The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-03-18
MRS. DAN DEWEY
INHERITS A FORTUNE
ONE or THE HEIRS or AN ESTATE
IN COLORADO.
WILFRED CHARRON WON RACE
Very Exciting Sport on Superior Avenue
Last Evening Committee Collected
$40 For Prizes.

Mrs Dan Dewey is the recipient OF
many congratulation from her host
of friends in the city this week over
the good fortune that befell her She
n heir To- portion Of an estate in
COLORADO and will get "a Mics piece ot
money ont Of II as her shnre When
seen By Diamond Duu reporter last
might Mrs Dewey said
really can tell you my more
about this matter than you have al
ready learned from the articles u the
Meuomince paper The estate belong
ed 10 my grandfather and had heard
nothing from him for eleven wears.
The information contained m#t the
newspaper articles is#in the main cor
rec, They are looking for myself and
my brother have written to Colora
do and as soon as get d reply can
give you some reliable information on
the subject
The first intelli gence Of this affair
came from Menominee through let
ter written by one interested and pub
/ lished IN a paper in that city The
Herald Leader std on the following
day
Mrs Daniel Dewey of CRYSTAL
Falls a former resident of this city,
has fallen heir 10 a portion Of an estate
at Castle Rock Colorado, worth sev-
eral thousand dollars which was left
by relative Of her mother
A letter was received yesterday by
Chief Of Police English which stated
that Edward Hoffman Of Castle Rock
was trying to locate Elizabeth J. and
William. children Of Alva ID Foster
The letter stated that the daughter
had married one Joshua Austin in 1887
and that she in tnrn had daughter
whose name was Floss II Is said that
letters were received from Mr. Anstin
at 1910 Main street in this city as late
as SOB
The address mentioned in the letter
was the residence Of Coroner Henry
Mason who. personally, did not re-
member the woman When the letter
WAS published last evening in the
Herald Leader there WAS number
Of local people who at once rememb,r-
cd the woman spoken ot and IL was
found that the one referred TO was
Mrs Dewey aud that tire daug hter
Floss was Florence Dewey, who died
i'm this city last fall
Mrs Mason when she saw the letter
at once recalled the parties and she
tells the story Of the residence OF Mrs.
Dewey in Menominee
Irs Dewey who WAS AT that time
Mrs. Austin came TO room at the resi-
dence in 1885 and was tavorite with
the family and neighbors
Later she married Daniel Dewey
who was leader Of the Menominee
band and orchestra for many years
Az later period she removed TO
Escanaba with her husband and from
there to Crystal Falls where they
have since lived
Lust fall during the Cnautanqua tine
daughter Florence came 20 this city
10 visit with friends and while here
became very III and afterwards died
Chief English mas notified Mrs
Dewey Of her good fortune and IL is
expected that claim will be entered
for her share Of the estate 40 once
II is learned that tine brother=of
Mrs Dewey, who ia mentioned in ths
~ now located at
Cadillac. in the lower peninsula
Yesterday WAS regular Fourth Uf 4
July in the number OF people On tho (
streets and the mcrrimcut 0f the \
crowd The occasion wa, the dog (
race Both sides Of the street were lined
from TIE drinking fountain 10 the
opera house the windows and. ou some
the r1ofs were filed
The streets were in yerv bad coudi
tion. owing 90 the thaw but The boys
went 40 the sport with vim and
there was 40 let.up in enthusiasm.
Thirteen entries were had as FOL
lows VIII Poyseor Wifred Charron.
George Leonard Bertol Larson, viii
Ross. Will Eldred. Harold Trebilcock.
Tom Wall Harold Bergman Earnest
rwa. Andrew Johnson. Gordon Jack
son and Irwin Guenther.
The cup was won by Wilfred Char
IN. Will Poyseor second aud George
Leonard third The relays were run ,
irst ana the winners in those races
put In the fnals The start was