Show AFTER FIFTY YEARS jimr mr john coursey Cou of 0 great falls montana who is now visiting his hia olater mrs john W hoover and other relatives in this thin city eita Is ia the gentleman mentioned in the NEWS saturday 8 september Bp in a clip clipping from rom the great falls tribune aneg who had bad not won seen his hia mother for over fifty and d who woo wae brought into com communication munica per her through um 00 stion of ate hl attorney mr alffman of great falt mi courcey courso byis says that after he be hidi had told mr na hoelman z how he bad ran away from his bis connecticut home w when hen a mere boy and came back to find his mother gone to nauvoo and all about his bis efforts to find her going as ad far as council bluffs bluff a there to learn that she had gone to utah and his subsequent life in the mexican war and the war of the rebellion mr hoffman suggested that he be should write to utah and learn it if his hie ather was alive or if she abe had any other relatives here mr coursey said no it was hoelew ue elese that his bis mother would of course bo b dead and it if he be baj bad any relatives ivea here they would not care to know anything about him mr hoffman Hoff mao however thought otherwise and wrote a letter to the secretary of the church which fell into the hadus of 0 elder george reynolds who caused inquiry to be made in regard to any possible relatives of mr coursens Cour seya through the columns of the NEWS the result of this was that when mr coursey one day came from his bis mines to get his bis mail at the post postoffice office he be found his bis box filled with letters the first one he be opened was from a gentleman in salt bait lake city who to formed him that bat he ibe writer was ble bis nephew there were numerous other letters from relatives in this territory and mr coursey learned to bis bin pleasant surprise that his mother was alive he came to lake city and found his mother in good health at the age ge of 91 and it is needless to say that the reunion was a happy one in addition to this mr coursey who to is 61 years vears of age and had bad sup supposed posea dimmit without any kindred found that he be had a host boat of relatives who had grown up dp la in the last fifty years and who were 1 ia I glad to see am him councilman hoover of this city is one of his bis jaep mop hews hows mr coursey to is having an enjoyable visit and mr hoffman did a good stroke of business for him bim when he be sent that letter to salt lake city he says that his bis mother thinks it is time for him to settle nettle down fl and she will doubtless prevail upon the runaway to remain at home for a while |