The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-29
FORTUNE FOR A
SALTLAKE WOMAN
Mrs. Ida Ewing Falls Heir to
$4,000.
ADVERTISEMENT BROUGHT IT
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,,raLTH COMES SUDDENLY TO A
POOR SEAMSTRESS.
ADVERTISEMENT BROUGHT IT

-,rrrNG at the office Of a news
raner to receive replies to an ad-
~ .e-fisement for situation as
,....ser,seper or seamstress, Mrs. Ida
r.vfrr. 255 East Sixth South street, re-
-.frs5 "a letter which bore the informa-
..,- that she had fallen heir to an
l.,.te valued at $4,000. The letter is
,-,rI John Hull of Bellefountaine, o..
On. attorney appointed by the Ohio
curtis to settle the estate of Thomas
yrrrrnrev. who died without a viii
and at an advanced age. The letter
.-.fs8 that so far as had been learned
trsr. were three heirs to the fortune,
,r-- Ewing and her two brothers who
az. sruuosed to have died, with no
rsraHves except their sister.
Mrs Ewing has for years been en-
-...T throughout the city as a private
z.[rsrrrss I'm different families. BY
+,fr.rg necessarily with the needle she
has kent herself above penury, but the
.tr.rfast economy was necessary. ac-
..-firr- t1 her statement, TO provide the
chimes that are ueedful. Weary of the
Struggle. she at last left an advertise
mont with one of the newspapers for
Situation ass hOusekeeper, or, If possible,
o. ss4mstress i'm a private family. No
answer came. and she grew respondent.
paws passed and heightened into weeks,
but -tiu no answer.
Got Letter at Last.
Wednesday night she again called,
marc from habit than for any other
raason she said, and a letter was given
rar bv the clerk at the desk. She did
mot read 10 at the office. but FASTENED
home t7 her friend to tell her the news
m the irrespective situation. Together
they opened the letter and read that.
s..1rEfng to the win of Thomas
Humphrey. deceased, she and her two
nrofrars were the heirs 10 a fortune OF
$4,000 each.
Prior to her marriage the woman was
Miss Ida Southland. She has lived IN
this city for twenty years past, but was
horn I'm Mansfield. O. Her father left
his family when she was only a child
to ioin iu the war between the states.
He died in one of the Union hospitals
and after his death his family waS
thrown face to face with poverty. The
mother died shortly after, and the fam
fly separated. the daughter coming to
this city. She married DIT. $. Ewing
but was divorced three years ago
Since that time she has been engaged
at various occupations, chiefly, how
ever. devoting her time to sewing anc
dressmsKng. For months she has
made her home with Mr.. and Mrs. W
II. Leslie. 256 South Sixth East street.
Talks Of Her Good Fortune.
For some reason I was not surprised
20 hear that / had been left the money,
said Mrs. Ewing last night. For years
before my mothers death I had heard
her speak of one of her first cousin.
who had q large fortune and that We
were the only heirs. I have twt
brothers. but have not seen either 70
twenty years. Three years ago. how
ever ] heard from them, but do no
know whether or not they are livinI
now. I have never been in want, bu
have had to struggle to make tn
money that was necessary. ! placed al
advertisement in the paper for stu
alton as hOusekeeper or seamstress
but received no answer. I had grow
hopeless of ever receiving a reply, AM
was greatly surprised to find a lette
there Wednesday night telling me tina
7 had been left a fortune. Of course
7 am rejoiced at my good fortune, an
know that my friends viii rejoice wit
me-"
Pending the final settlement Of tn
estate Mrs. Ewing has accepted the 20
sition Of hoUsekeeper at the Tellurid
hotel on Third South street. The estat
consists Of farming lands in Hamilto
county Ohio. and real estate in the cit
of Cincinnati.