Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-22
until she felt safe, felt she could take
him back to Mrs. Palmers.
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He had adapted himself to Mr.. and
Mrs. Stuhr, he has been able 20 do II
in every house that he has been in
he has adopted the people and called
them papa and mama and became at
f~ectionate with them at once. To 60
back-she came from Massachusetts
to Chicago. She sent word to Mrs.
Palmer--the boy was then about five
years old--that she would send him to
Cedar Rapids again for her to take
care Of. Mrs. Palmer had urged her
by letters to bring him back, and she
sent him there in the care Of the con
ductor and porter and paid his way
and paid them for the care of him.
Ee arrived at Cedar Rapids, and Mrs.
Palmer received him and took him to
her home. A. few days following that,
she having had to 60 to Kankakee,
Illinois, and SO she came to Cedar
Rapids against to see Mrs. Palmer and
arrange for his care and keeps.
Anxious to Get Baby.
At that time they compromised on
4 smaller amount per week, because
Mrs. Palmer was anxious to have him,
and desired to have him in her home,
and think the compensation at that
time was about So. and the extras
were to be paid for besides. That
was in July, 1913. The plan, then,
was for Miss Wendell to leave him
here, as she told Mrs. Palmer, only
for a short time as she expected to
go on her way to California as soon
as she could arrange her affairs in
Maquoketa and dispose Of her prop
erty there, and take the boy with her
and leave him with his parents. Some
time early in August, or about the
first Of August, her mother, who was
very old, was taken sick and became
practically helpless. !. Miss Wendell
being the nurse of her family, and the
only nurse in the family, naturally re-
NAMED thereto take care of her
mother, and she never left her until
the 18th Of January, 1913, when her
mother died.
She correspondent with Mrs. Palm
er and received letters from her, and
sent her communications and sent
her many drafts and express orders
to pay for his keep in various ways,
but knew nothing of what was going
on at that time. l think the letters
that were written between them Will
disclose that condition.
Following her mothers death, there
was some controversy over the es-
tate of her mother, which necessitat-
ed her remaining there in Maquoketa
for some period of time. There was
a will Of some small amount, and a
contest was made by her sister, Mrs.
Reynolds, because she claimed the IN
fairness of the will ana that delayed
her, but she kept corresponding with
Mrs. Palmer and kept sending her
money, and soon after that deal was
arranged she received a message
from a relative in Sioux City, asking
her to COME to her brothers. and take
care of his wife, who was critically
Ill, and she imme diately did that.
Nurse Trusted Friends.
She attempted to see Mrs. Palmer
on her way through to Sioux City, the
main line Of the Milwaukee passing
through Marion. six or seven miles
north Of Cedar Rapids, and she made
an effort to see Mrs. Palmer at that
time, but didn't find her at home and
she wrote her. several letters in her
various trips backwards and forwards,
and tiled to meet her, but she could
not find her, but having every conf
dence, and believing wholly in Mrs.
Palmer she had every faith and con-
fidence the boy was in the Palmer
home getting the care she was pay-
ing for.
Following the sickness of her sister
in-law, she took an uncle Of hers to
some place for care and treatment, |
do not remember the exact place, who
lived near Sioux City, and always
caring for her people as she has been
in the habit of doing. Then in a
short time, her brother sent her a mes
sage Of an automobile accident, where
in his wife had been dangerously in
jured, and she hurried again to the
assistance Of her family. The wife
only survived a short time and was
dead when she got there. She re-
mainel to help console the family.
and before she was able to get back
to Sioux City again her niece was
stricken with paralysis and she re-
manned at her side for a long time.
Transfer Child.
No suspicion had entered her mind,
- w, Dut NuuL NILS. 1 ullllSI WIS
carrying Out the contract to the full
extent, and the first intimation she
had Of it was late in the fall Of 1913,
when she received a letter of a def
mite character from Mrs. Palmer, the
checks. bank drafts, express orders,
and advances Of money sent of that
character, amounting to some one
hundred and forty or fifty dollars, and
in which she spoke Of othe~ things
and said this is something l find
does not belong to me and I am re-
turning it to you" and that was all
that was said regarding the money.
Then, she began to try to communi.
cate with Mrs. Palmer and ascertain
what the trouble was. She couldn't
understand it.
CIarks Take Child.
She still believed Mrs. Palmer had
the boy, and she tried to reach her
and she wrote her she was coming,
and the matter ran along on account
OF the sickness of her family and the
other troubles, until in May, 1917, she
knew the child was staying a por-
ton of the time in the home of some
body BY the name of Clark, but sup
posed that Mrs. Palmer had left him
there temporarily Until she reported
to her, until she made a visit to her,
n in May, 1914, she Went. to Cedar
R1Di0S tn 500 Nrs Palmer ond cntt1a