The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-11
WAITRESS TO
GET $4,000,
KEEPS0N JOB
MinOt Woman Notified She Is
Heir to Small Fortune
In Montana
ICW SHE'LL SPEND III

Minot, n. d., Jan. IA tale of
Arabian Nights brought up-to- date Is
being chronicicd in the life OF Mrs.
Hilda Foss Mondou of Minot, as the
result of "a news story of a lost heir
ess published recently in The News
md Mrs Mondou, for the past two
years a waitress at the Leland hotel,
)lans to leave within the next lew
laws for Montana to claim fortune
IF 500, 900 left by her father who died
December 81 at Anaconda leaving his
,ntire life savings to daughter
whom he had not seen since She was
seven years OF age.
The strange story Of parent,
lust A. johnson, believed TO be OF
small means, who shortly before his
leath sigpified that his absent
laughter was to be his sole heir, and
whose rude cabin after his death re
yealed hoard of liberty bonds and
stocks reached Minot yesterday
through word from Butte, Mont
vhicr also stated that the girl hadat
ne time been resident Of Minot
81 Il strange coincidence, on the
same day Police Chief Dan Dough
,rty received word of the search tor
he heircss in Il letter from AN ac-
luaintancc at Great Falls. Mont.
Prompt Police Aid
Within an hour after yesterdays
ssue of The News appeared on the
trect, with a story of "dashln%
.owgirl sought in Minot to claim
ortune," Mrs. Mondou had been
coated and informed of the kind
urn Of fate~in her life. A woman
elephoned to Police Captain Homer
}. LOBBY and told him that Miss
Iilda Foss had been married few
months ago in Minot to man by the
name of Mondou. LOBBY is pers onally
: acquainted with Norris Mondou, the
husband, and knew that his wife
i" worked at the local hotel so he at
,nce went to the hostelry and con-
Z eyed to her the tidings that she
vas being sought to claim the for
une.
And thus the tale of Aladdin S
amp was re-cnacted in Minot with
he press serving as the tabled
amp, rubbed by the finger Of pub
} lefty.
Continues Employment
Despite the face that it will only
,e a matter of time until the Legal
outline has been gone through anc
! IRIS. Mondou comes into actual pos
ession of the inheritance, she re
urned to work as waitress, although
he let it be known that she does no
!, intend to continue in this employ
Z lent.
$50 YOU want to know how | an
i DING to spend it, she replied to
!, luery as to what she intended to d.
!, With the $4,000. well, the maj
;, ortion of it | intend to invest il
ONE business that am positive vii
= ield me good return
:, And then CHANGING down at her lef
;, and, she displayed two rings-one
!. liver band and the other diamond
v, 81 think ri get me Il larger dia
= nond,' she continued, and )thenc
Erecting her glance to her dress. .
4 elieve III get me a new dress an
II urning to her husband who beanie
~ roudly. II guess, Norris, we'll prob
" 'bly take that honeymoon while
e as lacking afer we were married"
Il Later the fair haired heiress COZ
e. ided that she is just learning
~ kate and has been wanting to pu
e. base new pair of skates for some
r. ime.
III Will Now Buy Skates
p Guess I'll buy pair of skate
ii retty soon, too she said.
Nv "What about getting a house wit
n bathtub in it?' chimed in the girl
lother.
"Oh yes, | mustn't forget tn
- ither. Well attend to that rig
j way" was the, reply.
"But I'm not going to spend tn
- ioney foolishly,' continued Nj
4 Iondou. ut won't last long if l b'
N verything that ] happen to see al
H.. III going TO look arouad and sec
~ can't find some kind Of businc
1at | can buy with part of it "a
len l will put the remainder of it
r; ONE good securities. | have ofte
mes thought that l would like
wn small apartment house or
,aroom and maybe I'll buy either
lese two.
Goodness, but doesn't $20,C
B Gem like lot of money, though
IN imagine myself possessing 81,
+ 1000 or maybe $4,000, but $4,000
Jnnc,,,k coor,, lilo - con hn frua