle thought that it was
doubtful if they would be able to es-
tablish the claim and the child was