Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-13

A fathers search for his only daugh-
ter. a search that has extended thru
, more than twenty years, was brought
to successful and happy ending here
| Thursday at 800 West Boone street,
where George Miller, of Chicago. found
Mrs. Harold r. Pontious, his long lost
daughter, Nora. How very happy was
this reunion Of father and daughter
can only be known by those who have
passed thru a similar experience.
Since he arrived from Chicago,
knowing that after years and years Of
searching, he was at last going to see
his child, Mr.. Miller has been visit
ing at the Pontious homee. He will
remain for short time.
Lost Thru Adoption.
The story of howk the child dropped
out Of the fathers sight is on that ac-
counts for his disappearance thru
adoption. 1t began when Mrs. Pom
| tious' mother died when she was q
child Of years. She was an only
child, and the father being unable to
care for the child himself, turned her
over to the care Of a Mrs. Johnson. a
Chicago woman. At that time Mr..
Miller was living in Chicago. but was
away from home much of the time.
1t was thru Mrs. Johnson that the
child disappeared. Mrs. Johnson had
four children of her own. and altho
she had agreed to take and keep the
child Nora she did not do so. Dur
ing the fathers absence the woman
turned the child over to The Home for
the Friendless in Chicago. To the
father Mrs. johnson is said to have
told the story that she had given his
daughter to family who was to keep
it and who would report frequently.
Adopted From the Homo.
Eventually. after some years. MIL
Ter learned that the child had been
given to the home But before he
knew the truth the child had been
adopted from the home.
Twenty three years ago last summer
Deputy Sheriff Charles Henry went to
the Home for the Friendless at Chica-
go. He was after a little girl to bring
home for his mother, Mrs. Anna Henry.
of this city. who lived with her son,
was lonesome, and wanted little girl
companion.
Mr.. Henry brought home with him
y
tie gin was adopted, was given the
here, and lived with Mrs. Henry and
her son.
Letter Finds Her.
Miss Henry grew to young woman
hood, and nine years ago she was mar
ried to Harold r. Pontious. Her fos-
ter mother. Mrs. Henry. died soon af-
forwards.
During the years while his daughter
was here the father was making I'M
successful attempts to find her. At
the Home for the Friendless Mr.. Mil
Ter was refused any information re-
garding his daughter. He made re-
peated attempts to learn her where
abouts, but the information desired
was denied until change in the man
agement of the home was made and
he learned that Charles Henry, of this
city, had adopted Nora Miller and
taken her from the home.
When the father learned this longed-
for information, he addressed letter
to the postmaster of this city. This
letter reached here a little more than
a week ago. It asked II there still
lived in this city Charles Henry who
had lived here years ago. The letter
was brought to the deputy sheriff.
Correspondence Brings Father.
Henry was asked to correspond with
Miller. He did So and at once a let
ter came back from Mrs. Miller, Mil
Ter having married second wife.
Then Miller came himself.
During the years, since she reached
maturity, Mrs. Pontious has made eff
fort to find her father thru The
Home for the Friendless, but they were
unsuccessful. Miller has been living in
Chicago most Of the time. altho for a
few years he resided in Kansas City.