The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-17
Mrs. Rhea BuAard Reward
ed After Long Months
Of Searching.
Affecting Reunion When The
Eorhimui Arrived From
Alaska

There vas an affecting scene on
beard the steamer Northiand this
morning when Mrs Rhea BuiiaFd Of
Milwaukee. Wis. found her son,
Arthur. whom she had not seen or
heard from for more than IL
months
MY boy Ny boy cried the
neither. tears % ioy streaming down
her face. az she rushed tc embrace
her am aa he emerged from The
stoke hold. covered with dirt and
crime Her emotion then oyetc1me
her aud she almost tainted.
The boz was far less responsive
Tie seemed ashamed 60 display hin
emotions before the curious crowd
OF passengers and urged his mother
not "a try
ats all right. mother" he kept
saying. but don't take on SO,
After the mother had sufficiently
recovered to ask her son 20 40 home
with her. the young man fatty re-.
fused
I'm all right here he said =
can earn my own living"
Ills mother Kayr way 10 another
burst Of tears tears 81 grief this
time
VIII Return Home.
Capt 8 s. Brunu Of the North.
land and several Of the hysiaadera
chlded Young Buliard for his an.
grateful conduct. and ~ length he
agreed 10 accompany hts mother
home. The young man changes bis
clothes aud washed the dust % the
stoke hold from his face They
went up town together aud had
breakfast They will leave SUNDAY
for Milwaukee
Arthur Bullaro Is tine son of Dr. 1
A. ". A Bullard. prominent psysi-
cian OF Milwaukee Two years ago
nutssoo was STUDENT at tho Unit
scrNlty 81 Michigan lie tired q
coiiesps life. but his father would
not perrait him to drop his studies.
The boy. then 81 years ODD, ran
away from home
lie went 10 Ymnssspofns. Mlsu
secured employment and for a time
wrote mss mother regularly 500
denly his letters stopped His
mother wroto 20 Minneapolis, but
could e.osais 40 news Of her SON
Nsc tamn left for Minneapolis and
after. paisonlyiaa inquiry, learned
tuso her son nis gone west she
followed clae afnr clue. with no
Hnccee.
Star Scipn seWea.
Five DAYS ago she came 20 Seattle.
Her story was published In The star
and Young man who lad roomea
With nullard lsot wigter called on
Mrs. Bullard 900 told arr that
Arthur had been working IN tae
docks
Taking picture uf bse boy Mrs
Bullard west from onciS io oocls.
asking everyone she met " they rec
ognized the picture A. s. Horrock
aad W. s. Johnson. employees a toe
Chesloy Towboat Co. recognizes
the picture as that Of young laas
calico A. Walker. who mo worked
there. They told Mrs Billiard toat
he had shipped to Alaska on the |
steamer Northhnd On July 9. II c. |
Bradford. local agent Of taS Hoe |
verified this report.
Tse Northland came In at 1880 |
o'clock this mornins. aod Mrs. llul !
lard met the vessel st the wharf |
boarding the boat, she showed the /
picture ol her son to Csptsio Bruno |
THAT boy 10 oue 81 onr oreneo.
said the eaptsIn.
nullsra y - III uncs Catfed To the
deck ana lbs no, bsr flUus bcrgeH
In his arms
Sfeee lsssins nnnAe AIehm Dub
lard Aas undergone many stris'd
tuecs. gfe hes done eli eOb ~
esxnaal IatoF aaa b~eu aoso ON bis
lsck more shs0 oUes llis fssbCP
has sssa,~a 6tm ~ hts forsisoOess
and H,s bs oroshers sASe she hop
ell, 40 bach home !
"rbia 80 the happtest day ~ ms
~. sOiA Mss Hau0d today. aud
have AhaOAcd God q dOsse times
for Ss0aing INV con 10 Ene Y0u
caat l1aatMS ehAt Q Husdeh has
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timoa tA@waAe che tbceeeaAs w0ssy
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aud everytAn9 ole ~ zee
= have telegiepaed Ne aaAnm MN
TO A1ibt4as faiheeDand 8lsp1@. ana
kilo-V they faFl just "A lido !
want 10 thanl Ahe star FOR Vac sny
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