The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-11
FOUND BROTHER
AFTER MANY YEARS

Minot, n. D., April Ito be
clasped in the arms Of a brother
whom she has not heard from for
nearly nine years and then only in
directly and whom she has not seen
for over sixteen years, was the happy
| experience of Mrs. Mae Renberg, Of
Lennon, S. d. The happy scene was
staged in the office Of Sheriff E. D.
Kelley shortly before the noon hour,
after Deputy Sheriff Dan Dougherty
and Albert Nelson had succeeded in To-
eating James A. Parker and brought
him to the courthouse where the sis
ter was ~anXiously awaiting his arrival.
Thought He Was Dead.
The last word Mrs. Rcnbcrg had of
her brother was nearly nine years ago
when word came TO her indirectly that
Mr.. Parker was very Ill in Seattle,
Wash. Not hearing anything furtn-
or from him the relatives came to
the conclusion that the illness had
proved fatal and the man was no lon
ger alive. Months and years passed
and no word came from the brother
until the conclusion reached by the
relatives became a firm conviction.
Secured Trace Last Winter.
Last winter. however. while Mrs.
Rcnherg was employed in Miles City.
ANiOtll.. sue IbdIu Ol IlEI DTOlltF
through people with whom lie had
been acquainted and whom she had
come to know in Miles City. Realiz-
ing that her brother was in all proba-
bllity still alive. Mrs. Renberg began
q systematic search for the man and
she learned that as late as last No
vember he had been at Ross. this
state. Inquiries addressed to Ross
brought the information that Parker
had gone to Minot from there II she
accordingly left Miles city for MinOt.
hoping to be better able to conduct
her search from here should she not
find him.
Worked On the Ice.
Not knowing anyone here, Mrs. Rem
berg went to sheriff F.. d. Kelley Civ
ing him as best she could a description
of the missing brother. Mr.. Kelley ex- |
erted every effort to locate Parker and
in the meantime Mrs. Renberg secured
what she thought was a trace of her
brother through a man who claimed
To have seen him on Sunday. He
furnished the information that Parker
had been working in the Great North
ern yards here, Through Deputy Sher-
if DOugherty and Albert Nelson, Shcr-
if Kelley learned that Parker had
been II Of a crew of men Who had
been employed cutting ice on the
river last winter. Having seen the
man they were able to locate him
easily and the search ended shortly |
before noon today when the brother
and sister were OnCc more united.
Parents Were Separated.
According to Mrs. Renberg's story
their parents became separated when
the children, of whom there were four.
were quite YOUNG, she herself being
but , years Did. The children were
brought up by different people so were
easily separated.
dren,' said Mrs. Renbcrg. we tried
to keep track of one another but
found that difficult. The last time
saw my brother was during a visit
to my fathers home in Aberdeen. S.
d. Shortly after that he left for the
west and | have not seen him since"
Mother Will Be Happy.
Mother will surely be happy if 7
can persuade Jim to return home with
me- she continued. She is no over
SO years of age but is holding down
a claim near Lennon. where l also
have a claim. Mother has not seen
Jim for seventeen or eighteen years
and like the rest of US thought he. was !
dead. Father, too, will surely be glad
to see him or to know that he is |
alive"
Parents Both Living.
Both Of Mrs. Renberg's parents are
living, the father having married
again after the divorce from his first
wife, and is living at Aberdeen.
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