Denied Necessities for Years,

Will End Life in Comfort

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MATE DIED RECENTLY SAVED WEALTH YEARS

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Currency, Bonds, Deed,

Mortgage, Uncovered in

Little Home at Welcome.

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After many years of poverty and denial of even the necessities of life, which, unknown to her, lay so close at hand, and handicapped with blindness and partly paralyzed, Mrs. Walter Hutton, 75 years old, of Welcome, Martin county village, will spend the remainder of her days in happiness and content.

Although she never may be cured of her afflictions, she will rest assured that every care will be given her that money can bring, including a nurse appointed to take care of her.

Break Open Chest

Administrators chosen by the court to see what could be done for Mrs. Hutton after the death of her husband, a few days ago, uncovered a locked cedar chest containing money, bonds and papers valued at approximately $20,000, which had been slowly piled up by her husband while denying himself and his wife the necessities of life.

For many years Mrs. Hutton had lived in Welcome with her husband, in a house that was more like a hovel and which lacked even the barest necessities and conveniences, but she endured it cheerfully, thinking they could afford nothing better and content to share the troubles of poverty with her husband.

Then came the hardest stroke of all when her husband died, leaving her helpless and, as she thought, almost destitute.

$4,300 in Bills Uncovered

Probate Judge A. R. Fancher of Fairmont, appointed Frank Ammann and Fred. Steade as administrators of the estate, which was considered nearly worthless. The men, with a view of seeing what could be done for Mrs. Hutton, visited the house and searched the place for any possible money.

In one corner of the house and covered with dust rested an old chest, which was locked. Breaking the chest open, the men found bundles of money, bonds and mortgages. About $4,300 in bills was uncovered, $4,000 in Liberty bonds, an $8,000 first mortgage on a house and a deed to a residence in Welcome, totaling about $20,000.

Brown County Journal,

Feb. 12, 1926

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