The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-11
WORKING GIRL Will
GET Big FORTUNE
Lena Underdahi Inherits $780,
600 From UncIe-WiII Drop
Breach of Promise Suit.

Miss Lena Underdahl, a pretty nine
| teen-year-old girl, employed as a do
nestle at the boarding house conduct
ed by Mrs. H. L. Brown, 419 Iglehart
street, will leave for New York this
week, accompanied by Chicago attor-
ney, to look after her interests in an
estate valued at $65O,O0O, left by Dr.
John Tyler an uncle of Miss Under
dahl, who died in New York sixteen
years ago. Miss Underdahl, it is stated,
is the sole surviving heir.
The news of the girls good fortune
came to her as a surprise, as she had
been led to believe by reports from her
guardian, DR.. 0. T. Meldoe, an adopted
| brother of the deceased uncle, that the
fortune had shrunk to mere nothing
through unfortunate speculation.
The only benefits the girl ever re-
celved from the fortune left her were a
Few hundred dollars, barely enough to
pay her expenses through college
which she has attended during the past
SIX years. During the vacation period
she has worked as a domestic. and is
now doing so, having been found in the
Kitchen of the Brown boarding house
washing dishes when a Globe repre-
sentative called to see her last evening.
MISS UnderdahPs life has been far
different from that of most girls who
1aII heir to more than half a million Of
collars. Unable TO secure ANYTHING
more than small sums from the estate.
she mas been compelled to work out to
make her own way in the world. and
now that she has been informed that
she Will come into possession Of the
money, she frankly admits that she has
no idea of her future plans.
Sued Lover for Breach OF Promise.
Miss UnderdahI recently gained some
notoriety while attending the Gustavus
Adolphus college at st. Peter. where
she met young man named Hermann
Wennemark. The young man is said
10 nave paid some attentions to Miss
Chderdahl, and when these attentions
ceased, Miss Underdahl brought a
preach of promise suit, which is now
pending in the courts.
MISS Underdahl says she loaned
Wennemark money, and that he prom
Iseu 10 marry her, but failed to keen the
ploIlllse. When seen last night the girl
was IN a generous frame Of mind and
she informed he Globe that she
would drop the case against Wenn nee
mark. " 0iiiie
Miss UnderdahPs story of coming
into possession of the fortune Left hY
her uncle is best told in her own Ian
guage, story she told in a modest
night. io'''
THE money comes from DIR. TYLER
VINO was brother of my mother " said
MISS Underdahl He died in New York
sixteen years ago, leaving the money
IN trust for me. DR.. Meldoe. his adont-
ed pfothef, was named as my guardian
ana the money was left in his care
MY parents knew but little about the
estate and it's care was left entirely
IN the hands of my guardian.
Occasionally he would send me- q
little money, but he never rendered
any accounting, and we were led to
peheVe that the estate did not amount
10 much The real truth came out only
lew days ago, when the men who
were on his bonds went into the New
ofk courts and demanded that he
make report. This was the result of
an lnVestlgat1on made by an attorney I
ellpioyed In chicago and now | have
received word from the attorney that
ne Will come to St Paul to take me- IN
New York and that 1 will receive
money which is rightfully mine.
Will Reward Kind Friends
L am expecting the attorney every
DAY and We will leave for New York sc
soon as he gets here. 1t hardly seems
true that am to get so much money
ana l cannot say what | will do when T
get II, out L know of one thing I win
90; L will remember some of the neo-
pie VINO have been kind to mo for T
nave not mad very easy time in this
world" " ms
Miss Underdahl is the daughter Of
the late Rev. and Mrs. Ole Anderson
put was adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. I'm
derdahl when child. Rev. Anderson
was Lutheran minister and lived in
N!nneapol1s for some time He died in
Michlgan few months ago. his wife
MISS UnderdahfS mother, having died
ABOUT the same time in Chicago. DIR
Eyer, whose estate Miss Under
GAM 1alls heir to, was a brother of Mrs
ANDERSON, the girls own mother.
MISS Underdahl was nineteen wears
olu d lew weeks ago. She is an unus-
uaIly pretty girl and gives evidence ne
the six years she spent in college NV
her conversation.
Despite the fact that she has assur
ances that there is no longer. ANYTHING
10 prevent her securing possession of
the fortune, Miss UnderdahI refused to
oesert her post in Mrs. Browns kitchen
and was working as usual last night.
she said she did not believe in de-
seftlng the woman who had been kind
10 her, and she will continue to wash
dlsnes until her departure for New
York, providing Mrs. Brown cannot
secure another girl in the meantime.