Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-30
FORTUNE ID WOMAN WHO
 ASSITED HIM
Charles Montgomery, Former Mining Pioneer of This Section, Leaves His Posses sions to Eastern Lady

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Nov 29.-The old adage about "one good turn deserves another was manifested in Douglas the other day when will for the prop erty of Charles Montgomery was filed. This property amounts to about S30,000, and would have gone to the state of Arizona if the will had not been discovered.
 The will brings forth an interesting and romantic story of how a woman is made independently rich by good turn done a friend when she was girl
 Charles Montgomery, the friend, died two years ago at Cananea, and since it has been considered that there were no heirs. A short time ago Mrs. Florence Bowden, who re- sides near Piedmont, West Virginia, heard Of his death, and after much hunting brought forth from an old trunk in the garret will, leaving to her such property or moneys as MT. Montgomery had at the time of his death.
 The story began more than 40 years before. Charles Montgomery when a young man, boarded at the home of an old lady in West Virginia. She was very fond of him, and when he got into some sort of trouble, that didn't amount to much when viewed by older folks, but bothered him greatly, he left that part of the coun- try and went to Mexico, to make his fortune He saved and worked and in 1893 had made enough money to take him to the worlds fair at Chi cagO.
 There he was having very good time, when in the midst of it, he found that some thief had robbed him of all his savings. He had few dollars left and used this to go to West Virginia to visit his old time friends and con fidants When he reached there he found that she had died. Her daugh- ter welcomed him as the mother had done, and he explained his difficulties to her. She told Charles that she did not have the money but that her daughter had taught for two years and had saved S10S.11.
 He asked the girl to lend him the IltI SOu nCl lO QO so, saying that if she had $5OO0 she would be willing to give it to him. He told them of his prospects and of the opportunities The girl consent ed and he took her savings and come west again. They did not hear from him for three years. Then, one day a postal came from Guadalajara, Mex ico, saying he would send the money soon. Seven more years passed by and one day a registered letter was received. It carried three one hun dred dollar bills, which was the prin- cipal with good interest, and a will leaving to Florence Renshaw such properties and money that he would leave at his death" The letter was mailed at Denver, Colo.
 The woman put the will away with the other old letters and soon forgot it. She married two years ago, and, while she and her husband are far from rich, they are in comfortable circumstances. It was only a few weeks ago that word came to her of Charles Montgomery's death and of the fact that there were no heirs. She thought of the old will hidden away somewhere, and the search followed. It came to light after some time and D. A. Richardson filed it a few days ago. It was brought here by c. P. Lynch, a friend of Mrs. Bowden, who is now in the city. The money is on deposit at the Bank of Douglas and will be paid to the heir by the pro- bate court.
 Mrs. Bowden is nearly 50 years of age and the snug little fortune will mean a great deal to her.
 MT. Montgomery was we'll known among mining men. He was an old friend of JameeS Douglas.
 Mir. Montgomery was well known to a number of the pioneers of this city and of Cananea, who are now resi- dents here. He was frequent visitor to the district while he was making his home in Cananea.