Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-13
NEEDY FAMILY
To GET A CHECK
FOR CHRISTMAS
Money From an Estate Left
Twenty Years Ago, with
Interest, VIII Be Paid to
Woman in Canada

Almost twenty years ago Mrs.
Mary A. Kemmerer died in Albu-
ouerque, leaving u small estate.
Within a few days a family far up
in northern Alberta, Canada, VAL
receive a Christmas gift which VIII
mt a great load, a load which has
been occasioned by three success
sivo crop failures. The Christmas
gift will be in the shape of a sub
stantiaI check: it will come from
that estate and D. II. Boatright'
resident of Albuquerque for more
than q quarter Of a century, Will
assume the role If Santa Claus.
The tale is one which might well
serve as a model for those who are
to assume a trusteeship and guard
ianship. il Is a tale of a trust well
kept. so we'll kept that Diogehes
need not have carried his lantern
had he made his historic search in
Albuquerque. .
Many Of the old time residents
Of Albuquerque will recall the
Kemmerers. Fred Kemmerer was
one of tho best known men in the
territory of New Mexico twenty
five years ago. He was nearly six
and a half feet tall and was, nat
urally quite conspicuous. Tie died
a few years before his wife, VINO
was also quite prominent here.
Mrs. kemmerer died i'll Albu-
uuerque in 1908. Before her death
she had requested Of her attorney
that MIR. Boatright be appointed
guardian for her granddaughter,
Maria Alice Kemmerer, who was
then years old.
She left three-fourths Of her
estate to her son, Fred B. Kem-
merer. The remaining one-fourth
she left to her granddaughter, Mr..
Boatright had never seen the lit
tie girl as her father had moved
to Illinois before the little girl was
born. Fred Kemmerer came to
Albuquerque in 1904 and settled
up his share of the estate with Mr..
Boatright.
The son could not qualify as ad-
ninistratOr for his daughter S
share of the estate. as he was not
a resident of the then territory of
New Mexico. He returned to IL
llnois as soon as his share of the
estate had been settled. Mr.. Boat
rights application for guardian
ship for little Maria Alice Kem-
merer was granted. There were no
trust companies or savings banks
to handle estates in Albuquerque
in the year 1904 and Mr.. Boat
right agreed to hold the estate and
pay per cent interest.
At that time the little daughters
IL 20
$777.04. With interest being paid
the estate gradually increased in
value, Each year MIR. Boatright
submitted his report on the estate
10 the probate court and each year
showed n substantial advance In
the amount.
From the time he had conclud-
ed his settlement on the estate
with Fred Kcmmerer. in 1904, un-
TIL quite recently Mr.. Boatright
had heard no word of the family.
He did not know whether either
father or child were living or dead.
After making numerous efforts &c
locate the family he allowed the
matter to rest for o number of
years.
Last summer he renewed his In
Vesligations, as the girl would have
come of age in July. After nu-
merous other efforts had failed he
asked the cigarmakers' union to
locate the father. Fred Kemmerer
having been q cigarmaker for
many years. Through the cigar
makers union he was finally To-
Gated at Livingstone, Mont.
Through the father Mr.. Boat
right learned that the daughter
had married a Robert McCune and
that the two are now farming in
Alberta, Canada. He wrote Mrs.
McCune, asking her to furnish af-
fidavits in proof OF identity. These
affidavits came to him about two
weeks ago. Since that time Mr..
Boatright has been. engaged in
closing the affairs Of the estate.
Everything was closed last week
and Saturday q check was sent
through the First National bank
to the Banl; OF Montreal at Ed
monton, Alberta. Canada, The
amount required for expenses In
closing the estate. etc, was de-
Quoted from the total, which was
$1.522.S8.
Thus, in n few days a family up
IN Alberta close to want because
OF three crop failures, will receive
Christmas present from Albu-
querque, that present check for
$1,265.23.
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