Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-27
FINDS MOTHER WHOM
 HE HAD NOT SEEN
 IN SCORE OF YEARS
Adopted Father Makes Reve. latiOnS to ErstwhiIe
 Waif

Omaha, Neb., April 26.-Carl Fer guson of Omaha has just discovered his mother, from whom he was sep aFated in Des Moines, p years ago, when he was but six days old. She lives in Syracuse. N. l., and Fergu- son IS going there to see her. He discovered her identity at Atlantic, Iowa, last Saturday, and at the same time found trace of a brother whom he has never seen When he was six days old, Fergu- son was placed in an orphans home in Des Moines. Then days later he was adopted by W. W. Ferguson, at that time a resident of Panora, Ia., but who moved to Omaha some years ago. The young man was raised up by the Fergusons as their own son and until last week he never dreamed but that his real name was Ferguson, and that he was the son of ". W. Ferguson.
 But Ferguson was getting old. Re gently he called his supposed son, Carl. and told him the secret of his birth. Carl did not at first believe the story. He had always supposed he was the son of the Fergusons g give many details.
 "I found you in an orphans home in Des Moines," he said. ''You were IS days old. You had been in the place 10 days. Your mother was Nettie Johnson of Atlantic, and you were born in the home of a man named Byers, in Cass County, near Atlantic"
 Last Friday young Ferguson went to Atlantic. He searched the county records but found no trace of his birth. Then he went to the grave yards and searched the tombstones. Still he found no trace of his moth eds name. At noon he went to lunch in restaurant. The cashier looked at him as he went to pay his check.
 Recognized by Cashier.
 "Well, if you ain't Archie Johnson ' you're enough like him to be his twin brother" the cashied said.
 He's son of Nettie Johnson and he and his mother live in Syracuse" he was told.
 Ferguson made further investiga- tions. He found Byers, in whose home he was born. He is J. F. Byers, former Deputy Sheriff of Cass County. Also he found the physi. elan who had officiated at his birth Then he found photograph of his mother. She is Mrs. Nettie Card, of Syracuse. With her, in the photo graph, is the picture of Archie John son, dead ringer for Carl Ferguson,
 But nobody in Atlantic remembers Mrs. Cards addreess in Syracuse. Ferguson has written Mrs. Card, ad dressing his letter care general de- livery in Syracuse. He has also asked the Syracuse newspapers to publish the story and is trying to locate his mother in that way
 "I am going to Syracuse to prose cute my search" he says.
 Mother Tried to Find Him.
 The Fergusons were good to me, They could not have been better had been their son. I love them and they love me. But l want my moth er.M
 n Atlantic young Ferguson dis cov1red that five or six years ago his mother came to that city and tried to locate him but failed to do so.
 Carl Ferguson is fruit commis- sion dealer in Omaha. He has a good business. Also he is married ana has one little son.
 Don't say word that will hurt my4real mother" he said, when talk inejkof the affiar. 'I love her and walt to find her, even if I did not kn6w there was such person up to les& than week ago."
 Hkrguson's father is supposed to have been killed in railroad wreck number of years ago.