Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-24
SHE MAY BE
AN HEIRESS
Miss Bessie E%glinton, Of This City,
Believed to be the Only Heir to
Estate Worth 5000.
LAWYER is LOOKING UP CASE
American Consul at Puerto Cortes
Where Estate is Located, Has
Seer Communicated With.

It reports prove true Miss Bessie
Eglinton. OF this city, is an heiress
and will come into 4 considerable es-
tate when the legal questions are set
tied.
In the Great Falls Tribune of Aug
ust 3 appeared a letter from some
man in Honduras asking the post
master OF Great Falls, II. o. Chowon,
if he could give some clue as to the
whereabouts of a Mrs. Thomas Egg.
linton or her daughter. The letter
went on to say that a man named
Thomas Eglinton had been killed in
a railroad accident at that place on
July Is and had left an estate valued
at $1,000. without membranes.
standing in Thomas Eg%linton's name.
II was stated further that there was
an estate in Scotland, supposed to be
the share of Thomas Eglinton in his
fathers property. The writer Of the
letter did not are to have his name
mentioned for various reasons. but
was anxious that the parties interest.
ed be looked up.
Miss Eglinton was first made &c
quainted with the story through the
account in the Tribune and as the
facts given in the naper correspond.
ed exactly TO her own family history,
she was led to look the matter up.
She has employed Frank f. Smith
To look up the case for her and he
has written To the American consul
at Puerto Cortes, Honduras where
Mr.. Eglinton died and also sent the
marriage certificate of Miss Eglin.
tons mother. and a reply from him
is expected soon. when further steps
will be taken.
Miss Bessie EglintuL Has born on
March 81, 1856. in Sidney, New South
Wales. Australia. and is the daughter
Of ThCmls EglintOn and Emma Pris.
ella Egllnron. Her mothers name
was Robbins. The family came from
Australia Ia This country and settled
in Montana. They ran a hotel in
Great Falls Tor a few years. Eleven
or twelve years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Fig.
linton had some trouble and he ran
away to Canada with his sister-in-
law. where he got in trouble and was
sent To the pen~itentiary at Stony
Point. Immediately a~fterward, as
soon as il was possible to do so, Mrs
EglintOn obtained a decree of di,
vOrce in Great Falls and shortly after
that married John Strong in Steele
Montana. They lived for a time in
Virginia City and then went To Butte
where they remained a short time.
From that city they moved 10 White
sulphur Springs and from there To
Kendall. coming To Lewistown two
years ago, where they have lived ever
since.
Miss Eglinton's mother died seven
years ago and since that time she has
been keeping house for her step-fath'
or. John Strong, who lives on Buck.
skin fiat near the end of the foot
bridge on Broadway. She last saw
her father some seven ur eight years
ago and has heard nothing of his
whereabouts since then and knew
nothing of any property owned by
him until she saw the account in the
Great Falls paper.
1t is thought by Great Falls auth.
critics that the estate spoken OF as
being in Scotland was squandered by
Mr.. Eglinton in Great Falls while he
was living there. and II there Is any
thing il is life insurance carried by
him. Miss Eglinton is not counting
too much on getting the money. but
is determined to find u whether OF
not there is anything in il. 1t is
hoped that the report will turn out
TO be true and she will be able iC
prove that she is the rightful heir tc
the estate.