El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-30

After an ignorance of each others
whereabouts for 80 years. two brothers
w. H. Cochrane and ]. s Cochrane, the
one an American and Texan, the other
a Canadian, have been found to each
other by The Herald. It was the ole, old
story of brothers growing up. separat-
ed by the growing responsibilities Of
each. The letters came and went with
less and less frequency and at last
neither brother knew where the other
was. One knew that somewhere in far
away Canada his brother once lived;
the other did not know where mis-
brother oEsce Iived;i the other did not
know where his brother was.
The Herald in Canada
one day year ago, The Herald cir
culating into Mowat, Ontario, Canada,
carried to whoever might see it. news
item concerning the success of Harry
Cochrane, of El Paso, in d large land
deal. Was it strange that that very pa
per fell into the hands of the very per
son whom Harry Cochrane most wished
TO see and hear from, of all people in
the wide, wide, world
Why the Canadian brother did not 1t
once write is not known But several
days ago The Herald received the fol-
lowing letter:
Mowat, Ontario. Canada
Editor e. Paso Herald:
Could you give me the address Of
Harry Cochrane, my brother, who
1 believe is located in your dis
trict? Last November your paper
printed a story of his success in
large land deal, which concerned
eight sections Of land and drilling
for water upon it.
I am taking the liberty of asking ,
YOU for his address because 1 know
YOU could probably secure it for me
without any trouble. Thanking you
in advance, 1 remain yours sincere
",
Herald Locates Him.
The Herald's machinery was in mo- |
ton That same day on which the letter !
vas received. il was published and that /
afternoon. the carrier, going on his &C /
customed round with his papers, drop /
ped paper into the yard of vine /
covered cottage on Myrtle avenue. The |
letter from the long lost brother was at /
once seen by Harry Cochrane and let /
ter was written. Before many days, j. !
s. Cochrane will know where his brother /
resides and more. He viii know Of the +
changes that have come into the life |
of his brother: of the misfortunes-Icr I
into each life some rain must fall
and Of the successes, for there have /
been successes; the very atmosphere in /
the little vine-covered home tells more !
eIoquently than any words that it is
home, not merely a house. There is an
air of contentment about its green, well
kept lawn, the shady hooks under the
trees. the trellised vines. that have been
immortaliZed in the sweetest song in
the world, Home, Sweet Home"
The FL Paso COchrane.
w. II. Cochrane, or Harry as he is
called among railroad men, is an en-
gineer on the Texas and Pacific. He has
a son. a fireman on the G. H. & S. A.
They love their work. said Mrs Coch-
rane at the little home, No. 1924 Myrtle
avenue. They love their work and our
income is comfortable. so we are happy"
And she looked it.
It has been 80 years and maybe more !
since w H. Cochrane heard from his
brother. and, though he believed him to
be in Canada, he thought that perhaps
he had gone into the wilds of west Can
ada and there lost himself to civiliza-
ton There are three Of the brothers
one. Sam H, a banker at CaseviIle
Mich: W. H, of Ell Paso, and J. b. who
has just been found by The Herald at
Mowat, Ontario, Canada, where he is
wealthy farmer. Mowat was named for
Oliver Mowat, once premier OF Canada.
Remarkable Find.
We had no idea in the world where
sir. Cochrane's brother was" said Mrs